US12106826B2
The invention provides methods for identifying rare variants near a structural variation in a genetic sequence, for example, in a nucleic acid sample taken from a subject. The invention additionally includes methods for aligning reads (e.g., nucleic acid reads) to a reference sequence construct accounting for the structural variation, methods for building a reference sequence construct accounting for the structural variation or the structural variation and the rare variant, and systems that use the alignment methods to identify rare variants. The method is scalable, and can be used to align millions of reads to a construct thousands of bases long, or longer.
US12106825B2
The disclosure relates to computer technology for precision diagnosis of various states of genetic material such as a gene sequenced from cell-free DNA in a sample. The state may include a somatic homozygous deletion, a somatic heterozygous deletion, a copy number variation, or other states. A computer system may generate competing probabilistic models that each output a probability that the genetic material is in a certain state. Each model may be trained on a training sample set to output a probability that the genetic material is in a respective state. In some embodiments, the computer system may use various probabilistic distributions to generate the models. For example, the computer system may use a beta-binomial distribution, a binomial distribution, a normal (also referred to as “Gaussian”) distribution, or other type of probabilistic modeling techniques.
US12106824B2
A positioning system includes a body, a flexible band disposed at least partially in the body, and a plurality of rollers in contact with the flexible band, wherein at least one of the rollers is constrained from translation both axially and radially.
US12106819B2
A processing-in-memory (PIM) device including a data storage region, a global buffer and an arithmetic circuit. The data storage region configured to store vector data and weight data. The global buffer configured to store vector data read from the data storage region. The arithmetic circuit configured to generate a calculation result by performing a calculation on vector data read from the global buffer and weight data read from the data storage region.
US12106812B2
Implementations described herein relate to detecting a memory write reliability risk without using a write verify operation. In some implementations, a memory device may perform a program operation that includes a single program pulse and that does not include a program verify operation immediately after the single program pulse. The memory device may set a flag value based on comparing a transition time and a transition time threshold. The transition time may be a time to transition from a first voltage to a second voltage during the program operation. The memory device may selectively perform a mitigation operation based on whether the flag value is set to a first value or a second value.
US12106806B2
The present discloses provides a memory device and a method of operating the memory device. The memory device includes first main plugs formed in a vertical direction over a substrate and arranged in a first direction, second main plugs, third main plugs arranged between the first and second main plugs, the third main plugs adjacent to the first and second main plugs, and bit lines above the first to third main plugs, wherein each of the first to third main plugs includes first and second sub-plugs facing each other, wherein portions of the first and second sub-plugs included in each of the first and third main plugs are coupled to different select lines, and wherein portions of the first and second sub-plugs included in each of the second and third main plugs are coupled to different select lines.
US12106803B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus related to memory devices. In one approach, a memory device has a memory array including memory cells. A controller of the memory device applies multiple pre-read voltages to memory cells prior to performing write operations on the memory cells. The controller applies a first pre-read voltage to determine which of the memory cells have a sensed current that exceeds a threshold. In response to determining that a percentage of the memory cells exceeding the threshold is too low (e.g., below a fixed limit), the controller determines to apply a second pre-read voltage to the memory cells. The second pre-read voltage has a greater magnitude than the first pre-read voltage, and can be applied to ensure greater reliability in properly determining the existing programming state of the memory cells. The controller then applies write voltages to the memory cells as appropriate based on target logic states for each memory cell and the programming mode to be used by the controller.
US12106798B2
A receiver circuit that includes a pair of pre-stage amplifier circuits and a post-stage amplifier circuit is introduced. The pre-stage amplifier circuits are configured to receive an input signal and a reference voltage signal, output first pre-stage amplifying signals through a first connection node and a second connection node separately, and output second pre-stage amplifying signals through a third connection node and a fourth connection node separately. The post-stage amplifier circuit is configured to receive the first pre-stage amplifying signals and the second pre-stage amplifying signals from the pair of pre-stage amplifier circuits through the first connection node, the second connection node, the third connection node and the fourth connection node separately, and output a post amplifying signal according to the first pre-stage amplifying signals and the second pre-stage amplifying signals.
US12106797B2
A bit line sense amplifier includes: a first inverter having an input terminal connected to a first sensing node and an output terminal connected to a second inner bit line; a second inverter having an input terminal connected to a second sensing node and an output terminal connected to a first inner bit line; a first capacitor connected between the first sensing node and the first inner bit line; a second capacitor connected between the second sensing node and the second inner bit line; an isolation unit configured to cut off a connection between the first inner bit line and a second bit line; and an offset cancellation unit configured to connect the first sensing node to the second inner bit line, the first inner bit line to the first bit line, the second sensing node to the first inner bit line, and the second inner bit line to the second bit line.
US12106789B2
The magnetic tape includes: a non-magnetic support; and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder, and a magnetic tape cartridge and a magnetic tape apparatus include the magnetic tape. The number of recesses existing on a surface of the magnetic layer and having an equivalent circle diameter of 0.15 μm or more and 0.25 μm or less is 100 or more and 2500 or less per an area of 40 μm×40 μm. Standard deviation σ of the number of the recesses in a width direction of the surface of the magnetic layer is 100 or less.
US12106765B2
A speech signal processing method and apparatus. The method includes preprocessing a speech signal that is in a first frequency band and that is collected by an ear canal speech collector, to obtain a first speech signal; preprocessing a speech signal that is in a second frequency band and that is collected by at least one external speech collector, to obtain an external speech signal, where frequency ranges of the first frequency band and the second frequency band are different; performing correlation processing on the first speech signal and the external speech signal to obtain a second speech signal; and outputting a target speech signal, where the target speech signal includes the first speech signal and the second speech signal.
US12106754B2
Providing a response to a user's speech or utterance by obtaining context information of the electronic device or a user of the electronic device, determine whether the electronic device or an external device is to perform automated speech recognition (ASR) of the user's speech or utterance, based on the context information, and provide a response to the user's speech or utterance based on a result of the electronic device or the external device performing the ASR.
US12106751B2
An automatic speech sensitivity adjustment feature is provided. The described sensitivity feature can enable an automatic system adjustment of a sensitivity level based on the number and type of determined speech errors. The sensitivity level determines how sensitive the sensitivity feature will be when indicating speech errors. The sensitivity feature can receive audio input comprising one or more spoken words and determine speech errors for the audio input using at least a sensitivity level. The sensitivity feature can determine whether an amount and type of the speech errors requires an adjustment to the sensitivity level. The sensitivity feature can adjust the sensitivity level to a second sensitivity level based on the amount and type of the speech errors, where the second sensitivity level is a different level than the sensitivity level. The sensitivity feature can re-determine the speech errors for the audio input using at least the second sensitivity level.
US12106739B2
A manual music generator designed to help musicians express and capture their musical inspiration while on the go. The quick two step music composition process empowers all levels of musicians to accurately record their musical inspiration before the idea exits their imagination. The apparatus breaks down the musical expression process into two steps by separating pitch and rhythm, enabling musicians to easily express and record the musical riffs in their head.
US12106738B2
The present invention relates to a nose flute capable of improving brain sensation and cognition and, more specifically, to a nose flute having a novel structure, which is a musical instrument that can be played using nasal air, so that brain sensation and cognition can be improved while sound width, sound and sound tone can be accurately implemented with accurate notes. To this end, the present invention comprises: a front body part in close contact with the body of a user; a sound generation part for generating sound of a preset height while the nasal air generated by the user flows therein through one end thereof and is discharged through the other end thereof; and a rear body part for fixing positions of the front body part and the sound generation part, and sealing the sound generation part so that same is not exposed to the outside.
US12106737B2
Modular stringed instruments are discussed herein. The modular stringed instruments allow users to more efficiently transport the stringed instrument, replace broken parts, or personalize or customize the stringed instrument. They include a bracket, a neck, and a headstock. The neck and the headstock are separate pieces which are adjoined together, such as by the bracket and a connector bolt, and can be separated from each other when it is desirous or necessary to do so. The bracket opposes or resists forces caused by the strings of the stringed instrument when the strings are placed under tension and extend from a body, such as from a bridge of the body, to the headstock.
US12106736B2
A display driver integrated circuit includes a frame buffer, a plurality of image processing circuits and an image processing controller. The frame buffer sequentially stores a plurality of frame data received from a host processor. Each of the plurality of frame data includes a plurality of data slices. The image processing circuits perform image signal processing operations, respectively, on ones of the data slices that are included in a respective one of the plurality of frame data and which are sequentially retrieved from the frame buffer. The image processing controller bypasses at least one of the image processing circuits by applying a bypass control signal to the image processing circuits based on a first plurality of data slices included in a first one of the plurality of frame data and a second plurality of data slices included in a second one of the plurality of frame data.
US12106729B2
A display device capable of improving image quality is provided. The display device includes a first circuit, a pixel, and a wiring. The first circuit has a function of supplying data to the wiring and a function of making the wiring floating to hold the data. The pixel has a function of taking in the data twice from the wiring and performing addition. The pixel can perform the first writing of the data in a period during which the data is supplied to the wiring, and can perform the second writing of the data in a period during which the data is held in the wiring. Therefore, by one lime of data charging to a source line, a data potential larger than or equal to an output voltage of a source driver can be supplied to a display element.
US12106723B2
A method of generating compensation data for a display device is disclosed that includes acquiring a first captured image by capturing an image displayed on the display device based on reference data having a reference grayscale, acquiring a second captured image by capturing an image displayed on the display device based on evaluation data having a compensation target grayscale, calculating a similarity index based on a difference between the first captured image and the second captured image at a plurality of positions of a display panel of the display device, calculating a quality index based on an actual measured grayscale of the second captured image after compensation of the second captured image, generating a compensation prediction model based on the similarity index and the quality index, and generating the compensation data based on the first captured image, the second captured image, the similarity index, and the compensation prediction model.
US12106714B2
A pixel driving circuit, a display panel and a driving method therefor, and a display device, related to the display field and aiming to enable the pixel driving circuit to work in different operating modes to adapt to various application scenarios. The pixel driving circuit includes a driving transistor, a gate writing module and a control module. The control module and the gate writing module are connected in series on a function signal transmission path between a function signal terminal and a gate electrode of the driving transistor, and the gate writing module is configured to provide a function signal at the function signal terminal to the gate electrode of the driving transistor. An operating process of the pixel driving circuit includes a stage in which the gate writing module is turned on and the control module is turned off.
US12106708B2
The disclosure describes various aspects of backplanes, including unit cells, architectures, and operations. In an aspect, a backplane unit cell is described that includes first and second switches, a storage element, a comparator, a source (e.g., a current or voltage source), where the source generates a drive signal to control light emission of a selected one of the light emitting elements in a display, and where the drive signal is based on a power signal selected by the second switch. In another aspect, a device is described that includes a backplane configured in an active matrix topology including multiple data columns and multiple row selects; and a set of electrical contacts associated with the active matrix topology and configured to electrically couple the backplane with the display, the display having multiple light emitting elements configured in a passive matrix topology. Methods of operation of the backplane are also described.
US12106692B2
A wearable electronic device with a display is provided. The wearable electronic device includes: a stereo camera configured to detect infrared light, a self-luminous display including a plurality of visible light pixels configured to output visible light corresponding to a virtual object image and a plurality of infrared pixels configured to output infrared light, an optical waveguide configured to output the virtual object image by adjusting a path of the visible light, a first control circuit configured to supply driving power and a control signal to the self-luminous display, and a second control circuit configured to supply driving power and a control signal to the stereo camera. The optical waveguide includes a half mirror configured to output reflected infrared light and transmitted infrared light in response to the output infrared light.
US12106691B2
A display device includes: a substrate temperature obtainer that obtains a substrate temperature of a substrate of a display panel; a power obtainer that obtains an amount of power used by a plurality of segmented regions of the display panel, based on image data displayed on the display panel; a first increased temperature deriver that derives an increased temperature of a panel surface of the display panel based on the amount of power used by the plurality of segmented regions; and a surface temperature estimator that estimates a temperature of the panel surface based on the substrate temperature and the increased temperature.
US12106688B1
A head-wearable extended reality (XR) device comprises a frame and a light field display arrangement mounted to the frame. The light field display arrangement comprises a first display layer and a second display layer. At least one of the first display layer or the second display layer may be selectively displaceable relative to the frame.
US12106687B2
Display assemblies are provided. One or more electronic display subassemblies are mounted to a framework at an elevated position. An unobstructed zone is located below each of the electronic display subassemblies and within the framework. Electronic components are provided within a base portion of the framework. A panel may extend above each of the electronic display subassemblies and within the framework.
US12106686B2
The present disclosure discloses a signboard assembly and a fully transparent solar LED luminous signboard. The signboard assembly comprises: a U-shaped sealing ring, a patterned reflective film, a light-diffusing plate, a light-guiding plate, an LED light bar, a white reflective film, a back plate, a signboard bracket, and a control box. The full-transparent solar LED luminous signboard includes a solar power supply assembly and the signboard assembly as described above. The present invention adopts side light emitting principle, wherein light is guided through the light-guiding plate, is reflected by the reflective film, and is homogenized by the light-diffusing plate, so that the whole signboard is finally illuminated uniformly. The problem that the traffic sign is difficult to identify is solved.
US12106676B2
A virtual reality training and evaluation system may comprise a visual display device, one or more user input devices, one or more computer processors, a memory, and a network communication device. Computer-executable instructions are stored in the memory and configured to cause the one or more computer processors to execute a virtual reality training program that simulates a virtual environment displayed on the visual display device. A user is typically prompted to complete a task within the virtual environment. The task may be an electrical, gas, or water construction, maintenance, or service task. User interactions with the virtual environment in order to complete the task are received via the one or more user input devices. The user's performance of the task (and related subtasks) is typically monitored and compared to defined evaluation criteria. Thereafter, the user may be provided with an evaluation.
US12106675B2
The airport ground collision alerting system comprises an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, ADS-B, receiver; a first database coupled to the ADS-B receiver and configured for look-up of aircraft type data based on aircraft ID data received via the ADS-B receiver and for storing aircraft position and heading data received via the ADS-B receiver; a second database configured to store digital map data for one or more airports; a processor coupled to the first and second databases and an application programming interface, API, configured to couple the airport ground collision alerting system to a display device.
US12106674B1
A terrestrial acoustic sensor array for detecting and preventing airspace collision with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a plurality of ground-based acoustic sensor installations, each of the acoustic sensor installations including a sub-array of microphones. The terrestrial acoustic sensor array may further include a processor for detecting an aircraft based on sensor data collected from the microphones of at least one of the plurality of acoustic sensor installations and a network link for transmitting a signal based on the detection of the aircraft to a control system of the UAV.
US12106671B1
A method by a telematics device for identifying an asset platform for an asset coupled to the telematics device is provided. The asset has a multi-interface port and the telematics device determines the asset platform based on matching tags on both a primary interface and a secondary interface. Identifying the asset platform aids in obtaining asset data and avoiding operational interference.
US12106667B2
A method by which a terminal receives a signal in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method can comprise: receiving first information about a parking space from the infrastructure of a parking lot; generating second information for parking in the parking lot, on the basis of the first information; and transmitting the second information to a vehicle having established a communication link with the terminal. In addition, the first information can include spatial coordinates and a virtual parking line of the parking space. The UE is capable of communicating with at least one of another UE, a UE related to an autonomous driving vehicle, a base station or a network.
US12106656B2
Devices, systems, and methods for alarm system states are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include a mobile device comprising a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory to receive a notification from a remote computing device that an event device in an alarm system has detected an event, where in response to the alarm system detecting the event, the alarm system is in a conditional state, acknowledge the event to cause the alarm system to remain in the conditional state, and transmit a signal to the remote computing device indicating whether the event is a true event or a false event, the mobile device further including a user interface configured to display the notification.
US12106651B2
In example implementations, a head mounted display (HMD) is provided. The HMD includes a first wireless radio, a second wireless radio, and a controller. The first wireless radio is to establish a connection to a host computer. The second wireless radio is to connect to a second HMD via a channel. The controller is communicatively coupled to the first wireless radio and the second wireless radio. The controller is to receive a notification of a presence of the second HMD from the host computer via the connection, track movement of the second HMD via the channel, and generate a collision avoidance alert when the second HMD is within a distance threshold of the HMD.
US12106639B2
Games related to the provision of information are described. Games may be formulated to exploit biases such as long shot bias and favorite bias. Games related to the provision of information are described. Games may be formulated to exploit biases relating to the Monty Hall paradox. Games related to the provision of information are described. Games may include wagering on hands of cards, e.g., poker wagering games.
US12106631B2
Systems, devices, and methods relate to directing cashout funds, for example in a casino environment, and in particular to providing incentives for directing cashout funds to a cashless wallet account. An instruction is received by a kiosk device, such as a gaming device, to dispense a first cashout amount. Based on the instruction, a display device of the kiosk device displays a message indicating a request to choose an option of a plurality of options. The options include a first option to receive the first cashout amount at the electronic kiosk device and a second option to receive a second cashout amount different from the first cashout amount in a cashless format. In response to receiving a selection, the respective cashout amount is dispensed in the chosen format.
US12106629B2
The present invention provides a terminal apparatus and an information management system that facilitate to grasp a gaming machine in which a foreign currency has been used. A terminal apparatus communicably connected to a gaming machine in which a game can be played according to an inserted currency includes: a control device that executes an insertion process for converting an amount of the inserted currency into an amount of a specific currency based on a conversion rate for converting the amount of the inserted currency into the amount of the specific currency and a transmission device that transmits inserted currency information including currency information regarding the inserted currency and specific information for specifying a gaming machine into which the currency has been inserted.
US12106615B2
An example method for outputting a PID filter list (PFL) includes: receiving RO data from one or more ROs that indicate particular vehicle identifying information (PVII), at least one symptom identifier, and a particular vehicle component; determining, symptom-to-parameter-identifier (PID) mapping data (MD) based on the received RO data and component-to-PID MD; determining, based on the set of available PIDs for the SOV and the symptom-to-PID MD, a PFL, wherein the PFL is associated with the PVII and the at least one symptom identifier, and wherein the PFL indicates a symptom-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the SOV; receiving, a request sent over a communication network from a display device, wherein the request comprises the PVII and the at least one symptom identifier; and transmitting, over the communication network to the display device, a response to the request, the response comprising the PFL.
US12106609B2
A system receives vehicle state data reported over a connection established with a vehicle and determines a loss of connection with the vehicle. Responsive to the loss of connection, the system performs an analysis of a plurality of predefined causes of incidental connection loss, based on vehicle state data previously reported compared to predefined values indicative of causing a lost connection. Responsive to the analysis indicating no predefined cause of incidental connection loss being present, the system triggers a vehicle alarm state protocol.
US12106607B2
A system includes a camera and a computing device. The computing device receives images captured by the camera and identifies a face in the image. A quality of the face and context surrounding the face are determined as to whether they are sufficient for determining liveness of the face. If so, a narrow-face-texture probability and a broad-face-context probability that the face is live are determined. The probabilities are compared to a live threshold and a fake threshold. In response to both probabilities exceeding the live threshold, an indication that the face is live is output. In response to either the narrow-face-texture probability or the broad-face-context probability, or both, being below the fake threshold, an indication that the face is fake is output. In response to both probabilities being above the fake threshold and below the live threshold, an indication that the image includes insufficient information is output.
US12106594B2
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive, if an error is found in sorting of a form image after an operator checks and corrects a result of character recognition performed on the sorted form image, an instruction to cause a process to revert to the sorting for the form image.
US12106592B2
An interactive kiosk for reading a document, the kiosk comprising: a transparent platform for supporting a document; a first camera disposed below the transparent platform; a mirror assembly comprising at least one mirror disposed below the transparent platform, the mirror assembly being arranged to reflect light from the underside of the transparent platform to the lens of the first camera; and a control unit connected to the first camera, the control unit being configured to receive content from the first camera and extract data from a document disposed on the transparent platform.
US12106590B1
A computer implemented method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable device that may be used in a remote deposit environment. Upon receiving a user request, based on interactions with the UI, the method implements an electronic deposit of a financial instrument by activating a camera on the client device to generate a live video stream of image data of a field of view of at least one camera, wherein the live video stream includes imagery of at least a portion of each side of the financial instrument. The method continues by extracting data fields based on the formation of image objects of each side of the financial instrument from the live video stream of image data. A flip detection pauses the forming of image objects during the flip. The extracted data fields are communicated to a remote deposit server to complete the remote deposit.
US12106589B2
A cross-media knowledge semantic representation method and apparatus. The method comprises: performing data acquisition according to a preset semantic description; inputting data information of a topological structure acquired by the data acquisition into a preset stack of an automat corresponding to the semantic description, the finite state set is used for indicating states included in the automat, and the input vocabulary list is used for indicating vocabularies included in the automat; mapping the data information by the automat to obtain key frames corresponding respectively to substructures and/or branches of a target object acquired by the data acquisition; and generating a visual semantic representation of the topological structure according to the key frames corresponding respectively to the substructures and/or branches of the target object acquired by the data acquisition, such that cross-media knowledge alignment is realized.
US12106583B2
A vehicular driving assistance system includes a camera and a LIDAR sensor disposed at a vehicle. An electronic control unit (ECU) includes at least one data processor. The system, responsive to processing of image data captured by the camera, determines a lane marker ahead of the vehicle. The system, responsive to processing of sensor data captured by the LIDAR sensor, determines a first portion of the lane marker forward of the vehicle and determines a second portion of the lane marker rearward of the vehicle. The system interpolates the lane marker between the first portion and the second portion. The system, responsive to the determined lane marker and the interpolated lane marker, estimates location of a front wheel of the vehicle relative to the lane marker.
US12106579B2
A vehicle is located on a digital map, with objects being stored in the digital map in a georeferenced manner. From a set of these objects stored in a georeferenced manner in the digital map, which are currently being detected by the environment sensor, the object most distant from the environment sensor is identified and a current sensor range of the environment sensor is determined on the basis of the distance of the environment sensor from the object.
US12106576B2
A device for controlling a vehicle may include a sensor that senses an object around the vehicle and acquires travel information of the vehicle, and a controller that creates an integrated line corresponding to a road where the vehicle is traveling, and sets a region of interest corresponding to the object based on the integrated line, and changes the region of interest based on the travel information of the vehicle.
US12106572B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a real-time crowd measurement and management system including data capturing devices installed in a plurality of zones for continuously capturing crowd data of a plurality of crowds in a plurality of zones. The system also includes an analysis module for identifying crowd characteristics from the crowd data; analyzing the crowd data to determine one or more patterns and changes in mood of the plurality of crowds; and predicting crowd information comprising emergent crowd characteristics, an emergent crowd behaviour of the crowds, and one or more issues based on the analysis in real-time. The system also includes a display module for displaying the predicted crowd information along with at least one of an alert and at least one indicator in real-time.
US12106568B2
A method for counting number of people in an image includes feeding an image into an object counting model to generate a first result for the image that is indicative of a number of human heads detected in one or more regions of the image. The image is fed into a regression model to generate a second result for the image that is indicative of a regression count of people detected in the one or more regions of the image. An estimate of people detected in the image is obtained based on the first result and the second result using one or more rules.
US12106565B2
A server configured to receive video clips from a mobile device, such as eyewear. The server has an electronic processor enabled to execute computer instructions to process the video clips to identify one or more characteristics in the frames of the video clips. The processor selects the video clips having the identified characteristics in the frames and creates a set of the selected video clips having the identified characteristics in the frames. The processor allows a user of the mobile device to edit and trim the video clips having the identified characteristics to create trimmed video clip segments.
US12106543B2
A method for extracting spectral information of a substance under test includes: identifying a pixel region A(x, y) occupied by an object under test from a hyperspectral image acquired; extracting a specular reflection region Aq and a diffuse reflection region Ar from the pixel region A(x, y), and calculating a representative spectrum Iq(ω) of the specular reflection region Aq and a representative spectrum Ir(ω) of the diffuse reflection region Ar, respectively; by comparing each element in the representative spectrum Iq(ω) of the specular reflection region Aq with each element in the representative spectrum Ir(ω) of the diffuse reflection region Ar, separating information of a light source from spectral information of the object to obtain a first spectral invariant C(ω). This method does not require additional spectral information of the light source, which improves the analysis efficiency.
US12106533B2
A method is provided for segmenting an image of a region of interest of a subject. The method includes receiving training images, at least some of which include a training interventional device; constructing ground truth data, including at least a ground truth image, for each training image; training a segmentation model using the training images based on intensity and vesselness features in the training images and the associated ground truth images; acquiring a new test image showing the region of interest; extracting vesselness values of pixels or voxels from the new test image; dividing the new test image into multiple patches; and performing segmentation of the new test image using the trained segmentation model to generate a segmentation image, corresponding to the new test image, with values indicating for each pixel or voxel in the segmentation image a presence or an absence of an interventional device.
US12106531B2
To improve the accuracy and efficiency of object detection through computer digital image analysis, the detection of some objects can inform the sub-portion of the digital image to which subsequent computer digital image analysis is directed to detect other objects. In such a manner object detection can be made more efficient by limiting the image area of a digital image that is analyzed. Such efficiencies can represent both computational efficiencies and communicational efficiencies arising due to the smaller quantity of digital image data that is analyzed. Additionally, the detection of some objects can render the detection of other objects more accurate by adjusting confidence thresholds based on the detection of those related objects. Relationships between objects can be utilized to inform both the image area on which subsequent object detection is performed and the confidence level of such subsequent object detection.
US12106530B2
An example embodiment includes: a determination unit that, based on an image including an eye of a recognition subject, determines whether or not a colored contact lens is worn; and a matching unit that, when it is determined by the determination unit that the colored contact lens is worn, performs matching of the iris by using a feature amount extracted from a region excluding a predetermined range including an outer circumference of the iris out of a region of the iris included in the image.
US12106527B2
An apparatus and method for performing efficient video transmission. In various implementations, a computing system includes a transmitter sending a video stream to a receiver over a network. Before encoding a video frame, the transmitter identifies a first set of one or more macroblocks of the video frame that includes text. The transmitter replaces pixel color information with pixel distance information for the first set of one or more macroblocks. The transmitter inserts, in metadata information, indications that identify the first set of one or more macroblocks and specify the color values of pixels in the first set of one or more macroblocks. The transmitter encodes the video frame and sends it along with the metadata information to the receiver. The receiver uses the metadata information to reproduce the original pixel colors and maintain text clarity of an image to be depicted on a display device.
US12106526B2
At least a method and an apparatus are presented for efficiently encoding or decoding video. For example, a 2-D patch of the point cloud is obtained by projecting 3-D points of the point cloud onto a projection plane, the patch having a plurality of pixels. The patch is divided into a plurality of smaller blocks. The number of pixels is determined within each of the plurality of smaller blocks. An updated occupancy map is obtained based on the determined number of pixels within each of the plurality of smaller blocks. A reconstructed point cloud is obtained based on the updated occupancy map, wherein the reconstructed point cloud is a less dense representation of the point cloud.
US12106522B2
A system and/or method for imaging system calibration, including: determining a dense correspondence map matching features in a first image to features in a second image, and determining updated calibration parameters associated with the image acquisition system based on the matching features.
US12106521B2
A method for calibrating at least one of the six-degrees-of-freedom of all or part of cameras in a formation positioned for scene capturing, the method comprising a step of initial calibration before the scene capturing. The step comprises creating a reference video frame which comprises a reference image of a stationary reference object. During scene capturing the method further comprises a step of further calibration wherein the position of the reference image of the stationary reference object within a captured scene video frame is compared to the position of the reference image of the stationary reference object within the reference video frame, and a step adapting the at least one of the six-degrees-of-freedom of a multiple cameras of the formation if needed in order to get an improved scene capturing after the further calibration.
US12106517B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods dynamically model intrinsic parameters of a camera. Methods include: collecting, using a camera having a focus motor, calibration data at a series of discrete focus motor positions; generating, from the calibration data, a set of constant point intrinsic parameters; determining, from the set of constant point intrinsic parameters, a subset of intrinsic parameters to model dynamically; performing, for each intrinsic parameter of the subset of intrinsic parameters, a fit of the point intrinsic parameter values against focus motor positions; generating a model of the intrinsic parameters for the camera based, at least in part, on the fit of the point intrinsic parameter values against the focus motor positions; and determining a position of a fiducial marker within a field of view of the camera based, at least in part, on the model of the intrinsic parameters for the camera.
US12106514B2
A method of efficiently and accurately computing a pose of an image with respect to other image information. The image may be acquired with a camera on a portable device and the other information may be a map, such that the computation of pose localizes the device relative to the map. Such a technique may be applied in a cross reality system to enable devices to efficiently and accurately access previously persisted maps. Localizing with respect to a map may enable multiple cross reality devices to render virtual content at locations specified in relation to those maps, providing an enhanced experience for uses of the system. The method may be used in other devices and for other purposes, such as for navigation of autonomous vehicles.
US12106512B2
A method is provided for calibrating a structured light system. The structured light system comprises, a camera, a processor and a projector that emits light at an unknown pattern. According to this method, the projector emits an unknown pattern at two different distances relative to the camera's location, and the camera captures the pattern that was projected at the different distances The processor then determines the vertical disparity between the two captured images and estimates a relative orientation between the camera and the projector. This estimation in turn is applied in the calibration of the structured light system.
US12106503B2
Systems and methods are provided for three-dimensional scanning and measurement by a device having a processor. The processor is configured to receive images of an object from at least two angles; preprocess the images using morphological refinement; create a source point cloud based on the images; remove outliers from the source point cloud; globally register the source point cloud to generate a transformed source point cloud; compare the transformed source point cloud with a target point cloud to generate a stitched point cloud that thereby creates a stitched 3D model; measure the resulting stitched 3D model; and provide the resulting stitched 3D model for comparison to a digitized item to assess sizing of the 3D model to the item.
US12106495B2
Many embodiments can comprise a system. The system can comprise a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory can include instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: determine a direction of gravity in each image of a sequence of images around an object; estimate a center of mass of the object in each image of the sequence of images using the direction of gravity and dimensions of the object; stabilize each image in the sequence of images using the center of mass; and generate a 360 degree display of the object using each image in the stabilized sequence of images. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.
US12106493B2
Techniques related to optical flow estimation for equirectangular images are discussed. Such techniques include combining an optical flow map generated using an input pair of equirectangular images and an optical flow map generated using a transformed pair of equirectangular images rotated with respect to the input pair to move polar regions in the input pair to central regions in the transformed pair.
US12106484B2
The disclosure belongs to the field of image segmentation in medical image processing and discloses a three-dimensional medical image segmentation method and system based on short-term and long-term memory self-attention models, in which the method can segment a target area image in the medical image, which includes the following. (1) A training set sample is established. (2) Processing is performed on the original three-dimensional medical image to be segmented to obtain a sample to be segmented. (3) A three-dimensional medical image segmentation network based on short-term and long-term memory self-attention is established and trained. (4) The sample to be segmented is input to the network, and then a segmentation result of the target area in the sample to be segmented is output. By combining CNN and Transformer, a new model for accurate real-time segmentation of the target area (such as a tumor) in the three-dimensional medical image is obtained.
US12106483B2
Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for gaze-based control of device operations. One method includes receiving a video stream from an imaging device, the video stream depicting one or more eyes, determining a gaze direction for the one or more eyes depicted in the video stream, detecting a change in the gaze direction of the one or more eyes, and triggering an operation in a client device based on the change in the gaze direction.
US12106479B2
An ultrasound image recognition system and a data output module are provided. The ultrasound image recognition system includes an image analyzing device, a data processing device, and a data output module. The image analyzing device is configured to receive an image having a predetermined format. The image analyzing device generates a plurality of physiological image parameters. The data processing device is connected to the data processing device. The image analyzing device provides the plurality of physiological image parameters and the image having a predetermined format to the data processing device. The data processing device provides a comparison result of physiological parameter based on the plurality of physiological image parameters and a plurality of predetermined physiological image parameters. The data processing device converts the image having a predetermined format into an image having a first format.
