US12136702B2
A safe electrolyte comprising a liquefied gas solvent that will transition from a liquid state to a gas state (“gas off”) at a pressure of 100 kPa and a temperature of 293.15 K is disclosed. A first mixture is formed from a first electrolyte component (one or more solvents) mixed with a second electrolyte component (one or more hydrocarbon co-solvents). The addition of the second electrolyte component (1) lowers the vapor pressure of the first mixture by at least 10% as compared to the vapor pressure of the first electrolyte component alone, when measured at 293.15 K, and (2) results in a vapor pressure of the first mixture above 100 kPa at a temperature of 293.15 K. The second electrolyte component may also be selected to lower the global warming potential (GWP) of the first mixture by at least 10% as compared to the GWP of the first electrolyte component alone. The safe liquefied gas electrolyte is formed by mixing a third electrolyte component (one or more salts) to the first mixture. This safe liquefied gas electrolyte can then be used to manufacture an electrochemical energy storage device.
US12136697B2
An electrochemical apparatus, including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an separator, and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode comprises a current collector and a positive active material layer, and the positive active material layer comprises a positive active material; and the electrolyte comprises a compound of Formula I: wherein R11, R12, R13, R14, R15 and R16 are each independently selected from: H, halogen, and the following substituted or unsubstituted groups: a C1-8 alkyl group, a C2-8 alkenyl group, a C2-8 alkynyl group, or a C6-12 aryl group; and an amount of the compound of Formula I required per 1 g of the positive active material is about 0.001 g to about 0.064 g. The present application can effectively improve high-temperature storage and high-temperature cycle performance of an electrochemical apparatus.
US12136693B2
A display device includes a circuit substrate comprising a first electrode pad and an LED chip comprising a first electrode bump that is electrically connected to the first electrode pad, and at least emitting light in a direction of the circuit substrate. The first electrode pad comprises a first light transmission region that transmits light emitted from the LED chip.
US12136677B2
The present invention discloses a back contact solar cell. The back contact solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate having a front surface and a rear surface; a first conductive type semiconductor region having a first conductive type and a second conductive type semiconductor region having a second conductive type at an interval on the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate. Furthermore, the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate has a texturing structure at the interval between the first conductive type semiconductor region and the second conductive type semiconductor region.
US12136673B2
A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device are provided. An exemplary semiconductor device comprises a fin disposed over a substrate, wherein the fin includes a channel region and a source/drain region; a gate structure disposed over the substrate and over the channel region of the fin; a source/drain feature epitaxially grown in the source/drain region of the fin, wherein the source/drain feature includes a top epitaxial layer and a lower epitaxial layer formed below the top epitaxial layer, and the lower epitaxial layer includes a wavy top surface; and a contact having a wavy bottom surface matingly engaged with the wavy top surface of the lower epitaxial layer of the source/drain feature.
US12136669B2
The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes: a substrate including a vertical interface; a channel layer disposed outside the vertical interface; and a channel supply layer disposed outside the channel layer; wherein a vertical two-dimensional electron gas 2DEG or two-dimensional hole gas 2DHG is formed in the channel layer adjacent to an interface between the channel layer and the channel supply layer.
US12136667B2
A device including a first transistor, having a gate region partially penetrating into a gallium nitride layer, and a second transistor located inside of the gate region of the first transistor.
US12136666B2
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes: a switching device, having a first device surface and a second device surface that face opposite to each other in a thickness direction, and a drain electrode, a source electrode and a gate electrode that are arranged on the first device surface; a first lead, conductively connected to the drain electrode; a second lead, conductively connected to the source electrode; a third lead, conductively connected to the gate electrode; and a resin portion, covering the switching device and a portion of each of the first to the third leads, and having a first resin surface facing the same side as the first device surface and a second resin surface facing the same side as the second device surface. The first to the third leads are exposed from the first resin surface.
US12136663B2
A semiconductor device with little variation in transistor characteristics is provided. First to third oxide films, a first conductive film, a first insulating film, and a second conductive film are sequentially formed. Shaping them into island-like shapes. An insulator is formed over the island-like shapes and an opening is formed in the insulator and a part of the island-like shapes. Another oxide film, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode are formed in the opening in this order to form the transistor.
US12136659B2
Negative capacitance field-effect transistor (NCFET) and ferroelectric field-effect transistor (FE-FET) devices and methods of forming are provided. The gate dielectric stack includes a ferroelectric gate dielectric layer. An amorphous high-k dielectric layer and a dopant-source layer are deposited sequentially followed by a post-deposition anneal (PDA). The PDA converts the amorphous high-k layer to a polycrystalline high-k film with crystalline grains stabilized by the dopants in a crystal phase in which the high-k dielectric is a ferroelectric high-k dielectric. After the PDA, the remnant dopant-source layer may be removed. A gate electrode is formed over remnant dopant-source layer (if present) and the polycrystalline high-k film.
US12136654B2
A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor layer having an N conductive type and made of a gallium oxide-based semiconductor; and a second semiconductor layer made of a gallium oxide-based semiconductor, in contact with the first semiconductor layer, and having the N conductive type with an electrically active donor concentration higher than an electrically active donor concentration of the first semiconductor layer. A difference between a donor concentration of the first semiconductor layer and a donor concentration of the second semiconductor layer is smaller than a difference between the electrically active donor concentration of the first semiconductor layer and the electrically active donor concentration of the second semiconductor layer.
US12136649B2
Semiconductor structures including a deep trench isolation structure and methods of forming a semiconductor structure including a deep trench isolation structure. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a device region, and a deep trench isolation structure in the semiconductor substrate. The deep trench isolation structure further includes a first portion, a second portion adjacent to the first portion, and a conductor layer in the first portion and the second portion. The conductor layer in the first portion of the deep trench isolation structure surrounds the device region. The conductor layer in the second portion of the deep trench isolation structure defines an electrical connection to the semiconductor substrate.
US12136648B2
The present application discloses a super junction device, comprising: an N-type redundant epitaxial layer and an N-type buffer layer sequentially formed on an N-type semiconductor substrate; wherein a trench-filling super junction structure is formed on the N-type buffer layer; a backside structure of the super junction device comprises a drain region; the N-type semiconductor substrate is removed in a backside thinning process, and the N-type redundant epitaxial layer is completely or partially removed in the backside thinning process; the resistivity of the N-type semiconductor substrate is 0.1-10 times the resistivity of a top epitaxial layer; the resistivity of the N-type redundant epitaxial layer is 0.1-10 times the resistivity of the N-type semiconductor substrate, and the resistivity of the N-type redundant epitaxial layer is lower than the resistivity of the N-type buffer layer. The present application further discloses a method for manufacturing a super junction device.
US12136645B2
A semiconductor device includes an active device region and a plurality of guard rings arranged in a first concentric pattern surrounding the active device region. The semiconductor device also includes a plurality of junctions arranged in a second concentric pattern surrounding the active device region. At least one of the plurality of junctions is arranged between two adjacent guard rings of the plurality of guard rings, and the plurality of junctions have a different resistivity than the plurality of guard rings. The semiconductor device further includes a plurality of coupling paths. At least one of the plurality of coupling paths is arranged to connect two adjacent guard rings of the plurality of guard rings.
US12136639B2
The present technology relates to an imaging element and electronic equipment that enable an increase in the amount of saturated charge. The imaging element includes a substrate, a first photoelectric conversion region adjacent a second photoelectric conversion region in the substrate, a pixel isolation section between the first photoelectric conversion region and the second photoelectric conversion region, and a junction region in a side wall of the pixel isolation section, the junction region including a first impurity region including first impurities and a second impurity region including second impurities. The length of a side of the first impurity region, the side perpendicularly intersecting two parallel sides of four sides of the pixel isolation section enclosing the first photoelectric conversion region, is larger than the length between the two parallel sides of the pixel isolation section. The present technology is applicable to, for example, an imaging apparatus.
US12136638B2
The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate. A grid structure extends from a first side of the semiconductor substrate to within the semiconductor substrate. An image sensing element is disposed within the semiconductor substrate and is laterally surrounded by the grid structure. A plurality of protrusions are arranged along the first side of the semiconductor substrate. The plurality of protrusions are disposed over the image sensing element and are laterally surrounded by the grid structure. The plurality of protrusions are substantially identical to one another and have a characteristic dimension. An inner surface of the grid structure facing the image sensing element is spaced apart from a point of one of the plurality of protrusions by a predetermined reflective length that is based on the characteristic dimension of the plurality of protrusions.
US12136637B2
A flare-blocking image sensor includes large pixels and small pixels, a microlens, and an opaque element. The large pixels and small pixels form a first and second pixel array respectively, each having a pixel pitch Px and Py. The second pixel array is offset from the first pixel array by ½Px and ½Py. A first large pixel of the large pixels is between and collinear with a first and a second small pixel separated by √{square root over (Px2+Py2)} in a first direction and each having a width W less than both pixel pitch Px and Py. The microlens is aligned with the first large pixel. The opaque element is between the first large pixel and the microlens and extends, in the first direction, less than 1 2 ( P x 2 + P y 2 - W ) from the first small pixel toward the second small pixel. The opaque element has a width perpendicular to the first direction not exceeding width W.
US12136633B2
Image sensors may include a base substrate including a substrate layer, a buried insulation layer on the substrate layer, and a semiconductor layer on the buried insulation layer, a photo sensing device in the substrate layer, a buried impurity region spaced apart from the photo sensing device in an upper portion of the substrate layer, a transfer gate including a vertical gate extending through the semiconductor layer and the buried insulation layer and extending into an inner portion of the substrate layer, which is between the photo sensing device and the buried impurity region, a planar gate on the semiconductor layer, and a gate insulation layer between the substrate layer and the planar gate.
US12136622B2
A bidirectional electrostatic discharge protection device includes a first transient voltage suppressor chip, a second transient voltage suppressor chip, a first conductive wire, and a second conductive wire. The first transient voltage suppressor chip includes a first diode and a first bipolar junction transistor. The first diode and the first bipolar junction transistor are electrically connected to a first pin. The second transient voltage suppressor chip includes a second diode and a second bipolar junction transistor. The second diode and the second bipolar junction transistor are electrically connected to a second pin. The first conductive wire is electrically connected between the first diode and the second bipolar junction transistor. The second conductive wire is electrically connected between the second diode and the first bipolar junction transistor.
US12136619B2
A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional integrated circuit structure includes the following steps. A first die is provided. A plurality of second dies are bonded onto the first die, wherein a gap is formed between the plurality of second dies. A dielectric material is filled in the gap by performing at least one cycle of: by a first deposition process, forming a first dielectric layer having a smaller thickness at a top portion of a sidewall of the gap than a bottom portion of the sidewall of the gap; and by a second deposition process, forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer over the gap. A portion of the dielectric material is removed to form a dielectric structure between the plurality of second dies, wherein a top surface of the dielectric structure is substantially coplanar with tops surfaces of the plurality of second dies.
US12136616B2
Provided are a light emitting diode (LED) module that enables a freedom in structure design thereof using a fan-out interconnection and an insulating layer, and a display device having the same. The LED module having a multi-layer structure includes substrate; a LED located on the substrate and emitting light toward the substrate; a plurality of upper electrodes located on the LED and connected to the LED; an upper insulating layer provided to surround the plurality of upper electrodes; a film on glass (FOG) electrode located on the upper insulating layer; and a fan out interconnection structure configured to connect the plurality of upper electrodes to the FOG electrode through the upper insulating layer.
US12136611B2
A displaying apparatus includes a pixel unit. The pixel unit includes at least one pixel having a light emitting device and a light conversion layer for converting a first wavelength of light of the light emitting device into a second wavelength of light different from the first wavelength; and an insulation layer covers side surfaces of the light emitting device and the light conversion layer.
US12136601B1
A capacitor embeddable in a substrate core of a semiconductor device comprises a conductive substrate having a front side and a back side, a dielectric layer on the front side of the conductive substrate, a conductive polymer layer on the dielectric layer, a carbonaceous layer on the conductive polymer layer, a front metallization layer on the carbonaceous layer and electrically connected to the conductive polymer layer, and a back metallization layer on the back side of the conductive substrate and electrically connected to the conductive substrate. The conductive polymer layer, the carbonaceous layer, and the front metallization layer may define a plurality of electrically isolated stacks on the front side of the conductive substrate.
US12136595B2
A semiconductor device includes first power supply lines arranged in a first direction and extended in a second direction, second power supply lines arranged in the second direction and extended in the first direction, power gating switches, and taps, Each of the power gating switches is connected with one of the first power supply lines and at least two of the second power supply lines. Each of the taps is connected with one of the first power supply lines or one of the second power supply lines. One of the power gating switches closest to a first power gating switch is a second power gating switch, one of the taps closest to the first power gating switch is a first tap, and at least one of the second power gating switch and the first tap is spaced from the first power gating switch in a third direction.
US12136589B2
A semiconductor a first device includes semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip to which different power-supply voltages are supplied, connection bonding wires connecting the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip to each other, and a sealing resin provided to fill a gap between a first lead frame on which the first semiconductor chip is mounted and a second lead frame on which the second semiconductor chip is mounted so as to cover the respective circumferences of the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip. The respective surfaces of the first lead frame and the second lead frame in the regions opposed to each other are covered with an insulating protection film including a material having higher electrical breakdown voltage than a material included in the sealing resin.
US12136569B2
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of a first separation process of separating the semiconductor layer from the first substrate by bringing a pick-up substrate into close contact with the semiconductor layer and then moving the pick-up substrate away from the first substrate, pressing of pressing the semiconductor layer that is in close contact with the pick-up substrate to the second substrate, temperature maintenance of maintaining temperatures of contact surfaces of the semiconductor layer and the second substrate at a temperature higher than room temperature while pressing the semiconductor layer onto the second substrate, and a second separation process of separating the semiconductor layer from the pick-up substrate after the temperatures of the contact surfaces are maintained at the temperature higher than room temperature.
US12136567B2
The present disclosure provides a method of forming a semiconductor structure. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate and forming a patterned metal structure on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the patterned metal structure includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer deposited in a single deposition step. The method further includes etching a portion of the second metal layer thereby forming a metal plug in the second metal layer, the first metal layer of the patterned metal structure having a first metal feature underlying and contacting the metal plug.
US12136553B2
A forming method for an opening structure includes: a substrate is provided, where a target layer is formed in the substrate, and the substrate exposes a surface of the target layer; an annular gasket is formed on the surface of the target layer, where a central through hole exposing a part of the surface of the target layer is provided in a center of the annular gasket; a dielectric layer covering the substrate, the target layer and the annular gasket is formed; and the dielectric layer is etched to form an etching hole communicating with the central through hole in the dielectric layer, where the etching hole and the central through hole form an opening structure.
US12136549B2
In one or more embodiments, a method for depositing a carbon hard-mask material by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) includes heating a substrate contained within a process chamber to a temperature in a range from about 100 C to about 700 C and producing a plasma with a power generator emitting an RF power of greater than 3 kW. In some examples, the temperature is in a range from about 300 C to about 700 C and the RF power is greater than 3 kW to about 7 kW. The method also includes flowing a hydrocarbon precursor into the plasma within the process chamber and forming a carbon hard-mask layer on the substrate at a rate of greater than 5,000/min, such as up to about 10,000/min or faster.
US12136546B2
A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes an oxide film containing first element and a conductive film provided to be in contact with the oxide film, containing metal element and oxygen element, and having conductivity. A range of a volume density of the oxygen element in the conductive film is different between cases where the metal element are tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr), vanadium (V), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), tantalum (Ta), or niobium (Nb).
US12136538B2
A diffuser includes a front-side gradient surface formed from a diffuser block, a back-side gradient surface formed from the diffuser block, and opening structures formed from the front-side gradient surface to the back-side gradient surface. Each opening structure includes a conical opening having a first end along the front-side gradient surface and a second end corresponding to an apex at a depth within the diffuser block, and a cylindrical opening formed from the depth to the back-side gradient surface. The opening structures are arranged in rows including a first set of rows and a second set of rows alternately positioned along a length of the diffuser block.
US12136535B2
There is a plasma processing apparatus comprising: a chamber; a substrate support provided in the chamber, the substrate support including a bias electrode; a plasma generator configured to generate plasma from a gas in the chamber; and a bias power supply electrically connected to the bias electrode and configured to generate a sequence of a plurality of voltage pulses applied to the bias electrode, wherein each of the plurality of voltage pulses has a leading edge period in which the voltage pulse transitions from a reference voltage level to a pulse voltage level and a trailing edge period in which the voltage pulse transitions from the pulse voltage level to the reference voltage level, and at least one of a time length of the leading edge period and a time length of the trailing edge period is greater than 0 seconds and less than or equal to 0.5 microseconds.
US12136528B2
Methods and systems for providing computer implemented services using user input are disclosed. To obtain the user input, a passive human interface device may be used. The human interface device may include any number of magnets that may produce a magnetic field used to discern the user input. The magnets may be mechanically coupled to actuatable elements of the human interface device thereby encoding information regarding actuations of the human interface device into the magnetic field produced by the magnets. The magnetic field may be sensed and used to identify actuations by the user which may indicate input from the user.
US12136526B2
A circuit breaking apparatus comprises a circuit breaker, a motor drive system, and a controller. The circuit breaker is electrically connectable to a power line. The motor drive system is mechanically coupled to the circuit breaker and configured to operate the circuit breaker such as to perform a movement including at least an opening movement from a closed position to an open position, thereby electrically interrupting the power line. The controller includes a model of at least one of the motor drive system and the circuit breaker. The controller is configured to receive reference travel curve information of the movement; generate actuator information from the reference travel curve information based on the model; and output the actuator information.
US12136524B2
A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers laminated alternately on each other, and external electrode layers provided on opposing end surfaces of the multilayer body in a length direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to a lamination direction, and each connected with the internal electrode layers, in which the dielectric layers each include at least one of Ca, Zr, or Ti, the internal electrode layers each include Cu, and when a dimension in the lamination direction of the multilayer body is defined as T0, a dimension in the length direction of the multilayer body is defined as L0, and a dimension in a width direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the lamination direction and the length direction is defined as W0, a relationship of L0
US12136520B2
A laminated ceramic electronic component according to the present disclosure includes a laminated body in which ceramic layers and electrode layers are alternately laminated, a pair of external electrodes provided at end portions of the laminated body, and an intermediate electrode configured to electrically connect at least one electrode layer and one of the external electrodes, wherein the intermediate electrode contains a conductive carbon material.
US12136508B2
A polycrystalline magnetocaloric material based on thermally annealed Fe100-xRhx melt-spun ribbons with chemical composition x in the interval 48≤x≤52 at. % and the bcc CsCl-type crystal structure (B2) and method for manufacturing the same. The material has improved magnetocaloric properties associated to first-order magneto-elastic phase transition compared to bulk alloys of similar chemical composition manufactured by conventional melting techniques; exhibiting both low-magnetic field induced giant magnetocaloric effects and enhanced refrigeration capacity close to the room temperature range, due to the fast increase of a magnetic entropy change at low fields that is followed by a broad table-like magnetic entropy change as function in the temperature curve. The material is useful as a working substance for the applications involving heating or cooling upon the removal or application of an external magnetic field, such as magnetocaloric refrigeration, heat exchangers, controllable delivery and release of bio-active substances imbedded in a thermo-sensitive polymer and local heating which destroy malignant neoplasms.
US12136505B2
A wiring member includes: a sheet; a plurality of first wire-like transmission members disposed on the sheet; and at least one second wire-like transmission member intersecting with at least two of the plurality of first wire-like transmission members. A length dimension of the first intersection section where the second wire-like transmission member intersects with each of at least two of the plurality of first wire-like transmission members is larger than a maximum fixation interval except for the first intersection section in a fixation interval of the second wire-like transmission member. The second wire-like transmission member is located closer to a side of the sheet in relation to at least two of the plurality of first wire-like transmission members in the first intersection section.
US12136502B2
A communication cable includes a solid sheath on an outer periphery of a signal cable having a plurality of insulated wires and in which transmission characteristics hardly decrease due to a pressure in extrusion-molding a sheath. The signal cable 10 includes a plurality of insulated wires 11 each having a conductor 12 and an insulation coating 13 covering an outer periphery of the conductor 12, and a solid sheath 20 covering an outer periphery of the signal cable 10. A melt flow rate of a constituent material of the sheath 20 measured at 200° and with a load of 2.16 kg is 0.25 g/10 min. or more.
US12136494B2
A data visualization overlay comprising a facility map including one or more zones; and one or more symbols representing one or more data points wherein the one or more symbols are aggregated in a helical display disposed on the one or more zones thereby allowing a readable representation of the one or more data points on the facility map.
US12136491B2
In an echocardiogram analysis method, a diagnostic code is received or generated for an echocardiogram comprising a set of echocardiogram loops. A plurality of different subsets are selected from the echocardiogram. Each subset consists of one or more echocardiogram loops of the set of echocardiogram loops. For each subset, a confidence score indicating relevance of the subset to the diagnostic code is determined using an artificial intelligence (AI) engine operating on the subset, where the AI engine is trained on historical echocardiograms labeled with diagnostic codes. A relevant group of echocardiogram loops is identified based on the determined confidence scores for the respective subsets indicating relevance of the respective subsets to the diagnostic code. An echocardiogram reading user interface is presented, including displaying the diagnostic code associated with the echocardiogram loops of the relevant group of echocardiogram loops.
US12136487B2
A surgical medical imaging system includes a second image processing device that acquires a first surgical image signal being a surgical image signal subjected to first image processing, from a medical imaging device including an imaging device and a first image processing device performing the first image processing on the surgical image signal captured by the imaging device, and performs second image processing on the first surgical image signal; and a third image processing device that acquires the first surgical image signal and a second surgical image signal being a surgical image signal subjected to the second image processing, performs third image processing on at least one of the first surgical image signal and the second surgical image signal, and generates a display image signal by conversion processing based on the first and the second surgical image signals, in which the first, second, and third image processing are different.
US12136484B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining pre-treatment images; analyzing the pre-treatment images according to an imaging model that includes a machine learning model; predicting, according to the analyzing the pre-treatment images, one or more clinical variables; obtaining on-treatment images; analyzing the on-treatment images according to the imaging model; predicting, based on the analyzing the on-treatment images, the one or more clinical variables for the on-treatment images; and presenting event estimation information in a graphical user interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US12136480B2
Methods and systems of enhancing an electronic interaction between a behavioral-modification program and a user in the program by providing customized content specific to the user. The systems and methods allow for coach-counselor assistance to the individual-user or for automated content delivery.
