US12071253B2
A system for fault detection and control in an electric aircraft including an inertial measurement unit, the inertial measurement unit including at least a sensor configured to detect a torque datum associated with at least a propulsor. The system includes an observer, the observer configured to generate a torque prediction datum associated with the at least a propulsor, compare the torque prediction datum with the torque datum, and generate a residual datum as a function of the comparison. The system includes a mixer, the mixer comprising circuitry configured to generate, as a function of the residual datum, a torque priority command datum and transmit, to the at least a propulsor, the torque priority command datum.
US12071248B2
An equipment unit for installation in an aircraft includes an enclosure, in which at least one movable mechanical element is arranged, a supply duct, and a non-return valve, wherein the enclosure includes an inflow port and an outflow port, wherein the supply duct is connected to the inflow port, wherein the non-return valve is connected to the outflow port, wherein the supply duct is connectable to a source of heated air providable in the respective aircraft, and wherein the enclosure is designed that air supplied through the supply duct enters the enclosure through the inflow port, picks up moisture from inside the enclosure and exits through the outflow port.
US12071232B2
A convertiplane is described that comprises: a fuselage, having a first longitudinal axis and, in turn, comprising a nose and a tail portion; a pair of wings arranged on respective opposite sides of the fuselage, carrying respective rotors and generating a lift value; and a pair of engines operatively connected to respective rotors; each rotor comprising a mast rotatable about a second axis between a helicopter configuration and an aeroplane configuration; each rotor is interposed between the fuselage and the relative rotor along the direction of extension of the relative wing.
US12071216B2
A modular unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) connection system is disclosed. A disclosed example connection system for use with a UAV includes a tab extending from one of an aerodynamic body or a frame, and a slot to receive the tab, the slot positioned on another of the aerodynamic body or the frame, the tab to be inserted into the slot in a direction that is opposite to a direction of travel of the UAV.
US12071214B2
A fluid transportation apparatus includes a first suction pipe having a first intake opening and a second suction pipe having a second intake opening. The first and second suction pipes are attached to a vessel on opposite sides to move in rolling motion. The first intake opening is disposed in a fluid reservoir at a position lower than the second intake opening and a valve device moves toward a maximally opened position for a first proximal end of the first suction pipe and to move toward a maximally closed position for a second proximal end of the second suction pipe, as the first and second suction pipes move with the vessel in a first rolling direction of the rolling motion. The intake openings reverse roles and the proximal ends reverse roles, as the vessel moves in a second rolling direction of the rolling motion opposite from the first rolling direction.
US12071207B2
An apparatus for determining an optimal route of a maritime ship includes a database configured to store a service speed of the maritime ship. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to generate a plurality of state nodes, to determine a plurality of time sets, to append the plurality of time sets to the plurality of state nodes to obtain a plurality of appended state nodes, to generate a plurality of edges based on the plurality of appended state nodes, to generate a graph based on the plurality of appended state nodes and the plurality of edges, to apply a preliminarily generated optimal route algorithm on the graph to obtain a preliminarily defined route path, and to apply a genetic algorithm based on the preliminarily defined route path to obtain the optimal route of the maritime ship.
US12071204B1
A sport board rack for improving the stowage of one or more boards on a power boat or other watercraft. The sport board rack can include one or more telescoping arms that can pivot independently relative to each other. Each of the telescoping arms can include a claw that can be extended and retracted to secure a board between the claw and two seats of the sport board rack. The claw can be rotated open to ease insertion of a board onto the two seats and rotated closed to secure the board between the claw and two seats when retracted.
US12071193B2
A system for adjusting the damper force on the suspension system of a bicycle is provided. Sensors are placed on the front shock and rear shock to measure the amplitude of displacement or acceleration in the time domain and generate a zenith position, velocity, force, and work based on the measured values. The system calculates a curve fit approximation curve for the relationships of zenith position versus velocity and uses the approximation curves to generate and display recommended damper settings for the front shock and rear shock. Using the data ensures that the bicycle suspension data is balanced, such that the front shock and rear shock respond similarly to the same event.
US12071192B2
An exemplary mounting bracket is configured for releasably securing a bicycle lock to a bicycle, and generally includes a housing, a pair of opposing arms, a pinion, a latch, and a manual actuator. The arms are movably mounted to the housing for movement between inward positions and outward positions, and each arm includes a rack gear. The pinion is engaged with each rack gear and correlates movement of the arms such that the arms move with one another between the outward positions and the inward positions. The latch has a latching position in which the latch is operable to maintain the arms in the inward position, and has an unlatching position in which the arms are free to move from the inward position to the outward position. The manual actuator is operable to move the latch between the latching position and the unlatching position.
US12071185B2
A system and a method identify an adverse geological body in a tunnel based on hyperspectral technology analysis. The system includes a wall-climbing robot, a controller, and a signal processor, wherein the wall-climbing robot is provided with a plurality of groups of hyperspectral light sources and receivers, and the hyperspectral light sources and the receivers are arranged at intervals; the controller is configured to control the operation of the wall-climbing robot to ensure that the wall-climbing robot moves on a tunnel face according to a set spiral path; and the signal processor communicates with the receivers to receive the acquired spectrum data, draws a mineral distribution map of the tunnel face with the path raveled by the wall-climbing robot as a plane, and identifies an adverse geological body by identifying categories and distribution characteristics of the representative minerals.
US12071182B2
A connector terminal (40) is formed by a connector joining portion (400) that is joined to a mating connector terminal, a connector bonding portion (40A) that is bent from the connector joining portion (40C) and extends along a surface of a board (31) and a movement stopper portion (40P-C) that engages with a movement stopper part (31E) provided at the board (31) and stops the connector bonding portion (40A) from moving on the surface of the board (31). In a state in which the connector bonding portion (40A) is put on solder applied to the board (31), the movement stopper portion (40P-C) engages with the movement stopper part (31E) of the board (31), and the connector terminal (40) is bonded and fixed to the board (31) with melted solder.
US12071174B2
A subframe (100) includes a base member (110) and a first member (121). The base member (110) is a channel-shaped member that includes a base surface portion (111) and two wall portions (112) on both sides of the base surface portion (111) in a vehicle length direction and is open on its lower side in a vehicle height direction. The first member (121) includes a bottom wall portion (121g), a top wall portion (121t), and a side wall portion (121s). The bottom wall portion (121g) and the top wall portion (121t) are disposed in the same direction as the base surface portion (111). The top wall portion (121t) is overlapped on and joined to the base surface portion (111). The wall portions (112) and the bottom wall portion (121g) form the channel shape. The side wall portion (121s) is a wall that blocks a vehicle width direction between the bottom wall portion (121g) and the top wall portion (121t). A first lower arm support portion (131) is formed by the base surface portion (111) and the bottom wall portion (121g).
US12071173B2
A vehicle parking assist apparatus acquires a camera image when the vehicle stops by a non-determined parking lot and acquires feature points of a ground of an entrance of the non-determined parking lot as non-compared entrance feature points from the camera image. The vehicle parking assist apparatus determines whether the non-determined parking lot is a registered parking lot by comparing information on the non-compared entrance feature points with registered entrance feature point information. The vehicle parking assist apparatus executes a parking assist control with using the currently-acquired parking lot information and the registered parking lot information when the vehicle parking assist apparatus determines that the non-determined parking lot is the registered parking lot.
US12071172B2
A method for a vehicle safety is described. The method includes determining a current steering angle at which a vehicle is traveling. The method also includes displaying the current steering angle relative to a steering angle scale. The method further includes guiding an operator of the vehicle through feedback provided through a steering wheel of the vehicle while displaying the current steering angle relative to the steering angle scale.
US12071167B2
An automated storage and retrieval system includes a grid-based rail structure and a plurality of remotely operated delivery vehicles arranged to operate on the grid-based rail structure. The automated storage and retrieval system includes a locking device arranged in a zone of the grid-based rail structure where a human and/or a robotic operator is permitted to interact with the remotely operated vehicle or contents of a storage container that the remotely operated vehicle is carrying. The locking device is arranged to latch to a motorized vehicle body of the remotely operated delivery vehicle, and to lock the remotely operated delivery vehicle against accidental displacement prior to interaction with the human and/or robotic operator. The locking device is arranged to unlock the remotely operated delivery vehicle once interaction with the human and/or robotic operator is no longer required.
US12071166B2
A method for transferring a motor vehicle from an autonomous driving mode, in which the motor vehicle is guided autonomously, into a manual driving mode, in which the motor vehicle is guided by a vehicle driver. In the method, pieces of information for supporting the transfer are ascertained with the aid of a cognitive model of the vehicle driver, the cognitive model describing at least one perception process of the vehicle driver with respect to a driving situation and at least one decision-making process of the driver with respect to an action option. A device configured for executing the method is also described.
US12071162B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for selecting a pull-over location using machine learning. One of the methods includes obtaining data specifying a target pull-over location for an autonomous vehicle travelling on a roadway. A plurality of candidate pull-over locations in a vicinity of the target pull-over location are identified. For each candidate pull-over location, an input that includes features of the candidate pull-over location is processed using a machine learning model to generate a respective likelihood score representing a predicted likelihood that the candidate pull-over location is an optimal location. The features of the candidate pull-over location include one or more features that compare the candidate pull-over location to the target pull-over location. Using the respective likelihood scores, one of the candidate pull-over locations is selected as an actual pull-over location for the autonomous vehicle.
US12071161B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for intervention behavior prediction. One of the methods includes receiving data characterizing a scene that includes a first agent and a second agent in an environment. A confounder prediction input generated from the data is processed using a confounder prediction model. A plurality of predicted conditional probability distributions is generated, wherein each predicted conditional probability distribution is conditioned on: (i) a planned intervention by the second agent, and (ii) the confounder variable belonging to a corresponding confounder class. An intervention behavior prediction for the first agent is generated based on the plurality of the predicted conditional probability distributions and the confounder distribution, wherein the intervention behavior prediction includes a probability distribution over the plurality of the possible behaviors for the first agent in reaction to the second agent performing the planned intervention.
US12071159B2
This application is directed to aerial view generation for vehicle control. A vehicle obtains a forward-facing view of a road captured by a front-facing camera of a vehicle and applies a machine learning model to process the forward-facing view to predict determine a trajectory of the vehicle and a road layout based on a Frenet-Serret coordinate system of the road for the vehicle. The trajectory of the vehicle is combined with the road layout to predict an aerial view of the road, and the aerial view of the road is used to at least partially autonomously drive the vehicle. In some embodiments, the machine learning model is applied to process the forward-facing view to determine a first location of each of an obstacle vehicle in the Frenet-Serret coordinate system. The first location of the obstacle vehicle is converted to a vehicle location on the aerial view of the road.
US12071157B1
Techniques for correlating perception system errors with unwanted vehicle behavior. The techniques may include receiving log data associated with a vehicle traversing an environment. Based at least in part on the log data, an error associated with an output received from a perception component of the vehicle may be identified. The output of the perception component may be associated with a detection of an object in the environment. The techniques may also include determining that the error contributed to an unwanted behavior of the vehicle. In some examples, a simulation of a planner component of the vehicle may be ran using ground truth data to determine that the error contributed to the unwanted behavior. Based at least in part on the error contributing to the unwanted behavior, a parameter of the perception component may be updated to minimize the error and the unwanted behavior.
US12071155B2
A vehicle driver warning device includes: a steering angle sensor (SAS) producing steering signals representative of a real time angle of rotation of a steering column (RTARSC), a control unit receiving said signals and generating a timer activation signal (TAS) when an absolute value of the RTARSC is equal to a maximum value and a timer deactivation signal (TDS) when the absolute value is less than the maximum value after being equal to the maximum value, a timer receiving the TAS and starting a preset period of time countdown and interrupting said countdown if the TDS is received before the countdown ends, an alarm module generating an alarm perceptible to the driver upon receiving an alarm activation signal (AAS), wherein the control unit generates and communicates the AAS to the alarm module at the end of the preset period of time if the countdown has not been interrupted.
US12071148B2
The disclosure includes embodiments that provide a switching decision for vehicle computational offloading to a roadside edge server. A method includes causing a sensor set of a connected vehicle to determine a current driving context of the connected vehicle. The method includes comparing the current driving context to a set of historical data to determine a predicted latency for using offboard computing resources of an edge server. The method includes determining that the predicted latency for using the offboard computing resources satisfies a threshold for the predicted latency. The method includes executing a switching decision that includes deciding to use the offboard computing resources of the edge server. The method includes causing the edge server to wirelessly provide digital data generated by the edge server responsive to a calculation. The method includes modifying an operation of the onboard vehicle computer based on the digital data.
US12071145B2
A control device to be mounted on a vehicle includes a memory configured to store information related to priority levels of a plurality of applications that implements driving assistance functions and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, from the applications, application requests and identifiers that identify the respective applications. The processor is configured to arbitrate a plurality of the application requests based on the information and the identifiers. The processor is configured to output a request to an actuator based on a result of arbitration of the application requests.
US12071136B2
Approaches to managing navigation of autonomous vehicles through minor-major intersections are disclosed. A minor-major intersection is detected. Shadow tracks are generated for occlusions associated with the minor-major intersection. A maneuver evaluation is performed based on induced kinematic discomfort and post-encroachment time. Preliminary lateral and longitudinal planning is performed based on shadow tracks, induced kinematic discomfort and post-encroachment time to generate one or more proposed trajectories. Final trajectory generation is performed by refining at least one of the one or more proposed trajectories to generate the final trajectory. The autonomous vehicle performs a selected maneuver corresponding to the final trajectory within the minor-major intersection.
US12071134B2
A stop control device which is a control device includes a gradient acquisition unit that acquires a road surface gradient; a drive instruction unit that executes a stopping drive instruction process for instructing a drive device to set a driving force of the vehicle to a magnitude corresponding to the road surface gradient when stopping the vehicle on a climbing road; and a braking instruction unit that executes a stopping braking instruction process of stopping the vehicle by instructing a braking device to apply a braking force corresponding to a required acceleration to the vehicle when stopping the vehicle on the climbing road.
US12071132B2
A vehicular trailer hitching assist system includes a rearward-viewing camera disposed at a vehicle and viewing a hitch of the vehicle and a trailer coupler of a trailer that is positioned rearward of the vehicle and not coupled to the hitch of the vehicle. The vehicular trailer hitching assist system, via image processing of image data captured by the rearward-viewing camera, determines height of the trailer coupler relative to the hitch of the vehicle. The vehicular trailer hitching assist system, responsive to the determined height of the trailer coupler relative to the hitch of the vehicle being greater than a threshold amount, generates a signal to adjust the height of the trailer coupler.
US12071112B2
The objective is to suppress a delay in the response of pressing force of an electric brake, when braking and non-braking are alternately repeated in an electric-brake control apparatus. An electric-brake control amount calculation unit of an electric-brake control apparatus according to the present disclosure calculates a control amount for securing a clearance between a brake pad and a brake disk, based on a position of the brake pad, calculated by a position calculator at a non-braking time, and secures the clearance by changing the control amount in two or more separate steps at a time when the braking is switched to the non-braking. As a result, it is made possible to obtain an electric-brake control apparatus that can suppress a delay in the response of pressing force of an electric brake, when braking and non-braking are alternately repeated.
US12071109B2
A retractable sanitizing apparatus for a vehicle including a return station, a sanitizing mechanism positionable between a first sanitizing position, a second sanitizing position, and a stowed position, the sanitizing mechanism positioned at the return station when in the stowed position, and a linkage member connecting the sanitizing mechanism to the return station and positioning the sanitizing mechanism between the first sanitizing position and the second sanitizing position, wherein the sanitizing mechanism sanitizes a surface of the vehicle as the sanitizing mechanism moves from the first sanitizing position to the second sanitizing position and across the surface of the vehicle.
US12071106B2
Provided are methods for acoustic emission based device control. Some methods described also include receiving information associated with a first acoustic emission sensor, a second acoustic emission sensor, and a third acoustic emission sensor is received. In embodiments, the information corresponds to an event. In accordance with the first, second, and third acoustic emission sensor information, the first, second, and third timestamps, and a geometry of the surface, a unit vector is calculated from each acoustic emission sensor in the direction of the event's origin. Parameters are calculated based on the unit vectors. Systems and computer program products are also provided.
US12071105B2
A snowboard carrier for a vehicle allows a snowboard to be mounted to a vehicle via the employment of at least one rotatable member for rotating relative to a snowboard from an open position, which provides access to operably position the snowboard, to a closed position, wherein the at least one rotatable member extends over the top surface of the snowboard, securing the snowboard to the snowboard carrier.
US12071101B2
Described are devices, systems and methods for real-time remote control of vehicles with high redundancy. In some embodiments, two copies of at least one control command are received using two different wireless communication protocols, and are compared. The at least one control command is executed when the two copies are in agreement, but is rejected when the two copies differ. In other embodiments, additional wireless communication protocols may exist to provide a redundant mode of communication when one of the two different wireless communication protocols are unavailable. In yet other embodiments, redundant GPS units may be used to determine availability of any of the communication protocols, and relevant control commands may be downloaded in advance to circumvent a lack of coverage.
US12071100B1
A system is provided herein, the system including a device, a lock, and a key fob for overriding the lock to allow operation of the device. The key fob includes a housing, a plurality of buttons configured to operate the key fob, and a transceiver configured to send a request signal to a third party and receive an authorization signal from the third party. The key fob is configured to override the lock and allow operation of the device after receipt of the authorization signal. Further provided is a method of overriding a lock to allow operation of a device. Such system and method are useful for preventing a user from operating a device until authorization is received from a third party.
US12071098B2
A vehicular sensing system includes a sensing device disposed at a vehicle door of a vehicle. The sensing device includes a sensor element and at least one light emitting diode (LED) disposed at a circuit board. The sensing device is disposed behind a panel of the vehicle door of the vehicle, with the sensor element and the at least one LED being disposed at a light transmitting portion of the panel of the vehicle. The vehicular sensing system, responsive to processing at the controller of captured sensor data when the sensor element and the at least one LED are powered, determines a user input corresponding to a particular location and movement of a user's hand at or near the sensing device. The vehicular sensing system, responsive to determining a particular user input of a plurality of user inputs, provides an output.
US12071091B2
A vehicle door trim includes a side collision energy absorbing structure with a relatively simple structure that gives a good side collision energy absorbing performance while avoiding breakage of a door trim body. The side collision energy absorbing structure 5 includes a first energy absorber 10 formed as a separate body from a door trim body 1 and a second energy absorber 20 integrally formed with the door trim body 1. The first energy absorber 10 includes a peripheral wall 11 extending over a generally entire periphery thereof and an end wall 12 that closes a distal end of the peripheral wall 11. A basal end of the peripheral wall 11 is fixed to the door trim body 1. The second energy absorber 20 is protruded outward in the vehicle width direction and is disposed in an inner space 15 of the first energy absorber 10.
US12071090B1
An impact is detected with a vehicle having a body comprising parts which are deformable in an impact, by a secondary impact detection system configured to detect an impact that may not trigger a primary impact detection system. The secondary impact detection system comprises a plurality of deformation sensors attached to the deformable parts and configured to detect bending of the deformable parts. One or more processors are configured to receive a plurality of respective outputs from the plurality of deformation sensors, process the respective outputs to increase sensitivity to short-term changes relative to long-term changes and generate an indication of an impact dependent on detecting a processed output meeting a predetermined criterion. Outputs associated with a group of neighboring flex sensors may be used to localize the impact, characterize the source of impact, and/or reduce a likelihood of a false positive associated with the detection.
US12071089B2
A vehicle safety system for helping to protect a pedestrian in the event of a vehicle frontal collision with the pedestrian includes a plurality of crash sensors for sensing a vehicle frontal collision, an actuatable pedestrian protection device, a controller for controlling actuation of the pedestrian protection device, and at least one active sensor for determining the presence of a pedestrian in the path of the vehicle.
US12071082B2
In a relay apparatus, if partial data that is a portion of update data that is used to update a control program is input to a second input/output unit, a control unit stores the partial data in a storage unit. If partial data is input to a first input/output unit while partial data is being repeatedly input to the second input/output unit, the control unit stops storing the partial data input to the second input/output unit and stores the partial data input to the first input/output unit in the storage unit.
US12071076B2
The invention relates to a method for adapting to a driver position an image displayed on a monitor in a cab of the vehicle. The invention also relates to a system for adapting to a driver position an image displayed on a monitor in a cab of the vehicle. The invention further relates to a vehicle comprising such a system.
US12071073B2
The exemplary embodiments relate to a parking assistance system for a vehicle, designed to present surroundings of the vehicle. The parking assistance system can include at least one camera designed to record at least one image. The parking assistance system may use a grid structure to present the surroundings of the vehicle for a user. Additionally, the parking assistance system may have an image evaluation unit designed to determine the relative position and the orientation of another vehicle depicted in the image. Additionally, the image evaluation unit may be designed to adapt a grid structure on the basis of the determined orientation of the other vehicle, with the image being projected onto the adapted grid structure.
US12071071B2
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle steering wheel, including: a steering wheel body with a hub region for attachment to a steering shaft, with a steering wheel rim and with at least one spoke for attaching the steering wheel rim to the hub region; an airbag initiation device; wherein an electromechanical triggering device has at least one force transducer, which is disposed between a projection and the steering wheel body and via which the impact absorber cover is supported on the steering wheel body, for measuring a force value that can be associated with an actuating force acting on the actuating surface of the impact absorber cover; wherein the electromechanical triggering device has at least one electronic evaluation unit connected in an electrically conductive manner to the force transducer to determine an actuating force value by a force value measured by the at least one force transducer.
US12071070B2
A lighting device of a steering wheel and an assembling method of the lighting device improving an assembly process and mass productivity of the lighting device by simplifying an assembly structure thereof, includes a grip body forming a rim of the steering wheel and including a body groove portion formed in a shape in which the body groove portion is cut away along the rim, a bezel fitted to the body groove portion and assembled to the grip body so that the body groove portion is covered by the bezel, the bezel including a center portion provided with a light transmission hole, and includes a light emitting body assembled to the bezel to overlap the light transmission hole from between the body groove portion and the bezel, the light emitting body being configured to emit light through the light transmission hole.
US12071058B2
A retainer for a floor mat positioned on a vehicle floor, where the floor mat includes at least one grommet. The retainer includes a body having a top edge and a bottom edge, a flange extending radially outwardly from the top edge of the body and a protruding member extending radially outwardly from an inner surface of the body, where the protruding member is between the top edge and the bottom edge of the body, and the body is removably attached to the at least one grommet by engaging the protruding member with the grommet.
US12071051B2
A vehicle seat to be mounted on a vehicle includes a seat cushion and a seat surface lowering mechanism. The seat cushion includes a seat surface on which a waist of an occupant of the vehicle is to be placed. The seat surface lowering mechanism is configured to lower the seat surface in response to either one of an occurrence of a rear-end collision of the vehicle or a sign of the occurrence of the rear-end collision.
US12071047B2
An electric rotation device for an automobile seat disclosed in the present invention includes a rotary support, a rotary disc, a fixed disc, a platen, an upper ball assembly, a lower ball assembly, a driving motor assembly, and a semicircular rack. A center of the semicircular rack coincides with a center of rotation of the rotary support. The semicircular rack is meshed with the driving gear. The driving gear in the driving motor assembly is configured to drive, by using the semicircular rack, the rotary support to perform reciprocating rotation in a range of 0-180°. A special-shaped tooth configured to prevent the driving gear from rotating out of the semicircular rack is disposed at each of extreme positions on two ends of teeth in the semicircular rack, so that the driving gear is gradually snapped with the special-shaped teeth to stop further rotation when rotating to the extreme positions on the two ends of the semicircular rack. The present invention has advantages such as an increased strength, reduced costs, and elimination of a gap between extreme positions. In addition, a wire harness of a seat is prevented from being broken as a result of unlimited rotation.
US12071045B2
A method for sensor diagnostics in a seat suspension system includes: generating, by a rotational position sensor, based on a rotational position of an output shaft coupled to a suspension mechanism to move a vehicle seat relative to a vehicle body, an output signal including a sine output and a cosine output; determining, based on the sine output and the cosine output, a diagnostic indicator value; and determining, based on the diagnostic indicator value, an accuracy of the output signal to represent the rotational position of the output shaft. A second method determines accuracy of an output signal to represent a rotational position of the output shaft in a seat suspension system using the output signal and a motor position signal representing a rotational position of a motor shaft coupled to the output shaft such that rotation of the motor shaft causes rotation of the output shaft.
US12071034B2
A vehicle comprises a battery, a temperature adjustment unit, an inlet, a relay unit, a relay unit, a relay unit, and an ECU. When a power charging station is connected to the inlet, the ECU controls the relay unit to assume a closed position to perform external charging to charge the battery by the power charging station. When the ECU drives the temperature adjustment unit during the external charging and a component on a charging path at an electrical path located between a branch point and a branch point is higher in temperature than a threshold temperature, the ECU controls the relay unit to assume an open position and the relay unit to assume a closed position.
US12071032B2
A secondary circuit device including a secondary coil for transmitting and/or receiving magnetic energy of a magnetic field and converting the magnetic energy into electrical energy, a transmission unit for transmitting the electrical energy, a detection unit, and a clamper circuit, wherein the magnetic field is generated by a primary coil of a primary circuit device; the transmission unit has an inlet for connecting the secondary coil; the transmission unit has an outlet for providing the electrical energy as voltage and/or current; the detection unit is connected to the inlet and/or the outlet of the energy transmission unit, in order to detect an overvoltage at the inlet and/or the outlet; and, when the overvoltage is detected, the detection unit is configured to influence the magnetic field in the secondary coil via the clamper circuit such that a current jump and/or a voltage jump is brought about in the primary coil.
US12071029B2
A current-collector arrangement for a vehicle, said arrangement includes a current collector with a contact shoe for collecting current from a conductor rail, wherein the current collector is connected to the vehicle in sprung fashion where, in order to create advantageous design conditions, the current collector and the vehicle should have arranged between them a carrier, which is connected to the vehicle via a first spring and a second spring and also a joint, and where the first spring and the second spring should each have at least one reserve spring-length region for extraordinary deflections of the current collector, and where absolute values of the extraordinary deflections exceed absolute values of ordinary deflections of the current collector such that a deflection of the current collector achieved in an extraordinary operating state is reversible and need not be restored manually.
US12071026B2
Controller determines an output limit value that defines an upper limit of a current or power recommended for suppressing cell deterioration based on a voltage, a current, and a temperature of each cell, and notifies host controller in electric vehicle of the determined output limit value. When electric vehicle climbs a hill, controller calculates a current value or power value to be discharged from power storage unit, the current value or power value being required for electric vehicle to climb the hill at a speed not less than a set minimum speed, while suppressing an amount of deterioration of cells within an allowable range, and when the calculated current value or power value is larger than the output limit value, replaces the output limit value with the calculated current value or power value.
US12071025B2
The electrified vehicle includes a first motor that drives a first wheel, a second motor that drives a second wheel different from the first wheel, a temperature sensor provided for the first motor, and a control device. The control device estimates the temperature of the first motor based on the detection signal from the temperature sensor, and corrects the temperature of the first motor based on information indicating a relative relation between operation of the first motor and operation of the second motor. These processes allow the control device to estimate the temperature of the second motor, control the operation of the first motor based on the estimated temperature of the first motor, and control the operation of the second motor based on the estimated temperature of the second motor.
US12071022B2
An information processing method executed by a computer includes: acquiring an acceleration request for a mobile body that moves using a battery; calculating an output current in the battery based or the acceleration request; calculating a degradation degree of the battery based on the output current; generating an acceleration control instruction in response to the acceleration request in accordance with the degradation degree of the battery; and outputting the generated acceleration control instruction.
US12071018B2
The invention relates to a powertrain for a vehicle. The powertrain comprising: at least one propulsion unit; a transmission connected to the at least one propulsion unit; a propeller shaft connected to the transmission, and at least one drive shaft of a rear axle, which at least one drive shaft is connected to the propeller shaft, so that the propeller shaft extends between the transmission and the at least one drive shaft. The at least one propulsion unit is arranged in a position between the transmission and the rear axle in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The invention also relates to a vehicle.
US12071008B2
An apparatus for inputting a vehicle command, a system having the same and method thereof are provided. The apparatus for inputting the vehicle command includes a storage configured to an algorithm and a processor configured to execute the algorithm to recognize a motion of a user based on an intensity of force applied to a steering wheel, and to recognize and execute the vehicle command based on the motion of the user. The storage is further configured to store data processed by the processor.
US12071003B2
A fuel system is provided that includes a mounting block assembly configured to support an end of a fuel tank. The end of the fuel tank has a boss. The mounting block assembly encloses a space configured to receive the boss of the fuel tank. The fuel system also includes a bearing disposed in the space. The bearing has a support surface configured for sliding support of the boss of the fuel tank at an interface between the first portion and the second portion of the mounting block assembly. The mounting block assembly has a debris mitigation structure, such as one or more of a wiper disposed in the bearing adjacent to the support surface, an endcap configured to be mounted around the boss, and a cover configured to at least partially enclose a span of a boss between an enclosed space of the fuel tank and an inboard side of the mounting block assembly.
US12070994B2
A battery pack is provided, including at least one layer of battery cells in a height direction thereof. Each layer of battery cells includes either or both of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of battery cells. The battery cells in each row are arranged end-to-end in a length direction of the battery pack. The rows are arranged in a width direction of the battery pack. At least a part of the battery cells in each row are staggered with corresponding battery cells in an immediately adjacent row of battery cells. The battery cells in each column are arranged end-to-end in the width direction of the battery pack. The columns are arranged in the length direction of the battery pack. At least a part of the battery cells in each column are staggered with corresponding battery cells in an immediately adjacent column of battery cells.
US12070993B2
A vehicle drive device includes a rotary electric machine, an inverter, and a case. The case includes a main body portion and a cover portion. The main body portion houses the rotary electric machine and at least a part of the inverter. The cover portion is joined to the main body portion so as to cover an opening portion of the main body portion. The inverter includes a cooler, a first unit that is fixed to the cooler so as to be along a first reference plane, and a second unit that is fixed to the cooler so as to be along a second reference plane. The cooler is fixed to the main body portion.
US12070990B2
A vehicle door trim interior, including: an armrest; a surface depression located in the armrest, wherein the surface depression is covered with a skin; at least one actuation switch located below the skin and in the surface depression; and a position control switch associated with least one actuation switch, the position control switch only becoming active upon actuation of the at least one actuation switch.