US12106476B2
DCE MR images are obtained from a MR scanner and under a free-breathing protocol is provided. A neural network assigns a perfusion metric to DCE MR images. The neural network includes an input layer configured to receive at least one DCE MR image representative of a first contrast enhancement state and of a first respiratory motion state and at least one further DCE MR image representative of a second contrast enhancement state and of a second respiratory motion state. The neural network further includes an output layer configured to output at least one perfusion metric based on the at least one DCE MR image and the at least one further DCE MR image. The neural network with interconnections between the input layer and the output layer is trained by a plurality of datasets, each of the datasets having an instance of the at least one DCE MR image and of the at least one further DCE MR image for the input layer and the at least one perfusion metric for the output layer.
US12106474B2
A method of determining a distribution of stem cells in a cell image, an electronic device and a storage medium are disclosed. The method acquires a cell image and segments the cell image and obtaining a plurality of sub-images. The plurality of sub-images is inputted into a stem cell detection model to detect to obtain a number of stem cells in each sub-image. A position of each sub-image in the cell image is determined. A distribution of the stem cells in the cell image is output, according to the number of stem cells in each sub-image and the position of each sub-image in the cell image. The present disclosure an accuracy of the distribution of stem cells in the cell image.
US12106473B2
A medical image analyzing system and a medical image analyzing method are provided and include inputting at least one patient image into a first model of a neural network module to obtain a result having determined positions and ranges of an organ and a tumor of the patient image; inputting the result into a second model of a first analysis module and a third model of a second analysis module, respectively, to obtain at least one first prediction value and at least one second prediction value corresponding to the patient image; and outputting a determined result based on the first prediction value and the second prediction value. Further, processes between the first model, the second model and the third model can be automated, thereby improving identification rate of pancreatic cancer.
US12106469B2
Image quality assessment for refinement of imaging rendering parameters for rendering medical images
Systems and methods for automatically determining an image quality assessment of a rendered medical image are provided. A rendered medical image is received. One or more measures of interest are extracted from the rendered medical image. An image quality assessment of the rendered medical image is determined using a machine learning based image quality assessment network based on the one or more measures of interest. The image quality assessment of the rendered medical image is output.
US12106464B2
A method for acquiring images of a part to be inspected comprises the following steps framing the part with a digital video camera providing an illuminator comprising a plurality of illumination sources arranged to illuminate various portions of the part or to illuminate the part from different angles, wherein individual illumination sources or groups of illumination sources are controlled individually by means of an illumination control unit operationally connected to the digital video camera; controlling the video camera to take a series of shots of framed part, with each shot being defined by a preset exposure time with each shot and for the duration of the exposure time generating a part illumination condition through the illumination control unit by activating a portion of the individual illumination sources or groups of illumination sources so the sequence of shots is taken with different corresponding lighting conditions according to a preset lighting program.
US12106456B2
An image correction method, a terminal device and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: extracting human face attributes of an image; acquiring, from target regions, a first region having a human face correction attribute; acquiring, from the target regions, a second region having a human face protection attribute; and performing image correction on the human face in the first region, and performing pixel compensation, according to background pixels of the image, on a blank region generated by the image correction in the first region.
US12106453B2
An image processing apparatus includes a pre-processor configured to receive, from an image sensor, input image data including a pattern corresponding to a filter array of the image sensor, and generate reconstructed image data by reconstructing the input image data based on phase information corresponding to each of a plurality of pixels of the image sensor, and a neural network processor configured to generate output image data based on the input image data and the reconstructed image data.
US12106451B2
An image processing method includes the following steps. Firstly, a block-size value is obtained. Then, a first frame into a plurality of first blocks according to the block-size value is divided. Then, a second frame into a plurality of second blocks according to the block-size value is divided. Then, a noise reduction intensity array is obtained according to a first pixel information of each first block and a second pixel information of each second block. Then, an output frame is obtained according to the noise reduction intensity array, the first frame and the second frame.
US12106421B1
Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that changes a surface attribute of a first object to include a surface attribute of a second object at an intersection of the two objects. For example, changing a surface attribute may include identifying an intersection between a displayed first object and a displayed second object in a graphical environment, determining whether the graphical environment is operating in a first mode or a different second mode in accordance with a determination that the graphical environment is operating in the first mode, responsive to the intersection between the displayed first object and the displayed second object identifying a portion of the first object where in the identified portion is intersecting the second object and changing a surface attribute of the portion of the first object to include a surface attribute of the second object at the intersection including the surface attribute.
US12106417B1
Incompatible graphics frameworks present a barrier to emulating applications of one operating system (guest OS) upon a computer system employing a different operating system (host OS) such as occurs with virtual machines. Accordingly, in order to address limitations of emulating guest OS graphic pipelines upon the host OS the inventors have established methodologies for cross-platform graphics pipeline emulation, thus enabling efficient implementations of cross-platform virtualization solutions, through the establishment of emulation keys to support generic and specific graphics pipelines together with caching sets of graphical pipelines for subsequent retrieval and execution.
US12106411B2
Systems and methods for utilizing a device as a marker for virtual content viewed in an augmented reality environment are discussed herein. The device (or sign post) may comprise a wirelessly connectable device linked to a power source and associated with multiple linkage points. The device may provide information to a user (or a device of a user) defining virtual content and a correlation between the linkage points and a reference frame of the virtual content. When rendered by a display device, the virtual content may be presented based on the reference frame of the virtual content correlated to the real world by virtue of the position of the linkage points in the real world.
US12106409B2
An example system includes an electronic device and a server. The electronic device includes a display; a first communicator; and a first controller configured to: control to transmit, to the server, location data identifying locations of the electronic device. The server includes a second communicator; and a second controller configured to: control to receive the location data; identify a course of travel; link photograph images to locations on the course of travel; and control to transmit to the electronic device the course of travel and the photograph images. The first controller of the electronic device is configured to control to receive the course of travel and the photograph images and to control to display on the display, at the same time, a map image, the course of travel, and one or more of the photograph images linked to a selected location on the course of travel.
US12106396B2
An information processing device according to the present technology includes a transmission processing unit that performs processing for transmitting device state information relating to a selected item to an external device of a request source, in response to a request for the device state information relating to the selected item that has been made by the external device, by using code information indicating the selected item, the selected item being an item that has been selected by a user for the device state information indicating a state of a device.
US12106389B2
A dispatching method for an electric-hydrogen energy system considering flexible hydrogen demand includes establishing an electric load flexibility equation, a power purchase and sale constraint equation, a renewable energy output constraint equation, a hydrogen load flexibility equation, an electricity-to-hydrogen production safety operation constraint equation and an electric power balance constraint equation, establishing an electric-hydrogen energy system dispatching model with the lowest operating cost of the electric-hydrogen energy system within the dispatching cycle as an objective function, and solving the electric-hydrogen energy system dispatching model to obtain an optimal dispatching result. As compared with the prior art, the present invention can effectively solve the problem of coordination between electric and hydrogen energy flows, while taking into account the flexibility of electric and hydrogen loads, further providing additional flexibility to the operation of the system.
US12106382B2
Computer-implemented systems and methods enhance a user's sophistication as she/he reviews complex information sources using specialized detective tools provided by a user interface of the computer system. The specialized investigative inquiries are stored in a database and are particularly tailored a priori by a subject-matter content designer for the type of documents being reviewed for risk and opportunity. The investigative scripts are organized into to a path of risk-related subjects or topics, and within each path of subjects/topics the investigative scripts are organized into a specialized inquiry or flow chart.
US12106376B2
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for processing an insurance claim. The user first files a claim, and then a drone is dispatched to take a photo of the claimed object at the location corresponding to location information contained in the claim so as to obtain a complete photo required for claim settlement. Then the damage of the claimed object is identified and marked out on the photo. Finally, the complete photo on which the damage has been identified and marked out is uploaded online, and the claimed object is measured and the damage of the claimed object is assessed according to the uploaded complete photo, thus formulating a claim report.
US12106360B2
A system and method for creating a virtual digital object comprising a plurality of components includes receiving from a user selections of a plurality of components for use in creating the virtual digital object. Each component has a cost designated in cryptocurrency that is presented for acceptance by the user. Upon acceptance, a cost tally for the virtual digital object is updated. Upon completion, the virtual digital object is minted by subtracting a total cost tally in cryptocurrency from a digital wallet of the user and by interacting with a smart contract including the virtual digital object and metadata relating to at least one of valuation of the virtual digital object, creation of the virtual digital object, and rules governing use and ownership of the virtual digital object. The minted virtual digital object is added to the user's digital wallet and optionally uploaded to an online gallery for purchase.
US12106355B2
In an automated product delivery method a request for delivery of a product is received from a user device. One or more product delivery options are determined and transmitted to the user device and a selected product delivery option is received from the user device. The product is provided to the selected delivery location in advance of the selected delivery time window. A delivery processing server receives user device location information and determines an estimated arrival time of the user at the delivery location. At the estimated arrival time, the product is securely staged for pickup by the user. The delivery processing server receives user validation information, and responsive to validation of the user information, transmits to the delivery location processing device, an instruction to allow access to the product by the user, and access to the product by the user is allowed.
US12106354B2
An easy authentication or payment is made by creating an account associated with a particular web browser or device that accesses an on-line page. Payments are made, such as for full-access viewing of an article or viewing content without visible ads, by selecting a payment button on the on-line page. Selection can be with a specific swiping motion or device motion previously defined for the user. Once selected, the payment is made without the user having to authorize or authenticate. The motion can be used independently to authorize or authenticate the user through the device.
US12106349B2
A search system is provided for presenting diamonds that are available for sale to a user of the search system. The search system includes a graphical interface through which the user may input search parameters corresponding to gemological features. Diamond listings are generated in accordance with the search parameters and arranged according to user preferences.
US12106344B1
A computer-implemented method and system for streamlining interactions between a customer and a customer service representative of a company. An interaction is commenced between the customer and the customer service representative during which historical data is accessed related to the customer stored in a company controlled computer system responsive to the interaction. The historical data preferably relates to at least one product or service provided by the company to the customer. At least a part of the historical information is displayed to the customer service representative. On the display, a first tab is generated related to the historical data as is a second tab relating to a quote for a new product or service for offering to the customer. The customer service representative is thereafter enabled to switch between displaying the historical data and the quote by selecting the first or second tab, respectively, without having to save the quote.
US12106339B2
To appropriately determine the usage fee for each business operator of a system using a cloud service. An information processing apparatus includes a calculating unit configured to calculate a usage fee relating to a cloud service with respect to each of a plurality of business operators, based on information relating to a number of devices managed by each of the plurality of business operators by using the cloud service, and information relating to a usage record of using the cloud service by each of the plurality of business operators.
US12106335B1
A system and method of processing, within a single procedure, cash equivalents and fix assets from any disposition class. The method includes identifying the benefactor and asset to be donation. Once identified, the asset is classified into one of three disposition classes. The disposition classes are used to determine the value for valuing. Once the value is determined, an impact statement is generated. Depending on the disposition class, the item is either converted to funds directly or through an intermediary. Once the item is converted to funds, the funds are transferred to the identified benefactor.
US12106330B1
Method and system for generation of audio clip replicating the voice of a human speaker that may be dynamically inserted as an audio clip in digitally requested media files, such as podcasts, streams and broadcasts. Using a sample of speech from a previously-recorded audio file, a streaming audio source or a broadcast, a text-to-speech synthesis engine mimicking or cloning the voice present in the audio input is used to generate novel audio clip which is inserted in the requested media file.
US12106325B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to estimate and deduplicate audiences are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a controller to determine a subunion of at least first and second marginal audiences of media based on of panel data and census data, the panel data including a panel impression count and a panel audience size, and the census data including a census impression count, an audience size calculator to determine a census audience size of the at least the first and second marginal audiences based on the panel impression count and the panel audience size and determine a subunion census audience size, the subunion census audience size corresponding to an overlap between the at least the first and second marginal audiences; and a report generator to generate a report including the census audience size and the subunion census audience size.
US12106309B2
A method and a system for detecting suspicious transactions and providing warnings in advance of executing the transactions in order to prevent fraud are provided. The method includes: receiving a request to conduct a transaction with an entity by using a digital payment application, the request including first profile information that relates to the entity; retrieving second profile information that relates to the requestor; comparing the first profile information with the second profile information; and determining, based on a result of the comparison, whether to suspend the requested transaction. When a determination is made that the proposed transaction may be fraudulent, the transaction may be suspended and a warning message may be sent to the requestor in order to afford an opportunity to avoid the fraud.
US12106308B2
A contactless secure transaction card is provided. The transaction card can include an integrated circuit and an auxiliary battery power authentication system. The card can further include a touch screen for receiving a biometrically recognizable user finger depression, a magnetic strip including transaction card information and a plurality of antenna coils. The coils receive inductive power from the NFC reader and transmit, and receive, communications signals to, and from, the NFC reader, respectively. The card may also include an auxiliary battery power authentication system including a memory circuit for storing at least one biometric characteristic associated with the finger depression, an authentication circuit. The authentication circuit verifies, in response to receiving the finger depression, the at least one biometric characteristic associated with the finger depression, and an auxiliary power system powers the memory circuit and the authentication circuit independent of the inductive power received from the NFC reader.
US12106307B2
A payment terminal may include payment interfaces to receive payment information from payment devices. The payment interfaces can include an interface configured to receive a payment card. Monitoring components may monitor the payment interfaces. In addition, a detection signal can be provided while a payment card is communicatively coupled to its corresponding payment interface. The monitored information and the detection signal may be used by the payment terminal to determine whether a transaction is fraudulent or if a tamper attempt is ongoing, based on local test criteria. In addition, the monitored information and detection signal may be provided to a server, which may store the monitored information and detection signal, test for fraudulent transactions and tamper attempts based on server test criteria, and determine updates to the local test criteria.
US12106303B2
A general purpose blockchain (GPB) platform for creating, maintaining, and managing a distributed ledger. The GPB comprises multiple nodes, each configured to host a GPB for storing GPB arbitrary objects. Each GPB arbitrary object comprises an object data, wherein the object data being a structured or unstructured data; a basic data structure implemented in a data markup language that provides self-description of the object data with at least fields for storing the object's origin, the object's owner, the object's transfer history, object's modification/transformation history, the object type, and the object data; and a universal interface for providing an encapsulation or reference to the object data for accessing the object data and an transformation function to allow interoperability of object data of different formats. A plurality of GPB s collectively maintain consensus of changes of the stored GPB arbitrary objects with a plurality of other GPBs.
US12106297B2
Technologies are shown for content distribution on a blockchain. An access request is received for digital content owned by a first entity and associated with one or more blocks of a blockchain. The access request is associated with a second entity. A current use condition associated with the second entity is verified to satisfy a use requirement conditions attribute defined by at least one of the one or more blocks of the blockchain. Responsive to verifying the current use condition satisfies the use requirement conditions attribute, the second entity is provided access to the digital content.
US12106296B2
Provided is a reward calculation system including at least one processor configured to acquire payment information about a payment of a transaction object traded on a user terminal used by a user; acquire a user attribute of the user; calculate an estimated reward potentially provided to the user terminal, based on at least the payment information and the user attribute; cause the user terminal to display the estimated reward; and acquire, after the estimated reward is displayed, receipt information included in a receipt image in which a receipt issued for a transaction of the transaction object is displayed.
US12106292B2
Systems and methods for facilitating transfer of ownership of tokens between users on a decentralized database stores a registry of assets and transactions are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: store, on electronic storage, a set of code executable by the decentralized database to manifest individual tokens on the decentralized database; and record the set of code on the decentralized database such that the set of code is accessible at a creator address that is associated with the creator of the set of code. Using the functions defined by the set of code, an owner of an individual token can offer to sell the individual token, and a buyer can accept this offer to buy the individual token, at an agreed-upon price.
US12106277B2
An information processing device includes: a settlement request reception unit that receives a settlement request; an inquiry unit that inquires of an inquiry system in charge of permission determination for settlement using a first settlement method about the settlement permission determination related to the settlement request; a result acquisition unit that acquires a result of the settlement permission determination by the inquiry system; a settlement confirmation request reception unit that is able to receive settlement confirmation requests for inquiring about a settlement result related to the settlement request a plurality of times from a settlement request issuing source while awaiting the result of the settlement permission determination by the inquiry system; and an alternative processing start unit that starts alternative processing to the first settlement method at a timing at which a final settlement confirmation request is received among the settlement confirmation requests received by a first time point determined with reference to the settlement request.
US12106275B2
Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for implementing resource access protocols within a networked medium. The present invention is configured to receive, from a second user input device of a second user, a request to access a resource in the metaverse; retrieve a non-fungible token (NFT) of the resource in response to the request; retrieve, from a licensing layer associated with the NFT of the resource, licensing rules associated with access to the resource; determine, using a valuation engine, a value associated with access to the resource based on at least the one or more licensing rules; receive, from the second user input device, an indication acknowledging the licensing rules and a digital transfer of an amount of funds corresponding to the value associated with the access to the resource; and authorize the second user input device to access the resource in the metaverse.
US12106272B2
A computing platform can manage and facilitate transactions between consumers and merchants using messages exchanged in a single messaging thread. More specifically, the platform may utilize disambiguation of messages within the messaging thread and semantic processing of the contents therein to manage a flow of processing actions for a transaction between a consumer and a merchant.
US12106270B2
A refrigerant quality control system indicates quality information of a recovered refrigerant. The refrigerant quality control system includes a CPU and a storage. The CPU is configured to acquire first information related to a quality of the recovered refrigerant from a first information terminal possessed by a provider of the recovered refrigerant via a communication network. The storage stores the first information acquired by the CPU. The CPU is further configured to provide a second information terminal with second information based on the first information stored in the storage via the communication network. The second information terminal is possessed by an entity different from the provider.
US12106268B2
A method includes receiving an electronic feed inventory file; creating a feed message including a batch of inventory messages based on the feed inventory file; placing the feed message in a message queue; performing validation of each of the inventory messages; generating a response to each invalid inventory messages; generating a first batch of response message including the responses to the invalid inventory messages; publishing the first batch of response message to the message queue; updating a first database based on validated inventory messages; generating responses to each of the validated inventory messages; generating a second batch of response message including the responses to the validated inventory messages, the first and second batch of response message having the batch identification; publishing the second batch of response message to the message queue; and updating a second database based on the first and second batch of response messages.
US12106267B2
A mobile smart container system comprises a housing, an access component configured to secure access to a compartment within the housing when in a closed position, a communication interface configured to wirelessly receive a request to access the compartment, a perceivable output device, an electromechanical latch configured to engage with the access component to releasably lock the access component in the closed position, and a processor. The processor receives and authenticates the request to access the compartment and, in response to receiving and authenticating the request, activates the electromechanical latch to unlock the access component to make the compartment accessible, and outputs, upon actuation of the electromechanical latch, an alert via the perceivable output device to identify the smart container system.
US12106262B2
An intelligence platform determines that a package was delivered to a location, and receives real-time information associated with the package or location. The real-time information includes sensor data received from one or more sensor devices disposed proximate to the package, or third party data received from one or more third party devices associated with a geographic region that includes the location to which the package was delivered. The intelligence platform determines, using a machine learning model, a score for the package based on the real-time information, where the score predicts a measure of vulnerability of the package, and determines whether to retrieve or protect the package based on the score. The intelligence platform selects an unmanned vehicle (UV) to retrieve or protect the package based on vehicular data, and transmits instructions to the UV to cause the UV to navigate to the package and retrieve or protect the package.
US12106257B2
The present invention provides a data processing system and method for operating an enterprise application to execute one or more tasks including a pick-pack-ship task. The invention includes generating a graphical user interface with one or more data points providing one or more item data, one or more lot data for the item data, and one or more handling unit data for the lot data to generate a pick-pack ship projection on the interface based on Artificial intelligence processing of a historical dataset.
US12106253B2
This application discloses a container management method, apparatus, and device. The method includes: obtaining a provisioning request that carries an identifier of a first user and an identifier of a first container image; querying and obtaining the identifier of the first container image in a container image information database of the first user; obtaining the container image based on the identifier of the first container image; and provisioning a container based on the container image.
US12106246B2
A system and method that enables the ongoing communication, tracking, and management review of feedback among a population of workers and their management.
US12106234B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing a payment consolidation process for travel management systems. A payment request including a travel record identification is received at a payment consolidation server via a payment consolidation user interface. A payment identification is associated with the travel record identification, and the payment consolidation user interface provides access to a plurality of payment processor servers through a single interface. The payment consolidation server obtains eligible payment processor information associated with the travel record identification from a reservation system. The payment consolidation server accesses a first software development kit (SDK) from a first payment provider and a second SDK from a second payment provider based on the eligible payment processor information. The payment consolidation server then updates the payment consolidation user interface with a first interface element associated with the first SDK and a second interface element associated with the second SDK.
US12106228B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an article processing method, electronic device, and computer program product. The method includes: determining, based on content of a target article, a target article vector associated with the target article; acquiring a reference article vector set associated with a reference article set; and determining, based on a distance in an article vector space between the target article vector and a reference article vector in the reference article vector set, a reference article vector associated with the target article vector in the reference article vector set as an association article vector. By using the technical solution of the present disclosure, an association article associated with a target article can be accurately provided based on the target article selected by a user, so that reports on the target article and its association articles can be further provided to the user for analysis and selection.
US12106226B2
A system and method for classifying products. A processor generates first and second instances of a first classifier, and trains the instances based on an input dataset. A second classifier is trained based on the input, where the second classifier is configured to learn a representation of a latent space associated with the input. A first supplemental dataset is generated in the latent space, where the first supplemental dataset is an unlabeled dataset. A first prediction is generated for labeling the first supplemental dataset based on the first instance of the first classifier, and a second prediction is generated for labeling the first supplemental dataset based on the second instance of the first classifier. Labeling annotations are generated for the first supplemental dataset based on the first prediction and the second prediction. A third classifier is trained based on at least the input dataset and the annotated first supplemental dataset.
US12106217B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for generating a graph neural network (GNN) model based on an entity-entity graph. The entity-entity graph comprising a plurality of entity nodes in which each entity node is connected to one or more entity nodes of the plurality of entity nodes by one or more corresponding relationship edges. The method comprising: generating an embedding based on data representative of the entity-entity graph for the GNN model, wherein the embedding comprises an attention weight assigned to each relationship edge of the entity-entity graph; and updating weights of the GNN model including the attention weights by minimising a loss function associated with at least the embedding; wherein the attention weights indicate the relevancy of each relationship edge between entity nodes of the entity-entity graph. The entity-entity graph may be filtered based on the attention weights of a trained GNN model. The filtered entity-entity graph may be used to update the GNN model or train another GNN model. The trained GNN model may be used to predict link relationship between a first entity and a second entity associated with the entity-entity graph.
US12106215B2
Knowledge transfer between recurrent neural networks is performed by obtaining a first output sequence from a bidirectional Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) model for an input sequence, obtaining a second output sequence from a unidirectional RNN model for the input sequence, selecting at least one first output from the first output sequence based on a similarity between the at least one first output and a second output from the second output sequence; and training the unidirectional RNN model to increase the similarity between the at least one first output and the second output.
US12106212B2
The present disclosure is directed to methods and apparatus for validating and authenticating use of machine learning models. For example, various techniques are described herein to limit the vulnerability of machine learning models to attack and/or exploitation of the model for malicious use, and for detecting when such attack/exploitation has occurred. Additionally, various embodiments described herein promote the protection of sensitive and/or valuable data, for example by ensuring only licensed use is permissible. Moreover, techniques are described for version tracking, usage tracking, permission tracking, and evolution of machine learning models.
US12106208B2
The present invention discloses an online neuron spike sorting method based on neuromorphic computing, which converts neuron spike signals collected from the cerebral cortex into spike signals through field coding, classifies different waveforms and corresponding time stamps by means of spiking neural networks, and realizes online neuron spike sorting; at the same time, the online update method of spiking neural network is used to adapt to the online changes of neuronal spike waveform and improve the accuracy of long-term online neuronal spike sorting. This method has fast computational speed, which can improve the speed of spike sorting process, maintain high consistency in classification on different datasets, and facilitate the deployment of implanted chips.
US12106207B2
The invention relates to a neural network comprising: synaptic chains, each synaptic chain comprising synapses, each synapse being a spintronic resonator, the spintronic resonators being in series, each spintronic resonator having an adjustable resonance frequency, ordered layers of neurons, each neuron being a radiofrequency oscillator oscillating at its own frequency, a lower layer being connected to an upper layer by an interconnection comprising an assembly of synaptic chains connected to rectifying circuits, each resonance frequency of the assembly of synaptic chains corresponding to the frequency of a radiofrequency oscillator of the lower layer.
US12106192B2
Multiple sets of documents for different domains may be used to train multiple domain-specific models. A graph model may be generated to include nodes representing concepts included within the domain-specific models. A white space not including any nodes within the graph model may be identified. Analysis of the white space may be performed based on two or more nodes at periphery of the white space. Words/documents that cover the white space may be generated. Novelty of concepts may be readily assessed using the graph model/white space.
US12106191B2
Embodiments of present disclosure relate to a method for predicting a performance of a machine learning module (ML-Module). The method may comprise detecting a change in the performance of the ML-Module over a period of time on the basis of labeled input datasets for the ML-Module and detecting a change in a predicted performance of the ML-Module over the period of time computed using the drift module. A value of a first key figure is determined, the value of the first key figure indicating a correlation between the change in the performance of the ML-Module and the change in the predicted performance of the ML-Module. A signal is provided, the signal indicating the value of the first key figure.
US12106186B2
An interactive system for activity quantification, the system comprising a computing device, wherein the computing device is configured to receive user constitutional data. Computing device may generate a plurality of constitutional component quantifiers by receiving component training data, train a component machine-learning model as a function of the training data, and generate the constitutional component quantifier. Computing device may calculate a comprehensive quantifier as a function of the plurality of constitutional component quantifiers, receive comprehensive training data, train a comprehensive machine-learning model as a function of the training data, and calculate the comprehensive quantifier. Computing device may display, at a user device, the comprehensive quantifier and the constitutional component quantifiers, receive a user selection of at least a constitutional component quantifier, and collect user activity data. Computing device may regenerate a constitutional component quantifier and recalculate the comprehensive quantifier as a function of the recalculated constitutional component quantifier.
US12106182B2
A method for validation and runtime estimation of a quantum algorithm includes receiving a quantum algorithm and simulating the quantum algorithm, the quantum algorithm forming a set of quantum gates. The method further includes analyzing a first set of parameters of the set of quantum gates and analyzing a second set of parameters of a set of qubits performing the set of quantum gates. The method further includes transforming, in response to determining at least one of the first set of parameters or the second set of parameters meets an acceptability criterion, the quantum algorithm into a second set of quantum gates.
US12106176B2
Techniques for securely monitoring an air-gapped machine. Systems, methods, and devices for generating a status message representing a state of an air-gapped machine, converting the status message to a visual code, displaying the visual code to a display monitor connected to the air-gapped machine, capturing image data of the visual code at a camera connected to a monitoring machine, and transmitting the image data to the monitoring machine, thereby causing the visual code to be accessible by a user of the monitoring machine. Techniques for verifying the integrity of the status message, and optionally, encrypting the status message.
US12106171B2
Method and apparatus for improving reading and writing speed of contactless card and terminal device
A method and an apparatus for improving a reading and writing speed of a contactless card, a terminal device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: running a driver of a POS terminal; obtaining a communication signal between the driver and an interface chip, in which data to be read and written of the contactless card are obtained by the interface chip according to the communication signal, and wherein data interaction are performed between a card reader on which the interface chip located and the contactless card; obtaining a timing waveform diagram of the driver according to the communication signal; obtaining a running time of the driver according to the timing waveform diagram; modifying the driver to shorten the running time of the driver according to the running time and a preset driver modification rule.
US12106169B2
A nano memory card and a terminal, where the nano memory card includes a card body, a chip, and an interface, where the chip is disposed inside the card body, the interface is disposed on a surface of the card body, the chip is electrically coupled to the interface, the card body includes a first surface and a second surface that are disposed oppositely, the interface includes a plurality of contacts, and the contacts are distributed on the first surface and the second surface. The contacts are arranged on both the first surface and the second surface of the card body.
US12106165B2
A printing apparatus includes: a print head; a conveyance device; and a control device configured to perform control of printing a print image, including: obtain image data indicating an input image; generate print data for printing the print image for each line based on the image data, the generating of the print data including: shifting the dots composing the input image in the sub-scanning direction to form the dots composing the print image; and reduce a width of a plain area in the sub-scanning direction of the print medium, the plain area being an area where the print image is not printed over the entire area of the plain area in the main scanning direction on the print medium.
US12106162B1
A system for providing cryptographically-secured communication is disclosed. The system receives activities from clients including data for inclusion on a distributed ledger of a distributed ledger architecture. The system then processes each activity and determines whether an activity corresponds to an event subscribed to by at least one computing device. The event may correspond to the presence of a communication in an activity received by the system. The system validates the data associated with the activity by utilizing a plurality of validators and without requiring a threshold level of consensus if the activity corresponds to the event. If the activity does not correspond to the event, the system validates using the threshold level of consensus. Once the activity is validated, the system submits the data associated with the activity for inclusion on the distributed ledger so that the communication is made available to the at least one off-chain computing device.
US12106152B2
A cloud service system and an operation method thereof are provided. The cloud service system includes a first computing resource pool, a second computing resource pool, and a task dispatch server. Each computing platform in the first computing resource pool does not have a co-processor. Each computing platform in the second computing resource pool has at least one co-processor. The task dispatch server is configured to receive a plurality of tasks. The task dispatch server checks a task attribute of a task to be dispatched currently among the tacks. The task dispatch server chooses to dispatch the task to be dispatched currently to the first computing resource pool or to the second computing resource pool for execution according to the task attribute.
US12106142B2
Representative apparatus, method, and system embodiments are disclosed for a self-scheduling processor which also provides additional functionality. Representative embodiments include a self-scheduling processor, comprising: a processor core adapted to execute a received instruction; and a core control circuit adapted to automatically schedule an instruction for execution by the processor core in response to a received work descriptor data packet. In another embodiment, the core control circuit is also adapted to schedule a fiber create instruction for execution by the processor core, to reserve a predetermined amount of memory space in a thread control memory to store return arguments, and to generate one or more work descriptor data packets to another processor or hybrid threading fabric circuit for execution of a corresponding plurality of execution threads. Event processing, data path management, system calls, memory requests, and other new instructions are also disclosed.
US12106135B2
An example method of hypervisor lifecycle management in a virtualized computing system having a cluster of hosts is described. The method includes: obtaining, by remediation software executing in a host of the hosts, a host state document from a distributed key-value store, the host state document defining a desired state of software in the host, the software including a hypervisor; and performing, by the remediation software in coordination with other hosts of the hosts through the distributed key-value store, a lifecycle operation on the software of the host in response to determining that a current state of the software does not match the desired state.
US12106133B2
Methods and apparatus for trusted devices using trust domain extensions. The method is implemented on a compute platform including one or more devices and a set of hardware, firmware, and software components associated with a trusted computing base (TCB), including a host operating system and virtual machine manager (VMM). A device trust domain (dTD) is implemented in a trusted address space that is separate from the TCB, and one or multiple of the devices are bound to the dTD, which enables one or more virtual machines (VMs) or trusted domains (TDs) to access one or more functions provided by the bound device(s) in a secure and trusted manner. Firmware from a device is onloaded to the dTD and executed in the trusted address space to facilitate secure access to functions provided by the bound devices without using the VMM. Moreover, the VMM and any other software in the TCB cannot access data such as cryptographic keys and secrets that are employed by the dTD.
US12106131B2
Implementation of a guided rules editor comprises displaying a view of a user interface (UI) of the guided rules editor to a user on the client device. Metadata of an organization to which the user belongs is fetched and used to identify which data of the organization is eligible for rule creation and attributes of the metadata are used to determine a layout of the one or more UI selection elements. One or more UI selection elements are rendered in one or more positions in the view on a display screen according to the layout and at least a portion of the one or more UI selection elements are populated with the data of the organization. Responsive to receiving user input of the one or more UI selection elements, an organization-specific rule is generated and saved to a data repository for execution by a rules engine after rule compilation.
US12106126B2
A computer system generates and transmits one or more first presentation instructions which when rendered cause displaying one or more machine-generated messages of a conversational assistant in a first window of a graphical user interface (GUI) and cause displaying at least one other GUI element in the GUI. The computer system receives an input via the first window and processes one or more comments represented in the input to determine a task responsive to the one or more comments. Based on the task, the computer system generates and transmits one or more second presentation instructions which when rendered cause updating one or more of the first window and the other GUI element. The computer system repeats the generating, transmitting, receiving, processing, and updating steps to control the first window and the other GUI element based on a programmed workflow.