US12136472B2
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for optimizing the determination of a phenotypic impact of a molecular variant identified in molecular tests, samples, or reports of subjects by way of regularly incorporating, updating, monitoring, validating, selecting, and auditing the best-performing evidence models for the interpretation of molecular variants across a plurality of evidence classes.
US12136465B2
A semiconductor device with a small circuit area and low power consumption is provided. The semiconductor device includes first to fourth cells, a current mirror circuit, and first to fourth wirings, and the first to fourth cells each include a first transistor, a second transistor, and a capacitor. In each of the first to fourth cells, a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the capacitor and a gate of the second transistor. The first wiring is electrically connected to first terminals of the second transistors in the first cell and the second cell, the second wiring is electrically connected to first terminals of the second transistors in the third cell and the fourth cell, the third wiring is electrically connected to second terminals of the capacitors in the first cell and the third cell, and the fourth wiring is electrically connected to second terminals of the capacitors in the second cell and the fourth cell. The current mirror circuit is electrically connected to the first wiring and the second wiring.
US12136462B2
A storage system receives a request to read data that is located in a wordline undergoing a program operation. Instead of waiting for the program operation to complete, which would increase read latency, the storage system aborts the program operation and reconstructs the data from successfully-programmed memory cells in the wordline and from data latches associated with unsuccessfully-programmed memory cells in the wordline. The reconstructed data is then sent to the host. The program abort command can be similar to one used to provide a graceful shutdown in a power-loss situation.
US12136460B2
A memory circuit includes first and second memory segments coupled to first and second write lines, and first and second write line circuits coupled to the first and second write lines and configured to receive first and second data signals. The first and second data signals have complementary low and high logical states during a write operation to the first or second memory segment, and each of the first and second data signals has the low logical state during a masked write operation to the first or second memory segment. The first and second write line circuits output, to the first and second write lines, first and second write line signals responsive to the first and second data signals during the write operation and float the first and second data lines during the masked write operation.
US12136449B2
A capacitor is provided. The capacitor includes a substrate, at least two conductive plates formed in the substrate and extending into the substrate, at least one insulating structure formed between two adjacent conductive plates of the at least two conductive plates and extending into the substrate, and a plurality of contacts, each extending into respective one of the at least two conductive plates.
US12136448B2
Methods, systems, and devices for memory accessing with auto-precharge are described. For example, a memory system may be configured to support an activate with auto-precharge command, which may be associated with a memory device opening a page of memory cells, latching respective logic states stored by the memory cells at a row buffer, writing logic states back to the page of memory cells, and maintaining the latched logic states at the row buffer (e.g., while maintaining power to latches of the row buffer, after closing the page of memory cells, while the page of memory cells is closed).
US12136447B2
A magnetoresistive random-access memory cell includes a templating layer. The templating layer includes a binary alloy having an alternating layer lattice structure. The cell further includes a half metallic half-Heusler layer including a half metallic half-Heusler material having a tetragonal lattice structure. The half metallic half-Heusler layer is located outward of the templating layer, and has a half-Heusler in-plane lattice constant that is different from an in-plane lattice constant in a cubic form of the half metallic half-Heusler material. A tunnel barrier is located outward of the half metallic half-Heusler layer, and a magnetic layer is located outward of the tunnel barrier.
US12136444B2
The present disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, device, storage medium and program product for processing multimedia data. The method comprises: acquiring first multimedia draft data, wherein the first multimedia draft data is generated based on a segmented recording operation, video materials collected by the segmented recording operation being used to form video track segments in the first multimedia draft data; importing the first multimedia draft data into a first editor, so that the video track segments are displayed on a video editing track of the first editor; updating the first multimedia draft data in response to triggering a video editing operation for the video track segments on the first editor, to obtain second multimedia draft data; and generating a target video based on the second multimedia draft data in response to a trigger operation of video synthesis.
US12136438B2
A magnetic tape cartridge includes a case in which a magnetic tape is housed, and an NVM of a cartridge memory provided in the case. The NVM stores cartridge information including an identification ID regarding an allowable range of temperature/humidity in using the magnetic tape, an upper limit of a preservation period of the magnetic tape, and an upper limit of a use frequency of the magnetic tape.
US12136430B2
A method comprises determining a first modification weight according to linear spectral frequency (LSF) differences of the current frame and LSF differences of a previous frame of the current frame when a signal characteristic of the current frame meets a preset modification condition, modifying the linear predictive parameter of the current frame according to the determined first modification weight, and coding the current frame according to the modified linear predictive parameter.
US12136428B1
Described herein is a system for embedding audio watermarks. To improve performance without a user perceiving the audio watermark, a system embeds audio watermarks in audio data using scaling factors that are calculated based on a spectral masking level for each frame of the audio data. The scaling factors may vary over time and correspond to an amplitude of the audio watermark across a series of watermark frames. The system processes the audio data to determine a spectral mask, which represents an amount of energy perceived in a first frequency range that is caused by energy represented in neighboring frequency ranges. By selecting scaling factor values that keep an amplitude of the audio watermark below the threshold indicated by the spectral mask, the system may embed the audio watermark in the first audio data without the audio watermark being audible to the user.
US12136427B2
A sound signal downmix method includes an inter-channel relationship information obtaining step of obtaining an inter-channel correlation value and an inter-channel time difference in an approximate manner, and a downmix step of obtaining a downmix signal based on the obtained information. In the inter-channel relationship information obtaining step, multiple channel signals are sorted such that signals of adjacent channels are similar to each other, the inter-channel correlation value and the inter-channel time difference are determined only between adjacent channels after the sorting, the inter-channel correlation value between non-adjacent channels is obtained by a product or a geometric mean of the inter-channel correlations between the adjacent channels, and the inter-channel time difference between non-adjacent channels is obtained by adding up the inter-channel time differences of adjacent channels.
US12136423B2
Introduced here are computer programs and associated computer-implemented techniques for facilitating the creation of a master transcription (or simply “transcript”) that more accurately reflects underlying audio by comparing multiple independently generated transcripts. The master transcript may be used to record and/or produce various forms of media content, as further discussed below. Thus, the technology described herein may be used to facilitate editing of text content, audio content, or video content. These computer programs may be supported by a media production platform that is able to generate the interfaces through which individuals (also referred to as “users”) can create, edit, or view media content. For example, a computer program may be embodied as a word processor that allows individuals to edit voice-based audio content by editing a master transcript, and vice versa.
US12136420B2
The present disclosure is related to a vehicle capable of outputting a sensible response voice in response to an utterance command of a user. The vehicle includes a voice processor configured to convert an utterance command of a user into text information and recognize a domain and an named entity corresponding to the utterance command based on the text information; a database configured to store answer text corresponding to the domain and the named entity; a speaker; and a controller configured to receive information corresponding to the domain and the named entity, correct the answer text stored in the database based on the information corresponding to the domain and the named entity, and control the speaker to output the corrected answer text.
US12136412B2
A method of training a custom hotword model includes receiving a first set of training audio samples. The method also includes generating, using a speech embedding model configured to receive the first set of training audio samples as input, a corresponding hotword embedding representative of a custom hotword for each training audio sample of the first set of training audio samples. The speech embedding model is pre-trained on a different set of training audio samples with a greater number of training audio samples than the first set of training audio samples. The method further includes training the custom hotword model to detect a presence of the custom hotword in audio data. The custom hotword model is configured to receive, as input, each corresponding hotword embedding and to classify, as output, each corresponding hotword embedding as corresponding to the custom hotword.
US12136409B2
A first input signal captured by one or more sensors associated with an ANR headphone is received. A frequency domain representation of the first input signal is computed for a set of discrete frequencies, based on which a set of parameters is generated for a digital filter disposed in an ANR signal flow path of the ANR headphone, the set of parameters being such that a loop gain of the ANR signal flow path substantially matches a target loop gain. Generating the set of parameters comprises: adjusting a response of the digital filter at frequencies (e.g., spanning between 200 Hz-5 kHz). A response of at least 3 second order sections of the digital filter is adjusted. A second input signal in the ANR signal flow path is processed using the generated set of parameters to generate an output signal for driving the electroacoustic transducer of the ANR headphone.
US12136407B2
Sandwich-structured noise-attenuating and/or structural panels and methods of manufacturing such panels using ultrasonic welding are described. The method includes: receiving a backing member, a sheet and a cellular structure; assembling the cellular structure between the backing member and the sheet; and ultrasonically welding the backing member and the sheet together.
US12136402B2
Image processing device comprises a maximum luminance setting unit that associates a maximum luminance value included in a corresponding area of a luminance image with each of a plurality of areas obtained by classifying a display area of a second liquid crystal panel into multiple areas to include an overlapping area overlapping a plurality of first pixels of a first liquid crystal panel for one pixel, an order setting unit that sets the order of the plurality of areas in descending order of maximum luminance values, and a transmittance setting unit that sets the transmittance of the pixel of interest based on the maximum luminance value are provided. The transmittance setting unit sets the transmittance of the pixel of interest based on a transmittance coefficient indicating a proportion at which each of the plurality of first pixels overlapping the overlapping area influences the overlapping area with transmitted light.
US12136398B2
A display device includes a display panel, a backlight module, and backlight control circuitry. The backlight module is configured to illuminate the display panel, the backlight module comprising a plurality of light sources. The backlight control circuitry is configured to control first luminance of a first light source of the plurality of light sources based at least in part on a first weighted average of brightness values for a first set of pixels of the display panel.
US12136394B2
An electronic device includes a display having multiple regions of pixels. Each pixel includes a diode that emits light based on an amount of current through the diode and a transistor that controls the amount of current flowing through the diode. The electronic device includes driver-integrated circuitry that reduces hysteresis in a first transistor of a first pixel of a region of pixels, settles a threshold voltage of the first transistor, applies a test voltage to the first transistor, and senses a current across the first transistor. The electronic device includes processing circuitry that determines a predetermined voltage based on the current and a predetermined current-voltage relationship determined at an initial temperature, determines a voltage difference between the test voltage and the predetermined voltage, and applies the predetermined voltage and the voltage difference to a second transistor of a second pixel of the region of pixels.
US12136391B2
A pixel circuit includes a light emitting element, a driving transistor which applies a driving current to the light emitting element, a write transistor which receives a write gate signal and a data voltage and is connected to a first electrode of the driving transistor, a first compensation transistor which receives a compensation gate signal and is connected to a second electrode of the driving transistor and a first electrode of a second compensation transistor, the second compensation transistor which receives the compensation gate signal, and is connected to the second electrode of the first compensation transistor and a control electrode of the driving transistor, a storage capacitor which receives a first power voltage and is connected to the control electrode of the driving transistor, and a node control transistor which receives the write gate signal and is connected to the second electrode of the first compensation transistor.
US12136388B2
An organic light emitting display device comprising: a source device configured to output image data; and a sink device configured to perform a displaying operation based on the image data, wherein the source device is configured to change a frame rate of an image frame composing the image data while the displaying operation is performed, wherein the sink device is configured to change a frame rate of a panel driving frame for the displaying operation as the frame rate of the image frame is changed, and wherein the source device is configured to change the frame rate of the image frame while satisfying a condition in which an emission duty ratio of the panel driving frame is not changed.
US12136387B2
An electronic device may include processing circuitry configured to generate a first frame of image content and a second frame of image content. The second frame of image content is different from the first frame of image content. The electronic device may also include a display configured to display the first frame of image content at a first refresh rate. In response to receiving the second frame of image content, the electronic device may initially increase the refresh rate before tapering back to the first refresh rate while displaying the second frame of image content.
US12136380B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes first wiring layers, a second wiring layer, a first insulating layer, first mounting electrodes, a second mounting electrode, a first light emitting element and a second light emitting element. The second mounting electrode is arranged to surround a first mounting electrode and an other first mounting electrode. The first light emitting element is mounted across the first mounting electrode and the second mounting electrode. The second light emitting element is mounted across the other first mounting electrode and the second mounting electrode. The second mounting electrode is electrically connected to the second wiring layer through a second opening of the first insulating layer, in a non-display area.
US12136375B2
A driving controller of a display device controls a scan driving circuit to sequentially drive a first group of scan lines among a plurality of scan lines to an active level during a first low-frequency frame when the operation mode is a low frequency mode and to sequentially drive a second group of scan lines among the plurality of scan lines to the active level during a second low-frequency frame, outputs an image data signal according to a first arrangement order of a plurality of color pixels in a first row during the first low-frequency frame, and outputs the image data signal according to a second arrangement order of the plurality of color pixels in a second row during the second low-frequency frame.
US12136359B2
A carton closure label is provided. The carton closure includes a first layer having a first adhesion value and a perforated portion extending at least substantially across a dimension of the first layer. The carton closure also includes a second layer removably coupled with the first layer, the second layer having a second adhesion value that is less than the first adhesion value.
US12136347B2
Information useful for aircraft control is provided for an airspace where a plurality of aircraft move. An airspace information provision system includes: a surrounding turbulence estimation unit configured to estimate surrounding turbulence occurring around first aircraft flying in a predetermined airspace where a plurality of aircraft fly, based on at least specification information, operation information and position information of the first aircraft, for the first aircraft; a flight disturbance information generation unit configured to generate flight disturbance information indicating a disturbance element affecting the aircraft flying in the predetermined airspace based on the surrounding turbulence; and a flight disturbance information provision unit configured to transmit the flight disturbance information to second aircraft flying in the predetermined airspace or flying toward the predetermined airspace.
US12136343B2
An information transmission apparatus includes an information acquisition unit, a route determination unit, and an information for a passenger transmission unit. The information acquisition unit acquires boarding stop information indicating a boarding stop for a passenger, and getting-off stop information indicating a getting-off stop for the passenger. The route determination unit determines, by using a route information storage unit, and the boarding stop information and the getting-off stop information, route information indicating a route of a vehicle that the passenger should board. The information for a passenger transmission unit transmits information for a passenger to a terminal of the passenger at a timing determined by using a current position of a vehicle traveling on a route indicated by the route information, and the boarding stop information. The information for a passenger includes boarding vehicle information, for example, an appearance image and a vehicle number of the vehicle.
US12136341B2
A system for displaying information for a vehicle includes a plurality of vehicle sensors, a display, and a controller in electrical communication with the plurality of vehicle sensors and the display. The controller is programmed to detect a relevant traffic signal in an environment surrounding the vehicle using the plurality of vehicle sensors, receive information about the relevant traffic signal using the plurality of vehicle sensors, determine a status of the relevant traffic signal based on the received information, and display a graphic based on the status of the relevant traffic signal using the display.
US12136333B2
An emergency preparedness alert notification system includes a central siren control system (CSCS) (102) remotely located from a multiplicity of rotating siren systems (104, 106, 108) distributed over diverse wide geographic regions, and which can be automatically tested by the CSCS. The testing method can be automatically repeated to accurately and timely capture test result data, and alarm conditions, from each of the multiplicity of remotely located at least one rotating siren system. Individual components of each rotating siren system are diagnosed and the test results, including any alarm conditions, can be automatically reported via wirelessly transmitted messages 702 to the CSCS. Technical and repair personnel can be dispatched to a particular siren site based on the automatic testing results reported at the CSCS. The retrofittable system can predict a future occurrence of a failure of a particular component of a rotating siren system.
US12136329B2
Disclosed herein is a method of receiving, by a terminal of a vulnerable road user (VRU), a signal in a wireless communication system. The method include receiving a message related to a safety service of the VRU from a network, and outputting a warning message based on comparing a field defining a geographic area, in which the safety service is provided, in the message and a position of the terminal, wherein the warning message is output based on determining that the terminal exists within the geographic area.
US12136323B2
The present disclosure provides a monitoring system including an edge processing apparatus including a space distinct ID management database, a space distinct ID control unit, a storage unit, an analysis unit, and an abnormality determination unit, and a controller, a transmitter, and a camera with sensor that are installed in a location to be monitored, in which the space distinct ID management database stores a space distinct ID and a transmission time of the space distinct ID in association with the location to be monitored, the space distinct ID control unit acquires the space distinct ID associated with the location to be monitored from the space distinct ID management database and transmits the space distinct ID that is acquired to the controller in the associated location to be monitored, the controller transmits the space distinct ID acquired from the space distinct ID control unit to the transmitter, the transmitter generates a signal based on the space distinct ID acquired from the controller and diffuses, in a space of the location to be monitored, the signal that is generated, the camera with sensor includes a sensor that captures an image of the location to be monitored where the camera with sensor is installed and receives the signal diffused by the transmitter, and the camera with sensor transmits a received signal received by the sensor to the storage unit, the storage unit stores the received signal received from the camera with sensor in association with the location to be monitored where the camera with sensor is installed, the analysis unit extracts a space distinct ID from the received signal stored in the storage unit and transmits the space distinct ID that is extracted to the abnormality determination unit in association with the location to be monitored, and the abnormality determination unit compares and determines whether there is a match between the space distinct ID associated with the location to be monitored from the analysis unit and current time, and the space distinct ID and the transmission time of the space distinct ID associated with the location to be monitored that are stored in the space distinct ID management database.
US12136322B2
In some implementations, a system for verifying items in a retail environment includes a physical shopping cart including a first set of sensors, and an automated checkout station including a second, different set of sensors. The physical shopping cart receives item verification data for verifying an item, detects the item as it enters the physical shopping cart, and performs a primary verification of the item. The automated checkout station obtains a virtual shopping cart that corresponds to the physical shopping cart. The virtual shopping cart includes a list of items that have been placed in the physical shopping cart, and a verification status of each item. The second, different set of sensors generate station sensor data that represents the physical shopping cart and the items in the physical shopping cart. A secondary verification of the physical shopping cart and its contents is performed by the automated checkout station.
US12136318B2
A gaming device comprises a display, a processor, and a memory storing (a) a current symbol position state defining, for each of a plurality of columns of symbol positions, a number of symbol positions for which symbols are to be selected; (b) a pay table; and (c) instructions. The instructions cause the processor to control the display to display a plurality of columns of symbol positions corresponding to the current symbol position state, select symbols for the displayed symbol positions by selecting stopping positions of a plurality of reel strips, wherein at least one of the reel strips comprises at least one designated symbol, evaluate the symbols for winning combinations based on the pay table, and responsive to the selected symbols of a column including a designated symbol, modify the symbol position state for the respective column to include at least one additional symbol position for a next symbol selection.
US12136316B2
Multi-currency digital wallet systems for use in casino gaming and other contexts are described. Such digital wallets may allow for balances of a variety of different types of currencies to be tracked and managed by a user. Multi-currency gaming machines are also described; such gaming machines may provide award amounts in different currencies dependent on a particular game outcome.
US12136312B2
Techniques and systems for providing games of chance with multiple levels of persistent features are disclosed. Some example systems include scatter prize indicators that are each associated with different symbol positions of a game of chance. When a scatter symbol is selected for a given symbol position, the scatter prize indicator associated therewith may be upgraded; selection of a sufficient number of symbol positions may result in a feature game mode being activated. During feature game mode play, scatter symbols are retained after each play of the game until either sufficient consecutive plays occur without any scatter symbols being obtained or until all symbol positions have scatter symbols. In the latter case, the scatter prize indicators are upgraded and play continues. In the former case, the feature game mode concludes. Various enhancements may be triggered based on the number of times that the feature game mode has been activated.
US12136310B2
An optical sensor for examining value documents, such that at a point in time before the check of the value documents, a self-test of the optical sensor is carried out, during which the light sources thereof are switched on, and, with the aid of monitor elements, the respective light intensity of the light source assigned to the respective monitor element is detected which impinges on the respective monitor element at the time of the self-test. During the check of a value document following the self-test, the light sources illuminate the value document, and measured values are recorded. The recorded measured values are then corrected with the aid of the light intensities detected by the monitor elements at the time of the self-test to take into account a change in the light intensity emitted by the light sources that occurs in the course of the service life of the light sources.
US12136309B2
A deposit machine having a cassette with improved usability. The deposit machine includes a body and a header housing integrally fixed to one side of the body and having an infrared ray (IR) sensor and a magnetoresistance (MR) sensor mounted thereon. The IR and MR sensors detect whether banknotes are counterfeit banknotes and whether the banknotes are accommodated. A header cover openably and closably fixed to the header housing by a hinge to allow top of the header housing to be open. The cassette mounted inside the body accommodates banknotes supplied from the header housing.
US12136307B2
A gate apparatus includes a progress indicator and a control unit. The progress indicator indicates the progress of the procedures related to emigration and immigration examination of the examination target user. The control unit controls the progress indicator depending on the nationality of the examination target user.
US12136303B2
A light inspection system positions an autonomous vehicle (AV) in a field of view of a camera such that the camera captures an image of a light of the AV. The light inspection system instructs a camera to capture an image of the light while the light is switched on. The light inspection system receives the captured image, determines a luminance of the light based on the image, and determines to service the light in response to the luminance of the light being below a threshold luminance.
US12136297B2
Methods, systems, and devices for road usage charging (RUC) are described. RUC computation may be performed at a vehicle using a vehicle computing device (VCD) that is trusted by a service provider, charger, or both. The VCD may be trusted to collect high accuracy, high resolution time and location data for RUC, and also compute for itself what the RUC charge is according to one or more applicable charge policies that are provided to the VCD. Anonymity related to specific vehicle and location information may be provided by encrypting portions of RUC data that are decryptable by different entities with reduced likelihood of revealing specific vehicle, location, and time information.
US12136294B1
A computing system may perform image processing on image data acquired by a camera at a property to determine at least a first feature of the image data. Based at least in part on a determination that the first feature satisfies a rule, the computing system may generate a vector representing a plurality of characteristics of a face represented in the image data. The vector may then be used to determine a particular person is represented in the image data.
US12136291B2
A facial tracking device including an illuminator and a photon detector. The illuminator configured to project a light toward a first portion of a head of a user and the photon detector configured to detect light reflected from a second portion of the head of the user. The facial tracking device further including a processor that is connected to the illuminator and photon detector and configured to cause the illuminator to project the light toward the head of the user, receive information from the photon detector, and determine a facial expression of the user.