US12070988B2
A sensor unit for vehicles for detecting at least the moisture and/or the temperature on the inside of a vehicle window by a sensor is disclosed. The sensor unit is mounted adjacent to the inside of the vehicle window, the sensor unit comprises a housing within which it is partially enclosed, the housing has at least one opening in the direction of the vehicle window through which the sensor unit is pressed against the vehicle window. The sensor unit has a printed circuit board (PCB) that is pressed against the inside of the vehicle window when the sensor unit is in the mounted state, and is arranged between the sensor and the vehicle window. The PCB is a rigid-flexible PCB comprising a bend at least in a partial region, the bend of the rigid-flexible PCB being set up in such a way as to generate an elastic restoring force, which presses the rigid-flexible PCB against the vehicle window. The rigid-flexible PCB has at least one recess for receiving a fixing means and these together are designed to hold the rigid-flexible PCB in a specific shape.
US12070984B1
A stabilizer bar includes a first housing configured to be fixed to a first side-bar, and a second housing configured to be fixed to a second side-bar. The first housing incudes a clutch piston that engages a clutch ring fixed to the second housing. The clutch piston is moved axially via a screw actuated by a nut. The nut is rotated via a planetary gearset driven by an actuator.
US12070983B2
An assembly comprises an upper axle ball joint support torque box, torque tube, torque tube support housing, forward torque rod, and forward torque rod support. The upper axle ball joint support torque box is configured to connect to an upper axle ball joint mount of a solid front axle of a vehicle. The torque tube support housing is configured to connect to the upper ball joint support torque box. The forward torque rod is configured to connect to the forward torque rod support and the torque tube. The forward torque rod support is configured to connect to frame structure of the vehicle. The torque tube support housing is configured to slide forward and backward along the torque tube. The assembly may comprise an anti-twist bracket configured to connect to the ball joint support torque box. The assembly, when installed, reduces side-to-side shaking of the solid front axle vehicle.
US12070975B2
A hitch mounting system capable of attaching to a vehicle, where, the vehicle includes a frame and a load bed is disclosed. The hitch mounting system may include at least one rail, the rail being a generally continuous member, where the rail includes at least one end portion, and where the end portion is deformed in a shape capable of attaching to the frame of the vehicle. The hitch mounting system may also include at least one mounting aperture located in the rail, the mounting aperture capable of having secured thereto an accessory.
US12070974B2
Method for controlling the symmetry of the footprint area of a tyre miming on a straight trajectory with camber angle different from zero, wherein the method comprises the steps: —reducing the contact pressure of the tyre (2) on the footprint area at an inner shoulder (in case of negative camber) or at an outer shoulder (in case of positive camber); —disposing any medium line (Im) of the tread band (9) placed in correspondence with the footprint area substantially parallel to the ground; the invention also defines a tyre and a wheel for motor-vehicles, wherein the medium line (Im) of the tread hand (9) and the rotation axis (X-X) of the tyre (2) form an angle (a) substantially equal in absolute value to the camber angle (β); the invention also encompasses a process for manufacturing such tyres, wherein a green tyre with symmetric outer profile is deformed during the vulcanising and moulding step until a predetermined angle (a) different from zero is formed between any medium line (Im) of the tread band (9) and the rotation axis (X-X) of the vulcanised tyre (2).
US12070973B2
A tire removal apparatus has a base with a support for rotating a wheel. A frame having an upright with a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of the wheel is joined to the base. A support arm associated with the upright is movable by an actuator in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the wheel. A tool for operating on the wheel is mounted on the support arm. A sensor for detecting a parameter representing contact between the tool and the wheel is associated with the actuator, and is operationally connected to a control unit to control the actuator and/or another actuator associated with the support arm to move the tool along a trajectory determined by the control unit depending on the parameter representing contact between the tool and the wheel.
US12070970B2
A decorative film, a transfer film, the use of a transfer film, a method for producing a transfer film, a method for decorating a plastic molded article, and a plastic molded article. The decorative film, in particular for decorating a plastic molded article, here includes at least one first color varnish layer, at least one second color varnish layer and a transparent laser protective varnish layer, wherein the transparent laser protective varnish layer is arranged between the at least one first color varnish layer and the at least one second color varnish layer.
US12070961B2
A three-dimensional object printer includes a head having a plurality of nozzles that discharge a liquid, a movement mechanism having an arm section that supports the head and having a plurality of joint sections provided on the arm section, a drive circuit that generates a drive signal to drive the head, a control circuit that generates a control signal to control supply of the drive signal to the head, a first cable for transmitting the drive signal from the drive circuit to the head, and a second cable for transmitting the control signal from the control circuit to the head. At least a part of the second cable is arranged along the arm section. The control signal is transmitted as a differential signal to the second cable.
US12070956B2
A liquid ejecting head has a laminated flow path member on which a supply flow path for individually supplying a plurality of liquids to an element substrate and a collection flow path for individually collecting the liquids are formed. The supply flow path includes first and second common supply flow paths for horizontally leading first and second liquids to positions corresponding to a plurality of element substrates. The first and second common supply flow paths are formed in the same layer of the laminated flow path member. The collection flow path includes a first common collection flow path for horizontally collecting the first liquid and a second common collection flow path for horizontally collecting the second liquid from positions corresponding to the plurality of element substrates. The first and second common collection flow paths are formed in the same layer of the laminated flow path member.
US12070948B2
A head chip, a liquid jet head, a liquid jet recording device, and a method of manufacturing a head chip each capable of ensuring the tolerance of the displacement between nozzle holes and communication holes while ensuring the bonding area between an actuator plate and an intermediate plate are provided. The head chip according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an actuator plate, a nozzle plate disposed so as to be opposed to the actuator plate, and an intermediate plate disposed between the actuator plate and the nozzle plate. The communication holes each include a groove part having a lower-side opening part opening toward the nozzle hole, and a penetrating part having an upper-side opening part opening toward an ejection channel. A dimension in the X direction in the upper-side opening part is larger than a dimension in the X direction in the upper-side opening part, and a dimension in the X direction in the upper-side opening part is no larger than a dimension in the X direction of the channel opening part opening on a channel opening surface of the ejection channel.
US12070944B2
A liquid ejecting system includes a head unit that includes a nozzle for ejecting a liquid, a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle, and a drive element for applying pressure fluctuation to a liquid in the pressure chamber by supplying a drive pulse, an acquisition portion that acquires output information regarding a usage condition of the head unit, a first connection portion that is communicably connected to a server through a network, a first output portion that outputs the output information through the first connection portion, a first input portion to which input information regarding a waveform of the drive pulse supplied to the drive element is input through the first connection portion. A decision portion that decides the waveform of the drive pulse supplied to the drive element based on the input information.
US12070942B2
An inkjet printing apparatus includes a print head configured to print an image on a printing medium using a printing element configured to eject ink with thermal energy, a scanning unit configured to cause the print head to scan the printing medium, and a control unit configured to control scanning by the scanning unit and image printing by the print head based on an image printing instruction, wherein the control unit performs a control operation including executing a preliminary ejection to eject, from the print head, ink that does not contribute to image printing before an image is printed in one scanning operation, and determining an amount of ink to be ejected in the preliminary ejection based on a difference between a target temperature and a scanning start temperature, which is a temperature of the print head acquired in response to an instruction to start the one scanning operation.
US12070940B2
In a printhead control circuit causing a printhead to execute printing, the printhead performing abnormality detection in response to a first signal inputted to a second terminal in a state in which the potential of a first terminal is a first potential and a second signal inputted to the second terminal in a state in which the potential of the first terminal is a second potential, one of the first and second potentials is higher than the potentials of the first and second signals, and a signal circuit is configured to output the first and second signals. The signal circuit outputs the first signal to the second wire electrically coupled to the second terminal in a state in which the first wire is being supplied with a first voltage signal at the first potential and outputs the second signal to the second wire after outputting the first signal in a state in which the first wire is being supplied with a second voltage signal at the second potential, which is different from the first potential, to cause the printhead to execute the abnormality detection in response to the first signal, the second signal, the first voltage signal, and the second voltage signal.
US12070939B2
For a printing apparatus, a first conveyance speed for a first printing medium is determined according to first print data to be printed on the first printing medium and a second conveyance speed for a second printing medium is determined according to second print data to be printed on the second printing medium that follows the first printing medium along a conveying path. In a case where the second conveyance speed is equal to the first conveyance speed, a conveyance operation of the second printing medium is started before the first printing medium is discharged from the conveying path. In a case where the second conveyance speed is different from the first conveyance speed, the conveyance operation of the second printing medium is started after the first printing medium is discharged from the conveying path.
US12070935B2
A display device includes a display module including a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area disposed between the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area and a support layer disposed under the display module. The support layer includes a first support plate, a second support plate disposed under the first support plate, and a spacer disposed between the first support plate and the second support plate. The spacer includes a main spacer and a sub-spacer alternately arranged with the main spacer in a first direction, the main spacer has a thickness greater than a thickness of the sub-spacer, and a length of the spacer in a second direction crossing the first direction is greater than a length of the first support plate in the second direction.
US12070934B2
A power storage device packaging material has good flexibility, and has electrolytic solution resistance. A power storage device packaging material in which a plurality of films are laminated, the packaging material including a heat-sealable resin layer, a gas barrier film layer laminated and disposed on one surface of the heat-sealable resin layer, and a plurality of adhesive layers, wherein the gas barrier film layer includes a resin base material and a gas barrier film disposed on one surface or both surfaces of the resin base material, and of the plurality of adhesive layers, at least an adhesive layer disposed between the heat-sealable resin layer and the gas barrier film layer has electrolytic solution resistance.
US12070933B2
A chopped roving thermoplastic composite sheet includes a web or mesh of chopped rovings and a thermoplastic resin that fully saturates the web or mesh of chopped rovings. The web or mesh of chopped rovings is not mechanically bonded and does not include a binder that bonds or adheres the chopped rovings together other than thermoplastic resin. As such, the thermoplastic resin and the web or mesh of chopped rovings are able to flow and conform to a mold or cavity when the chopped roving thermoplastic composite sheet is pressed within the mold or cavity and when the chopped roving thermoplastic composite sheet is heated to above the melting temperature of the thermoplastic resin.
US12070931B2
A sheet includes a pseudo-sheet structure including a plurality of linear-bodies with a volume resistivity R of from 1.0×10−7 Ωcm to 1.0×10−1 extending in one direction, aligned parallel to one another, and spaced apart from one another, satisfies the relation: L/D≥3, wherein D represents the diameter of the linear-bodies, and L represents the spacing between adjacent ones of the linear-bodies, and also satisfies the relation: (D2/R)×(1/L)≥0.003, wherein D represents the diameter of the linear-bodies, L represents the spacing between adjacent ones of the linear-bodies, R represents the volume resistivity of the linear-bodies, and D and L are in units of cm. A heating element and a heating device each include the sheet.
US12070929B2
The invention relates to a method of bonding together surfaces of two or more elements, whereby at least one of the two or more elements is a mineral wool element, said mineral wool element(s) being bound by a mineral wool binder, the method comprising the steps of providing two or more elements; applying an adhesive to one or more of the surfaces to be bonded together before, during or after contacting the surfaces to be bonded together with each other; curing the adhesive, wherein the adhesive comprises at least one protein; at least one phenol and/or quinone containing compound, and/or at least one enzyme.
US12070925B2
Provided is a fixing rotating member capable of maintaining high toner releasability over longer periods of time than in conventional instances and that is capable of maintaining abrasion resistance against paper; the fixing rotating member comprises a base layer, an elastic layer, and a surface layer, in this order; the surface layer containing a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer and a perfluoropolyether; the tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer having pores formed therein; the surface layer has pores with openings at a first surface thereof, and constituting an outer surface of the fixing rotating member; at least part of the pores containing the perfluoropolyether; a content of the perfluoropolyether in the surface layer is 20 mass % to 60 mass %; and a degree of orientation A of molecules of the tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether in a direction perpendicular to a circumferential direction of the surface layer is 35 to 75%.
US12070921B1
A system and method for weighing of recyclable materials inside an industrial baler is provided. The baler can have an internal baler scale for weighing of recyclable materials. The baler can include an internal chamber enclosed by a safety gate at its upper portion and a door at its lower portion. Recyclable material can be loaded into the internal chamber and compressed by the action of a piston and associated piston face. The lower portion of the interior chamber can have a floor comprising a plurality of individual raised sections. The baler scale can sit atop the individual raised sections. The baler scale can include one or more load cells positioned under a base and in the gap space between the baler scale and the individual raised sections of the floor.
US12070916B2
A mixing device for mixing a puncture repair liquid and compressed air includes a mixing chamber, a first inlet for supplying the compressed air to the mixing chamber, a second inlet for supplying the puncture repair liquid to the mixing chamber, and an outlet for discharging a mixture of the puncture repair liquid and the compressed air from the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber includes a deposition section for depositing agglomerates contained in the puncture repair liquid. The deposition section is provided between the second inlet and the outlet.
US12070915B2
Disclosed herein is a bladder assembly for forming a part made of a fiber-reinforced polymeric material. The bladder assembly comprises a bladder comprising an interior having a hollow interior channel within the interior of the bladder. The bladder assembly also comprises an intake port fluidically coupled with the interior of the bladder and an exhaust port fluidically coupled with the interior of the bladder. The bladder assembly further comprises a pressure control device fluidically coupled with the exhaust port and configured to control a pressure drop across the interior of the bladder from the intake port to the exhaust port.
US12070906B2
A three-dimensional shaping device includes an injection head having a nozzle, a stage, a motor, a brush, a blade, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute a program so as to cause the nozzle to reciprocally move along a zigzag path in a cleaning operation such that the nozzle passes from a side of the blade toward a side of the brush and from the side of the brush toward the side of the blade several times to contact at least one of the brush and the blade at different positions several times. The brush and the blade are disposed at a height at which the brush and the blade contact with the nozzle. The brush and the blade have a melting point higher than a plasticizing temperature of the plasticizing material and have hardness lower than hardness of the nozzle.
US12070904B2
A material dispensing device includes a material storage unit that stores a material therein and has an outlet portion at a lower portion thereof, and a dispensing unit that dispenses the material dispensed from the outlet portion to an outside with at least a part of the material being plasticized. The material dispensing device includes a remaining amount detection unit that detects a remaining amount of the material stored in the material storage unit from above the material storage unit. A three-dimensional shaping device includes the material dispensing device that dispenses a material for shaping, and a stage on which the material dispensed from the material dispensing device is stacked.
US12070892B2
Cap wrinkling in a contoured composite hat stringer is reduced by constraining the cap as the hat stringer is being formed from a flat composite charge. The cap is constrained by an inflatable bladder placed in a tool set used to form the composite charge.
US12070890B2
A temperature adjustment mold for a blow molding apparatus provided with at least an injection molding unit that injection-molds a preform made of a resin and having a bottomed shape, a temperature adjusting unit that adjusts a temperature of the preform manufactured by the injection molding unit, and a blow molding unit that blow-molds the preform to manufacture a resin container, the temperature adjustment mold including a cavity mold that accommodates the preform, and an air introduction member that includes a fitting core and a rod member with a multiple-tube structure to form at least three concentric air flow paths.
US12070886B2
A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament which, in various embodiments, comprises: (A) grinding recycled PET bottles into a group of flakes; (B) washing the flakes; (C) identifying and removing impurities, including impure flakes, from the group of flakes; (D) passing the group of flakes through an MRS extruder while maintaining the pressure within the MRS portion of the MRS extruder below about 1.5 millibars; (E) passing the resulting polymer melt through at least one filter having a micron rating of less than about 50 microns; and (F) forming the recycled polymer into bulked continuous carpet filament that consists essentially of recycled PET.
US12070884B2
Described herein are UV reflective particles, and methods of forming UV reflective particles, comprising extruding a film having a plurality of alternating layers of polycarbonate (PC) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), wherein each layer is less than 150 nm thick, and grinding the film into particles having a median particle size less than 200 microns.
US12070875B2
Silicon carbide (SiC) wafers and related methods are disclosed that include intentional or imposed wafer shapes that are configured to reduce manufacturing problems associated with deformation, bowing, or sagging of such wafers due to gravitational forces or from preexisting crystal stress. Intentional or imposed wafer shapes may comprise SiC wafers with a relaxed positive bow from silicon faces thereof. In this manner, effects associated with deformation, bowing, or sagging for SiC wafers, and in particular for large area SiC wafers, may be reduced. Related methods for providing SiC wafers with relaxed positive bow are disclosed that provide reduced kerf losses of bulk crystalline material. Such methods may include laser-assisted separation of SiC wafers from bulk crystalline material.
US12070870B2
First scanned images of the first container are received from a scanning device that show the contents of the interior of the first container before the first container is cut and opened. Second scanned images that are of the contents of the first container after the first container is cut and opened are also received. The images are analyzed and, based upon the analysis, selective modifications to the operating parameters of the container opening machine are determined and made.
US12070861B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for training a robot. The systems and methods may provide a robotic system. The robotic system may comprise a trainable robot and a sensor. The sensor may be attached to at least one physical tool. The method may comprise using the sensor to capture movement from a user operating the at least one physical tool. The method may include using at least the movement captured to train the robot, such that upon training, the robot may be trained to perform at least the movement.
US12070860B2
A method for controlling a robotic item handler is described. The method includes obtaining first point cloud data related to a first three-dimensional (3D) image and second point cloud data related to a second 3D image, captured by a first sensor device and a second sensor device respectively. Further, the method can include transforming the first point cloud data and the second point cloud data to combined point cloud data that is used as an input to a convolutional neural network, to construct a machine learning model. The machine learning model can output a decision classification indicative of a first probability associated with a first operating mode and a second probability associated with a second operating mode. Furthermore, the method can include operating the robotic item handler according to the first operating mode or the second operating mode based on a comparison of the first probability and the second probability.
US12070852B2
An end effector configured to open and close a screw-type lid for closing an opening of a container body, is provided, which includes a container gripper configured to grip the container body, a lid gripper configured to grip the lid and be movable on a screw axis of the lid, a rotating part configured to rotate the lid gripper, a guiding part configured to guide the lid gripper being rotated by the rotating part to move on the screw axis, and a detector configured to detect that the lid gripper is moved to one of an opened position and a closed position of the lid. According to this, the end effector capable of appropriately opening and closing the screw-type lid while gripping the container body can be configured.
US12070849B2
A tool attachment (200) for a robotic manipulator (100), includes a housing (202), an input shaft (208) configured to be engaged by an end effector (105) of the robotic manipulator (100), an output shaft (210), and a tool (214) coupled to the output shaft (210). The housing (202) includes at least one slot or at least one projection for preventing relative rotational movement between the housing (202) and a housing of the robotic manipulator (100). Upon engagement of the end effector (105) of the robotic manipulator (100) with the input shaft (208), the tool attachment (200) is retained on the robotic manipulator (100), and rotational movement of the end effector (105) of the robotic manipulator (100) acts to rotate said input shaft (208) and drive said tool (214).
US12070846B2
A system for inserting and removing cutting inserts of a cutting tool includes a first processing device, a second processing device, and a controller coupled to the first processing device and the second processing device, wherein the first processing device includes a gripping element for holding or securing a cutting insert, wherein the second processing device includes a fastening tool for fastening or releasing a fastening mechanism holding the cutting insert, and wherein the control is adapted to control the first processing device to hold the cutting insert, to control the second processing device to fasten or release the fastening mechanism when the cutting insert is held.
US12070844B2
A hydraulic hammering device enables an auto-stroke mode and an idle strike prevention mode to coexist with a simple circuit configuration. The device includes a first control valve to control advancing and retracting movements of a piston, an auto-stroke mode and an idle strike prevention mode, and a second control valve to select either of the auto-stroke mode or the idle strike prevention mode. To the second control valve, a shared spool is slidably fitted and a mode selection means is disposed. When the mode selection means allows supply of pressurized oil to an auto-stroke setting portion of the shared spool and prohibits discharge of pressurized oil from an idle strike prevention setting portion, the auto-stroke mode is selected. When prohibiting supply of pressurized oil to the auto-stroke setting portion and allowing discharge of pressurized oil from the idle strike prevention setting portion, the idle strike prevention mode is selected.
US12070843B2
A combustion powered fastener driving tool including a combustion chamber ring configured to connect the combustion chamber to the cylinder head, the combustion chamber ring configured to reduce turbulence and velocity of vaporized fuel dispensed into the combustion chamber from the fuel cell.
US12070840B2
The disclosure relates to methods and tools for handling a component, the tools (10) comprising a first clamp seat (12) for receiving a first surface of the component and a second clamp seat (14, 16) for receiving a second surface of the component, the second surface being opposite to the first surface. The tool further comprises an actuator (45) for moving the first clamp seat to clamp the component between the first clamp seat and the second clamp seat with a predetermined clamping force, and an electric motor (40) for driving the actuator (45). The tool (10) further comprises a control configured to determine currents in the electric motor and to control the electric motor to provide the predetermined clamping force based on the determined currents. Also methods for determining a desired current level in an electric motor driving an actuator for clamping a component and methods for controlling a clamping force in a tool are provided.
US12070832B2
The invention relates to a method for fine machining a cylindrical workpiece surface of a workpiece blank by means of a fine machining tool. Said method comprising the following steps: generating a relative rotational movement between a tool and a workpiece blank about a machining axis which is concentric to a cylindrical workpiece surface of the workpiece blank; generating a relative feed rate between the tool and the workpiece blank along the machining axis; detecting an actual value of a process variable, which is a function of a relative force between the tool and the workpiece blank and which can assume a plurality of process variable values; and continuously controlling the process variable by changing the relative feed rate in such a way that the more the relative feed rate changes, the more the actual value of the process variable deviates from a desired value of the process variable.
US12070819B2
A method for forming a through-via in a substrate having opposing first and second surfaces can include directing a focused beam of laser pulses into the substrate through the first surface of the substrate and, subsequently, through the second surface of the substrate. The focused beam of laser pulses can have a wavelength to which the substrate is at least substantially transparent and a beam waist of the focused beam of laser pulses is closer to the second surface than to the first surface. The focused beam of laser pulses is characterized by a pulse repetition rate, a peak optical intensity at the substrate and an average power at the substrate sufficient to: melt a region of the substrate near the second surface, thereby creating a melt zone within the substrate; propagate the melt zone toward the first surface; and vaporize or boil material of the substrate and located within the melt zone.
US12070816B2
A process for welding a conductor onto a workpiece includes providing the conductor including a first metal, providing the workpiece including a second metal, removing an insulation of the conductor over a predetermined length, and forming a bead in a stripped region of the conductor. The conductor is held down on the workpiece to produce a mechanical contact in a welding region between the conductor and the workpiece. The welding region is arranged in a region of the bead. The conductor is laser welded to the workpiece in the welding region.
US12070812B2
The connection method between at least two elements (E1, E2) corresponding to a printed circuit (4) and to an electronic component (5), comprises a step of forming a plurality of pad-type stacks (2) of bosses (3), the stacks (2) of bosses (3) being formed on a face (10) of a first (E1) of the elements (E1, E2), the stacks (2) of bosses (3) each comprising the same given number of bosses (3), said method also comprising a step of depositing a brazing product (7) on this first element (E1) provided with stacks (2) of bosses (3), a step of arranging the second (E2) of the elements (E1, E2) on the first element (E1), and a step of remelting the assembly thus formed, in order to obtain an electronic device (1). This method makes it possible to produce a precise and flexible raising of surface mounted electronic components.
US12070800B2
One aspect of the present invention is a method for manufacturing an electronic component, the method including: a first step of applying a metal paste containing metal particles onto a polymer compact in a prescribed pattern to form a metal paste layer; a second step of sintering the metal particles to form metal wiring; a third step of applying a solder paste containing solder particles and a resin component onto the metal wiring to form a solder paste layer; a fourth step of disposing an electronic element on the solder paste layer; and a fifth step of heating the solder paste layer so as to form a solder layer bonding the metal wiring and the electronic element, and so as to form a resin layer covering at least a portion of the solder layer.
US12070798B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide an electromagnet alignment system for AM or 3D printing technology providing improved in-situ alignment of the magnetic particulate material as it is dispensed during deposition to form a 3D shape. In-situ alignment of the magnetic particulate material can be controlled to be unidirectional or multi-directional.
US12070791B1
A thickened part is formed in the first member. The thickened part has a protruded part that is convex on one side in the thickness direction of the first member, so that the thick portion is set thicker than the general portion as the other portion. At least a part of the second member overlaps a part of the first member that includes the thickened part from another side of the first member in the plate thickness direction, and the self-piercing rivet is driven into a fastening overlapped part that is a part that the second member overlaps the thickened part from a second member side, so as to fasten the first member and the second member.
US12070788B2
Provided is a manufacturing method for a rectangular can according to which it is possible to bring an angle formed by a step surface of a step provided in a rectangular can body and an inner wall surface of the rectangular can body closer to 90 degrees. In a step-forming step, using a die 310 that is provided on an outer wall surface side of a sidewall on which the step is to be formed, a mandrel 410 for sandwiching the sidewall between the mandrel 410 and the die 310 on the bottom side relative to a portion where the step is to be formed in the inner wall surface on which the step is to be formed, and a punch 420 for pressing the side opposite to the bottom side relative to the portion where the step is to be formed in the inner wall surface on which the step is to be formed and compressing the sidewall between the punch 420 and the die 310, the step is formed by performing multiple instances of a pressing operation performed by the punch 420.
US12070784B2
A method for inducing local heating in a sheet metal structure includes the step of providing a sheet metal structure to be heated. In a further step a magnetic field generator is provided and in a further step the magnetic field generator is positioned adjacent to the sheet metal structure in the area to be treated such that it forms a resonance circuit arrangement together with the sheet metal structure. In a further step at least one calibration current pulse having a specific frequency is applied to the resonance circuit arrangement in order to determine the resonance frequency of the resonance circuit arrangement. In a further step at least one power current pulse is applied to the resonance circuit arrangement with the operation frequency of the current pulse corresponding to the resonance frequency of the resonance circuit arrangement as determined by the at least one calibration current pulse.
US12070781B2
Automatic emitter point cleaners are disclosed. An automatic emitter point cleaning system includes: a fan configured to direct a stream of air through an air path; a point emitter configured to produce at least one of positive ions or negative ions within or proximate to the air path; a brush; a first gear coupled to the brush and configured to move the brush into contact with the point emitter; a second gear to engage the first gear; and a motor to actuate the second gear such that the second gear actuates the first gear to move the brush past the point emitter.
US12070777B2
The present invention relates to an inspection system for confirming whether a capsule is defective and, more particularly, a large quantity of capsules flowing in from the outside is randomly supplied to a moving part by means of a hopper part, the moving part transfers, to a discharge part by means of a plurality of rollers, the large quantity of capsules fed by means of the hopper part so that a controller can distinguish between the good-quality and defective capsules on the basis of an image captured by means of a vision part and discharge same, a gap is formed between the rollers so that the plurality of fed capsules are randomly loaded and horizontally aligned in the gap, and the vision part can capture still images of the rotating capsules that are horizontally aligned and loaded in the gap, while the rollers rotate/stop through a driving part according to the repeated going/stopping of the moving part.
US12070772B2
Embodiments include a primary short circuit coupled to a primary side of a transformer and a dampening element, coupled to a transducer coupled to a secondary side of the transformer, configured to dampen a received signal during a portion of a reverberation period.
US12070771B2
A desired effect can be exerted on the mental and physical state of a listener of a piece of music with a vibration based on the piece of music even when the piece of music has almost no relaxation or awakening effect. As a vibration signal for vibrating a vibration generation device while the piece of music is being played, the audio signal in the band corresponding to the mode is extracted from the audio signal of the music, and a vibration signal is generated based on the extracted audio signal.
US12070770B2
A composite structure having a co-curable or co-cured coated epoxy-based composite material coated with a co-curable epoxy-based adhesive surfacing material layer and a polyurethane-based coating material layer, along with components and large objects including the co-curable or co-cured coated epoxy-based composite structures.
US12070769B2
A liquid processing apparatus includes: a tank configured to store a processing liquid supplied from a processing liquid supply source; a circulation passage connected to the tank; a pump installed at the circulation passage; a plurality of liquid processors configured to perform liquid processing on a substrate; and a plurality of supply passages configured to supply the processing liquid to the plurality of liquid processors respectively, wherein the circulation passage includes a main passage portion provided with the pump, and a first branch passage portion and a second branch passage portion branching from the main passage portion, and the processing liquid flowing out from the tank passes through the main passage portion, then flows into the first branch passage portion and the second branch passage portion, and then returns to the tank through the first branch passage portion and the second branch passage portion.
US12070757B2
A method of recovering particles from a liquid, a froth flotation apparatus, and a method of recovering particles in a flotation cell are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method comprises a technique of exposing the particles to first-size bubbles having a first predetermined size; the first-size bubbles adhering to the particles; and exposing the particles in a liquid, with the first-size bubbles adhering to the particles, to second-size bubbles having a second predetermined size, the second predetermined size being at least approximately ten times larger than the first predetermined size. The method further comprises the second-size bubbles adhering to the particles and engulfing the first-size bubbles on the particles; and using the second-size bubbles adhering to the particles to recover the particles from the liquid. In one embodiment a first surfactant is used to form the first-size bubbles, and a second surfactant is used to form the second-size bubbles.
US12070755B2
A crop processor for cracking kernels in a forage harvester, the crop processor including: a housing having an inlet and an outlet; and a first and a second comminuting roll mounted inside the housing, the comminuting rolls being arranged in parallel to define an opening between the rolls, the comminuting rolls being configured to rotate, during use, in opposing rotation directions to transport a flow of harvested crop, received from the inlet, through the opening towards the outlet, wherein the first comminuting roll is configured to rotate at a greater speed than the second comminuting roll; wherein the first and second comminuting rolls each include a plurality of teeth arranged on a circumferential surface of the comminuting roll, each of the plurality of teeth includes a leading edge which faces in the rotation direction of that comminuting roll.
US12070752B2
Disclosed are an improved guide device capable of being easily replaced for damage, and a detector having the same. The guide device includes a first plate configured to have a plurality of grooves disposed in one surface thereof; and a second plate configured to be in contact with the first plate, wherein the second plate is in contact with the first plate to separate a plurality of channels, wherein the first plate is configured so that the plurality of microdroplets pass through any one of the plurality of channels, the fluid passes through channels facing each other among the plurality of flow channels, and the microdroplets are regularly spaced apart by the fluid that is discharged from the channels facing each other.
US12070750B2
An apparatus includes a fluid reservoir and a laminate fluidic circuit positioned above the fluid reservoir. The laminate fluidic circuit includes two or more layers laminated together to define a substantially planar substrate and one or more channels defined within the substrate. The laminate fluidic circuit includes a flexible conduit defined by a portion of the substrate encompassing an extent of at least one of the channels that is partially separated or separable from the remainder of the substrate. The flexible conduit is deflectable with respect to the planar substrate toward the fluid reservoir such that the flexible conduit fluidly connects the at least one channel to the fluid reservoir.