US12106117B2
Techniques are disclosed for deploying a computing resource (e.g., a service) in response to user input. A computer-implemented method can include operations of receiving (e.g., by a gateway computer of a cloud-computing environment) a request comprising an identifier for a computing component of the cloud-computing environment. The computing device receiving the request may determine whether the identifier exists in a routing table that is accessible to the computing device. If so, the request may be forwarded to the computing component. If not, the device may transmit an error code (e.g., to the user device that initiated the request) indicating the computing component is unavailable and a bootstrap request to a deployment orchestrator that is configured to deploy the requested computing component. Once deployed, the computing component may be added to a routing table such that subsequent requests can be properly routed to and processed by the computing component.
US12106112B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate a graphics processing unit (GPU) long instruction trace (GLIT). An example apparatus includes at least one memory, and at least one processor to execute instructions to at least identify a first routine based on an identifier of a second routine executed by the GPU, the first routine based on an emulation of the second routine, execute the first routine to determine a first value of a GPU state of the GPU, the first routine having (i) a first argument associated with the second routine and (ii) a second argument corresponding to a second value of the GPU state prior to executing the first routine, and control a workload of the GPU based on the first value of the GPU state.
US12106102B1
Disclosed are methods, systems, and other techniques for modeling concurrency between a set of nodes to be executed on a set of execution engines of an integrated circuit device. A computation graph that includes the set of nodes is received. A set of edges connecting the set of nodes are determined based on the computation graph. An edge type for each of the set of edges is determined based on the computation graph, the edge type indicating a type of synchronization between connected nodes. A vector clock is generated for each of the set of nodes, the vector clock for a particular node being calculated based on the vector clock for each connected preceding node and the edge type for the one of the set of edges that connects each connected preceding node and the particular node.
US12106097B2
A computer-implemented method of implementing a computation using a hardware-accelerated instruction of a processor system by solving a constraint satisfaction problem. A solution to the constraint satisfaction problem represents a possible invocation of the hardware-accelerated instruction in the computation. The constraint satisfaction problem assigns nodes of a data flow graph of the computation to nodes of a data flow graph of the instruction. The constraint satisfaction problem comprises constraints enforcing that the assigned nodes of the computation data flow graph have equivalent data flow to the instruction data flow graph, and constraints restricting which nodes of the computation data flow graph can be assigned to the inputs of the hardware-accelerated instruction, with restrictions being imposed by the hardware-accelerated instruction and/or its programming interface.
US12106094B2
Systems and methods for automatically creating a software component reference guide from multiple information sources are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes receiving, from a user, a request for reference guides for a software components and view corresponding results, identifying the software component, identifying different sources of information for the software component, generating introductory information of the software component, generating technology details of the software component, generating frequently asked questions (FAQs) and their related solutions associated with the software component, training a catalog of natural language terms related to the software components, and providing, based on the trained catalog, the introductory information, technology details, and FAQs to the user.
US12106091B2
An over-the-air (OTA) update apparatus includes a communication device that receives data for an OTA update of software for vehicle from a server and a processor that calculates an expected update current consumed by a controller loaded into a vehicle in an additional OTA update proceeding subsequently, based on current consumption consumed in an OTA update of the controller, determines an update factor to be proportional to the expected update current, and proceeds with the additional OTA update based on that the update factor is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold.
US12106085B2
A method (100) for installing a software package (38) on at least one computer (18) in which the software package has a container-based architecture and including a set (32) of containers (34) includes: providing a user interface (UI) (28) via which a use specification (30) is received from a user; identifying a subset of the set of containers based at least in part on comparing the received use specification with descriptors of the containers of the set of containers; computing resource requirements for the containers of the subset; and displaying at least one of (i) a list (36) of the containers of the subset and (ii) the computing resource requirements for the containers of the subset.
US12106084B2
Analyzing or debugging applications is provided. The system identifies an action for an application provided by a developer. The system determines a first classification score based on historical execution of the action. The system generates a machine generated action for the application based on metadata associated with the application. The system determines a second classification score based on a comparison of the action with the machine generated action. The system selects, via a matching program, a second application that matches the application. The system determines a third classification score based on a comparison of an action approved for the second application with the action provided by the application developer. The system updates a delivery control parameter based on the first classification score, the second classification score and the third classification score. The system controls delivery of the application based on the delivery control parameter.
US12106077B2
Database systems and methods are provided for visual design and customization of processes for web applications. One method involves obtaining, from a process flow builder graphical user interface (GUI) display at a client device, a sequence of configured components within a region of the process flow builder GUI display, automatically generating process flow code corresponding to the sequence of configured components within the region of the process flow builder GUI display, modifying one or more references within the process flow code from a first namespace associated with a first package corresponding to a virtual application supported by an application platform to a generic namespace, resulting in modified process flow code, and storing the modified process flow code to a location within a second package independent of the application platform.
US12106076B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for generating a program for use in an accelerator for deep learning. The method may include receiving, by a computing device, a deep learning application, generating an element-wise operation list included in the deep learning application, generating an intermediate expression from the element-wise operation list, and generating, based on the intermediate expression, a program for use in an accelerator for the deep learning application.
US12106074B2
An online software development platform providing an integrated resource for design, development, and purchase of customer-desired software applications for software projects created by customers. The platform comprising one or more computers configured using computer readable instructions stored in non-transitory computer memory to provide the software development platform, wherein the software development platform is configured to implement a plurality of electronic operational domains providing user-interactive capabilities or internal functionalities of the software development platform. The domains comprising a project scope process, a pricing process, and a project development process. The platform is configured to use a configuration involving knowledge graph to recommend features.
US12106060B2
A computer implemented method for the automated analysis or use of data is implemented by a voice assistant. The method comprises the steps of: (a) storing in a memory a structured, machine-readable representation of data that conforms to a machine-readable language (‘machine representation’); the machine representation including representations of user speech or text input to a human/machine interface; and (b) automatically processing the machine representations to analyse the user speech or text input.
US12106050B2
Debiasing pre-trained sentence encoders with probabilistic dropouts may be performed by various systems, services, or applications. A sentence may be received, where the words of the sentence may be provided as tokens to an encoder of a machine learning model. A token-wise correlation using semantic orientation may be determined to determine a bias score for the tokens in the input sentence. A probability of dropout that for tokens in the input sentence may be determined from the bias scores. The machine learning model may be trained or tuned based on the probabilities of dropout for the tokens in the input sentence.
US12106046B2
The system receives, from a client, a first request for a document which is parsed based on a syntax. The system parses and returns an initial number of lines of the document, thereby allowing the client to display the parsed initial number of lines in a visible window. Subsequent to successfully parsing a remainder of the lines, the system stores a fully-parsed version. Responsive to a scrolling action in the visible window, the system provides a relevant portion of an unparsed document associated with the first request. Responsive to detecting a termination of the scrolling action, the system receives a second request for parsed lines corresponding to a first set of lines. The system returns the corresponding parsed lines, thereby allowing the client to display the corresponding parsed lines in the visible window.
US12106039B2
Systems and methods for publication and external interfacing for a unified document surface are disclosed. An example system may include a document serving circuit structured to access a document data, the document data including data for a unified document surface, and to provide at least a portion of the document data to a client serving circuit; the client serving circuit structured to implement a unified document surface interface in response to the at least a portion of the document data; the client serving circuit further structured to implement an extension creation interface, and to provide a pack implementation value to the document serving circuit in response to user interactions with the extension creation interface; and wherein the document serving circuit is further structured to determine a pack definition value in response to the pack implementation value.
US12106036B2
A document processing device, a method of processing an image thereof, and a computer program product are disclosed. A set of display area information is preset on the document processing device. When the document processing device receives an input image, a set of reference information corresponding to the input image is obtained. The document processing device adjusts the input image according to the set of display area information and the set of reference information to generate an improved preview image. Because the user does not need to consider the direction in which the document is put into the document processing device, the document processing device directly and automatically generates the preview image that is convenient for the user to view based on the input image, thereby achieving the purpose of improving work efficiency, the convenience in use, and the user experience.
US12106032B1
Various embodiments provide for port generation for a circuit design based on layout connectivity information, which can be used as part of an automatic or a semi-automatic process of an electronic design automation (EDA) system. For instance, various embodiments access connectivity information for one or more networks of a circuit design, and use the connectivity information to identify pins of signal networks as positive connections for ports, and geometric shapes on references networks as candidates for negative connections for ports.
US12106029B2
This high-level synthesis device, which has a processor and a memory, and generates a hardware description code that describes the configuration of an integrated circuit connected to an external memory, comprises a high-level synthesis code adjustment unit which receives a high-level synthesis code that describes a process to be executed by the integrated circuit and an external memory access variable for exchanging data with the external memory, analyzes the high-level synthesis code, and reconstructs the high-level synthesis code on the basis of the analysis result, wherein the high-level synthesis code adjustment unit includes: a burst access determination unit that analyzes the external memory access variable in the high-level synthesis code, and determines whether burst access to the external memory is possible; and a code reconstructing unit that adds a code for executing burst access to the high-level synthesis code, for the external memory access variable capable of being burst accessed.
US12106017B2
A position/posture computing section determines that an azimuth of an upper swing structure calculated at a GNSS receiver is of low quality when at least one of a posture angle of the upper swing structure acquired at a machine-body IMU and a posture angle of a front work implement acquired at a boom IMU is equal to or larger than a threshold value, executes a bias removal computation on the basis of the quality of the azimuth and the azimuth of the upper swing structure calculated at the GNSS receiver, calculates a corrected azimuth of the upper swing structure on the basis of the azimuth of the upper swing structure calculated at the GNSS receiver, and an angular velocity of the upper swing structure from which a gyro bias has been removed, and computes a three-dimensional position and posture of the front work implement by using the corrected azimuth.
US12106008B2
Embodiments of the present application provide a screen sharing display method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method is performed by: obtaining two adjacent frames of images of a first terminal device; determining image change information according to the two adjacent frames of images, the image change information indicating a degree of change of a latter frame of image relative to a former frame of image in the two adjacent frames of images; if it is determined that the degree of change indicated by the image change information is greater than or equal to a first preset degree, compressing the latter frame of image to obtain compressed image data; and sending the compressed image data to a second terminal device for display.
US12106005B2
An information processing device includes a foldable display mechanism including a first display device and a second display device, and a processor configured to, in a case where provision information is proposed by an artificial intelligence assistant while a first image is being displayed in a display region assigned to a first application program on the first display device, execute a display control for displaying a second image indicating the provision information on the second display device.
US12105995B2
There is provided a printing apparatus that performs printing based on print data received from an information processing apparatus transmitting print data to the printing apparatus, transmitting print data as a substitute for the print data based on first error information, and not transmitting the print data as a substitute for the print data upon receipt of second error information. The printing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect that the print data includes data that cannot be processed by the printing apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine error information to be transmitted to the information processing apparatus as the first or second error information based on information included in the print data having been detected to include the data that cannot be processed by the printing apparatus, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the error information determined by the determination unit to the information processing apparatus.
US12105994B2
A printing apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive, from a print server that provides a logical printer associated with the printing apparatus, a print job associated with the logical printer, a print unit configured to perform printing based on the print job, and a display control unit configured to electronically display, on a display device of the printing apparatus, a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding identification information allocated to the logical printer by the print server.
US12105993B2
The invention relates to a method, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and an apparatus for debugging a solid-state disk (SSD) device. The method is performed by a processing unit of a single-board personal computer (PC) to include: simulating to issue a first Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) command through a General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) interface (I/F) to the SSD device for stopping a running of a processing unit of a flash controller in the SSD device; simulating to issue a second JTAG command through the GPIO I/F to the SSD device for forcing the SSD device to exit a sleep mode; and simulating to issue a third JTAG command through the GPIO I/F to the SSD device for reading a designated length of data from a static random access memory (SRAM) in the SSD device.
US12105985B2
The invention is notably directed to a method of processing data in-memory. The method applies electrical signals to at least two input lines, which correspond to at least two rows. These two rows include at least one of the K rows and at least one of the L rows. This causes to obtain output signals in output of the M output lines, wherein the output signals depend on target values and operand values, in accordance with data stored across said at least two rows. Finally, the output signals are read out and a transformation operation is concurrently performed, in-memory, on the target values based on the operand values. This way transformed data are obtained by way of in-memory processing. The transformation may for instance be a cryptographic operation; the operand data may encode a cryptographic key. The invention is further directed to related apparatuses and systems, notably cryptographic service systems.
US12105975B2
Same sized blocks of data corresponding to a single read/write command are stored in the same memory array of a memory device, but using different formats. A first one of these formats spreads the data in the block across a larger number of memory subarrays (a.k.a., memory array tiles—MATs) than a second format. In this manner, the data blocks stored in the first format can be accessed with lower latency than the blocks stored in the second format because more data can be read from the array simultaneously. In addition, since the data stored in the second format is stored in fewer subarrays, it takes less energy to read a block stored in the second format. Thus, a system may elect, on a data block by data block basis, whether to conserve power or improve speed.
US12105972B2
A snapshot virtual device (SS-VDEV) is prepared for each snapshot family (SS-Family) and a deduplication virtual device is prepared apart from the SS-VDEV. When the same data is in a plurality of VOLs of the SS-Family, a storage system maps a plurality of addresses of the same data among the plurality of VOLs to address of the SS-VDEVs of the SS-Family. When duplicated data is in two or more SS-VDEVs, the storage system maps two or more addresses of the duplicated data of the two or more SS-VDEVs to addresses corresponding to the duplicated data among the deduplication virtual devices.
US12105967B2
A system can include a processing device operatively coupled with the one or more memory devices, to perform operations that include writing data to the one or more memory devices and performing one or more scan operations on a management unit containing the data to determine a current value of a chosen data state metric. Each scan operation can be performed using a corresponding predetermined read-time parameter value. The operations can include determining whether the current value of the chosen data state metric satisfies a criterion, and can also include, responsive to determining that the current value of the chosen data state metric satisfies the criterion, selecting a remedial operation by determining whether redundancy metadata is included in a fault tolerant data stripe on the one or more memory devices. The operations can also include performing the remedial operation with respect to the management unit.
US12105965B2
A storage device, including at least one nonvolatile memory device configured to store data; and a storage controller configured to: generate a virtual table including a plurality of random values, wherein each random value of the plurality of random values designates an index from among a plurality of indexes corresponding to a plurality of main functions; transmit the virtual table to a host; receive from the host a vendor unique command (VUC) generated by the host based on the virtual table; parse the VUC based on the virtual table, perform an operation corresponding to the at least one nonvolatile memory device based on the parsed VUC; and transmit a result of the operation to the host.
US12105952B2
Systems, methods, and techniques are provided for a fabric addressable memory. A memory access request is received from a host computing device attached via one edge port of one or more interconnect switches, the memory access request directed to a destination segment of a physical fabric memory block that is allocated in local physical memory of the host computing device. The edge port accesses a stored mapping between segments of the physical fabric memory block and one or more destination port identifiers that are each associated with a respective edge port of the fabric addressable memory. The memory access request is routed by the one edge port to a destination edge port based on the stored mapping.
US12105949B2
A touchpad device is to be operated by using a stylus pen, and includes a touchpad and a controller that are connected to each other. The controller is connected to an electronic device that includes a display panel, and operates in a stylus-pen mode where a handwriting area is presented on the display panel. When it is determined that a distance between the stylus pen and the touchpad is less than a preset pen-hover distance but is non-zero, the controller operates in a hover-move sub-mode where the controller outputs a control signal to enable the electronic device to present, in the handwriting area, the cursor moving, without presenting a trace of the cursor.
US12105947B2
Systems, devices, and methods relate to utilizing an electronic caliper to analyze an electronic electrocardiogram (ECG). An example method for includes outputting, by a display, an electronic ECG within a graphical user interface (GUI). An electronic caliper is output, by the display, as overlaid on the electronic ECG within the GUI. The electronic caliper includes a first electronic tip and a second electronic tip. The method further includes receiving, by a user input device, a user input signal and moving, based on the user input signal, the first electronic tip, the second electronic tip, or both the first electronic tip and the second electronic tip, relative to the electronic ECG within the GUI.
US12105941B2
A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.
US12105940B2
A computer system displays a first version of a first user interface that includes first user interface objects displayed concurrently with a first background. The first user interface objects include content from a first plurality of applications. In response to detecting a first input, when the first input includes movement in a first direction, the system replaces display of the first version of the first user interface with a second user interface that includes representations of a second plurality of applications. When the first input includes second movement in a second direction, the system replaces display of the first version of the first user interface with display of a second version of the first user interface that includes second user interface objects displayed with a second background. The second user interface objects correspond to a third plurality of applications and include content from the third plurality of applications.
US12105936B2
The disclosure herein describes a virtual commute experience system. In some examples, the virtual commute experience includes receiving a plurality of information from one or more different programs; in response to a trigger event, launching a virtual commute experience; in response to the launch of the virtual commute experience, displaying a first portion of the plurality of information from the one or more different programs; receiving a first user interaction; in response to receiving the first user interaction, displaying a second portion of the plurality of information; receiving a second user interaction; outputting a prompt to continue or end the virtual commute experience; and in response to receiving a response to the prompt to end the virtual commute experience, pausing notifications generated by one or more different programs via the user interface until another trigger event.
US12105933B2
Disclosed are methods and systems of displaying graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that illustrate various offering analytics and insights. The GUI display selectable graphical components representing attributes of maturity bonds, wherein when a user interacts with a first graphical component corresponding to a first maturity bond, the server dynamically updates a second section of the GUI. The second section of the GUI displays time periods corresponding to a maturity date for the first maturity bond, wherein the server displays a vertical bar for each time period, a height of the vertical bar indicating a value of the maturity bond, wherein each vertical bar is divided into two areas a first area corresponding to a competitive sale of the first maturity bond, and a second area corresponding to a negotiated sale of the first maturity bond.
US12105928B2
Technologies for selectively augmenting communications transmitted by a communication device include a communication device configured to acquire new user environment information relating to the environment of the user if such new user environment information becomes available. The communication device is further configured to create one or more user environment indicators based on the new user environment information, to display the one or more created user environment indicators via a display of the communication device and include the created user environment indicator in a communication to be transmitted by the communication device if the created user environment indicator is selected for inclusion in the communication.
US12105916B2
Systems and methods for providing a virtual keyboard are shown and described. User gestures are captured by a camera and are mapped to spatial coordinates that correspond to the keys of a virtual keyboard. The user defines the coordinate system based on his or her range of motion and also defines the spatial dimensions of the virtual keyboard. The spatial dimensions are then scaled to provide a display image of the virtual keyboard on a TV display. Facial recognition techniques and corresponding data regarding the viewer's anatomy and previously captured reference gestures are used to interpret the viewer's gestures and determine which keystrokes are intended. A character prediction technique using the trajectory of the cursor (i.e., trajectory of entered keystrokes) is combined with language/semantic-based character prediction models to identify a next predicted character that is indicated as the user's selected character, thereby disambiguating the key selection indicated the positioning of his or her fingers relative to the virtual keyboard keys.
US12105912B2
A computing subsystem includes a plurality of drive-sense circuits operable for coupling to a plurality of loads. A drive-sense circuit of the plurality of drive-sense circuits is operably coupled to a load of the plurality of loads. The drive-sense circuit functions to generate a digital signal indicative of a characteristic of the load. The computing subsystem further includes a processing module operably coupled to the plurality of drive-sense circuits. The processing module is operable to receive a set of digital signals from at least some of the plurality of drive-sense circuits, wherein the set of digital signals includes the digital signal and process the set of digital signals to produce a plurality of frames of load data regarding the plurality of loads. A frame of the load data of the plurality of frames of load data is a representation of the characteristics of the at least some of plurality of loads at a sampling interval of a plurality of sampling intervals.
US12105910B2
A touch sensing method for a touch panel and an electronic device are provided. The touch panel includes touch sensing units. The touch sensing method includes: in a first sensing period, applying touch excitation signals to a first group of the touch sensing units to obtain first touch sensing signals; applying touch reference signals to a second group of the touch sensing units to obtain a first reference sensing signal; in a second sensing period, applying the touch excitation signals to the second group of the touch sensing units to obtain second touch sensing signals; applying the touch reference signal to the first group of the touch sensing units to obtain a second reference sensing signal; and acquiring capacitance values of the touch sensing units according to the first touch sensing signals, the first reference sensing signal, the second touch sensing signals, and the second reference sensing signal.
US12105900B2
The present invention relates to a multifunctional touch input device capable of detecting a touch position, driving a stylus pen, and detecting a position of the stylus pen. The touch input device includes a sensor unit and a control unit, the sensor unit including a plurality of patterns. The plurality of patterns include a first pattern extending in a first direction, a second pattern disposed adjacent to the first pattern, a third pattern extending in a second direction different from the first direction, and a fourth pattern disposed adjacent to the third pattern. Here, the plurality of first third patterns have one ends electrically connected to the control unit and the other ends electrically opened. The plurality of first patterns have the other ends that are electrically connected to each other, and the plurality of third patterns have the other ends that are electrically connected to each other.
US12105895B2
An operating device has: a lever configured to be operated by tilting; a resistor having a flat strip shape and provided on a surface of a substrate; and a slider configured to change an output voltage value by sliding on a surface of the resistor in accordance with tilting operation of the lever. In this operating device, the resistor has a low-resistance portion that has a lower resistance value than other portions of the resistor, and that is a portion in contact with the slider when the lever is in a neutral position.
US12105885B2
A sensor on a wearable device may be further configured as a sensor for detecting and recognizing a gesture to control the wearable device. For example, light detected by a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor of a smart watch may include (i) light back reflected from underneath the smart watch and (ii) light back reflected from a touch to a wrist adjacent to the smart watch. The detected light may be filtered to isolate the light back reflected from the touch. A waterfall image that includes information about how the isolated light changes with time and amplitude may be generated and used to detect and recognize gestures performed on the wrist, such as a touch. This additional touch area may help to supplement a touch area provided by a display to control the smart watch.
US12105883B2
The present disclosure relates to a cable-based force feedback control apparatus capable of automatically determining the unspecified number and positions of cable haptic apparatus and performing force feedback control based on the determination result and a control method for the apparatus. A force feedback control apparatus and a control method for the apparatus according to the present disclosure may freely change the number and positions of haptic modules, may be installed according to various screen sizes, and may automatically detect the number and positions of the haptic devices, thereby achieving scalability.
US12105882B2
A force sense presentation device 1 includes a base body 2 that is gripped by a hand of a user, a movable unit 3 having a finger placement portion 5 on which the user is to place a fingertip in a state in which the base body 2 is gripped by the user, and a moving mechanism that moves the movable unit 3 with respect to the base body 2. The base body 2 is held by two or more fingers. The finger placement portion 5 has a finger engagement portion 4 provided thereon uprightly in a direction different from a moving direction of the movable unit 3.
US12105881B2
In some aspects, an electronic device may display a keyboard user interface on a touchscreen display panel. The electronic device may detect a key press interaction with the keyboard user interface. The electronic device may trigger one or more haptic actuators to generate a vibration waveform associated with a haptic pattern that is based at least in part on a context associated with the key press interaction. Numerous other aspects are described.
US12105880B2
A vibration method and apparatus are provided. The method comprises: in response to a first operation, the electronic device including at least two motors enters a first application scene; when a screen direction of the electronic device is a first screen direction, the at least two motors vibrate in a first vibration mode; and in response to a second operation, the screen direction of the electronic device is switched from the first screen direction to a second screen direction, and the at least two motors vibrate in a second vibration mode, wherein the first vibration mode is different from the second vibration mode. A vibration mode of a motor may be changed to adapt to the screen direction of the electronic device, so as to achieve an effect of adapting to a vibration feeling of a user based on the screen direction and improve user experience.
US12105870B2
A method for controlling a display screen according to an eye focus and a head-mounted electronic device are provided. The method is applicable to the head-mounted electronic device, the head-mounted electronic device includes a display screen, and the display screen is transparent when display is turned off. Furthermore, the method can include displaying an image on the display screen, an eye focus of a user being within a first distance range. The method can further include turning off the display screen, when it is detected that a duration in which the eye focus of the user is not within the first distance range is greater than or equal to a first duration. The method can lower power consumption, and reduce impact of an image on watching a real world.
US12105869B2
An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a movement-information acquisition unit, a gaze-information acquisition unit, and a display control unit. The movement-information acquisition unit acquires movement information about a gesture by a user. The gaze-information acquisition unit acquires information about a gazing point of the user. The display control unit controls a display device on the basis of the movement information. The display control unit causes the display device to display a first virtual object including information relating to a target object in a first region related to the target object, and to vary, on the basis of a position of the gazing point in duration for which the user is making the gesture, how the first virtual object is displayed.
US12105864B2
Systems and methods of securing, distribution and enforcing for-hire vehicle operating parameters are described whereby a first computer system maintaining the parameters generates a data packet that is distributed to a second computer system which acts as a meter (such as a taximeter, limousine meter or shuttle meter) for the for-hire vehicle. The first computer system may secure or encrypt the data packet according to a security protocol associated with the second computer system. Once the second computer system receives the data packet, it may validate and extract the operating parameters contained within it. The second computer system may then store the operating parameters and operate according to the parameters by, for example, calculating fares for passengers that make use of the for-hire vehicle associated with the second computer system. The second computer system may include a secure segment that is attached to the for-hire vehicle and a non-secure segment that may be easily removed to prevent theft or for repairs.
US12105861B2
An example embodiment may involve a storage device comprising one or more processors, memory, a host interface connectable to a host device, a network interface connectable to a backup device, and program instructions, stored in the memory, that upon execution by the one or more processors cause the storage device to perform operations comprising: causing data received, by way of the host interface, to be stored in a page of the memory; after storing the data, marking the page as invalid due to input/output operations of the memory; determining a predicted idle time period within which the memory is not expected to be engaged in further input/output operations; determining that a duration of the predicted idle time period exceeds a threshold length; and during the predicted idle time period, transmitting, by way of the network interface, the data to the backup device.
US12105850B2
A method of implementing a self-provisioning computer system is shown. The method includes storing a secure base activation image on a computer system. This includes storing executable code to implement enhanced network discovery configured to first attempt to determine if a private TCP port is open and if the private TCP port is not open to default to use of a public URL on a well-known TCP port at the computer system. This further includes storing executable code to implement an auto-connection service configured to automatically connect to a remote activation service to perform identification and attestation of the computer system. This further includes storing executable code to implement a secure vault for cryptographic secrets.
US12105848B2
A data deidentification system that extracts insights from user data, and retains both the insights and user data in a form that complies with applicable data privacy and related standards. The system receives user data, which can include personal identifying information and other sensitive data governed by one or more standards, including standards specifying how the data can be used and how long it can be retained. From the data, the system extracts insights characterizing various aspects of the associated users. The system also selectively hashes portions of the data, obscuring the identity of associated users. Neither the insights nor the selectively hashed data identify individual users, and therefore they are not subject to the same standards and can be retained indefinitely. Later, after the standards-protected data has been discarded, the system can provide insight information in response to a request.
US12105846B2
Systems and methods are provided for providing targeted messaging to a user of a user device without requiring transmittal of personal information from the user device. The user device employs one or more machine learning models to obtain analytic data that reflects the demographics of the user from personal information. This analytic data is then provided to a central server without transmission of the personal information. The central server uses the analytic data to obtain messaging from one or more third party providers that is targeted to the user of the user device, which is provided to the user device for display to the user. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US12105845B2
A system and a method for entity resolution is disclosed. An entity reference parsing subsystem to parse one or more entity references of a corresponding seed set of entity into corresponding one or more personal data properties and property values. A property value standardization subsystem performs one or more standardization operations for standardization of the corresponding one or more property values. A property value anonymization subsystem secures the one or more property values by performing one or more anonymization procedures. A property strength quantification subsystem identifies at least one additional property suspected to belong to the seed set of the entity, assigns a property strength score to the at least one additional property, adds the at least one additional property to the corresponding seed set of entity. A local entity resolution and a global entity resolution subsystem performs a first and a second entity resolution process respectively.
US12105841B2
Aspects of the technology described herein provide for controlled access to a secure computing resource. A first device may receive a child token from a second device having a parent token. The child token may grant the first device access to a subset of data accessible to the second device. Based on a degree of physical proximity between the first device and a third device associated with a user satisfying a threshold proximity, an indication of a user identifier for the user may be received from the third device. A request for access to a secure computing resource associated with the user may be sent to the second device. The request may include the indication of the user identifier and an indication of the secure computing resource. Access to the secure computing resource may be granted based on the child token and the indication of the identifier.
US12105838B2
This disclosure relates to using probabilistic data structures to enable systems to detect fraud while preserving user privacy. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a set of frequency filters. Each frequency filter defines a maximum event count for a specified event type over a specified time duration and corresponds to a respective content provider. A subset of the frequency filters are identified as triggered frequency filters for which an actual event count for the specified event type corresponding to the frequency filter exceeds the maximum event count defined by the frequency filter during a time period corresponding to a specified time duration for the frequency filter. A probabilistic data structure that represents at least a portion of the frequency filters in the subset of frequency filters is generated. A request for content is sent to multiple content providers. The request for content includes the probabilistic data structure.
US12105828B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for using inherited grants to grant privileges to objects in a container. An inherited grant may be generated that specifies a permission on a first type of object in a container and a grant of the permission to a role. The inherited grant may be attached to the container, wherein the container includes a set of objects of the first type. In response to a first object of the set of objects being referenced via the role, a virtual implied grant may be created based on the inherited grant. Authorization of utilization of the permission on the first object is performed using the virtual implied grant, wherein the virtual implied grant is transient and exists in-memory only for the purpose of authorizing the utilization of the permission on the first object.
US12105823B2
An example operation may include one or more of capturing a current version of sensitive data by a data processor node, hashing, by the data processor node, the current version of the sensitive data, storing, by the data processor node, a hash of the current version of the sensitive data on a first blockchain, encrypting, by the data processor node, the current version of the sensitive data using a secret key, and storing the encrypted current version of the sensitive data on a second blockchain.
US12105811B2
A system and method that utilize an encryption engine endpoint to encrypt data in a data storage system are disclosed. In the system and method, the client controls the encryption keys utilized to encrypt and decrypt data such that the encryption keys are not stored together with the encrypted data. Therefore, once data is encrypted, neither the host of the data storage system, nor the encryption engine endpoint have access to the encryption keys required to decrypt the data, which increases the security of the encrypted data in the event of, for example, the data storage system being accessed by an unauthorized party.
US12105798B2
A method for coordinating mitigation of a cyber attack, an associated device and system. The coordination method is implemented by a device managing resources in a computing domain, wherein the resources are protected by a plurality of services protecting against cyber attacks. The method includes: producing mitigation plans implemented by protection services from the plurality of protection services in response to a cyber attack targeting at least one of the resources in the computing domain; and following a detection of at least one incompatibility between the mitigation plans produced, coordinating an adjustment to all or some of the incompatible mitigation plans, among the protection services that have implemented the incompatible mitigation plans, so as to eliminate the incompatibility.
US12105796B2
Systems and methods for tracking, collecting, processing, enriching, analyzing and reporting on data in the context of cyber security investigations are disclosed. According to one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for conducing cyber investigations may include: (1) receiving initiation of an investigative workflow comprising contextual information including at least one of a case, a data asset, a subject, and a threat; (2) collecting digital evidence from the data asset; (3) processing the digital evidence into structured data; (4) staging and enriching the structured data; (5) analyzing the enriched structured data; and (6) generating at least one report based on the analysis.
US12105794B2
A system is provided for electronic data obfuscation and protection using independent destructible data objects. The system may split a set of data into a data portion and a key portion, where the data portion may be stored in a database separately from the key portion. The data portion may further comprise a set of executable code for a time or iteration based destructible data object, where the data object may incrementally decrease a countdown value based on the passage of time and/or iterations. If the countdown value reaches a threshold value without being refreshed, the data object may automatically execute one or more processes to protect the set of data. In this way, the system provides a secure way to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data.