US12136290B2
The present disclosure relates to a device for recognizing fingerprints and a method of operating the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a technology for recognizing fingerprints without an additional sensor by driving an emission LED and detection LEDs among a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) constituting a pixel circuit of a display. The device for recognizing fingerprints according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may include a touch sensor for detecting a contact area on a display where a user's finger touches for fingerprint recognition; a pixel circuit that includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and selectively drives the LEDs as an emission LED and detection LEDs according to the detected contact area, wherein the emission LED emits light to the detected contact area, the detection LEDs detect reflected light of the emitted light, and photocurrent according to the detected reflected light is accumulated in a capacitor of the detection LEDs; and a fingerprint recognizer for recognizing the user's fingerprint by distinguishing ridges and valleys in the contact area based on the accumulated photocurrent.
US12136283B2
Systems and methods of manipulating nano- and micrometer scale particles are described. The system generally includes an optical imaging system for acquiring an image of a sample of particles, a processor for analyzing the image, identifying a target particle in the image, and determining the lateral position of the target particle in the sample of particles; and a vacuum-based probe system including a moveable probe and a vacuum pump configured to apply a vacuum up through the probe. The processor provides instructions for moving the probe to the lateral position of the target particle, and instructions to apply a vacuum up through the probe such that the target particle is pulled away from the sample of particles and held against the tip of the moveable probe. Once the probe collects and holds a target particle against the tip thereof, the probe can be moved to relocated the target particle to a precise new location, such as on to a particle retrieval tray.
US12136280B2
A system and method for synchronizing two-dimensional (“2D”) camera data for object recognition. An object recognition kiosk includes a plurality of 2D cameras and a stage for placement of one or more items. The plurality of 2D cameras, one of which acts as a reference camera, capture images of items on the stage from multiple angles. The system synchronizes image data from each camera in order to accurately identify items present on the stage. In situations where items in camera images fail to be linked to items identified in the reference camera perspective, the system maintains a fallback hierarchy of camera pairs to utilize to link items found in different camera images. The use of different camera pairs to link item detections continues down the fallback hierarchy until either all the item detections are linked or the last camera pair in the fallback hierarchy is reached.
US12136278B2
A device may process the video data, with a first machine learning model, to identify a driver of a vehicle and may process the video data associated with the driver, with a second machine learning model, to detect behavior data identifying a behavior of the driver. The device may process the behavior data, with a third machine learning model, to determine distraction data identifying whether the behavior is classified as a distracted behavior. The device may process the behavior data, with a fourth machine learning model, to determine policy compliance data identifying whether the behavior satisfies one or more policies. The device may calculate a distraction score based on the distraction data and the video data, and may calculate a policy compliance score based on the policy compliance data and vehicle data. The device may perform one or more actions based on the distraction score and the policy compliance score.
US12136277B2
Methods, apparatus, and system to acquire aircraft flight data through visual analysis of flight instruments with a data capture neural network, to compare aircraft flight data to a standard of a flight maneuver with a data analysis neural network with minimal or no human input, to output a visualization of aircraft flight data and or analysis of aircraft flight data, and to acquire aircraft flight data, programmatically analyze aircraft flight data, and provide aircraft training to a prospective aircraft pilot.
US12136276B2
Disclosed are methods, devices, and computer-readable media for detecting lanes and objects in image frames of a monocular camera. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving a plurality of images; identifying a horizon in the plurality of images by inputting the plurality of images into a deep learning (DL) model (either stored on a local device or via a network call); determining one or more camera parameters based on the horizon; and storing or using the camera parameters to initialize a camera.
US12136275B2
A method for determining the orientation of a surface of an object in a detection region before or behind a vehicle by means of a camera of the vehicle comprises the following steps: detecting a first image of the detection region by means of the camera, detecting a second image of the detection region following in time on the detecting of the first image and by means of the camera, generating of first image data corresponding to the first image and second image data corresponding to the second image, determining of eight image coordinates of four pixels each in the first image and the second image, corresponding to four points on the surface of the object, by means of the first image data and the second image data, determining of a normal vector of the surface of the object by means of the eight image coordinates, determining of the orientation of the surface of the object by means of the normal vector.
US12136262B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for performing instance segmentation by detecting and segmenting individual objects in an image. In one aspect, a method comprises: processing an image to generate data identifying a region of the image that depicts a particular object; obtaining data defining a plurality of example object segmentations; generating a respective weight value for each of the example object segmentations; for each of a plurality of pixels in the region of the image, determining a score characterizing a likelihood that the pixel is included in the particular object depicted in the region of the image using: (i) the example object segmentations, and (ii) the weight values for the example object segmentations; and generating a segmentation of the particular object depicted in the region of the image using the scores for the pixels in the region of the image.
US12136260B2
Techniques for semantic segmentation of images are presented. The techniques include obtaining a semantic segmentation model, the semantic segmentation model having been trained using a first subset of sliding windows and corresponding first ground truth masks for the first subset of sliding windows; ranking a plurality of sliding windows from a corpus of training images according to an uncertainty metric; selecting a next subset of sliding windows from the corpus of training images based on the ranking and based on a similarity metric for one or more characteristics of a sliding window relative to other sliding windows; providing a collaborative user interface; receiving ground truth masks for the next subset of sliding windows using the collaborative user interface; and retraining the semantic segmentation model using the next subset of sliding windows and the ground truth masks for the next subset of sliding windows.
US12136252B2
A point group including a small number of points that have been assigned labels is taken as an input to assign labels to points that have not been assigned labels. In a label estimation apparatus for estimating a label to be assigned to a point that has not been labeled using a label of a point that has been labeled among points included in a point group, a confidence derivation unit 103 takes a point that has not been labeled within a point group including a point that has been labeled and the point that has not been labeled as a target point and estimates a class of the target point and a likelihood indicating a confidence of an estimation result of the class from a set of points included in the point group, a priority derivation unit 104 obtains a distance between the target point and a point that has been assigned the same label as a label corresponding to the estimated class as a priority used to determine whether the estimated class is appropriate, and a label determination unit 105 determines whether the estimated class is appropriate using at least an index based on the distance.
US12136236B2
Systems and methods for determining a geographic location of an environment from an image including an annotation on a mobile device without GPS, with no network access, and with no access to peripheral devices or media is described. Open source data indicative of the earth's surface may be obtained and combined into grids or regions. Elevation data may be used to create skyline models at grid points on the surface. An image of an environment may be obtained from a camera on a mobile device. The user of the mobile device may trace a skyline of the environment depicted in the image. The annotation may be used to create reduced regions for edge detection analysis. The edge detection analysis may detect the skyline. The detected skyline may be compared to the skyline models to determine a most likely location of the user.
US12136234B2
A vision-based navigation system (e.g., for aircraft on approach to a runway) captures via camera 2D images of the runway environment in an image plane. The vision-based navigation system stores a constellation database of runway features and their nominal 3D position information in a constellation plane. Image processors detect within the captured images 2D features potentially corresponding to the constellation features. The vision-based navigation system estimates optical pose of the camera in the constellation plane by aligning the image plane and constellation plane into a common domain, e.g., via orthocorrection of detected image features into the constellation plane or reprojection of constellation features into the image plane. Based on the common-domain plane, the vision-based navigational system generates candidate correspondence maps (CMAP) of constellation features mapped to the image features with high-confidence error bounding, from which optical pose of the camera or aircraft can be estimated.
US12136231B2
To perform high-speed recognition processing of an image signal acquired by imaging. A recognition processing system of the present disclosure includes: a first sensor device that acquires an image signal by imaging; a second sensor device that performs an object detection process, a selection unit that selects one of a plurality of recognition processes based on information on the object detected by the detection process; and a recognition processing unit that executes the recognition process selected by the selection unit based on the image signal.
US12136229B1
Techniques for training a model for detecting objects in an environment are discussed herein. For example, techniques can include determining losses associated with spatial features of candidate bounding boxes output by a machine-learned (ML) model and utilizing the losses to train the ML model. Techniques may include determining candidate bounding box(es) associated with an object detected in an environment using the ML model and receiving a ground truth bounding box associated with the detected object. A yaw error loss may be determined by comparing yaw features of the candidate bounding box to the ground truth bounding box. The candidate bounding box may be axis aligned with respect to the ground truth bounding box and an intersection over union (IoU) loss may be determined based on an IoU between the axis aligned candidate bounding box and the ground truth bounding box. The ML model may be trained based on the losses.
US12136224B2
A method of generating a segmentation outcome which indicates individual instances of one or more object classes for an image in a sequence of images is disclosed. The method comprises: determining (501) a coherent region of the image; processing (502) the image to determine a tensor representing pixel-specific confidence scores; generating (503) a series of temporary segmentation masks for the coherent region, wherein each temporary segmentation mask is generated by interpreting the tensor with respect to a single object class using a different temporary confidence score threshold; evaluating (504) the series of temporary segmentation masks to determine if an object mask condition is met; depending on the outcome of the evaluation, setting (505) the temporary confidence score threshold as a final confidence score threshold for the pixels of the temporary segmentation mask, or setting (505) a default confidence score threshold as a final confidence score threshold for the coherent region; and generating (506) a final segmentation outcome for the image.
US12136217B2
A method for measuring soft tissue texture to identify diseased as opposed to normal tissue by identifying textural markers that distinguish diseased tissue from normal tissue and selecting a MRμT excitation sequence and associated parameters to reveal those markers. Data is then acquired in an MR scanner responsive to the selected MRμT excitation sequence to establish a multipoint time series data set. The acquired data is then analyzed for presence of the markers.
US12136213B2
The invention relates to a method that allows a set of embryos to be ranked on the basis of ploidy potential and/or pregnancy generation potential, to aid the process of selecting embryos for transfer in an in-vitro fertilisation procedure. The method measures properties or characteristics of the entire blastocyst; extracts characteristics by identifying different cell types, mainly blastocyst structures and patterns, without extracting characteristics of the first cell divisions and the behaviour thereof over time; and predicts the prognosis of pregnancy and/or ploidy (result of genetic study and successful implantation), using micrographs standardised for the management thereof and by means of sequential preprocessing and machine learning algorithms implemented in a computer in order to rank the potential of a set of embryos, to obtain a successful, live, full-term pregnancy.
US12136202B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing content adaptive processing via ringing estimation and suppression are disclosed. A ring estimator estimates the amount of ringing when a wide filter kernel is used for image processing. The amount of ringing can be specified as an under-shoot or an over-shoot. A blend factor calculation unit determines if the estimated amount of ringing is likely to be visually objectionable. If the ringing is likely to be visually objectionable, then the blend factor calculation unit generates a blend factor value to suppress the objectionable ringing. The blend factor value is generated for each set of source pixels based on this determination. The blend factor value is then applied to how the blending is mixed between narrow and wide filters for the corresponding set of source pixels. The preferred blending between the narrow and wide filters is changeable on a pixel-by-pixel basis during image processing.
US12136198B2
A method for processing an image and a mobile terminal. The method includes: obtaining a lens effect instruction, and determining a target blurring algorithm from a plurality of preset blurring algorithms based on the lens effect instruction, in which the blurring algorithms are algorithms for simulating optical lens effects; and obtaining a target image by blurring an image to be processed based on the target blurring algorithm.
US12136194B2
Provided is a method for bone suppression in an X-ray image, which includes: extracting an upper contour line and a lower contour line corresponding to a bone to be suppressed from the original X-ray image; generating a first binarization image and a second binarization image based on the upper contour line and the lower contour line, respectively; generating a first distance transform image and a second distance transform image from the first binarization image and the second binarization image, respectively through distance transform; generating a compensated first X-ray image and a compensated second X-ray image by compensating a pixel value of a region which belongs to the bone by using the first distance transform image and the second distance transform image, respectively from the original X-ray image; and synthesizing the compensated first X-ray image and the compensated second X-ray image to obtain a bone-suppressed X-ray image.
US12136192B2
An image processing apparatus includes an image synthesizer configured to correct input images based on first-correction data to generate corrected images, and to generate a synthesized image by stitching the corrected images together, a determiner configured to determine whether the corrected images are appropriately stitched together in the synthesized image by using a first-trained model learned whether images are appropriately stitched together, a second-correction-data generator configured to generate second-correction data by supplying the input images to a second-trained model learned relationships between correction data used to correct source images to generate corrected images appropriately stitched together and the source images, and an image updater configured to output the synthesized image when a determination result of the determiner is affirmative and output an updated synthesized image generated by causing the image synthesizer to update the synthesized image based on the second-correction data when the determination result of the determiner is negative.
US12136188B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for image/video super resolution. A method for image processing is proposed. The method comprises: receiving a first image with a first resolution and at least one reference image associated with the first image, the first image and the at least one reference image being associated with a same video; determining a difference between the first image and the at least one reference image; and generating a second image with a second resolution based on the difference, the first image and the at least one reference image, the second resolution being higher than the first resolution.
US12136184B2
An apparatus for scaling images includes one or more processors and one or more computer-readable storage media on which computer-executable instructions are stored. The computer-executable instructions, upon being executed by the one or more processors, provide for execution of the following steps: capturing one or more first images by an imaging and/or image recording system, wherein the one or more captured first images are related to a first resolution; and generating, by a neural network, one or more corresponding second images based on one or more captured first images, wherein the one or more second images are related to a second resolution, the first resolution differing from the second resolution.
US12136180B1
The present disclosure describes a system and method for implementing a virtual shoe try-on feature. The method includes predicting, using a machine learning model, a first plurality of pixels including pixels of an image corresponding to a foot in the image and adding a first virtual cylindrical object to a three-dimensional model of a shoe such that a portion of the first virtual cylindrical object is positioned within the three-dimensional model of the shoe. The method also include determining a set of pixels including pixels of the first plurality of pixels that intersect with the first virtual cylindrical object and removing, from the three-dimensional model of the shoe, a first portion of the three-dimensional model of the shoe that intersects with the set of pixels.
US12136176B2
An augmented reality, AR, system (100) for use in a medical procedure is disclosed. The AR system (100) comprises an AR headset (2), and a processor (12), The AR headset (2) comprises a camera (6a, 6b), a near eye display (4a, 4b) and a distance sensor (10a, 10b). The processor (12) is configured to adjust the position of the image obtained by the camera (6a, 6b) on the display (4a, 4b) throughout the medical procedure based on changes in the distance measured by the distance sensor (10a, 10b).
US12136170B2
Provided is an information management device, comprising a storage medium storing a computer-readable instruction and a processor coupled to the storage medium, the processor executing the computer-readable instruction to: acquire, from a mobile object, uploaded information associated with position information on the mobile object; generate mesh information based on the uploaded information; and store the mesh information into a storage in association with a mesh region including the position information on the mobile object among a plurality of mesh regions defined so as to delimit a ground region.
US12136159B2
Systems and methods for providing contextually oriented behavior of artificial intelligence (AI) characters are provided. An example method includes receiving a description of a plurality of scenes associated with an AI environment, where the description includes a list of AI objects and a list of AI character models present in a scene of the plurality of scenes; generating, based on the description, a plurality of AI scene models corresponding to the plurality of scenes, where the plurality of AI scene models include an AI scene model corresponding to the scene; and adjusting, based on parameters of the scene, behavioral characteristics of an AI character model of the list of AI character models.
US12136157B2
A method for generating a live VR broadcast of a three-dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) performance environment is provided. 3D VR avatars are generated and displayed on a VR performance area representing a performance area. A VR broadcast of the 3D VR performance environment, including the plurality of 3D VR avatars displayed on the VR performance area and including the audio data such that the facial expressions and the body movements of the plurality of 3D VR avatars are synchronized with the audio data, is transmitted to audience devices that output the VR broadcast to audience members.
US12136155B2
Disclosed herein is a method to disentangle linear-encoded facial semantics from facial images without external supervision. The method uses linear regression and sparse representation learning concepts to make the disentangled latent representations easily interpreted and manipulated. Generated facial images are decomposed into multiple semantic features and latent representations are extracted to capture interpretable facial semantics. The semantic features may be manipulated to synthesize photorealistic facial images by sampling along vectors representing the semantic features, thereby changing the associate semantics.
US12136148B2
A display method, system, device, and related computer programs can present the classification performance of an artificial neural network in a form interpretable by humans. In these methods, systems, devices, and programs, a probability calculator (i.e., a classifier) based on an artificial neural network calculates a classification result for an input image in the form of a probability. The distribution of classification-result probabilities are displayed using at least one display axis of a graph as a probability axis.
US12136145B2
Signal amplitude feature-based method for fast reconstructing a magnetic particle imaging and device
The present disclosure includes: transforming a time-domain voltage signal collected by an MPI system device to a frequency domain; calculating a square root of a square sum of a real part and an imaginary part at each frequency point of a frequency domain signal; arranging acquired amplitudes in a descending order, and acquiring a screening threshold by an amplitude ratio method; screening an amplitude through the screening threshold and constructing frequency domain signal data; acquiring a row vector of a system matrix corresponding to each frequency point of the data, so as to construct an update system matrix; and solving, based on the frequency domain signal array and the update system matrix, an inverse problem in a form of a least square based on an L2 constraint to obtain a three-dimensional magnetic particle concentration distribution result, so as to achieve a fast reconstruction of the MPI system.
US12136141B2
Systems and methods are provided that include a processor executing a program to receive input text from a user. The processor is further configured to, for a predetermined number of iterations, input an initial image into a diffusion process to generate a processed image, back-propagate the processed image through a text-image match gradient calculator to calculate a gradient against the input text, and update the initial image with an image generated by applying the calculated gradient to the processed image. The pixel values of the processed image during a first portion of the predetermined number of iterations are value clamped to a first range, and pixel values of the processed image during a second portion of the predetermined number of iterations are value clamped to a second range that is a subset of the first range.
US12136140B2
Apparatus and methods for providing software and hardware based solutions to the problem of synthesizing noise for a digital image. According to one aspect, a probability image is generated and noise blocks are randomly placed at locations in the probability image where the locations have probability values that are compared to a threshold criterion, creating a synthesized noise image. Embodiments include generating synthesized film grain images and synthesized digital camera noise images.
US12136139B2
A method for automated generation of representative icons from images involves obtaining an image, generating an image vector from the image using an encoder deep neural network, generating an icon based on the image vector using a generative adversarial network (GAN), and outputting the icon.
US12136132B2
Systems and methods for utility intervention are disclosed. The method of utility intervention includes: (i) obtaining utility data from a utility data repository; (ii) detecting, using at least one type of anomaly-detecting module, at least one utility anomaly and a location address; (iii) calculating an amount of financial savings for the utility anomaly if the utility anomaly was remedied or addressed; (iv) computing a certainty score for the utility anomaly; (v) conveying information about the type of utility anomaly, and the location address of the utility anomaly; and (vi) displaying, on a display screen of a client device, a map depicting a geographical area that identifies, using a flag icon, the location address on the map of the utility anomaly, the type of the utility anomaly, a certainty score for the utility anomaly, and/or an amount of financial savings associated with the utility anomaly.
US12136108B2
Systems, data access management utilities, and methods generate links between local merchants and community programs, whereby the merchant may provide incentives to customers in relation to community programs. The implementations may track community programs, as well as online and offline customer transactions with merchants that make use of the incentive. Implementations may include as participants, customers, merchants, community organizations, intermediaries, and other groups or individuals. Participants may have participant identifiers, which may be linked to a payment source. Data may be collected about all participants, either expressly, or from offline or online transactions between merchants and customers utilizing a participant identifier, and the data may be stored in a data storage area. All data in the data storage area may be utilized by a logic tool, which may provide information, such as details of customers that view a broadcast of content that is interleaved with a merchant's advertisement and analytic reporting. Matches between transactions with a merchant and a customer that view a broadcast of content that is interleaved with the merchant's advertisement may be identified by the system, and a level of certainty that the match is accurate may be determined.
US12136103B2
A method and apparatus are provided for presenting multimedia content to a caller and/or a called party in association with a telephone call. Content may be presented pre-ring (before the called party's telephone rings), in-call, and/or post-call. Content presented to a party may be related to another party participating in the call or may be related to a third party (e.g., an advertiser that paid for the ability to have its content presented). Presented content may be actuable, to allow a caller to change the destination of a call, take advantage of an offer presented to him or her, redeem a coupon, schedule or queue a subsequent call, etc. To find a desired destination party, a caller may initiate a manual or automatic search of his or her local contacts (on his telephone) and/or a central or global directory or contact list.
US12136090B2
An information processing systems includes: a first terminal including a first processor including hardware; a second terminal including a second processor including hardware; and a server including a third processor including hardware, and a storage device, wherein the first processor is configured to transmit, to the server, information regarding payment processing using electronic money deposited into an electronic wallet, the third processor is configured to transmit, when receiving the information regarding the payment processing, an approval request for the payment processing to the second terminal associated with an approver for a user of the electronic wallet, and perform the payment processing when receiving information indicating approval for the approval request from the second terminal, and the second processor is configured to transmit, when the information indicating approval is input for the approval request received from the server, the information to the server.
US12136087B2
Blockchain-backed redistributable electronic content components is created and distributed. These techniques provider greater computer security and authentication controls, in various embodiments. An electronic content component associated with a first entity and a first set of actions is created. The electronic content component is published, and the first set of actions and a block representing the electronic content component are added to a blockchain. A second entity requests use of the electronic content component and a distribution agreement between the first and second entities associated with a second set of actions is created. The second set of actions and a block representing the distribution agreement are added to a blockchain. The electronic content component and distribution agreement are validated based on the blockchain, and custom content including the electronic content component is published. When an end-user accesses the electronic content component, the first and second sets of actions are executed.
US12136086B2
A computer-implemented system for streamlining encryption payload of a card transaction from a transaction code transaction via a merchant inside a restricted computer network firewall. A wallet application stores data of a payment device, and the wallet application retrieves information of a merchant and a transaction via a transaction code. In response to the retrieved information, the wallet application generates an encrypted payload. The wallet application transmits the encrypted payload to a payment facilitator within the restricted computer network firewall. After decryption of the encrypted payload, the payment facilitator transmits a decrypted payload in one payment packet to the payment processing server outside the restricted computer network firewall. The payment processing server transmits from outside the restricted computer network firewall to the merchant inside the restricted computer network firewall a notification of payment after the payment processing server validates the payment transaction.
US12136083B2
The invention relates to a method for the fully offline interception-free interaction with a cryptocurrency network using a network-disabled device, the method comprises: generating a by the cryptocurrency network acceptable cryptographic key pair on the network-disabled device, from one or more seeds; wherein one or more of the seeds used for the generation of a cryptographic key-pair, are generated using one or more environmental sensors, biometric sensors, or a combination thereof.