US12070746B2
Microfluidic “organ-on-a-chip” devices have been developed with the aim to replicate human tissues in vitro. However, there is no option to quantitatively monitor biological processes that take place within the chip, over time. Destructive methods in order to analyze, tissue formation, gene expression, protein secretion etc. require the harvest of the “tissue” at a certain time point. Described herein are methods and compositions for non-destructive molecular imaging methods and systems in order to quantitatively monitor specific biological processes, over time, within the chip, without the need to harvest.
US12070744B2
Valve assemblies and related systems are disclosed. An apparatus includes or comprises a system including or comprising an imaging system, a flow cell interface having a corresponding flow cell receptacle, a stage assembly, and a valve assembly including or comprising a valve and a valve drive assembly. The stage assembly moves the flow cell interface relative to the imaging system and the valve drive assembly is to drive the valve using shaped input signals to reduce vibration imposed on at least one of the stage assembly or another component of the apparatus based on movement of the valve.
US12070739B2
Methods are provided for forming supported catalyst compositions and/or corresponding intermediate catalyst products. The catalyst compositions have improved activity for hydroprocessing of distillate boiling range feeds under hydroprocessing conditions where the hydrogen partial pressure in the hydroprocessing environment is reduced or minimized. The catalyst compositions can correspond to supported CoMo catalysts. The improved activity for hydroprocessing under lower pressure conditions is unexpectedly achieved by using a plurality of treatments with organic compounds during the catalyst formation process.
US12070732B2
This invention concerns highly effective functional additive products that comprise diatomite. More particularly, it concerns such functional additive products possessing particle size distributions which make them more effective as functional additives in filled systems. Higher effectiveness is demonstrated through lower Standard Sheen and/or reduced unit consumption relative to diatomite functional additives already in the public domain. Such products may also possess high brightness, low tint and/or an absence of detectable crystalline silica.
US12070729B2
The presently disclosed subject matter relates to a system and method for customizing a cosmetic product. The system includes: an interface device, in electronic communication with a single batch cosmetic device. A container configured, to be imported into the single batch cosmetic device containing a base. The single batch cosmetic device configured to formulate a customized cosmetic product by mixing a cosmetic additive with the base inside the imported container using at least one mixing element. The container exported from the single batch cosmetic device containing the customized cosmetic.
US12070725B2
A vacuum manifold for filtration microscopy includes a manifold top having multiple openings, and a capture membrane positioned above and spaced apart from the manifold top, where the capture membrane is configured to deflect into contact with a surface of the manifold top when a negative pressure is applied to the multiple openings. A method for filtration microscopy includes the steps of providing a vacuum manifold including a manifold top having a plurality of openings, and a capture membrane positioned above and spaced apart from the manifold top; applying sample drops to sample spots on the membrane, the sample spots positioned above the plurality of openings; applying a negative pressure to the openings such that the capture membrane contacts a surface of the manifold top; and optically imaging particulates on the capture membrane.
US12070719B2
According to one embodiment, a gas processing equipment includes an oxygen remover 2 that removes oxygen contained in exhaust gas G, and a gas processing device 3 that processes pretreated exhaust gas G (P), from which the oxygen has been removed by the oxygen remover 2, with a carbon dioxide absorbent solvent S as a treatment agent.
US12070716B2
Process for sampling the headspace, comprising the steps of: (i) preparing a container (1) containing a substance in the liquid phase (2), a substance in the gaseous phase (3), a substance to be analyzed (4) initially at least partially contained in the substance in the liquid phase (2), wherein the substance in the liquid phase (2) has a contact surface (S) contacting the substance in the gaseous phase; (ii) constraining said container (1) to a supporting element (10) rotatable around a rotation axis (A1); (iii) rotating said supporting element (10) at such an angular velocity to tilt said contact surface (S) by an angle (α) of at least 20 degrees with respect to a plane (H) parallel to the bearing surface of the supporting element (10); (iv) stopping the rotation of said supporting element (10); (v) collecting a sample of the substance to be analyzed, in the gaseous phase.
US12070702B2
Provided herein are methods for the purification of recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus (rAAV) particles using anion exchange chromatography.
US12070700B2
A horse puppet audio player device for celebrating a baseball home run includes a puppet configured for resembling a horse. The horse has a body. A head of the horse is positioned on a top surface of the body. An opening for a pocket is positioned on a bottom surface of the body. A plurality of legs is positioned on the bottom surface of the body and protrudes out therefrom. A plurality of hair is positioned on the horse and includes a tail and a head hair. The tail is positioned on an end of the body of the horse. The head hair is positioned on a path from the head to the body of the horse. A jersey is worn on the body of the horse. An audio player is positioned in a leg of the plurality of legs.
US12070699B1
The present disclosure provides an accessory and an inflatable doll, the accessory includes a housing, a plurality of first air blowers at least partially mounted in the housing, and a main controller, the housing includes a first air inlet portion and a first air outlet portion, each first air blower includes a second air inlet portion communicated with the first air inlet portion and a second air outlet portion communicated with the first air outlet portion, the main controller is electrically connected to the first air blowers and configured to control operations of the first air blowers.
US12070697B2
A game medium identification system applied to a game in which each of physical game media, that includes an appearance element characterizing appearance, is used in combination with an additional thing, and identifying the game media, the game medium identification system includes: an information medium provided on the additional thing and holding identification information; a medium image identification device identifying the game medium based on an image of the game medium; an association setting device associating an identification result by the medium image identification device with an identification information of the information medium in accordance with correspondence relationship between one game medium and the additional thing to be used in the game in combination with the one game medium; and a medium identification device detecting the identification information from the information medium and identifying the game medium based on the identification information and association set by the association setting device.
US12070696B2
A system and method for creating and/or administering operation of replayable activities for interactive content titles. The replayable activities may be competitive in nature and may be used to determine a ranking. A first set of data associated with an interactive content title may be received. The first set of data associated with the interactive content title may be received from an interactive content source server. The interactive content title may be is at least partially hosted at the interactive content source server. The first set of data may be associated with a replayable activity for the interactive content title. A score may be determined based on the first set of data for an associated user account. The associated user account may be placed in the ranking based on scores of other user accounts and respective sets of data associated with the replayable activity for the interactive content title.
US12070695B1
A target area setting unit 1 sets a target area for placement of one word made up of an arbitrary number of characters, in a face of board that does not include black cells in an initial stage. A word placing unit 2 places, in the set target area, one word made up of an arbitrary number of characters falling within an area length of the target area. The target area is set at a position that secures a widest free area capable of placement of a next word without restriction owing to an existing character in a crossing cell and restriction owing to an existing character in an adjoining cell, in a remaining area except the target area and an existing area where a word has already been placed. Therefore, a larger number of words can be placed in such a manner that words are placed one by one while leaving a room for enlarging an area where a next word is freely placeable, as much as possible.
US12070691B2
A computer-implemented method is provided for enabling virtual gameplay. Access is provided to at least one video game in which a player is able to interact with the video game according to a storyline. A player location is detected and stored. A local element is retrieved from a database based on the player location and the local element is correlated to a local element script actuatable in the video game. This local element script is retrieved and actuated in the video game to supplement or replace the video game's storyline.
US12070674B1
A batting glove (10) has a cover member (12) defining a central opening and a plurality of finger elements (20) including a forefinger element (24) and a thumb element (22). The batting glove (10) has a web member (14) generally positioned between the finger element (20) and the thumb element (22). The web member (14) minimizes force against a thenar region of a wearer's hand from a bat in response to hitting a ball with the bat.
US12070672B2
Portable physical and occupational therapy systems and methods with an adjustable balance pole assembly utilized as a target in combination with a number of manipulable objects, such as rings, that engage the target, for the purpose of exercising patients through a range of motions and through a range of cognitive actions. A basic therapy tool set incorporates a target pole of variable height, pivotally positioned on a target base. Each therapy tool set includes a number of therapy rings sized and structured to engage the target pole. The angle of the target pole may be varied by releasing a pole angle lock. The basic therapy tool set may be utilized alone or in combination with additional sets. A basic kit that may be utilized by a therapist could preferably involve three complete therapy tool sets assembled and positioned in an array around a therapy patient.
US12070671B2
Basketball backboard and rim covers are described. An example basketball backboard and rim cover includes a main body that has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a front, a back, and defines a recess and an opening. The recess extends from the back toward the front. The opening is defined on the front and provides access to the recess. The second portion contacts the first portion and extends away from the front of the first portion. The second portion has a first end, a second end, and defines a chamber that extends from the opening defined by the first portion toward the second end of the second portion.
US12070668B1
A method of holding a sport equipment can comprise optionally placing a first and/or second hand in a first and/or second hand covering device. A user may position the first hand through a loop of a strap device. The user may place the first hand around a sport equipment. The user may place the second hand around the sport equipment and a grip portion of the strap device at the same time. The user may apply or attempt to apply the sport equipment to an incoming object by swinging the sport equipment in a loop trajectory such that the first hand and the second hand move together through the completion of the trajectory.
US12070659B2
Provided is a racket including a head portion connected to a handle portion. The head portion includes a beam including string holes and at least one string looped through the string holes, the racket further includes at least one tensioning device rotatably arranged on a support surface on the exterior surface of the beam relative to which it can be rotated between a first and a second position. The tensioning device includes a through hole arranged parallel and offset to the rotation axis and extending through the tensioning device. The at least one string is looped from a first string hole through the through hole to a second string hole, so that the tension of the at least one string can be varied by rotation of the tensioning device between the first and second position, and where the outer circumference of the tensioning device further includes a mating surface for mating with the support surface. The mating surface extends from a first mating patch which contacts the support surface in the first position to a second mating patch which contacts the support surface in the second position and where the cross section of the mating surface perpendicular to the rotation axis has an arched shape.
US12070655B2
A method for monitoring a ball used for an athletic activity includes detecting movement of the ball using a sensor module that is coupled to the ball, determining a characteristic of the movement of the ball, comparing the characteristic to a known profile, and determining a second characteristic using the comparison.
US12070650B2
A weightlifting machine that includes a pulley system and a cable system that attaches to a weight rack frame to allow a user to perform a weightlifting exercise. The pulley system may include a first pulley and a second pulley where the cable system engages each pulley. The cable system may have a first end connected to a grip attachment and a second end attached to a resistance element. The resistance element may include a resistance band, a weight support that holds a weight plate, a set of weight plates, or other type of resistance element. The cable system may extend from the pulley through an opening located one of the frame members that form the frame.
US12070647B2
Provided is an exercise machine system capable of adjusting a weight by using flow weights, and more particularly, to an exercise machine system capable of adjusting a weight by adjusting the number of flow weights such as short balls and loading the flow weights in a flow weight loading part of an exercise machine. The exercise machine system capable of adjusting a weight by using flow weights, which is capable of allowing a user to perform an exercise with a desired weight by setting up an exercise weight and supplying the flow weight parts to the flow weight loading part based on the preset exercise weight. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience to the user having to manually adjust the weight.
US12070645B2
An adjustable weight plate to be used with a standard or Olympic barbell handle, comprising a wide opening that is easy to fill with sand or other loose filler material, multiple inner compartments to separate out the sand and equalize the weight, and reinforcing dividers to strengthen the weight plate. The adjustable weight plate also comprises a metal collar to strengthen the inner radius of the weight plate, and an easy-fill funnel to fill the weight plate with sand.
US12070637B2
Fire protection systems and methods of fire protection systems for protection of a stored commodity. The systems and methods included a plurality of fluid distribution devices disposed above the stored commodity and configured for selective identification and controlled actuation in response to a fire. The systems have a hydraulic demand defined by at least one of: i) a hydraulic design area having a minimum operational area of less than 768 square feet; or ii) less than twelve hydraulic design devices.
US12070636B2
A containment system for a hazardous product includes a housing unit for storing the hazardous product. The housing unit includes sensors disposed throughout for detecting a thermal event. The system further includes an active fire suppression system configured to suppress the thermal event based on thermal event information received from the sensors. The system also includes a controller for processing signals from the sensors and activating the active fire suppression system, such as providing fire suppressants locally and/or globally or active venting. The system further includes a passive fire suppression system configured to suppress the thermal event using passive suppression without requiring activation from the controller, such as by coating surfaces of the system or using temperature sensitive venting or suppressant provision. The system may further include a training system to mimic the thermal event.
US12070635B2
Various embodiments are directed to mounting devices for fall protection devices and methods of using the same. In various embodiments, a mounting device may comprise a mounting bracket configured for attachment to a materials handling vehicle; a rotary arm rotatably attached to the mounting bracket at an arm base, wherein the rotary arm is configured to rotate relative to the mounting bracket about an axis of rotation defined at the arm base, and wherein the rotary arm defines a webbing retention feature configured for receiving a webbing of a fall protection device to define a dynamic engagement of the rotary arm with an intermediate webbing portion defined along the webbing; a sensing device configured to capture sensor data associated with the intermediate webbing portion; and a controller configured to detect a connection condition associated with the fall protection device based on the sensor data captured by the sensing device.
US12070634B2
Various embodiments of an exhalation valve and a filtering face mask that includes such exhalation valve are disclosed. The exhalation valve can include a valve seat and a valve flap disposed over a seal surface and an orifice of the valve seat. The valve flap is adapted to be sealed against the seal surface of the valve seat when the exhalation valve is disposed in a closed configuration such that fluid is prevented from flowing through the valve seat. The orifice of the valve seat can include a substantially circular shape in a plane defined by a first major surface of the valve seat. Further, the seal surface can circumscribe the orifice and can include a substantially noncircular shape in the plane defined by the first major surface of the valve seat.
US12070630B2
Disclosed is a pulley assembly in a roped access system including first and second plates and a sheave carried for rotation about an axis normal to the plates. An aperture passes through each plate parallel to the axis. The plates have a closed condition when the apertures are coaxial with one another and the plates are in contact near the apertures, forming a rope passage extending between the plates adjacent the sheave, having an upper part smaller than parts of the passage below that upper part. A roped access system includes a climbing rope passing through the rope passage and a tether connected to the climbing rope above the pulley assembly by a friction hitch and an aperture of the pulley assembly, the hitch. The hitch grips the rope upon downward force to the tether, releasing its grip upon upward force to the friction hitch by pulley assembly plates.
US12070623B2
The present disclosure includes procedures to automate quality assurance testing for radiotherapy equipment that includes MR-Linac devices that are agnostic as to the manufacturer and vendor of the equipment. The present disclosure includes a process for performing a validation procedure for the linear accelerator of the MR-Linac device. The present disclosure includes a process for analyzing quality of the images produced by the MR imaging device of the MR-Linac device. The present disclosure includes a process for combining performance of a validation procedure for the linear accelerator of the MR-Linac device and the analysis of the quality of the images produced by the MR imaging device of the MR-Linac device.
US12070617B2
A light source for eye wellness configured to emit light having a wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm, and has a spectrum area that overlaps at least 55% of an area of a normalized solar spectrum, in which a valley wavelength of the light has a deviation equal to or less than 0.15 form the normalized solar spectrum in the wavelength range from 460 nm to 490 nm, and a color temperature of the light is in a range of 2600K to 7000K.
US12070614B2
An apparatus and a method for magnetic particle imaging and thermotherapy fusion based on field-free line inertial scanning comprises a magnetic body group, an induction coil, a living body bed, a control device, a display device, an image processing device and a cooling system. The magnetic body group comprises a long curved magnetic body pair and a cylindrical magnetic body. The control device is used to scan and image the target living body and perform thermotherapy on a preset area.
US12070603B2
Methods and systems for using sensed evoked neural responses for informing aspects of neurostimulation therapy are disclosed. Electrical signals may be recorded during the provision of electrical stimulation to a patient's neural tissue. The electrical signals may be processed and analyzed using one or more classification criteria to determine if the electrical signals contain a neural response of interest. Examples of such neural responses include evoked neural responses that are oscillatory and/or resonant in nature. If the electrical signals include such responses of interest, one or more features may be extracted from the signals and used as biomarkers for informing aspects of neurostimulation therapy, such as directing lead placement, optimizing stimulation parameters, closed-loop feedback control of stimulation, and the like. Various methods and systems described herein are particularly relevant in the context of multi-site stimulation paradigms, such as coordinated reset neuromodulation.
US12070597B2
An efficient nanoscale semiconducting optoelectronic system, containing a P/N acceptor donor organic hetrojunction which is optimized for neuronal stimulation—an organic electrolytic photocapacitor. The devices comprise a thin (80 nm) trilayer of metal and p-n semiconducting organic nanocrystals. When illuminated in physiological solution, these metal-semiconductor devices charge up, transducing light pulses into localized displacement currents that are strong enough to electrically stimulate neurons with safe light intensities.
US12070595B2
Devices and methods of use for introduction and implantation of an electrode as part of a minimally invasive technique. A system includes an introducer tool including a dilator portion, a carrier portion and a release mechanism, the dilator portion selectively engageable with the carrier portion. The system further includes a lead including a lead body and an electrode structure, the electrode structure including an active side with an electrode disposed thereon, and an inactive side with an element disposed thereon. The introducer tool is configured to be temporarily inserted into a patient over a guidewire, and a portion of the release mechanism is selectively engageable with the element of the electrode structure to retain the electrode structure to the introducer tool.
US12070590B2
The present disclosure relates to an injection device including: a housing; a carrier disposed within the housing for holding a syringe that has a needle at one end; a needle sleeve located within the housing and being axially moveable with respect to the housing between an extended position and a retracted position; a biasing element configured to bias the needle sleeve towards the extended position; and a locking mechanism configured to lock the needle sleeve in the extended position after use of the injection device, the locking mechanism comprising; a first locking member provided on and projecting from the carrier; and a second locking member comprising a deflectable arm provided on the needle sleeve and moveable between a relaxed position and a deflected position.
US12070576B2
Ambulatory infusion pumps, durable assemblies, and disposable assemblies, including energy sources, reservoirs, baseplates, and related components therefor, as well as component combinations and related methods.
US12070574B2
A system for delivery of a volume of infusible fluid. The system includes a controller configured to calculate a trajectory for delivering infusible fluid, the trajectory comprising at least one volume of fluid, and determine a schedule for delivering the at least one volume of fluid according to the trajectory, wherein the schedule comprising an interval and a volume of infusible fluid for delivery. The system also includes a volume sensor assembly for determining the at least one volume of fluid delivered, wherein the controller recalculates the trajectory based on the volume of fluid delivered.
US12070555B2
A humidification chamber (24, 50, 300, 400, 500, 600 or 700) for humidifying gases is provided comprising: a water tub that is configured to receive a volume of water; a gases inlet for receiving a flow of gases into an interior volume of the humidification chamber; and a gases outlet through which a humidified flow of gases may exit the interior volume of the humidification chamber. One or more fill apertures (120) are provided in fluid communication with the water tub such that the water tub can be filled with water through the one or more fill apertures. A sealing closure (850) is also provided and configured to be releaseably mounted on the humidification chamber (24, 50, 300, 400, 500, 600 or 700), the sealing closure (850) being configured to sealingly close each fill aperture (120) when the sealing closure (850) is mounted on the humidification chamber to resist gas and/or vapour escaping from the one or more fill apertures (120).
US12070554B2
A respiratory therapy device includes a respiratory control unit, a respiratory circuit, and a multi-port connector. The respiratory control unit is configured to provide at least one respiratory therapy for a user. The respiratory circuit is coupled to the respiratory control unit to deliver the respiratory therapy to the user. The multi-port connector interconnects the respiratory circuit to the respiratory control unit.
US12070553B2
This invention relates to a patient interface, a system and/or method for providing a dedicated or sole inspiratory line or conduit for provision of inspiratory gases to a patient, and a dedicated sole expiratory line or conduit for provision of expiratory gases to a downstream device, where the inspiratory line or conduit is sealing engageable with first of a user's nares and the expiratory line or conduit is sealing engageable with the second of a user's nares.
US12070546B2
A gas heater for a surgical gas delivery system is disclosed, which includes an elongated tubular body defining an interior flow passage having an inlet port for receiving insufflation gas from a gas source and an outlet port for delivering heated insufflation gas to an insufflation manifold, a dielectric support positioned within the interior flow passage of the tubular body, and a resistive element operatively associated with the dielectric support for heating insufflation gas flowing through the tubular body from the inlet port to the outlet port.
US12070532B2
A catheter configured to release nitric oxide and chlorhexidine providing anti-platelet and antimicrobial properties is manufactured by impregnating a thermoplastic polyurethane catheter extrusion with a nitric oxide releasing compound and with chlorhexidine. Thereafter, the impregnated catheter extrusion is coated with a polyurethane coating comprising chlorhexidine and/or a nitric oxide releasing compound. In the impregnating step, the catheter extrusion may be exposed to a solvent having the nitric oxide releasing compound and chlorhexidine dissolved therein. The solvent is removed from the catheter extrusion. In the coating step, the impregnated catheter extrusion may be dip coated in a polymer solution comprising polyurethane and chlorhexidine and/or a nitric oxide releasing compound in a suitable solvent. The nitric oxide releasing compound, impregnated and/or coated, may be selected from s-nitroso-n-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP), s-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO), and mixtures thereof. The chlorhexidine, impregnated and/or coated, may be selected from chlorhexidine diacetate, chlorhexidine base, chlorhexidine gluconate, and mixtures thereof.
US12070520B2
A transdermal drug delivery device is disclosed. Over an extended wear period, the device causes cumulative moderate irritation plus significant irritation of less than 5% and/or achieves a meaningful degree of detachment over a seven day period of less than 20%.
US12070510B2
It is disclosed herein that ssAAV and scAAV vectors of the same serotype administered by injection into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) via the intracerebroventricular (ICV) or intrathecal (cisternal or lumbar) route exhibit different cellular tropisms in the central nervous system. Thus, a subject can be treated by injection into the CSF of ssAAV or scAAV vector encoding a therapeutic protein, such as an ssAAV9 or scAAV9 vector. The therapeutic protein can be targeted to specific cells using these vectors. In some embodiments, scAAV9 is utilized to achieve superior transduction in the hippocampus, cerebellum and cerebral cortex where both neurons, particularly Purkinje neurons, and glial cells (such as astrocytes) are transduced. In other embodiments, ssAAV9 is utilized to minimize transduction of astrocytes. In further embodiments, an immunosuppressive agent is also administered to the subject.
US12070497B2
The present invention relates to a rhinovaccination system for preventing and treating hepatitis B, comprising a hepatitis B vaccine composition for administration to nasal mucosa in combination with a medical nozzle device.
US12070486B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating autoimmune, microbial, metabolic, neoplastic, and posttraumatic diseases mediated by inflammation in a subject. Compositions and methods including at least one importin beta-selective nuclear transport modifier (NTM) and/or at least one importin alpha-selective NTM, and/or at least one importin alpha-specific NTM, and/or at least one inhibitor of importin alpha and importin beta complex formation may be administered to a subject to modulate the transport of transcription factors, mediated by nuclear import adaptors, into the nucleus of a cell resulting in a decrease or abrogation of inflammation.
US12070484B2
Provided is a teverelix-TFA composition having a molar ratio of teverelix to trifluoroacetate composition of at least 1:2.2. Such a molar ratio will prevent undesirable gel-formation and provide a homogenous suspension, whereby a unique bioavailablity of teverelix is obtained.
US12070483B2
In various aspects and embodiments the invention provides compositions and methods useful in the treatment of acute lung injury (ALI).
US12070479B1
Decarboxylated cannabis compositions and methods of making and using the same are provided. The methods produce a decarboxylated product that has more terpenes and cannabidiol preserved and less oxidation of tetrahydrocannabinol to cannabinol, compared to a decarboxylated product made by a traditional decarboxylation process.
US12070475B2
Provided herein is a ligament ECM soluble fraction useful for the growth and regrowth of ligament tissue. Methods of preparation of the soluble fractions and use of the soluble fractions in growth or regrowth of ligament tissue also are provided.
US12070464B2
The present disclosure relates to the use of 2-((4S)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-4H-benzo[c]isoxazolo[4,5-e]azepin-4-yl)acetamide, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for treating myelofibrosis.
US12070462B2
Chemical compounds for the treatment of myeloid neoplasms and solid tumors are described, where the compounds were identified through a screening process assessing the binding affinity of the compounds to a synthesized fragment of Setbp1 protein.
US12070461B2
The present invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and formulations comprising the compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are useful in modulating lyn kinase activity, in particular, the compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful for treating or preventing a disease or disorder including cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, dyslipoproteinemia, a disorder of glucose metabolism, metabolic syndrome (i.e., Syndrome X), a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-associated disorder, septicemia, a thrombotic disorder, type II diabetes, obesity, pancreatitis, hypertension, renal disease, inflammation, or impotence.
US12070459B2
The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical capsules comprising lumateperone, in free, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, optionally in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents, processes for manufacture thereof and methods of use in the treatment or prophylaxis of disease.
US12070457B2
The present invention relates to heteroaryl heterocyclic compounds, e.g., the compound of the formula shown below, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, methods for preparing same, and uses thereof.
US12070454B1
An improved anesthetic nerve block and method is disclosed comprising a local long acting anesthetic and a physiologic carbonate base. The local long acting anesthetic and the physiologic carbonate base are introduced to a living organism and adjacent to a nerve. The local long acting anesthetic and the physiologic carbonate base react to form a precipitated mass around the nerve for creating a local nerve block. The precipitated mass degrades into unionized local anesthetic which penetrates through the nerve membrane and into the axon for creating a prolonged local nerve block.
US12070451B2
The present invention relates to the field of anti-viral active agents, particularly to salts, more particularly to a maleate salt of the free base of N-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]-N-methyl-2-[4-(2-pyridinyl)-phenyl]-acetamide, to pharmaceutical formulations thereof as well as to methods for the production of these salts. The present invention also relates to the use of theses salts and of respective pharmaceutical formulations thereof in methods of treatment and/or prevention of human herpes simplex virus infections, particulary infections caused by HSV-1 and HSV-2.
US12070448B2
The present invention relates to a use for the purpose of preventing, alleviating, or treating status epilepticus by administering a medicament or pharmaceutical composition comprising a carbamate compound of chemical formula 1.
US12070445B2
The present technology provides a system for monitoring quorum-sensing in bacteria comprising bacteria that release at least one membrane-lytic toxin when the bacteria are at a quorum-sensing density; synthetic lipid vesicles comprising an environmentally sensitive indicator, wherein the synthetic lipid vesicles release the environmentally sensitive dye in the presence of an effective amount of the membrane-lytic toxins; and a growth medium; wherein the bacteria and synthetic lipid vesicles are in contact with the growth medium. Methods using the system and compounds discovered with the system (e.g., compounds of Formulas I and II) are also disclosed.
US12070443B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating or preventing breast cancer with S-equol. The method and compositions are particularly suited to treating triple-negative breast cancer. The S-equol may be administered alone or in combination with one or more cytotoxic or immunotherapeutic compound or molecule.
US12070437B2
Automatic packager for pharmaceuticals and method of operating the same. The method includes receiving a prescription to be filled by a pharmacy management system and identifying one or more bulk containers that contain medications to fill the prescription. The method also includes counting, using a pre-counter, medications from the one or more bulk containers to fill the prescription and depositing the counted medications in one or more cartridges. The method also includes placing the one or more cartridges including the counted medications at an automatic packager and dispensing the medications in the one or more cartridges. The method also includes packaging medications dispensed from the one or more cartridges into packages and verifying whether the medications are correctly packaged.
US12070431B2
The system uses a motor, and a rolling tube or rod of sufficient strength to apply a pull force on one side of a sheet on the bed with the patient lying on the sheet to help pull up the patient on his bed or turn patients on his side with little manual effort. The sheet used has an underside which is slidable to reduce the friction and having a plurality of loops on the sides to connect to the pull straps. The loops to which the pull straps are connected are chosen to apply equal force to pull or turn the patient on the sheet. Patients having mobility issues have to be routinely pulled up or turned on their sides to make them comfortable and avoid formation of bed sores. These operations have caused back problems for many caregivers. The system disclosed provides mechanized help for these operations.
US12070416B2
Systems, methods, and devices used to treat eyelids, meibomian glands, ducts, and surrounding tissue are described herein. In some embodiments, an eye treatment device is disclosed, which includes a scleral shield positionable proximate an inner surface of an eyelid, the scleral shield being made of, or coated with, an energy-absorbing material activated by a light energy, and an energy transducer positionable outside of the eyelid, the energy transducer configured to provide light energy at one or more wavelengths, including a first wavelength selected to heat the energy-absorbing material. Wherein, when the eyelid is positioned between the energy transducer and the scleral shield, the light energy from the energy transducer and the heated energy-absorbing material of the scleral shield conductively heats a target tissue region sufficiently to melt meibum within meibomian glands located within or adjacent to the target tissue region.
US12070385B2
A tendon repair implant for treatment of a complete or partial thickness tear in the supraspinatus tendon of the shoulder is provided. The implant may incorporate features of rapid deployment and fixation by arthroscopic means that compliment current procedures; tensile properties that result in desired sharing of anatomical load between the implant and native tendon during rehabilitation; selected porosity and longitudinal pathways for tissue in-growth; sufficient cyclic straining of the implant in the longitudinal direction to promote remodeling of new tissue to tendon-like tissue; and, may include a bioresorbable construction to provide transfer of additional load to new tendon-like tissue and native tendon over time.
US12070372B2
A torque wrench as a ratchet instrument for medical technology, including receiving opening which has head region, neck region adjoining head region, rod-shaped actuating lever fastened to neck region for application of torque to the head region, and enclosure forming receiving opening of head region. Furthermore, torque wrench includes spring clip and latching lug formed thereon. The latching lug in rest position of latching lug protrudes into receiving opening and in entraining portion of latching lug is intended to interact with counterpart surface of insertion instrument inserted into enclosure during rotation in tightening direction of actuating lever in entraining position. The latching lug is intended to move into release position during rotation contrary to tightening direction against force of spring clip, in order to provide free running between head region and insertion instrument. The enclosure has break extending over entire cross-section of enclosure and forms spring clip.
US12070365B2
The present invention relates to a tool system comprising a handheld implement having a passive vectorized tracking marker permanently integrated with the implement at a predetermined location on the implement in a predetermined orientation with respect to the implement; and a database comprising geometric information describing the at least one of a rotationally asymmetric shape of the tracking marker and a rotationally asymmetric pattern disposed on the tracking marker. The system may further comprise: a tracker configured for obtaining image information about the tracking marker when the tracking marker is in a field of view of the tracker; and a controller having a processor and memory, the controller in communication with the database and the tracker, the processor programmable for receiving and processing image information from the tracker; accessing the database to retrieve the geometric information; and comparing the image information with the geometric information. The handheld implement may be three-dimensionally tracked by the tracker.