US12105791B2
The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for identifying potential attacks through monitoring of user credential login attempts across a network of websites. One example method includes receiving a request associated with an authentication of a requestor at a landscape environment. In response to receiving the request encrypted credentials responsive to the request are loaded at a credential manager running at the landscape environment. The encrypted credentials are persisted at a storage by the credential manager. The encrypted credentials include credentials that are encrypted with a public key and are provided in encrypted form to the credential manager. The encrypted credentials are provided to a credential usage component running at the landscape environment for decrypting the encrypted credential with a private key persisted by the credential usage component at the landscape environment.
US12105790B2
An information processing apparatus is provided with a receiving section configured so as to receive the selection of a service to be used and the settings related to a second application corresponding to the service that has been selected; a control section configured to control the execution of process including the installation of the second application and the application of the received settings in parallel with a device registration processing, without waiting to record the results of the device registration processing for the information processing apparatus by the first application; and a communication control section configured so as to execute a communication test in the case in which the results of the device registration processing is successful.
US12105783B2
Systems and methods include program instructions to predict that a user will utilize external source(s) to transfer at least one resource into an entity-based record. The program instructions obtain identifying information data about the external source(s), the identifying information data including user-specific authentication information data, and automatically populate one or more data entries of a virtual aggregation table that is configured to store data records of external source identification information, where the automatically populating includes storing the obtained identifying information data about the external source(s). The program instructions also determine that a user is accessing an entity-based digital platform to access optional sources for making a resource transfer. Additionally, the program instructions display, via a user interface of a user device, an aggregation of optional external sources each optional external source having a selectable input associated therewith.
US12105782B2
A system and method to authenticate users on a computing system using a free text behavioral biometric method by recording on the computer system a dataset for each user to be authenticated to create a user profile for each user to be authenticated, each data set comprising a plurality of free-text keystrokes entered by a respective user on a computer that is part of the computing system, and storing each user profile in the memory, subsequently collecting the keystrokes of a user to be authenticated as the user enters text on a keyboard connected to the computing system, creating a plurality of graphs based on the collection of keystrokes entered by the user and calculating n instance based tail area density (ITAD) metric, and then combining the ITAD metric for each graph duration into a single similarity score.
US12105780B2
An electronic apparatus and a method of controlling the same are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a camera configured to capture an image, a communication interface, a memory configured to store at least one instruction, and a processor configured to obtain characteristics information of a user based on the image; based on the characteristics information of the user being obtained, identify whether first information corresponding to the characteristics information is stored in the memory; based on the corresponding first information not being stored in the memory, generate identification information corresponding to the characteristics information of the user, perform mapping of the characteristics information and the identification information of the user and store in the memory; and transmit the characteristics information and the identification information of the user to a second electronic apparatus.
US12105773B2
GANs based generators are useful to perform image to image translations. GANs models have large storage sizes and resource use requirements such that they are too large to be deployed directly on mobile devices. Systems and methods define through conditioning a student GANs model having a student generator that is scaled downwardly from a teacher GANs model (and generator) using knowledge distillation. A semantic relation knowledge distillation loss is used to transfer semantic knowledge from an intermediate layer of the teacher to an intermediate layer of the student. Student generators thus defined are stored and executed by mobile devices such as smartphones and laptops to provide augmented reality experiences. Effects are simulated on images, including makeup, hair, nail and age simulation effects.
US12105771B2
Disclosed are an apparatus and method for generating training data. An apparatus for generating training data according to an embodiment includes a reading result acquirer that acquires one or more oral endoscopic images and clinical information related to each of the one or more oral endoscopic images, provides the one or more oral endoscopic images and the clinical information to a user terminal of each of a plurality of preset medical staffs, and receives a reading result for each of the one or more oral endoscopic images from the user terminal of each of the plurality of medical staffs, and a labeling unit that selects one or more labeling target images from among the one or more oral endoscopic images based on the reading result received from the user terminal of each of the plurality of medical staffs and determines one or more labels for each of the one or more labeling target images based on the reading result.
US12105761B2
A web crawling solution is presented for automatically prioritizing web crawling according to crawling policies. Web page wrappers are automatically created and updated using XPath expressions and web page analysis algorithms. Crawling is implemented using parallel queues converging into a single prioritized queue taking into account web site reputation and influence and also exploiting content, comments and metadata from social media, blogs and other sources. The crawled news content is clustered according to similarity and thematic summaries are created before serving the results.
US12105757B2
Systems and methods are described herein for updating search results based on a user's comment or a conversation among users using a media guidance application. A set of search results may be presented to a user or users. Comments or a conversation about the search results may be analyzed by the media guidance application. Selected comments by a user determined to have a greater weight may be used to update the search results.
US12105754B2
Example systems and methods are audio identification based on data structure are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory, and one or more processors to execute instructions to execute a constant Q transform on query time slices of query audio, binarize the constant Q transformed query time slices, execute a two-dimensional Fourier transform on query time windows within the binarized and constant Q transformed query time slices to generate two-dimensional Fourier transforms of the query time windows, sequentially order the two-dimensional Fourier transforms in a query data structure, and identify the query audio as a cover rendition of reference audio based on a comparison between the query data structure and a reference data structure associated with the reference audio.
US12105749B2
A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and a technical system for generating triples including providing a plurality of log entries from respective log files, wherein each log entry of the plurality of log entries includes at least one text message, generating at least one template based on the plurality of log entries using unsupervised clustering, wherein the at least one template includes at least one variable part and at least one fixed part, assigning each log entry of the plurality of log entries to one respective template based on the generated at least one template using a similarity measure, extracting the corresponding at least one variable and at least one fixed part of each text message of the plurality of text messages as key/value pairs using the respective assigned at least one template based on the plurality of log entries, and providing the text messages, keys and values as triples.
US12105748B2
Systems and methods for item recommendation are described. One or more embodiments of the systems and methods include generating a hidden vector representation for each word of a source document; removing at least one word from the source document based on the hidden vector representation using a summarization network to obtain a summary document; filtering a plurality of candidate documents based on the source document to obtain a plurality of filtered candidate documents; comparing the summary document to each of the filtered candidate documents to obtain a ranking score for each of the filtered candidate documents; and identifying a relevant candidate document from the filtered candidate documents based on the ranking score.
US12105736B2
In some implementations, a user device can maintain a multi-device context store. For example, the user device can receive device and/or user context information from multiple devices and store the context information in a local data store. The user device can collect local device and/or user context information and store the context information in the local context store. The user device can receive user/device context queries from client processes and send the client processes user/device context information from multiple devices in response to the queries.
US12105735B2
An asynchronous accounting method for a blockchain is provided. After a block reaches a consensus, different types of data contained in block information of the block are written into message queues corresponding to the respective types of data. Each of the message queues correspond to a different one of the types of data contained in the block information. A next round of block consensus processing is started after the different types of data are written into the message queues corresponding to the respective types of data. The different types of data are read from the message queues corresponding to the respective types of data to perform persistence processing of a blockchain ledger.
US12105732B2
A method for executing a query on a target database against the most recent source data is disclosed. The method comprises maintaining linked—i.e., at least partially synchronized—databases comprising a source and a target database. The method comprises receiving a direct query against a table in the target database, the query comprising a request for using the most recent source data and requesting by the target database from the source database a status about latest data regarding the table. Upon the status indicating that data in the table do not correspond to the most recent data, the method comprises waiting up to a predefined time period for the most recent data of the table to be synchronized from the source database to the target database, and upon the data of the table not being synchronized within the predefined time period, the method comprises issuing a timeout signal.
US12105730B2
Exemplary embodiments provide computer-implemented methods, mediums, and apparatuses configured to visualize data stored in a cloud-based storage service. A database in the data storage ecosystem may store results sets from an analytical chemistry system. An uploader may automatically upload the data into cloud storage. Because a great deal of data can be made available this way, more complex analyses can be performed based on visualizations for the data. Examples of analyses performed in connection with these visualizations include product analyses for potency and stability, analyst performance analyses, analytical method analyses, site performance analyses, etc.
US12105728B2
Systems and methods are described herein for creating a data object for each of a plurality of imported unstructured data files. Each data object may expressly include one of the unstructured data files. Preprocessing subsystems and/or machine learning algorithms and subsystems process the data to generate or otherwise identify structured insight features. The system updates each data object to expressly include the structured insight features.
US12105725B2
Methods, systems, apparatuses, devices, and computer program products are described. A system may identify, from an event log including log entries for a tenant of a multi-tenant database system, a pattern of log entries corresponding to main actions and satisfying a frequency threshold. The system may identify log entries associated with the pattern and corresponding to the main actions, detailed actions, or both. The system may retrieve data corresponding to a history field of a data object associated with the pattern and may determine at least a portion of a process flow for the data object according to the pattern and based on the log entries and the historical data. The process flow may include operations to perform using the data object. In some cases, the system may transmit, to a user device, an indication of the portion of the process flow for user review and implementation.
US12105721B2
An enterprise resource planning system server comprising a SQL database and an executing module to execute an SQL query according to an execution plan to generate execution data relative to the execution of each SQL query; a monitoring module to determine an estimated execution plan metric associated with executing the SQL query according to the execution plan, and to determine whether a hardware performance metric associated with executing the query plan exceeds a hardware performance metric threshold. The monitoring module also determines whether the SQL query is invalid by comparing an execution plan metric associated with executing the execution plan with the estimated execution plan metric in response to determining that the server performance metric exceeds the server performance metric threshold.
US12105720B2
In an example embodiment, machine learning is used to train a machine-learned model that projects each entity, title pair into a single number, called a seniority score, to represent the career progression needed for that position. For example, company A's “software engineer” and company B's “senior software engineer” can be represented as two separate numbers, one being p (company A, software engineer) and the other being p (company B, senior software engineer) on the same axis. This allows a comparison to be made about the absolute levels of each title despite their potential different meanings at different entities.
US12105717B2
The present invention discloses a method and a device for processing information by batch-stream fusion, and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: Obtaining an index based on an input query statement; extracting a pre-computed index data segment based on the index as a query result; and extracting a re-computed index data segment to update the query result. The present invention solves the technical problem that real-time data and offline data are difficult to fuse and analyze.
US12105708B2
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for executing a relational database management system (RDBMS) in a computer system, wherein the RDBMS manages a relational database comprised of one or more tables storing data. The RDBMS executes a query with a semi-join operation comprising an inclusion join and/or an exclusion join performed against at least an outer table and an inner table, wherein the inclusion join returns a row from the outer table when there is a match with a row in the inner table, and the exclusion join returns a row from the outer table when there is no match with a row in the inner table. The RDBMS performs a rewrite of the query to avoid spooling and/or sorting of the inner table, when the inner table is larger than the outer table and a cost after the rewrite is lower than before the rewrite.
US12105706B2
The disclosure provides an approach for database query management. Embodiments include receiving, by a service operating on a server, a request for data stored in a database. Embodiments also include determining, by the service, whether to handle the request as an internal request or an external request. Embodiments include, in response to determining to handle the request as an internal request: sending, by the service, a query for at least a portion of the data to the database; receiving, by the service, the at least the portion of the data, and storing query metadata of the request in local memory of the server and not in the database, the query metadata comprising parameters of the request.
US12105697B2
User information is protected by providing a protective layer between a provider and a user device. A server receives a suggestion to present to the user device from a third party, such as a provider of goods or services that wants to push the suggestion to the user device. The suggestion includes a request for user information. The server then determines a likelihood that the request for user information is a necessary component of the suggestion. When the likelihood is low, the request is removed from the suggestion. When the likelihood is high, the server creates an executable computer code that includes the request. The executable computer code can be transmitted to the user device to present the suggestion to the user device without disclosing the user's information to the server.
US12105692B1
Shard management may be implemented for scalable database tables. A table may be identified as aligned with another table of the database according to a common shard key across multiple shards that are mapped to respective storage volumes of a data store of the database according to a placement hierarchy. Different portions of the table may be stored across the shards as respective table slices with corresponding portions of the other table as respective other table slices with same values of the shard key. Metadata for performing access requests to the database may be updated to identify individual ones of the table slices stored with individual ones of the other table slices as respective table slice groups that are mapped to respective ones of the shards in the placement hierarchy.
US12105688B2
Methods and apparatus to estimate audience sizes using deduplication based on vector of counts sketch data are disclosed. A system includes hardware circuitry to instantiate: coefficient analyzer circuitry to determine coefficient values of a polynomial based on (i) variances in values in a first vector of counts and a second vector of counts, (ii) a first cardinality of the first vector of counts, and (iii) a second cardinality of the second vector of counts; and overlap analyzer circuitry to: determine a real root of the polynomial; and report generator circuitry to estimate a deduplicated audience size based on (i) the estimate of the quantity of the second subscribers that are duplicates of the first subscribers and (ii) the first and second cardinalities. The system includes communication circuitry to transmit a network communication to a third party entity, the second network communication including a report based on the deduplicated audience size.
US12105679B2
Approaches and mechanisms for cloning a file are described. A first node requests a clone of a file at a time when it also requests an exclusive delegation of the original file from a second node where the original file is stored. The second node marks the original file as delegated to the first node and the second node records an intent to create the clone file and a delegation record for the clone file. The second node creates the clone file. The delegation of and the identity of the clone file are returned to the first node. The first node marks in the delegation record that the clone file was committed in response to modification. If the clone file was committed the delegation is cleared and the clone file is kept, and if the clone file was not committed, the delegation is cleared, and the clone file is deleted.
US12105677B2
Technologies for implementing customized behaviors for content items are provided. An example method can include receiving, from a user account registered with a content management system, a request to access a content item managed by the content management system for the user account, the content item having one or more behaviors configured for an attribute associated with the content item and/or the content item associated with the attribute; obtaining, from a representation of a remote state of content items associated with the user account, metadata defining the attribute associated with the content item; based on the metadata, determining the one or more behaviors configured for the attribute and/or the content item associated with the attribute; and applying the one or more behaviors to the content item.
US12105672B2
Method for calculating a modifier code of a file, the method comprising the following steps: a) establishing a list of possible modifier codes; b) establishing a list of a plurality of possible mixer numbers; c) for each modifier code: i) creating a list of hashes of the file; ii) for each mixer number, calculating the hash of the file mixed and modified by the modifier code, the modification of the file being performed using the same modification function; iii) adding each hash calculated in step ii) to the list of hashes of the file; iv) counting the number of different elements N of the list of hashes; v) memorizing this number N, as well as the associated modifier code, if N is the first to be counted or is greater than the number N previously memorized; and d) returning the last modifier code memorized.
US12105667B2
A device may include a processor system and an array of data processing engines (DPEs) communicatively coupled to the processor system. Each of the DPEs includes a core and a DPE interconnect. The processor system is configured to transmit configuration data to the array of DPEs, and each of the DPEs is independently configurable based on the configuration data received at the respective DPE via the DPE interconnect of the respective DPE. The array of DPEs enable, without modifying operation of a first kernel of a first subset of the DPEs of the array of DPEs, reconfiguration of a second subset of the DPEs of the array of DPEs.
US12105661B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first power management integrated circuit (PMIC) with a first fault controller connected to a first node and a first interface circuit connected to a second node; a second PMIC with a second fault controller connected to the first node and a second interface circuit connected to the second node; and a third PMIC with a third fault controller connected to the first node and a third interface circuit connected to the second node. The first fault controller is configured to, during a power on sequence or a power off sequence, detect a change in a voltage level of the first node. The first interface circuit is configured to communicate with any one or any combination of the second interface circuit and communication and the third interface circuit based on the change in the voltage level of the first node.
US12105658B2
In one example, an integrated circuit (IC) is provided that includes data circuitry and a processing circuitry. The data circuitry is configured to provide data to be transferred to a different circuitry within the IC or to an external IC. The processing circuitry is configured to: read the data provided by the data circuitry before it is transferred to the different circuitry or the external IC; calculate a first signature for the data; attach the first signature to the data; calculate, after transferring the data to the different circuitry or the external IC, a second signature for the data; extract the first signature corresponding to the data; compare the first signature to the second signature; and generate a signal based on a comparison of the first signature to the second signature.
US12105651B2
A method is described. The method includes executing solid state drive program code from system memory of a computing system to perform any/all of garbage collection, wear leveling and logical block address to physical block address translation routines for a solid state drive that is coupled to a computing system that the system memory is a component of.
US12105648B2
A data processing method includes receiving, by a virtual machine, an I/O access request. The I/O access request is used to access data, the I/O access request includes a type of hardware data used to indicate a working status of a virtual I/O device, and the virtual I/O device is obtained after the I/O device is virtualized. The method also includes identifying, by the virtual machine, that the type of the hardware data in the I/O access request is first-type data. The first-type data is hardware data of the virtual I/O device that remains unchanged in a data processing process. The method further includes obtaining, by the virtual machine, to-be-accessed data from a first memory space. The first memory space is memory storage space in the data processing system.
US12105636B2
A data storage system can include a deduplicated data cache used to store unique deduplicated data portions. Data portions can be promoted to the deduplicated data cache in connection with servicing I/O operations. Servicing the I/O operation that reads data from, or writes data to, a logical address can include determining whether a data portion stored at the logical address meets criteria for promoting the data portion to a deduplicated data cache. The criteria can include a condition that the data portion is a duplicate of content stored at multiple logical addresses, and can include a condition that the data portion has a reference count that is at least a minimum threshold where the reference count denotes a number of logical addresses at which the data portion is stored. Responsive to determining the data portion meets the criteria, the data portion can be stored in the deduplicated data cache.
US12105635B2
A method is provided that includes performing, by a processor in response to a vector permutation instruction, permutation of values stored in lanes of a vector to generate a permuted vector, wherein the permutation is responsive to a control storage location storing permute control input for each lane of the permuted vector, wherein the permute control input corresponding to each lane of the permuted vector indicates a value to be stored in the lane of the permuted vector, wherein the permute control input for at least one lane of the permuted vector indicates a value of a selected lane of the vector is to be stored in the at least one lane, and storing the permuted vector in a storage location indicated by an operand of the vector permutation instruction.
US12105627B2
A reverse cache for inserting data into a main cache is disclosed. The reverse cache is configured to identify candidates for insertion into a main cache. The reverse cache stores entries such as fingerprints and index values, which are representations of or that identify data. When the entry has been accessed multiple times or is a candidate for promotion based on operation of the reverse cache, data corresponding to the entry is promoted to the main cache.
US12105619B2
Training a predict model with network traffic and data change messages generated by an existing web application running in a production environment. The predict model being is trained to predict data changes resulted from API calls embodied in network traffic. A stream of network traffic of the existing web application is replayed with an upgraded version of the existing web application to generate real data changes. The stream of network traffic is applied to the predict model to generate predicted data change messages. The predicted data change messages are comparing with real data change messages representing the real data changes. One or more existing APIs is identified as being possibly functionally degraded based on any inconsistency of the predicted data change messages with the real data change messages.
US12105617B2
According to some embodiments, systems and methods are provided including an n−1 Application Programming Interface (API) including n−1 API metadata; an API automate, wherein the API automate is generated for the n−1 API; a memory storing processor-executable program code; and a processing unit to execute the processor-executable program code to cause the system to: receive an n API including n API metadata; execute the API automate with the n version API and output an API automate status; and in a case the API automate status is failed: compare the n API metadata and the n−1 API metadata; identify at least one difference between the n API metadata and the n−1 API metadata; generate an alert based on the identified at least one difference; and render a user interface, wherein the rendered user interface includes the alert. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12105615B2
A method, computer program product and computer system to track and test custom webpage components is provided. A processor retrieves a production webpage. A processor determines a custom component of the production webpage. A processor retrieves component metadata associated with the custom component. A processor generates a hidden element in the production webpage including the component metadata, wherein the production webpage is configured to make the hidden element visible in response to an event.
US12105614B2
A method for collecting and processing application telemetry may include: collecting, by a telemetry insights computer program, first telemetry data from computer applications, network appliances, and hardware devices in a distributed architecture; generating, by the telemetry insights computer program and based on the first telemetry data, a CPU operating service level, a memory operating service level, and a latency service level; collecting, by the telemetry insights computer program, second telemetry data from the computer applications, the network appliances, and the hardware devices; identifying, by the telemetry insights computer program, an anomaly by comparing the second telemetry data to the CPU operating service level, the memory operating service level, and the latency service level; generating, by the telemetry insights computer program, an event for the anomaly and communicating the event to an event manager; and executing, by the event manager, an automated proactive action in response to the anomaly.
US12105605B2
A method for redundancy loss recovery. The method may include creating pairs of quorum sets, wherein each pair of the pairs of quorum sets comprises at least two volumes and a quorum, and each of at least two volumes and quorum are located at different storage devices; for a failure occurring in a storage device associated with the pairs of quorum sets or in a network communication between storage devices of the pairs of quorum sets, modifying volume attributes associated with volumes of the pairs of quorum sets; and for the failure occurring in a storage device associated with the pairs of quorum sets, relocating quorum associated with the failed storage device to another storage device that is different from storage devices associated with the pairs of quorum sets.
US12105600B1
A method for efficient file-based backups and recoveries. The method includes: receiving, to initiate a backup session, a file-system backup instruction identifying a host file-system; obtaining at least one clone logical cluster number (LCN) corresponding to a file managed by the host file-system, and a region LCN corresponding to a file region of the file; based on a determination that the region LCN matches a clone LCN of the at least one clone LCN: querying a cluster-offset tracking data structure using the region LCN to identify a cluster-offset tracking entry including the region LCN and a container offset; writing, as a session metadata record stored in backup session metadata for the backup session, file metadata describing the file and including the container offset; and transmitting, to a backup target, an information tuple including a backup session identifier generated for the backup session, and the backup session metadata.
US12105596B2
Data of a computer system can be secured from malware. During a Primary Operating System (PrimaryOS) run-time, the system determines if the computer system has been compromised and, if so, a Trusted Operating System (TrustedOS) is launched and assumes control of the hardware resources and the software resources of the computer system. The TrustedOS obtains a cryptographic key that is inaccessible to the PrimaryOS. The TrustedOS uses the cryptographic key to disable writing to a first portion of the storage media that includes the first set of logical block addresses. The PrimaryOS can incrementally back-up files to a second set of logical block addresses on a second portion of the storage media. Control of the hardware resources and the software resources is returned to the PrimaryOS.
US12105592B2
There are provided systems and methods for increasing availability of a micro-computation decision service by utilizing execution flow configurations. A service provider, such as an electronic transaction processor for digital transactions, may utilize different decision services that implement rules and/or artificial intelligence models for decision-making of data including data in production computing environment. A decision service may normally be used for data processing and decision-making through an execution flow configuration and/or graph identifying a flow of task executions and other computing operations.
US12105591B2
A redundant data calculation method and apparatus. The method is applied to the redundant data calculation apparatus including a processor and a redundant data calculation unit. In the method, after obtaining to-be-processed data, the processor stores the to-be-processed data in cache space of the redundant data calculation unit. The redundant data calculation unit obtains the to-be-processed data from the cache space and performs calculation for checking the to-be-processed data to obtain redundant data corresponding to the to-be-processed data.
US12105571B2
Systems and methods for managing consumption of alternating-current (AC) power by an Information Handling System (IHS). In a non-limiting embodiment, an IHS may include: a heterogeneous computing platform comprising a plurality of devices and a memory, the memory having a plurality of sets of firmware instructions, where each of the sets, upon execution by a respective device, enables that device to provide a corresponding firmware service, and where at least one of the devices operates as an orchestrator configured to: execute or instruct one or more devices to execute one or more Artificial Intelligence models usable to characterize usage profiles based, at least in part, upon context or telemetry data received from at least a subset of the plurality of devices; and, based upon the usage profiles, determine whether to allow a battery to power the IHS at least partially while the IHS is coupled to an AC power source.
US12105564B2
A display device including: a display module including a display folding portion and a display curved portion adjacent to the display folding portion, wherein the display curved portion has a curvature when the display folding portion is folded; and a window disposed on the display module, the window including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and having first grooves overlapping the display folding portion and second grooves overlapping the display curved portion, wherein the first grooves are formed in the first surface of the window and the second grooves are formed in the second surface of the window.
US12105557B2
There are provided systems, devices and methods for operating a housing for an electronic device as an input/output (I/O) device. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing configured to function as an integrated housing and I/O device and one or more sensors obscured by a panel of the housing. The one or more sensors being configured to sense via the panel of the housing. The electronic device further includes a processing unit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to interpret electrical signals generated by the one or more sensors. One or more output devices are communicatively coupled to the processing unit and configured to provide an output in response to the one or more sensors generating an electrical signal.
US12105556B2
A terminal device includes: a first folding portion; a second folding portion is connected to the first folding portion, and the first folding portion and the second folding portion are rotatable between a folded state in which the first folding portion and the second folding portion are folded and an unfolded state in which the first folding portion and the second folding portion are unfolded; a first magnetic component is disposed in the first folding portion; second magnetic components are disposed in the second folding portion; and an adjustment component is connected to the first magnetic component or the second magnetic components, and the adjustment component adjusts the first magnetic component or the second magnetic components, so that the first magnetic component and the second magnetic components attract or repel each other in the folded state.
US12105547B2
A battery power supply to power an intermittently operating load includes a voltage downconverter configured to be serially connected to a battery and to output a voltage VOUT smaller than a battery voltage V1. A current limiter is serially connected to the voltage downconverter and is configured to provide a voltage drop in a current limiting mode, and to substantially provide a short circuit in a non-current limiting mode. The battery power supply additionally includes a capacitor tank serially connected to the current limiter for providing a voltage V2 to the load, and configured to be charged to a voltage VCT which is less than VOUT when the current limiter is switched to the current limiting mode. The capacitor tank is additionally configured to be charged to a voltage which is substantially equal to VOUT when the current limiter is switched to the non-current limiting mode.
US12105538B2
Example implementations relate to a pressure regulator assembly for a closed fluid loop of a CDU. The pressure regulator assembly has a cylinder having an internal volume, and first and second hollow pistons slidably connected to the cylinder to split the internal volume into a first volume portion having cooling fluid, a second volume portion having driver fluid, and a third volume portion having compressible matter. The first volume portion is fluidically connected to the closed fluid loop. The first hollow piston is reciprocated by the compressible matter to maintain operating pressure of the cooling fluid in the closed fluid loop. The second hollow piston is driven by the driver fluid in response to predefined pressure drop of the cooling fluid during predefined time period, to inject additional cooling fluid from the first volume portion into the closed fluid loop to restore pressure level of cooling fluid to operating pressure.
US12105533B1
A control system for a powered lift aircraft includes a pilot input device, at least one powered lift element configured to provide powered lift support to the aircraft, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, from the pilot input device, an input indicative of one of a powered lift enabled mode or a powered lift disabled mode and control the at least one powered lift element to operate the aircraft in a selected one of the powered lift enabled mode or the powered lift disabled mode based on the received input. When the aircraft is in the powered lift enabled mode, the at least one processor is configured to control the at least one powered lift element based on a state of the aircraft. When the aircraft is in the powered lift disabled mode, the at least one processor is configured to control the at least one powered lift element to disable powered lift.
US12105526B2
A household service matching system built on a communication network, includes: a request disclosing unit configured to disclose on the communication network, a request transmitted from a terminal apparatus related to a client who wishes to entrust household service; an acceptance receiving unit configured to receive an acceptance transmitted from a terminal apparatus related to a consignment applicant in response to the request; a determination unit configured to determine a formal consignee from consignment applicants related to the terminal apparatuses having transmitted the acceptance; a vehicle dispatching unit configured to dispatch a vehicle for picking up the formal consignee to a designated position designated by the formal consignee; and a vehicle control unit configured to control the vehicle such that the vehicle that carries the formal consignee arrives at the client's address.
US12105516B2
A self-moving device includes a body, a walking assembly arranged on the body, and a control system arranged in the body. The self-moving device further includes an optical receiving device and at least two optical emitting devices arranged on the body. Paths of emitted light emitted by the at least two optical emitting devices are different. The optical receiving device is adapted to receive a reflected light formed after the emitted light emitted by at least one of the optical emitting devices hits an obstacle. A distance measuring method of the self-moving device is also disclosed.
US12105513B2
A controller for an agent of a group of agents, in particular for a group of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles, and to a computer program implementing such a controller. A temporal deep network for such a controller and to a method, a computer program and an apparatus for training the temporal deep network. The controller includes a temporal deep network designed to calculate a desired trajectory for the agent, a nonlinear model predictive controller designed to calculate commands for the agent based on the desired trajectory and desired trajectories of the other agents of the group of agents, and an augmented memory designed to integrate historic system states of the group of agents for the temporal deep network.
US12105511B2
The invention relates, inter alia, to a method for operating an autonomous agricultural work machine. A first current position of the agricultural work machine is determined by means of a first position-determining device. A second current position of the agricultural work machine is determined by means of a second position-determining device. A difference value which relates to a difference between the first current position and the second current position is determined. The work machine is operated autonomously as a function of the determined difference value.
US12105510B2
The present disclosure provides a method including determining an operational mode of a vehicle based on data accumulated from at least one vehicle information system associated with the vehicle; selecting one of a plurality of power consumption profiles for the vehicle based on the determined operational mode; and applying the selected one of the power consumption profiles to the vehicle.
US12105506B1
A system and method are provided for identification of a combination of sensors suitable for achieving a set of output requirements, enabling assembly thereof. An arrangement of sensors is assembled according to an optimized sensor set, generated to define at least one sensor channel having a threshold value for at least one quality criterion. The sensor sets are generated by down-selection of the sensor channels from a previously tested set of available channels to a subset mapping to a set of required output states. Assignment of a threshold value for each sensor channel is based on a mapping of the value to a target value of a performance metric.
US12105502B2
There is provided a method of controlling an industrial gas plant complex comprising a plurality of industrial gas plants powered by one or more renewable power sources, the method being executed by at least one hardware processor, the method comprising receiving time-dependent predicted power data for a pre-determined future time period from the one or more renewable power sources; receiving time-dependent predicted operational characteristic data for each industrial gas plant; utilizing the predicted power data and predicted characteristic data in an optimization model to generate a set of state variables for the plurality of industrial gas plants; utilizing the generated state variables to generate a set of control set points for the plurality of industrial gas plants; and sending the control set points to a control system to control the industrial gas plant complex by adjusting one or more control set points of the industrial gas plants.
US12105501B1
The methods, process, and apparatus of the present invention produces a structurally representative organ model using magnetic resonance imaging scan information of a organ and a patient's medical history and physiology. This is accomplished by mathematically convolving the scan information with a second order ranked tensor matrix encoded with the patient's physiological information as it relates to the scanned organ and their medical profile. The convolved scan information and encoded matrix are computer processed to produce a 3D printer driver file which is used to print a structurally representative organ model conforming to the patient's physiology.
US12105500B2
A method for generating a quote for fabrication of a part to be fabricated is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a customer device associated with a customer, a design request for a part to be fabricated by a fabrication process. The design request includes a three-dimensional (3D) model file representing the part to be fabricated. The method further includes generating a feature vector for the part based on the model file and determining a total height of the part to be fabricated. Further, the method includes identifying one or more candidate orientations for the part to be fabricated and generating, as a function of a geometry of the part and a candidate orientation of the one or more candidate orientations, fabrication parameters for the part to be fabricated, wherein the fabrication parameters include a cost to fabricate the part and estimated completion date.
US12105494B2
The invention relates to a method for configuring a monitoring system for monitoring industrial processes and industrial assets. The method comprising, the monitoring system: receiving data associated with operation of industrial plants in native data format, adapting a common predefined data model to organize the data to convert in a common structured data format for use by application functions, receiving a request for data processing, generating a graphical view of the industrial process; identifying specific industrial processes and assets relating to the request of data processing and generating the graphical view; processing of specific data according to data processing request and generating a first graphical view associated for the specific data and associated identifiers according to a preconfigured first view configuration, generating a second graphical view from the first graphical view by incorporating a new view configurations onto the first view configuration based on result of data processing.
US12105490B2
Systems, devices, and methods include protection functions in an electrical power system. A processing subsystem may include a processor. A memory subsystem may comprise a first memory section and a second memory section. A memory management subsystem may, in a first operational mode, enable memory access between the processor and the first memory section and the second memory section and, in a second operational mode, enable memory access between the processor and only the first memory section.