US12136068B2
A method, system and apparatus for determining requirements for painting a vehicle, including receiving images of the vehicle, determining, using classifiers, one or more classifications for parts of the vehicle based on the images, wherein each classifier processes the same images and is trained to identify damage to only one part of the parts of the vehicle, wherein each classifier is trained to identify a different part of the vehicle and be generic with respect to a make and model and year of the vehicle, determining, for at least one of the parts of the vehicle, one or more paint areas, wherein each paint area is an area of damage to the vehicle requiring painting, determining one or more operations and materials required to paint at least one of the one or more paint areas and outputting the determined one or more operations and materials required.
US12136065B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for obtaining content for a workspace of a collaboration environment. According to one embodiment, requesting and obtaining one or more content items for a workspace of a collaboration environment can comprise generating a content request identifying the one or more content items and metadata for the one or more content items requested from a submitter. The content request can be provided to a computing device associated with the submitter. A determination can be made as to whether the content item can be submitted anonymously. In response to determining the content items may be submitted anonymously, the content items and the metadata can be obtained while maintaining the anonymity of the submitter.
US12136056B2
Exemplary embodiments provide a transportation staffing management system. An amount of transportations miles are forecasted for delivering inventory from a distribution enter to a store based on a sales forecast for a store. Non-driving time for drivers engaged in delivering inventory to a store is tracked based on data collected in real-time from mobile computing devices associated with delivery vehicles. An amount of time needed to deliver the inventory based on the forecasted amount of transportation miles and non-driving is calculated. An optimal transportation workload is generated for the distribution center based on the amount of time, data from a first database storing data from a central office, and data from a second database storing data from a distribution center.
US12136042B2
A system and methodology which can effectively provide decision makers with a better means of making decisions in a way that greatly improves the availability, reliability, and relevance of the information which they provide and use to make decisions. The system and methodology facilitates maximizing mutual utility in the context of a mutual decision between multiple users and groups of users identified generally as Parties and Counterparties and performs user specified actions based on meeting mutual threshold parameters. The system provides significant technical advantages over the prior art in that it uses helps Parties and Counterparties identify optimal arrangements and configurations with less errors, fewer computational cycles, less storage medium, and a smaller amount of time than would be possible using prior art systems.
US12136041B2
Provided are a detecting device, a detecting method, a generating method, and a computer-readable storage medium that allow the user to readily obtain information on an object related to a human-powered vehicle. The detecting device includes a control unit that detects an object related to a human-powered vehicle as a target object from a first image including at least a part of the human-powered vehicle, and outputs related information related to the target object.
US12136038B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for improved machine learning using gradient pruning, comprising computing, using a first batch of training data, a first gradient tensor comprising a gradient for each parameter of a parameter tensor for a machine learning model; identifying a first subset of gradients in the first gradient tensor based on a first gradient criteria; and updating a first subset of parameters in the parameter tensor based on the first subset of gradients in the first gradient tensor.
US12136036B2
A computer-implemented method for improving compression of predictive models includes generating an unlabeled simulated data set by expanding an initial data set, and generating a labeled data set by predicting the unlabeled, simulated data set using a complex model to output a plurality of labels. The method also includes training a relatively simple neural network using the labeled data set.
US12136035B2
Several applications capture data from sensors resulting in multi-sensor time series. Existing neural networks-based approaches for such multi-sensor/multivariate time series modeling assume fixed input-dimension/number of sensors. Such approaches can struggle in practical setting where different instances of same device/equipment come with different combinations of installed sensors. In the present disclosure, neural network models are trained from such multi-sensor time series having varying input dimensionality, owing to availability/installation of different sensors subset at each source of time series. Neural network (NN) architecture is provided for zero-shot transfer learning allowing robust inference for multivariate time series with previously unseen combination of available dimensions/sensors at test time. Such combinatorial generalization is achieved by conditioning layers of core NN-based time series model with “conditioning vector” carrying information of available sensors combination for each time series and is obtained by summarizing learned “sensor embedding vectors set” corresponding to available sensors in time series.
US12136019B2
A quantum circuit generator for a quantum computer includes a controller; and a plurality of analog conversion units (ACUs) operatively connected to the controller, each ACU being operatively connected to a corresponding qubit of a plurality of qubits, wherein each ACU is configured to convert a digital input from the controller into an analog input at a microwave frequency to control a quantum state of the corresponding qubit. The controller is configured to generate a quantum circuit using at least two qubits of the plurality of qubits, the at least two qubits being selected by the controller based on corresponding classical bits being mapped by the controller and based on latency of the generated quantum circuit so that the generated quantum circuit has a latency less than a threshold latency.
US12136018B1
A method for authorizing access to an associated resource based on processing a series of barcode orientation scans. The method receives, by a barcode reader, a series of barcode orientation scans. The method further determines if the series of barcode orientation scans match a pre-selected combination of barcode orientations stored on the barcode reader and authorizes access to an associated resource, in response to the series of barcode orientation scans matching the pre-selected combination of barcode orientations stored on the barcode reader.
US12136012B2
A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag including a first component provided with an integrated circuit and a near-field antenna being electrically connected to the integrated circuit, a second component provided with a far-field antenna, and a pivoting mechanism configured to allow pivoting of the first component and the second component from an open position, in which the first and second components are separated, to a closed position, in which the integrated circuit with near-field antenna is inductively coupled with the far-field antenna such that the integrated circuit is readable not only in a near-field RFID communication but also in a far-field RFID communication.
US12136010B2
The invention relates to a package comprising: a container having a cavity; closing means that can adopt, with the container, a closed configuration in which the closing means prevent access to the cavity, or an open configuration in which the closing means allow access to the cavity; a seal guaranteeing that the package is maintained in its closed configuration, the seal comprising a part that is irreversibly degradable when the package switches from the closed configuration to the open configuration, the seal comprising a radio identification electronic chip.
US12136003B1
Determining a stateful metric includes receiving a first mapped event that is generated based on semantic mapping of a first raw event associated with a first time. It further includes receiving a second mapped event that is generated based on semantic mapping of a second raw event associated with a second time that is subsequent to the first time. It further includes determining a stateful metric based on the first mapped event and the second mapped event.
US12136001B2
A computer system that includes a plurality of compute clusters that are located at different geographical locations. Each compute cluster is powered by a local energy source at a geographical location of that compute cluster. Each local energy source has a pattern of energy supply that is variable over time based on an environmental factor. The computer system further includes a server system that executes a global scheduler that distributes virtual machines that perform compute tasks for server-executed software programs to the plurality of compute clusters of the distributed compute platform. To distribute virtual machines for a target server-executed software program, the global scheduler is configured to select a subset of compute clusters that have different complementary patterns of energy supply such that the subset of compute clusters aggregately provide a target compute resource availability for virtual machines for the target server-executed software program.
US12135998B2
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer readable media for optimizing resource allocation on a computing zone based on bursting data and in accordance with an allocation policy. For example, systems disclosed herein may implement a lifetime-aware allocation of computing resources to facilitate computational bursting on respective server nodes to prioritize different aspects of performance on the server nodes of a cloud computing system. The systems described herein provide a number of benefits, including, by way of example, facilitating an allocation policy that enables more densely packing virtual machines on respective server nodes, boosting individual virtual machine performance, and reducing a buffer of empty nodes that need to be maintained on one or more node clusters. This may include more densely packing virtual machines on respective server nodes.
US12135996B2
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a resource scheduling method comprising: receiving data to be processed collected by a sensor in an Internet of Things system; determining a processing priority of the data to be processed; predicting, according to the determined processing priority, a computing resource amount and duration required for processing the data to be processed; and scheduling a computing resource of an edge computing device in the IoT system according to the predicted computing resource amount and duration to process the data to be processed.
US12135995B2
A method for managing computing resources on a vehicle with line-replaceable units (LRUs) including respective allocated system resources for tasks the LRUs are designed to perform and respective unallocated system resources that are available is provided. Implementations of the method include identifying the LRUs and applying a middleware layer across the LRUs to establish an edge computing infrastructure in which the LRUs operate as edge nodes. The middleware layer receives information from the edge nodes identifying the unallocated system resources and identifies data sources onboard the vehicle, data provided by those sources, and tasks to be performed using the data. The middleware further determines expected operational performance of the edge computing infrastructure and distributes the tasks to be performed across the edge nodes based on the expected operational performance of the edge computing infrastructure.
US12135993B2
In an embodiment, a local memory dedicated to one or more hardware accelerators in a system may include at least two portions: a volatile portion and a non-volatile portion. Data that is reused from iteration to iteration of the hardware accelerator (e.g. constants, instruction words, etc.) may be stored in the non-volatile portion. Data that varies from iteration to iteration may be stored in the volatile portion. Both the local memory and the hardware accelerators may be powered down between iterations, saving power. The non-volatile portion need only be initialized at a first iteration, allowing the amount of time that the hardware accelerators and the local memory are powered up to be lessened for subsequent iterations since the reused data need not be reloaded in the subsequent iterations.
US12135983B1
Utility programs run on multiple mainframes to periodically monitor a list of started tasks that have been defined in metadata files as running on each mainframe. Some of the utility programs is largely driven by metadata, and filters programmed to manage an output stream for each started task, as the output stream is generated, while remaining agnostic as to an origin of the output stream. When problems are detected in the output stream, users are notified via alerts, along with a suggestion of what to do. This batch dashboard application can be used by anyone with mainframe started tasks that need to be monitored. Once alerted to a problem, the users can logon to the online dashboard for that same list of started tasks and take actions to research and fix the problems.
US12135972B2
Provided is an in-vehicle information processing apparatus capable of continuously executing an application program run on an OS even while that OS is restarting, a control method, and a computer program. An in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is installed in a vehicle and includes a control unit that controls a plurality of operating systems (OSs) running on common hardware, wherein the control unit determines whether or not the plurality of OSs need to be restarted, in a case in which the control unit determines that one OS needs to be restarted, runs an application program running on the one OS on another OS different from the one OS, restarts the one OS, and after restart is complete, runs the application program running on the other OS on the one OS.
US12135962B2
A method includes receiving, by a configuration server via a TR-069 protocol, a request from a customer premises equipment to update a firmware of the customer premises equipment, the TR-069 protocol including an application layer to trigger logging of a status of an update of the firmware for the customer premises equipment; creating, by the configuration server, a log file for the customer premises equipment in response to the request from the customer premises equipment to update the firmware of the customer premises equipment; and logging, by the configuration server via the TR-069 protocol, within the log file the status of the update of the firmware for the customer premises equipment.
US12135958B2
Techniques for facilitating voice based dictation of programming code within a context of an IDE are disclosed. Programming code is fed to a text-to-speech (TTS) model. The TTS model generates an audio file associated with the code. The audio file is then fed to a speech-to-text (STT) model. The STT model generates a transcription file associated with the audio file. Each respective line of code included in the programming code is mapped to a corresponding line of code included in the transcription file, resulting in generation of a list of phrase pairings. These phrase pairings represent relationships between actual code and how that actual code sounds if read out loud. An LLM then ingests the list of phrase pairings. The LLM identifies correlations between programming vocabulary that has specific meaning within the context of the IDE and how that programming vocabulary sounds if read out loud.
US12135956B2
Various embodiments include devices and methods for a multi-bit multiplier-accumulator (MAC). Some embodiments may include an analog adder having a first adder capacitor. The first adder capacitor may add a plurality of single-bit MAC outputs by receiving the plurality of single-bit MAC outputs from a plurality of single-bit MACs, and storing the plurality of single-bit MAC outputs. In some embodiments, the analog adder may output a multi-bit MAC output based on addition of the stored plurality of single-bit MAC outputs.
US12135950B2
Using a logistic regression classification model executing on a processor, a topic is classified into an interaction type in a set of predefined interaction types. A set of documents corresponding to the topic is extracted from a document repository. Using a generative adversarial model executing on a processor, a sentiment corresponding to a reaction to a previous presentation is scored, the scoring resulting in a scored sentiment. Using a trained attention layer model, the interaction type, the set of documents, and the scored sentiment are weighted, the weighting generating a weighted interaction type, a weighted set of documents, and a weighted scored sentiment. Using a natural language generation transformer model executing on the processor, a document in the weighted set of documents is weighted according to the weighted interaction type and the weighted scored sentiment.
US12135948B2
Bias scores can be generated from articles. A bias score generator can be configured to aggregate and process articles to identify entities and policies that appear in the articles and to generate sentiment values for the entities and policies. Aspect-based targeted sentiment analysis may be employed to generate the sentiment values. The bias score generator can process the sentiment values to generate a bias score for each article. Bias scores for multiple articles can be combined to generate a media bias score for a source of the articles. Bias loaded words and bias loaded snippets may also be used to generate a media bias score.
US12135946B2
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.
US12135939B2
The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for detecting deviations between documents and portions thereof, extracting information from text and detecting deviations between obligations. Deviations between sentences containing obligations are detected by classifying the sentences, identifying components of the obligations and identifying differences between the obligation components.
US12135936B2
Disclosed embodiments may include a method that may include receiving a corpus of unlabeled text documents, generating, using the first machine learning model, a first classification of each unlabeled text document in the corpus of unlabeled text documents as positive or negative, defining, using the first machine learning model and based on the first classification, a first subset of the unlabeled text documents and a second subset of the unlabeled text documents, generating, using the second machine learning model, a second classification of each unlabeled text document in the first subset of the unlabeled text documents as positive or negative, generating, using the third machine learning model, a third classification of each unlabeled text document in the second subset of the unlabeled text documents as positive or negative, and modifying the first classification, based on the second classification and the third classification, to create a fourth classification.
US12135925B1
Computer-implemented methods can include providing a numerical simulation mesh comprising a plurality of nodes and performing a numerical simulation of a solid material using the mesh and a user-selectable transition threshold associated with a cohesive zone model traction-separation relation. Additional computer-implemented methods can include performing a numerical simulation of a solid material using a numerical simulation mesh comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein the numerical simulation includes a transition threshold associated with a cohesive zone model traction-separation relation, and comparing local material states including a strain state of the mesh to the transition threshold during the performing the numerical simulation to determine whether to dynamically insert cohesive elements in the finite element mesh.
US12135924B2
A computer-implemented method of B-rep processing for performing structural simulation of a mechanical part including obtaining a first B-rep is described. The first B-rep forms a solid representing the mechanical part. The method further comprises providing a predetermined thickness threshold. The method further comprises constructing, based on the first B-rep, a second B-rep. The second B-rep forms a non-manifold object representing the mechanical part. The constructing comprises identifying one or more thin regions of the first B-rep. Each thin region has a thickness smaller than the predetermined thickness threshold. The constructing further comprises computing, for each identified thin region, a respective mid-surface of the identified thin region. The constructing further comprises replacing the identified thin region by the respective mid-surface.
US12135923B2
Methods and computer systems for methods, computer systems, and computer-readable memory media for determining a warp function. A first watertight spline model of a first object and a set of points and associated metadata from a second object are received. A second watertight spline model of the second object is constructed based on the set of points, the metadata, and the first watertight spline model. A warp function is determined based on a difference between the first watertight spline model and the second watertight spline model. The warp function is a continuous function approximating differences between the first object and the second object. The warp function is stored in a non-transitory computer-readable memory medium.
US12135917B2
Method and system for playing audio on a device, the method comprising the steps of a component of a digital work initiating a request for audio data during a rendering of the digital work, the digital work including video data. In response to the request, receiving the audio data. While continuing the rendering of the digital work on the device, suspending playback of first audio data currently playing on the device and playing the received audio data on the device. When the received audio data stops playing continuing with the rendering of the digital work on the device and resuming playback of the first audio data previously playing on the device.
US12135914B2
An audio circuit includes: a first Type-C port, a first microphone input module, and a second microphone input module; the first Type-C port includes a first pin and a second pin, the first microphone input module is connected to the first pin, and the second microphone input module is connected to the second pin; in a case that the first Type-C port and a second Type-C port of the earpiece are in a first plugging state, the first pin is connected to a third pin of the second Type-C port, and the second pin is connected to a fourth pin of the second Type-C port; and in a case that the first Type-C port and the second Type-C port are in a second plugging state, the second pin is connected to the third pin, and the first pin is connected to the fourth pin.
US12135909B1
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include synchronizing a timing scheme between a display and a camera. The method may also include triggering, using a display trigger based on the timing scheme, the display to display a content frame, and triggering, using a capture trigger based on the timing scheme, the camera to capture the displayed content frame. The method may further include building a timeline of frame events for the displayed content frame and the captured content frame, and matching, using the timeline of frame events, the displayed content frame with the captured content frame. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US12135903B2
According to one embodiment, a memory system manages a plurality of first weights that correspond to the plurality of queues, and a plurality of second weights that correspond to the plurality of queues. The memory system selects a queue of a largest or smallest second weight, of the plurality of queues, as a queue of a highest priority, and starts execution of a command stored in the selected queue. The memory system updates the second weight corresponding to the selected queue by subtracting the first weight corresponding to the selected queue from the second weight corresponding to the selected queue or by adding the first weight corresponding to the selected queue to the second weight corresponding to the selected queue.
US12135897B2
Memory controller, a storage device, and an operating method of the storage device preliminary class
An operating method of a storage device including a memory controller and a non-volatile memory, the method including: performing a first read in response to a read request by reading data from the non-volatile memory using a default read voltage set; and performing a second read when the first read fails, by calculating a degradation compensation level, using a weight table, offset table, and displacement level, calculating a history read voltage set by performing an operation on the default read voltage set and degradation compensation level, and reading the data using the history read voltage set, wherein the weight table includes weights preset according to word line groups and state read voltages, the offset table includes offset levels preset according to the word line groups and the state read voltages, and the displacement level corresponds to a difference between a default read voltage level and an optimal read voltage level.
US12135896B2
Operation testing without side effects may be enabled by a method including preparing a copy of a directory set of at least a part of a host system disk, creating a link to a file in a first directory in the host system disk, in a second directory of the copy of the directory set, wherein the second directory corresponds in position to the first directory in the directory set, and starting a non-privileged system using a disk image including the copy of the directory set and the created link.
US12135886B2
Methods and storage unit allocators for allocating one or more portions of a storage unit to a plurality of tasks for storing at least two types of data. The method includes receiving a request for one or more portions of the storage unit to store a particular type of data of the at least two types of data for a task of the plurality of tasks; associating the request with one of a plurality of virtual partitionings of the storage unit based on one or more characteristics of the request, each virtual partitioning allotting none, one, or more than one portion of the storage unit to each of the at least two types of data; and allocating the requested one or more portions of the storage unit to the task from the none, one, or more than one portion of the storage unit allotted to the particular type of data in the virtual partitioning associated with the request.
US12135885B2
Example implementations relate to virtual persistent volumes. In an example, a virtual persistent volume storage class is presented to a container orchestrator that includes parameters describing an associated virtual storage policy. In response to a provisioning request that identifies the virtual persistent volume storage class, a virtual persistent volume is created by determining a mapping of the parameters of the virtual persistent volume storage class to parameters of available storage classes so that the parameters of the virtual persistent volume storage class are fulfilled. At least one volume is provisioned to constitute the virtual persistent volume, according to the mapping.
US12135876B2
A computing system having a memory component with an embedded media controller. The memory component is encapsulated within an integrated circuit (IC) package. The embedded controller within the IC package is configured to: receive incoming packets, via a serial communication interface of the controller, from a serial connection outside of the IC package; convert the incoming packets into commands and addresses according to a predetermined serial communication protocol; operate memory units encapsulated within the IC package according to the commands and the addresses; convert results of at least a portion of the commands into outgoing packets; and transmit the outgoing packets via the serial communication interface to the serial connection outside of the IC package.
US12135875B2
According to one embodiment, an I/O command control device receives authorization information indicating whether execution of an I/O command is permitted. When the received authorization information is not modified and is issued from a known authorization server, the I/O command control device verifies whether the received authorization information permits execution of the I/O command. The I/O command control device permits or inhibits execution of the I/O command or a control command generated from the I/O command with respect to a logical area that is an execution target of the I/O command, in accordance with an authorization result indicating whether the received authorization information permits execution of the I/O command.
US12135872B2
A remote control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a communication unit for communicating with a display apparatus; a display unit; and a control unit for outputting, via the display unit, a first group of keys corresponding to a remote control mode, and, in response to a keyboard mode activation signal received from a display apparatus, outputting a second group of keys corresponding to the keyboard mode.
US12135871B2
An electronic device displays a first user interface that corresponds to a first application, and detects on a touch-sensitive surface a first gesture that includes movement of a contact in a respective direction on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the first gesture, the device, in accordance with a determination that the movement of the contact is in a first direction, replaces display of the first user interface with display of a second user interface that corresponds to a second application; and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the contact is in a second direction, distinct from the first direction, displays a first system user interface for interacting with a system-level function.
US12135864B2
A screen capture method and apparatus as well as an electronic device. The screen capture method includes: in a case that a first display interface is displayed, receiving a first input performed on the first display interface; displaying at least two first screen capture boxes on the first display interface in response to the first input; and in a case that a second input is received, performing a screen capture operation on image content determined by a target screen capture box, and outputting a screenshot, where the target screen capture box includes the first screen capture boxes.
US12135857B2
A touch sensor includes a base layer, a first electrode unit, second electrode units, and a first strain gauge. The first electrode unit includes first touch electrodes arranged on the base layer along a first direction and electrically connected to each other along the first direction. The second electrode units are spaced apart from one another along the first direction. Each of the second electrode units includes second touch electrodes arranged on the base layer along a second direction intersecting the first direction and electrically connected to each other along the second direction. Each of the second touch electrodes includes a first opening. The first strain gauge includes first resistance lines electrically connected to each other along the first direction. Each of the first resistance lines is disposed in a respective first opening disposed in a first row among the first openings.
US12135856B2
A touch electrode structure and a display device. The touch electrode structure includes a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch electrodes; each first touch electrode extends along a second direction; each second touch electrode extends along the first direction. Each first touch electrode includes a plurality of first touch electrode blocks and bridge structures; the plurality of first touch electrode blocks are arranged along the second direction; the bridge structures are located between every two adjacent first touch electrode blocks; each first touch electrode block includes a plurality of first openings; each first opening includes a first body portion and first extension portions located at two ends of the first body portion; each first body portion extends approximately along the second direction; each first extension portion extends approximately along the first direction.
US12135855B2
A biometric input system for an electronic device is provided. The biometric input system may be a fingerprint sensing system. The biometric input system includes a biometric sensing component, which may be a capacitive sensing component. The biometric input system also includes a composite cover element, which may be a dielectric cap or coating, and the biometric sensing component is capable of receiving a biometric input from a user through the composite cover element. Electronic devices including the biometric input system are also provided.