US12070341B2
A patient support mechanism that supports a patient during scanning of the patient by a medical scanner. The support mechanism includes a shoulder support rotatably attached to a head support. The head support receives the patient's head and the shoulder support receives an upper portion of the patient's body wherein the shoulder support includes a downwardly extending attachment device. The support mechanism also includes an attachment mechanism having a post section that is attached to the medical scanner. Further, the attachment mechanism includes a bracket element for receiving the attachment device wherein the shoulder support is attached to the bracket element by positioning the shoulder support above the bracket element and moving the shoulder support downward to attach the attachment device to the bracket element while the patient is lying in bed.
US12070331B2
An aspect of the present disclosure generally relates to a wearable physiological device comprising: (a) a first housing assembly comprising: a first housing body; a first circuit assembly removably coupled to the first housing body; a user interface assembly communicatively connected to the first circuit assembly; and (b) a second housing assembly removably coupled to the first housing assembly, the second housing assembly comprising: a second housing body; a second circuit assembly removably coupled to the second housing body, the second circuit assembly comprising a set of physiological sensors; a removable battery disposed on the second circuit assembly; and a flexible connector communicatively connecting the second circuit assembly to the first circuit assembly, wherein the set of physiological sensors are configured for measuring physiological signals from a user wearing the wearable physiological device, the physiological signals communicable to the user interface assembly.
US12070327B2
A method for determining a representation for a level of pain experienced by a patient, the method comprising: providing reference information concerning at least two visible features that are indicative of experienced pain; capturing information indicative of facial features by observing the patient directly or indirectly over a predetermined time period; allocating at least one pain indicator corresponding to each feature based on the captured information; and collating each indicator to construct the pain level indicator.
US12070325B2
A system monitors fatigue of a user. The system (100) may include one or more data sources, such as a non-obtrusive sleep sensor, configured to generate objective sleep measures of the user. The system may also include a fatigue monitoring module, which may be configured to generate an assessment, such as in one or more processors, of the fatigue state of the user based on the data from the one or more data sources.
US12070317B1
The present invention relates to a physiological recording electrode, and, more particularly, to an EEG (electroencephalography) recording electrode that can be used without the need for numerous steps in preparing the subject's skin and the electrode itself. The invention further relates to a surface feature or penetrator with a size and shape which that will not bend or break, which limits the depth of application, and/or anchors the electrode or other device during normal application; and a packaging system comprising a well and electrolytic fluid for maintaining a coating of said electrolytic fluid on the surface feature or penetrator.
US12070310B2
A device for the continuous and real-time monitoring of bilirubin, comprises a housing that encloses a waterproof/splash proof body. The body comprises a bilirubin and temperature measuring module; a wearable biocompatible strap; a buckle; a display unit; a safety module; a learning module; a battery and charging unit; a switch; and a wireless connectivity facilitator. The bilirubin and temperature measuring module comprises: one or more light emitting sources; a microprocessor; one or more photodetectors; a filter; and an analogue to digital converter. The device can be configured to be mounted on a patient's wrist or any other body part like palm, earlobe, cheek, finger, forehead, and feet.
US12070308B2
A glucose monitoring system includes a sensor control device comprising an analyte sensor coupled with sensor electronics, the sensor control device configured to transmit data indicative of an analyte level, and a reader device comprising a wireless communication circuitry configured to receive the data indicative of the analyte level, and one or more processors coupled with a memory. The memory is configured to store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: determine a frequency of interaction over a first time period based on one or more instances of user operation of the reader device, and output a first notification if the determined frequency of interaction is below a predetermined target level of interaction and output a second notification if the determined frequency of interaction is above the predetermined target level of interaction, wherein below the predetermined target level of interaction, an increase in the determined frequency of interaction corresponds to a first improvement in a metabolic parameter, and above the predetermined target level of interaction, an increase in the determined frequency of interaction corresponds to a second improvement in the metabolic parameter.
US12070305B2
An apparatus for remote controlled physical activity monitoring, the apparatus comprising: at least one orientation measurer, wearable on at least one body part of a user, configured to measure orientation of a body part wearing the orientation measurer during a physical activity of the user, at least one pressure meter, wearable on at least one body part of the user, configured to measure pressure applied by muscle of a body part wearing the pressure meter during the physical activity of the user, a computer processor, associated with the orientation measurer and pressure meter, configured to derive monitoring control data from the measured orientation and pressure, and a data transmitter, associated with the computer processor, configured to transmit the monitoring control data to a physical activity monitoring device, and thereby to remotely control a monitoring of the physical activity of the user by the physical activity monitoring device.
US12070289B2
A surgical instrument having a proximal end, a distal end and a shaft, the shaft comprising a plurality of joint components connected in series, each joint component comprising first and second connectors, which connectors are axially spaced apart from one another at first and second ends of a respective joint component, characterised in that the first connector comprises a first rolling surface, and the second connector comprise a second rolling surface, and wherein each joint component comprises a first spur gear extending from the first rolling surface, and a second spur gear extending from the second rolling surface, wherein the first rolling surface of a first joint component is engageable with the second rolling surface of a second joint component to form a rolling joint, and the second rolling surface of the first joint component is engageable with a first rolling surface of a third rolling joint.
US12070279B2
Certain embodiments may relate to apparatuses and methods for performing surgical procedures. For example, a method may comprise initiating detection and tracking of at least one surgical instrument (including associated surgical material) within a surgical area. The method may further comprise performing a surgical procedure with the at least one surgical instrument and material and ending detection and tracking of the at least one surgical instrument and material within the surgical area. The method may further comprise displaying at least one indication of location status of the at least one surgical instrument.
US12070275B1
Provided is a method of designing a guidance specific to a patient, including: specifying a first skeletal image plane in which a base plate is to be installed on a skeleton of a patient in which an affected area is located; displaying a normal vector N of the first skeletal image plane together with the skeleton of the patient in three dimensions (3D); displaying an intersection of the normal vector and the first skeletal image plane such that an operator arbitrarily moves the intersection or rotates the normal vector based on the intersection to determine a direction of a center pin; displaying a screen in which the base plate is installed according to a position (a center point) and direction of the center pin determined by the operator; and calculating a rotation angle and depth of peripheral screws to be installed on the base plate.
US12070270B2
A method for assessing a lens capsule stability condition in an eye of a human patient includes directing electromagnetic energy in a predetermined spectrum onto a pupil of the eye, via an energy source, concurrently subsequent to a movement of the eye causing eye saccades to occur therein. The method also includes acquiring images of the eye indicative of the eye saccades using an image capture device, and computing, via the ECU, a motion curve of the lens capsule using the images. Additionally, the method includes extracting time-normalized lens capsule oscillation traces based on the motion curve via the ECU, and then model-fitting the lens capsule oscillation traces via the ECU to thereby assess the lens capsule instability condition. An automated system for performing an embodiment of the method is also disclosed herein, including the energy source, image capture device, and ECU.
US12070267B2
An ophthalmic device including a scanning optical system configured to scan an examined eye with light from a light source, a fixation light source configured to illuminate fixation light onto the examined eye through the scanning optical system so as to function as a fixation target, and a fixation light scanning section configured to scan the fixation light synchronized to scanning of the scanning optical system such that an illuminated fixation target does not move a specific distance or greater due to scanning of the scanning optical system.
US12070263B2
Systems and methods for endometrial ablation. The systems include a handle and elongated introducer sleeve extending to an expandable working end having a fluid-tight interior chamber. A thin dielectric wall surrounds at least a portion of the interior chamber and has an external surface for contacting endometrial tissue. The thin dielectric wall surrounds a collapsible-expandable frame and receives an electrically non-conductive gas. First and second polarity electrodes are exposed to the interior and exterior of the chamber, respectively. A radiofrequency power source operatively connects to the electrode arrangement to apply a radiofrequency voltage across the first and second electrodes, wherein the voltage is sufficient to initiate ionization of the neutral gas into a conductive plasma within the interior chamber, and to capacitively couple the current in the plasma across the thin dielectric wall to ablate endometrial tissue engaged by the external surface of the dielectric structure.
US12070260B2
An electrosurgical system monitors and visually indicates a degree of contact between a return electrode and a patient's skin. The system includes an electrosurgical generator and a return pad. The return pad includes a return electrode, a lighting element, and a cable electrically and mechanically coupling the return electrode to the generator. The lighting element is configured to emit light based on the degree of contact between the return electrode and the patient.
US12070259B2
Apparatus and associated methods relate to controlling electrical power of an electrotherapeutic signal that is provided to a biological tissue engaged by an electrosurgical instrument during a medical procedure. Electrical power—a product of a voltage difference across and an electrical current conducted by the engaged biological tissue—is controlled according to a therapeutic schedule. The electrotherapeutic schedule can be reduced or terminated in response to a termination criterion being met. In some examples, the termination criterion is a current characteristic, such as, for example, a decrease in current conducted by the engaged biological tissue. In some examples, the termination criterion is a biological tissue resistance characteristic, such as, for example, an increase in the biological tissue resistance that exceeds a predetermined delta resistance value.
US12070253B2
An orthopedic implant including an outer surface and at least one opening extending through the outer surface for receiving a fastener for coupling the implant to a patients bone or bone portion/fragment. The opening including a plurality of fins circumferentially disposed about the opening for engaging threads formed on a head portion of the fastener to secure the fastener to the implant. The plurality of fins being arranged and configured in first and second vertically spaced rows of fins. At least one of the fins including a different configuration, property, etc. relative to at least one of the other plurality of fins. In one embodiment, each of the first and second fins in a vertically stacked relationship includes a different configuration from the other of the first and second fins in that stack. In one embodiment, the different configuration includes a different length, a different thickness, or a combination thereof.
US12070249B2
A polyaxial bone anchor with a receiver, a shank, a pressure insert, a retainer for holding the shank in the receiver, and a closure. The receiver includes at least one insert alignment surface formed in an axial bore of the receiver to prevent the insert from axially rotating relative to the receiver when the insert is engaged by the closure. In one aspect the retainer is uploadable through the bottom opening of the receiver, and in another aspect the insert and the retainer are both uploadable through the bottom opening.
US12070248B2
A polyaxial bone anchoring device includes a receiving part with an upper member having a first end, a second end, and a recess at the first end for receiving a rod, and a lower member connectable around the second end of the upper member, and a pressure member positionable in the upper member to exert pressure on a head of a bone anchoring element. The lower member is movable from a first position where the head is pivotable, to a second position closer to the first end of the upper member where an angular position of the head is locked while the recess remains vacant or unobstructed. When the lower member is at the second position, at least part of the lower member is aligned axially with at least part of an end face at the second end of the upper member.
US12070243B2
A medical material needle, applicable for detection and positioning by an ultrasound, includes a needle body having a three-layer structure. The three-layer structure includes an outer structure, an inner structure, and a middle structure disposed between the outer structure and the inner structure. The outer structure and the middle structure have different characteristic acoustic impedance with respect to the ultrasound, the inner structure and the middle structure have different characteristic acoustic impedance with respect to the ultrasound, and at least one of the outer structure, the middle structure and the inner structure is provided with a dimension in at least one direction less than a wavelength at a frequency of the ultrasound in water.
US12070237B2
A device for treating hemorrhoids includes a first ligating member which moves between a first position in which the first member is tightened to a degree required to maintain a desired position of the first member around the first portion without significantly cutting off blood flow and a second configuration in which the first member is cinched down around the first portion to substantially cut off blood flow to the encircled first portion. Also, the device includes a first applicator having a proximal lumen and first and second opposed distal lumens open to the proximal lumen. The first member is extending from a proximal end distally through the proximal lumen into the first lumen to exit a distal end of the first lumen, loop around and enter the distal end of the second lumen. The first member is passing through the second lumen into the proximal lumen.
US12070235B2
A device and method for perforating a dense bone layer. The device includes a vibration generator for generating mechanical vibration, in particular ultrasonic vibration, and an instrument with an elongated shaft and a distal end piece including a perforator. The distal end piece is arranged at a distal end of the shaft and the proximal end of the shaft is connected or connectable to the vibration generator. The perforator has the form of a solid or a hollow cylinder. The vibration generator, the shaft and the distal end piece are adapted to each other for the shaft to transmit, when connected to the activated vibration generator, mechanical vibration from the vibration generator to the distal end piece and for vibrating the perforator in a direction parallel to its cylinder axis.
US12070233B2
A system (200) and method (600) for identifying cutting tools for use during a surgical procedure are described. For example, the system includes a cutting tool assembly (210) including a shaft (212) having a cutting element (214) and at least one identifying feature (216) that uniquely corresponds to the cutting element. The system further includes a drive assembly (220) including a reference pin (224), a motor (230) mechanically connected to the drive assembly, a control unit (240) configured to activate the motor to move the cutting tool assembly such that the reference pin engages with the at least one identifying feature, a sensor system (226) configured to determine positioning information related to the reference pin when the reference pin engages the at least one identifying feature, and a computing unit (250) configured to receive the positioning information from the sensor system and identify the cutting element based upon the position information.
US12070231B2
Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed which generate surgical plans that have been customized for a particular patient. A client generates a surgical plan request that includes data relevant to a patient and an orthopaedic surgical procedure to be performed upon the patient. The surgical plan system receives the surgical plan request, generates a surgical plan that has been customized based upon the data of the surgical plan request, and transmits the customized surgical plan to the client.
US12070228B2
The present application discloses various methods of constructing hemostasis devices with folded balloon assemblies.
US12070227B2
An example medical device is disclosed. The example medical device includes a shaft having a proximal end region, a distal end region and an outer surface. The medical device also includes a hemostasis clip coupled to the outer surface of the distal end region of the shaft, wherein the hemostasis clip is configured to shift between an open position and a closed position. Further, the medical device includes a tension member coupled to the hemostasis clip, wherein actuation of the tension member shifts the hemostasis clip between the open position and the closed position.
US12070211B2
A surgical stapling device includes an elongate body, a tool assembly pivotably coupled to the elongate body for articulation, and a drive assembly. The drive assembly is movable in relation to the tool assembly to eject staples from the tool assembly and cut tissue clamped between jaws of the tool assembly. The drive assembly includes a working end that is coupled to a flexible drive beam. The flexible drive beam includes a metallic core member and outer laminates secured to opposite sides of the core member. The outer laminates are formed of a material having a lower coefficient of friction than the core member to minimize firing forces of the surgical stapling device.
US12070206B2
A minimally invasive suturing device is disclosed. The minimally invasive suturing device has a shaft and a distal tip. The minimally invasive suturing device also has a flexible span coupling the distal tip to the shaft. The flexible span has an angling link, a plurality of bending links, and an end link.
US12070203B2
A tubular retractor securement frame is disclosed including a mounting bracket, two flexor arms, and a device emplacement oriented to receive and hold in-place a surgical tool. The mounting bracket includes an elastically deformable plate, rails extending about orthogonal from the elastically deformable plate and about parallel to one another, and receptacles facing one another in the rails which are arranged to receive a retractor arm extending from a tubular retractor at a fixed angle. The flexor arms extend from the mounting bracket adjacent to the rails. The flexor arms are positioned so as not to occlude visualization through the tubular retractor and such that applying pressure to flex the flexor arms toward one another shifts the rails to accept or remove the retractor arm into or from the receptacles, and releasing the pressure reverts the rails so as to inhibit the retractor arm from being inserted or removed.
US12070193B2
Systems, devices, methods, and computer readable media for generating plasma for treating objects may be provided. Embodiments include a housing; a plasma generation zone within the housing configured to enable accommodation of an object; a plasma generator for enabling formation of plasma within the plasma generation zone; a plurality of vacuum pumps within the housing, each pump having a vacuum inlet; a plurality of conduits within the housing connecting the plurality of vacuum pumps in series, such that when activated, the series of pumps cause a vacuum within the plasma generation zone; and at least one processor configured to simultaneously operate the plurality of vacuum pumps while the object is in a region of the plasma generation zone.
US12070188B2
An endoscope distal end cover (10) is a cover for protecting a distal end (20t) of an endoscope (20) which has an observation window at the distal end, including: a synthetic polymer film (13) which is to be located over the observation window (32) when the endoscope distal end cover is attached to the distal end of the endoscope, wherein the synthetic polymer film has a surface which includes a plurality of raised portions, when viewed in a normal direction of the synthetic polymer film, a two-dimensional size of the plurality of raised portions is in the range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm, and a static contact angle of water with respect to the surface is not less than 98°.
US12070185B2
An observation device and method its operation is disclosed. The device includes an instrument with a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; objective optics disposed at the shaft and having a field of view; an imaging sensor arranged to capture image data, the imaging sensor having a sensor array of evenly distributed elements; and an image processing unit. The objective optics is arranged to capture a scene in the field of view on the imaging sensor. The objective optics define at least a central imaging region and a peripheral imaging region, where the differing focal lengths of the objective optics result in the central imaging region having a higher digital resolution than that of the peripheral region, resulting in more pixels dedicated to the region of interest, while the peripheral regions have adequate resolution to monitor the introduction of surgical tools and other valuable information.
US12070179B2
A cleaner includes: a suction motor that generates suction force; a dust separation unit that separates dust from air sucked by the suction force; a motor housing that covers the suction motor; a flow guide that surrounds an outer side of the motor housing and guides air discharged from the dust separation unit to the suction motor; and a body that forms an external appearance by surrounding the flow guide and guides air discharged from the suction motor together with the flow guide.
US12070178B2
The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a recovery system that extracts liquid and debris with a drying cycle in which forced air flows through a recovery pathway of the recovery system to dry out components that remain wet and/or retain moisture after normal operation of the apparatus. The post-operation drying cycle can dry out components such as an agitator or brushroll, a brush chamber, a suction nozzle, a recovery tank, a filter, and any of the various conduits, ducts, and/or hoses fluidly coupling components of the recovery system together.
US12070176B2
A surface cleaning apparatus comprises an air treatment chamber, a pre-motor filter and a suction motor. The suction motor and the pre-motor filter are laterally spaced from the air treatment chamber. When the surface cleaning apparatus is positioned on a horizontal surface with the upper end of the air treatment chamber above the lower end of the air treatment chamber, the pre-motor filter is positioned at a higher elevation than the suction motor.
US12070175B2
A shoe treating apparatus having a cabinet including at least one storage space, a rotatable duct part disposed in an upper portion of the storage space and configured to rotate toward the interior of the storage space, a treatment part configured to provide treatment on a shoe, and a processor configured to control an operation of the rotatable duct part and electrically connected to the treatment part is provided. The processor may, based on detecting a shoe in the storage space, rotate the rotatable duct part toward the interior of the detected shoe and may control treatment on the detected shoe through the rotatable duct part after the rotatable duct part is rotated toward the interior of the detected shoe. A method of operating a shoe treating apparatus is also provided.
US12070173B2
A pump sends washing water and generates steam in order to wash the dishes or the cooking utensils, and a dishwasher including the same. The pump includes a housing, an impeller disposed inside the housing and configured to flow washing water, and a heater coupled to a lower side of the housing and configured to generate steam by heating the washing water in the housing. The housing includes a pump lower portion configured to receive the washing water based on rotation of the impeller, and a pump upper portion configured to discharge the washing water based on rotation of the impeller and to discharge the steam generated by the heater.
US12070171B2
An extraction cleaner may include a cleaner body including a pump and a suction motor, a supply tank configured to be removably coupled to the cleaner body and configured to receive a first cleaning fluid, an additive tank configured to receive a second cleaning fluid, a recovery tank configured to be removably coupled to the cleaner body, and a cleaning tool including a fluid applicator and a cleaning assembly, the fluid applicator is configured to deliver one of the first cleaning fluid or a mixture of the first cleaning fluid and the second cleaning fluid to a surface to be cleaned and the cleaning assembly is configured to extract at least a portion of the delivered first cleaning fluid or at least a portion of the delivered mixture.
US12070166B2
A toilet seat ring includes: a seat ring body and a seat ring mounting end configured to be connected to the seat ring body. The seat ring mounting end includes: a mounting hole configured to install a pivot shaft; and a mounting cavity connected to the mounting hole. The toilet seat ring also includes a sealing element configured to be disposed in the seat ring mounting end. The sealing element includes: an assembly portion configured to be disposed in the mounting cavity; and a plugging portion connected to the assembly portion and configured to seal the mounting hole. The plugging portion includes a wiring harness assembly hole and at least one water pipe mounting hole spaced apart from the wiring harness assembly hole.
US12070160B1
An individual serving size food dispenser includes a casing defining an interior volume configured for receipt of bulk food. An opening of the casing is positioned proximate a bottom portion of the interior volume. An auger is disposed within the interior volume of the casing. The auger includes a first flighting portion and a second flighting portion. The first and second flighting portions are wound in opposite directions. An auger motor is coupled to the auger such that the auger motor is operable to rotate the auger within the interior volume of the casing. A door assembly is positioned proximate the opening of the casing. The door assembly is configured for selectively opening to dispense bulk food from the opening of the casing.
US12070157B2
A grill plate includes a body having a top surface for supporting food, a grease trap associated with said body, a cavity defined by said grease trap, and an opening to said cavity disposed proximate said top surface.
US12070142B2
A drinking vessel, and a lid for a drinking vessel are provided, The lid has a rim from which a user can drink with a valve formed at the rim. A fluid coupling extends from the valve to the base of the drinking vessel. Drinking is by sucking from the rim of the lid. The fluid coupling ensures that the cup does not have to be tipped (to bring the liquid in contact with the rim) as is the case for a conventional cup with a so-called 360 degree drinking valve.
US12070136B2
A retail merchandise tray is provided. The retail merchandise tray includes a frame for supporting retail merchandise, a pusher that slides along the frame, and at least one movable divider assembly adjustable positionable relative to the frame, the divider assembly including a movable baffle plate extension.
US12070132B2
An article of furniture includes a frame defining an opening, and a suspension material spanning over the opening and having a weft knit construction. The suspension material is configured to support a user, and the suspension material includes at least one multifilament forming a jersey knit structure which has a plurality of courses extending in a course direction and a plurality of wales extending in a wale direction, and at least one monofilament corresponding to and being inlaid in a respective one of the courses. The suspension material has, in the course direction, a ratio of machine gauge, in needles per mm, to course stiffness, in N per mm, between 0.02 and 0.2 and has, in the wale direction, a ratio of machine gauge, in needles per mm, to wale stiffness, in N per mm, between 0.07 and 1.4.
US12070127B2
A floating shelf, comprising: (1) a shelf; and (2) a floating shelf bracket that is configured to support the shelf and that comprises a support connector and two or more shelf supports that are attached to one another by the support connector. The support connector and the two or more shelf supports may be attached to one another so that the floating shelf bracket is a unitary, single-piece bracket. In various embodiments, the top surface of each of the two or more shelf supports is positioned below a top of the support connector so that when a bottom surface of the shelf is positioned on the top surface of each of the two or more shelf supports, the top of the support connector is substantially concealed behind the shelf.
US12070122B2
Powered toothbrush systems that provide improved bristle positioning and bristle contact with tooth surfaces that reduce the time and effort required for effective brushing. Some embodiments use alternating or oscillating pneumatic pressure and suction to move a toothbrush head. Various configuration of the brush head provide different areas of coverage ranging from individual tooth to quarter mouth (U-cross section), to half (U-cross section or H-cross section) or whole mouth (U-cross section or H-cross section) coverage. Some embodiments include flexible fingers and/or bladders to keep the bristle tips properly engaged with the teeth and gums, providing bristle contact over a wide variety of malocclusion. The shape of the brush heads adapts to conform closely to the shape of the user's dental tray and to any malocclusion that may be present. The powered toothbrush automatically generates motion of the brush head that simulates the Modified Bass Method of brushing.
US12070118B1
An extendable and retractable coupling system is configured with a retractable coupler that is tethered to a coupler body to retain valuable item to a person or other item. An extendable coupling system has a dual coupler having a fixed coupler that is stationary, or configured on the coupler body and a retractable coupler that is coupled to the coupler body by a tether. The retractable coupler may be coupled to a valuable item, such as a mobile phone and the fixed coupler may be coupled to a person clothing, such as to a belt loop, for example. The user may then extend the tether to use their mobile phone and place the phone back into a pocket when not in use. The tether may prevent the valuable item, such as the mobile phone, from dropping to the ground and being damaged.
US12070115B2
A refillable cosmetic product container device that is configured to receive a refill configured to contain the cosmetic product by an opening in order to put it in place in a reception volume defined by an inside wall of the casing. The inside wall has, over at least part of its surface, a member made of elastomer material connected to the casing and which is at least partly in relief relative to the inside wall of the casing. The casing thus formed is able to hold a refill in the reception volume, by virtue of the members in relief of elastomer material formed on the inside wall of the casing. The invention also relates to a casing for a cosmetic product container device comprising a casing and such a refill.
US12070114B2
A hair dryer (H) comprises a sensor (S) mounted on the hair dryer (H) to sense a hair property, and a removable attachment (A) provided with a first channel (C1) for passing air from the hair dryer (H) to hair, and a second channel (C2) for allowing the sensor (S) to sense the hair property through the second channel (C2), the second channel (C2) being distinct from the first channel (C1). The second channel (C2) may be an inner tube of the removable attachment (A). The second channel (C2) may have a conical shape.
US12070111B2
The invention relates to a holding device for cards and/or money, in particular to the use of U-shaped holding devices for credit cards. The invention relates to a holding device (100) for cards, money, or the like, comprising a first plate (101) and a second plate (102) with smaller dimensions than the first plate (101). According to the invention, the second plate (102) lies over the first plate (101) and is connected to the first plate (101) on at least two sides, and the second plate (102) has a region (102a) which tapers outwards on one side not connected to the first plate (101).
US12070106B2
Provided is a jewelry ring comprising a substrate, a first coating of a metallic nitride or a metallic boride, and an external metallic coating. Also provided is a metallic article comprising a substrate comprising tungsten carbide, cobalt, tungsten, titanium, titanium carbide, zirconium, tantalum or aluminum; a first coating of a metallic nitride or a metallic boride; and an external metallic coating. A method for making a jewelry ring comprising a substrate, a first coating of a metallic nitride or a metallic boride, and an external metallic coating is additionally provided. Further provided is a method for making a metallic article comprising a substrate comprising tungsten carbide, cobalt, tungsten, titanium, titanium carbide, zirconium, tantalum or aluminum; a first coating of a metallic nitride or a metallic boride; and an external metallic coating.
US12070103B2
A technique for forming a releasable attachment provides first and second latch strips each having an alternating pattern of lobes and troughs. The lobes of the first latch strip are adapted to fit within the troughs of the second latch strip, and vice versa, with the lobes retained within the troughs until sufficient force is applied between the first and second latch strips to separate them.
US12070097B2
An article of footwear may have an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure has a plurality of support elements, and each of the support elements include a shell and a core. The shell defines an interior void and is formed from a polymer material that extends around substantially all of the void. The core has a shape of the void and is located within the void, with at least a portion of the core being a polymer foam material. The polymer foam material of at least two of the support elements may have different densities.
US12070096B2
The article of footwear may include an upper, a heel region having a heel core and a heel perimeter, a forefront region, a medial side, a lateral side, an outsole and a midsole. The midsole may be a dual durometer midsole and include a soft durometer positioned between the heel region and the forefoot region and a firm durometer positioned around the heel perimeter.
US12070095B1
A functionally graded structure for a protective device includes a plurality of lattice structures including at least a first lattice structure having a first geometry and a second lattice structure having a second geometry. The first lattice structure with the first geometry has a first compression response property and the second lattice structure with the second geometry has a second compression response property that is different from the first compression response property.
US12070091B2
One embodiment provides a garment system comprising an upper body garment comprising an interior surface and a first set of connectors positioned on the interior surface. The system further comprises a lower body garment comprising a second set of connectors positioned on a surface of the lower body garment. The first set of connectors and the second set of connectors are vertically aligned when a wearer wears the upper body garment and the lower body garment at the same time, and each connector of the second set of connectors is configured to releasably engage and interconnect with a connector of the first set of connectors to attach the upper body garment to the lower body garment.
US12070085B2
This application relates to an improved brassiere cup structure, which includes a brassiere cup body, the brassiere cup body includes an outer surface layer and an inner surface layer, the brassiere cup body at least includes a breast supporting part and a lower cling part; at a junction of the breast supporting part and the lower cling part, at least a part of the outer surface layer forms a hollow window area, and the inner surface layer covers the window area, so that a thin and light heat dissipation structure is formed at the window area, at the same time has the characteristics of good air permeability, in addition, the window area allows the breast supporting part and the lower cling part to move relative to each other, so that when the breast is displaced, the shape can be changed adaptively, thereby improving the comfort of the wearer.
US12070077B2
An aerosol generating device may include a cartridge configured to store an aerosol generating material, and a main body configured to accommodate the cartridge. The cartridge may include a housing that includes an accommodation space that is configured to accommodate the aerosol generating material, and at least one resistance element that passes through the housing in a thickness direction of the housing. The main body may include at least one contact element that is configured to be electrically connected to the at least one resistance element in a case where the cartridge is accommodated in the main body.
US12070065B2
Vaporizer devices are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the vaporizer device can include a vaporizer body and a cartridge selectively coupled to and removable from the vaporizer body. The vaporizer body includes a cartridge receptacle and a heating element disposed within the cartridge receptacle and affixed to the vaporizer body. The cartridge includes a reservoir chamber and a wicking element that is in fluid communication with the reservoir chamber. The wicking element is configured to draw at least a portion of a vaporizable material from the reservoir chamber. The wicking element and at least a portion of the heating element are brought into direct contact with each other such that at least a portion of the vaporizable material received within the wicking element can be substantially vaporized to form vaporized material. Cartridges for vaporizer devices are also provided.
US12070053B2
A Kimchi stuffing adding device according to the present invention comprises: a Kimchi stuffing seasoning storage tank; a seasoning transport pump for receiving seasoning supplied from the Kimchi stuffing seasoning storage tank and supplying the seasoning to a transport pipe; a hopper for receiving the seasoning supplied from the transport pipe via a branch pipe that is branched from the transport pipe, and temporarily storing the seasoning; and a spray mechanism installed to be able to selectively spray the seasoning onto an end portion of the hopper. The spray mechanism can be turned ON or OFF and is provided to periodically spray a certain amount of the seasoning when turned on.
US12070052B2
The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a method of extracting bioactive agents from biomass using continuous microwave-assisted extraction. The disclosed method includes contacting the biomass with a solvent and optionally homogenizing the biomass. Then blending the biomass and the solvent and continuously passing the biomass though one more microwave assisted extraction units, thereby exposing the biomass to microwave energy. The solvent is separated from the biomass, where the separated solvent is the bioactive agent.
US12070037B2
The present invention relates to compositions having antimicrobial activity against Streptomyces scabies. Further provided herein are methods of making and using the antimicrobial compositions to protect and treat potatoes from Streptomyces scabies infections.