US12105476B2
An adjustable lever (100) of a tourbillon mechanism for stopping at least one tourbillon unit (200). The adjustable lever (100) includes at least one first member (110) configured to be actuated, at least one second member (120) configured to actuate at least one brake element (240) and at least one adjustment member (130) configured to adjust a position of the at least one second member (120) via a method of adjustment.
US12105462B2
An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearing member about a rotational axis extending in the axial direction, a charging member, an accommodating portion accommodating toner charged to a predetermined polarity; a developing member, a transfer portion, a static eliminating portion, and a collecting member. In the axial direction, when A is a eliminating width with which the eliminating portion discharges the surface of the image bearing member, B is an effective charging width with which the charging member charges the surface, and C is a collection contacting width with which the collecting member contacts the surface, the formula A
US12105458B2
Provided is an image forming apparatus including a transfer cylinder having a first groove formed in an outer portion in a rotational radial direction. The apparatus also includes a fixing cylinder having a second groove formed in an outer portion in a rotational radial. A looped-shape circulating member that is wrapped around the transfer cylinder and the fixing cylinder. The circulating member supports plural holding members configured to hold the recording medium. The apparatus also includes a pressure unit that is rotatably supported and configured to permit the recording medium to pass between the pressure unit and the fixing cylinder while a pressure is applied. The apparatus also includes a rotatable transfer roller opposing the transfer cylinder, the transfer roller opposing the first groove when a rotationally upstream end portion of the second groove in the fixing cylinder is in contact with the pressure unit.
US12105454B2
A fixing device includes a rotatable endless belt, a pressing roller and a fixing pad. The pressing roller contacts an outer peripheral surface of the belt and forms a nip portion in cooperation with the belt. A toner image is formed in the nip portion and fixed onto the recording material by application of heat and pressure. The fixing pad contacts an inner peripheral surface of the belt. The fixing pad includes a contact area in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the belt. The contact area includes a downstream end portion with respect to a conveyance direction of the recording material. The downstream end portion includes a central portion and both end portions with respect to a widthwise direction of the belt. The central portion locates downstream of the both end portions with respect to the conveyance direction.
US12105447B2
An example image forming apparatus includes a power device, a photosensitive drum, a transfer device to remove remaining toner based on a cleaning bias voltage, an optical sensor to detect remaining toner, and a processor to adjust the cleaning bias voltage based on a set offset bias voltage. The processor may change a surface potential of the photosensitive drum to a voltage of a set pattern using the power device, acquire a size ratio of a periodic component based on a frequency of a signal detected from the remaining toner using the optical sensor, and, based on the acquired size ratio of the periodic component being greater than or equal to a set size ratio, adjust the cleaning bias voltage based on an offset bias voltage corresponding to the size ratio of the periodic component and provide the adjusted cleaning bias voltage to the transfer device to remove remaining toner.
US12105440B2
An image forming apparatus includes a body, a toner container that is removably set in the body and contains toner, a toner supplier to supply the toner from the toner container to the body, a memory that stores container information that is information of the toner container, and circuitry. The circuitry is to determine, after the toner container is set in the body, based on the container information acquired from the memory, whether the toner container set in the body is same as a toner container set in the body in a past and the container information satisfies a predetermined condition, and to drive the toner supplier in a case where the toner container set in the body is determined to be same as the toner container set in the body in the past and the container information satisfies the predetermined condition.
US12105437B2
A charging device according to one or more embodiments may include: a charging member that is rotatable and provided to be in contact with a contact member. The charging member includes: a shaft; a surface layer to be in contact with the contact member and containing porous particles; and an elastic layer provided between the shaft and the surface layer. A ratio of convex portions formed by the porous particles on the surface layer to a surface area of the surface layer is 68.4% or more.
US12105435B2
A conductive roller includes a base including an outer surface along and about an axial line thereof, and a surface layer arranged on the outer surface of the base. The surface layer includes particles. The ten-point height of irregularities Rz of the outer surface of the base is greater than or equal to 6.0 micrometers and less than or equal to 8.0 micrometers. A ten-point height of irregularities Rz of an outer surface of the surface layer is greater than or equal to 5.5 micrometers and less than or equal to 8.5 micrometers. The base included in the conductive roller preferably includes a core member and a conductive elastic layer arranged between the core member and the surface layer. The surface layer preferably includes a conductive portion including a resin material and a conductive agent.
US12105426B2
A control method for a line narrowed gas laser apparatus is a control method for a line narrowed gas laser apparatus configured to emit a pulse laser beam including a first wavelength component and a second wavelength component. The apparatus includes a laser chamber including a pair of electrodes, an optical resonator including an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a parameter of an energy ratio of the first and second wavelength components, and a processor in which relation data indicating a relation of the parameter of the energy ratio with a control parameter of the adjustment mechanism is stored. The control method includes receiving a command value of the parameter of the energy ratio from an external device, and acquiring, based on the relation data, a value of the control parameter corresponding to the command value and controlling the adjustment mechanism based on the value of the control parameter.
US12105417B2
A method of forming a photo-cured layer on a substrate can include applying a first photocurable composition overlying a first region of the substrate and a second photocurable composition overlying a second region of the substrate and photo-curing the applied compositions, wherein the first region is a center region of the substrate and the second region is an edge region of the substrate, and the second photocurable composition has a higher vapor pressure than the first photocurable composition. The method can have the advantage that the forming of an extrusion within the edge region of the photo-cured layer can be avoided or being kept very low.
US12105410B2
A light pass aperture module, in order along a central axis, includes a blade assembly and a cap. The blade assembly includes a plurality of blades. The blades form a light pass aperture, and the light pass aperture is variable in size with the central axis as a center. The cap covers the blade assembly. The cap has a through hole, and the through hole is disposed corresponding to the light pass aperture. The cap includes a surface level down structure. The surface level down structure is disposed corresponding to one of the blades, and the surface level down structure is closer to the one blade than the through hole.
US12105402B2
A tethered imaging camera encapsulated in a shell lens element of such camera enables viewing from inside and imaging of a biological organ in/from a variety of directions. A portion of camera's optical system together with light source(s) and optical detector mutually cooperated by housing structure inside the shell are moveable/re-orientable within the shell to vary a desired view of the object space without interruption of imaging process. A tether carries electrical but not optical signals to and from the camera and controllable traction cords to move the camera, and a hand-control unit and/or electronic circuitry configured to operate the camera and power its movements. Method(s) of using optical, optoelectronic, and optoelectromechanical sub-systems of the camera.
US12105397B2
An optical modulator includes first and second waveguides; a first phase shifter provided in at least one of the first and second waveguides and configured to control a phase of the laser beam; a first optical element configured to combine the laser beam propagating through the first waveguide and the laser beam propagating through the second waveguide and separate the combined laser beam into two laser beams; a third (fourth) waveguide on which one (the other) of the laser beams separated by the first optical element is incident; a second phase shifter provided in at least one of the third and fourth waveguides and configured to control a phase of the laser beam; and a second optical element configured to combine the laser beam propagating through the third waveguide and the laser beam propagating through the fourth waveguide and emit the laser beam in the superposition state.
US12105394B2
Methods are described for the commissioning of optically switchable window networks. During commissioning, network addresses are paired with the locations of installed devices for components on a window network. Commissioning may also involve steps of testing and validating the network devices. By correctly pairing the location of a device with its network address, a window network is configured to function such that controls sent over the network reach their targeted device(s) which in turn respond accordingly. The methods described herein may reduce frustrations that result from mispairing and installation issues that are common to conventional commissioning practices. Commissioning may involve recording a response to a manually or automatically initiated trigger. Commissioning methods described herein may rely on user input, or be automatic, not requiring user input.
US12105386B2
A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided by the present application. The display panel includes a first liquid crystal cell, a second liquid crystal cell, and a flexible circuit board. The first liquid crystal cell includes a first epitaxial portion. The first epitaxial portion includes a plurality of first bonding terminals. The second liquid crystal cell includes a second epitaxial portion. The second epitaxial portion includes a plurality of second bonding terminals. And the second binding terminals and the first binding terminals are located on a same side. The flexible circuit board is electrically connected with the first binding terminals and the second binding terminals.
US12105377B2
A lighting unit for a display panel includes a light distribution module, an array of out-couplers, and a beam spot array generation module. The light distribution module includes a plurality of output waveguides for configurably distributing illuminating light between the output waveguides. Each out-coupler is coupled to an output waveguide and configured to out-couple a portion of the illuminating light to propagate towards the display panel. The beam spot array generation module is configured to receive portions of the illuminating light out-coupled by out-couplers of the array of out-couplers and to convert each portion to illuminate a zone of the display panel with an illuminating light field comprising an array of light spots. Each light spot is configured for illuminating an individual pixel or sub-pixel of the zone of the display panel.
US12105369B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first cover glass having a first main surface opposed to the second substrate, a second main surface on a side opposite to the first main surface, a first side surface connecting the first main surface with the second main surface, and a second side surface on a side opposite to the first side surface, and a light source provided on the first side surface side. A thickness of the first cover glass on the first side surface side is different from a thickness of the first cover glass on the second side surface side.
US12105368B2
The present invention provides a curved display device manufacturing method comprising the steps of: coupling a flat display, a transparent adhesive layer, and flat cover glass, thereby manufacturing a flat display assembly; applying an adhesive to the edge of the flat display assembly; seating the flat display assembly on a curved jig; adsorbing the flat display assembly onto the surface of the curved jig by using vacuum holes formed in the curved jig such that the flat display assembly is bent; and coupling a backlight unit to the adhesive-applied area. The step of coupling a backlight unit to the adhesive-applied area comprises a step of curing the adhesive in a state in which the backlight unit is forced against the display assembly such that the display assembly remains bent.
US12105350B2
An adjustable optical lens and camera module, and manufacturing method and applications thereof is disclosed. The camera module includes an optical sensor and an adjustable optical lens. The adjustable optical lens includes an optical structural member and at least two lenses, wherein each of the lenses is arranged in an internal space of the optical structural member. Along a vertical direction of the optical structural member, at least one lens is adapted to be adjustably pre-mounted to an internal space of the optical structural member serving as an adjustable lens. The side wall of the optical structural member is provided with at least one adjustment channel, which is positioned corresponding to the adjustable lens, so that an assembling position of the adjustable lens can be adjusted through the adjustment channel so as to align a central axis line of the adjustable optical lens with a central axis line of the optical sensor.
US12105347B2
Provided is an optical apparatus having good lens positioning accuracy and excellent optical performance. The optical apparatus includes a straight-proceeding barrel configured to move on a lens group in an optical axis direction and a guide barrel having a guide groove part configured to guide the movement of the straight-proceeding barrel in the optical axis direction. In the guide groove part, a first guide groove part is formed in the optical axis direction so as to have a bottom on an outer diameter side, and a second guide groove part is formed in the optical axis direction as a through hole from the outer diameter side to an inner diameter side. The first guide groove part and the second guide groove part are connected to each other and have respective use regions configured to partially overlap each other in the optical axis direction.
US12105344B2
A lens barrel including a space-saving position adjustment function. The lens barrel constitutes a part of a projection optical system including a catoptric system including at least one reflecting mirror and that uses a dioptric system including multiple lens groups. At least one of the multiple lens groups includes a non-circular lens. The lens barrel includes a movable part that has an inner wall surface holding the non-circular lens and that is able to move the lens group that includes the non-circular lens in an optical axis direction of the non-circular lens, a holding part that is disposed on an outer circumferential side of the movable part and that holds the movable part and a shaft part formed in the optical axis direction, and a curved part that is disposed on an outer circumferential side of the holding part.
US12105338B2
The present invention provides modular trays having cutout features that are configured to engage with a mounting feature of one or more removable rails. The removable rails may be removably secured to a tray body in a plurality of positions to allow a user to install or uninstall rails to support different sized fiber optic modules. For example, a tray may support a twenty-four optical fiber module, two twelve optical fiber modules, or three eight optical fiber modules. Fiber optic enclosures housing the trays can be affixed to the outside of a fiber optic enclosure and allow for easy stacking and unstacking.
US12105336B2
An optical cable is provided in which an optical fiber bundle with clustered or bundled optical fibers is accommodated in a tubular member and the optical fibers are formed in an excess group length (EGL) by modeling considering bending properties of the optical cable or a lossless bending radius of the optical fibers of the optical fiber bundle, thereby minimizing stress, damage or optical loss of the optical fibers in the optical fiber bundle.
US12105328B2
A connection structure of the adapter and the connector includes an adapter and a connector engaging with the adapter in a snap-fit manner. The adapter is provided with a mounting hole. A first positioning boss is disposed on the inner wall of the mounting hole. The connector includes a connector housing and a ferrule flange. The connector housing engages with the adapter in a snap-fit manner. A sliding recess and a first positioning recess that communicate with each other are disposed on the connector housing in the axial direction of the connector housing. The first positioning boss is configured to selectively match the sliding recess or the first positioning recess. A first end of the ferrule flange engages with the outer end face of the connector housing in a snap-fit manner. A second end of the ferrule flange extends into the adapter.
US12105326B2
An optical multiplexer reduced in background light and reduced in size is provided. The optical multiplexer takes a plurality of light beams having different wavelengths as input from respective waveguides, and outputs multiple light obtained by multiplexing the plurality of light beams by a directional coupler. Background light is reduced by a reflection groove which reflects excess light outputted from a discard port of the directional coupler, and downsizing of the optical multiplexer is achieved.
US12105323B2
Disclosed are semiconductor packages and manufacturing method of the semiconductor packages. In one embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a substrate, a first waveguide, a semiconductor die, and an adhesive layer. The first waveguide is disposed on the substrate. The semiconductor die is disposed on the substrate and includes a second waveguide aligned with the first waveguide. The adhesive layer is disposed between the first waveguide and the second waveguide.
US12105321B2
The present disclosure provides a multi-core fiber (MCF) and manufacturing method thereof and an MCF marker (or marker). The MCF (100) comprises a plurality of cores (102) and a marker (108). Each core is associated with a core diameter (104) and a core-placement-radius (106) and the marker (108) is associated with a marker diameter (110) and a marker-placement-radius (112). The marker has a marker core (116) and a marker clad (118) with a D/d ratio between 5 to 20. During manufacturing, the MCF is drawn from a preform assembly (200) having a top hollow handle (202) with a handle thickness (114) attached on a top end of a glass preform (204) that has a plurality of core holes (206) and a marker hole (210), wherein the marker hole (210) is at least partially covered by the top hollow handle of the handle thickness (114).
US12105317B2
An electronic device includes a light guide plate, a plurality of light sources, a sealant frame and at least an optical film. The light guide plate includes a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to each other. The plurality of light sources are disposed adjacent to the second end portion and are arranged along the first direction. The sealant frame is disposed adjacent to the first end portion. One of the at least an optical film includes a body portion and a lug portion connected to the body portion, and the lug portion is fixed on the sealant frame. The body portion includes a first side adjacent to the sealant frame and, in a second direction, a shortest distance between the first side and the sealant film is in a range of 0 mm to 0.4 mm.
US12105314B2
A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a lighting-emitting unit; an optical film; and a light-adjusting layer located on a side of the optical film adjacent to the light-exiting surface of the backlight module. The light-adjusting layer includes light-adjusting units, a light-adjusting unit includes a first surface and a second surface, the first surface is located on a side of the second surface adjacent to the light-exiting surface and is a flat surface, the second surface at least includes a first sub-surface and a second sub-surface, along a second direction, a plane where the first sub-surface is located intersects a plane where the first surface is located, the first sub-surface and the second sub-surface are inclined to a side away from the light-exiting surface, and the first direction, the second direction and the third direction all intersect each other.
US12105308B2
The present invention relates to a polarization filter for ophthalmic lenses. The polarization filter comprises a mesogen layer coated onto a retardation film, either directly or through an adhesive layer. The present invention further discloses that the polarization filter formed by employing a thin film or sheet, having a defined level of retardation between the light source and the mesogen layer, for example, a cholesteric mesogen layer, the multilayered laminate structure demonstrates linear polarization of the light transmitted through the mesogen laminate structure, and, hence, can be used in ophthalmic lenses, e.g. spectacle or eyeglass lenses. The polarization filter enhances the performance by allowing transmission of the polarization filter closer to the theoretical maximum transmission.
US12105305B2
Provided in the present application is a holographic display system, comprising an on-site holographic display system, a transmissive geometric holographic display system, a geometric holographic display system with folded optical path, and a reflective geometric holographic display system. A display element capable of directly displaying screens provided with depth of field information is used to project a diverging 3D image in the air without the aid of another reference light source. The image is converted by a projection screen of an equivalent negative refractive index flat lens to then obtain an observable 3D image suspended in the air, which reduces costs. At the same time, the 3D image may be displayed in front of or behind the projection screen, the display space is infinite, and in a very small device space, a super large screen and super deep depth of field may also be displayed.
US12105300B2
The embodiment relates to an image stabilization device and a camera module including the same. The image stabilization device according to the embodiment includes: a first prism for changing a path of a light beam; a second prism disposed below the first prism and changing a path of light beam emitted from the first prism; an image stabilization control unit for controlling a shape of the second prism including a coil part and a magnet part. The first prism may be disposed inside the image stabilization control unit. The second prism may be a variable wedge prism. The image stabilization control unit may control the path of the light beam by changing the shape of the second prism through the magnet part.
US12105292B2
An optical see-through (OST) near-eye display (NED) system is presented, integrating ophthalmic correction for an eye of a user, comprising a partially transmissive partially reflective lens, including an inner surface characterized by an inner surface radius of curvature exhibiting a first optical power, and an outer surface characterized by an outer surface radius of curvature exhibiting a second optical power, said partially transmissive partially reflective lens is configured to be facing said eye, and to at least partially transmit incoming light of an outward scene to said eye; and an electro-optical unit, configured to be optically coupled with said partially transmissive partially reflective lens, and including a light display configured to project a light beam image onto said inner surface, so to enable reflection of said light beam image toward said eye, said electro-optical unit is configured to be located at a glabellar region of said user.
US12105287B1
A display having a reflective display panel may provide image light to an eye box. The panel may include mirrors rotatable between first and second angles. The mirrors may take a non-zero time period to transition between the first and second angles. During the non-zero time period, the light source may emit pulses of illumination. The mirrors may reflect the pulses of illumination as offset pupils of image light. The mirrors may be at respective intermediate angles while reflecting each of the pulses of illumination. The mirrors may toggle between the first and second angles at a sufficiently fast rate such that the offset pupils form an effective pupil that is expanded in at least one dimension. If desired, the offset pupils may be used to display virtual objects in different focal planes at the eye box.
US12105285B2
The apparatus including an optical arrangement including at least one light guide wherein the at least one light guide is configured to propagate a beam of light from an image source towards a user's eye to direct the beam of light to a location proximate to the user's eye. The apparatus also including absorptive material positioned within the optical arrangement so as to absorb light having a first wavelength from the optical arrangement and re-emit light having a second wavelength where the second wavelength is different to the first wavelength.
US12105280B2
In one implementation, a method includes emitting light with modulating intensity from a plurality of light sources towards an eye of a user. The method includes receiving light intensity data indicative of an intensity of the plurality of glints reflected by the eye of the user in the form of a plurality of glints. The method includes determining an eye tracking characteristic of the user based on the light intensity data. In one implementation, a method includes generating, using an event camera comprising a plurality of light sensors at a plurality of respective locations, a plurality of event messages, each of the plurality of event messages being generated in response to a particular light sensor detecting a change in intensity of light and indicating a particular location of the particular light sensor. The method includes determining an eye tracking characteristic of a user based on the plurality of event messages.
US12105279B2
A display for providing an image to an eye of an observer is disclosed. An image generator provides image illumination corresponding to the image to a substrate having mutually-parallel major external surfaces for propagation within the substrate. An intermediate optical arrangement including at least one astigmatic optical element directs the image illumination from the image generator so as to propagate within the substrate in a first in-plane direction by internal reflection. A reflective optical arrangement having cylindrical optical power reflects the image illumination so as to propagate in a second in-plane direction by internal reflection. A coupling-out arrangement couples out the collimated image illumination towards an eye of an observer. The intermediate optical arrangement includes an element deployed to generate a corrective optical aberration that at least partially cancels out with a characteristic aberration introduced by the reflective optical arrangement.
US12105255B2
A four-piece optical image capturing system. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system along the optical axis includes a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; and a fourth lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the four lenses are aspheric. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
US12105246B2
Methods and systems are provided that use resistivity log data to estimate water saturation of formation rock and/or other useful formation parameters (such as CEC) in a manner that accounts for one or more electrically conductive mineral components contained in the formation rock.
US12105239B2
A method and apparatus for marine surveying includes: towing sources in a wide-tow source geometry; towing streamers that comprise receivers; actuating at least one of the sources to create a signal; and detecting the signal with a first receiver, wherein: at least one of the source separations or the streamer separations is non-uniform, and the sources and the receivers provide a regular sampling grid for the survey area. A system includes a survey plan; sources in a wide-tow source geometry; and streamers comprising receivers, wherein: at least one of the source separations or the streamer separations is non-uniform, and the sail lines, sources, and receivers provide uniform CMP coverage for the survey area. A method includes operating a system in a survey area, the system having a non-uniform configuration with wide-tow source geometry; actuating at least one source to create a signal; and detecting the signal with a first receiver.
US12105236B1
An apparatus, a method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for event detection of passive seismic data are disclosed. The apparatus includes processing circuitry extracts features from the passive seismic data based on a backbone subnetwork of a residual deep neural network. The processing circuitry generates bounding box proposals for a region of interest (ROI) in the passive seismic data based on the extracted features being input to a region proposal network of the residual deep neural network. The processing circuitry classifies the bounding box proposals into two groups. Each bounding box proposal in a first group indicates that a corresponding seismic signal presents in the ROI. Each bounding box proposal in a second group indicates that no seismic signal presents in the ROI. The processing circuitry determines at least one seismic signal in the ROI from the first group of bounding box proposals.
US12105235B2
A ring assembly of an underwater acoustic sensor (hydrophone) system includes a ring that has brackets that mount the hydrophones evenly circumferentially spaced apart. The ring assembly may have three hydrophones mounted on the ring, with the hydrophones maintained in a triplet configuration. Multiple ring assemblies may be stacked in a nested array, with the hydrophones of adjacent stacked ring assemblies offset circumferentially, with each of the hydrophones overlapping multiple of the stacked rings, with the stacking accomplished such that the ring assemblies are in a helical array. Rings with non-acoustic sensors may be stacked with (and interspersed within) the stacked rings. The stacked array of ring assemblies (and non-acoustic sensor assemblies) may be stored in a canister that facilitates uniform and controlled descent and deployment of the assemblies, with ring assemblies and non-acoustic assemblies paying out sequentially from a float at the top of the array.
US12105233B2
An assembly and method for detecting cross bores and the location of underground pipe system assets includes an acoustic generator placed within an interior of the sewer system and an acoustic receiver placed within proximity of the lateral(s) of the pipe system. The acoustic generator generates an acoustic signal to transmit through the interior of a sewer pipe of the sewer system. A controller detects, in response to the acoustic receiver hearing the acoustic signal, a location of the underground pipe.
US12105232B2
Disclosed is a coded-aperture-based dual particle image fusion apparatus that simultaneously fuses a real-time site image of a radiation source and a reaction image of gamma rays and neutrons to perform nuclide discrimination through the position of radiation, dose per second, and spectrum information, to provide numerical information of dose, and to visualize position information of gamma rays and neutrons through GPS information, whereby it is possible to secure worker safety, and that has a compact size so as to be easily carried, whereby it is possible to create a radiation distribution map based on location movement.
US12105228B2
Described herein are Compressive Sensing algorithms developed for automated reduction of NDE/SHM data from pitch-catch ultrasonic guided waves as well as a methodology using Compressive Sensing at two stages in the data acquisition and analysis process to detect damage: (1) temporally undersampled sensor signals from (2) spatially undersampled sensor arrays, resulting in faster data acquisition and reduced data sets without any loss in damage detection ability.
US12105215B2
A method for geolocating a terminal of a wireless communication system. A set of reference elements is determined with the aid of messages transmitted by calibration terminals during a calibration phase. Each reference element includes a radio signature and a geographical position of a calibration terminal when a message is transmitted. A refinement phase makes it possible to clean and/or to enrich the set of reference elements by virtue of the identification of points of interest corresponding to preferential positions of transmission of messages by the terminals. During a search phase, the position of a terminal of interest is determined based on its radio signature and of the modified set of reference elements.
US12105211B2
A system for estimating a receiver position with high integrity can include a reference station observation monitor configured to: receive a set of reference station observations associated with a set of reference stations, detect a predetermined event, and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a modeling engine configured to generate corrections; a reliability engine configured to validate the corrections; an observation monitor configured to: receive a set of satellite observations from a set of global navigation satellites corresponding to at least one satellite constellation; detect a predetermined event; and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a carrier phase determination module configured to determine a carrier phase ambiguity of the set of satellite observations; and a position filter configured to estimate a position of the receiver.
US12105195B2
Collision avoidance is an important issue for unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs). As such, UAVs can be outfitted with a simple and inexpensive sensor for use in collision avoidance. The sensor can be attached to a gimbal and can include a RADAR transmit antenna, a RADAR receive antenna, and an optical camera. The RADAR transmit antenna and RADAR receive antenna are part of a RADAR system. The optical camera and the RADAR system are bore sighted to one another by aligning their fields of view. The optical camera captures an image of a target when the RADAR system indicates the target is in the field of view. The RADAR system and image data can be used to determine a target trajectory. The target trajectory can be used to avoid a collision with the target.
US12105194B2
The present disclosure relates to a radar apparatus and antenna apparatus therefor. More specifically, the radar apparatus may include an antenna apparatus configuring to include a transmission antenna unit including two or more first transmission antennas mounted in the rear-side or front-side of a vehicle and arranged to be spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction, each of which has a plurality of array antennas and a second transmission antenna having one array antenna disposed between the two or more first transmission antennas, and a receiving antenna unit including one or more receiving antennas; and a signal processor configuring to transmit a transmission signal through the transmission antenna unit, receive a reflection signal reflected from an object through the receiving antenna, and process the received reflection signal to acquire information about the object, and wherein the two or more first transmission antennas are tilted and arranged toward a driving axis of the vehicle at a position where the radar apparatus is mounted.
US12105191B2
A radar-enabled device that manages radar interference. In particular, the radar-enabled device detects a radar signal transmitted by a second radar-enabled device, transmits a notification of the detected radar signal, receives localization information associated with the second radar-enabled device, and sets a device location based on the received localization information. Additionally, the radar-enabled device may adjust a timing of radar signal transmissions to avoid subsequent detections of radar signals transmitted by the second radar-enabled device.
US12105180B2
Methods of defining a virtual fence and for detecting a body inside or outside a region of interest defined by the virtual fence and/or of determining a height for a body on a surface in a region of interest use radar signals and a configuration mode and a monitoring mode are disclosed. In the configuration mode coordinates for defining a virtual fence are determined and/or a topology of a surface in the region of interest is determined. In the monitoring mode, a location of a second body on the surface is detected to determine if the second body is inside or outside the virtual fence and/or a height of for the second body relative to the determined topology is determined.
US12105170B2
A magnetic resonance imaging method, a magnetic resonance imaging system, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The magnetic resonance imaging method comprises: acquiring a plurality of portions of a k-space by using a plurality of sets of imaging sequences to obtain a plurality of k-space data sets, each set of imaging sequences comprising a pre-dephasing gradient pulse and a plurality of phase encoding gradients applied after the pre-dephasing gradient pulse, wherein the pre-dephasing gradient pulses in the plurality of sets of imaging sequences have a standard area difference in order when sorted according to the sizes of area values, and the standard area difference is 2/N of the area of any phase encoding gradient, where N is the number of sets of the plurality of sets of imaging sequences; respectively reconstructing a magnetic resonance image from each of the plurality of k-space data sets; and processing the plurality of k-space data sets to obtain a magnetic resonance image.
US12105166B2
A radiation therapy system comprises a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system combined with an irradiation system, which can include one or more linear accelerators (linacs) that can emit respective radiation beams suitable for radiation therapy. The MRI system includes a split magnet system, comprising first and second main magnets separated by gap. A gantry is positioned in the gap between the main MRI magnets and supports the linac(s) of the irradiation system. The gantry is rotatable independently of the MRI system and can angularly reposition the linac(s). Shielding can also be provided in the form of magnetic and/or RF shielding. Magnetic shielding can be provided for shielding the linac(s) from the magnetic field generated by the MM magnets. RF shielding can be provided for shielding the MRI system from RF radiation from the linac.
US12105162B2
A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed. The method includes obtaining a configuration of dipole-line (DL) magnets and selecting a magnetic field vector to be generated. The method also includes determining, based on the configuration, orientations of the DL magnets for generating the magnetic field vector.
US12105158B2
A model of a power transformer describes a transfer behavior for input data into output data as a function of model parameters. In successive time windows, measurement dataset is received from first and second sensors of the power transformer. The model parameters are optimized by executing, for each of the time windows, the following group of steps a) to c), repeatedly: a) determining the output of the model using the input data defined by first sensor data, for the first execution of predefined parameters are used; b) determining a target value, which includes at least one squared error, weighted by a first weighting factor, the squared error is between the second sensor data from the measurement dataset assigned to the given time window and a previously determined output data, and c) determining optimization parameters as new model parameters based on the target value.
US12105155B2
A method is used to test a cell monitoring unit, in which method respective cell voltages are applied to cell voltage connections of the cell monitoring unit. A measurement is then carried out on a cell monitoring unit which is in operation in order to determine whether a respective current is flowing via at least one cell voltage connection, and a fault message is output if this is the case. A testing device is used to test a cell monitoring unit and has at least one current measuring apparatus for measuring currents at cell voltage connections of the cell monitoring unit. The testing device is configured to carry out the method. The method and testing device are applicable in particular to testing a cell monitoring unit of a vehicle, in particular of an electric vehicle.
US12105154B2
A current protection system for an energy storage system includes: batteries connected in parallel; battery control units respectively connected to the batteries, and respectively having battery current measurement units; a battery connection panel connecting the battery control units to one connection point, the battery connection panel having a contact point current measurement unit; and a control unit configured to sum current values respectively measured by the battery current measurement units and a current value measured by the contact point current measurement unit, and to detect a presence of an internal short circuit based on the sum.
US12105134B2
Method and system for quickly determining transient stability of half-wavelength transmission system
The present disclosure provides a method and a system for quickly determining transient stability of a half-wavelength transmission system. The method includes: obtaining power and a power angle of a feeding-end generator of a half-wavelength transmission system; and determining transient power angle stability and a power angle instability mode of the half-wavelength transmission system by using a constructed index system, where two power angle instability modes, that is, an instability mode 1 and an instability mode 2, are specifically constructed for the half-wavelength transmission system based on an equal area method. Based on the equal area method, the present disclosure constructs two instability modes specific to the half-wavelength transmission system, so as to accurately describe transient power angle characteristics of the half-wavelength transmission system under a severe fault, and characteristics of the two instability modes are significantly different from those of an AC transmission mode.
US12105132B2
An electric field measuring apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck with a through hole and holding a wafer, a lift pin picking up the wafer, a driver vertically moving the lift pin along the through hole, a probe in the lift pin and having a refractive index changed by an electric field of the wafer, the probe including an electro-optical crystal, an optical waveguide forming at least one internal path of light having a polarization characteristic changed by the changed refractive index between the probe and the wafer, and a control module controlling the lift pin and the driver. The lift pin moves to first and second positions. The control module calculates a strength of the electric field of the wafer, using electric field data measured using the probe at each of the first and second positions.
US12105130B2
A microwave sensor determines an electric-field strength of a microwave field populated by quantum particles in an ultra-high vacuum (UHV) cell. A probe laser beam and a coupling laser beam are directed into the UHV cell so that they are generally orthogonal to each other and intersect to define a “Rydberg” intersection, so-called as the quantum particles within the Rydberg intersection transition to a pair of Rydberg states. The frequency of the probe laser beam is swept so that a frequency spectrum of the probe laser beam can be captured. The frequency spectrum is analyzed to determine a frequency difference between Autler-Townes peaks. The electric-field strength of the microwave field within the Rydberg intersection is then determined based on this frequency difference.