US12135852B1
A method for execution by a touch screen computing device includes obtaining a touch signal associated with a row electrode of a touch screen display that is operable to render frames of data into visible images, where the touch screen display includes rows of electrodes oriented with columns of electrodes. The method further includes spatial filtering the touch signal in a first direction of the row electrode with respect to columns of the electrodes that form intersections with the row electrode to produce first direction touch signal data. The method further includes spatial filtering the touch signal in a second direction of the row electrode with respect to the intersections to produce second direction touch signal data. The method further includes combining the first and second direction touch signal data to produce a filtered touch signal. The method further includes processing the filtered touch signal to determine touch data.
US12135847B2
An interaction interface device for providing an interface between a touch display unit and an external device. The touch display unit comprising a display unit having a touch surface. The interaction interface device comprises a first interface between the interaction interface device and the touch display unit, the first interface being configured to: receive a first touch data from the touch display unit, wherein the first touch data corresponds to touch interactions occurring within a sub-portion of the display unit, and transmit a first video data to the touch display unit for display on the sub-portion of the display unit, a second interface between the interaction interface device and the external device, the second interface being configured to: receive the first video data from an external device, and transmit the first touch data to the external device.
US12135837B2
Techniques are disclosed for defining a training data set to include biosignals and categorical labels representative of a context. For example, a categorical label may indicate whether a user was performing a difficult or easy mental task while the biosignal was being recorded. A set of first layers in a neural network can be trained using a portion of the training data set associated with a first set of users and at least one second layer can be trained using a portion of the training data set associated with a particular other user. The neural network can then be used to process other biosignals from the particular other user to generate predicted categorical context labels.
US12135836B2
A head-worn system has one or more illumination, imaging, communication, and/or other controlled elements electrically connected to a switch element (e.g., a piezo switch) positioned on the head-worn system so as to be overlying an area of a wearer's masseter muscle when worn on the wearer's person. The switch element is configured to be activated responsive to clenching of the wearer's jaw. The one or more controlled elements may be arranged to provide directional lighting/imaging from the point of view of the wearer, for example from the area of the wearer's zygomatic bones, when the head-worn system is worn on the wearer's person.
US12135834B2
Systems and methods for tracking the position of a head-mounted display (HMD) system component. The HMD component may carry a plurality of angle sensitive detectors that are able to detect the angle of light emitted from a light source. The HMD component may include one or more scatter detectors that detect whether light has been scattered or reflected, so such light can be ignored. Control circuitry causes light sources to emit light according a specified pattern, and receives sensor data from the plurality of angle sensitive detectors. The processor may process the sensor data and scatter detector data, for example using machine learning or other techniques, to track a position of the HMD component. An angle sensitive detector may include a spatially-varying polarizer having a position-varying polarizing pattern and one or more polarizer layers that together are operative to detect the angle of impinging light.
US12135830B2
Each of a secure computation server apparatuses includes a random number generation part that generates random numbers using a pseudo random number generator shared among the secure computation server apparatuses; a seed storage part that shares and stores a seed(s) used for generating random numbers in the random number generation part; a pre-generated random number storage part that stores random numbers generated by the random number generation part; a share value storage part that stores a share(s) to be a target of processing; a logical operation part that computes a carry to be transmitted and received among the secure computation server apparatuses using the random numbers and the share(s) to be a target of processing; an inner product calculation part that removes a mask from the carry; and an arithmetic operation part that performs a processing of erasing the carry to obtain a processing result.
US12135827B2
The present disclosure provides an anti-malicious method, device and medium for secure three-party computation, and relates to the field of data security. The method includes the following: Respective private data matrices of three participants are determined; each participant receives a corresponding random matrix pair generated by a commodity server node; and based on the random matrix pair, a corresponding internal matrix is generated in a computational process of the three participants, and corresponding security constraints are separately added to a computational process in which a collusion behavior exists and no collusion behavior exists. The security constraints implement a constraint on a rank of an internal matrix, so that any participant in the computational process cannot predict private data matrices of another two participants. The present disclosure can improve data security of the secure three-party computation.
US12135825B2
A method and an apparatus for custom development of a payment application, a computer equipment and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a resource file uploaded by a user terminal to an application market server through an application market client; writing the resource file into a device operation service; acquiring the resource file from the device operation service through a device operation interface, and saving the same in a storage space of an application; and loading the resource file saved in the storage space of the application through the application, and executing a function of the resource file.
US12135817B2
A secure enclave may be used to satisfy privacy requirements and audit requirements. Code may be loaded into the secure enclave. The code may generate a predefined report based on data and added noise. The pre-defined report may be subject to audit requirements. The data may be subject to the privacy requirements. The secure enclave may generate an encryption key and a decryption key based on the code. Only the secure enclave may have access to the decryption key. And the secure enclave may allow only a verified copy of the code to access the decryption key. With the added noise, the report may satisfy a pre-defined differential privacy guarantee. Encrypting the code and ensuring that the report satisfies the differential privacy guarantee may satisfy the privacy requirements. Retaining the report, the code, the secure enclave, and the encrypted data may satisfy the audit requirements.
US12135816B2
Preserving user privacy and preventing surveillance on behalf of users of a virtual reality world. One or more plans are available when a privacy or surveillance risk to a user is detected. In one plan, configurable scripts execute on behalf of the user to create a confusing array of clone avatars that obfuscate the real user avatar behavior. A malevolent avatar, attempting to surveil the user, may have difficulty distinguishing the clones from the user and may miss out on private insights he might otherwise have learned from the user's behavior. In another exemplary privacy plan, a copy of part of the virtual world is spawned, occupied exclusively by the user's avatar, and then merged into the main world. Privacy plans may be selected manually or automatically in response to perceived privacy threats to strike a balance between privacy and enjoyment within the virtual world.
US12135813B2
A computer device for managing privilege delegation to control creation of processes thereon is described. Creation of a process on a computer device is requested according to first privileges. An agent, cooperating with an operating system of the computer device, intercepts the request. The agent determines whether to create the process according to second privileges, different from the first privileges and if permitted, cause the process to be created accordingly. The agent hooks a query provided by the operating system to identify whether a control service is enabled. The agent enquires of the operating system whether to create the process according to the second privileges whereupon the hooked query is invoked. The agent confirms to the operating system that the control service is enabled, such that checks by the operating system are performed as if the operating system were enabled.
US12135810B2
Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for a dynamic user dashboard are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining information related to characteristics of a user within an organization; generating a user context for the user based on the information; generating a data structure comprising mappings between the user context and one or more initial intents associated with the characteristics of the user; processing at least one user input using one or more natural language understanding techniques to identify at least one language-based intent; determining a derived intent based at least in part on the at least one language-based intent and the user context; dynamically updating the data structure based on the derived intent; and rendering data corresponding to the organization to a visual dashboard of the user based at least in part on the updated data structure.
US12135806B2
Token generation and management are disclosed, including: generating a token corresponding to a set of user data based at least in part on a token generation policy; storing a mapping between the token and the set of user data; and determining whether to grant a token resolution request associated with the token based at least in part on a token access policy associated with the token and a context parameter associated with the token resolution request.
US12135803B2
A system includes a privacy vault storing user-associated contents. The vault also stores access permissions defined for third-parties with whom the user has a sharing relationship. An access permission defines, for at least one third party, procurement and utilization policies for vault contents accessed by the third-party. The system may access a user account to recover user-associated contents stored by the accessed account and stores the recovered contents in the privacy vault. The system receives a request from a third-party to access identified contents stored in the privacy vault and determines if the contents are procurable by the third party based on an access permission defined, in the privacy vault, for the third-party. The system provides procurable contents to the third party along with indication of any constraints on the contents defined by utilization policies of the access permission defined for the third party.
US12135799B2
The present disclosure relates to a method wherein a random value, generated by a random number generator, is stored, by a finite state machine coupled to the generator by a first dedicated bus, in a memory area of a non-volatile fuse-type memory of an integrated circuit, the memory area being only accessible by the finite state machine.
US12135795B2
Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented by services executing on one or more remote servers and on an endpoint information handling system to remotely erase (i.e., clear or remove) biometric fingerprint credential data that is previously stored on non-volatile memory of a discrete “match-on chip” fingerprint reader (MOFR) of the endpoint information handling system, as well as to erase separate non-biometric OS user identifier (ID) fingerprint enrollment information stored on separate system non-volatile memory of the endpoint information handling system.
US12135786B2
A method and a system for identifying malware are provided. The method comprises: during a training phase: receiving a given sample of training malware; analyzing the given sample of training malware; generating a respective behavioral report including indications of actions executed thereby in the isolated environment; determining, by analyzing the actions, for each one of the plurality of samples of training malware, a respective malware family thereof; identifying, within the respective behavioral reports associated with each one of the plurality of samples of training malware, a report group of behavioral reports associated with the samples of training malware of a given malware family; generating, for the given malware family, sets of training feature vectors; training a given classifier of an ensemble of classifiers, based on a respective set of training feature vectors to determine if a given in-use sample of malware is of the given malware family.
US12135785B2
Android has been a constant target of cybercriminals that try to attack one of the most used operating systems, commonly using malicious applications (denominated malwares). The present invention uses a lightweight and non-invasive approach to detect malware in the Android system. The method employs a set of specific-type detectors in which each one performs a multi-stage analysis, based on rules and machine learning techniques, in different phases of the application cycle. The invention includes a process to obtain application's characteristics that does not infringe licenses and terms of use of applications; a more efficient process to classify applications on Android devices that requires less processing power; and, finally, by using different detection phases that employ distinct sets of characteristics obtained from the application, the present invention can outperform the detection performance of techniques of the prior-art and reduce the number of misclassified samples.
US12135783B2
A method used in an on-board network system, having electronic controllers that exchange messages and a fraud-detecting electronic controller. The method includes receiving an inquiry for a vehicle status indicating whether a vehicle in which the fraud-detecting electronic controller is installed is running from an external device, transmitting the vehicle status to the external device, and determining whether a message transmitted conforms to fraud detection rules. The method also includes receiving from the external device the delivery data, including updated fraud detection rules and network type information indicating a network type that the updated fraud detection rules are to be applied. The method further includes determining whether the vehicle is running, and whether the network type information indicates a drive network that is connected to an electronic controller related to travel of the vehicle. When the network type information does not indicate the drive network, updating the fraud detection rules.
US12135768B2
An interface provides answers to natural language user queries based upon real time data generated by live processes. The natural language queries are converted into a machine query syntax and the machine query syntax is provided to a large language model without sharing underlying data that is used to satisfy the natural language query by serving the data to the end user while, at the same time, masking the data from large language model, where interaction with the large language model is based upon a predefined syntax protocol. A reply is a received from the large language model in the same syntax and the reply is used to create an output to be served to the end user and/or to execute a functionality.
US12135765B1
An apparatus and method for determining a probability datum is provided. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory contains instructions configuring a processor to receive a first datum that describes actions of the user, and to receive a second datum that describes a target attainment value, and to classify the first datum and the second datum to various labels, each label identified by a label value. Classifying includes generating a gap datum by as a function of the first datum and the second datum and categorizing the first datum with a label based on the gap datum and the label value of each label. The processor may determine the probability datum by using each label to select a respective probability generation model configured to determine the probability datum of the first datum matching the second datum per label based on the gap datum.
US12135759B2
Methods, systems, and techniques for deploying target websites, especially those created using a third party content management system (“CMS”) for developing websites such as WORDPRESS are provided. Example embodiments provide a CMS Deployment System (“CDS”) or CMS Deployment Application (“CDA”), which enables users to create content locally using all of the resources of the CMS and then manage and deploy the target website using a versioning process and in a more secure form on a target server. In one embodiment, the CDS/CDA exports the CMS website instance as flat HTML files, manages these files using a versioning system, and then deploys them on the target server without requiring user expertise. An example CDS/CDA includes an install facility, an export facility, and a deployment facility, which cooperate to deploy secure websites created using standard CMS tools.
US12135758B2
In an embodiment, a computer-implemented data processing method comprises, in a collaborative electronic information management system that is hosted using a collaboration computer, establishing operation of a plurality of event listener units, wherein each of the event listener units is configured to communicate with or listen for a plurality of application events that have been generated by a particular corresponding external application; determining that one or more of the application events relate to a particular content item from among a plurality of content items that are managed in the system; generating and causing displaying, as a part of a graphical user interface of the system for a user account associated with a user computer, a set of notifications comprising one or more first notifications generated from the system and one or more second notifications that are based upon the application events, in association with data identifying the particular content item.
US12135757B1
A system and method for improving the delivery of information to a remote user by anticipating the information that might be requested, and populating a cache with that information such that it may be more quickly retrieved when the remote user requests it. The cache may be located on one of the institution's servers, or the user's computing device, on an intermediate server such as a server in the cloud, or on a combination of these servers or devices. The embodiments disclosed herein apply when an unexpected event occurs or is predicted such as a hurricane or other weather event; a financial event, or a personal event such as a car accident or a medical emergency.
US12135748B2
Generating and/or recommending command bundles for a user of an automated assistant. A command bundle comprises a plurality of discrete actions that can be performed by an automated assistant. One or more of the actions of a command bundle can cause transmission of a corresponding command and/or other data to one or more devices and/or agents that are distinct from devices and/or agents to which data is transmitted based on other action(s) of the bundle. Implementations determine command bundles that are likely relevant to a user, and present those command bundles as suggestions to the user. In some of those implementations, a machine learning model is utilized to generate a user action embedding for the user, and a command bundle embedding for each of a plurality of command bundles. Command bundle(s) can be selected for suggestion based on comparison of the user action embedding and the command bundle embeddings.
US12135742B1
The present disclosure is directed to searching an image database. A system may include at least one processor comprising circuitry and a memory, wherein the memory includes instructions that, when executed by the circuitry cause the at least one processor to: receive a first user input including one or more scenario descriptors, identify in a database an initial plurality of images based on the first user input and display the initial plurality of images to a user. The processor may be further configured to receive a second user input wherein the second user input identifies at least one of the initial plurality of images. The at least one processor may identify a refined plurality of images in the database based on the one or more scenario descriptors in combination with the second user input and display the refined plurality of images to the user.
US12135740B1
Systems and methods for reducing data retrieval times when accessing siloed data across disparate locations by generating a unified metadata graph via a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) framework are disclosed. The system selects a first Large Language Model (LLM) prompt corresponding to a first metadata identifier of the set of metadata identifiers. The system then augments the first LLM prompt with the first metadata identifier to be provided to an LLM, where the LLM is configured to generate a first intermediate output. The system then augments the first LLM prompt with the second set of metadata identifiers corresponding to the first metadata identifier to be provided to the LLM, where the LLM generates a second intermediate output. The system then generates a domain-specific unified metadata graph. Responsive to determining that first performance metrics fail to satisfy a performance criteria, the system performs an update process on the domain-specific unified metadata graph.
US12135733B2
In some embodiments, a system for synchronizing content with client devices receives a request from a client device to synchronize operations pertaining to content items associated with a user account registered at the system. The request can include the operations and a cursor identifying a current position of the client in a journal of revisions on the system. Based on the operations, the system generates linearized operations associated with the content items. The linearized operations can include a respective operation derived for each of the content items from one or more of the operations. The system converts each respective operation in the linearized operations to a respective revision for the journal of revisions and, based on the cursor, determines whether the respective revision conflicts with revisions in the journal. When the respective revision does not conflict with revisions in the journal, the system adds the respective revision to the journal.
US12135729B2
A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method comprises managing, by a processor, a connected entity graph of nodes and edges, each node of the nodes representing an entity having an entity type of a plurality of entity types, at least one node of the nodes having an entity type of an electronic note, each edge of the edges representing a relationship between two entities; receiving a request for a search specifying a beginning entity, a linking parameter, and a filter on the linking parameter, the linking parameter specifying a property of an intermediary entity linking a source entity and a target entity during the search, the filter constraining a value of the property; searching the connected entity graph based on the request; causing a display of a search result.
US12135720B2
Improved techniques for performing Spatial Joins multi-processing computing systems and environments are disclosed. One or more intersection of bounds (or limits) of data sets is determined as a join bounding space. The join bounding space is in a space (Global space or Global universe) where a spatial join between (or for) the data can be performed. The determined join bounding space can be partitioned into sub-partitions of the join bounding space. The sub-partitions of the join bounding space can assigned respectively to multiple processing unit for processing in parallel in. In addition, distribution cost information associated with the cost of distribution of the datasets (and/or their components) to the processing units of a multi-processing system can be provided and/or used to effectively distribute and/or redistribute processing of the Spatial Join between the processing units of a multi-processing system.
US12135718B1
A database system receives a query that includes a reference to a foreign table. The foreign table is used to access an Object Store (OS) outside the database system. The OS stores objects. The objects have path names, which are pointers to the objects. When the foreign table was created one or more wildcards were used to specify the path names for the objects in the OS to be accessed by the query. The database system directing the OS to provide a list containing the path names of the objects in the OS. The database system receiving the list and applying the one or more wildcards to identify the path names of the objects to be accessed by the query. The database system producing a result by executing the query, accessing the objects in the OS identified by the path names of the objects to be accessed by the query.
US12135715B1
The subject technology receives a query, the query including a statement for performing the query. The subject technology performs a first lookup operation on a multi-phase cache based on the query. The subject technology performs, in response to a first cache miss of the multi-phase cache, parsing of the statement from the query. The subject technology performs, based on the parsing, a compilation process on the query to generate a compiled query plan, the compilation process determining an optimization and a generalization for the query. The subject technology determines that the compiled query plan is cacheable. The subject technology registers, in response to the compiled query plan being cacheable, a dummy entry in the multi-phase cache.
US12135711B2
A database system is operable to generate a query operator execution flow for a query that includes a plurality of operators implementing a plurality of parallelized optimization processes configured to facilitate generating of a machine learning model. The query operator execution flow is executed in conjunction with executing the query based on executing the plurality of operators. Executing each of the plurality of parallelized optimization processes includes generating a corresponding set of candidate model coefficients of a plurality of sets of candidate model coefficients. A corresponding set of candidate model coefficients is based on processing the set of best positions generated via the second type of optimization algorithm. The machine learning model is generated in executing the query based on selection of a most favorable set of candidate model coefficients from a plurality of sets of candidate model coefficients outputted via the plurality of parallelized optimization processes.
US12135707B2
Techniques and solutions are provided for maintaining data separation, such as when consolidating data for two instances of a data artifact. If data separation is not maintained, it may not be possible, or as easy, to determine from which instance particular data came, which can also limit filtering/selectively searching data for a particular instance. The present disclosure addresses this issue by providing a consolidation data artifact. For particular sets of data in the consolidation data artifact, the consolidation artifact maintains the data in association with an identifier of the instance that serves as the source of the data.
US12135705B2
An order management system in electronic communication with a database may be configured to manage concurrent update requests for the order data stored in the database. In particular, the order management system may be configured to receive two or more order modification requests, determine that the second order modification request includes one or more aspects that conflict with the modified order and includes one or more aspects that do not conflict with the modified order, send a notification to the second user, wherein the notification includes the one or more aspects that conflict with the modified order, and modify the modified order according to the one or more aspects of the second order modification request that do not conflict with the modified order to create a second modified order.
US12135698B2
Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for migrating mailbox identities. In aspects, a system may receive one or more requests to perform tasks for migrating identities of a plurality of mailboxes included in a security group created at a source tenant to a plurality of mail users created at a target tenant that correspond to the plurality of mailboxes. Based on the one or more requests, the system may copy the identities to a data store associated with the target tenant, upload mapping data to the data store, and use that mapping data to map the identities copied to the data store to the corresponding plurality of mail users in the target tenant. For each of the identities mapped, the system may copy at least one or more attributes of the respective identity from the data store to the respective corresponding mail user in the target tenant.
US12135696B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to dynamic model configuration and execution. A computing platform may receive first model data comprising first model execution configuration data and first model output configuration data. The computing platform may generate a first model based on the first model execution configuration data. The computing platform may distribute, to a plurality of computing platforms, the first model, the first model execution configuration data, and the first model output configuration data. The computing platform may receive a second request to execute one or more models from a third computing platform. The computing platform may receive, from the third computing platform, first model execution data. The computing platform may execute the first model based on the first model execution data and the first model execution configuration data to generate a first model output score.
US12135690B2
A method for processing a system image, which represents an image of a file system. Each file in the file system is assigned an attribute, this attribute representing a last access time to this file, Initially the attributes of all files are set to a predefined value. The system image is executed, and then all attributes being checked. Finally the files are deleted whose attribute has the preset value.
US12135679B2
In an embodiment a system on chip includes at least one master device, at least one slave device, a connection interface configured to route signals between the at least one master device and the at least one slave device, the connection interface configured to operate according to configuration parameters, and a configuration bus connected to the connection interface, wherein the configuration bus is configured to deliver new configuration parameters to the connection interface so as to adapt operation of the connection interface.
US12135677B2
Disclosed are an SPI controller and a method of operating an SPI controller. The SPI controller includes: an SPI clock signal generator; a register group configured to store SPI operating configuration of the SPI controller; SPI pins configured to connect to one or more SPI peripherals; and an input/output controller configured to perform data input or output between the SPI controller and the SPI peripherals according to the SPI clock signal and the SPI operating configuration; an SPI state machine configured to control a working state of the SPI controller. The SPI controller is electrically coupled via a bus to a CPU, a DMA controller, and a system memory located outside the SPI controller; and the input/output controller is further configured to receive an updated SPI operating configuration from the DMA controller and to update the updated SPI operating configuration into the register group between two consecutive SPI transmissions.
US12135671B2
Systems, devices, and methods related to a Deep Learning Accelerator and memory are described. For example, a data storage device may be configured to execute instructions with matrix operands and configured with: an interface to receive a video stream; and random access memory to buffer a portion of the video stream as an input to an Artificial Neural Network and to store instructions executable by the Deep Learning Accelerator and matrices of the Artificial Neural Network. The Deep Learning Accelerator can execute the instructions to generate an output of the Artificial Neural Network, including analytics of the buffer portion. A video encoder in the data storage device may use the analytics to compress the portion of the video stream for storing in the device.
US12135669B1
An interposer card and a virtualization offloading card are provided for installation in a third-party server to integrate the third-party server into a cloud service provider network. The interposer card includes a baseboard management controller that interfaces with a management console of the cloud service provider network. This allows the third-party server to be converted into a server controlled by the cloud service provider network. Additionally, the baseboard management controller of the interposer card acts as a firewall between the third-party server and a management control network of the cloud service provider network. The interposer card and the virtualization offloading card are installed in a chassis of the third-party server via an expansion slot without requiring modification of the hardware or firmware of the third-party server.