US12070036B2
Plant parasitic nematodes prefer to infect uninfected over infected hosts. A specific mixture of pheromones (a.k.a. ascarosides) tells plant parasitic nematodes the host status. We use a mixture of pheromones to direct nematodes away from the healthy roots. The pheromone mixture will be used for seed treatments to protect plant roots from infection by telling the nematodes that the plant is already infested and that they should move away and find new hosts. Chemical synthesis of pheromones is expensive, particularly when it is contains multiple compounds. Therefore, we obtained a partial mixture from Steinernema growth medium which provided 15% more directional movement away from the application site. We complete the necessary pheromone from the growth medium of Heterorabditis species to direct nematodes away from the seeds and roots of healthy plants. The pheromone mixture will be used to in the irrigation water or seed treatment to direct the plant parasitic nematodes away from the plant roots.
US12070034B2
A herbicidal combination comprising at least two synthetic auxins, or at least two synthetic auxins with at least one ALS inhibitor, a composition comprising these combinations, a method of use of these combinations and a kit comprising the components of these combinations.
US12070029B2
Systems and methods of the invention generally relate to prolonging viability of bodily tissue, especially an organ such as a lung, by adjusting pressure as needed to maintain a constant pressure within the organ even during external pressure fluctuations due, for example, to transportation of the organ in an airplane. Gas passing into and out of the organ may be conditioned to prolong tissue viability.
US12070018B2
An at least partially floorless semirigid poultry enclosure configured to flex and/or adjust to accommodate undulating terrain during movement across a field. The semirigid poultry enclosure may comprise a semirigid foundation. The semirigid foundation may include one or more flexible portions disposed between two or more rigid structural elements. The semirigid poultry enclosure may include an automated movement system configured to facilitate movement of the semirigid poultry enclosure on a field. The automated movement system may be configured to move a semirigid poultry enclosure that is at least 90 feet in length via multiple drive units coupled to a semirigid foundation.
US12070014B1
The present invention is to a tightening or cinching harness that reversibly tightens (cinches) and relaxes as the lead is pulled and relaxed by an owner or by the animal. The present invention is also to a compression harness that applies compression to an animal's torso. The harness may provide both tightening and compression.
US12070008B2
The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 19R239B3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 19R239B3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 19R239B3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 19R239B3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
US12070002B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011175. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011175, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011175 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011175.
US12069997B2
A wheat variety designated 6PQTB00B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PQTB00B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PQTB00B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PQTB00B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PQTB00B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PQTB00B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.
US12069993B2
A controlled environment agriculture system maximizes high quality yield, plant or organism density, and life cycle productivity. A combined structure contains automated conveyance and more than two vertically stacked planes of horizontal track that plants traverse throughout their life cycle. Nutritional support, controlled lighting, controlled climate and air flow are managed at each plane and coordinated across all planes as a system for optimized life cycle productivity. Plant or organism growth carriers are conveyed and connected to multiple planes with controlled elevators that enable continuous movement of plants throughout their lifecycle from seedling to harvest in a serpentine, carousel, or straight path configuration. Plants enjoy a variety of controlled environmental conditions including lighting, airflow, CO2, temperature and humidity configured to their organism type and optimized by life cycle stage. The ongoing movement provides an optimal environment for robust plant growth, eliminates the opportunity for pests to settle and lay eggs, and enables the ability to course correct organisms to higher yields.
US12069991B2
An irrigation system having a pipeline supported by one or more towers includes an improved truss connection system having a means for readily adjusting a crown height of the pipeline. A pair of cooperating members define a joint which selectively couples headed ends of adjacent truss rods together to form a truss rail of a truss system that supports the pipeline. A single fastener may fasten the cooperating members, a strut, and a cross-member together at the joint. A length of the truss rail may be decreased by holding the truss rods closer together. In an aspect, the headed ends of the adjacent truss rods are held closer together by inserting a shim in one of the joints. Decreasing the length of the truss rail increases the deflection of the pipeline and raises the crown height.
US12069988B2
An agricultural header connectable to an agricultural vehicle including a frame, at least one row unit connected to the frame and including at least one gathering chain, at least one crop dividing member connected to the frame, and a crop saving attachment supported by the at least one crop dividing member and being adjustable between a lowered position and a raised position. The crop saving attachment including a base member fixedly attached to the at least one crop dividing member, an upper member movably attached to the base member and configured for adjusting between the lowered and raised positions, and a pair of flaps supported by the base member and slideably associated with the upper member so that a resting position of the pair of flaps remains substantially unchanged as the upper member is adjusted.
US12069980B2
An opener configured to be coupled to an agricultural implement includes a first passage configured for pneumatic delivery of a first agricultural product. The first passage is defined by a first wall. The first passage includes a first outlet for the first agricultural product. The opener also includes a second passage configured for singulated delivery of a second agricultural product. The second passage is defined by a second wall. The second wall of the second passage is disposed within the first wall of the first passage.
US12069978B2
An information map is obtained by an agricultural system. The information map maps values of a topographic characteristic to different geographic locations in a field. An in-situ sensor detects values of an environmental characteristic as an agricultural work machine moves through the field. A predictive map generator generates a predictive map that predicts the environmental characteristic at different locations in the field based on a relationship between the values of the topographic characteristic and the values of the environmental characteristic detected by the in-situ sensor. The predictive map can be output and used in automated machine control.
US12075705B2
A semiconductor structure and a fabrication method thereof. The semiconductor structure, includes: a substrate; and magnetic tunnel junctions on the substrate, that each magnetic tunnel junction of the magnetic tunnel junctions includes a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region, each magnetic tunnel junction includes a multilayered material including material layers stacked along a normal direction of the substrate, and the material layers of each magnetic tunnel junction include at least one material layer that is different in the first region and the second region. The storage capacity density of the semiconductor structure is high.
US12075702B2
Provided is an apparatus comprising a conductive particle interconnect (CPI). The CPI includes an elastomeric carrier and a plurality of conductive particles dispersed therein. The elastomeric carrier includes an electroactive polymer (EAP) configured to move between a first position and a second position in response to an electrical field. The CPI is configured to exhibit a first electrical resistance when the EAP is in the first position and a second electrical resistance when the EAP is in the second position. The apparatus further comprises one or more electrodes electrically coupled to the CPI. The electrodes are configured to generate the electrical field within the CPI. The apparatus further comprises one or more insulators coupled to the CPI. The one or more insulators are configured to constrain expansion of the CPI in at least one direction.
US12075699B2
An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, an emitting layer, and a cathode in this order. The emitting layer comprises a delayed fluorescent compound M2 and a compound M3 having at least one deuterium atom, and the compound M3 is not a compound having a partial structure represented by a formula (1C) or (2C). S1(M2) of the compound M2 and S1(M3) of the compound M3 satisfy a relationship of S1(M3)>S1(M2). In the formulae (1C) and (2C), Y41 to Y48 are each independently a N atom, CR, or a C atom bonded to another atom or the like in the compound M3, where each R is independently a H atom or a substituent, at least one of Y41 to Y48 is a N atom, and at least one of Y41 to Y48 is a C atom bonded to another atom or the like in the compound M3.
US12075698B2
The disclosure belongs to the technical field of organic photoelectric materials, and discloses carbonyl containing organic electroluminescent materials and use thereof in OLED. The carbonyl containing organic electroluminescent materials have a structure of formula I, wherein R1 and R2 are different in Formula I, R1 and R2 are different electron-donating groups of aromatic ring derivatives; R1 is an electron-donating groups of hole transport host materials or electron-donating groups of bipolar transport host materials. The luminescent materials of the present disclosure are organic electroluminescent materials based on derivatives of a host material and a benzoyl group. They have both AIE and delayed fluorescence characteristics with high-efficiency solid-state emission, high exciton utilization, and bipolar features. The organic electroluminescent device prepared by the organic electroluminescent materials of the present disclosure has very good performance and broad application prospect in the field of organic electroluminescence.
US12075684B2
A display device including a substrate including a display area; a light-emitting element positioned on the substrate; a bank including a first opening corresponding to the light-emitting element; an encapsulation layer positioned on the light-emitting element; a touch electrode positioned on the encapsulation layer; a black matrix positioned on the touch electrode and including a first layer and a second layer positioned on the first layer, the second layer having a lower refractive index than the first layer; and a color filter positioned on the touch electrode.
US12075660B2
A display device includes a substrate that includes a display area and a peripheral area, a transistor in the display area, a pixel electrode connected to the transistor, a common electrode that overlaps the pixel electrode, and an organic insulation layer that is between the common electrode and the substrate, and overlaps at least a part of the peripheral area, wherein a thickness of a portion of the organic insulation layer overlapping the display area, and a thickness of a portion of the organic insulation layer overlapping the peripheral area, are different from each other, and the organic insulation layer includes a valley that penetrates the organic insulation layer, while overlapping the peripheral area.
US12075652B2
A light-emitting device includes: a substrate; a lens; and a light-emitting part provided between the substrate and the lens, wherein the lens has a convex curved surface portion on an opposite side to the substrate, in a first direction perpendicular to the substrate, the light-emitting part is more distant from the lens than a curvature center of the curved surface portion, when an apex of the curved surface portion in the first direction is referred to as a first position, and an end of the curved surface portion in a second direction in parallel with the substrate is referred to as a second position, and h represents a distance from the first position to the second position in the first direction, and r represents a distance from the first position to the second position in the second direction, h/r<0.95 is satisfied.
US12075649B2
A display device may include a hole, a display element, a switching element, a groove, a planarization layer, and a cover layer. The switching element may be electrically connected to the display element. The encapsulation layer may cover the display element. The groove may be located between the hole and the display element. A portion of the planarization layer may be located between a first edge of the planarization layer and a second edge of the planarization and may be located in the groove. The first edge of the planarization layer may be located closer to the display element than the second edge of the planarization layer. The cover layer may at least partially cover the first edge of the planarization layer.
US12075647B2
A display device includes a display area including a light emitting element and an organic insulating layer on the light emitting element; and a non-display area adjacent to the display area in a first direction, the non-display area including a first dam spaced apart from the organic insulating layer in the first direction, and a first groove between the organic insulating layer and the first dam in the first direction.
US12075641B2
The present disclosure provides an organic electroluminescent device comprising: a cathode; an anode; an N-type organic semiconductor between the cathode and the anode; and a P-type organic semiconductor between the N-type organic semiconductor and the anode and in contact with the N-type organic semiconductor, wherein the P-type organic semiconductor has a LUMO energy level between a LUMO energy level and a HOMO energy level of the N-type organic semiconductor, and an energy level difference between the LUMO energy level of the N-type organic semiconductor and the LUMO energy level of the P-type organic semiconductor corresponds to an electron transition luminescence spectral range in a wavelength range between near-infrared to ultraviolet.
US12075639B2
Visually undistorted thin film electronic devices are provided. In one embodiment, a method for producing a thin-film electronic device comprises: opening a scribe in a stack of thin film material layers deposited on a substrate to define an active region and an inactive region of the thin-film electronic device, the stack comprising at least one active semiconductor layer. The active region comprises a non-scribed area of the stack and the inactive region comprises a region of the stack where thin film material was removed by the scribe. The method further comprises depositing at least one scribe fill material into a gap opened by the scribe. The scribe fill material has embedded therein one or more coloring elements that alter an optical characteristics spectrum of the inactive region to obtain an optical characteristics spectrum of the active region within a minimum perceptible difference for an industry defined standard observer.
US12075633B2
A device structure includes at least one selector device. Each selector device includes a vertical stack including, from bottom to top, a bottom electrode, a metal oxide semiconductor channel layer, and a top electrode and located over a substrate, a gate dielectric layer contacting sidewalls of the bottom electrode, the metal oxide semiconductor channel layer, and the top electrode, and a gate electrode formed within the gate dielectric layer and having a top surface that is coplanar with a top surface of the top electrode. Each top electrode or each bottom electrode of the at least one selector device may be contacted by a respective nonvolatile memory element to provide a one-selector one-resistor memory cell.
US12075629B2
According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device including a stacked structure including a first magnetic layer having a variable magnetization direction, a second magnetic layer having a fixed magnetization direction, and a nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, and containing magnesium (Mg) and oxygen (O). The nonmagnetic layer further contains a first additive element and a second additive element, the first additive element is at least one element selected from sulfur (S), gallium (Ga), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), hydrogen (H), fluorine (F), manganese (Mn), lithium (Li), nitrogen (N) and magnesium (Mg), and the second additive element is lithium (Li).
US12075627B2
An integrated circuit, a system, and a method to integrate phase change memory and magnetoresistive random access memory within a same integrated circuit in a system. The integrated circuit may include an MRAM and a PCM. The MRAM may include an MRAM bottom electrode, an MRAM stack, and an MRAM top electrode. The PCM may include a PCM bottom electrode, where the PCM bottom electrode has a lower height than the MRAM bottom electrode, a phase change material, and a PCM top electrode.
US12075624B2
Provided is a three-dimensional semiconductor memory device including a first substrate that includes a cell array region and a connection region; first and second electrode layers that are sequentially stacked and spaced apart from each other on the first substrate, and an end portion of the first electrode layer and an end portion of the second electrode layer are offset from each other on the connection region; a first cell contact penetrating the second electrode layer and the first electrode layer such as to be connected to the second electrode layer on the connection region; and a first contact dielectric pattern between the first cell contact and the first electrode layer. The first cell contact includes columnar part that vertically extends from a top surface of the first substrate, and a connection part that laterally protrudes from the columnar part and contacts the second electrode layer.
US12075623B2
A semiconductor device includes a stacked structure with insulating layers and conductive layers that are alternately stacked on each other, a hard mask pattern 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, wherein the insulating patterns protrude farther towards the channel structure than a sidewall of the hard mask pattern, and a memory layer interposed between the stacked structure and the channel structure, wherein the memory layer fills a space between the insulating patterns.
US12075609B2
A contact structure, contact pad layout and structure, mask combination and manufacturing method thereof is provided in the present invention. Through the connection of tops of at least two contact plugs in the boundary of core region, an integrated contact with larger cross-sectional area is formed in the boundary of core region. Accordingly, the process of forming electronic components on the contact structure in the boundary of core region may be provided with sufficient process window to increase the size of electronic components in the boundary, lower contact resistance, and the electronic component with increased size in the boundary buffer the density difference of circuit patterns between the core region and the peripheral region, thereby improving optical proximity effect and ensuring the uniformity of electronic components on the contact plugs inside the boundary of core region, and avoiding the collapse of electronic components on the contact plug in the boundary.
US12075605B2
An electronic component is provided that includes a package base and a metallic cap. The metallic cap separates the enclosure into at least a first compartment and a second compartment. An electronic chip is in the first compartment, and the metallic cap separates the enclosure into the first and second compartments with its shape which forms a separator which extends from the ceiling of the first compartment toward the mounting plane of the electronic chip.
US12075600B1
A fanless computer case assembly is configured to distribute heat from a computer through a thermal accessory. The fanless computer case assembly includes a fanless computer case that has a bottom cover joined to a front panel and a rear panel. A top cover is joined to the front panel and the rear panel. A mother board includes a central processing unit is arranged between the front panel and the rear panel. An upper CPU mounting plate and a lower CPU mounting plate are joined to the central processing unit. A base plate is attached to the upper CPU mounting plate and the top cover with a spacer creating an air gap between the base plate and the top cover. A first heat transfer plate is attached to the lower CPU mounting plate and the bottom cover.
US12075599B2
An electronic apparatus includes at least one heat generating component and an immersion cooling system. The immersion cooling system includes a main tank and a liquid amount adjusting module. The main tank is adapted to contain a heat dissipation medium, and the heat generating component is disposed in the main tank to be immersed in the heat dissipation medium. The liquid adjusting module includes an auxiliary tank and a pump. The auxiliary tank is adjacent to the main tank, and the heat dissipation medium in the main tank is adapted to be overflowed into the auxiliary tank. The pump is disposed in the auxiliary tank and adapted to drive the heat dissipation medium in the auxiliary tank to flow into the main tank.
US12075598B2
A method for environmentally managing a computing device of an information handling system includes extracting, using a corrosive material filter, corrosive materials from an airflow that thermally manages a computing component of the computing device. The method further includes, while extracting the corrosive materials, monitoring a corrosion state of the corrosive material filter; making a determination that the corrosive material filter should be replaced based on the corrosion state; and scheduling replacement of the corrosive material filter based on the determination.
US12075592B2
An example modular cable management device for a media patching system is provided. The device includes a body defining a top surface, a bottom surface opposing the top surface, a front side, and a rear side opposing the front side. The device includes an opening formed in the body at the bottom surface and extending into the body. The opening includes features for engagement with a fastener for detachable coupling of the body to the media patching system. The device includes extensions protruding from the front side of the body. The extensions define one or more spaces therebetween for receipt of cables associated with the media patching system.
US12075586B2
A self-aligning mechanical mount and electrical connection system for an electronic module comprises a mechanical mount assembly configured to be integrated into or attached to a base frame and defining a mount connection position assurance (CPA) feature for self-aligning and securing of the electronic module therein, and an electrical connection assembly configured to be integrated into or attached to the mechanical mount assembly and comprising a modular electrical connector (i) being electrically connected to an electrical backbone wire cable and (ii) defining a connector CPA feature for self-aligning the modular electrical connector with a corresponding electrical connector integrated into or attached to the electronic module when the electronic module is secured in the mechanical mount assembly.
US12075584B2
An electrical device, e.g., a converter motor, includes a housing part and a cover part. A frame part is positioned between the housing part and the cover part, and an electronic circuit is situated in the interior space surrounded by the housing that includes the housing part and the cover part, e.g., and the frame part. A seal is situated, e.g., injection-molded, on the frame part. For example, the seal touches both a connection surface, e.g., a planar connection surface arranged on the cover part, and it covers a connection surface, e.g., a planar connection surface arranged on the housing part. A region of the connection surface of the cover part touches the frame part, and a region of the connection surface of the housing part touches the frame part.
US12075582B2
An electronic apparatus including a housing; a plurality of accommodating portions, formed in the housing, each having an opening portion that opens towards an outside of the housing; an electronic component unit having a unit body accommodated in at least one first accommodating portion among the plurality of accommodating portions, and a unit cover that is installed on the opening portion of the first accommodating portion and that has a first connection opening connecting an inside and an outside of the first accommodating portion; and a dummy cover that is installed on the opening portion of a second accommodating portion different from the first accommodating portion among the plurality of accommodating portions, and that has a second connection opening connecting an inside and an outside of the second accommodating portion.
US12075576B2
A module for producing a housing, in particular a housing of the ‘flameproof enclosure’ protection type, is provided, wherein the housing surrounds an interior space suitable for accommodating components that can form ignition sources. The module establishes at least one module interior space, which is fluidically connected to the interior space of the housing via a connection opening. The module can be used to produce vented housings having different interior volumes.
US12075564B2
Electronic textiles and methods of fabrication electronic textiles. Nanoparticles of a conductive material are sprayed along a conductive path into a fabric material so as to penetrate into the fabric. A layer of a second conductor material is coated over the nanoparticles along the conductive path. A layer of an insulator material is coated over the layer of the second conductor material so as to encapsulate the conductive path and form a trace. An electrode configured to contact a subject wearing the fabric material includes a layer of a third conductor material coated over the layer of the second conductor and electrically coupled with the conductive path. An electrical connector is secured to the fabric material and electrically coupled with the conductive path. The nanoparticles are sprayed onto the fabric material using a dual regime spray process implemented with a dual regime spray system.
US12075556B2
The first and second electronic components are mounted on a printed circuit board. A temperature indicating resin comes in contact with not the second electronic component but the first electronic component. The temperature indicating resin visually changes upon increase in the temperature. Alternatively, an electronic component is mounted on the printed circuit board. The temperature indicating resin comes in contact with not the electronic component but the printed circuit board. The temperature indicating resin visually changes upon increase in the temperature.
US12075555B2
Provided herein are high energy ion beam generator systems and methods that provide low cost, high performance, robust, consistent, uniform, low gas consumption and high current/high-moderate voltage generation of neutrons and protons. Such systems and methods find use for the commercial-scale generation of neutrons and protons for a wide variety of research, medical, security, and industrial processes.
US12075551B2
A method of operating a piezoelectric plasma generator including applying an input signal to a piezoelectric transformer of the piezoelectric plasma generator. An absolute value of a peak amplitude of the input signal is periodically reduced and increased to a level smaller and larger than an ignition voltage of the plasma generator, such that plasma generation periodically collapses.
US12075545B1
Apparatus and methods for crosstalk mitigation in a lighting system. The apparatus may include a circuit. The circuit may be configured to receive electrical power. The circuit may be configured to provide lighting power from the electrical power, along an electrical power transmission line, to a light-emitting diode (“LED”) light fixture. The circuit may be configured to transmit along the electrical power transmission line first lighting control information that is configured to control light emitted from the fixture. The circuit may be configured to transmit along the electrical power transmission line second lighting control information that is defined by a pattern in the lighting power.
US12075542B2
A method for training a machine for automatizing lighting control actions, wherein the method comprises the steps of: controlling one or more lighting devices based on a first set of control parameters; controlling the one or more lighting devices based on a second set of control parameters; wherein the second set of control parameters is different from the first set of control parameters; detecting presence of a user based on a presence signal output from a presence sensing means; monitoring a response of the user related to the second set of control parameters; wherein the response is monitored during a time period; evaluating feedback of the user based on the monitored response; wherein the feedback is positive if no active response has been monitored; training the machine based on the evaluated feedback.
US12075540B2
A lighting unit includes a power supply that provides a maximum voltage and multiple LED lighting circuits. Each of the LED lighting circuits includes an LED string, multiple switches, a switching sequencer and a switch controller. The LED string includes multiple series-connected emitters having a total forward voltage that exceeds the maximum voltage of the power supply. Each of the switches is coupled in parallel with a respective LED of the LED string. The switching sequencer provides a sequence of switching patterns such that a total forward voltage of simultaneously active LEDs in each switching pattern does not exceed the maximum voltage of the power supply. The switch controller actuates switches according to each of the switching patterns in the sequence. The LED string of each of the plurality of LED lighting circuits is arranged in a two-dimensional array.
US12075534B2
A hybrid dimming control device, which prevents image quality degradation during local dimming of a backlight unit, includes an analysis circuit configured to determine a type of dimming data for controlling the local dimming of a light source included in a backlight unit by analyzing the dimming data, a pulse width modulation (PWM) dimming control circuit configured to control the local dimming of the light source by a PWM method when the type of the dimming data is a first type, and an active dimming control circuit configured to convert some bits of the dimming data into an analog signal and control the local dimming of the light source using the analog signal when the type of the dimming data is a second type.
US12075525B2
Broadly speaking, the present techniques relate to a computer implemented method for enabling template-based registration, the method performed by an intermediary apparatus in communication with a first device and a server, the method comprising: receiving, from the first device, a registration request comprising one or more device identifiers for the first device; determining the availability of template information for the first device based on or in response to the one or more device identifiers; when the template information for the first device is unavailable: generating template information for the first device; or requesting, from the server, the template information.
US12075518B2
Methods and devices for encoding a point cloud. A current node associated with a sub-volume is split into further sub-volumes, each further sub-volume corresponding to a child node of the current node, and, at the encoder, an occupancy pattern is determined for the current node based on occupancy status of the child nodes. A probability distribution is selected from among a plurality of probability distributions based on occupancy data for a plurality of nodes neighbouring the current node. The encoder entropy encodes the occupancy pattern based on the selected probability distribution to produce encoded data for the bitstream and updates the selected probability distribution. The decoder makes the same selection based on occupancy data for neighbouring nodes and entropy decodes the bitstream to reconstruct the occupancy pattern.
US12075516B2
This application relates to a resource management method and an apparatus. The resource management method includes: A network device determines to release or disable one or more uplink resources, where the uplink resources are used to receive uplink data from a terminal device in idle mode. The network device sends first information, where the first information is used to indicate to release or disable a part or all of the one or more uplink resources. The network device may implement relatively flexible management on the uplink resources that are configured for the terminal device and that are used for transmission by the terminal device in idle mode, so that the network device may also schedule the uplink resources when needing to schedule uplink resources.
US12075514B2
A wireless communication device wirelessly receives scheduling data that changes based on wireless communication network status. The wireless communication device powers off a wireless receiver based on the scheduling data. The wireless communication device powers on the wireless receiver based on the scheduling data. The wireless communication device wirelessly receives signaling data over the wireless receiver when the wireless receiver is powered on. The wireless network status may comprise wireless communication network backhaul throughput, wireless communication network channel size, wireless communication network channel occupancy, and/or some other wireless communication network status metric.
US12075504B2
The 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 disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The disclosure relates to a method and a device for quickly recovering a connection to a network in a next-generation mobile communication system when the connection to the network fails.
US12075500B2
Carrier aggregation and dual connectivity leverage multiple component carriers to increase the effective bandwidth available to a given UE. Embodiments of this disclosure extend the concept of carrier aggregation and dual connectivity by using a physical component carrier and one or more virtual component carriers from one physical component carrier group and/or one virtual component carrier group, which have the same carrier frequency and carrier bandwidth as the physical component carrier, to transmit data streams to a user equipment. Data streams communicated over the physical component carrier and the virtual component carrier(s) may be orthogonal in the time domain or code domain. Alternatively, data streams communicated over the physical component carrier and the virtual component carrier(s) may be non-orthogonal, in which case the UE may need to decode the respective data streams using non-orthogonal signal processing techniques.
US12075495B2
Disclosed is a 5G or a pre-5G communication system provided to support a higher data transmission rate than that of post-4G communication systems such as LTE. A method of operating a network node in a wireless communication system includes: receiving, from at least one user plane function (UPF) instance, a registration request message including UPF profile information of the at least one UPF instance; storing the UPF profile information including UPF service support information for at least one UPF service supported by the at least one UPF instance, receiving, from a session management function (SMF) node, a UPF discovery request message including UPF service information; discovering one or more UPF instance based on the UPF profile information and the UPF service information; and transmitting, to the SMF node, UPF instance information for the one or more UPF instance.
US12075494B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless node may establish a connection with a base station. The wireless node may provide, to the base station, an indication that the wireless node has backhauling capability. The wireless node may receive a backhauling configuration from the base station over the connection after providing the indication that the wireless node has backhauling capability. Numerous other aspects are described.
US12075492B2
In an aspect of the disclosure, a first method, a first computer-readable medium, and a first apparatus are provided. The first apparatus may be a UE. The first apparatus may generate a payload of a first preamble message associated with a first RACH procedure, and the payload may indicate a first priority of the first RACH procedure that is relatively higher than a second priority of a second RACH procedure. The first apparatus may send the first preamble message including a RACH preamble and the payload to a base station, and the first preamble message may indicate an identifier (ID) of the first apparatus.
US12075489B2
A method for random access includes: respectively configuring, in a frequency domain, an initial transmission resource pool and a re-transmission resource pool of a physical random access channel (PRACH), and frequency-domain resource in the initial transmission resource pool are used for initial transmission of a random access preamble, frequency-domain resource in the re-transmission resource pool are used for re-transmission of the random access preamble, and initial transmission frequency-domain resources in the initial transmission resource pool and re-transmission frequency-domain resources in the re-transmission resource pool have a one-to-one mapping relationship; and sending random access configuration information, the random access configuration information includes resource configuration information for the initial transmission resource pool and resource configuration information for the re-transmission resource pool.
US12075487B2
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 relates to the field of radio communication technology, and discloses a random access method, a terminal equipment, and a computer readable storage medium, wherein the random access method includes: receiving configuration information for random access from a base station; determining available first physical random access channel transmission occasions (ROs) according to at least one configured CSI-RS based on the configuration information; and performing random access according to the available first ROs. The method of the embodiment of the present application enables the UE to determine the time-frequency resources for random access by the configured CSI-RS indication.
US12075486B2
A method of operating a communications device in a wireless communications system that supports a random access procedure. The method comprises receiving, from an infrastructure equipment, a scheduling message comprising an indication of an allocation of radio resources to be used for a random access procedure message, selecting a transport block size (TBS) from a plurality of permitted TBS values for the transmission of the random access procedure message, and determining whether the selected TBS is lower than a maximum TBS of the plurality of permitted TBS values. If it is determined that the selected TBS is lower than the maximum TBS, the method comprises selecting a time for starting the transmission of the random access procedure message from a plurality of permitted starting transmission times, and transmitting the random access procedure message to the infrastructure equipment in the allocated communications resources using the selected TBS.
US12075482B2
A method and apparatus for provision of random access channel (RACH) related information for connection failure detection in a new radio access technology (NR) is provided. For example, a first gNB receives, from a wireless device, random access channel (RACH) related information and cell information for a radio link failure (RLF), and transmits, to a second gNB, the RACH related information and the cell information for the RLF. For another example, a gNB central unit (gNB-CU) of a first gNB receives, from a second gNB, RACH related information and cell information for RLF, and transmits, to a gNB distributed unit (gNB-DU) of the first gNB, information for an RACH configuration based on the RACH related information and the cell information for the RLF.
US12075475B2
Provided are an information transmission method, apparatus and device. The method includes that a device performs an information transmission on configured resources.
US12075474B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a transmission time indication method for unlicensed band, a network device, and a terminal. The method includes: listening channel state; and when the channel state is idle, indicating first channel occupancy time (COT) information, where the first COT information is used to indicate a remaining COT of the network device.
US12075468B2
Provided are a method for data transmission, a device for data transmission, a multi-link system, and a storage medium. The method for data transmission is applied to a first device having a plurality of links to a second device. The method includes: determining an available link from the plurality of links for data to be transmitted to the second device; and transmitting the data based on a result of transmission right contention of the plurality of links.
US12075464B2
This application discloses example communication methods and example apparatuses. One example method includes receiving control information from a network device in a first cell, where the control information indicates to initiate a random access process in a second cell, and the control information includes a first identifier of the second cell. A random access process can then be initiated, based on the control information, in the second cell by using a random access parameter associated with the first identifier.
US12075461B2
An apparatus in a network node has circuitry configured for causing a scheduling of an uplink transmission for a first user equipment and a downlink reception for a second user equipment on at least one resource, wherein the at least one resource is at least partially shared between the first user equipment and second user equipment. The apparatus has circuitry configured for providing an instruction, to the first user equipment, to transmit a first signal within the at least one resource. The apparatus also has circuitry configured for providing an instruction, to the second user equipment, to detect the first signal within the at least one resource. The apparatus having further circuitry configured for receiving information, from the second user equipment, wherein the information includes an indication of whether the second user equipment has detected the first signal.
US12075458B2
Provided are an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit configured to acquire, from a frequency spectrum management device, a channel priority parameter for a specific channel, wherein the channel priority parameter is used for instructing a resource application system to use the specific channel as the priority level of an extended channel; and selecting the extended channel of the resource application system at least based on the channel priority parameter.