US12105128B2
A method and a device for impedance monitoring for a single-phase or multiphase, ungrounded power supply system. The method comprising the following steps: measuring a complex impedance against ground simultaneously for each active conductor using a measuring device; calculating a complex touch current for each active conductor; testing in the computing unit whether the corresponding complex touch current exceeds a settable body-current threshold value; generating a switch signal in the computing unit upon the body-current threshold value being exceeded; and controlling a switch element using the switch signal for shutting off or isolating the power source.
US12105124B2
In some aspects of the present disclosure, a power detection system is disclosed. In some aspects, the power detection system includes a constant-transconductance (gm) reference generator circuit receiving a power supply voltage. In some embodiments, the constant-gm reference generator circuit includes a first current mirror to provide a first reference voltage and a second current mirror to provide a second reference voltage. In some embodiments, the constant-gm reference generator circuit includes a power detection circuit coupled to the first current mirror to receive the first reference voltage. In some embodiments, the power detection circuit is coupled to the second current mirror to receive the second reference voltage. In some embodiments, the power detection is operated to receive the power supply voltage. In some embodiments, the power detection circuit is operated to provide an output voltage having one of two logic states at least based on the second reference voltage and the power supply voltage.
US12105119B2
In order to improve conductivity, the number of components is decreased, and a sliding property of an elastic member can be improved. Elastic force can be controlled in accordance with a characteristic of a contact object, and electrical contact stability with the contact object can be improved. An electrical contactor of the present disclosure is formed by winding a plate member having conductivity. The electrical contactor includes a first contact part that is formed by winding a first tip part of the plate member, a first elastic part that is formed by winding an upper arm part having a tapered shape, a second contact part that is formed by winding a second tip part, a second elastic part that is formed by winding a lower arm part having a tapered shape, and a cylindrical part that is formed by winding a main body part that is a plate member.
US12105117B2
An electrical component inspection instrument includes a substrate and a rod-shaped conductor component having one end for contact with a conductor of an electrical component which is an object to be inspected. A conductor pattern on a board surface of the substrate reaches an edge of the substrate, and the other end of the rod-shaped conductor component is electrically connected to the conductor pattern at the edge of the substrate. A direction in which the rod-shaped conductor component extends is orthogonal to the direction of the normal to the board surface of the substrate.
US12105114B2
A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometer comprises a compliant spring structure with a first beam, a second beam, and a rigid structure. One end of the first beam and one end of the second beam are coupled to the rigid structure and a proof mass is coupled to another end of the second beam. Further, a spring anchor is coupled to another end of the first beam. In response to the proof mass moving, an extension coupled to the rigid structure moves in an opposite direction to motion of the proof mass to contact the proof mass and stop the movement of the proof mass.
US12105112B2
An acceleration transducer defines a rectangular coordinate system with two orthogonal horizontal axes that are both normal to a vertical axis and includes a main body defining tangential side faces arranged tangentially to the vertical axis, and normal side faces arranged normally to the vertical axis. The transducer includes at least a first piezoelectric element secured to one the three tangential side faces, and exactly one seismic mass is secured to the at least one piezoelectric element, which has a high sensitivity for a shear force exerted by the attached seismic mass along a principal tangential axis and a low sensitivity for a shear force exerted by the attached seismic mass along another one of the three axes.
US12105111B2
A method for adjusting operation of a motion tracking system having a computing device and sensors, wherein each sensor includes a magnetometer, a gyroscope and an accelerometer, includes the following steps: receiving, the computing device, a magnetic field measurement from each of the sensors; digitally processing, the computing device, each of the magnetic field measurements in order to determine if a difference of intensities and/or inclinations of at least one pair of magnetic field measurements exceeds a threshold value, and/or if an x,y point with the differences of intensities and inclinations as coordinates thereof falls outside of a threshold area; and adjusting the operation of the motion tracking system if at least one difference exceeds the threshold value and/or the x,y point falls outside of the threshold area.
US12105109B2
The invention relates to a rapid method for estimating the dry matter content of a fruit or vegetable. The method comprises drying a sample of the fruit or vegetable on a support and measuring the dry matter content, wherein the whole method can be carried out in less than 2 hours. This compares to the industry standard method for assessing dry matter in horticultural products which typically takes 6-48 hours.
US12105107B2
A jig assembly for connecting first and second consoles with predefined relative positioning includes first and second positioning pins attached or attachable to the first console and a positioning connection bracket attached or attachable to the second console and including a longitudinal span and first and second transverse legs including first and second pin recesses at respective free ends thereof. The first and second pin recesses receive the first and second positioning pins, respectively, when the first and second consoles are moved laterally toward each other. The first and second transverse legs may be attached to the first console with a first and second leg attachment brackets, respectively. The first and second positing pins and the first and second leg attachment brackets may be fixed with respect to the first console by attachment to a mounting rail that is fixed to the first console.
US12105106B2
A process module for a biology laboratory system includes a housing, a working deck located within the housing, having working deck plate slots for receiving cell culture plates, a liquid handling robot comprising at least one pipette for aspirating a liquid medium, and a first transfer interface in communication with a first storage module for storing cell culture plates. The working deck is movable to a plurality of working positions. In one of the positions, the cell culture plate is located under an operating point of the liquid handling robot. In another of the positions, the cell culture plate is in alignment with the first transfer interface for transfer of the cell culture plate between an outside of the housing and the working deck plate slot. The first transfer interface or a second interface can be brought in communication with a second storage module for storing lab-ware or liquid material.
US12105101B2
Methods are disclosed for determining whether a subject has a synucleinopathy. Methods are also disclosed for detecting misfolded alpha synuclein (αSyn) in a biological sample or fraction thereof. These methods include the use of an αSyn seeding assay.
US12105099B2
This disclosure provides methods and devices for determining a quantitative estimate of syndecan-1 levels in a mammalian subject suspected of internal hemorrhaging. The method includes applying a blood sample from the subject to a hand-held assay device capable of providing optical quantitation of the amount of syndecan-1 in the sample, measuring, by means of said assay device, an analyte signal value correlated to a concentration of the syndecan-1 in the blood sample and comparing the analyte signal value to a minimum threshold, wherein an analyte signal value less than the minimum threshold indicates that the subject is not internally hemorrhaging, and an analyte signal value above the minimum threshold indicates the subject is internally hemorrhaging. The methods and devices are adapted to rapidly assess internal hemorrhaging and hemorrhagic shock in a patient outside of hospital settings.
US12105084B2
Disclosed herein are highly sensitive immunoassays that utilize a capture/release mechanism to reduce non-specific binding and achieve detection with attomolar-level sensitivity. Kits that can be used for carrying out these highly sensitive immunoassays are also disclosed herein.
US12105082B2
A method for separating a target substance includes: forming a mixture containing: a target substance-magnetic particle complex that includes: a sample containing a target substance, and magnetic particles to which a first receptor is fixed, wherein the first receptor is adapted to specifically recognize a site of the target substance; and separating the target substance-magnetic particle complex from the mixture by magnetism and electrophoresis.
US12105081B2
The present invention includes methods and systems for assessing a cellular response to a treatment modality, such as potential drug candidate, by comparing normalized single-cell measurements of cellular properties without the need of a calibration step.
US12105067B2
A detector system includes a droplet generator system, wherein the droplet generator system includes a droplet generator unit. The droplet generator unit is configured to create droplets from a liquid supplied to the droplet generator unit with a droplet generator liquid flow. The droplet generator unit is configured to create the droplets with a defined droplet generation frequency.
US12105056B2
The disclosed are a deflection calibration apparatus and method for a laser type high-speed deflection tester. The apparatus comprises rigid supports, rotating discs, driving systems and a deflection calibration unit; the rotating discs are mounted on the rigid supports and driven by the driving systems to rotate, and upper surfaces of the rotating discs are processed into inclined planes having a slope in the circumferential direction; the deflection calibration unit is used for calibrating a laser type high-speed deflection tester according to measured and theoretical deflection values; laser emitted by a Laser-Doppler vibrometer is incident on the upper surfaces of the rotating discs to obtain the measured deflection value; the deflection calibration unit calculates the theoretical deflection value according to the inclination angle and the rotational angular velocity of each rotating disc and the distance between a laser incident point and the gyration center of each rotating disc.
US12105055B2
This backing material for ultrasonic probes substantially comprises porous amorphous carbon.
US12105052B2
This disclosure describes systems and methods for ultrasound imaging and targeting. In one example, the systems and methods improve targeting and imaging through a heterogenous medium by using the angular spectrum approach (ASA) alone or in combination with passive acoustic mapping (PAM). In another example, the systems and methods improve the ultrasound imaging of vessels using microbubbles. The imaging of the vessels is also aided by the ASA and PAM. A closed loop controller is described that adjusts the ultrasound pressure provided to a region of interest to a desired pressure based at least in part on the harmonic, ultra-harmonic, sub-harmonic, or broadband frequency ranges for the microbubbles.
US12105049B2
Disclosed is a method for analytically measuring sample material deposited on a sample support surface, comprising: (a) defining a plurality of regions on the surface, several of which are in contact with sample material, (b1) sampling sections of sample on a region using a desorbing beam to generate desorbed molecules, which are ionized and transferred to an analyzer, (b2) in so doing, sweeping the region by changing an orientation setting of the beam relative to the surface along a non-rectilinear trajectory on the region selected from a plurality of predefined, non-rectilinear trajectories while keeping the support in one position, (c) transitioning from a swept region to a region to be swept next using spatial adjustment of the support, and (d) repeating steps (b1), (b2), and (c) until a predetermined termination condition is fulfilled. A system for analyzing ions, having an ion generation device and a control unit is also disclosed.
US12105038B2
Embodiments described herein provide a thermal flux apparatus, forming a distributed temperature measurement system and comprising a plurality of temperature probe modules, each temperature probe module comprising a sensing element having an electrical resistance that varies with temperature; a data acquisition module comprising an analog-to-digital converter with an input electrically connectable to the plurality of temperature probe modules; and an electrical network comprising between 6 and 8 wires connecting each temperature probe module with the data acquisition module.
US12105035B2
To measure a pulse height of an X-ray signal at high speed and with high precision even for high count rate X-ray measurement regardless of the type of an X-ray detector and a circuit configuration of a preamplifier, provided is an X-ray spectrometer including: a learning unit which acquires a part of a stepped wave including a rise portion through use of incident time, and generates a trained model which has learned a correlation between a acquired part and a pulse height through use of training data including a plurality of combinations of the acquired part and the pulse height; and a pulse height predictor which acquires a part of the stepped wave from the newly converted stepped wave through use of the incident time, and calculates a predicted pulse height from the acquired part of the stepped wave and the trained model.
US12105034B2
A user-friendly single-crystal X-ray structure analysis apparatus for quickly performing a single-crystal X-ray structure analysis using a crystalline sponge and easily making it possible by including managing related information and a method therefor, are provided. There are provided a sample holder comprising a porous complex crystal capable of soaking a sample in a plurality of fine pores formed therein; a goniometer that rotationally moves, the sample holder being attached to the goniometer; an information acquisition section 600 that acquires invariable information about the porous complex crystal or variable information provided after the sample is soaked therein; and an information storage section 111 that stores the invariable information or the variable information acquired by the information acquisition section 600.
US12105023B2
The invention provides a multi-well plate reader for providing simultaneous transmission of stimulation light to, and detection of emission light from, individual wells of a multi-well plate at a plurality of distinct wavelengths.
US12105022B2
Provided are a metal-based particle assembly including a plurality of metal-based particles arranged apart from each other, wherein the plurality of metal-based particles are each arranged so that an average distance between metal-based particles adjacent to each other is 1 nm or more and 1000 nm or less, and a standard deviation of the average distance is 25 nm or less; a layered body including the metal-based particle assembly; and a sensing apparatus including the layered body, a capturing layer that is arranged on the metal-based particle assembly and has a capturing substance for capturing an analyte, the analyte being labeled with a luminescent substance, a light-transmitting member, a light source that emits excitation light for exciting the luminescent substance, and a detector that detects emission from the luminescent substance.
US12105020B2
Provided are systems and methods to filter infrared spectrum radiation that can be integrated with a compact optical system for an infrared imaging system. The optical system includes an objective lens element configured to receive and transmit infrared (IR) radiation from a scene, where the IR radiation from the scene includes a particular range of wavelengths corresponding to an absorption spectrum or a transmission spectrum of a gas. The optical system also includes a spectral lens element configured to receive the IR radiation transmitted through the objective lens element, where the spectral lens element comprises a first interference filter disposed on a first surface of the spectral lens element. The interference filter is configured to filter the IR radiation transmitted through the objective lens element to a narrower wavelength band that includes the particular range of wavelengths.
US12105013B2
Provided is a curable resin composition which can be cured to form a material (cured product) that has low tack properties and resists adhesion of garbage. The present invention provides a curable resin composition comprising polysiloxane (A) having not less than 2 alkenyl groups in the molecule and polysiloxane (B) having not less than 2 hydrosilyl groups in the molecule, wherein (T+Q)/D>0.3 and M+D+T+Q=1 are satisfied regarding all silicon atoms contained therein, the amount of the hydrosilyl groups with respect to 1 mol of aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds present therein is 0.9 to 5.0 mol, and a cured product of the curable resin composition exhibits a separation strength of not more than 0.40 N per mm2 in separation load evaluation and/or a total separation load of not more than 0.018 N·mm per mm2.
US12105006B2
A gas detection system for gynecological disease detection and a detection method using the same are provided. The gas detection system is configured to detect an analyte from a female vagina and includes a main body, a sleeve, a detector, a pump, and a controller. The main body includes a body portion and a head portion having an intake channel. The body portion includes a detection chamber and an exhaust channel. The detector includes at least one sensor configured to detect at least one target of the analyte and produce at least one detection signal. The pump is communicated with the detection chamber and the exhaust channel. The controller includes a processing unit and a first communication unit. The processing unit receives the at least one detection signal and controls the first communication unit to send the at least one detection signal.
US12105001B2
A device for detecting the presence of pollen in the air, including a measuring chamber isolated from external light, an arrangement configured to drive an air flow through the measuring chamber, and a light source emitting a light beam in a direction of propagation through the air flow, into the measuring chamber. The device includes at least four photosensitive sensors configured to measure the luminous flux diffused by the illuminated air flow, in four different directions, a clock, at least two meteorological sensors, and at least one computer capable of determining the nature of a pollen particle present in the air from the data measured by the photosensitive sensors, the clock and the meteorological sensors.
US12104996B2
A flat plate sample holder expansion structure used in a vacuum is configured to convey a flat plate sample holder in a vacuum environment, and detachably attached to a flat plate sample holder tray through an adapter. A receiving space for receiving the flat plate sample holder is provided between the adapter and the flat plate sample holder tray. The flat plate sample holder is detachably arranged in the receiving space. A cylindrical sample holder gripper is detachably connected to the adapter. The cylindrical sample holder gripper conveys the flat plate sample holder and samples thereon into a low-temperature, high-intensity magnetic field apparatus, thereby realizing an objective of replacing samples in the vacuum environment. A vacuum test platform is built by combining the apparatuses using the two types of sample holders.
US12104993B2
A whole-process automatic soil tabletting machine is provided. The machine includes a device body. A tabletting platform is arranged at a bottom of the device body, a first station on which a heating device is arranged, second and third stations are arranged on the tabletting platform. A top plate is arranged at a top of the device body. A soil crushing cutter and a punch head are installed on the top plate. The soil crushing cutter and the punch head are arranged above the first and second stations respectively. The tabletting platform is installed with a groove disc where sample preparation grooves and a cleaning groove are formed. The sample preparation grooves and the cleaning groove correspond to the first station, the second station or the third station. The cleaning groove and each sample preparation groove are for placing a cleaning container and a soil sample container, respectively.
US12104987B2
Systems and methods for automated MIMO force-response characterization of a structure-under-test. The structure-under-test is coupled to a plurality of exciter devices and a plurality of response sensors. An excitation signal is automatically and iteratively applied to each exciter device while sensor data is collected from each response sensor to collect response data for a plurality of different exciter-sensor combinations (i.e., response data collected by a single response sensor while the excitation signal is applied to a single exciter device). A signal quality test is applied to the collected sensor data and, in response to determining that the collected response data for a particular exciter-sensor combination is of insufficient quality, the data collection for that exciter-sensor combination is automatically repeated. The excitation signal can be automatically adjusted before repeating the data collection to improve the quality of the collected data for the exciter-sensor combination.
US12104982B2
A brake caliper housing and a method of checking sealing of a brake caliper housing. The brake caliper housing may include a cavity, a guide pin opening, and an internal passage. The guide pin opening may receive a guide pin that facilitates sliding movement of the brake caliper housing. The internal passage may extend from the cavity to the guide pin opening.
US12104973B2
Provided is a combine sensor including a pressure sensor module as a pressure detector, a thermistor unit as a temperature detector, a housing portion housing the temperature detector closer to a flow path than the pressure detector. The temperature detector includes a thermistor case where a first lead and a second lead connected to a thermistor are partially embedded. The thermistor case includes an extension part and a ring part including a flow hole part. The thermistor is supported by the extension part to be arranged outside an opening end. The extension part is provided by being separated into a portion where the first lead is embedded and a portion where the second lead is embedded, along an extending direction of the extension part, and includes a space portion communicating with the flow hole part and the outside.
US12104972B2
Multiplexed fiber optic sensors are able to monitor a multitude of sensor positions along an optical fiber from a single interrogation point. A long-standing goal is to increase the length of fiber and the number of multiplexed sensors without significantly compromising performance or increasing the size, weight, power and cost of the fiber and interrogation system. A technique is provided for performing extremely long-range, multiplexed fiber optic strain sensing in an efficient manner. This technique utilizes a serial optical frequency comb based interrogation system to probe an array of sensors placed along a single optical fiber.
US12104971B2
One aspect of this disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for determining a force acting on at least part of a structure, for example a biological structure, such as a DNA molecule. The method comprises controlling a light-sensitive system, e.g. of a microscope, to determine light information based on light from the structure. The light is incident on at least a part of the light sensitive system. The light-sensitive system may be said to capture the light from the structure. The at least part of the structure comprises one or more optically active entities, such as DNA intercalator molecules and donor/acceptor fluorophores. At least one of (i) an optical activity of the entities and (ii) a quantity of the entities depends on the force acting on the at least part of the structure. Furthermore, the light information defines a light property value associated with said at least part of the structure. The method further comprises determining the force acting on the at least part of the structure on the basis of said light property value and a reference light property value.
US12104965B2
Various dry well temperature calibration systems, as well as other temperature control systems, are disclosed. The system can include a well configured to receive a unit under test, a heater configured to heat the well, and a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the well. The system can include a helical airflow groove around the well. A venturi pump unit can be in fluid communication with the airflow groove. The venturi pump unit can be configured to draw a flow of air through the airflow groove, thereby cooling the well.
US12104964B2
Provided are a sensor package and a sensor package module. The sensor package includes: a substrate including a sensing area; a terminal portion disposed on a side of the sensing area of the substrate and including at least one terminal connected to the outside; a first outer wall disposed on the substrate and including a main wall surrounding at least some outer portions of the sensing area; at least one wire patterned and disposed on the substrate and configured to connect the sensing area and the terminal portion to each other; and a cover disposed on the first outer wall to correspond to the sensing area. Part of the main wall is disposed between the sensing area and the terminal portion, and the main wall includes an opening through which the at least one wire passes.
US12104963B1
A food thermometer includes a thermometer housing, a temperature sensor, a communication circuit and an antenna. The thermometer housing comprises a probe portion and a handle portion connected to one end of the probe portion, and at least part of the probe portion is to be inserted into food; the handle portion is an insulator, at least part of the probe portion has a metal structure; and the temperature sensor is arranged in the thermometer housing and configured to sense and obtain temperature information, the communication circuit is electrically connected to the temperature sensor and configured to transmit the temperature information to the outside through the antenna, the antenna is arranged at the handle portion and insulated, and spaced apart, from the probe portion, the communication circuit is arranged in the handle portion and connected to the antenna.
US12104956B2
In one aspect, a hyperspectral image measurement device is provided to include: a main body; an illumination module disposed in the main body and including LEDs having different peak wavelengths to irradiate light to a subject; a camera disposed on the main body and receiving light reflected from the subject to acquire an image of the subject; a barrel having a contact surface contacting the subject, the contact surface located to be spaced apart from the illumination module and the camera module by a predetermined distance; and a reference cover located on the contact surface and including a standard reflection layer for reflecting light irradiated from the illumination module toward the camera module.
US12104950B2
An optical receiver according to one embodiment includes a transimpedance amplifier including a first pad, a second pad provided on an insulating layer, connected to a cathode wiring layer through a first via, arranged at a position interposing the first pad, and connected to a first cathode pad of a light-receiving element, and a third pad connected to the second cathode pad of the light-receiving element. The light-receiving element is connected to an anode pad mounted on the transimpedance amplifier and connected through an anode electrode and an anode wiring pattern provided on a surface facing the transimpedance amplifier and a first cathode pad and a second cathode pad connected through a cathode electrode and a cathode wiring pattern and arranged at positions interposing the anode pad.
US12104944B2
A combination weighing apparatus includes a dispersion table configured to convey an article from a received center to an outer side, the article being supplied from an outside, a plurality of conveying feeders disposed outside the dispersion table, the plurality of conveying feeders being configured to further convey the article conveyed from the dispersion table, a detector configured to detect a loading status information of the article in each of the plurality of conveying feeders, and a controller configured to receive a detection result of the detector. The controller is configured to generate a vector information based on the loading status information detected by the detector and a position information of the plurality of conveying feeders with respect to a center of the dispersion table, and generate a biased center of the article on the dispersion table obtained based on the vector information.
US12104943B2
A guided wave radar level gauge for determining a fill level of a product contained in a tank comprising: a transceiver configured to provide a transmit signal, Tx-signal, in the form of a pulse train, having a controllable pulse repetition frequency fTx, and to receive a reflected signal resulting from a reflection of the transmit signal at a surface of the product; a probe connected to the transceiver and configured to propagate the Tx-signal towards the surface and to return the reflected signal to the transceiver, the probe having a known length; and control circuitry configured to determine the fill level based on the received reflected signal, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to set the pulse repetition frequency based on the length of the probe.
US12104942B2
A deformable sleeve (100) is provided configured to at least partially encase a bottle from which a liquid is dispensable upon pressing the sleeve (100), the sleeve (100) comprising a first sensor (7) configured to measure a force applied onto the sleeve (100) and a second sensor (8) configured to measure a permittivity of a content encased by the sleeve (100). In addition, a measurement unit (300) is provided configured to be mounted on the sleeve (100), the measurement unit (300) comprising a processing unit (37) configured to determine at least one parameter associated with the bottle based on at least one of a signal of the first sensor (7) and a signal of the second sensor (8). A corresponding method of retrievably storing the at least one parameter is also provided.
US12104941B2
A fluid dispenser, such as a skincare product dispenser, comprises a dispenser housing configured to hold a reservoir of fluid for dispensing and a drive assembly for interacting with the reservoir and causing dispensing of the fluid. A fluid detection sensor is positioned within the dispenser housing proximate the reservoir and configured to detect a capacitance level therein. A controller is configured to determine, based on data from the fluid detection sensor, a change in the fluid level across a dispense. The controller is also configured to determine, based on the determined change, that the fluid level in the reservoir reaches a threshold level and cause an action, such as providing an alert, sending information to a remote server, or modifying an operating parameter.
US12104936B2
Apparatus for measuring multiphase fluid flows and related methods are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a fluid conduit to provide a flow path for a fluid, a first antenna coupled to the fluid conduit, and a second antenna coupled to the fluid conduit. The second antenna is to generate first signal data based on a first signal emitted by the first antenna. The example apparatus includes a third antenna coupled to the fluid conduit. The third antenna is to generate second signal data based on a second signal emitted by the first antenna. The first antenna, the second antenna, and the third antenna are disposed in a linear array relative to an axis of the fluid conduit. The example apparatus includes a processor to determine one or more of a permittivity or a conductivity of the fluid based on the first signal data and the second signal data.
US12104935B2
A magnetic-inductive flow meter includes: a measuring tube for guiding a flowable medium in a longitudinal direction; a measuring electrode arrangement for detecting a measurement voltage dependent on the flow velocity, induced in the medium, two measuring electrode groups opposite one another on the measuring tube; and a magnetic field generating device for generating a magnetic field which passes through the measuring tube and including at least two coil core groups, each having at least two coil cores, wherein a first and a second part of the measuring tube each include at least one coil core group, wherein two radii, which intersect the coil cores of a coil core group that lie externally in a cross-sectional plane of the measuring tube, enclose a centre angle β by which 80°≤β≤105°.
US12104921B2
System and methods for separating the computation of map feature derivation from the traditional computing pipeline. One or more mapping variables for a sensitive location on a roadway are calculated ahead of time using mapping data derived from previously identified map feature data. When a real time request for processing near the sensitive location is received, the mapping system calculates one or more classification variables for the sensitive location using sensor data included in the request and the previously calculated mapping variables. The classification variables are input into a model configured to output a classification for one or more location features at the sensitive location. The classification is then provided in response to the request.
US12104916B2
A method to generate a collaborative 3D map comprises providing a 3D map data fusion platform; providing a basic satellite map of a world location; publishing a detailed real-time virtual replica network (RVRN) of a real world place with reference to the basic satellite map; obtaining the pose (e.g., position and orientation) of a client device; and performing a simultaneous location and mapping (SLAM) process of a first coordinate space. The SLAM process uses image data from an imaging device of the client device, the pose of the client device, and/or the data of the basic satellite map to determine the pose of a plurality of features within the first coordinate space. The method further includes creating a new map comprising three-dimensional coordinates of the plurality of features within the first coordinate space and merging the new map with the published RVRN, creating a fused 3D map.
US12104905B2
The invention provides a micromachined gyroscope. The micromachined gyroscope includes a driving structure, a detection structure and a connection component. The driving structure includes a first moving component and a driving component. The driving component is used to drive the movement of the first moving component. The detection structure includes a second moving component and a detection component installed in the second moving component. The detection component is used to detect the movement distance of the second moving component along the third or fourth direction. The driving component is installed inside the first moving component, and the detection component is installed inside the second moving component. Greater drive of amplitude can be achieved at the same drive voltage, thereby increasing the sensitivity of the micromachined gyroscope.
US12104903B2
A high precision magnetic compass based on a Hall probe. The probe is oriented at an angle of 90 degrees to the rotation axis of the device. An oscillating component of the signal from the probe, synchronized with the device rotation, is transferred to the non-rotation frame and is used to align the axis of rotation to be parallel to the magnetic field. The device does not require prior calibration. It is insensitive to drift of the probe parameters and can provide an angle with precision equal to or better than a 0.05 degree.
US12104902B2
In a method of detecting changes in direction of a collimated coherent light beam, the light beam is split into partial light beams which are superimposed on a camera to form an interference pattern displaying light intensity minima and maxima alternatingly following to one another in a transverse direction oriented transversely to an average propagation direction of the partial beams. The light beam is focused into at least one focus located in front of the camera. Pictures of the interference pattern including a plurality of the light intensity maxima are registered with the camera. An average shift of the plurality of light intensity maxima with regard to the camera in the at least one transverse direction is determined from the pictures. A change in angular orientation of the collimated coherent light beam in the at least one transvers direction is deduced from the average shift.
US12104889B2
Techniques and architecture are disclosed for a wireless fuze setter interface, comprising an electronics subsystem comprising a plurality of ports and a plurality of output interfaces having a common interface with the plurality of ports on the electronics subsystem. The plurality of output interfaces comprises an electrical energy transfer zone configured to provide electrical energy to the fuze, and a high speed data communications zone configured to transfer fuze setting data to the fuze. The wireless fuze setter interface provides fuze setting capability without the need for rotational or other physical alignment between the fuze and the fuze setter.
US12104881B2
A soft-kill countermeasure system utilizing a confirmation device, which may be radar, to enhance existing countermeasures, and enable new countermeasures to be utilized to combat the ever evolving and increasing sophistication of threats. The threat defeat confirmation may allow for rapid or immediate redirection of the countermeasure system to address additional simultaneous threats. The confirmation device can be mounted on a gimbal head or above a gimbal to take advantage of slewing movement to direct the confirmation signal towards the threat.
US12104880B2
An adjustable mount for a picatinny rail on a firearm, where the mount includes a vertically adjustable riser that will permit the mounted optic to co-witness with the back-up iron sights on the firearm.
US12104878B2
A stock assembly for a firearm including an integrally molded accessory attachment housing and a method of forming the accessory attachment housing. The integrally molded accessory attachment housing is formed by molding a material in the form of a stock assembly around the accessory attachment housing. A stock slot is formed through the material around the accessory attachment housing and an opening corresponding to the position of the stock slot is defined through the accessory attachment housing. The stock assembly may additionally or alternatively include a cheek riser that has an adjustable cheek rest. The cheek rest may be configured to be adjustable in at least four different directions including rotation.
US12104872B1
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for use in or with firearms. A firearm receiver includes an elongated channel machined or 3D printed from a metallic material, and has a front end and a rear end. The firearm also includes a front trunnion having a rear portion coupled to the front end of the elongated channel and having a front portion configured to couple to a handguard. Also includes is a rear trunnion coupled to the rear end and configured to receive an accessory adapter.
US12104871B2
The present invention is a shooting rest, which provides a solution to the problem of adjusting laterally, vertically, and rotationally while shooting without moving a bipod or tripod rest of a gun. The core components of the invention are a gun including a gun stock and rest with legs that include motors that are controlled by a controller to move the gun while aiming.
US12104870B2
A muzzle accessory assembly is provided. The assembly includes a muzzle accessory having a main body with a proximal end, a distal end, a through-channel extending longitudinally between the proximal end and the distal end, a keyed receptacle within the through-channel, and a slot, and a lock within the slot of the main body, the lock being positionable into an unlocked position and a locked position; and a firearm barrel within the through-channel of the main body, the firearm barrel having a chamber for receiving a firearm round, a firing tube extending distally from the chamber, and a coupling engaging the keyed receptacle of the main body, in which the firearm barrel is removable from the through-channel of the main body when the lock is in the unlocked position, and the firearm barrel is locked longitudinally and rotationally within the through-channel of the main body when the lock is in the locked position.
US12104868B2
A wet muzzle device configured to install along a firearm suppressor is presented. The wet muzzle device contains a fluid housing, a fluid retaining element, and an end cap. The fluid housing contains a first mounting end, a second mounting end, and a fluid chamber. The end cap comprises a bullet aperture. The fluid chamber is positioned within the fluid housing, where the fluid chamber is configured to provide ample clearance to secure the fluid retaining element within the fluid chamber. The first mounting end and the second mounting end are terminally positioned opposite to each other along the fluid housing. The fluid retaining element is positioned within the fluid chamber. The end cap is connected adjacent to the first mounting end. The bullet aperture is centrally positioned to the end cap.
US12104858B2
A heat exchanger includes first flow ducts and adjacent second flow ducts for exchanging heat energy between first flows through the first flow ducts and second flows through the second flow ducts. A parallel flow region where flow passages and directions of the first flows and adjacent flow passages and directions of the second flows are arranged in a parallel relationship with respect to each other at least in a portion of the parallel flow region and are fluidly separated by wall portions. A cross section of the wall portions of the parallel flow region orthogonal to a local flow passage direction of the parallel flow region is a grid-like pattern including a group of m lines spaced from each other and a group of n lines spaced from each other, the m lines and the n lines defining a plurality of points of intersection and a boundary line section between two points of intersection, each boundary line section being part of a boundary line delimiting a cross section of a flow duct of the first and second flow ducts, wherein at least some of the boundary line sections are continuous lines having a positive slope portion and a negative slope portion with respect to a straight line between the two points of intersection.
US12104857B2
Provided is a heat storage unit having a simple configuration, capable of being attached to various objects, and capable of efficiently performing heat exchange. The heat storage unit has at least one inorganic fiber member configured by binding or entangling flexible inorganic fibers and having a desired shape; and a heat storage material in contact with the inorganic fibers.
US12104856B2
Some embodiments of the invention include a thermal ground plane with a variable thickness vapor core. For example, a thermal ground plan may include a first casing and a second casing where the second casing and the first casing configured to enclose a working fluid. The thermal ground plane may also include an evaporator region disposed at least partially on at least one of the first casing and the second casing; a condenser region disposed at least partially on at least one of the first casing and the second casing; and a wicking layer disposed between the first casing and the second casing a vapor core defined at least partially by a gap between the first casing and the second casing. The thickness of the gap can vary across the first casing and the second casing.