US12135662B2
A Direct Memory Access (DMA) device includes an interface and a DMA engine. The interface is configured to communicate with a first memory and with a second memory. The DMA engine is configured to (i) receive a request to transfer data between the first memory and the second memory in accordance with a pattern of offsets to be accessed in the first memory or in the second memory, and (ii) transfer the data in accordance with the request.
US12135658B2
A bus architecture is disclosed that provides for transaction queue reallocation on the modules communicating using the bus. A module can implement a transaction request queue by virtue of digital electronic circuitry, e.g., hardware or software or a combination of both. Some bus clogging issues that affect conventional systems can be circumvented by combining an out of order system bus protocol that uses a transaction request replay mechanism. Modules can evict less urgent transactions from transaction request queues to make room to insert more urgent transactions. Master modules can dynamically update a quality of service (QoS) value for a transaction while the transaction is still pending.
US12135653B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing flexible dictionary sharing techniques for caches are disclosed. A set-associative cache includes a dictionary for each data array set. When a cache line is to be allocated in the cache, a cache controller determines to which set a base index of the cache line address maps. Then, a selector unit determines which dictionary of a group of dictionaries stored by those sets neighboring this set would achieve the most compression for the cache line. This dictionary is then selected to compress the cache line. An offset is added to the base index of the cache line to generate a full index in order to map the cache line to the set corresponding to this chosen dictionary. The compressed cache line is stored in this set with the chosen dictionary, and the offset is stored in the corresponding tag array entry.
US12135652B2
Filtering remote data synchronization barrier (DSB) instruction execution in processor-based devices
Filtering remote data synchronization barrier (DSB) instruction execution in processor-based devices is disclosed herein. In some exemplary aspects, a processor-based device provides a plurality of processors including an issuing processor and a remote processor. The remote processor receives, from the issuing processor, a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) invalidation (TLBI) instruction indicating a request to invalidate a TLB entry of a plurality of TLB entries of a TLB of the remote processor. The remote processor also receives a DSB instruction from the issuing processor. The remote processor determines whether the TLBI instruction satisfies filtering criteria, which specify conditions under which execution of the DSB instruction by the remote processor is unnecessary. If the remote processor determines that the TLBI instruction satisfies the filtering criteria, the remote processor foregoes execution of a DSB operation corresponding to the DSB instruction, and issues an early DSB acknowledgement to the issuing processor.
US12135650B2
The present application provides an on-chip cache apparatus, an on-chip cache on-chip cache read-write method and a computer-readable medium, the on-chip cache apparatus includes: a read-write processing module, a cache module and a memory module; the read-write processing module is connected with the cache module and the memory module respectively, and is configured to store packets into the cache module and the memory module, read packets stored in the cache module and the memory module, and transfer packets cached in the cache module to the memory module for storing; the cache module is connected with the memory module through the read-write processing module, and includes at least one cache register configured to temporarily cache packets; and the memory module is connected with the read-write processing module, and is configured to store the packets cached in the cache module.
US12135645B2
A hybrid volatile/non-volatile memory module employs a relatively fast, durable, and expensive dynamic, random-access memory (DRAM) cache to store a subset of data from a larger amount of relatively slow and inexpensive nonvolatile memory (NVM). A module controller prioritizes accesses to the DRAM cache for improved speed performance and to minimize programming cycles to the NVM. Data is first written to the DRAM cache where it can be accessed (written to and read from) without the aid of the NVM. Data is only written to the NVM when that data is evicted from the DRAM cache to make room for additional data. Mapping tables relating NVM addresses to physical addresses are distributed throughout the DRAM cache using cache line bits that are not used for data.
US12135641B2
According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, controller, memory, wireless communication function section, and extension register. The controller controls the nonvolatile semiconductor memory device. The memory is serving as a work area of the controller. The wireless communication module has a wireless communication function. The extension register is provided in the memory. The controller processes a first command to read data from the extension register, and a second command to write data to the extension register. The extension register records, an information specifying the type of the wireless communication function in a specific page, and an address information indicating a region on the extension register to which the wireless communication function is assigned.
US12135631B2
A computing resource services provider receives user diagnostics comprising analysis operations to be performed on one or more computing resources. The computing resource services provider monitors resources indicated by the user diagnostics. When one or more computing resources exceed a threshold value or otherwise indicate abnormalities in computing resource usage, the computing resource services provider performs one or more analysis operations to determine one or more causes for increased computing resource usage. Results of the one or more analysis operations are presented to a user once the computing resource services provider completes the one or more analysis operations.
US12135629B2
An infrastructure manager for placing workloads for performance across available infrastructure including on-demand infrastructure and dedicated infrastructure includes a storage device for storing an available infrastructure repository and a processor. The processor obtains a workload placement request for a workload of the workloads; makes a determination that the workload has a special purpose hardware requirement; in response to the determination: identifies, using the available infrastructure repository, potential placement locations in the available infrastructure for the workload that each meet the special purpose hardware requirement; and places the workload at one of the potential placement locations.
US12135625B2
An exemplary system includes and/or represents an agent and a machine check architecture. In one example, the machine check architecture includes and/or represents at least one circuit configured to report errors via at least one reporting register. In this example, the machine check architecture also includes and/or represents at least one error-injection register configured to cause the circuit to inject at least one fabricated error report into the reporting register in response to a write operation performed by the agent on at least one bit of the error-injection register. Various other devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US12135623B2
In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a query from a client and determining a query plan for the query. The query plan comprises one or more query operators for executing at least a portion of the query on a database. The method also includes sending the one or more query operators to one or more computing nodes for the one or more computing nodes to execute the one or more query operators on one or more data fragments of the database. In this example, each computing node of the one or more computing nodes hosts a respective data fragment of the one or more data fragments. Further, the method includes detecting an error in executing a first query operator by a first computing node on a first data fragment, and sending, in response to detecting the error, the first query operator to a replacement computing node for executing on the first data fragment hosted by the spare computing node.
US12135613B2
A standby site is periodically synchronized to a primary site. The synchronizing includes copying blocks of a source volume at the primary site that have changed since a last synchronization to the standby site, and a bitmap specifying locations of the changed blocks. A synthetic full copy of the source volume is generated at the standby site. The synthetic full backup is validated by using the bitmap to identify locations on the synthetic full backup to verify. These locations correspond to the changed blocks. A progress of the validation is tracked. A user can specify a threshold percentage value of data that upon being validated indicates that the standby site is ready to assume production operation from the primary site. A readiness of the standby site to assume production operation is reported based on the progress of the validation and the threshold percentage value.
US12135608B2
A memory circuit includes: a memory configured to store a data unit and parity bits, the parity bits including data parity bits based on the data unit and write address parity bits based on a write address associated with the stored data unit; a write address port configured to receive the write address for the stored data unit; a first decoding circuit configured to determine when a data error exists based on the stored data unit and the data parity bits; a second decoding circuit configured to generate a decoded write address from a read address and the write address parity bits; and an error detecting circuit configured to determine when an address error exists based on a comparison of the decoded write address to the read address.
US12135604B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for proactive service health detection. An example method may include receiving, by a first computing system, first data associated with a first application at a first time and second data associated with the first application at a second time. The example method may also include receiving an indication of an anomaly associated with the first application at the second time. The example method may also include comparing, by a first natural language processing model on the first computing system, the second data and the first data. The example method may also include determining, by the first natural language processing model and based on the comparison, a first difference indicative that a portion of the first data is different than a same portion of the second data. The example method may also include receiving third data associated with the first application. The example method may also include determining, by the first natural language processing model, that the first difference exists in the third data. The example method may also include automatically initiating a first action to prevent or mitigate a second anomaly associated with the first application.
US12135603B2
Energy consumption associated with users of a distributed computing system can be monitored using tracing according to some examples described herein. In one such example, a system can execute tracing software configured to track usage of a software service and generate tracing information. The tracing information cant attribute the usage of the software service to a group of users. The system can analyze the tracing information to determine a portion of the usage to attribute to a given user. The system can then determine an energy consumption estimate for the user, for example based on the portion of the usage associated with the user and an energy consumption amount associated with the software service. A graphical user interface can be generated indicating the energy consumption estimate for the user.
US12135588B2
A mobile computing device includes: a housing having a front face, an opposing back face, and side walls joining the front and back faces; a microphone supported within the housing; and an acoustic channel extending between the microphone and an exterior of the housing, the acoustic channel defined by: (i) a microphone port traversing one of the side walls; (ii) a membrane assembly affixed to a first inner housing surface around the microphone port; and (iii) an isolation plate affixed to a second inner housing surface surrounding at least a portion of the first inner housing surface, the isolation plate having a channel opening therethrough and configured to engage with the membrane assembly.
US12135583B2
A display device includes a display panel including a first display area having first pixels, and a second display area having second pixels. The display device includes a lower member below the display panel, a supporting member extended to the display panel, and a first slide module disposed between the lower member and the supporting member, the first slide module enabling the lower member and the supporting member to move relative to each other in a direction. The second display area protrudes beyond the lower member in the direction due to a movement by the first slide module. A number of first pixels per a unit area of the first display area is greater than a number of second pixels per the unit area of the second display area.
US12135574B2
A compound semiconductor integrated circuit is disclosed, which includes biasing circuitry for generating a bias voltage at a bias output node. The biasing circuitry comprises a first circuit branch configured to extend between a defined voltage and a supply voltage. The first circuit branch includes a first transistor configured as a current source to generate a defined current in the first circuit branch and a controllably variable resistance. The bias output node is coupled to the first circuit branch at a first node which is between the controllably variable resistance and the first transistor. The biasing circuitry is operable so that the resistance value of the controllably variable resistance varies with a control voltage so as to vary the value of the bias voltage.
US12135561B2
The invention relates to a self-moving device, including: a housing, a movement module configured to drive the housing to move, a drive module configured to drive the movement module to move, and a control module configured to control the self-moving device. A non-contact obstacle recognition sensor assembly is disposed on the housing. After the obstacle recognition sensor assembly detects that an obstacle exists in a movement direction, the control module controls the self-moving device to continue moving and steer until the obstacle is avoided. The movement direction is a forward driving direction of the self-moving device.
US12135553B2
This application describes systems, devices, computer readable media, and methods for the function and operation of robotic carts. A robotic cart may include a base component configured for the receipt of a payload, a battery unit, and a mobility apparatus. The robotic cart may include a handlebar component coupled with the base component. The handlebar unit may include a sensor unit configured to transmit a hand detection message when the handlebar unit is grasped by one or more hands and to transmit a force direction message indicating a two-dimensional direction associated with a directional force applied by one or more hands. The robotic cart may be configured to map the area around it and to autonomously move the robotic cart along a path to perform a task.
US12135549B2
Systems and methods for providing information regarding particulate matter within an aircraft engine
Provided is a tangible computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a hardware processor of an aircraft, causes the hardware processor to execute a method. The method includes receiving, from an engine particulate sensor of the aircraft, a measure of particulate matter in a gas path of the engine during flight of the aircraft. The method also includes presenting to a pilot of the aircraft, a visualization of the particulate matter measure, wherein the visualization supports a navigation of the aircraft responsive to the presence of the particulate matter.
US12135548B2
A remote operating device including a steering unit configured to steer a mobile body, a display unit configured to display steering information, and a control unit. The control unit includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to receive actual steering information regarding the mobile body, acquire steering information for steering the steering unit, determine a difference between the actual steering information regarding the mobile body and the steering information for steering the steering unit, and cause the steering information for steering the steering unit and the actual steering information regarding the mobile body to be displayed on the display unit based on the difference.
US12135545B2
Systems and methods for scheduling maintenance of equipment include collecting pre-emptive maintenance data associated with a pre-emptive maintenance task associated with a component of equipment, collecting preventive maintenance data associated with a scheduled preventive maintenance task associated with the component or another component, applying a model to predict a failure time value associated with a future failure of the component, analyzing the data and the time value to determine an optimal time to perform a maintenance event, and using that optimal time to schedule the next maintenance event. Determining the optimal time includes minimizing a total cost of the maintenance.
US12135534B2
A fuel supply control apparatus configured to supply carbon dioxide-origin fuel to a power generation facility configured to generate electric power by at least using the carbon dioxide-origin fuel and a common fuel different from the carbon dioxide-origin fuel. The fuel supply control apparatus includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to set a supply time and supply amount of the carbon dioxide-origin fuel to be supplied to the power generation facility. The electronic control unit is configured to acquire fuel information on a use fuel including the common fuel and the carbon dioxide-origin fuel to be used in the power generation facility. The electronic control unit is configured to variably adjust and set each of the supply time and the supply amount based on the fuel information.
US12135519B2
A power supply apparatus including a switching element configured to supply or cut off electric power to a primary coil of a transformer by a switching operation, and a control unit configured to control the switching operation. The control unit is configured to perform intermittent control of repeating a switching period for performing the switching operation and a stop period for stopping the switching operation. In the switching period, when the control unit performs the switching operation a predetermined number of times, the switching period is transitioned to the stop period. In the stop period, when the control unit determines that a voltage output from a secondary coil of the transformer falls below a target voltage, the stop period is transitioned to the switching period. The control unit is configured to change the switching operation based on a length of the stop period.
US12135516B2
An image forming apparatus, temperature control method, and temperature control device are provided. The apparatus includes the device, which acquires a first temperature difference between a temperature estimation value of a fixer, which is obtained by simulating a member temperature of a temperature control target serving as a heat capacitor-resistor circuit at an initial stage of operation of the fixer, and a detected temperature detected by a temperature sensor, and acquires a second temperature difference between a temperature estimation value of the fixer, which is obtained during an operation after the first temperature difference is acquired, and a detected temperature. The device calculates a difference between the first temperature difference and the second temperature difference, determines that the detected temperature is abnormal in response to the difference being equal to or greater than a threshold value, and performs temperature control for correcting a target temperature of the member temperature.
US12135512B2
In an image forming apparatus, a drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a developing device, a drum cleaner, a waste toner tube, and a flange. The waste toner tube includes a first end portion communicating with the drum cleaner and a second end portion connected to the flange. The developing device includes a protruding portion facing the flange. The cushion member is located between the flange and the protruding portion. The cushion member allows a cartridge mounting part of the developing device to move with respect to the flange in a case where the developing device moves with respect to the photosensitive drum.
US12135507B2
Provided is an electrophotographic member that includes a surface with excellent abrasion resistance and allows toner to have an increased charge amount, thereby eliciting uniform and high transfer efficiency. This electrophotographic member is provided with a surface layer including at least one of an acrylic resin and methacrylic resin, the surface layer further including a positively chargeable charge control agent, wherein a surface of the surface layer is free from a convex portion having a height of more than 15 μm resulting from the charge control agent.
US12135501B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a photoresist layer over a substrate, including combining a first precursor and a second precursor in a vapor state to form a photoresist material, and depositing the photoresist material over the substrate. A protective layer is formed over the photoresist layer. The photoresist layer is selectively exposed to actinic radiation through the protective layer to form a latent pattern in the photoresist layer. The protective layer is removed, and the latent pattern is developed by applying a developer to the selectively exposed photoresist layer to form a pattern.
US12135499B2
A reticle enclosure includes a base including a first surface, a cover including a second surface and disposed on the base, wherein the base and the cover form an internal space therebetween to include a reticle, and a layer of elastomer or gelatinous material disposed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, wherein the layer of elastomer or gelatinous material is disposed between the base and the cover and contacts either the base or the cover.
US12135493B2
A camera module disclosed in the embodiment includes a light emitting portion and an image sensor, wherein the light emitting portion includes a light source, a first lens portion disposed on the light source, a reflective member reflecting light emitted from the light source, and a driving member for moving the first lens portion between the light source and the reflective member, wherein the reflective member includes a plurality of mirrors, and the plurality of mirrors may be arranged to be tiltable within a predetermined angle range from a reference angle.
US12135486B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a driving substrate, a display panel, and a manufacturing method of the driving substrate. In the driving substrate, a first electrode is connected to a first thin film transistor; a photosensitive diode includes a first semiconductor layer and an intrinsic semiconductor layer sequentially disposed on the first electrode, the intrinsic semiconductor layer wraps the first semiconductor layer and the first electrode; and a second conductive layer is disposed on the photosensitive diode. The second conductive layer includes a second electrode, and the second electrode covers the photosensitive diode.
US12135482B2
In a design stage of post spacers of a display panel, the present application generates a post spacer array pattern that meets requirements of a user according to a drawing layer data, a ratio data, and a positioning mode data of each of types of the post spacers determined by the user. This realizes an intelligent design of the post spacers of the display panel and eliminates manual judgments and modifications, thereby increasing efficiency and accuracy of a design process of the post spacers of the display panel.
US12135481B2
The present invention is related to a display panel and an electronic display device. The present invention adds a second metal layer in a transfer pad region, so an upper surface of a second insulating layer in a bus line region is flush with an upper surface of the second insulating layer in the transfer pad region. In addition, a distance between the upper surface of the second insulating layer in the bus line region and an upper surface of a first substrate is less than a distance between a highest point of an upper surface of a first electrode layer in the transfer pad region and the upper surface of the first substrate.
US12135476B2
A display device includes a display unit that displays a biological image and a transparent protective plate disposed on a front surface of the display unit. In the display device, an uneven structure having unevenness with a pitch and a height smaller than a wavelength of visible light is formed on any one or more of a front surface side of the protective plate, a back surface side of the protective plate, and a front surface side of the display unit, and an anti-glare (AG) structure having an AG function is formed on any one or more of the front surface side of the protective plate, the back surface side of the protective plate, and the front surface side of the display unit. The present technology can be applied to a display device that displays a biological image.
US12135474B2
A display device includes a cover panel having a display area and a peripheral area that differs from the display area, a display panel facing at least the display area of the cover panel, a support having a plurality of side walls that support the peripheral area of the cover panel, and an adhesive tape and an adhesive bonding the cover panel to the support.
US12135471B2
A system includes an electronic contact lens that can detect eye gestures for initiating various actions. The electronic contact lens includes integrated sensors for obtaining sensor measurements characterizing eye motion. The sensor measurements are processed to detect gestures mapped to specific actions such as changing a power state of the electronic contact lens, activating or deactivating a user interface or other feature, or selecting an item from a virtual menu. The eye gestures may involve the user sequentially performing a first saccade quickly followed by a second saccade in an opposite direction from the first saccade.
US12135467B2
An optical imaging lens assembly is provided, along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, sequentially includes: a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having refractive power, and an object-side surface of the second lens being a convex surface; a third lens having refractive power, an object-side surface of the third lens being a convex surface, and an image-side surface of the third lens being a convex surface; and a fourth lens having refractive power. Half of a maximum field-of-view Semi-FOV of the optical imaging lens assembly and a maximum incident angle of a chief ray CRAmax of the optical imaging lens assembly to an electronic photosensitive component satisfy: 2.5
US12135453B2
A supercontinuum source including a pump source and a supercontinuum generator configured for receiving electromagnetic radiation derived from the pump source and for generating supercontinuum radiation, the supercontinuum generator including a nonlinear microstructured optical fibre having a core region comprising silica. The core region includes a dopant selected to reduce light-induced non-bridging oxygen hole centre loss in the nonlinear microstructured optical fibre.
US12135448B2
A method for making a backlight unit for LCD displays is disclosed, involving a thin and flexible light transmissive sheet with first and second broad-area surfaces, and opposing first and second edges. A patterned light extraction area, comprising a two-dimensional pattern of microstructures, and a light mixing area, are formed on the sheet. A side-emitting LED strip is provided, with a flexible printed circuit, a linear array of side-emitting LED packages, and electrical contacts for power supply connection. The circuit's major surface is oriented parallel to the sheet and positioned in contact with one broad-area surface. A reflector is placed on one side of the sheet. The circuit and part of the light mixing area are covered with an opaque, heat-conductive housing. The light mixing area's width exceeds the sheet's thickness, and the light-emitting surface of each LED package is at least 1.5 times the sheet's thickness.
US12135447B2
There is provided a projection display, and a method for illuminating a projection display. The projection display comprising a waveguide comprising an input grating having a plurality of linear diffractive features, the input grating configured to couple in light into the waveguide, and an array of LEDs configured to form an illumination pupil which is optically relayed as an input pupil onto the input grating, such that at the input grating the input pupil has a shape that is larger in a direction parallel to the linear diffractive features than in a direction perpendicular to the linear diffractive features.
US12135415B2
A system includes a hinge structure. The hinge structure includes four support posts and four hinges, each hinge coupled to an edge of a support post and to a plate of the hinge structure, where each hinge includes two 90° turns. The system also includes a mirror coupled to the hinge structure and an electrode structure coupled to the hinge structure.
US12135413B2
Methods and systems are provided for microscope auto-focusing. In one example, a method for microscope auto-focusing comprises: acquiring a plurality of contrast samples of an imaged subject; modeling a contrast distribution based on the plurality of contrast samples; acquiring an additional contrast sample based on the contrast distribution; modeling a corrected contrast distribution based on the additional contrast sample and the plurality of contrast samples; and focusing the imaged subject based on the corrected contrast distribution.
US12135411B2
A confocal microscope system includes a light source configured to form a light beam, a scanning unit, and an objective lens. The scanning unit is in the form of a mechanically driven scanning unit with a controllable scanning trajectory, and is configured to direct the light beam through the scanning trajectory. The objective lens defines a pupil plane and a focal plane. The light beam is directed from the scanning unit to the objective lens. The confocal microscope system is configured for multi-color line-scanning confocal microscopy, and implements multi-color fluorescence imaging without laser excitation crosstalk.
US12135408B2
The present disclosure discloses a camera lens assembly including a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens. The first lens has negative refractive power, and an image-side surface thereof is concave; the second lens has negative refractive power, an object-side surface thereof is convex, and an image-side surface thereof is concave; the third lens has positive refractive power, and an image-side surface thereof is convex; the fourth lens has refractive power; the fifth lens has refractive power; and the sixth lens has positive refractive power. An effective focal length f1 of the first lens and an effective focal length f3 of the third lens satisfy −1
US12135404B2
Methods and assemblies for use with snow sensors and snow sensor mechanisms, such as snow removal systems, as well as component combinations and related methods.