US12075456B2
Method for reporting channel state information in wireless communication system, and device for same
Disclosed are a method for reporting channel state information in a wireless communication system, and a device for same. Specifically, a method for a user equipment (UE) to report channel state information (CSI) in a wireless communication system includes: receiving bandwidth part (BWP) configuration information related to a BWP; receiving information for activating a specific bandwidth part among one or more bandwidth parts based on the BWP configuration information; receiving a reference signal; calculating CSI based on the reference signal; and transmitting the CSI by omitting a part of the CSI in the activated specific bandwidth part, based on a priority rule, wherein the CSI includes information related with coefficients, and each of elements of the information related to the coefficients is classified as a first group and a second group based on a priority value, wherein the priority value is determined as an order in which a higher index and a lower index of indexes of a frequency domain related to the elements are sequentially crossed based on a predefined specific index, and wherein a priority of the first group is defined as being higher than a priority of the second group in the priority rule.
US12075446B2
A user equipment (UE) monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH). The UE reports, to a base station, a reduced PDCCH monitoring capability for at least one group of search space sets (SSS) of a PDCCH, receives, from the base station, a reduced monitoring capability (MO) configuration, wherein the base station determines the reduced MO configuration based on the reported reduced PDCCH monitoring capability and monitors the PDCCH based on the reduced MO configuration.
US12075427B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a configuration for communications with a base station on a set of component carriers, the configuration including at least a first set of resources on a first component carrier and a second set of resources on a second component carrier. The UE may receive, from the base station, a downlink control information (DCI) message on the first component carrier, the DCI message including one or more field values indicating that the UE is to release the first set of resources on the first component carrier and the second set of resources on the second component carrier. The UE may determine, based on the received DCI message, that the first set of resources and the second set of resources are released.
US12075426B2
Wireless communication techniques for supporting, selecting, and using multiple waveforms and/or multiple decoders for downlink wireless communication are discussed. A UE may transmit to a base station an indication of one or more downlink waveforms or decoders supported by the UE. The UE may also transmit to the base station an indication of power consumption associated with at least one of the one or more downlink waveforms or decoders. The UE may receive from the base station an indication of a waveform or decoder, based on the indication of power consumption, to use for downlink wireless communication.
US12075422B2
One example method includes determining, by a terminal device, that at least two physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources collide in a time unit n, where n is an integer, and the at least two PUCCH resources include a first resource configured for first uplink control information (UCI) and a second resource configured for second UCI. The terminal device can determine the first resource and a third resource in the time unit n, where the third resource is one of M PUCCH resources, the first resource and the third resource do not include a same orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in time domain, M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, the first resource is used to carry a part or all of the first UCI, and the third resource is used to carry a part or all of the second UCI.
US12075421B2
A method for transmitting uplink control information of a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal using the method are provided. The method generates uplink control information, transmits the uplink control information to a base station using a specific PUCCH format among a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) formats, wherein the specific PUCCH format which is used is determined on the basis of the number of symbols in the time domain used for transmission of uplink control information and the number of bits of the uplink control information.
US12075419B2
Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating signaling of PUCCH and PUSCH simultaneous transmission or multiplexing are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a UE includes receiving, from a base station, an overlapping uplink transmission configuration. The example method also includes detecting an occurrence of an overlapping uplink transmission comprising at least a portion of uplink control information and at least a portion of uplink data overlapping in a time domain. Additionally, the example method includes transmitting at least one of the uplink control information or the uplink data based on the overlapping uplink transmission configuration.
US12075418B2
A method and device for reporting uplink control information, a storage medium, and a user equipment. The method comprises: determining a time-frequency resource indication information of an uplink channel occupation information, the time-frequency resource indication information being used for indicating a time-frequency resource of an uplink channel occupied by a user equipment; carrying an uplink indication information by a preset time-frequency resource on a PUSCH scheduled by a PDCCH and/or a licensed PUSCH, the uplink indication information comprising the time-frequency resource indication information of the uplink channel occupation information; sending the PUSCH scheduled by the PDCCH and/or the licensed PUSCH to a base station, so that the base station sends, according to the time-frequency resource of the uplink channel, information to be sent. The solution provided by the present invention facilitates reducing the time length of an uplink channel access process and improving the uplink and downlink communication efficiency.
US12075416B2
Provided are a method for a first device to perform wireless communication, and a device for supporting same. The method may include the steps of: transmitting first sidelink control information (SCI) on a first resource through a first physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH); transmitting second SCI on the first resource through a first physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) related to the first PSCCH, wherein at least one of the first SCI and the second SCI includes information related to a second resource, and a transport block (TB) is not transmitted through the first PSSCH; transmitting the first SCI on the second resource to a second device through a second PSCCH; and transmitting the second SCI and the TB on the second resource to the second device through a second PSSCH related to the second PSCCH.
US12075413B2
This application provides a data transmission method and an apparatus. The method includes that an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor distributed unit receives downlink data and service attribute information of downlink data that are sent by an IAB donor centralized unit. The IAB donor distributed unit maps the downlink data to a corresponding backhaul radio link control channel (BH RLC) channel based on the service attribute information of the downlink data or based on the service attribute information of the downlink data and access IAB node address information of the downlink data, and sends the downlink data to a next-hop IAB node.
US12075410B2
A device may receive information from a unified database, wherein the information includes a Service Profile Identifier (SPID); select a Quality-of-Service (QoS)-related identifier (ID) at least based on the SPID; and either map a radio bearer to a flow associated with a User Equipment device (UE) or configure a component to map the radio bearer to the flow. After mapping the radio bearer to the flow, the device may send data from the flow to the UE based on the QoS related ID. After configuring the component, the device may forward the SPID to a second component for sending the data from the flow to the UE based on the QoS-related ID.
US12075408B2
Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and an apparatus, relate to the communication field, and in particular, are applicable to a broadcast system. The method includes: A terminal device receives a first downlink channel from an access network device, where the first downlink channel is scrambled by using a first identifier and is used to carry first data. The terminal device receives a second downlink channel from the access network device, where the second downlink channel is scrambled by using a second identifier and is used to retransmit the first data. The first identifier and the second identifier are identifiers configured by the access network device. This method can implement a feedback retransmission mechanism combining broadcast initial transmission and partial retransmission, to further improve spectral efficiency of a communication system.
US12075404B2
There is disclosed a method comprising receiving at a user equipment an uplink grant for transmitting first uplink data from the user equipment at a first time; and determining a second time for initiating preparation of a transport block for transmitting the first uplink data, the determining a second time comprising subtracting a processing time for preparing the transport block from the first time.
US12075397B2
A method of operating a terminal device to communicate with a network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications system using radio resources comprising a narrowband carrier supported within a wider system frequency bandwidth of the wireless telecommunications system, wherein the method comprises: establishing initial frequencies for radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier; receiving configuration signalling from the network infrastructure equipment providing an indication of a frequency shift to apply to the initial frequencies for the radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier; establishing shifted frequencies for the radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier by applying the indicated frequency shift to the initial frequencies; and communicating with the network infrastructure equipment using the radio resources for the narrowband carrier with the shifted frequencies.
US12075382B2
Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of network device deployment involves receiving an installation job at a mobile application of an installer device, using the mobile application, scanning a code of a network device at a customer location to obtain network device information, and sending the network device information and location information of the network device at the customer location to a cloud server for location specific configuration of the network device.
US12075378B2
The present specification provides a method for transmitting and receiving data by a relay node in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. The relay node receives configuration information from a network node, wherein the configuration information may include a timing offset for transmitting downlink data. The relay node transmits the downlink data to a second relay node on the basis of the configuration information, in which transmission timing of the downlink data may be determined on the basis of the timing offset and a timing advance (TA).
US12075376B2
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for generating information indicating a synchronization signal (SS) block. A method comprises: determining a frequency resource associated with a wireless device; determining, by a base station and based on the determined frequency resource, whether to add or omit a first bitmap indicating a plurality of groups in which at least one synchronization signal (SS) block is transmitted: generating, based on the determining to add the first bitmap, system information comprising a parameter comprising: the first bitmap; and a second bitmap indicating a position of one or more transmission SS blocks in each of the plurality of groups; and transmitting, based on the position, the one or more transmission SS blocks each comprising a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) and a synchronization signal.
US12075371B2
A method and apparatus for synchronization in sidelink communications is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for performing sidelink communications, the method includes: receiving a first message by the wireless communication device from a wireless communication node, wherein the first message comprises configuration information of at least one common resource; transmitting a second message to the wireless communication node on the at least one common resource and starting a first timer, wherein the second message comprises a first identification of the wireless communication device; after the transmitting, monitoring a common physical control channel corresponding to the second message; and receiving a third message on the common physical control channel from the wireless communication node on the at least one common resource before an expiration of the first timer.
US12075370B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Signaling of a radio frequency (RF) band associated with a synchronization signal (SS) block detected by a user equipment (UE) may be transmitted to a base station. For example, a base station may transmit a set of SS blocks to multiple UEs, where the SS blocks are frequency division multiplexed such that each SS block is transmitted in a respective RF band. A UE may receive one or more of the transmitted SS blocks and determine a preferred SS block from the received SS blocks. The UE may in turn transmit an message to the base station that indicates the RF band of the preferred SS block. In some cases, the base station may optionally transmit a request to the UE to transmit the indication of the RF band.
US12075358B2
A terminal device sleep state control method includes: monitoring a wake up signal; and determining, on the basis of a monitoring result of the wake up signal, whether to enter a sleep state from an activated state.
US12075354B2
Provided by the embodiments of the present application are a wireless communication method and device. The method includes: receiving configuration information sent by a network device, the configuration information being used to configure a relationship between a detection result of a first signal or channel and whether to detect a second signal or channel; performing detection of the first signal or channel sent by the network device; and determining whether to detect the second signal or channel according to the detection result of the first signal or channel and the configuration information.
US12075352B2
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to reducing power consumption of an electronic device scanning for wireless communication signals while maintaining or even improving an efficiency of the scanning operations. To do so, the electronic device may include more than one scan core, such as a main core and a receiving core. The receiving core may have limited functionality compared to the main core. For example, the receiving core may only receive wireless signals (including scanning for wireless signals). That is, the receiving core may not support certain operations that consume relative high power that are supported by the main core, such as transmission of signals. In this way, operation of the receiving core, either in place of or in addition to the main core, may reduce power consumption of the electronic device by avoiding high power consuming operations, such as data transmission, while scanning for various signals.
US12075351B2
A method at a sensor module within a sensor system for communicating with a gateway, the method including storing a timing profile for communications with the gateway; waking a radio core of the sensor module at a threshold time prior to a beacon signal being expected from the gateway; sampling a channel for the beacon signal at the radio core; if the beacon signal is detected: waking a processor on the sensor module; exchanging communication with the gateway; and powering down the processor and radio core upon completion of the exchanging communication.
US12075350B2
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for non-terrestrial networks. In some example embodiment, there may be provided a method including determining, based on position information, a country where the apparatus is located; receiving, from a non-terrestrial base station, a system information broadcast including mapping information, the mapping information including a country area identifier or a random access radio network temporary identifier; mapping the determined country into the received country area identifier or the received random access radio network temporary identifier; and performing, based on the received country area identifier or the received random access radio network temporary identifier, a random access procedure with the non-terrestrial base station.
US12075342B2
Automatic onboarding of a device onto a cellular network may be provided through a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Subsequent to a device connecting to a first network (e.g., the WLAN), information associated with the device and the first network may be received. One or more tags may be generated and an intent profile may be defined for the device based on the received information, where the intent profile may indicate at least a second network (e.g., the cellular network) that the device is enabled to connect with and one or more policies associated with the connection. The tags and intent profile may be transmitted to a service provider platform, and an onboarding profile template identified using the tags and the intent profile may be received from the service provider platform. The onboarding profile template may be provided to the device to enable connection to the second network.
US12075339B2
According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: at least one antenna and a communication processor. The communication processor may be configured to: transmit a system information request to a base station through the at least one antenna, identify an electric field state of a reception signal, in response to a failure in the system information request, set a retransmission period of the system information request based on the identified electric field state of the reception signal, and retransmit the system information request based on the set retransmission period of the system information request.
US12075333B2
A mobile gateway may provide access to one or more networks based on a variety of configurable parameters, constraints, etc. A Mobile Gateway Management System (“MGMS”) may maintain different sets of rules, parameters, etc. associated with multiple different mobile gateways, such that a network may be able to determine whether to provide access to a particular mobile gateway based on location parameters, temporal parameters, account parameters, or other parameters. When access is granted to the network based on the parameters, the mobile gateway may serve as an interface between one or more User Equipment (“UEs”) and the network.
US12075331B2
This disclosure relates to techniques for performing wireless communications in context of unified access control. A UE may enter an update needed state. The UE may detect a pending communication. The UE may access the network using an access category associated with the pending communication. The UE may complete the update.
US12075322B2
The present disclosure relates to a network system. The system is formed by at least two negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) devices. The first NPWT device includes a wireless radio, user interface, controller, and processing circuit. The wireless radio wirelessly communicates with the second NPWT device. The user interface displays operational status of therapy operation, receives a command of operational change from a user, and displays wireless radio connection strength between the first NPWT device and the NPWT device. The controller controls therapy operation of the first NPWT device based on input from the user interface. The processing circuit causes the wireless radio to communicate with the second NPWT device, determines wireless radio connection strength between the first NPWT device and the second NPWT device based on communication between the first NPWT device and the second NPWT device, and causes the user interface to display determined wireless radio connection strength.
US12075321B2
A load control device is able to receive radio-frequency (RF) signals from a Wi-Fi-enabled device, such as a smart phone, via a wireless local area network. The load control device comprises a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series between an AC power source and an electrical load, a controller for rendering the controllably conductive device conductive and non-conductive, and a Wi-Fi module operable to receive the RF signals from the wireless network. The controller controls the controllably conductive device to adjust the power delivered to the load in response to the wireless signals received from the wireless network. The load control device may further comprise an optical module operable to receive an optical signal, such that the controller may obtain an IP address from the received optical signal and control the power delivered to the load in response to a wireless signal that includes the IP address.
US12075316B2
According to an aspect, there are provided a mobile device for wireless people flow management. The mobile device comprises at least one processor; at least one memory; and a near field communication, NFC, reader; wherein the at least one memory comprises program code which, when executed on the at least one processor causes the mobile device to receive, from the NFC reader, information encoded in an NFC tag associated with a specific location in a building; determine control information to trigger at least one state change associated with the location based on the information encoded to the NFC tag; and send the control information to a control system of the building.
US12075315B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data packet transmission method and a device, which relate to the communications field, so as to reduce a storage burden on a base station in a data transmission process. The method includes: acquiring, by a base station that serves a UE, instruction information of a small data packet; and after receiving a radio resource control message sent from the UE, acquiring, by the base station that serves the UE, the small data packet from a core network device according to the instruction information of the small data packet, and sending the small data packet to the UE. The embodiments of the present invention are used for data packet transmission.
US12075313B2
Embodiments described herein provide for system and methods to crowdsource the location of wireless devices and accessories that lack a connection to a wide area network. One embodiment provides for a data processing system configured to perform operations comprising loading a user interface on an electronic device, the user interface to enable the determination of a location of a wireless accessory that is associated with the electronic device, generating a set of public keys included within a signal broadcast by the wireless accessory, the signal broadcast during a first period, sending the set of public keys to a server with a request to return data that corresponds with a public key in the set of public keys, decrypting the location data using a private key associated with the public key, and processing the location data to determine a probable location for the wireless accessory.
US12075311B2
In an aspect, a UE receives first positioning assistance data (AD). The UE transmits an indication to a network component (e.g., BS, core network component, LMF, etc.) that the UE has received the first positioning AD. The network component determines second positioning AD that is based at least in part upon the first positioning AD. The network component transmits the second positioning AD to the UE.
US12075306B2
This disclosure provides a method unmanned aerial vehicle handover, a base station, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The method for unmanned aerial vehicle handover includes: when base stations meeting handover conditions are determined based on a measurement report sent by an unmanned aerial vehicle, determining whether there is a candidate base station that has completed a handover preparation existed among the base stations meeting the handover conditions; and when there is a candidate base station that has completed the handover preparation existed among the base stations meeting the handover conditions, handing over the unmanned aerial vehicle to the candidate base station meeting the handover conditions.
US12075302B2
A method and apparatus for measurement reporting during a conditional PCell handover in a wireless communication system is provided. A wireless device receives, from the source cell, a handover command including a handover condition for a target cell. A wireless device performs measurement on at least one of neighbor cells. A wireless device transmits, to the target cell, a handover complete message based on that the handover condition for the target cell is met, wherein the handover complete message includes results of the measurement on the at least one of the neighbor cells.
US12075290B2
A method, apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided for proactive triggering of handovers in wireless communication networks. In one example implementation, the method may include receiving, by a user equipment (UE), handover configuration information from a first network node of a plurality of network nodes, estimating rate of change values of reference signal (RS) difference measurements, a reference signal (RS) difference measurement being a difference in reference signal (RS) measurements between the first network node and a second network node of one or more second network nodes, comparing the rate of change values with the mapping information received from the first network node, determining one or more timeToPreTrigger values based on the comparison, initiating one or more timeToPreTrigger timers based on the corresponding one or more timeToPreTrigger values, the one or more timeToPreTrigger timers corresponding to different second network nodes, generating one or more measurement reports upon expiration of the one or more timeToPreTrigger timers, and transmitting the one or more measurement reports to the first network node. In an another example implementation, the method may include transmitting, by a first network node of a plurality of network nodes, handover configuration information to a user equipment (UE), receiving a measurement report from the user equipment (UE), the measurement report corresponding to at least one second network node of the one or more second network nodes, selecting, based on the measurement report, a second network node of the one or more second network nodes for performing a handover, and transmitting an indication to the user equipment (UE) about performing the handover to the selected second network node based on the indication.
US12075287B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling from a base station. The control signaling may comprising an indication of at least one of a set of resources of a sidelink channel available for sidelink communication with a second UE, an indication of a resource allocation mode type for the set of resources, and an indication that the first UE is one of a transmitter or receiver for the set of resources of the sidelink channel. The first UE may receive, from the base station, a sidelink preemption indication indicating that at least a first resource from the set of resources is preempted. The first UE may then communicate a sidelink transmission over the sidelink channel with the second UE based on the sidelink preemption indication and the control signaling.
US12075285B2
Provided is a wireless communication system that includes a transmission device configured to receives an input of group-addressed data transmitted from a specific source, convert the group-addressed data into wireless frames, and perform group-addressed transmission of the wireless frames; and a reception device configured to receive the wireless frames transmitted from the transmission device, and identify and receive the group-addressed data of the specific source, wherein a plurality of the transmission devices are provided, and each of the transmission devices is configured to perform group-addressed transmission of the wireless frames into which the group-addressed data is converted, and the reception device is configured to identify and receive the group-addressed data of the specific source from the wireless frames transmitted from the plurality of transmission devices, and perform diversity combining processing of combining the same pieces of group-addressed data.
US12075278B2
In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of monitoring processing of traffic performed by a session management function (SMF). The method comprises, transmitting a measurement rule for a state of traffic processing to a user plane function (UPF); and receiving information on the state of the traffic processing from the UPF in response to the transmitted measurement rule.
US12075269B2
A system and method for measuring quality of experience (QoE) satisfaction for an application accessing a CSP network is described. A QoE requirement is associated with an application executed on a mobile device that is communicatively coupled to a CSP network. The QoE requirement for the application includes a QoE latency requirement, a QoE bandwidth requirement, and a QoE packet loss rate requirement. An edge-collection module gathers a radio access network (RAN) data set, and a core network (CN) data set that includes a network data analytics function (NWDAF) data set. The QoE network appliance generates a measured QoE score with the RAN data set, the CN data set, and the NWDAF data set. The measured QoE score is associated with the latency measurement, the bandwidth measurement, and the packet loss rate measurement. A subscriber ID is billed when a charging function determines the measured QoE satisfies the QoE requirement.
US12075267B2
A method and apparatus for multiple carrier transmissions for recovery of sidelink connection in a wireless communication system is provided. A first wireless device determines whether to recover a sidelink connection on which a failure occurs based on a characteristic of the sidelink connection, and transmits, to a second wireless device, a message related to a recovery of the sidelink connection based on a determination to recover the sidelink connection.
US12075261B2
Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, and apparatus for allocating resources in a 5G network comprising Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD) nodes configured for communicating via granted spectrum with customer premises equipment (CPE) supporting wireless access points (WAPs) and the like, wherein an initial small bandwidth part (BWP) is assigned to each CPE, a BWP update process provides to a policy control function a list of devices/capabilities consuming CPE bandwidth so that the PCF may calculate a new bandwidth requirement for the CPE, the new requirement being used by the CPE to generate a CPE UE capability information message for the CBSD node, the CBSD node assigning an appropriately sized BWP for the CPE.
US12075257B2
In a wireless communication system including an intermediate processing device which performs processing between a plurality of base stations to which terminal stations are connectable and a base station control device which controls each of the base stations, the intermediate processing device includes an information collection unit configured to collect wireless environment information which includes information regarding the terminal stations connected to the base stations and which indicates wireless environments around the base stations and the terminal stations, from each of the base stations, a first conversion unit configured to convert the wireless environment information collected by the information collection unit into first information which is equally processable by the base station control device without distinction for each of the base stations, a transmission unit configured to transmit the first information to the base station control device, a reception unit configured to receive a parameter calculated by the base station control device based on the first information, and a second conversion unit configured to convert the parameter received by the reception unit into individual second information in accordance with each of the base stations, and each of the base stations includes a reception unit configured to receive the second information and a setting unit configured to perform setting so as to perform communication with each of the terminal stations based on the second information.
US12075249B2
Application data collected by an IDS (intrusion detection system) on the data communication network and concerning applications executing on stations coupled to the plurality of access points, is received. Additionally, firewall rules for applications from a firewall device coupled to the data communication network and providing firewall services to the plurality of access points, including outbound traffic from the plurality of access points, are received. The firewall rules can be parsed to expose configured actions for applications. A customized application control policy is prepared for each particular application for implementation on the network edge by at least one of the plurality of access points.
US12075247B2
A method for determining conflicts in updates of a hydrocarbon control system includes obtaining a first configuration and a second configuration from different locations in the hydrocarbon control system. The method also includes comparing the first configuration and the second configuration to determine if differences are detected. If differences are detected, the method includes operating a display to notify a user that differences are detected, using conflict resolution techniques to automatically determine a resolved configuration, and updating a configuration of the hydrocarbon control system with the resolved configuration. If no differences are detected, the method includes operating the display to notify the user that no differences are detected and updating the configuration of the hydrocarbon control system with the first configuration or the second configuration.
US12075244B2
The present disclosure provides a terminal including a memory; and a processor, comprising hardware, configured to perform a primary authentication between the terminal and a network in 5G for a third party service, derive a security key, KAUSF, and derive an identifier for the security key from the security key.
US12075243B2
Accordingly, the embodiments herein provide a method for authentication of an IAB node by an IAB-donor node in a wireless network. The method includes obtaining an IAB authorization information of the IAB node from one of an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) and a Mobility Management Entity (MME) of the wireless network, determining whether the IAB authorization information of the IAB node indicates the IAB node is authorized, and allocating a unique identity/parameter to the IAB node during an IAB-Mobile Termination (MT) setup and/or Backhaul Radio Link Control (RLC) channel establishment and/or Routing update phase. Further, the method includes storing the unique identity/parameter in a user equipment (UE)-context, which is used to identify the UE-context during an IAB-Distributed Unit (DU) part setup for authorization check and/or authentication.
US12075240B2
An authentication method and apparatus are provided. In an embodiment, the authentication method includes: receiving, by a first network node, an enrollment request from a second network node; obtaining, by the first network node, position information of the second network node; and authenticating, by the first network node, the second network node according to the obtained position information of the second network node. A flexible simple authentication solution is provided, having low deployment costs.
US12075229B2
A planar magnetic transducer of a speaker driver unit includes one or more magnetic bodies wherein a proximate surface of the one or more magnetic bodies are facing rearward toward the transducer membrane, and wherein the proximate surface includes a tapered portion directed rearward so as to direct the frontward orientation of the soundwaves generated by the transducer membrane when electrical power is supplied to the electrical trace of the transducer membrane.
US12075223B2
The present invention provides a process of fabricating a capacitive microphone such as a MEMS microphone with two capacitors. The two capacitors may be so fabricated that the signal output from the first capacitor is additive inverse of that from the second capacitor, and a total signal output is a difference between the two outputs. In at least one of the two capacitors, a movable or deflectable membrane/diaphragm moves in a lateral manner relative to the fixed capacitor plate, instead of moving toward/from the fixed plate. The squeeze film damping, and the noise are substantially avoided, and the performances of the microphone are significantly improved.
US12075219B2
A noise-cancelling headphone 1 includes a headphone unit (14), a baffle plate (13) to which the headphone unit is attached, an ear pad (12) attached to the baffle plate, a housing (11) attached to the baffle plate, a first microphone (16) that collects external noise, a first buffer amplifier unit (151) that performs impedance conversion to a signal from the first microphone and output the impedance-converted signal, a second microphone (17) that collects internal noise, a second buffer amplifier unit (152) that performs impedance conversion to a signal from the second microphone and outputs the impedance-converted signal, and a noise-cancelling signal generating circuit (154) that generates a noise-cancelling signal, based on a combined signal by combining the signal from the first buffer amplifier unit with the signal from the second buffer amplifier unit.
US12075212B2
A Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) device comprises a piezoelectric transducer having a first frequency behavior, wherein the piezoelectric transducer comprises a piezoelectric trimming region, and control circuitry to provide a bias signal to the piezoelectric trimming region of the piezoelectric transducer for adjusting a second frequency behavior of the piezoelectric transducer.
US12075211B2
Provided are a laminated piezoelectric element and an electroacoustic transducer capable of obtaining high piezoelectric characteristics and easily ensuring an electric contact to an electrode layer. A plurality of layers of piezoelectric films, each of which is formed by laminating a first protective layer, a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, a second electrode layer, and a second protective layer in this order, are laminated. Each of the piezoelectric layers is polarized in a thickness direction. In each of the piezoelectric films, the first electrode is disposed on an upstream side in a polarization direction of the piezoelectric layer, and the second electrode is disposed on a downstream side. Each of the plurality of piezoelectric films has a cemented portion which is cemented to an adjacent piezoelectric film and a protruding portion which is not cemented to the adjacent piezoelectric film and in which at least the first electrode layer and the first protective layer or the second electrode layer and the second protective layer protrude from the cemented portion toward the outside in a plane direction. At the protruding portion of each of the piezoelectric films, at least one of a first contact, to which the first electrode layers of the piezoelectric films are electrically connected to each other, or a second contact, to which the second electrode layers of the piezoelectric films are electrically connected to each other, is formed.
US12075209B2
An acoustic waveguide in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present technology that comprises a housing having a proximal end with an inlet aperture and a distal end with an outlet aperture, and a mounting flange positioned at the proximal end and configured to acoustically couple a driver to inlet aperture. A plurality of sound channels extend through the housing and acoustically couple the inlet aperture to the outlet aperture. Each sound channel at least partially defining a sound path has an acoustic length, wherein at least one of the sound paths of the plurality of sound channels has a bend angle that exceeds 180 degrees.
US12075195B2
An intelligent video surveillance system is disclosed which performs real-time analytics on a live video stream. The system includes a training database populated with frames of actual video of objects of interest taken in a relevant environment. A subset of the frames include bounding boxes and/or bounding polygons which can be augmented. The training database also includes classification/annotation of data/labels relevant to the object of interest, a person carrying the object of interest, and/or the background or environment. The training database is searchable by the classification/annotation of data/labels.
US12075192B2
A video recording system and method for labeling networked meetings and video/audio clips from a main stream of video/audio is disclosed and claimed. The video recording system allows a system user to selectively view and label a main video stream. A rewind control rewinds the main stream of video, and then labels the selected video clip from a start pointer to an end pointer. The video recording system also allows users to label an event for easy lookup in the future. For example, a child's solo performance at a music recital can be easily labeled for lookup.
US12075188B2
An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit that receives data from a communication destination, an output unit that outputs the received data, a sensor that senses a first space in which the output unit is arranged, a transmission unit that transmits sensing data obtained by the sensing to the communication destination, and a control unit that performs control to present an event that is a cause of cognitive dissonance to the output unit, based on at least the sensing data of a user in the first space, when the user has the cognitive dissonance.
US12075184B2
The present disclosure relates to a display device and a method for controlling the same. A display device according to one embodiment includes a first display, a second display disposed at a front side of the first display with a predetermined distance therebetween, and arranged in parallel to the first display, and a controller configured to control the first display and the second display to alternately output a specific graphic object to realize an output of a three-dimensional image.
US12075183B2
The present invention relates to a display control device. A display control device according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized by comprising: an interface unit which performs data communication with a plurality of displays provided in a vehicle; and a processor which controls the displays provided in the vehicle by means of the interface unit, wherein the processor receives information about a preset input applied to at least one of the plurality of displays provided in the vehicle, and controls the plurality of displays in response to the preset input so that an operation corresponding to the preset input is performed.
US12075176B2
The invention features an image reader and a corresponding method for capturing a sharp distortion free image of a target, such as a one or two-dimensional bar code. In one embodiment, the image reader comprises a two-dimensional CMOS based image sensor array, a timing module, an illumination module, and a control module. The time during which the target is illuminated is referred to as the illumination period. The capture of the image by the image sensor array is driven by the timing module that, in one embodiment, is able to simultaneously expose substantially all of the pixels in the array. The time during which the pixels are collectively activated to photo-convert incident light into charge defines the exposure period for the sensor array. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the exposure period occurs during the illumination period.
US12075175B1
In some examples, a sensor apparatus comprises: an array of pixel cells configured to generate a charge in response to light and convert the charge to output a voltage of an array of voltages, one or more an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured the convert the array of voltages to first pixel data comprising one or more pixel values, and an on-sensor controller configured to receive the first digital pixel data from the ADC, determine first pixel values and second pixel values, generate second digital pixel data comprising the first pixel values and not the second pixel values, and send the second digital pixel data off-sensor. The on-sensor controller may generate a control signal to alter the rate of charge generation by the array of pixel cells. The digital image data may be generated using a compressed map of pixels.
US12075172B2
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes A/D conversion circuits configured to generate digital data by A/D-converting, during an A/D conversion period, analog signals read out from pixel circuits; memory circuits configured to store the digital data, output circuits each connected to at least two memory circuits among the memory circuits, and a scanning circuit configured to select one of the output circuits and select one of the at least two memory circuits connected to the selected output circuit, thereby reading out the digital data. The scanning circuit is configured not to change the selection of the output circuit during a prohibition period including at least a period until 0.65T elapses after a lapse of 0.35T since a start of the A/D conversion period where T represents a length of the A/D conversion period.