US12104852B2
A sintering apparatus is provided. The sintering apparatus includes a case having an internal space formed therein and including a door provided in a front portion thereof to open and close the internal space, a magnetron coupled to the case and oscillating microwaves toward the internal space, a heat insulating unit disposed in the internal space to form a chamber space and blocking transmission of heat of the chamber space to the internal space, a susceptor unit disposed in the chamber space and having a sintering space in which a to-be-sintered material is accommodated, and a cooling unit cooling at least one of the case or the chamber space.
US12104851B2
The invention relates to a device and method for the simultaneous lyophilisation of a plurality of biological samples ensuring the traceability of said samples intended to be housed within coded containers (1); the device comprises a diffuser block (2) comprising a plurality of openings which define receptacles (21) to house the coded containers (1), wherein the diffuser block (2) further comprises a perimeter cavity (24) configured so that the alloy surrounding each receptacle (21) is similar in all the coded containers (1), enabling high thermal homogeneity, and the receptacles (21) have through openings defining an open bottom (23) to scan the coded containers (1). Likewise, the device further comprises a transfer lid (3) to ensure the position of each container (1) when it is transferred to the diffuser block (1) and back to the starting box (4).
US12104848B1
A cooling device for cooling a fluid includes first and second bodies each having a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis, an inner face, an outer face, and two side faces connecting the inner and outer faces. When the first and second bodies are assembled together with the respective inner faces facing one another, the inner faces together define a cylindrical chamber with a cylinder axis that extends parallel to the longitudinal axes, with the cylindrical chamber having a first radius and extending substantially entirely around the cylinder axis in a circumferential direction, for receiving a container with a cylindrical portion having the first radius. Each of the first and second bodies is solid and is formed using a material or alloy with a thermal conductivity of at least 75 Wm−1K−1 when at zero degrees Fahrenheit that extends substantially uniformly throughout substantially the entire body.
US12104836B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums are provided for improving the efficiency of a filter-type oil separator in a cooling system including a compressor that pumps a mixture of lubricating oil and refrigerant through the filter-type oil separator. The filter type oil separator is configured to receive a first portion of the mixture from the compressor, and a bypass line is configured to bypass a second portion of the mixture around the filter-type oil separator. The bypass line ensures a sufficient amount of oil is present in the compressor.
US12104827B2
A hybrid solar window comprises: at least one glazing; a wave-length-selective solar mirror positioned to reflect IR toward an IR absorbing element. The IR absorbing elements comprises a conduit having a respective fluid inlet and fluid outlet, and an IR absorbing compound, wherein the IR absorbing compound is in thermal communication with the conduit. The wavelength-selective solar mirror has an average visible light transmittance of at least 50 percent and an average IR reflectance of at least 50 percent over the wavelength range of 850 to 1150 nanometers, inclusive. The IR absorbing element is configured to transfer thermal energy to a heat transfer fluid circulating through the conduit, wherein the IR absorbing element has an average visible light transmittance of at least 30 percent, and wherein each IR absorbing element has an average IR absorptance of at least 50 percent over the wavelength range 850 to 1150 nanometers, inclusive. Certain IR absorbing elements are also disclosed.
US12104825B2
A heat exchanger includes a case, fins, and heat transfer tubes. Combustion exhaust gas passes downward in the case. The fins are disposed at a lower portion of the case and arranged in the first direction. Each of the fins includes a first end and a second end that is an opposite end from the first end in a second direction intersecting the first direction. Each of the fins includes through holes in which the heat transfer tubes are inserted. Each of the fins includes heat receiving portions arranged in the second direction and connecting portion connecting the heat receiving portions. The heat receiving portions include a first heat receiving portion disposed at the first end. The first heat receiving portion includes a first recessed portion recessed from an outer edge of an upper part of the first heat receiving portion.
US12104824B2
An in-duct air sanitization apparatus features an air sanitizer, and a set of reflectors. A housing of the sanitizer is mountable to a first wall of an HVAC duct, and a UV emitter resides on a working side of the housing that faces into the HVAC duct to irradiate the duct interior with UV light. The reflectors are mountable on interior wall surfaces of the duct to receive and reflect incident light from the sanitizer to ensure thorough irradiation of an entire cross-sectional flow area of the duct interior, thus optimizing the effective UV sterilization of the airflow. The emitter is oriented with one or more bulb axes thereof oriented parallel to the working side of the housing to provide the sanitizer with a compact and conveniently handled low-profile design. The reflectors are mounted magnetically to the duct walls in tool-free fashion with no detriment to duct wall integrity.
US12104817B2
A control method for a multi-split air conditioning system capable of simultaneous cooling and heating to solve the problem that uneven cooling and heating occurs when running an existing multi-split air conditioning system. The method includes calculating the cooling or heating temperature effect deviation of each indoor unit on the basis of the indoor ambient temperature and set temperature of the environment where each indoor unit is located; calculating the total cooling effect deviation and total heating effect deviation of an multi-split air conditioning system on the basis of the horsepower of all the indoor units and the corresponding cooling temperature deviation or heating temperature deviation; and selectively adjusting the degrees of opening of valve boxes on the basis of the total cooling effect deviation and the total heating effect deviation. The method ensures balanced distribution of refrigerant, balanced running effects the units, and avoids uneven heating and cooling.
US12104816B2
A control method includes obtaining historical operation records for a plurality of indoor units of an air conditioner system, and determining control parameters of the at least two indoor units according to the historical operation records to control the at least two indoor units. The air conditioner system further includes an outdoor unit.
US12104810B2
An HVAC system within a building including an HVAC device having an air filter, a number of sensors, and a control device. The control device has a processor that is configured to determine a current air quality metric based on air quality measurements received by the sensor. The control device is further configured to calculate an average air quality metric based on the current air quality metric and a set of previous air quality metrics. The control device is further configured to store the average air quality metric. The control device is further configured to generate an air filter type recommendation based on the average air quality metric.
US12104801B2
According to one embodiment a gas cooking appliance is provided that includes a control panel, a valve having a valve body and an operating shaft, a control knob comprising a handle coupled to the operating shaft of the valve, and a bracket that includes a base secured to the valve body. The bracket includes and at least two arms extending from the base and being secured to the control panel. The control panel includes a housing for each arm, each housing having a shape complementary to at least one part of the end of the corresponding arm, the at least one part of each end being fitted in the respective housing.
US12104800B2
A gas burner assembly includes a gas burner and a grate with a plurality of fingers positioned above the gas burner. The plurality of fingers include a sensor finger. The gas burner assembly also includes a temperature sensor mounted to the sensor finger of the plurality of fingers of the grate. The temperature sensor is thermally isolated from the sensor finger.
US12104799B2
A steam generator is provided. The steam generator may include a steam chamber, a steam heater to supply heat into the steam chamber, a water supply, through which water to generate steam may be supplied into the steam chamber, one or more interference members disposed in the steam chamber to interfere with a flow of the water introduced through the water supply, and at least one discharge to discharge the steam generated in the steam chamber. The one or more interference members may be disposed under the at least one discharge and above the water supply.
US12104790B2
An ammonia combustion method for combusting ammonia gas in a combustion chamber 4 includes steps of separating and producing hydrogen gas from ammonia gas, supplying the separated and produced hydrogen gas into the combustion chamber 4, combusting the hydrogen gas by performing an ignition discharge on the hydrogen gas supplied into the combustion chamber 4, and igniting the ammonia gas in the combustion chamber 4 from the combusted hydrogen gas.
US12104783B2
A Smart Candle Platform may be configured to produce candle light using a natural wax candle as its fuel source or any other fuel source capable of producing light, including liquid fuels if so configured. The outer shell, inner cover, top cover and base provides a beautiful exterior shell which does not melt but emulates the look of a traditional pillar candle. The outer shell may be changeable/replaceable allowing for style and or seasonal changes. A Smart Candle Platform having multiple interactive systems and sensors for production of natural light via a safe, controllable device which may communicate with other similar configured devices or smart devices having application software embedded therein i.e. a smart phone having an app. is disclosed. The Smart Candle Platform may be configured to allow for auto-extinguishment. The Smart Candle Platform may be configured to allow for the addition of smells or scents.
US12104768B1
A lighting device includes a lighting device cover having an emission opening; a light emitting element fixed to the lighting device cover, the light emitting element configured to emit the light along a lighting direction from the emission opening toward one side of the lighting device; a diffusion plate fixed to the lighting device cover to be disposed on one side of the light emitting element, and configured to diffuse the light emitted from the light emitting element; a shutter fixed to the lighting device cover to be disposed on one side of the diffusion plate, the shutter configured to change a lighting range of the light diffused by the diffusion plate; and a light reflective member fixed to the lighting device cover be disposed on one side of the shutter.
US12104767B1
A quick assembling structure includes a first seat, a second seat, and two elastic plates. The first seat and the second seat are configured to be coupled to a ceiling fan body and a lamp. The first seat has two bars. The second seat has two bar entrances, two longitudinal grooves, and two guide grooves. The elastic plates are disposed in the respective guide grooves, and each have a contact portion and a holding portion. When in use, the bars of the first seat are inserted into the bar entrances, the longitudinal grooves and the guide grooves, the bars are pushed to pass through the contact portions of the elastic plates, and the bars are secured between the contact portions and the holding portions of the elastic plates and the guide grooves.
US12104764B2
A heat sink is provided having at least one receiving section configured for thermal coupling to at least one lighting module. The heat sink includes at least two connection sections on opposite sides of the at least one receiving section. Each of the at least two connection sections includes at least one reference pin protruding at least partially from a first surface of the at least one connection section and at least one alignment recess protruding into the first surface of the at least one connection section such that the heat sink is configured for thermal coupling to another heat sink via the at least two connection sections.
US12104754B2
A light-emitting diode (LED) tube lamp and an electric leakage protection circuit are provided. The LED tube lamp. The LED tube lamp includes a leakage detecting module and a driving module comprising a Type A+B driving circuit. The leakage detecting module is connected with a power supply. The driving module is electrically connected with the leakage detecting module. The leakage detecting module detects a signal related to the output current of the power supply, and when the signal related to the output current of the power supply exceeds a reference signal, the leakage detecting module limits the current on a power loop connected to the power supply by periodically turning off a switch electrically connected to the power loop in series.
US12104751B2
The present relates to a combined hydrogen storage-compression unit suitable for the filling of high-pressure (350 bar and beyond) hydrogen vessels. It includes a containment vessel filled with a hydrogen storage alloy, a heating system, a cooling system and a thermal management system. The same shall be connected directly to the hydrogen supply (e.g. an electrolyser) on one side and to the end consumer on the other side. Moreover, it offers the possibility for intermediate storage of at least one time the maximal quantity of hydrogen that is to be supplied at high pressure in a single step.
US12104749B2
A type IV pressure vessel has improved permeate gas management. The pressure vessel comprises an inner polymeric liner, a breather layer disposed on the liner, and an outer composite shell structure disposed on the breather layer. The breather layer is gas permeable, impermeable to liquids, and provides a flow passageway for gas permeating through the liner wall collected by the breather layer. The outer composite shell is formed by one or more layers of fiber of a first fiber type and resin. Gas permeating from an interior space of the liner is received by the breather layer and directed to a predetermined exit location on the pressure vessel.
US12104748B2
A pressure vessel including an internal fluid storage chamber, and an outer composite structure enclosing or encasing the internal fluid storage chamber. The outer composite structure has a thickness containing both helical layers and hoop layers of reinforcing fibers, wherein at least 20% of a combined thickness of all of the helical layers are located within a 25% innermost thickness of the outer composite structure. The internal fluid storage chamber is defined by a liner including a generally cylindrical central portion having a first outer diameter at a first longitudinal end, and a first dome-shaped longitudinal end portion having a base portion and a first intermediate portion located between the generally cylindrical central portion and the base portion for connecting the first longitudinal end of the generally cylindrical central portion to the base portion of the first dome-shaped longitudinal end portion.
US12104736B2
A pigtail hose is described for connecting a gas canister to a gas regulator. The pigtail hose includes a gas hose having an inlet end and an outlet end; and an elbow fitting connected to the inlet end of the gas hose. The elbow fitting has a bore which turns the gas supply through 90° at a convenient point of the gas supply assembly to assist with the connection of the canister in a confined storage space.
US12104734B2
A receiving unit of a coupling device for fluid lines, and the coupling device. The receiving unit comprises a closure element which fluidically seals the fluid flow channel in a closed position. The closure element is preloaded into the closed position using a spring element. The closure element comprises a perforation-free cylindrical portion. The entire spring element, in the release position of the closure element, is arranged within a region that is completely overlapped by the cylindrical portion along the entire longitudinal extent thereof, as viewed in a radial direction of the cylindrical portion.
US12104726B2
A lockable pipe shield includes a substantially curved shield body defining a first upper shield edge and a second upper shield edge opposite the first upper shield edge; a first lock tab formed monolithically with the shield body at the first upper shield edge and bent relative to the shield body to extend in a first direction, a first hanger engagement channel defined between the first lock tab and shield body; and a second lock tab formed monolithically with the shield body at the second upper shield edge and bent relative to the shield body to extend in a second direction substantially opposite the first direction, a second hanger engagement channel defined between the second lock tab and the shield body.
US12104722B2
A medium connector including a passage configured to allow for the flow of medium, and a multi-portion engagement surface positioned about the passage. The multi-portion engagement surface includes a first surface portion, and a second surface portion. The first surface portion is configured to provide an interference fit with a corresponding sealing surface of a mating connector. The second surface portion is configured to provide a clearance fit with the corresponding sealing surface of the mating connector. The ratio of the first surface portion and the second surface portion is selected to regulate an engagement force between the medium connector and the mating connector.
US12104721B2
A fluid substrate comprising a manifold including a circular opening, a tube stub plug coupled with the manifold at the circular opening, wherein an anti-rotation feature prevents the tube stub plug from rotating with respect to the manifold.
US12104720B2
A threaded tubular connection includes a pin having external threads, a pin seal surface, and a pin torque shoulder at a free end and a box for receiving the pin, the box having internal threads for interacting with the pin threads, a box seal surface for contacting the pin seal surface and a box torque shoulder for contacting the pin torque shoulder. The pin and box define a longitudinal axis. The pin torque shoulder has a first pin shoulder surface and a second pin shoulder surface, the first pin shoulder surface intersects an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis at a first angle and the second pin shoulder surface intersects the perpendicular axis at a second angle. The box torque shoulder has a first box shoulder surface and a second box shoulder surface. The first box shoulder surface intersects an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis at a third angle and the second box shoulder surface intersects the perpendicular axis at a fourth angle.
US12104719B2
The element joint is obtained by joining: a long pipe; a short pipe made of a quality of material having a strength equal to or higher than a strength of the long pipe; and a plate material made of a quality of material having a strength equal to or higher than a strength of the short pipe. In the element joint, at least one member of the long pipe and the short pipe includes a pipe-shaped portion, and the pipe-shaped portion of the one member is pipe-expanded and joined to the other member by press-fitting. The short pipe and the plate material are welded to each other.
US12104717B2
A piezoelectric valve driver device is provided. A first driver is connected to a first side of a valve. A second driver is connected to a second side of the valve. A power charging circuit is coupled between an external power source and a second voltage. A charging and discharging current controller is connected to the first driver, the second driver and the power charging circuit, and is configured to control currents of the first driver, the second driver and the power charging circuit. When a driver circuit switches the valve from a closed state to an open state, the first driver provides a first voltage to the first side of the valve, and the second voltage that is outputted to the second side of the valve by the second driver is discharged to output a discharging current to the external power source through the power charging circuit.
US12104716B2
A pinch valve having a clamping member (300) mounted between two side walls (110) of a valve housing, the side walls extending parallel to a hose guide axis and to a plunger guide axis. Each of the side walls has a step (112) extending parallel to the hose guide axis and recessing with respect to the advancing direction of the plunger. The clamping jaws (320) of the pinch valve, upon displacement of the clamping member (300), move over the steps (112) with their outer sides, which face away from the hose guide, bearing against the side walls (110).
US12104712B1
An improved mechanical dump valve for a liquid level control system. The dump valve comprises a splined shaft that communicates with the valve actuator by a toothed member, such as a splined bore in a dump valve hub. The dump valve also may include pressure ports. Still further, the present invention includes a liquid level control system comprising a trunnion assembly and a mechanical dump valve in which the trim motion of the float valve is transmitted by means of splined shafts in both the trunnion assembly and the dump valve assembly. The inventive system may comprise float weights for weighting the float accurately without having to drill the float and load it with sand or other weighting material. Also included is a kit for retrofitting existing liquid level control systems that use D-shaped connections with splined components.
US12104709B2
In an electric valve, an upper surface of a main body portion of a valve body, a cylindrical portion of the valve body, and a flange member form a groove in an annular recess shape. A stator unit includes a tubular portion that surrounds the groove. A sealing member is disposed in the groove and held between the cylindrical portion of the valve body and the tubular portion of the sealing member.
US12104708B2
A guide frame for a four-way reversing valve includes a frame body. Both ends of the frame body include a connecting portion, respectively. The connecting portion includes a first bending member and a second bending member, and the directions of bending of the first bending member and of the second bending member are opposite. The connecting portion includes a reinforcing member. The reinforcing member includes a first reinforcing plate and a second reinforcing plate. The first reinforcing plate is connected to the inner side of the first bending member by welding and the second reinforcing plate is connected to the inner side of the second bending member by welding. The connection strength of the connecting portion is increased, such that the guide frame is less likely to deform or break.
US12104704B2
A valve including a valve seat assembly that includes a first valve seat sealing member positioned between a first valve seat retaining ring and a first radially inwardly extending flange that extends from an inner surface of a hollow valve retainer, and a second valve seat sealing member positioned between a second valve seat retaining ring and a second radially inwardly extending flange that extends from the inner surface of the hollow valve retainer. A valve member is configured to engage and disengage with the first and second valve seat sealing members to permit fluid to travel from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet.
US12104700B2
A shut-off valve for a pressurized-gas vessel includes a valve closing body which can perform stroke movements and is preloaded by the spring force of a closing spring against a valve seat. When the valve closing body is in a closed position, a connection of a valve inlet to a valve outlet is shut off. The shut-off valve includes an actuator arrangement for opening the valve closing body. The actuator arrangement interacts with an actuating element which is arranged spaced apart from and coaxial with respect to the valve closing body and which is movable by the actuator arrangement in the direction of the valve closing body. When the actuating element abuts against the valve closing body, an opening impulse can be generated.
US12104668B2
A disc brake lining is assembled depending on the rotation direction and includes a backing plate to carry a friction material, having diametrically opposed sides configured to be free from friction material. The backing plate is formed asymmetrically with respect to a central axis, and has a bearing on the inlet side relative to a preferred direction of rotation and provided radially inwardly in relation to a central wheel rotational axis, radially offset below a brake piston axis, as a holder with a hole for receiving a retaining pin, defining a fixedly positioned friction lining fixed bearing. A guide is on an allocated outlet-side bearing of the backing plate, radially outwardly in relation to the central wheel rotational axis, radially offset above a brake piston axis. The guide is an open-edged mouth opening with a receiving pocket receiving a guide pin, and defines a fixedly allocated friction lining floating bearing.
US12104665B2
The present disclosure relates to a disc brake having an electromechanical actuator for vehicles, in particular for utility vehicles, comprising a brake disc, a brake carrier and a brake caliper of a vehicle for applying the brake disc by means of brake linings. Current tests have shown that the tappet after assembly is not fixed correctly in a housing of the electromechanical actuator. The tappet may after positioning fall out of the rotary lever, which results in the force transmission for applying the brake disc being interrupted and the brake disc not being able to be applied. An object of the present disclosure is to overcome the problems from the prior art and to provide a disc brake with an electromechanical actuator which reduces or even prevents damage to the tappet, the cam disc and the housing of the electromechanical actuator.
US12104650B2
Bearing device with integrated electrical insulation, in particular for an electric motor or machine
A bearing device includes a first ring and a second ring mounted for relative rotation and an insulating sleeve including a socket and an electrically insulating liner. The socket has at least one recess, and the liner has at least one protrusion extending into each of the at least one recess. The liner is overmolded on the second ring and on the socket such to connect the second ring to the socket.
US12104648B1
An engine shaft oil dispenser including an oil dispenser operatively connected to a mechanical system. The focus is the novel location and form of the oil dispenser, the delivery mechanism (tubes, passages in dispensers and shafts), as well as the filling mechanism of the annular-shaped dispenser (convenient port locations are provided). The annular-shaped dispenser is herein shown in several embodiments, including in a bearing stack, combined with a compressor/turbine disc/nut, and with various options for filling and feeding of oil. The present invention makes use of sometimes unused space in conventional stacks. The oil dispensers herein described are standalone or are incorporated into existing components. This results in more efficient and compact packaging.
US12104646B2
A multi-component snap assembly is disclosed herein in which a snap flange has a snap nose with a contact face including a relief. The relief is configured to prevent undesirably high stress in the snap flange during assembly with another component that includes a retention pocket. A method of attaching or connecting two components with each other using a snap flange with a relief is also disclosed herein.
US12104645B2
A ball retainer includes a chain belt, a hook, and a slot portion. The hook is arranged on the first end of the chain belt. The hook includes a neck portion, a hook body, two leaning protrusions, and a limiting protrusion. The hook body is connected to the neck portion. The two leaning protrusions extend outward along the short side direction of the chain belt toward two sides of the hook body, respectively. The slot portion is arranged on the second end of the chain belt. The slot portion includes a slot, two abutting portions, a connecting portion, and a receiving portion. After the hook is correspondingly engaged with the slot portion, the hook body is accommodated in the slot, the two leaning protrusions correspondingly lean against the two abutting portions, the neck portion leans against the connecting portion, and the limiting protrusion is correspondingly accommodated in the receiving portion.
US12104637B1
A locking fastener utilizing an inserted key preferably includes a fastener and a lock key. The fastener includes a drive head and a threaded shank. The drive head is preferably a countersunk head. A drive cavity is formed in a top of the drive head. The threaded shank extends from a bottom of the drive head. The lock key preferably includes a tapered head and a shank. The shank extends downward from a bottom of the tapered head. A head projection extends outward from a rear of the tapered head. At least one shank projection extends outward from a front of the shank. A key slot is formed in a side of the drive head and a side of the threaded shank. A head retention slot is formed in the key slot, adjacent a top of the drive head to receive the head tapered projection.
US12104633B2
A coupling system comprising a first androgynous coupler and a second androgynous coupler. The first androgynous coupler comprises a first male coupling section having a first recess extending radially and a first female coupling section comprising a first blocking element and a first positioning element. The second androgynous coupler comprises a second male coupling section having a second recess extending radially, where the second male coupling section is configured to form-fit with the first female coupling section. When the second male coupling section is form-fit with the first female coupling section, axial movement of the first positioning element causes the first blocking element to move radially into the second recess to couple the first androgynous coupler to the second androgynous coupler.
US12104631B1
An inflatable clamping apparatus and system that are utilized to securely support a wide variety of objects on an elongated member, such as a pole, post, beam, tree or the like. In one embodiment, the clamping apparatus has a pair of inflatable bladders that define a member receiving area, an air chamber inside each bladder, a connecting section interconnecting the bladders, an apparatus connecting mechanism that connects to the object, and an air valve to place pressurized air into the air chambers. In one configuration, the apparatus connecting mechanism connects to an object connecting mechanism associated with the object to secure the object to the apparatus. When the elongated member is in the member receiving area, the bladders are filled with air and the object is attached to the apparatus, the bladders will press tightly against the elongated member to securely hold the apparatus and object thereon.
US12104626B1
A fluid flow conditioning apparatus having a plurality of flexible microstructures that reduce flow losses within a conduit. The plurality of microstructures is affixed to an insertion plate-type flow conditioner. One or more ends of the microstructures are secured to internal walls of the flow conditioner. The microstructures are configured to move and flex in response to static and dynamic pressure exerted onto the microstructures by the fluid flow. The microstructures may be made of a hyperelastic material configured to undergo an elastic deformation due to the dynamic pressure of the fluid flow.
US12104625B2
In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a cavitation generation device that includes a dactyl plunger rotatable about an axis between an open position and a closed position and a propus socket having a channel. The propus socket is rigidly mounted below the dactyl plunger, and the dactyl plunger is received into the propus socket when the dactyl plunger is in the closed position. The cavitation generation device can also include a torsion spring that biases the dactyl plunger into contact with the propus socket. In another embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of inducing a cavitation including biasing a dactyl plunger via a torsion spring, and rotating the dactyl plunger, by action of the torsion spring, into a propus socket. The propus socket includes a nozzle-shaped channel. The method further includes ejecting a socket cavity volume through the nozzle-shaped channel thereby inducing a cavitation event.
US12104619B2
Some embodiments of the present disclosure provides a head shaking device and a fan. The head shaking device includes a fixing assembly; and a rotating assembly, which rotates relative to the fixing assembly in a reciprocating manner, wherein one of the fixing assembly and the rotating assembly includes at least one first connecting structure, the other includes at least one second connecting structure, and the first connecting structure is rotatably clamped with the second connecting structure.
US12104615B2
A turbo type pump configured to pressurize a fluid and supply the fluid to a downstream side of a fluid passage by rotation of an impeller provided in the fluid passage, includes: a reduced-diameter portion having a reduced inner diameter in a state of forming a reverse surface facing a downstream side, the reduced-diameter portion being provided at a portion located on an upstream side of the impeller in the fluid passage; and a reverse partition wall portion provided in the reverse surface and configured to restrict a flow of the fluid in a circumferential direction.
US12104607B2
Apparatus and methods for circulating air. The apparatus may include a ceiling fan and may include a light fixture. A motor assembly may drive the fan about a rotational axis. Blades of the fan may be fixed to an outer ring of a blade bracket. Blades may extend away from the outer ring. The blade bracket may also include a translucent blade support to which the outer ring may be fixed. The translucent blade support may be disc shaped. A blade holder adapter may fix an inner portion of the translucent blade support to the ceiling fan. The fan may be configured such that a portion of the translucent blade support may provide a view unobscured by the translucent blade support so that there may be at least partial visibility of a visible element, such as a structure, above the translucent blade support from below the apparatus.
US12104606B2
A power module includes a turbine arranged along a rotation axis, an interconnect shaft fixed in rotation relative to the turbine, and a compressor with a regenerative compressor wheel. The regenerative compressor wheel is fixed in rotation relative to the interconnect shaft supported for rotation with the turbine about the rotation axis. Generator arrangements, unmanned aerial vehicles, and methods of generating electrical power are also described.
US12104603B2
A centrifugal heat dissipation fan including a hub, a frame, and double-layer fan blade sets is provided. The double-layer fan blade sets surround the hub and are arranged along a radial direction at an inner layer and an outer layer. A gap is maintained along the radial direction between the fan blade set located at the inner layer and the fan blade set located at the outer layer. The frame is connected to the hub and the fan blade set located at the outer layer.
US12104599B2
An oil feed type air compressor includes a compressor main body, a separator that separates the oil from the compressed air delivered from the compressor main body, and an oil feed system that supplies the oil to the working chambers and bearings of the compressor main body. The oil feed system includes an oil cooler that includes a cooling unit and a cooling unit connected on a downstream side of the cooling unit, an oil feed pipe that is connected to an outlet between the cooling unit and the cooling unit and that supplies the oil cooled by the cooling unit to the bearings of the compressor main body, and an oil feed pipe that is connected to an outlet on a downstream side of the cooling unit and that supplies the oil cooled by the cooling units to the working chambers of the compressor main body.
US12104596B2
The disclosed invention provides an unmodified scroll compressor with enhanced oil management system that enables the compressor system to compress helium. The compressor system includes a standard scroll compressor, oil separator, and an adsorber. The compressor includes a housing containing an orbiting scroll and a stationary scroll, a motor, and an oil sump in a bottom of the housing. The stationary scroll has one or more injection ports, and the housing contains a single discharge port, a return port, and a single injection port connected to the injection ports of the stationary scroll. The oil separator receives a mixture of helium and oil from the discharge port. The compressor system further includes a line bringing a first fraction of oil from the oil separator to the injection port, one or more lines bringing a second fraction of oil to the return port along with helium. The adsorber retains a third fraction of oil.
US12104582B2
The present disclosure relates to an armature for a wind turbine generator. The generator may be a permanent magnet generator. The present disclosure further relates to methods for operating such armature, generator and wind turbine. A method may include partially short-circuiting the armature windings by closing a first switch and inducing currents in the armature windings by the wind acting on the wind turbine blades.
US12104577B2
Provided is a blade for a wind turbine including at least one blade component, wherein at least one section of the blade component facing the tip of the blade is carbon fiber reinforced, wherein the blade further includes a lightning protection arrangement with a discharging conductor extending along the blade to discharge an electric current caused by a lightning striking into the blade, wherein the lightning protection arrangement includes at least one, electrically conductive, elongated and flat lightning receptor which is electrically connected with the discharging conductor, wherein the lightning receptor is arranged at or near the outer surface of the blade and located between the at least one blade component section and the blade tip and extends at least partially from a trailing edge towards a leading edge of the blade.
US12104568B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for generating power. A pipe having an input flow is coupleable to an input section configured to receive at least a portion of the input flow. A generation section is coupleable to the input section and includes a pipe section to carry the at least a portion of the input flow, a turbine coupleable to the pipe section and configured to capture energy from the at least a portion of input flow carried by the pipe section, and a generator coupleable to the turbine and configured to generate power from the energy captured by the turbine. An output section may be open ended and configured to provide a discharge for the generation section away from the pipe.
US12104563B2
The invention relates to an air cleaner housing for a vehicle, comprising an outer and an inner circumferential wall, and a space therebetween adapted to house at least one filter element for filtering air, wherein the inner circumferential wall is provided with openings to allow filtered air to pass radially inwardly through the inner circumferential wall. The air cleaner housing comprises a first end and an open second end for fluidly connecting the air cleaner housing to a turbo, the open second end being located opposite the first end. The air cleaner housing comprises a resonator, wherein the entire resonator is encircled by the inner circumferential wall such that air entering through the inner circumferential wall passes on the outside of the resonator to and through the open second end.
US12104542B2
When selecting cylinders of a multi-cylinder diesel engine in an engine system for cylinder deactivation (CDA), a method can comprise designating a first resonance around a first periodic frequency output of the engine system as a primary boundary and designating a second resonance around a second periodic frequency output of the engine system as a secondary boundary. Selecting cylinders can comprise selecting one of half, one third, or two thirds of the multiple cylinders for CDA while firing the remaining multiple cylinders. The selection can be made so that the periodic frequency output of the engine is between the primary and secondary boundaries. A compact periodic frequency band can be implemented to further restrict the selection of cylinders for CDA. The first periodic frequency output can be about 15 Hertz+/−1.5 Hertz and the second periodic frequency output can be between 30-40 Hertz+/−1.5 Hertz.
US12104537B1
A fire protection device for an accessory of an aircraft engine includes a baffle located within an airflow passage in communication with the accessory, the baffle having fire shield elements made of a shape memory alloy. The fire shield elements are deformable between a deformed state and a natural state, wherein in the natural state the fire shield elements extend at least partially across the airflow passage to protect the accessory from flames, and in the deformed state the fire shield elements is bent to define one or more gaps between the fire shield elements in the air flow passage thereby allowing airflow through the baffle.
US12104530B2
An aircraft turbofan gas turbine engine includes a fan assembly, a compressor module, and a turbine module. An electric machine positioned downstream of the fan assembly is rotationally connected to the turbine module. The fan assembly is in fluid communication with the compressor module by an intermediate duct and includes a highest pressure fan stage having a plurality of fan blades defining a fan diameter. The compressor module includes a lowest pressure compressor stage having a row of rotor blades. An intermediate flow axis is defined joining a radially outer tip of a trailing edge of one of the fan blades of the highest pressure fan stage, and a radially outer tip of a leading edge of one of the rotor blades of a leading edge of a lowest-pressure compressor blade. An intermediate flow axis angle and the intermediate flow axis angle is from −20 to −30 degrees.