US12135402B2
A method and system for identifying one or more petrophysical properties in a formation. The method and system may include disposing a pulsed-neutron logging tool into a borehole that is disposed in a formation, emitting a neutron from a neutron source on the pulsed-neutron logging tool into the formation, and capturing one or more gammas expelled from formation in response to the neutron from the neutron source to form a plurality of pulsed neutron logging (PNL) measurements in a log. The method and system may further include comparing the log to a database with a cost function to form a solution; and identifying a plurality of petrophysical properties based at least in part on the solution.
US12135393B2
A lidar device comprises: a laser emitting unit for including a plurality of VCSEL elements emitting a laser beam; a metasurface for including a plurality of beam steering cells arranged in a form of two-dimensional array by a row direction and a column direction, wherein the plurality of beam steering cells guide the laser beam by using nanopillars; wherein the nanopillars included in the plurality of beam steering cells form a subwavelength pattern, wherein the increase of an attribute related to at least one of the width, height, and number per unit length of the nanopillars is repetitive along the direction from the center of the metasurface to the position of the row corresponding to the plurality of beam steering cells.
US12135392B2
A LIDAR sensor including an optical transmitting unit configured to emit a scanning beam in the direction of an optical axis of the optical transmitting unit, an optical receiving unit configured to receive the reflected scanning beam after the scanning beam has been reflected in the surroundings, a deflection optical system including a first mirror surface and a second mirror surface, the optical axis of the optical transmitting unit being directed onto the first mirror surface, and the optical axis of the optical receiving unit being directed onto the second mirror surface, the optical transmitting unit and the optical receiving unit being situated in an optical path of the LIDAR sensor on a shared first side of the deflection optical system, and a scanning unit situated in the optical path of the LIDAR sensor on a second side of the deflection optical system and configured to guide the scanning beam.
US12135388B2
FMCW radar, method for processing digital signals, and characterization information detection method
A method for processing digital signals is provided. In the method, a plurality of digital signals corresponding to radar signals received by a receiving terminal are superposed, so as to reduce noise caused by environmental interference. Therefore, according to an output signal obtained after the superposition, accurate characterization information of a to-be-detected object can be obtained.
US12135375B2
Systems and methods for object detection. Object detection may be used to control autonomous vehicle(s). For example, the methods comprise: obtaining, by a computing device, a LiDAR dataset generated by a LiDAR system of the autonomous vehicle; and using, by the computing device. The LiDAR dataset and image(s) are used to detect an object that is in proximity to the autonomous vehicle. The object is detected by: computing a distribution of object detections that each point of the LiDAR dataset is likely to be in; creating a plurality of segments of LiDAR data points using the distribution of object detections; and detecting the object in a point cloud defined by the LiDAR dataset based on the plurality of segments of LiDAR data points. The object detection may be used to facilitate at least one autonomous driving operation.
US12135368B2
A sensor assembly including a sensor, a sensor housing that carries the sensor, a mounting member that pivotally engages with the sensor housing, an adjustment member for selecting an angular position of the sensor housing relative to the mounting member, and a locking mechanism for locking the sensor housing at the selected angular position relative to the mounting member. The adjustment member is moveable relative to the mounting member between a first location and a second location, and engages with the sensor housing to pivot the sensor housing about a pivot axis relative to the mounting member between a first angular position and a second angular position.
US12135362B2
A magnetic resonance (MR) image may be created from MR data by receiving the MR data, applying a transform to the MR data, where a result of the applying is an image space representation of the MR data, determining a wrapped phase map of the image space representation of the MR data, obtaining an unwrapped phase map based on the wrapped phase map, scaling the unwrapped phase map into a B0 field map, reconstructing the MR image based on the MR data, correcting the MR image based on the B0 field map, and outputting the MR image. The scaling may be free of accounting for effects on the MR data by artifact sources secondary to B0 field inhomogeneities.
US12135359B2
A method, an apparatus and a computer device for detecting an open circuit fault are provided. The sample data of the electrical signal at the primary side of the transformer in the CLLLC resonant bidirectional DC/DC converter is performed with spectrum analysis to obtain a first frequency, and whether an open circuit fault occurs in the CLLLC resonant bidirectional DC/DC converter can be determined according to the first frequency and an actual switching frequency.
US12135358B2
An apparatus and method for measuring energy cell impedance. Time sequences representing each of a repetitive signal, an orthogonal-phase-repetitive signal at the characterizing frequency, and at least one term of a power series polynomial are generated. One of a current or voltage corresponding to the repetitive signal is applied to an energy cell. Contemporaneously with the applying, measured values of a current or voltage are measured. A set of correlation values between the measured values and the generated time sequences are determined. The set of correlation values are transformed into a set of fitted coefficients of a repetitive signal component and an orthogonal-phase-repetitive signal component at a characterizing frequency. An impedance of the energy cell at the characterizing frequency is determined based on a ratio of the fitted coefficients for the orthogonal-phase-repetitive component to the repetitive signal component.
US12135356B2
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for diagnosing a state of a battery pack, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for diagnosing a state of a battery pack based on a SOC of a battery module included in the battery pack. According to the present disclosure, since the SOC of the battery module corresponding to an induced abnormal situation is estimated and the state of each battery module is diagnosed based on the estimated SOC, a risk factor that may occur in the battery module may be diagnosed in advance.
US12135350B2
Herein disclosed are an electronic component testing system and a time certification method. The electronic component testing system comprising a testing device and an interface device. The testing device comprises a backboard, and the backboard electrically connected to at least one test board and comprising a time certification component. The interface device, electrically connected to the testing device, provides a test instruction. Wherein the time certification component stores an authorization start time and an authorization end time. Wherein the testing device starts a test procedure according to the test instruction, the time certification component updates the authorization start time to a first stop time of the test procedure after the test procedure is completed.
US12135349B2
A docking device for coupling a test device (31) or storage device (30) (first device) for interface units (33) for testing electronic components to at least one handling unit (32) for handling and/or transporting interface units (33) (second device), has a first docking element (1) and a second docking element (2), the first docking element (1) being movable relative to the second docking element (2) and being fixable in an end position. A sensor arrangement is provided for detecting the end position of the first docking element (1) relative to the second docking element (2) on the side of the first device and/or on the side of the second device.
US12135341B2
An open-loop electrical current transducer for measuring an electrical current flowing in a primary conductor, includes a magnetic circuit core with an air-gap, and a magnetic field sensing device positioned at least partially in the air-gap, the magnetic field sensing device including a circuit board, a first magnetic field detector in the form of an ASIC mounted on the circuit board, and a second magnetic field detector in the form of a conductive pick-up coil formed on two or more layers in or on the circuit board. The outputs of the first and second magnetic field detectors are connected to a signal processing circuit generating an output signal representative of the electrical current, the output of the ASIC representing a low frequency (LF) channel and the output of the pick-up coil representing a high frequency (HF) channel.
US12135338B2
Proposed are a probe head for testing, through a probe, a pattern formed on a wafer, and a probe card having the same. More particularly, proposed are a probe head in which formation of a guide hole into which a probe is inserted and insertion of the probe therein are facilitated, and a probe card having the same.
US12135335B2
A wafer probe station system for reliability testing of a semiconductor wafer. The wafer probe station is capable of interfacing with interchangeable modules for testing of semiconductor wafers. The wafer probe station can be used with different interchangeable modules for wafer testing. Modules, such as probe card positioners and air-cooled rail systems, for example, can be mounted or docked to the probe station. The wafer probe station is also provided with a front loading mechanism having a rotatable arm that rotates at least partially out of the probe station chamber for wafer loading.
US12135334B2
A magnetic sensor configured to detect a rotation of an object includes at least one sensor element configured to generate at least one sensor signal based on a magnetic field that is modulated by the rotation of the object; a sensor circuit configured to generate a data transmission signal based on the at least one sensor signal, wherein the data transmission signal comprises a plurality of data transmission blocks; and a memory configured to store transmission block status information indicative of whether or not one of the plurality of data transmission blocks has been triggered for transmission. The sensor circuit is configured to detect an interrupt event that disrupts the transmission of the data transmission signal and avoid a complete loss of a data transmission block due to the detected interrupt event based on the transmission block status information present at a time the interrupt event is detected.
US12135332B2
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an isolated mutant human estrogen receptor alpha (hERα) that may be used in methods of drug discovery. The isolated mutant hERα can include a DNA-binding domain (DBD), a ligand-binding domain (LBD), and an interface between the DBD and the LBD, wherein at least one tryptophan residue is mutated to a phenylalanine residue.
US12135316B2
The present disclosure describes a computer implemented method, a system, and a computer program product of controlling the purification of a macromolecule solution via real-time multi-angle light scattering.
US12135305B2
There is provided a biosensor for measuring a measuring target substance in a sample comprising an insulating substrate, an electrode pair provided on the insulating substrate, and a reagent that includes an oxidoreductase and an electron transfer substance and is provided at least on a working electrode of the electrode pair, wherein the working electrode is composed of one or more kinds of nickel alloys selected from the group consisting of a nickel-ruthenium alloy, a nickel-tungsten alloy, and a nickel-vanadium alloy.
US12135294B2
An imaging device configured to image a printed state of a target surface of a target object for inspection includes: a first light source; a diffuser including an inner periphery surface covered with a diffuse reflection material, and configured to diffusely reflect light emitted from the first light source and emit diffusely reflected light to the target surface; and a line sensor configured to receive light resulting from reflecting the diffusely reflected light from the target surface.
US12135286B1
An optical biomodule for detecting a disease specific biomarker(s), utilizing enhanced fluorescence emission (due to integration of (three-dimensional (3-D) structures in a fluidic container) upon chemical binding/coupling of a disease specific biomarker(s) with its corresponding disease specific biomarker binder(s) is disclosed. The three-dimensional (3-D) structure(s) may be coupled with an optical resonator and/or a photonic crystal and/or a metamaterial and/or a metamaterial of Epsilon-Near-Zero (ENZ) of a suitable wavelength range. Furthermore, a laser source to induce fluorescence may include a quantum dot laser or Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC).
US12135285B2
Methods and systems for optimal capture of a multi-channel image in a LSPR spectrometry is described herein. The method comprises 1) finding a plurality of valid groupings of channels, 2) determining total capture times for each valid grouping of channels, 3) determining a measure of exposure sub-optimality, 4) estimating the expected error in peak wavelength for each valid grouping, 5) finding an optimal grouping of channels by identifying the grouping with the lowest estimate of expected error in peak wavelength and 6) capturing a subsequent multi-channel image using the optimal grouping.
US12135282B2
The present disclosure provides a method of analyzing an area of interest of a sample material which comprises directing a first radiation to a first area of interest, the first radiation having frequencies within a terahertz frequency range. The method also comprises receiving a first signal THz1 being a quantity related to radiation received from the first area of interest in response to directing the first radiation to the first area of interest, the first signal THz1 being dependent on a first property and on a second property of the first area of interest. Further, the method comprises directing a second radiation to the first area of interest, the second radiation having frequencies within a frequency range that is different to that of the first radiation. In addition, the method comprises receiving a second signal IR1 being a quantity related to radiation received from the first area interest in response to directing the second radiation to the first area of interest, the second signal IR1 being dependent on the second property of the first area of interest. The method also comprises scaling or co-registering times of flight associated with the first signal THz1 and the second signal IR1 such that the scaled co-registered time of flight corresponds to matching depths within the sample material. Further, the method comprises analyzing the first signal THz1 using the second signal IR1 to identify first information indicative of the first property of the first area of interest.
US12135278B2
Some examples herein include systems and methods of creating standards of gemstones of various classifications, which may display certain characteristics of the various classifications when excited by ultraviolet radiation and fluoresce in response. In some examples, a set of standards are created using fluorescent material, filters, and a radiation source to compare against a sample gemstone. In some examples, specific Light Emitting Diodes are selected to illuminate the gemstone samples under analysis.
US12135277B1
Provided are a cooperative polarization skylight background radiation measurement device and method, belonging to the field of polarized radiation remote sensing. The device includes a measurement probe, a lower computer control system, a two-dimensional turntable, a base and data transmission interface, as well as an upper computer. The method includes the following steps: the cooperative skylight background radiation polarization measurement device is initialized, a polarization wheel is returned to a zero position, and dark noise is collected by a double-path spectrometer; then a measurement mode is selected for measurement; and finally, spectral polarization data of each wave band acquired by the double-path spectrometer and a division-of-focal plane polarization camera is transmitted to the upper computer through a data line, original spectral light intensity data is calculated according to a measurement principle, and finally a degree of polarization and an azimuth angle of polarization are obtained.
US12135246B2
A wirelessly powered resistive sensor is presented. The sensor includes: an antenna; a parametric resonator and a resistive loop circuit. The parametric resonator is configured to receive a pumping signal from the antenna and operable to oscillate at two frequencies. The resistive loop circuit is inductively coupled to the parametric resonator, such that oscillation frequency of the parametric resonator changes (e.g., linearly) with changes in resistance of the resistance loop circuit. The resistance of the resistor in the resistive loop circuit approximately equals the impedance of the resistive loop circuit at one resonance frequency of the parametric resonator. The resistive sensor may further include a resonator enhancer circuit arranged adjacent to the parametric resonator and operates to resonate at frequency of the pumping signal.
US12135243B2
A security device, such as a passive infra-red motion detector (1) is provided with a plurality of fasteners (15, 25). One fastener (25) removably fastens a lens (4) to a housing of the passive infra-red detector, such that the lens (4) can be removed from the outside of the housing, whilst the other fastener (15) fastens a front section (2) of the housing to the rear section (3). Both fasteners (15, 25) are transparent/translucent and act as light guides.
US12135240B2
Summary: The invention relates to a temperature sensor, full-A magnetic element (3) that has at least one magnetic Layer (1), its magnetic properties depend on the temperature characterized in that—The magnetic layer (1) has a vortex-shaped magnetization distribution with a magnetic vortex core (2) has, wherein the vortex-shaped magnetization distribution is formed in a layer plane and the vortex core (2) is formed perpendicular to the layer plane,—An excitation unit (15) which is used to excite the vortex-shaped Magnetization distribution to a gyrotropic magnetization motion is provided,—A detection unit (16) for detecting a resonance frequency the gyrotropic magnetization movement is provided and—An evaluation unit (19) for determining a temperature from the resonance frequency of the gyrotropic magnetization movement is provided.
US12135239B2
An optical assembly is disclosed including two laterally variable bandpass optical filters stacked at a fixed distance from each other, so that the upstream filter functions as a spatial filter for the downstream filter. The lateral displacement may cause a suppression of the Oblique beam when transmission passbands at impinging locations of the oblique beam onto the upstream and downstream filters do not overlap. A photodetector array may be disposed downstream of the downstream filter. The optical assembly may be coupled via a variety of optical conduits or optical fibers for spectroscopic measurements of a flowing sample.
US12135228B2
A menu navigation engine that enables user configuration of a vortex flowmeter. The vortex flowmeter includes a memory device and a processor, among other hardware components. Software instructions stored on the memory device and executable by the processor implement the menu navigation engine by displaying use case identifiers on the user interface, receiving selections of use case identifiers via the user interface, generating a formatted hierarchical tree of vortex flowmeter configuration nodes associated with the selected use case, and displaying the generated tree on the user interface.
US12135226B2
A giant magnetoresistance (GMR) element is provided for use in a magnetic multi-turn sensor in which the free layer, that is, the layer that changes its magnetization direction in response to an external magnetic field so as to provide a resistance change, is thick enough to provide good shape anisotropy without exhibiting an AMR effect. To achieve this, at least a portion of the free layer comprises a plurality of layers of at least two different materials, specifically, a plurality of layers of at least a first material that is ferromagnetic and a plurality of layers of at least a second material that is known not to exhibit an AMR effect and that does not interfere with the GMR effect of the layers of ferromagnetic material.
US12135213B1
A sensor device having one or more sensor elements to provide first positioning information indicative sensor device position with respect to an object of interest is detachably mounted to an appliance on which the object is disposed. A moveable member of the appliance is actuated to effect change in relative positioning of the sensor device and object while one or more appliance-integrated sensor components generate second positioning information indicative of change in spatial position of the moveable member. A processing unit synthesizes, from the first and second positioning information, third positioning information indicative of a spatial position of at least one of the sensor device or the moveable member after actuation of the moveable member.
US12135209B2
An inspection device is disclosed herein. In various embodiments, the inspection system device comprises: a support structure; a motor, a shaft operably coupled to the motor, the shaft extending from a first side of the support structure to a second side of the support structure, the shaft configured to couple to a bladed rotor; and a scanner moveably coupled to the support structure, the scanner configured to generate a three-dimensional model for the bladed rotor.
US12135201B2
In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of performing circulating tumor cell (CTC) analysis. In general, the method includes flowing a sample through a CTC microfluidic platform, deforming a CTC within the sample, measuring CTC deformation through an imprint of the deformed CTC, processing data related to the measuring, and at least one of identifying or characterizing parameters related to the data that enables at least one of detection of CTCs, enumeration of CTCs in the sample, characterization of biophysical properties, CTC cell size, CTC cell membrane deformability, stresses on CTC cell membranes, adhesion stress on CTC cells, normal stress of CTC cells, or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the flowing includes passing the sample through at least one channel of the CTC microfluidic platform having a constricted section.
US12135168B2
A method of densification of refractory material in a gap between a tap hole sleeve of a furnace and a surround block of the furnace, the surround block surrounding the tap hole sleeve, the method comprising, includes positioning a tool in the gap, the tool including a support having opposing surfaces and a sidewall connecting the opposing surfaces, the opposing surfaces having an arcuate shape, a plurality of elongated members extending from one of the opposing surfaces, and a connector arranged on the other of the opposing surfaces. The gap is filled with dry material, and vibration is applied to the tool to densify the dry material.
US12135161B2
A cooler including a cabinet defining an interior volume for storing a perishable product. A cold plate is disposed within the cabinet, and the cold plate is configured to absorb heat within the cabinet. The cooler further includes a defrosting system that includes a sensor configured to detect a presence of frost on a surface of the cold plate, a heating element affixed to the surface of the cold plate that is configured to at least partially melt frost on the cold plate, and a control unit configured to selectively activate and deactivate the heating element when the presence of frost is determined by the sensor.
US12135155B2
A temperature control system according to one embodiment includes: a refrigeration apparatus in which a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator are connected in this order for circulating a refrigerant; a fluid circulation apparatus that causes a fluid to be heat-exchanged in the evaporator, then sends the fluid to a temperature control object, and again causes the fluid having passed through the temperature control object to be heat-exchanged in the evaporator, the fluid circulation apparatus having a heater at a position downstream of the temperature control object and upstream of the evaporator; and a control apparatus. The control apparatus activates the heater to heat the fluid by the heater, when the fluid circulation apparatus has become in a no-load operation state or a no-load-operation transition operation state, wherein the no-load operation state is a state in which the fluid and the temperature control object do not heat-exchange, the no-load-operation transition operation state is a state that is in transition to the no-load operation state.
US12135147B2
A heater system includes an integrated heater device and a control system. The integrated heater device includes a thermocouple for measuring temperature and one or more multiportion resistive elements that are operable as heaters to create a temperature differential between the fluid and air to detect the fluid, and as sensors to measure a fluid level. The control device operates the integrated heater device as a sensor or heater based on one or more performance characteristics of the heater system and self-calibrates the heater device.
US12135142B2
A system for ventilation, dehumidification, and cooling includes an outdoor unit dehumidifying and cooling introduced outside air; and an indoor unit connected to the outdoor unit to perform ventilation, in which the outdoor unit includes a dehumidification rotor, an evaporative cooler, an evaporative condenser, a ventilation damper, a heating unit, and a controller operating and stopping at least one of the dehumidification rotor, the evaporative cooler, the evaporative condenser, the ventilation damper, or the heating unit.
US12135141B2
A dehumidifier system is provided. The dehumidifier system may include a condensate tank and a dehumidifier. The dehumidifier may be positionable between at least one deployed position and at least one stowed position relative to the condensate tank. The condensate tank and the dehumidifier may telescope relative to each other. The dehumidifier system, or portions thereof, may include one or more stacking structures.
US12135135B2
A water heating and treatment system includes a water heater, a hot water outflow line from the water heater, and a cold water supply line to supply water to the water heater. The cold water supply line includes at least one of an anti-scale device, and a UV sanitation lamp. A mixing station supplies a temperature regulated heated water to one or multiple temperature zones. The water heater, the anti-scale device, the UV sanitation lamp, and the mixing station are contained in a single enclosure having at least one transparent wall through which components can be viewed. A method for treating hot water to suppress pathogens and undesired bacterial content in a domestic water system is also described.
US12135131B2
The disclosure includes a portable fire pit comprising a housing, a first pair of wheels operatively coupled to a front portion of the housing, a second pair of wheels operatively coupled to a rear portion of the housing, and a fire pit coupled to a top portion of the housing, wherein the fire pit comprises at least one solid vertical wall. In some embodiments, the portable fire pit also includes a cover that converts to a table, as well as a suspension grate to hold firewood and a grill rack to hold food above the fire pit. The grill rack may be configured to be located at different heights above the fire pit, and may also be configured to rotate between positions directly over and to the side of the fire pit.
US12135130B2
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a nozzle for a fuel injector includes, a nozzle body defining a central axis from a nozzle inlet to a nozzle outlet. A first fuel circuit is defined in the nozzle body configured to issue a first fuel flow from a first outlet orifice into a combustor. A second fuel circuit is defined in the nozzle body radially outward from the first fuel circuit configured to issue a second fuel flow from a second outlet orifice at a prefilmer surface of the nozzle body. A third fuel circuit is defined in the nozzle body radially outward from the second fuel circuit configured to issue a third fuel flow from a third outlet orifice at the prefilmer surface of the nozzle body. In embodiments, the first fuel circuit, the second fuel circuit, and the third fuel circuit can all be fluidly isolated from one another within the nozzle body.
US12135129B2
A gas turbine engine component includes a first surface and a second surface. The component further includes a dilution hole defined by the first surface and the second surface. The component further includes a first effusion hole and a second effusion hole each having an inlet defined by the second surface and an outlet defined by the first surface such that the outlet of the first effusion hole is located nearer to the dilution hole than the outlet of the second effusion hole.
US12135122B2
The present disclosure is directed to in grade light fixtures and recessed luminaires and subassemblies thereof, including, for example, a heat sink and pivot for a recessed luminaire, a gasket for the recessed luminaire, and an outer box and cover for installation of the recessed luminaire. The recessed luminaire comprises: a housing having an internal surface; and a light subassembly engaged with a thermally conductive body, the light subassembly having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the light subassembly is pivotally secured to a pivot arranged on, in, or proximate to the internal surface of the housing. The thermally conductive body is in thermal contact with the internal surface of the housing. The recessed luminaire further comprises a dehumidifier.