US12075169B2
An image sensor includes: a first and a second pixel, each of which includes a first photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light that has passed through a micro lens and generates a first charge, a second photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light that has passed through the micro lens and generates a second charge, an accumulation unit that accumulates at least one of the first charge and the second charge, a first transfer unit that transfers the first charge to the accumulation unit, and a second transfer unit that transfers the second charge to the accumulation unit; and a control unit that outputs, to the first transfer unit of the first pixel and to the second transfer unit of the second pixel, a signal that causes the first charge of the first pixel and the second charge of the second pixel to be transferred to their accumulation units.
US12075156B2
One example may include determining, via a server, a content capture application is initiated on a mobile device, determining, via the server, one or more content capture devices are proximate to a location specified by the content capture application and are subscribed to a content capturing network associated with the content capture application, transmitting, via the server, a notification to the one or more content capture devices to perform content capturing based on one or more settings of the content capture application, transmitting, via the server, views of content captured by the one or more content capture devices to the mobile device, and receiving, via the server, one or more content selections made by the mobile device.
US12075154B2
An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic devices includes a camera, internal microphone, display, communication circuitry, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: in response to receiving an image capturing request, controlling activate the internal microphone and the external microphone, displaying an image captured by at least one camera, obtaining audio information related to a sound, wherein the sound is input to the microphone and the at least one external microphone during capturing of the image, adjusting a sound level of each of the microphone and the at least one external microphone according to a sound balance between the microphone and the at least one external microphone, based on the audio information, and displaying information related to the adjustment of the sound level via the display.
US12075150B2
The present application provides an under-screen camera assembly, including: an organic light-emitting diode display screen, a display area of which includes an under-screen camera area and a non-under-screen camera area; and a camera module, which is arranged locate at a rear end of the under-screen camera area, the camera module includes a lens barrel, a lens group and a photosensitive assembly, wherein the lens barrel includes: a lens group installation section, the lens group being installed on an inner side face of the lens group installation section; and an extension section, which is formed to extend upwards from the top of the lens group installation section, and a top surface of the extension section bearing against a bottom surface of the organic light-emitting diode display screen. The present application further provides a corresponding terminal device. The present application can enable the screen and the camera module to bear against each other by arranging an extension portion at the top of the lens barrel, so that the camera module can accurately align with the under-screen camera area; and the lens group of the same optical design can adapt to multiple models of terminal devices with different sizes.
US12075149B2
A device for orientation and position detection of markings in three-dimensional space includes a marking arrangement, an optical image capture unit and an evaluation unit. The marking arrangement comprises two or more marking units each having three or more illuminating means arranged along a path. At least one marking unit belongs to a first marking unit type having at least three markings, and at least one other marking unit belongs to a second marking unit type having exactly two markings and a communication element arranged therebetween. At least one marking unit of the first type and at least one marking unit of the second type are arranged in a non-coplanar manner. The evaluation unit is adapted to recognize the marking units of the different types and to unambiguously determine the orientation and the position of the marking arrangement using the markings of recognized marking units of the different types.
US12075134B2
The present invention is directed to statistical methods for measuring cross-screen efficacy as it relates to advertising. The improved statistical methods provide the ability for advertisers and advertising agencies to predict the behaviors of consumers based on their aggregated cross-screen behavior. The system creates a new output that includes optimized user segments and classifications. A second part of the output is improved measurement and prediction of future consumer behaviors based on the processed multisided data on cross-screen behavior.
US12075127B2
The present invention is a method and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos which include interactive features. The supplemented video includes hotspots that allow a video viewer to interact with the video when the video viewer sees an object. The hotspots can be manually defined. Information regarding the object and the hotspot can be stored in a separate XML file. Furthermore, the present invention can be a marketplace where a desired object can be found by searching the XML file. The search results can list the supplemented videos which contain hotspots corresponding to the object and also the time in the supplemented video in which the object is found. The present invention can also aggregate data about the objects based on the playback of the supplemented videos and the video viewer's interaction with the supplemented videos.
US12075112B2
It is provided a method for enabling rendering of user-specific information using a display device, the method being performed by a user device comprising a camera, the user device being separate from the display device. The method comprises the steps of: determining a selected display device and creating a logical association between the user device and the selected display device; capturing at least one image of the display device using the camera; decoding the at least one image, resulting in decoded content; and rendering the decoded content for a user of the user device in a location corresponding to the selected display device.
US12075106B2
A message sending method, a message sending apparatus, a readable medium, and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: determining a message type of a current message received in a current time window, where the message type includes a first message type and a second message type; buffering the current message in a target buffer queue corresponding to the current message if the determined message type is the first message type, where each message in the target buffer queue has an associated timestamp; and sending the current message to a target client if the determined message type is the second message type, and a total number of messages sent to the target client within the current time window does not reach a first preset threshold, where the target client is a receiver of the current message.
US12075105B2
Systems and methods are described for a media guidance application (e.g., implemented on a user device) that avoids spoilers in presenting recording prompts relating to a competition by scheduling presentation of notifications according to the user profile.
US12075104B2
In various embodiments, a bootstrapping training subsystem performs sampling operation(s) on a training database that includes subjective scores to generate resampled dataset. For each resampled dataset, the bootstrapping training subsystem performs machine learning operation(s) to generate a different bootstrap perceptual quality model. The bootstrapping training subsystem then uses the bootstrap perceptual quality models to quantify the accuracy of a perceptual quality score generated by a baseline perceptual quality model for a portion of encoded video content. Advantageously, relative to prior art solutions in which the accuracy of a perceptual quality score is unknown, the bootstrap perceptual quality models enable developers and software applications to draw more valid conclusions and/or more reliably optimize encoding operations based on the perceptual quality score.
US12075101B2
This application provides techniques of processing bullet screens for a target user group. The techniques comprises receiving an instruction of creating a target user group associated with watching a target video, wherein the instruction comprises information indicative of the target video; creating the target user group in response to receiving the instruction, wherein the target user group comprises a plurality of users, and wherein the target user group corresponds to a user group identifier; generating a user group comment pool corresponding to the target user group, the user group comment pool configured to store information sent from any user in the target user group; determining a target client computing device associated with one of the plurality of users in the target user group; and sending the target video to the target client computing device for playing the target video on the target client computing device.
US12075098B2
Methods are described to communicate source color volume information in a coded bitstream using SEI messaging. Such data include at least the minimum, maximum, and average luminance values in the source data plus optional data that may include the color volume x and y chromaticity coordinates for the input color primaries (e.g., red, green, and blue) of the source data, and the color x and y chromaticity coordinates for the color primaries corresponding to the minimum, average, and maximum luminance values in the source data. Messaging data signaling an active region in each picture may also be included.
US12075085B2
An encoding and decoding method, apparatus, and device is disclosed. The method comprises: if characteristic information of a current block meets a specific condition, performing the following steps to acquire a target prediction value of the current block or a sub-block of the current block: determining a first original prediction value based on first unidirectional motion information of the current block, and determining a second original prediction value based on second unidirectional motion information of the current block; determining a horizontal velocity based on the first original prediction value and the second original prediction value; determining a vertical velocity based on the first original prediction value and the second original prediction value; acquiring a prediction compensation value based on the horizontal velocity and the vertical velocity; and acquiring the target prediction value based on the first original prediction value, the second original prediction value and the prediction compensation value.
US12075082B2
In accordance with a first aspect, the intra prediction direction of a neighboring, intra-predicted block is used in order to predict the extension direction of the wedgelet separation line of a current block, thereby reducing the side information rate necessitated in order to convey the partitioning information. In accordance with a second aspect, the idea is that previously reconstructed samples, i.e. reconstructed values of blocks preceding the current block in accordance with the coding/decoding order allow for at least a prediction of a correct placement of a starting point of the wedgelet separation line, namely by placing the starting point of the wedgelet separation line at a position of a maximum change between consecutive ones of a sequence of reconstructed values of samples of a line of samples extending adjacent to the current block along a circumference thereof. Both aspects may be used individually or in combination.
US12075081B2
A super-resolution coding mode is described. An encoded image can be decoded from an encoded bitstream stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. A flag can indicate whether an image was encoded using the super-resolution mode at a first resolution. Responsive to the flag indicating that the image was encoded using the super-resolution mode, bits indicating an amount of scaling of the image are included. The image is decoded from the encoded bitstream to obtain a reconstructed image at the first resolution, and the reconstructed image is upscaled to a second resolution using the amount of scaling to obtain an upscaled reconstructed image. The second resolution is higher than the first resolution. Loop restoration parameters within the bitstream can used for look restoration filtering of the upscaled reconstructed image to obtain a loop restored image at the second resolution.
US12075066B2
The present application discloses a coding/decoding method and device, and a storage medium thereof, and belongs to the field of image processing technologies. The method includes: performing context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding or context-based adaptive binary arithmetic decoding on first ISP indication information based on a context model in response to determining to code or decode the first ISP indication information, wherein the first ISP indication information is configured to indicate whether to enable an intra sub-block prediction mode; and performing bypass binary arithmetic coding or decoding on second ISP instruction information in response to determining to code or decode the second ISP indication information, wherein the second ISP indication information is configured to indicate a fashion of sub-block partition of the intra sub-block prediction mode. In this way, the number of context models required during a coding/decoding process can be reduced, the complexity of the coding/decoding process is reduced, and memory overheads are reduced.
US12075064B2
According to the disclosure of the present document, an NAL unit type for slices in a picture may be determined on the basis of NAL unit type-related information relating to whether the picture has a mixed-NAL unit type, and a type mixed with another type of NAL unit as well as an IRAP for a picture having the mixed-NAL unit type may be provided.
US12075063B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus including processing circuitry for video decoding. The processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a current block in a current picture from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information indicates a prediction mode for the current block being an inter prediction mode or an intra block copy (IBC) mode. The processing circuitry selects a base vector from a candidate list including a block vector candidate used in the IBC mode and determines an offset vector based on offset information that includes directions and sizes for constructing offset vectors. The processing circuitry determines a vector of the current block based on the base vector and the offset vector. The vector is a block vector when the prediction mode is the IBC mode and the vector is a motion vector when the prediction mode is the inter prediction mode.
US12075062B2
An image encoding/decoding method and device, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: configuring a motion information candidate list of a target block; selecting a candidate index from the motion information candidate list; deriving an offset for adjusting a motion vector; and recovering a motion vector of the target block through a predicted motion vector recovered on the basis of the offset.
US12075059B2
This disclosure relates generally to video coding and particularly to methods and systems for providing signaling schemes for motion vector difference. An example method for decoding a current video block of a video bitstream is disclosed. The method includes receiving a coded video bitstream; obtaining, from the coded video bitstream, a first motion vector difference (MVD) and a dynamic reference list (DRL) index for a current video block; deriving a second MVD for the current video block based on the first MVD; generating, by the device, a motion vector (MV) pair based on the first MVD, the derived second MVD, and a motion vector predictor (MVP) indicated by the DRL index; and decoding, by the device based on the MV pair, the current video block.
US12075055B2
The present invention relates to a video encoding method, to a video decoding method, and to an apparatus using same. The video encoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: setting a tile and a slice for the inputted current picture; performing encoding based on the tile and the slice; and a step of transmitting the encoded video information. The current picture may include one or more tiles and one or more slices. The largest coding units (hereinafter, referred to as LCUs) in the slice may be arranged based on a tile scan.
US12075054B2
A method of compressing a frame in an image compression and storage system, the method including applying a modulo addition to a residue of an original sample of the frame to generate a biased residue based on a bit depth of the original sample and a maximum allowed error, quantizing the biased residue based on the maximum allowed error to generate a quantized biased residue, and encoding a value corresponding to the quantized biased residue to generate an encoded value that has a non-negative reconstruction error.
US12075048B2
A system, apparatus, and method for encoding and decoding a video image having a plurality of frames is disclosed. Encoding and decoding the video image can include selecting, for a current block, a prediction mode from a plurality of prediction modes; identifying, for the current block, a quantization value; selecting, for the current block, a probability distribution from a plurality of probability distributions based on the identified quantization value using a processor; and entropy encoding the selected prediction mode using the selected probability distribution.
US12075044B2
A video decoding method according to the present invention may comprise: a step for dividing a coding block into a first partition and a second partition; a step for deriving a merge candidate list for the coding block; a step for determining a first merge candidate and a second merge candidate by using the merge candidate list; a step for deriving a first prediction sample and a second prediction sample on the basis of first motion information on the first merge candidate and second motion information on the second merge candidate; and a step for obtaining a third prediction sample for the coding block on the basis of the first prediction sample and the second prediction sample.
US12075038B2
A method of video processing is described. The method includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a current picture of a video and a coded representation of the video, an applicability of an alternative interpolation filter, wherein the applicability of the alternative interpolation filter indicates whether to apply the alternative interpolation filter in the conversion; and performing the conversion based on the determining; wherein the applicability of the alternative interpolation filter is determined based on whether a reference picture resampling in which a reference picture of the current picture is resampled to perform the conversion is used.
US12075030B2
A method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a video unit of a video and a coded representation of the video using at least a video picture. Only one of a subpicture coding mode or a resolution-changing coding mode is enabled for the video unit. The subpicture coding mode is a mode in which the video picture is divided into multiple subpictures, and the resolution-changing coding mode is a mode in which a resolution of the video picture is adjusted during the conversion.
US12075026B2
The objective of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for intra-prediction. In addition, the objective of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for intra-prediction on a subblock unit basis. Furthermore, the objective of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for determining a division and an encoding order of subblock units.
US12075023B2
A method and a system for assessing quality of multimedia content are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method may include receiving a multimedia content which may be captured from a media device. The method may further include generating a plurality of frames from the multimedia content, based on an attribute associated with the multimedia content. The method may further include determining, for each frame, a set of parameter quality scores corresponding to a set of quality parameters, and calculating an overall quality score for the multimedia content based on the set of parameter quality scores for each of the plurality of frames associated with the multimedia content.
US12075020B2
A head-mounted device (HMD) is configured to perform depth detection with a stereo camera pair comprising a first camera and a second camera, both of which are configured to detect/capture visible light and IR light. The fields of view for both of the cameras overlap to form an overlapping field of view. The HMD also includes an IR dot-pattern illuminator that is mounted on the HMD with the cameras and that is configured to emit an IR dot-pattern illumination. The IR dot-pattern illuminator emits a dot-pattern illumination that spans at least a part of the overlapping field of view. The IR dot-pattern illumination adds texture to objects in the environment and enables the HMD to determine depth for those objects, even if they have textureless/smooth surfaces.
US12075016B1
Systems, methods, and software for halftoning. In an embodiment, a halftone system is configured to store a threshold array comprising an array of threshold elements. The halftone system is further configured to receive a source image comprising an array of pixels with pixel values, and perform a multi-level halftoning process on the source image by partitioning the source image into a sequence of image segments, partitioning the threshold array into a plurality of threshold segments, identifying image segment groups each comprising a set of the image segments that are noncontiguous in the sequence and correspond with a mutual threshold segment of the threshold array, and schedule processing of the image segments in an image segment group as a batch based on the mutual threshold segment.
US12075015B2
A printing system comprises a print engine and one or more controllers. The one or more controllers perform a data obtaining process of obtaining print data, a print controlling process of controlling the print engine to print an image based on a print setting value, a fee determining process of determining a fee to be charged when printing the image, and a setting value changing process of changing the print setting value.
US12075014B2
According to implementations of the subject matter described herein, there is provided a solution for data embedding and data extraction in images. To perform data embedding, a target region for data embedding is determined from a source image, such as a chart image. Target data to be embedded is converted into a sequence of logical values represented in a predetermined format. Based on the sequence of logical values, image values of one or more image elements in the target region are changed such that the changed image values in the target region can be used to convey the sequence of logical values corresponding to the target data. The variations in image values are within a predetermined range such that no significant data distortion of perception distortion is caused by the data embedding. In a subsequent process, the embedded data can also be easily extracted from the image for use.
US12075013B2
According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus which stores settings for use in performing job processing includes: a display; and a storage which stores a setting history related to settings of past job processing, and a collective setting in which settings related to job processing are registered collectively. The image forming apparatus further includes: a setting controller which displays a setting history screen including the setting history on the display, displays on the display, in response to selection of the setting history, a setting screen reflecting setting contents based on the selected setting history, and displays a registration button to perform processing to register the collective setting on the setting screen; and a registration controller which performs the processing to register the collective setting in response to an operation on the registration button.
US12075010B2
A printing apparatus comprising: at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a printing unit configured to print on a print medium; an acceptance unit configured to selectively accept a use scene of the apparatus; an obtaining unit configured to obtain consumption information of a consumable when the printing unit printed; and a generation unit configured to generate data in which the use scene accepted by the acceptance unit and the consumption information obtained by the obtaining unit are associated.
US12075005B2
In a voice signal relay and transfer method for a voice call between a radio voice terminal and a remote device includes, a radio voice signal is received from the radio voice terminal and converting the radio voice signal into a digital voice signal. The digital voice signal is further converted into a group of voice packets in a streaming form. Then the group of voice packets is transmitted to a streaming server via a mobile communication network. The group of voice packets is further transferred from the streaming server to the remote device in a streaming form.
US12075004B2
A conference service number system enables the reconfiguration of an existing telephone number as a service number usable for selectively routing calls to each of a client endpoint and a dedicated conference software instance. A conferencing system implements separate conferencing software instances for individual operators for whom unique telephone numbers, are assigned. A telephony system facilitates calls to and from telephone numbers and implements a menu system (e.g. an interactive voice response (IVR) menu) for presenting a caller with options to either route a call to a specific telephone number to the subject operator (e.g., to a client device of that operator) or to a conferencing software instance implemented specifically for that operator. The call is accordingly routed to either a device of the operator or to the conferencing software instance based on the selection by the caller.
US12075000B2
A program causes an information processing apparatus to activate a second application that provides an extended function to a first application, superimpose and display a menu of the second application on the first application in response to a predetermined operation at a predetermined position on a screen where the first application is displayed and the second application is not displayed, and execute processing corresponding to the extended function selected from the menu.
US12074988B2
Systems and methods for factory management of regional cryptographic algorithms in an Information Handling System (IHS) are described. In an embodiment, an IHS may include: a host processor; a security processor coupled to the host processor; and a memory coupled to the security processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the security processor to: generate a Cryptographic Algorithm Identity (CAI) key pair comprising a CAI public key and a CAI private key; issue a CAI Certificate Signing Request (CSR) to a factory IHS, where the CAI CSR comprises the CAI public key; receive a signed CAI certificate from the factory IHS, where the signed CAI certificate is usable to activate a selected set of regional cryptographic algorithms among a superset of regional cryptographic algorithms stored, during manufacturing of the IHS, in a firmware of the security processor; and store the signed CAI certificate.
US12074970B2
Provided are a quantum key distribution method, device, and system. The quantum key distribution system may include a transmitter configured to split an optical signal into a first optical signal passing through a first path (P1) and a second optical signal passing through a second path (P2), which is longer than the first path (P1), and to sequentially transmit the first optical signal and the second optical signal; and a receiver configured to receive the first optical signal and the second optical signal incident through a quantum channel and transmit the first optical signal and the second optical signal back to the transmitter through the quantum channel after passing through a polarization-dependent element, being reflected by a Faraday mirror, and passing through the polarization-dependent element again.
US12074965B1
Various arrangements relate to a method performed by a processor of a computing system. An example method includes hashing a first salted value to generate a first hashed salted value. The first salted value includes a first salt value and a value. A first tuple is generated. The first tuple includes the first hashed salted value and a first token. The first token is associated with the value. A first BAT message is generated. The first BAT message includes the first salt value. The first BAT message is associated with the first tuple. A second salted value is hashed to generate a second hashed salted value. The second salted value includes a second salt value and a value. A second tuple is generated. The second tuple includes the second hashed salted value and a second token. The second token is associated with the value. A second BAT message is generated.
US12074955B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for matching electronic activities with record objects based on entity relationships. The method can include accessing a plurality of electronic activities, identifying an electronic activity, identifying a first participant associated with a first entity and a second participant associated with a second entity, determining whether a record object identifier is included in the electronic activity, identifying a first record object of the system of record that includes an instance of the record object identifier, and storing an association between the electronic activity and the first record object. The method can include determining a second record object corresponding to the second entity, identifying, using a matching policy, a third record object linked to the second record object and identifying a third entity, and storing, by the one or more processors, an association between the electronic activity and the third record object.
US12074954B2
In some implementations, a server device can generate configuration data for an application based on user engagement segments associated with a user of the application. For example, a server device can receive information identifying user engagement segments associated with a particular user. When the server device receives a request for configuration data for the application that identifies the particular user, the server device can obtain the engagement segment identifiers associated with the particular user. The server device can use the engagement segment identifiers to obtain segment configuration data for each engagement segment identifier, combine the segment configuration data into a combined configuration, and send the combined configuration to the application on the user device. The application can then determine what content to present and how to present the content on the user device based on the combined configuration data.
US12074953B2
The present disclosure relates to generating, updating, modifying, and otherwise managing configurations for virtual services on a cloud computing system. The present disclosure provides example implementations of a configuration management system and configuration handlers on respective server nodes that receive and process requests for modifying one or more configurations that manage operation of virtual services on the cloud. Systems described herein involve leveraging a hierarchical model of configuration characteristics to facilitate both large and small scale modifications. Moreover, the systems described herein leverage a persistent store on server nodes to identify how to update a current base configuration and sub-version as well as synchronize modifications across a set of server nodes.
US12074951B2
A system and a method for assigning a money sign to a user. The system receives a request to identify a money sign for a user. Further, the system renders a set of questions. Furthermore, the system receives a set of answers from the user. Subsequently, the system extracts a key component from the set of answers received from the user. Further, the system scores the key component for the set of answers based on a scoring matrix and deep learning algorithms. Subsequently, the system compares a user score for each of the key component against a facet score for each of a set of predefined money signs. Further, the system generates a match score for each of a set of predefined money signs. Finally, the system assigns the money sign identified with a maximum match score to the user.
US12074950B2
An intermediary computer system is provided for facilitating data communication between an Internet of Things device and a cloud-based computer system, the intermediary computer system configured to exchange data packages with the Internet of Things device, to exchange data packages with a plurality of cloud-based computer systems, to store a variable mapping of the Internet of Things device to a selected one of the plurality of cloud-based computer systems, and to receive a data package from the Internet of Things device and to forward the data package to the selected one of the plurality of cloud-based computer systems mapped to the Internet of Things device.
US12074941B2
Techniques for redirecting a client device from a server to a mini-server are disclosed herein. Initially, the client device establishes a connection with the server. The server provides a landing page to the client device, where the landing page is programmed to include an element that, when selected, redirects the client device away from its connection with the server. In response to a selection of the element, the client device establishes a connection with the mini-server. The mini-server is part of a first local area network (LAN), and, as a result of switching networks, the client device is now a part of a second LAN. The two LANs are connected to one another via a network bridge. The mini-server is able to receive input from the client device and synchronize that input across other mini-servers in the first LAN in order to redundantly store the input.
US12074939B2
Apparatuses and methods for data traffic management in multi-source content delivery are described. The apparatus includes a downloader and a controller. The downloader is coupled to servers via communication links. The controller is configured to determine initial download requests for the servers based on predetermined information about a quality of the links. The controller is also configured to send the initial download requests to the servers with the downloader. The controller is further configured to update the information about the quality of the communication links after the downloader receives data associated with a data file from the servers via the communication links. The controller is also configured to determine subsequent download requests for the servers based on the updated information about the quality of the communication links. The controller of further configured to send the subsequent download requests to the servers via the downloader.
US12074927B2
Session content is presented during a communication session to the participant devices. The participant devices transmit requests for notes to be generated for the session content. One or more segments of the communication session are determined when a threshold number of participant devices that requested notes to be generated is exceeded. Information associated with the one or more segments is transmitted to a participant device of the participant devices.
US12074926B2
An information switching and sharing method, a device, an electronic apparatus, and a storage medium are provided. The method is applied to a client of a sharee, and the method includes: receiving a first page shared by a client of a sharer, in a free browsing mode, wherein the shared first page comprises a link to a second page, and the free browsing mode is a mode in which a page is freely browsed by the client of the sharee; and jumping to the second page in response to a detection of a trigger operation on the link in the shared first page.
US12074909B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for communications between applications in a mobile operating system. A first application may receive a request for data from a second application. The first application may generate a first URL to the second application, a parameter of the first URL comprising an identifier of the first application. A mobile operating system may access the first URL to open the second application. The second application may validate credentials for an account and initiate a server on a port. The second application may generate a second URL to the first application, a parameter of the second URL comprising the port. The operating system may access the second URL to open the first application. The first application may establish a connection with the server using the port specified in the second URL and receive data from the second application via the connection with the server.
US12074908B2
This application discloses a cyber threat deception method and system, and a forwarding device. The forwarding device obtains a deception target set, where the deception target set includes a deception target, and the deception target includes an unused internet protocol (IP) address or an unopened port number on a used IP address. The forwarding device receives an IP packet from a host, and determines whether a destination party that the IP packet requests to access belongs to the deception target set. If the destination party that the IP packet requests to access belongs to the deception target set, the forwarding device sends the IP packet to a honeypot management server. The forwarding device receives a response packet, returned by the honeypot management server, of the corresponding IP packet. The forwarding device sends the response packet to the host.
US12074898B1
System and method for taking actions to mitigate security risks in a computer network are disclosed. The costs of security events and taking actions to block permissions granted to users are defined. For each of the users, prediction models are created, one for each of the security events. Using prediction models of a selected user, predictions on whether the security events will occur and/or predictions of severity if the security events actually occur are generated. For the selected user, an action list that indicates whether or not to take actions to block particular permissions granted to the selected user is generated based at least on the predictions, costs of the events, and costs of the permissions.
US12074895B1
Systems and methods for entity classification via an artificial intelligence model using a defined taxonomy framework are described. Entity classification includes identifying information associated with a entity, generating, by a processing device, a first query comprising the information associated with the entity and a first set of options for classification of the entity at a first level of classification granularity of a taxonomy framework, and providing the first query to a classification model. The method further includes receiving, from the classification model, a selection of a first option of the first set of options for classification and determining a classification of the entity based at least in part on the selection of the first option of the first set of options.
US12074888B2
Disclosed is a network security monitoring device, which is included in a network comprising a first entity, a second entity, a switching device provided between the first entity and the second entity, and the network security monitoring device connected to the switching device. The device comprises the port for obtaining at least one mirrored packet for at least one packet transmitted and received between the first entity and the second entity on the basis of mirroring from the switching device, and a processor for determining whether a security problem has occurred for a network associated with the first entity and the second entity on the basis of at least some of information included in the at least one mirrored packet.
US12074887B1
A system and method directed toward the deployment of one or more security plug-ins for software components (e.g., applications) that analyze incoming content and selectively prevent malicious portions of the content from being processed by the applications without limiting the processing and/or rendering of the legitimate (non-malicious) portions of the incoming content is described. Each of the security plug-ins is communicatively coupled to a published interface of a software component, such as an application. The security plug-in includes logic to (i) gain access to content received by the software component prior to processing of the content by the software component, (ii) parse the content into separate segments, (iii) analyze each content segment to determine whether the content segment is malicious or non-malicious, and (iv) permit rendering of one or more non-malicious content segments while preventing processing of one or more malicious content segments.
US12074886B1
The system and method disclosed performs entity authentication through identification proofing. A relying party such as a corporation or other type of entity having a secure website, computer network and secure facility working a risk engine can determine the authenticity, validation and verification during registration of a user entity. The identification proofing is integrated with a risk engine. The risk engine is capable of using bio-behavior based information which may be continuously monitored.
US12074881B2
Systems and methods for generating account permissions for an account on a computing system are provided. In some embodiments, application programming interface (API) interactions involving an external application and the computing system are used to generate a corresponding set of account permissions for the account. API permissions for the external application may also or instead be used to generate the set of account permissions for the account. The set of account permissions may enable the account to access the same resources on the computing system as the external application, which may avoid granting the account overly broad access to the computing system.
US12074873B2
In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a registration message from a network device. The registration request indicates that a first computing device has connected to the computing devices. The method also includes determining a category for the first computing device based on the registration message. The method further includes determining a set of rules for the computing device based on the category. The method further includes transmitting the set of rules to the network device. The set of rules indicates permissions for the first computing device. Each network of the set of networks is initially isolated from other networks of the set of networks when the network is created. Each network of the set of networks comprises a respective computing device of the set of computing devices.
US12074869B2
Method and apparatus for authentication of a user to a server that involves the user performing a requested act and that further involves relative movement between the user and a camera wherein fiducial marks are captured.
US12074867B2
At an authorization server, a shared secret electronic key may be shared with a second computer. A selection to use a system to complete a transaction may be received from a first computing device. An image may be communicated to the first computing device. A digital representation entered by the user representing the image and a PIN based on the copy of the shared electronic key may be received from the second computing device. The system and method may determine if the digital representation entered by the user on the second computing device matches the image communicated to the first computing device. The system and method may determine if the PIN based on the copy of the shared electronic key from the second computing device is as expected. In response to determining the digital representation entered by the user matches the image and the PIN the second computing device is as expected, the user may be authorized.
US12074859B2
First, a plurality of access tokens may be received from a respective plurality of identity provider services. Each of the plurality of access tokens may be associated with a user. Then, the plurality of access tokens may be stored in a profile associated with the user. Next, user polices associated with the use of the plurality of access tokens may be assigned. A device token may then be provided to a user device associated with the user. The device token may be associated with the profile. The device token and network policies may be received and then it may be determined that the user polices and the network policies are congruent. In response to determining that the user polices and the network policies are congruent, authentication to at least one of the plurality identity provider services may be made.
US12074849B2
The subject disclosure provides systems and methods for application-specific network data filtering. Application-specific network data filtering may be performed by a sandboxed process prior to providing the network data to an application to which the network data is directed. Any malicious or otherwise potentially harmful data that is included in the network data may be removed by the application-specific network data filter or may be allowed to corrupt the application specific network data filtering operations within the sandbox, thereby preventing the malicious or harmful data from affecting the application or other portions of an electronic device. In one or more implementations, a first process such as an application-specific network data filtering process may request allocation of memory for the first process from second process, such as an application, that is separate from a memory manager of the electronic device.