US12104529B2
A thermodynamic apparatus (10) comprising a compressor module (100), a turbine module (200), and a regenerative heat exchanger (300) centred on a central axis (12). The compressor module (100), turbine module (200) and regenerative heat exchanger (300) are arranged in series along the central axis (12) such that the regenerative heat exchanger (300) is provided between the compressor module (100) and the turbine module (200).
US12104527B2
A gear reduction includes a sun gear that engages a plurality of planet gears mounted on a carrier. The planet gears are engaged with a ring gear. The ring gear is fixed against rotation such that rotation of the sun gear causes rotation of the planet gears to cause rotation of the carrier. There are spray bars positioned circumferentially between adjacent ones of the planet gears. The spray bars have jet openings, such that lubricant can be passed directly onto teeth on the sun gear. One of the side faces has a plurality of windows such that oil can be scavenged. There are side surfaces between plurality of windows that do not have an opening. A gas turbine engine and a spray bar are also disclosed.
US12104521B2
In the processing circuit of the control device, the stress of the compressor impeller is acquired every predetermined control cycle. Setting a small section, and calculating a small section average value and a small section amplitude are repeatedly executed. Setting a middle section, and calculating a middle section average value and a middle section amplitude are repeatedly executed. The first damage value is calculated based on the small section average value and the small section amplitude. The second damage value is calculated based on the middle section average value and the middle section amplitude. An estimated value of the deterioration degree of the compressor impeller is calculated based on the integrated value of the first damage value and the second damage value.
US12104517B2
A method includes: providing a SCR system comprising a SCR catalyst; heating the SCR system to a temperature greater than 500 degrees Celsius for a predetermined time so as to increase sulfur resistance of the SCR catalyst; and installing the SCR system in an aftertreatment system.
US12104510B2
A method for detecting a urea consumption deviation including: calculating a pump pressure correction factor fac; calculating a urea consumption deviation factor A when the pump pressure correction factor fac is within a calibrated range; calculating the urea consumption deviation factor A multiple times, and calculating an average value of A; and comparing the average value of the urea consumption deviation factor A with a calibrated limiting value range, so as to determine whether there is a great deviation between an actual urea consumption value and a theoretical urea consumption value, the calculating the pump pressure correction factor fac comprises: adjusting a pressure of a urea pump to P1; adjusting the pressure of the urea pump to P2, where P2 is smaller than P1; recording a time T1 during which the pressure of the urea pump is adjusted from P1 to P2; and calculating fac=T1/(P1−P2).
US12104506B2
Provided is a plant that includes: a boiler; a device connected to the boiler; a water supply source that is configured to pool water; a water supply line that supplies water from the water supply source to the boiler; a cooler that transfers heat from a medium to be cooled to supply-water, which is the water flowing along the water supply line; a thermometer that determines a temperature of the medium to be cooled or the supply-water; and a temperature regulator that is configured to regulate the temperature of the medium to be cooled on the basis of the temperature determined by the thermometer.
US12104505B2
Methods and systems for generating power (and optionally heat) from a high value heat source using a plurality of circulating loops comprising a primary heat transfer loop, several power cycle loops and an intermediate heat transfer loop that transfers heat from the high-temperature heat transfer loop to the several power cycle loops. The intermediate heat transfer loop is arranged to eliminate to the extent practical the shell and tube heat exchangers especially those heat exchangers that have a very large pressure difference between the tube side and shell side, to eliminate shell and tube, plate type, double pipe and similar heat exchangers that transfer heat directly from the primary heat transfer loop to the several power cycle loops with very high differential pressures and to maximize the use of heat transfer coils similar in design as are used in a heat recovery steam generator commonly used to transfer heat from gas turbine flue gas to steam or other power cycle fluids as part of a combined cycle power plant.
US12104499B2
A method of regulating pressure in a thermal transport bus of a gas turbine engine, the method including: operating the gas turbine engine with the thermal transport bus having an intermediary heat exchange fluid flowing therethrough, the thermal transport bus including one or more heat source heat exchangers and one or more heat sink heat exchangers in thermal communication through the intermediary heat exchanger fluid; and adjusting a flow volume of the thermal transport bus using a variable volume device in fluid communication with the thermal transport bus in response to a pressure change associated with the thermal transport bus.
US12104498B2
An inlet cone for an aircraft turbomachine, having at least one first portion made of a first material, referred to as rigid material, and at least one second portion made of a second material which has a hardness less than that of said first material and which is referred to as flexible material, these second portions being configured to deform elastically in the radial direction with respect to the axis when the cone is being driven to rotate.
US12104493B2
A first turboexpander generator defines a portion of a first conduit flow passage. The first turboexpander generator is configured to decrease a temperature or pressure of a process stream flowing through the first turboexpander generator by generating electrical power from the process stream. A second turboexpander generator defines a portion of a second conduit flow passage. The second turboexpander generator is configured to decrease a temperature or pressure of a process stream flowing through the second turboexpander generator by generating electrical power from the process stream. The first and second conduit flow passages are arranged to carry fluid flow in parallel to one another. The first and the second turboexpander generator are substantially identical in critical dimensions and performance.
US12104491B2
The present invention relates to a method for continuously manufacturing an abradable sealing element, this element comprising a support substrate covered by a coating comprising at least two successive layers, each comprising a sublayer of abradable material and a sublayer of erosion-control material. This method is noteworthy in that it comprises the steps consisting in: —a) placing at least one support substrate on a rotary carousel around which are placed at least two thermal spray torches enabling the sublayer of abradable material and that of erosion-control material to be deposited, —b) rotating the carousel so as to bring said support substrate successively opposite one then the other of the two torches and to carry out the deposition of the various sublayers and to repeat this operation so as to obtain said sealing element.
US12104487B2
Examples described herein provide a computer-implemented method for deriving textural properties of a reservoir formation. The method includes acquiring multi-frequency dielectric data (εmeas). The method further includes applying a dielectric mixing model between different fluid phases to generate an effective fluid permittivity (εfluid) by mixing the permittivity of water and hydrocarbon fluids. The method further includes applying the dielectric mixing model between the effective fluid permittivity (εfluid) and a matrix permittivity (εm). The method further includes minimizing a difference between a measured dielectric response and the dielectric mixing model by optimizing model parameters. The method further includes computing a cementation exponent (m) and a saturation exponent (n) from the multi-frequency dielectric data (εmeas). The method further includes estimating a formation property based at least in part on the cementation exponent (m) and the saturation exponent (n). A wellbore operation is controlled based at least in part on the formation property.
US12104485B2
A drilling system measures a fluid level in a wellbore. The drilling system may include a drill pipe and a sensor sleeve attached to the drill pipe. The sensor sleeve may include a transmitter that transmits a sensing signal in a direction of a fluid in the wellbore, a receiver that receives the sensing signal after the sensing signal is reflected on a surface of the fluid, and a repeater that determines a distance between the sensor sleeve and the fluid level from the transmitted and received sensing signal. The fluid level in the wellbore may be calculated using the distance determined by the repeater and a distance between the sensor sleeve and a surface of the wellbore.
US12104477B1
Techniques for coordinating performance of operations in a well system including receiving, using a central controller, a request to perform a next operation associated with a first operator that includes changing well system equipment from a current equipment state to a target equipment state from a first operator device, determining, using the central controller, whether completion confirmation of a preceding operation associated with a second operator has been received from a second operator device, in response to determining that the completion confirmation of the preceding operation associated with the second operator has not been received, blocking, using the central controller, the first operator from performing the next operation from the first operator device, and in response to determining that the completion confirmation of the preceding operation associated with the second operation has been received, permitting, using the central controller, performance of the next operation associated with the first operator.
US12104476B1
A method includes gathering data about the well and the deep and tight sandstone reservoir, evaluating a diagenetic rock typing and a flow index of the reservoir using the data, and determining a first set of perforation locations based on the diagenetic rock typing and the flow index. The method also includes calibrating in-situ stresses based on the data and determining a breakdown pressure envelope and optimal perforation directions using the in-situ stresses, maximum horizontal stress direction, formation mechanical properties, and well trajectory. The method further includes narrowing the first set of perforation locations to a second set of perforation locations based on the breakdown pressure envelope, comparing the breakdown pressure envelope of the second set of perforation locations to a maximum downhole pressure to determine a perforation method, and performing a fracturing operation on the well using the second set of perforation locations, the perforation method, and the optimal perforation directions.
US12104460B1
The application provides a full-bore infinite-level staged fracturing sliding sleeve based on a smart label, which includes a fracturing sliding sleeve and a smart label for opening the fracturing sliding sleeve. The fracturing sliding sleeve is placed into a wellbore with a casing and cementing is performed. Each fracturing sliding sleeve corresponds to a target fracturing stage in the well. The smart label is placed into the casing through a wellhead, and is pumped forwards in the wellbore; the smart label automatically identifies the target fracturing stage, and is clamped and seated in the fracturing sliding sleeve of the target fracturing stage, thus realizes the opening of the fracturing sliding sleeve with the pressure from a pump truck. The opening of the fracturing sliding sleeve of each stage corresponds to a smart label. After all the stages are fractured, the smart labels are completely dissolved in the fracturing fluid.
US12104459B2
A seal for a repeatedly switchable stepless fracturing sliding sleeve includes a C-ring, and two A-rings, two jackets and two B-rings symmetrically provided in sequence on two sides of the C-ring in an axial direction. A mounting cavity open in a direction away from the C-ring is formed in the jacket, and a U-shaped leaf spring is provided therein. The A-ring covers a supporting lip of the jacket and has a protruding portion extending into the mounting, and the A-ring is provided with a through hole allowing the mounting cavity to be in communication with an external fluid. When the whole seal is pressed forwardly or reversely by the fluid, the supporting lip can support and tightly abut on the A-ring, and the external fluid can enter the mounting cavity via the through hole and provide a pressure for a sealing lip to tightly abut on a sealing surface.
US12104458B2
An adaptive fluid switch for regulating the production rate of a fluid. The adaptive fluid switch includes a fluid control valve having a self-impinging valve element with at least one dissolvable plug configured to initially block fluid flow therethrough. After dissolution of the dissolvable plug and when the fluid produced through the adaptive fluid switch has a viscosity greater than a first predetermined level, the fluid follows a low resistance flow path in the self-impinging valve element but when the fluid has a viscosity less than a second predetermined level, the fluid follows a high resistance flow path in the self-impinging valve element, thereby regulating the production rate of the fluid responsive to changes in the viscosity of the fluid.
US12104453B2
The present invention relates to a downhole assembly for permanently sealing off a control line controlling a well component of a well tubular metal structure prior to plug and abandonment of a well having a top, comprising a first part of a tubular line, a second part of the tubular line, a downhole closure unit arranged between the first part and the second part of the tubular line and comprising a first element comprising a first opening, a second opening and fluid communication channel between the first opening and the second opening, the first opening being arranged closer to the top than the second opening, the first opening having a first connection to the first part of the tubular line, and the second opening having a second connection to the second part of the tubular line, wherein the first element has a first outer shape in a first state in which the fluid communication channel is open and a second outer shape in a second state in which the fluid communication channel is closed, the second shape being at least partly different from the first outer shape. The invention also relates to a downhole system comprising a well tubular metal structure having an outer face, and the downhole assembly being connected to the outer face and/or the downhole annular barrier. Finally, the invention relates to a method of permanently closing fluid communication in the downhole assembly for permanently sealing off a control line prior to plug and abandonment of a well.
US12104444B2
Handling device associated with a drilling rig to manipulate bars or drilling tubes between a vertical position and a horizontal position in an automated manner that reduces risks in the operation, which is basically made up of a support, a carriage, and an arm with an arm support and at least two gripping means on the arm, separated from each other, for holding, capturing or gripping the drill rods, wherein at least one of said gripping means is movable so that it can be moved or moved to length of the arm, allowing to vary the separation distance between the means of gripping the arm, facilitating the handling of rods or perforation pipes of different lengths.
US12104443B2
A device for centering a sensor assembly in a bore comprises a plurality of arm assemblies connected first and second support members. Each arm assembly comprises a first arm pivotally connected to the first support member, a second arm pivotally connected to the second support member, and a third arm pivotally connected between the first and second arms. The third arm is pivotally connected to a third support member positioned axially between the first and second support members. The third arm extends across the longitudinal axis of the device so that in use each arm assembly contacts opposite sides of the bore to centralise the sensor assembly in the bore.
US12104436B2
The system includes information and data from analysis systems about optimal window covering positions that is communicated to building occupants. The analysis system communicates information to the occupant via the occupant's client computer to allow the occupant to fully or partially adjust the position of a manual shade or motorized shade, without the need for the analysis system to fully or partially electronically control the shades. The system may also adjust window covering systems and other systems to ensure desired or optimal daylight exposure in order promote optimal circadian functionality in the occupants.
US12104435B2
Proposed is a non-contact safety relaying apparatus for transferring an object, the apparatus including: an apparatus body including, a main body formed to have an internal space through which first and second independent spaces communicate, a horizontal partition extending horizontally at a height of a center of the main body, with at least one relaying hole being pierced therethrough, an upper partition extending upward from a first side of the horizontal partition and forming a first relaying space, a lower partition extending downward from a second side thereof and forming a second relaying space, a first door mounted on the main body in such a manner as to open and close the first relaying space, and a second door mounted on the main body in such a manner as to open and close the second relaying space; and an opening and closing unit opening and closing the relaying hole.
US12104430B1
A room access control system including a base assembly positionable adjacent a door opening; an arm having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the base assembly; wherein the arm is positionable in a first undeployed position where the arm is generally vertical and the second end of the arm points downwardly; wherein a fan assembly is attached to the arm, the fan assembly including a plurality of fan blades; wherein each of the fan blades is pivotally mounted to a pivot point on the arm; wherein when the arm is rotated into a second, generally horizontal deployed position, the plurality of fan blades extend beneath the arm in a fanned out pattern with the second end of a first fan blade of the plurality of fan blades attached to the arm, and a last fan blade of the plurality of fan blades positioned in a generally vertical position.
US12104429B2
A door frame 1 has a frame post 3 which is secured with a rear side 5 against a reveal 7 of a wall opening 9 by means of a number of wall clamps 13. Each wall clamp 13 has two clamping parts 15, 17, each consisting of a fastening part 19, 21 and a clamping jaw 23, 25. At the rear 5, the frame post 3 is provided with a groove 27 which extends over the entire length of the frame post 3 and is present at an angle 29 of 10-50 degrees to the rear side. The fastening part 21 of the clamping part 17 partly protrudes into the groove 27 and is displaceable in and out of the groove 27 by turning screws 31 more or less in the door frame 3, which screws protrude through holes 35 present in the clamping jaw 25.
US12104414B2
An unlocking device for unlocking a lock of a movable vehicle element, in particular a vehicle door, a vehicle front hood and/or a vehicle tailgate is described. The device may have at least a detection unit for detecting at least one approaching object, and a lighting unit that may have an illumination region for illuminating a detection region of the detection unit. The lighting unit and/or the detection unit becoming or being activated at least when the locking mechanism is or has been brought into the pre-latching position.
US12104410B2
A gate latch pull system for a swinging gate and gate post. A gate latch with pivotal latch lever is mounted on a gate post and a latch bar on an inside edge of a swinging gate. A T shaped lever with first and second lever arms and a swinging base is pivotally mounted on the gate post above the gate latch. A vertical linkage connectable between bottom of swinging base and top of the pivotal latch lever, with the linkage adjustable in length during connection of the base and the latch lever such that when the latch lever is in a latched position and the swinging base is vertical, the linkage has flexibility, slack and weight enough to provide additional downward weight bias to pivotal motion of the latch lever.
US12104408B1
A remote sliding door locking system includes a locking plate, a remote controller, and a remote locking device. The remote locking device includes a housing, a logic board, a locking system, and a power source. The housing includes an interior compartment, a mounting plate, and an exterior surface with a release mechanism slot, at least one input button, and at least one status indicator. The logic board includes a processor, memory, and a communications module. The locking system includes a bolt, a locking mechanism, and a manual release mechanism. The manual release mechanism is operatively engaged to the locking mechanism to drive the movement of the bolt. The logic board communicates with the remote controller by way of the communications module. The logic board and the power source are operatively coupled to the locking system to engage and disengage bolt from the slot by way of the locking mechanism.
US12104404B2
A rekeyable lock cylinder with a cylinder body and a plug assembly. The lock cylinder includes a plurality of key followers and a corresponding plurality of racks disposed in the plug assembly. Disengaging the racks from the key followers allows rekeying of the lock cylinder.
US12104398B2
A leg tube sliding locking mechanism for opening and closing a folding tent includes a sliding support sleeved on a leg tube, a jump bead, and a V-shaped spring. One end of the V-shaped spring is connected to the jump bead, and the other end of the V-shaped spring is fixed to an inner wall of the leg tube. A bushing is installed on an inner wall of the sliding support in a fitted manner. An upper end of the busing extends downward to form a pressing sheet, and the pressing sheet has a lower end extending outwards to a lower end of the sliding support. The pressing sheet covers the jump bead.
US12104389B2
Flooring material has an anti-slip, noise reducing pad directly self-adhered to a bottom surface. The pad is formed by applying a foamable PVC material is directly on the bottom surface of the flooring and heating the PVC material to foam the PVC material. The PVC material may then be cooled to form the pad with a definite formed shape having a resilient outer surface layer and a spongy foamy inner structure.
US12104380B2
A water resistant, UV resistant, vapor permeable, air barrier roofing underlayment assembly for use on roofs comprising a substrate of permeable polyester, a permeable copolymer acrylate coating bonded to the permeable polyester substrate and a pressure sensitive permeable copolymer adhesive secured to the permeable acrylate coating.
US12104372B2
Structural wall with frame in wood, metal, plastic, polycarbonate or other resistant material that has no diagonals or chains strengtheners on its longitudinal axis or, in their absence, its structure is reticulated or articulated. This wall Gets the necessary rigidity through a structuring external to its longitudinal axis by different diagonal elements attached to studs or pillars and slabs, in way to allow a spill or padding to your interior with materials that you they give this wall performance of habitability, such as thermal insulation, acoustic insulation, thermal inertia and resistance the fire, using very cheap fillers as the soil of the place or simple mixtures as the with chaff mud, mud with expanded polystyrene, light concrete, soil with chip wood, soil and volcanic ash, or even the use of industrial waste as chopped tires or other items, some difficult to recycle; In short, you can use a wide range of fillers, depending on the specific need. This way of structuring allows, through the possibility of access at work inside a padded, improving ostensibly simple, fast and economic benefits of habitability of the walls, being easily prefabricate and industrialize, and with a great variety of applications in homes and various types of buildings.
US12104366B2
A toilet that includes a tank configured to hold water from a water supply; a reservoir fluidly connected to the tank and configured to hold a cleaning compound comprising a chemical compound and water from the water supply; and an actuator configured to control a flush cycle of the toilet upon a first activation, the actuator including at least one nozzle fluidly connected to the reservoir and configured to discharge an amount of the cleaning compound external to the tank upon at least one of the first activation or a second activation.
US12104363B2
A sanitary faucet (1) containing a faucet body (2) with an outlet (4) having an outlet opening (3); a valve adapter (5) disposed in the faucet body (2); a valve (6) for at least partially closing off the outlet opening (3), which is at least partially disposed in the valve adapter (5); and a connection element (7) for connecting a water guide (8) disposed in the outlet (4) to a water aperture (9) of the valve adapter (5), wherein a linear slide guide (10) is used to attach the connection element (7) to the valve adapter (5). In addition, a method of assembling a sanitary faucet (1) is proposed.
US12104362B1
Methods and systems to assess clogging from bacteria associated with a first well are disclosed. The first well is maintained in a quiescent state for a first period of time. Water is not pumped from the first well in the quiescent state. A pump attached to the first well is turned to an ON state. Water is pumped from the first well during the ON state. A water sample is received from the first well during the ON state. The water sample is collected during a first time period corresponding to a surge in mobile particles. A first activity level for a first type of bacteria in the water sample is determined. The activity level is analyzed for clogging specific information related to a state of clogging associated with the first well.
US12104361B2
A handling apparatus for conducting in-field operations such as removing and/or installing wear parts on earth working equipment along a controlled path. The apparatus can include a crane, a joint having three axes of articulation and a tool.
US12104355B2
Systems and methods are discussed to direct an autonomous loader to a dump truck. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving dump truck geolocation data for a dump truck; receiving loader geolocation data for an autonomous loader; raising a bucket on the autonomous loader to a height; directing the autonomous loader toward the dump truck using the loader geolocation data and the dump truck geolocation data so that the bucket is positioned above a body or bed of the dump truck; and rotating the bucket downward to release a load in the bucket into the body or bed of dump truck.
US12104347B2
An excavator coupler including a front jaw for receiving a first attachment pin of an accessory and a rear pin receiving area for receiving a second attachment pin of the accessory, a first closure mechanism for the rear pin receiving area, the first closure mechanism including an actuator and a movable second pin engaging surface for selectively securing the second attachment pin in the rear pin receiving area and for pulling the first attachment pin into the front jaw of the coupler, a second closure member for the front jaw for selectively retaining the front attachment pin in the front jaw, and a front latch control component for selectively controlling the second closure member between an open state and a closed state wherein the actuator includes a release member for selectively engaging a release arm on the front latch control component to activate or deactivate the front latch control component.
US12104346B2
The invention relates to a front loader (10) comprising: at least one fastening arrangement (12) connectable to a working vehicle (1); at least one loader arm (20) with a first part (21) and a second part (22) connected via a knee section (23), the first part (21) being pivotally connected to the fastening arrangement (12) at a pivot point (P1); a tool attachment (14) device connected to the second part (22) of the at least one loader arm (20); at least one tilting cylinder (16) connected to the tool attachment device (14) and to a knee link (30) arranged at the knee section (23), wherein the knee link (30) comprises a first attachment point (31) for connection with the tilting cylinder (16), a second attachment point (32) for connection with the loader arm (20), and a third attachment point (33) for connection to a mechanical self-levelling device (50), wherein the knee link (30) is arranged at the knee section (23), such that the first attachment point (31) is essentially aligned with or below an upper end (24) of the first part (21) of the loader arm (20).
US12104344B2
An anchor and railing assembly for anchoring a baluster or balustrade to both outdoor and indoor structures, such as raised, generally flat or angled roof-like structures or indoor stairs or floors, which includes an anchor baseplate with a top surface and a bottom surface, and an internally threaded bore extending at least partially from the top surface generally towards the bottom surface, a baluster, fasteners for fastening the baluster to the anchor baseplate via its bore, and fasteners for fastening the anchor baseplate to either an outdoor or indoor structure.
US12104342B2
The invention relates to a method and a system for producing a foundation element in the ground by means of a construction apparatus, wherein by means of a ground working tool a hole is formed in the ground, in which the foundation element is produced, wherein by means of a control and evaluation unit at least one operating variable of the construction apparatus, which changes depending on a ground composition, is detected as a function of a working depth. According to the invention provision is made in that in the control and evaluation unit a ground profile to be expected is entered, which indicates a layer structure of the ground with ground layers of different ground composition, and in that by the control and evaluation unit the detected, at least one operating variable is set in correlation with the stated ground profile in order to establish, at which working depth a transition between ground layers of different ground composition is present.
US12104332B2
Implementations herein describe an artificial turf having a backing layer and a plurality of rows of individual tufts tufted into the backing layer. Each tuft comprises at least three yarns per tuft and each one of the at least three yarns varies in at least one of material, color, texture, denier and cross-section. Each row of individual tufts is substantially similar to each adjacent tufted row and adjacent tufts on a given row are spaced apart at a predetermined gauge.
US12104330B2
The invention relates to a method for treatment of a ballast track by means of track maintenance machine which comprises a lifting unit, having gripping rollers for gripping a track grid formed of rails and sleepers and lifting drives for lifting the track grid, and a measuring system for comparing to a target position of the track, wherein the lifting unit is set in vibration by means of a vibration exciter and the vibration is transmitted to the track grid, wherein the lifting unit is controlled by means of a control device in such a way that, during a lifting operation, the lifting unit is set in vibration, and the track grid is first lifted to above the target position and subsequently lowered to the target position. By means of the method according to the invention it is possible to carry out in a simple manner a lifting of the track grid with simultaneous stabilization of the track position.
US12104324B2
Paper products such as tissues can be made using a furnish comprising surface enhanced pulp fibers (“SEPF”). In some embodiments, SEPF have a weighted average fiber length of at least 0.3 millimeters (mm) and an average hydrodynamic specific surface area of at least 10 square meters per gram (m2/g). In some embodiments, a furnish or a paper product can comprise at least 2% SEPF by dry weight. In some embodiments, a paper product comprising SEPF can be formed from a furnish having a freeness of 650 ml Canadian Standard Freeness (CSF) or less, optionally 600 ml CSF or less.
US12104316B2
A manufacturing method for an antibacterial fiber includes the following steps. A dipping step is performed to soak a conductive fiber in a solution, in which the solution includes an ionic compound, and the ionic compound includes a metal cation. An oxidation step is performed by using the conductive fiber as an anode, such that an antibacterial material produced by the solution is adhered to a surface of the conductive fiber, in which the antibacterial material includes a metal oxide.
US12104315B2
A device for the automatic loading of hangers in an apparatus for ironing shirts or similar items includes a storage configured to support a plurality of hangers and an arm comprising a gripping and releasing. The arm is movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the gripping and releasing end is close to the storage to pick up or receive a hanger from the storage, and in the second position, the gripping and releasing end is placed above the manikin placed upstream of a loading station of the apparatus, to release the hanger, previously picked up, into the seat of the manikin.
US12104314B2
The present disclosure relates to a garment folding apparatus, i.e., a folding apparatus that serves to fold a garment during a process of conveying the garment. A folding assembly constituting the garment folding apparatus includes a vertical folding layer having a conveyor and configured to vertically fold the loaded garment by using a drive motor, a horizontal folding layer disposed below the vertical folding layer, having a conveyor, and configured to horizontally fold the loaded garment by using a drive motor, and sensor units provided in the vertical folding layer and the horizontal folding layer and configured to detect the garment so as to check whether the garment is loaded, a length of the garment, and whether the garment is folded.
US12104313B2
A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet defining an external appearance of the apparatus and a base, a drum rotatably provided in the cabinet, a driver provided in the base to rotate the drum, a duct fastened to the base to form a circulation passage communicating with the drum, a heat pump having a heat exchanger provided in the circulation passage to heat air, and a discharge unit to discharge water generated by the heat exchanger. The base includes a water collection chamber that is configured to collect the water generated by the heat exchanger and has discharge surfaces having different inclined angles, thereby guiding flow of condensate water, and a discharge hole that is located adjacent to the water collection chamber and configured to communicate with the water collection chamber such that water guided by the at least one discharge surface is discharged through the discharge unit.
US12104311B2
Stain removal device (201, 301A, 401A, 301B, 401B) for treating a stained area (101) on a cloth (102). The stain removal device (201, 301A, 401A, 301B, 401B) comprises a heating plate (102) for heating a bleach chemical solution previously dosed onto the stained area (101) of the cloth (102). The stain removal device (201, 301A, 401A, 301B, 401B) further comprises means (302, 203) for absorbing vapors of the bleach chemical solution generated from the stained area (101) and/or draw air containing said vapors.
US12104300B2
A fiber article includes a plurality of first fibers and a plurality of second fibers each having an outer diameter smaller than that of each of the first fibers, the plurality of second fibers being supported in a dispersed state by the first fibers. A ratio D1/D2 of an outer diameter D1 of the first fiber to an outer diameter D2 of the second fiber is set to a value in a range of 15.0 or greater to 1666.7 or less. The outer diameter D1 is set to a value in a range of 5.0 μm or greater to 50.0 μm or less, and the outer diameter D2 is set to a value in a range of 30.0 nm or greater to 1.0 μm or less.
US12104296B2
The invention addresses the problem of providing a flap-equipped knitted fabric including a flap part, which is configured such that the flap part moves when wet, allowing for changes in the air permeability or appearance of the flap-equipped knitted fabric, and also a textile product. As a means for resolution, for example, in a flap-equipped knitted fabric including a ground structure part and a flap part, the flap part is pouch-shaped, and the flap part contains a conjugate fiber obtained by joining a polyester component and a polyamide component in a side-by-side manner or an eccentric sheath-core manner, thereby making the flap part movable upon wetting.
US12104294B2
A composite yarn fabric which can be suitably used as a material of a fiber-reinforced resin molded article is provided. The composite yarn fabric is obtained by weaving using composite yarns as at least one of the warp or the weft, the composite yarns obtained by doubling and twisting inorganic multifilament yarns and thermoplastic resin yarns. The inorganic multifilament yarns have a mass of 10 to 65 tex, monofilaments constituting the inorganic multifilament yarns have a fiber diameter of 6.6 to 9.5 μm, a melt flow rate of a thermoplastic resin constituting the thermoplastic resin yarns is 34 to 100 g/10 minutes, and a ratio of a mass of the inorganic multifilament yarns to a total mass of the composite yarns is 40 to 90% by mass.
US12104292B2
A fabric material with an electrode wiring includes: a fabric material body with stretchability; a first electrode portion that is disposed on a surface or in the interior of the fabric material body, and that includes a conductive linear body; a first wiring portion that is disposed on the surface or in the interior of the fabric material body so as to be electrically connected to the first electrode portion, and that includes a conductive linear body; a second electrode portion that is disposed on the surface or in the interior of the fabric material body, and that includes a conductive linear body; and a second wiring portion that is disposed on the surface or in the interior of the fabric material body so as to be electrically connected to the second electrode portion, and that includes a conductive linear body. In the fabric material with an electrode wiring, a resistance value between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion is varied by stretching the fabric material with an electrode wiring.
US12104284B2
Disclosed is a curly fiber having a fiber centroid and comprising a first region having a first centroid and a second region wherein the first region comprises an ethylene/alpha olefin interpolymer composition in an amount of at least 75 weight percent based on total weight of the first region and wherein the ethylene/alpha olefin interpolymer composition is characterized by a low temperature peak and a high temperature peak on an elution profile via improved comonomer composition distribution (ICCD) procedure, and a full width at half maximum of the high temperature peak is less than 6.0° C. and the second region is a material comprising a polymer which is different from the ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer of the first region and wherein the regions are arranged such that at least one of the first centroid and the second centroid is not the same as the fiber centroid.
US12104282B2
The present invention provides an elastic fiber dry spinning component and spinning part. The spinning component includes: a temperature control box (3) including a box body (31), wherein the box body (31) is longitudinally provided with multiple polymer solution channels (32) separated from each other; areas in the box body (31) other than the polymer solution channels (32) are cavities, and the cavities are used for circulation of a fluid medium that exchanges heat with an elastic fiber dry spinning polymer solution in the polymer solution channels (32); and a spinneret part (4) detachably connected to the temperature control box (3), wherein the spinneret part (4) includes multiple spinneret orifice sets (41) separated from each other, and the multiple spinneret orifice sets (41) are correspondingly in communication with outlets of the multiple polymer solution channels (32). The spinning part includes a metering device and the above-mentioned spinning component; the metering device is detachably connected to the temperature control box (3) and is used for metering and allocating the elastic fiber dry spinning polymer solution to the multiple polymer solution channels (32). The spinning component and the spinning part are convenient to install and maintain and are highly efficient.
US12104278B2
A silicon carbide substrate has a first main surface, a second main surface, and a chamfered portion. The second main surface is opposite to the first main surface. The chamfered portion is contiguous to each of the first main surface and the second main surface. The silicon carbide substrate has a maximum diameter of 150 mm or more. A surface manganese concentration in the chamfered portion is 1×1011 atoms/cm2 or less.
US12104269B2
Systems and methods for electroplating are described. The electroplating system may include a vessel configured to hold a first portion of a liquid electrolyte. The system may also include a substrate holder configured for holding a substrate in the vessel. The system may further include a first reservoir in fluid communication with the vessel. In addition, the system may include a second reservoir in fluid communication with the vessel. Furthermore, the system may include a first mechanism configured to expel a second portion of the liquid electrolyte from the first reservoir into the vessel. The system may also include a second mechanism configured to take in a third potion of the liquid electrolyte from the vessel into the second reservoir when the second portion of the liquid electrolyte is expelled from the first reservoir. Methods may include oscillating flow of the electrolyte within the vessel.