US12074846B2
Techniques are disclosed for scaling an IP address in overlay networks without using load balancers. In certain implementations, an overlay IP address can be attached to multiple compute instances via virtual network interface cards (VNICs) associated with the multiple compute instances. Traffic directed to the multi-attached IP address is distributed across the multiple compute instances. In some other implementations, ECMP techniques in overlay networks are used to scale an overlay IP address. In forwarding tables used for routing packets, the IP address being scaled is associated with multiple next hop paths to multiple network virtualization devices (NVDs) associated with the multiple compute instances. When a particular packet directed to the overlay IP address is to be routed, one of the multiple next hop paths is selected for routing the packet. This enables packets directed to the IP address to be distributed across the multiple compute instances.
US12074845B2
Systems, methods, and devices for performing targeted filtering of network traffic generated by user equipment (UE) devices connected to a customer premise equipment (CPE) device in a communication system that includes a distributed residential gateway. A network server may determine that the communication system includes a UE device that is compromised, misconfigured, or operating outside normal communication parameters, identify the UE device, determine an Internet protocol (IP) address or a media access control (MAC) address of the identified UE device, generate a quarantine request message that includes the IP address or the MAC address of the identified UE device in response to determining that the preconfigured virtual local area network access control list (VACL) on the CPE lists source IP addresses from which the CPE will filter outbound traffic, and send the generated quarantine request message to a bridged residential gateway (BRG) associated with the CPE device.
US12074840B2
Embodiments include techniques to receive and process data from a data service provider, communicate a plurality of messages comprising the data to a streaming data platform and detect a failure of delivery of the plurality of messages to the streaming data platform. Embodiments further include techniques communicate the plurality of messages to a distributed message queue service of a distributed message queue system, publish each of the plurality of messages to the streaming data platform, determine each of the plurality of messages published to the streaming data platform was successful or unsuccessful, and retry publication of each unsuccessfully published message of plurality of messages to the streaming data platform.
US12074838B2
A computer system displays a coalesced representation of a plurality of notifications in a notification-display user interface, wherein the coalesced representation, when selected, causes the computer system to concurrently display individual representations of at least two of the plurality of notifications in the notification-display user interface. While displaying the coalesced representation in the notification-display user interface: if a first condition is met, the computer system displays selectable options for a user to adjust notification settings for one or more types of events associated with the plurality of notifications, including: displaying a first selectable option that, when selected, causes the computer system to change a delivery prominence of future notifications of a first event type that is associated with the plurality of notifications and displaying a second selectable option that, when selected, causes the computer system to display a first settings user interface corresponding to the first event type.
US12074834B2
A method for solving a problem and a system thereof are provided. The method includes displaying, by a first terminal device, an embedding content search interface, which is included in a content authoring user interface for creating target content to be transmitted, displaying, by the first terminal device, an indicator of embedding content, determined by user input via the embedding content search interface, in an editing area in the content authoring user interface, transmitting, by the first terminal device, a body of the target content and metadata of the embedding content in response to receipt of input for a “Send” button in the content authoring user interface, and displaying, by a second terminal device, received content with the embedding content embedded therein, wherein the embedding content is embedded in the body of the target content by a server system.
US12074833B2
Methods and apparatus related to determining non-textual reply content for a reply to an electronic communication and providing the non-textual reply content for inclusion in the reply. Some of those implementations are directed to determining, based on an electronic communication sent to a user, one or more electronic documents that are responsive to the electronic communication, and providing one or more of those electronic documents for inclusion in a reply by the user to the electronic communication. For example, the electronic documents may be automatically attached to the reply and/or link(s) to the electronic documents automatically provided in the reply.
US12074832B2
Provided are an unread message display method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes the following: A message list page is displayed, and an unread message thumbnail is displayed on the message list page. A first trigger operation acting on a target unread message thumbnail is received. In response to the first trigger operation, an unread message display area is displayed; and a target unread message corresponding to the target unread message thumbnail is displayed in the unread message display area. A second trigger operation for switching the current unread message displayed in the unread message display area is received. In response to the second trigger operation, the current unread message displayed in the unread message display area is switched to an unread message sent by a target sending user other than the current unread message.
US12074829B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first user equipment (UE) may switch from a first sidelink (SL) full-duplex (FD) mode to a second SL FD mode based on at least one of a first SL discontinuous reception (DRX) pattern associated with the first UE or a second SL DRX pattern associated with the second UE. The UE may communicate in accordance with the second SL FD mode. Numerous other aspects are described.
US12074825B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may order assignment indicator values for transmissions for use by feedback information in a feedback message. The UE may receive, during a monitoring occasion, a first control information over a first serving cell and a second control information over a second serving cell, where each control information schedules a respective transmission for a scheduled serving cell. The UE may order assignment indicator values for the transmissions based on indexes associated with the first and second serving cells (e.g., scheduling serving cells), an index associated with the scheduled serving cell, a start time of the transmissions, or some combination thereof, among other examples. The assignment indicator values may be associated with hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ/ACK) feedback, such that the UE may use the assignment indicator values to construct and transmit a feedback message.
US12074822B2
The disclosure relates to a communication technique for convergence between an IoT technology and a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G system, and a system thereof. The disclosure may be applied to intelligence services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety related services, etc.) based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. The disclosure provides a coverage improvement method for a PDCCH in a wireless communication system.
US12074820B2
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for coordinated beamforming. An aspect of the disclosure provides a method. The method includes sending, by a first access point (AP) of a plurality of collaborating APs, to one or more stations (STAs) associated with the plurality of collaborating APs, a request for channel state information (CSI) associated with the one or more STAs and the first AP. The method further includes receiving a response including the CSI associated with the one or more STAs and the first AP. The method further includes sending, to a second AP of the plurality of collaborating APs, a sounding request indicating the second AP to request, from the one or more STAs, CSI associated with the one or more STAs and the second AP. The method further includes sharing CSI information between the first and the second AP.
US12074816B2
A communication method and a communications apparatus are provided, to resolve a problem of how to send and receive a remote interference management reference signal (RIM-RS) during remote interference measurement. The method includes determining a transmission resource of a reference signal based on identification information and parameter information, where the transmission resource includes one or more of a sequence, a frequency domain resource, and a time domain resource of the reference signal, the identification information is used to identify a network device, the parameter information includes sequence indication information and frequency domain indication information, the sequence indication information is used to indicate one or more candidate sequences, and the frequency domain indication information is used to indicate one or more candidate frequency domain resources. The method may further include sending the reference signal on the transmission resource.
US12074811B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for performing fractional subframe transmission. The method may comprise: in response to detecting that a channel becomes available, determining a target position from at least one potential position predefined in a subframe; and performing the fractional subframe transmission from the target position.
US12074810B2
A computer stores packets from a first device at a first buffer. The computer decodes the packets to obtain decoded packets at a decoder. The computer encodes encoding the decoded packets to obtain encoded packets at an encoder. The computer transmits the encoded packets from the encoder to a storage unit. The computer fetches the encoded packets from the storage unit using a second buffer. The computer causes a transmitter to transmit the encoded packets from the second buffer to a second device.
US12074809B2
It is provided a method, including determining a parameter of a data flow to pass through a non-deterministic network and a buffering device; configuring the data flow in at least one of a network element of the non-deterministic network and the buffering device based on the parameter, wherein the parameter is determined based on a capability of the buffering device.
US12074808B1
Distributed machine learning systems and other distributed computing systems are improved by compute logic embedded in extension modules coupled directly to network switches. The compute logic performs collective actions, such as reduction operations, on gradients or other compute data processed by the nodes of the system. The reduction operations may include, for instance, summation, averaging, bitwise operations, and so forth. In this manner, the extension modules may take over some or all of the processing of the distributed system during the collective phase. An inline version of the module sits between a switch and the network. Data units carrying compute data are intercepted and processed using the compute logic, while other data units pass through the module transparently to or from the switch. Multiple modules may be connected to the switch, each coupled to a different group of nodes, and sharing intermediate results. A sidecar version is also described.
US12074803B2
Embodiments of this disclosure provide contention window size determining methods and apparatuses. One method includes: sending, by a first device, a data packet that comprises a code block group (CBG), wherein the CBG at least partially overlaps with a first subband and at least partially overlaps with a second subband, receiving, by the first device, a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) corresponding to the CBG, and determining, by the first device, a contention window size of the first subband and a contention window size of the second subband based on the HARQ-ACK.
US12074797B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for assigning network address prefix. A method performed by a control plane function may comprise: receiving, from a terminal device, a request for assigning a network address prefix; determining whether the network address prefix is assigned by the control plane function or a user plane function; transmitting, to the user plane function, a PFCP Session Modification Request for requesting the user plane function to assign the network address prefix, if it is determined that the network address prefix is assigned by the user plane function; receiving, from the user plane function, a PFCP Session Modification Response including an assigned network address prefix; and transmitting the assigned network address prefix to the terminal device. The specific procedure for the terminal device to obtain the network address prefix from a network entity not directly requested by the terminal device may be defined.
US12074793B2
A level 2 (L2) switch receives a packet of upstream communication and a packet of downstream communication that are transmitted from a network device. Further, in a case where it is determined whether or not the received packet is a packet of upstream communication, and when it is determined that the packet is of session upstream communication and is a packet at a session start time, the L2 switch acquires session information and destination information included in the packet of the upstream communication, and stores in a session table. Further, when it is determined that the packet is of upstream communication and is not a packet at a session start time, and destination information of the packet is different from destination information stored in the session table, the L2 switch updates the destination information of the packet to the destination information stored in the session table.
US12074791B2
Techniques for controlling packet flows through the generation of packet flow rules are described. In an example, a network virtualization device receives network data. The network virtualization device determines a set of networks of a virtual network based on the network data. The network virtualization device receives flow data of the customer. The network virtualization device generates a packet flow rule based on the flow data and the set of networks. The packet flow rule defines a network boundary of one or more networks such that a first packet having a destination within the network boundary can flow and such that a second packet having a destination outside of the network boundary is to be dropped. The network virtualization device stores the packet flow rule in association with the compute instance.
US12074784B2
An example branch gateway (BG) of a local area network (LAN) includes processing circuitry and a memory. The memory includes instructions that cause the BG to determine that a network traffic load of the BG is greater than that of another BG. The instructions further cause the BG to determine that a first network traffic load skew between the BG and the other BG is greater than a first threshold. The instructions further cause the BG to select a first virtual local area network (VLAN) of a set of VLANs of the LAN, wherein network traffic of client devices of the first VLAN is routed through the BG based on a master role of the first VLAN being assigned to the BG. The instructions further cause the BG to transmit a message to the other BG that assigns the master role of the first VLAN to the other BG.
US12074774B2
Methods and apparatus to scale in and/or scale out arbitrary resources managed by a cloud automation system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes processor circuitry; and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause the processor circuitry to: in response to an indication to scale a first component of an application to be deployed: determine an execution plan to scale the first component based on a dependency graph corresponding to a dependency within a blueprint specifying a logical topology of the application; perform a custom action to scale the first component, the custom action identified in a scaling parameter associated with the application; and update operation of a second component based on scaling the first component, the second component dependent on the first component, the update to enable the second component to interact with the first component after the scaling.
US12074767B2
A data processing method and device, a storage medium and an electronic device are disclosed. The method comprises responsive to determining that an application instance is established, generating, by an orchestrator, a data acquisition request message corresponding to the application instance and sending the data acquisition request message to a next communication node, wherein the next communication node includes one of a network control device and a target network node; acquiring, by the target network node, data according to the data acquisition request message received from the orchestrator or through the network control device, and sending a data acquisition result to a processing device of the application instance; and processing, by the processing device of the application instance, the data acquisition result through a model in the application instance and outputting a processing result.
US12074754B2
A computer-implemented method includes tasks performed by one or more processors in a management network: (a) receiving, from an end-user network, data associated with a plurality of agent instances servicing incoming communications for the contact center, wherein the contact center, the end-user network, and the management network are associated with the enterprise; (b) determining, based on a specification of a logical directive, an operation to be performed in relation to the plurality of agent instances, the specification of the logical directive having at least one condition that, if satisfied by the received data associated with the plurality of agent instances servicing the incoming communications for the contact center, defines the operation to be performed; and (c) causing the determined operation to be performed, wherein the operation includes sending a communication via the end-user network to at least one agent instance in the plurality of agent instances and/or to at least one supervisor instance. A computing system and article of manufacture are also provided.
US12074735B2
Methods and systems are described for adjusting the sample timing of a data sampler operating in a data signal processing path having a decision threshold associated with a decision feedback equalization (DFE) correction factor. The vertical threshold and sample timing of a spare sampler are varied to measure a signal amplitude trajectory of a pattern-verified signal according to detection of the predetermined transitional data pattern, the locked sampling point then being adjusted based on the measured signal amplitude trajectory.
US12074732B2
Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating phase jump estimation for SL DMRS bundling are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving, from another device, first information at a first symbol of a first slot, the first slot including at least the first symbol and a first reference signal. The example method also includes receiving second information at a second symbol of a second slot, the second slot including at least the second symbol and a second reference signal, the first information and the second information being repetitions. The example method also includes generating a first reference signal copy based at least on the second reference signal and a phase jump between the first slot and the second slot. Additionally, the example method includes performing channel estimation across the first slot and the second slot based on an aggregation of the first reference signal and the first reference signal copy.
US12074728B2
Embodiments of this disclosure include a method where an access point (AP) device sends, to an access point controller (AC) device, a data tunnel support capability used to indicate a type of at least one data tunnel supported by the AP device. The type of the at least one data tunnel includes a virtual extensible local area network (VXLAN). The AP device receives configuration information of a VXLAN tunnel sent by the AC device. A local device of the VXLAN tunnel is the AP device, and the configuration information of the VXLAN tunnel includes an internet protocol (IP) address of at least one peer device of the VXLAN tunnel and virtual network index (VNI) information of the VXLAN tunnel. The AP device generates tunnel encapsulation information and routing information based on the IP address of the at least one peer device of the VXLAN tunnel and the VNI information.
US12074723B2
To provide an information processing system, an information processing device, an information processing method, and a recording medium capable of distributing special content for relieving a user's negative circumstances. According to the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing system including: a communication unit configured to receive at least current position information regarding a user; and a control unit configured to cause the communication unit, if the control unit determines that a predetermined area containing a position indicated by the current position information is an area that makes people staying in the predetermined area feel unpleasant, to distribute specific content to the user.
US12074720B2
In some aspects, a computing device may access audio information comprising an audio stream from a client device. The computing device may provide an audio segment from the audio stream to a language identification process of the computing device comprising a machine learning model that is trained to identify a language of a plurality of languages within recorded speech. The computing device may identify an identified-language of the plurality of languages for the speech based at least in part on the audio segment. The computing device may provide the identified-language to the client device. Numerous other aspects are described.
US12074717B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback retransmission. An example method of wireless communication by a user equipment generally includes receiving signaling indicating to reschedule HARQ feedback for transmission; determining the HARQ feedback based at least in part on one or more fields of the signaling; and transmitting the HARQ feedback based on the determination.
US12074714B2
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for handling collisions. A method includes receiving at a first communication equipment first scheduling information; determining whether there is a transmission resource collision of a first TB and a second TB; and storing the first TB or the second TB for transmission if the collision is determined.
US12074713B2
Embodiments of this application disclose a example polar code encoding methods, example polar code decoding methods, and example apparatuses thereof. One example method in embodiments of this application includes generating an input vector, where the input vector includes T subblocks, a first information bit of a first subblock is obtained by replicating a second information bit of a second subblock, the first subblock and the second subblock are subblocks of the T subblocks, a sequence number of the first subblock is after a sequence number of the second subblock, and T is an integer greater than or equal to 2. Polar encoding can then be performed on the input vector to obtain an encoded bit.
US12074708B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for efficiently facilitating acknowledgment (ACK) or negative acknowledgment (NACK) feedback from a user equipment (UE) for a set of transport blocks in one or more multicast transmissions from a base station. The UE may determine control channel resources for transmitting the ACK/NACK feedback, and each respective control channel resource may correspond to a distinct subset of the set of transport blocks. Once the UE determines a subset of transport blocks that the UE failed to decode (such as at least one transport block), the UE may determine a respective control channel resource that corresponds to the at least one transport block that the UE failed to decode. The UE may transmit ACK/NACK feedback on the respective control channel resource, which, in some examples, may indicate that the UE failed to decode the subset of transport blocks.
US12074705B2
Disclosed are a communication technique which merges, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail, security- and safety-related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. Disclosed are a method and apparatus for driving a PDCP layer apparatus during data decompression failure in a next-generation mobile communication system.
US12074699B2
A base station is provided with: a control circuit that, on the basis of one of a communication parameter which is set in accordance with communication quality and a retransmission control operation, decides the other thereof; and a communication circuit that, on the basis of the communication parameter or retransmission control operation to be decided, communicates with a terminal.
US12074690B2
An optical device may include a non-linear optical medium and an optical coupler coupled to the optical medium. The optical coupler may be configured to multiplex an optical data signal and an optical pump signal onto the optical medium such that an optical idler signal is generated. The power of the optical pump signal may be below a level that results in optical parametric amplification of the optical idler signal. The optical device may further include an amplifier coupled to the optical medium and configured to amplify the optical data signal.
US12074688B2
A method and network node for scrambling radio interference mitigation reference signals (RIM-RS) are disclosed. According to one aspect, a network node is configured to generate an initialization seed computed by linearly combining a function of a time counter t and a function of a scrambling identifier, NID. The network node is further configured to generate a radio interference mitigation reference signal (RIM-RS) sequence based at least in part on the initialization seed.
US12074679B2
A system for converging fifth generation (5G) communication systems for supporting higher data rates beyond fourth generation (4G) systems with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) is provided. The communication method and system 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. A system is provided for determining system information validity by acquiring and storing a first system information block and other system information, including information on a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity and a value tag, and determining whether the stored system information is valid for the cell. As another example, a terminal and base station are provided for performing beam failure detection and a recovery procedure using first and second configuration information for beam failure recovery (BFR) and if failure is detected, initiating a first random access (RA) procedure and if second configuration information is received while the first RA procedure is ongoing, terminating the first RA procedure and initiating a second RA procedure based on the second configuration information.
US12074669B2
The invention relates to a method of massive MIMO communication, comprising: —forming transmission beam set (Φ), by a base station (BS), with privileged channel directions; —designing additional beam set (Θ) for optimizing the transmission beam set, so as to detect channel direction change outside the privileged channel directions.
US12074668B2
A station (STA) may receive a wireless signal including a preamble of a packet. An energy level of the signal received may exceed a clear channel assessment (CCA) threshold. The STA may issue a primitive to stop reception of the packet. Further, the STA may return to a receive state based on the primitive. Additionally, the STA may determine, using a carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) protocol, to ignore a payload portion of the packet based on information contained in the preamble and adjust the CCA threshold to account for the payload portion of the packet. The STA may then access a wireless medium using the CSMA protocol during the payload portion of the packet using the adjusted CCA threshold. In a further example, the CCA threshold may be a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) level or a received channel power indicator (RCPI) level.
US12074661B2
The present technology is directed to visualizing a Wi-Fi signal propagation in 3-D based on a building plan defined with implicit geometry. The present technology can extract data from a building plan file where a 3-D space and objects in a building plan are defined with implicit geometry, transform the implicit geometry to explicit geometry for the 3-D space and the objects to translate a positioning of the 3-D space and objects from a local coordinate system to a global coordinate system, calculate a RF propagation pattern in the 3-D space based on a RF propagation model for a plurality of Wi-Fi access points located in the 3-D space, and present a 3-D visualization of the RF propagation pattern in the 3-D space.
US12074648B2
A wireless communication device is provided with an in-device capability of characterizing the coupling between a pair of antennas. The wireless communication device determines the coupling through an operating gain measurement and through calibration gain measurements obtained through test ports.
US12074645B2
An optical signal transmission method according to an embodiment of the disclosure is an optical signal transmission method in which a processor performs at least part of each operation, and may include an operation of receiving a data stream, an operation of separating at least part of the data stream into three channels, modulating the separated data streams respectively according to M-ary frequency shift keying (M-FSK) scheme so as to produce an FSK modulated signal, an operation of combining a plurality of FSK modulated signals modulated respectively in the three channels, and producing a color modulated signal according to a bit-color mapping table set in advance, and an operation of transmitting the color modulated signal by controlling a light source of the same optical channel based on the color modulated signal.
US12074642B2
An optical module includes a circuit board, a light emitting device and a data processor. The data processor is disposed on the circuit board. The data processor includes a reverse gearbox and a gearbox. The reverse gearbox is connected to the light emitting device, and is configured to receive a high-speed electrical signal from the circuit board, and decode the high-speed electrical signal into a plurality of channels of low-speed electrical signals. The plurality of channels of low-speed electrical signals drive the light emitting device to emit the plurality of channels of optical signals. The gearbox is connected to the light receiving device, and is configured to receive a plurality of channels of low-speed electrical signals output by the light receiving device, encode the plurality of channels of low-speed electrical signals into a high-speed electrical signal, and transmit the high-speed electrical signal to the circuit board.
US12074641B2
A system for implementing a secured data transmission includes a sending device and a light fidelity (LiFi) device. The sending device determines that a subset of data is confidential based on historical indications. The device encrypts the subset of data. The device receives a message that indicates that a user of a second device initiated a request to receive the subset of data. The device communicates the encrypted data to the LiFi device. The LiFi device includes at least one light source that is configured to emit light. The LiFi device communicates the encrypted data via the light emitted from the at least one light source to the receiving device.
US12074637B2
Methods, systems, and devices for optical signal measurement are described. A wearable electronic device may activate a first combination of optical sensors, the first combination of optical sensors including a set of transmitter sensors and a set of receiver sensors. In some cases, one or more optical sensor of the first combination of optical sensors may be positioned under a protrusion on an inner surface of the wearable electronic device. The device may measure, at the set of receiver sensors at a first time, one or more signals from the set of transmitter sensors, determine a signal quality metric associated with the one or more signals, and select a second combination of optical sensors for use at a second time based on the signal quality metric.
US12074636B2
A method by which a transmission terminal transmits a signal in an optical wireless communication system can comprise: transmitting a first optical signal including a reference signal to a reception terminal having established a communication link with the transmission terminal; receiving feedback information about the first optical signal from the reception terminal; and transmitting a second optical signal to the reception terminal on the basis of the feedback information, wherein an orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode of the second optical signal can be selected on the basis of the feedback information.
US12074635B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module configured to support ultra wideband (UWB) communication, and at least one processor operatively connected to the communication module, wherein the at least one processor is configured to control to transmit, to an external electronic device, a first packet including first information related to transmission of a second packet through the communication module in a slot corresponding to a transmission time of the first packet, to transmit, to the external electronic device, at least one or more second packets corresponding to the first information through the communication module in a slot corresponding to a transmission time of the second packet, wherein the first packet may be an STS packet configuration (SP) frame including a payload, and the at least one or more second packets for determining whether pointing may be an SP frame that does not include a frame payload.
US12074632B2
The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for self-interference cancellation, a terminal and a base station are disclosed. The method includes truncating a signal based on a detection window, where the signal comprises a receive signal and a self-interference signal which is associated with a transmit signal, and a length of the detection window is less than a symbol length, performing self-interference channel estimation to obtain an estimation of a self-interference channel, based on the truncated signal and a first reference signal which is carried by the transmit signal and used for self-interference channel estimation, where the first reference signal has a comb structure in frequency domain, and performing self-interference cancellation based on the transmit signal and the estimation of the self-interference channel. The method can reduce the influence on the accuracy of self-interference channel estimation due to inter-symbol interference caused by timing misalignment. And, the present disclosure provides a method and device for transmitting a first physical signal in a wireless communication system, the method including: mapping a sequence of each antenna port for the first physical signal to a same plurality of subcarriers on same one or more OFDM symbols based on a frequency-domain mapping pattern of the first physical signal; and transmitting the first physical signal.
US12074630B2
A transceiver includes a first integrated circuit, a second integrated circuit and an antenna array. The first integrated circuit including a transmission chain, a reception chain, and a control circuit, the transmission chain configured to transmit a first radio frequency (RF) signal and the reception chain configured to receive a second RF signal, and the control circuit configured to selectively ground any one of the transmission chain and the reception chain according to a transmission mode or a reception mode; the second integrated circuit including an active device connected to the transmission chain and the reception chain; and the antenna array including an antenna connected to the active device.
US12074628B2
A packaged electrical device can include an electrical element and a plurality of terminals connected to the electrical element. The packaged electrical device can further include a body configured to support the electrical element and the plurality of terminals. The body can have a rectangular cuboid shape with a length, a width, and a height that is greater than the width. The body can include a base plane configured to allow surface mounting of the device.
US12074616B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of detecting code generators configured to generate a plurality of detecting codes to detect errors in a plurality of data items, respectively, a plurality of first correcting code generators configured to generate a plurality of first correcting codes to correct errors in a plurality of first data blocks, respectively, each of the first data blocks containing one of the data items and a corresponding detecting code, a second correcting code generators configured to generate a second correcting code to correct errors in a second data block, the second data block containing the first data blocks, and a semiconductor memory configured to nonvolatilely store the second data block, the first correcting codes, and the second correcting code.
US12074613B2
A transmitter is provided. The transmitter includes: an outer encoder configured to encode input bits to generate outer-encoded bits including the input bits and parity bits; a zero padder configured to constitute Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) information bits including the outer-encoded bits and zero bits; and an LDPC encoder configured to encode the LDPC information bits, wherein the LDPC information bits are divided into a plurality of bit groups, and wherein the zero padder pads zero bits to at least some of the plurality of bit groups, each of which is formed of a same number of bits, to constitute the LDPC information bits based on a predetermined shortening pattern which provides that the some of the plurality of bit groups are not sequentially disposed in the LDPC information bits.
US12074611B2
High speed, high dynamic range SAR ADC method and architecture. The SAR DAC comparison method can make fewer comparisons with less charge/fewer capacitors. The architecture makes use of a modified top plate switching (TPS) DAC technique and therefore achieves very high-speed operation. The present disclosure proffers a unique SAR ADC method of input and reference capacitor DAC switching. This benefits in higher dynamic range, no external decoupling capacitory requirement, wide common mode range and overall faster operation due to the absence of mini-ADC.
US12074604B2
Circuits, methods, and systems for generating data outputs based on sampled data inputs. One circuit includes a first latch including a first logic gate, a second logic gate, and a first keeper subcircuit. The circuit further includes a second latch including a third logic gate, a fourth logic gate, and a second keeper subcircuit. The first keeper subcircuit being electrically coupled via a first shared node of the first latch and the second latch, and the second keeper subcircuit being electrically coupled via a second shared node of the first latch and the second latch.
US12074588B2
A switch device includes at least two bidirectional switches electrically connected in a cascode configuration. A first bidirectional switch and a second bidirectional switch of the at least two bidirectional switches each have a normally-on gate and a normally-off gate. Any remaining bidirectional switch of the at least two bidirectional switches cascoded between the first and second bidirectional switches has a first normally-on gate and a second normally-on gate. The switch device is actively controlled by the normally-off gate of the first bidirectional switch and the normally-off gate of the second bidirectional switch. Each normally-on gate of the at least two bidirectional switches is electrically connected to a source of another one of the at least two bidirectional switches by a voltage blocking device configured to block a portion of the voltage across the switch device when the switch device is off. Additional switch devices embodiments are described.
US12074585B2
The disclosed technology generally relates to quartz crystal devices and more particularly to quartz crystal devices configured to vibrate in torsional mode. In one aspect, a quartz crystal device configured for temperature sensing comprises a fork-shaped quartz crystal comprising a pair of elongate tines laterally extending from a base region in a horizontal lengthwise direction of the fork-shaped quartz crystal, wherein each of the tines has formed on one or both of opposing sides thereof a pair of vertically recessed groove structures laterally elongated in the horizontal lengthwise direction, wherein the pair of groove structures are separated in a horizontal widthwise direction by a line structure. The quartz crystal device further comprises a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the one or both of the opposing sides of each of the tines and configured such that, when an electrical bias is applied between the first and second electrodes, the fork-shaped quartz crystal vibrates in a torsional mode in which each of the tines twists about a respective axis extending in the horizontal lengthwise direction.
US12074584B2
Acoustic resonators and filter devices, and methods of making acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate having a surface and a single-crystal piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, the back surface attached to the surface of the substrate except for a portion of the plate forming a diaphragm that spans a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is formed on the front surface with interleaved fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm. The plate and the IDT are configured such that a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT excites a primary shear acoustic mode in the diaphragm. The fingers include a first layer proximate the diaphragm, and a second layer over the first layer. The first and second layers are different metals. A transverse acoustic impedance of the second layer is higher than a transverse acoustic impedance of the first layer.
US12074579B2
The disclosure relates to an ultra-wide passband five-order band-pass filter based on an LTCC process. The ultra-wide passband five-order band-pass filter comprises a ceramic substrate, a bottom input electrode, a bottom output electrode and a bottom grounding electrode. Five parallel resonators, a grounding polar plate, two series connection capacitors, two series connection inductors, a cross-coupling capacitor and a parallel inductor are arranged in the ceramic substrate; the two series connection capacitors comprise a first series capacitor and a second series capacitor; the two series connection inductors comprise a first series inductor and a second series inductor; and according to the filter, a five-order parallel resonance structure is adopted, out-of-band suppression is deepened through the five parallel resonance units, a cross coupling capacitor, a parallel inductor and two series connection inductors are innovatively introduced.
US12074576B2
A power amplifier can include an input stage that includes an amplifying transistor having an input node and an output node, such that a signal at the input node has a first power level and an amplified signal at the output node has a second power level. The power amplifier can further include a bias circuit configured to provide a bias signal to the amplifying transistor, and a feedback circuit that couples the output node of the amplifying transistor to the input node of the amplifying transistor. The feedback circuit can include a resistance and a capacitance arranged in series. The power amplifier can further include a gain compensation circuit implemented relative to the input stage such that the second power level is compensated for a variation in temperature associated with the power amplifier.
US12074571B2
A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises an output terminal from which an output voltage is output, a switching converter configured to control the output voltage on the basis of a first reference voltage, a load capacitor configured to be charged with a voltage corresponding to the output voltage, a linear amplifier connected to one end of an alternating current (AC) coupling capacitor and configured to control a voltage of the AC coupling capacitor on the basis of a second reference voltage, and a switching circuit configured to control a charging speed of the load capacitor and control a connection between the output terminal and one end and another end of the AC coupling capacitor.
US12074568B2
Voltage-controlled oscillation circuitry includes multiple cores and multiple mode or gain boosters coupled between the multiple cores. To prevent an undesired operating mode of the voltage-controlled oscillation circuitry from dominating a desired operating mode (e.g., an in-phase operating mode or an out-of-phase operating mode), the mode boosters may increase a desired gain of the desired operating mode and decrease an undesired gain of the undesired operating modes. In particular, mode boosters coupled to terminals of the cores that are associated with the desired operating mode may be enabled, while mode boosters coupled to terminals of the cores that are associated with the undesired operating mode may be disabled.