US12135116B1
The present disclosure refers to a light module for an exterior mirror of a vehicle, comprising a housing, a lens attached to the housing and including at least a first lens section that is configured to direct light in a first direction and a second lens section that is configured to direct light in a second direction, a light module printed circuit board (PCB) mounted within the housing, a first light emitting diode (LED) attached to the light module PCB, a plurality of second LEDs attached to the light module PCB and configured to emit light through the first lens section, and a light pipe mounted within the housing and configured to receive light emitted from the first LED and emit light through the second lens section.
US12135115B1
A smart projection vehicle lamp includes laser light sources, two-dimensional MEMS mirrors, focusing lenses, a reflective phosphor plate, a narrow-band blue light reflector, and a lens group. The two-dimensional MEMS mirrors are correspondingly arranged on paths of laser light beams of the laser light sources. The laser light beams are dynamically reflected by the two-dimensional MEMS mirrors. The reflective phosphor plate has a phosphor layer and a reflective layer located on one side of the phosphor layer. The narrow-band blue light reflector is disposed between the focusing lenses and the reflective phosphor plate, and has a reflective band and a transmissive band. The converged laser light beams are reflected by the reflective band and illuminate the reflective phosphor plate. The laser light beams excite the phosphor layer and are mixed into visible light reflected by the reflective layer and passes through the transmissive band to be emitted outward.
US12135111B2
A hydrogen tank for aircraft, including an inner vessel configured to contain hydrogen, first and second outer jacket domes having a semi-spherical shape and first L-shaped ends, a first semi-cylindrical outer jacket established on top of the first and second outer jacket domes, a second semi-cylindrical outer jacket established in the bottom of the first and second outer jacket domes. The first and second semi-cylindrical outer jackets include second L-shaped ends. The first and second L-shaped ends form L-shaped junctions to attach the first and second outer jacket domes to the first and second semi-cylindrical outer jackets.
US12135102B2
A swivel connector includes: an inner body having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the inner body defining an inner port at the second end for receiving a first fluid connection; and an outer body captively rotatable about the inner body, the outer body defining an outer port for receiving a second fluid connection, the inner body and the outer body cooperatively defining an annular passage therebetween, and the inner port extending within the inner body to the annular passage and the outer port extending within the outer body to the annular passage so as to form a passageway operable to permit a flow of fluid between the inner port and the outer port. The swivel connector of the present invention permits a first connected hose to swivel about a first axis that is perpendicular to a second axis with a second connected hose.
US12135100B2
An oscillating diaphragm valve is provided. The valve is configured such that, when the diaphragm is in a closed position, pressure of a fluid supply opens the valve, and when the diaphragm is in an open position, the pressure of the fluid closes the valve. The valve internals are formed as a single, enclosed piece, with openings provided only for supply and consumption. The pilot-operated diaphragm-type valve uses a return spring for the diaphragm that applies a biasing force to an outside surface of the valve internals. Additionally, an actuator is provided to selectively arrest the diaphragm in an open or closed position by applying force to a different outside surface of the valve internals.
US12135095B2
A valve device includes a housing, a stationary disk, a drive device, a shaft and a rotor. The stationary disk is fixed at an inside of the housing and has at least one flow passage hole. The shaft is rotated about a central axis by the drive device. The rotor increases or decreases an opening degree of the at least one flow passage hole. The rotor includes: a drive disk that slides relative to the stationary disk; and a lever that is fixed to the drive disk and couples between the drive disk and the shaft. A first torsion spring is placed between the housing and the shaft and urges the shaft relative to the housing in a circumferential direction around the central axis, and a second torsion spring is placed between the shaft and the lever and urges the lever relative to the shaft in the circumferential direction.
US12135088B2
A casing for a rotating machine includes a first fixed segment, and a second segment rotating along an axis of rotation (X-X). The first segment and the second segment are in contact along an interface provided with a sealing element. The sealing element is positioned in a housing connected to the internal volume of the casing, and also to the surrounding medium. The connection between the housing and the surrounding medium is made via a duct. The first casing segment or the second casing segment has a planer positioned at an outer end of the duct.
US12135076B1
An engine assembly is provided that includes a geartrain, a rotating structure and a support structure. The geartrain includes a sun gear, a ring gear, a plurality of intermediate gears and a carrier. The intermediate gears are arranged circumferentially about the axis in an array. Each of the intermediate gears are radially between and meshed with the sun gear and the ring gear. Each of the intermediate gears is rotatably mounted to the carrier. The carrier is rotatable about the axis. The rotating structure forms the carrier. The rotating structure includes a shaft and a rotating structure passage. The support structure circumscribes the shaft with a plenum formed by and radially between the support structure and the shaft. The support structure includes a support structure passage. The plenum fluidly couples the support structure passage to the rotating structure passage.
US12135074B1
A rotary power transmission device includes a device housing having an interior in which multiple gears are received for rotation, a clutch received within the device housing and having a clutch ring selectively engageable with one of the multiple gears, and an actuator having a coil and a plunger driven for movement along an axis and relative to the clutch ring. The plunger has a first position and a second position in which the clutch ring is engaged with one of the multiple gears. The plunger includes a first body formed at least partially from a magnetically responsive material, and includes a radially outer surface, a radially inner surface and a front face that is axially variable and arranged so that a radially outer portion of the front face is axially forward of a radially inner portion of the front face.
US12135066B2
Present embodiments provide various open coil spring assemblies which perform like an encased spring assembly. The embodiments have elastic lacings or connections which connect springs to springs or springs to lacings. Various spring embodiments are provided as well as various arrangements for the elastic lacings. All of these features improve compliance and stability while reducing motion transfer.
US12135065B2
A parking brake for a wheel rotor having a brake pad associated therewith includes a housing defining first and second passages. First and second pistons are provided in the respective first and second passages. Spindles extend into and are connected with each piston. A clutch unit is connected to the spindles and includes a motor. The clutch unit has a first condition allowing for rotation of the spindles in response to hydraulic pressure applied to the pistons such that the pistons are axially movable within the passages and relative to the spindles into engagement with the brake pad. The clutch unit has a second condition for rotating the spindles to drive the pistons into the brake pad and apply the parking brake.
US12135063B2
A slim type universal joint is used to transmit torque generated by an output/driving shaft and/or rotary motion on a rotation axis on a system of engine vehicles connected thereto into the output/driving shaft of a different axis and allows independent locking of the rotation axis. The slim type universal joint includes a locking hole, a central-lower part, a central-upper part, pin holes, an outer-lower part and an outer-upper part, a first short cap pin, a second short cap pin and a long cap pin.
US12135061B2
A method for producing a multi-layer sliding bearing includes: —providing a carrier body with a carrier body connecting surface, a surface structure being formed on the carrier body connecting surface, and the carrier body on the carrier body connecting surface having a carrier body material with a carrier body strength; —providing a bearing body with a bearing body connecting surface, the bearing body on the bearing body connecting surface having a bearing body material with a bearing body strength; —applying the bearing body to the carrier body, a carrier body connecting surface being turned towards a bearing body connecting surface; —pressing the bearing and carrier bodies together, wherein the bearing body, on the bearing body connecting surface, is plastically deformed and forms a positive locking connection with the carrier body connecting surface from the effect of the surface structure of the carrier body connecting surface.
US12135059B2
A sliding member of the present invention includes a base material and a coating layer that is formed on the base material. The coating layer includes a particle aggregate that contains precipitation hardened copper alloy particles. The precipitation hardened copper alloy particles contain cobalt (Co) and silicon (Si). The sliding member has high coating strength and superior wear resistance.
US12135056B2
A nut includes locking jaws, a floating end of which is actuated by cam profiles inside a rotary actuation ring. The jaws are produced by removing material from the body of the nut, and shift from a locking state to a release state and vice versa by elastic bending deformation. A locking surface on the inside of the jaws has the same thread as the body of the nut.
US12135050B2
A nut fastener assembly includes a nut assembly and a fastening clip. Opposite sides of the bottom of the nut assembly are provided with a pair of protrusions. The fastening clip includes a pair of lugs arranged on opposite ends of the fastening clip and extending towards the nut assembly, and a pair of receiving channels configured to respectively penetrate the pair of lugs. At least one of the pair of lugs is an adjustable lug including a blocking part and an elastic part. The distal end of the elastic part is movable relative to the distal end of the blocking part. The corresponding protrusion in the pair of protrusions can enter the corresponding receiving channel through a space between the distal end of the blocking part and the distal end of the elastic part to be held in the receiving channel.
US12135044B2
A multiphase pump includes a housing having a pump inlet and a pump outlet for a process fluid, an inlet annulus configured to receive the process fluid from the pump inlet, a discharge annulus configured to discharge the process fluid into the pump outlet, a pump rotor configured to rotate about an axial direction and arranged within the housing, the pump rotor being configured to convey the process fluid from the inlet annulus to the outlet annulus, and a return line configured to return the process fluid from the high pressure side to the low pressure side, the return line including an inlet configured to receive the process fluid, an outlet configured to discharge the process fluid and a control valve configured to open and close the return line, the inlet of the return line arranged directly at the discharge annulus.
US12135041B2
The swirl flow ceiling fan has four major elements. They are: a cylindrical diffuser, an inducer, a stationary enclosure and a safety disc. As the fan rotates, the ambient air is drawn in at the centre. The air which was drawn in by the inducer further gets energised within an enclosed space. The air's velocity gets increased. The charged air is pushed into the numerous spiral compartments of the revolving cylindrical diffuser. Then, finally, the cylindrical diffuser delivers the energised air in to the space. All the features collectively provide a very efficient swirl flow of the air with lesser noise levels and better comfort. It is also found to be cost-effective in its working as well in its manufacturing.
US12135040B2
A well pump includes a plurality of diffusers, wherein each diffuser comprises a first threaded coupling on one longitudinal end and a second threaded coupling on an opposed longitudinal end. An impeller is disposed in each diffuser. The plurality of diffusers are coupled end to end to form a pump housing, in which the first threaded coupling on one diffuser is threadedly engaged to the second threaded coupling on adjacent diffuser.
US12135038B1
Single suction centrifugal pumps, pump casings, pump systems and vehicles for using pumps which include a single piece casing having a first cut-water wall and a second cut-water wall, corresponding joint-water paths communicating with respective discharge nozzles, the second cut-water wall spanning less than 180 degrees from a leading edge of the second cut-water wall to a trailing edge of the second cute-water wall, and in aspects, the discharge nozzles are offset from a horizontal centerline of a center opening of the casing, the cut-water walls define a diameter which is greater than 1.07 times the impeller diameter, and the diameter is constant for a portion of the walls and transitions to a varying diameter at trailing ends of the walls.
US12135034B2
This disclosure relates to a thin pump including a case, a rotor, and a stator. The case has a bottom surface, a lower chamber, an upper chamber, and an accommodation space. The upper chamber is located further away from the bottom surface than the lower chamber. The upper chamber has two opposite ends respectively in fluid communication with the lower chamber and the accommodation space. The rotor includes an impeller and a magnet. The impeller is rotatably disposed in the lower chamber of the case. The magnet is disposed on the impeller. The stator is disposed in the case. The stator corresponds to the magnet of the rotor so as to drive the rotor to rotate with respect to the case.
US12135031B2
A scroll compressor including a fixed scroll including a wrap accommodation portion having an inner space extending inside the wrap accommodation portion, a thrust surface around the inner space, a fixed wrap in the inner space, and an oil groove on the thrust surface; an orbiting scroll to rotate with respect to the fixed scroll, and including a mirror plate, an orbiting wrap extending from the mirror plate to engage with the fixed wrap, and at least one oil supply groove on the mirror plate facing the thrust surface of the fixed scroll; and a driving motor to rotate the orbiting scroll. When the orbiting scroll rotates, the at least one oil supply groove of the orbiting scroll moves from a first position to receive oil from the oil groove, to a second position to supply the oil to the inner space of the wrap accommodation portion.
US12135025B2
A device for compressing a gaseous fluid from a low-pressure section into a high-pressure section. The device has a housing with a housing member, a compression mechanism arranged between the low-pressure section and the high-pressure section as well as a flow duct connecting the high-pressure section to the low-pressure section. The housing member is configured with a high-pressure-side port and an oil separator. An outlet opening of the port and an oil outlet are configured at diametrical ends of the oil separator. The oil outlet is arranged in the lowermost section of the oil separator in a direction of the effect of gravity and is hydraulically connected to an inlet of the flow duct. The housing member is configured with the inlet chamber such that the high-pressure-side port is able to be arranged with the axis within the inlet chamber irrespective of the arrangement of the oil outlet.
US12135023B2
A method of calibrating a pump system can include providing a pump, calibrating a pump input with an input device connected to the pump, and calibrating a pump output with an output device connected to the pump. Calibrating the pump input can include selecting a first input signal value, generating a transmitted input signal corresponding to the first input signal value, and setting a nominative pump input value to the first input signal value. Calibrating the pump output can include receiving a received output signal outputted from the pump, and setting a nominative pump output value to the first input signal value.
US12135006B2
A wind turbine includes a frame having a generally elongated shape, the frame having a first rotor support and a second rotor support, a rotor rotatably mounted to the frame between the first rotor support and the second rotor report, that, when mounted, a centerline of the rotor mounted has an angle relative to horizontal between approximately 30 and 60 degrees, and at least one blade coupled to the rotor.
US12135001B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel injection valve capable of suppressing fuel adhesion to a nozzle surface. Therefore, an injection hole 107 has a curved surface portion 107E formed between a peripheral edge 107I of an inlet opening 107G and an inner peripheral surface 107F. The curved surface portion 107E has a center-side curved surface portion 107AE and an outer-peripheral-side curved surface portion 107BE. The center-side curved surface portion 107AE is formed to have a width W107AE that is larger than the width W107BE of the outer-peripheral-side curved surface portion 107BE.
US12134992B2
A method for operating a control unit for an exhaust gas probe, in particular a broadband Lambda probe for an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle. The control unit is designed for the electrical actuation of the exhaust gas probe, and the control unit in particular being implemented in the form of an application-specific integrated circuit, ASIC. The method includes: specifying control data for an operation of the control unit and/or the exhaust gas probe with the aid of a processing device; receiving operating data which characterizes the operation of the control unit and/or the exhaust gas probe with the aid of a processing device.
US12134986B1
Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for an acoustic damping device. An example apparatus includes a first channel defining a first volume, the first channel open on a first end and closed on a second end, a second channel surrounding the first channel and defining a second volume, and a plurality of discs oriented within the first channel, respective discs of the plurality of discs including an opening in a center of the respective disc to allow at least one of a fluid or acoustic oscillation to move from the first end to the second end, the first channel including a plurality of apertures dispersed along an outer wall of the first channel and between the plurality of discs, the apertures to facilitate transfer of at least one of the fluid or the acoustic oscillation from the first channel to the second channel.
US12134979B2
A V-type engine includes an engine body including a crankcase configured to rotatably support a crankshaft, and a first and second cylinder banks extending from the crankcase, an exhaust collecting pipe connected to the first and second cylinder banks, a catalyst accommodated in the exhaust collecting pipe, and a muffler detachably connected to the exhaust collecting pipe, wherein the catalyst extends in a height direction of the engine body from a base end side of the first cylinder bank to a distal end side of the first cylinder bank.
US12134976B2
A fluid control valve includes: a sleeve in a bottomed cylindrical shape, including an inlet, communication ports, an inner peripheral surface, and an inflow annular groove recessed from the inner peripheral surface in a region facing the inlet; a spool slidably disposed on the inner peripheral surface in the sleeve to open and close the communication ports; a C-shaped leaf spring formed by bending a leaf spring into an annular shape with two ends facing each other to form a notch and disposed in the inflow annular groove capable of being contracted in diameter to open and close the inlet; and a restricting part provided on the sleeve for restricting diameter contraction of the C-shaped leaf spring beyond a predetermined inner diameter and for restricting a position of the notch in a region away from the inlet.
US12134966B2
An underground gasifier pre-control structure includes a flame retardant injection system. The flame retardant injection system includes a flame retardant injection shaft pipe channel drilled from ground to a coal seam and a flame retardant injection channel located in the coal seam. The flame retardant injection channel includes a first flame retardant injection channel and a second flame retardant injection channel at both sides of each gasifier and a third flame retardant injection channel located in a horizontal direction of an adjacent gasifier. The first flame retardant injection channel includes a horizontal section along a strike of the coal seam and a bypass section offset toward the gasifier. The flame retardant injection system forms a wet coal wall in the coal seam to achieve pre-control for the gasifier. The pre-control structure wets the coal masses at both sides of the gasifier and the gasifier does not spread toward both sides.
US12134965B1
The present invention relates to clamping devices that connect to a fracking tool body and associated attached flow lines and the method of use thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to clamping devices that connect to and stabilize a fracking tool body and associated attached flow lines that aid in locating and supporting the inlet connection allowing it to be closer to the rig floor, and consequently, making it safer to install the rest of the rig flow lines.
US12134964B2
An electrically driven fracturing system is provided. The electrically driven fracturing system includes: one or more frequency converter apparatuses; and a plurality of electrically driven fracturing apparatuses configured to pressurize and output fluid. One of the one or more frequency converter apparatuses is connected with multiple ones of the plurality of electrically driven fracturing apparatuses, respectively, and the frequency converter apparatus is configured to adjust pressure and flow rate of fluid output by the multiple electrically driven fracturing apparatuses.
US12134963B2
A fracturing apparatus and a fracturing system are provided. The fracturing apparatus includes: a plunger pump configured to pressurize a fracturing fluid to form a high-pressure fracturing fluid; a turbine engine coupled to the plunger pump and configured to provide a driving force to the plunger pump; an auxiliary unit including an electric motor unit, the auxiliary unit being configured to provide the fracturing apparatus with at least one selected from the group consisting of start-up assist function, lubrication function, cooling function, and air supply function; and a power supply electrically coupled to the electric motor unit of the auxiliary unit to provide a power source.
US12134948B2
A system includes a hanger with a radially-outer surface with a hanger surface texture. The system also includes a sensor configured to detect vibrations induced by the hanger surface texture as the hanger moves through a housing of a wellhead. The system further includes a controller configured to receive signals indicative of the vibrations from the sensor and to process the signals to determine a position of the hanger within the housing of the wellhead.
US12134942B2
A method of connecting tubular components includes positioning a first tubular component at a surface location and a second tubular component at least partially disposed in a borehole to initiate a threaded connection, and rotating the first tubular component relative to the second tubular component by a tubular connection system, and during the rotating, measuring at least one of a rotational position of the first tubular component and/or a component of the tubular connection system, relative to the second tubular component, and a rotational speed of the first tubular component and/or the component of the tubular connection system. The method further includes measuring a torque, estimating a number of turns remaining to reach a target torque on the first tubular component, and controlling a rotational speed of the first tubular component based on the estimated number of turns remaining to connect the first tubular component to the second tubular component.
US12134939B2
A drilling device includes a hydraulic drilling unit, a multi-way connector, a compressed air conduit, a plurality of air compressor units, an air duct, a dust removal unit and an operation bench. The hydraulic drilling unit is capable of moving among a plurality of drilling platforms and among a plurality of hole positions on the plurality of drilling platforms and performing a drilling operation. The plurality of air compressor units are disposed in a fixing and mounting region that is between the plurality of drilling platforms. The dust removal unit includes a dust collection cover and a dust remover, where the dust collection cover is configured to be located at any one of the plurality of hole positions, the dust remover is disposed in the fixing and mounting region, and the dust collection cover and the dust remover are connected through the air duct.
US12134936B2
A ladder having a first fiberglass rail. The ladder having a second fiberglass rail. The ladder having a one-piece composite rung which is hollow and made of carbon fiber or glass. The rung has a middle and a first end and a second end. The ladder having rivets that extend through the first end and the second end of the rung to attach the rung to the first rail and the second rail. No portion of the rung penetrates any portion of the first or second rails.
US12134935B2
A covering for an architectural opening includes a bracket, a shaft coupled to the bracket, and a roller assembly coupled to the bracket, the roller assembly including, a material roll with a covering material, and a drive roller drivingly coupled to the material roll and operable to rotate with respect to the bracket about a first rotational axis, wherein the covering material includes a first portion that extends between the material roll and the shaft.
US12134934B1
A gate apparatus that includes a gate, an elongate member or gate base for the ends of the gate, and a stairway post adapter such that a wooden stairway post can serve as a base for a gate without harming the wood of the stairway post. The stairway post adapter includes a vertical or longitudinally running channel for receiving the gate base, a horizontally or laterally extending channel for receiving a strap, and a recess or receptor or face for confronting a section of a stairway post. The gate base includes an upper and lower eyelet. Each of the ends of the gate includes upper and lower pins for engaging the upper and lower eyelets of the gate bases. On the hinge side of the gate, the pins are relatively long and remain in the eyelets as the gate is lifted and swung. On the latch side of the gate, the pins are relatively short such that that latch side of the gate can be lifted and disengaged from the eyelets and then swung open. The gate is extendable and retractable in length, and is reversible.
US12134930B2
A vehicle door opening/closing control system that sets a communication range inside a vehicle cabin of a vehicle, and detects whether or not a specific mobile terminal is positioned within the communication range; opens and closes a door of the vehicle; and transitions the door to either an open state or a closed state in a case in which the mobile terminal has been detected as being positioned within the communication range.
US12134924B2
A door hinge has first and second leaf assemblies. The first assembly is formed with a longitudinal guide groove. First and second links are connected to each other for relative pivoting about a vertical axis. The first link is pivoted in a longitudinally displaceable slide in the groove. This slide has a length longitudinally of the guide groove and a width transversely of the guide groove. The ratio of the length to the width of the slide is at least 2:1.
US12134923B2
A hold open rod is configured to provide switched damping movement includes an inner tube assembly coupled to an outer tube assembly, the inner tube assembly movable within the outer tube assembly. The hold open rod also includes a damping mechanism configured to damp movement of the outer tube assembly with respect to the inner tube assembly.
US12134915B2
A deadbolt system securing an access point includes a deadbolt and a deadbolt sensor configured to characterize the performance of the deadbolt. The deadbolt system generates a resistance signature when the deadbolt is moved between a retracted and extended position which is comparable to a threshold or a previously recorded resistance signature. The comparison may determine the presence of one or more performance inhibitors which may be conveyed to an operator through a local or remote indicator.
US12134908B2
A tent apparatus and method of manufacture are described herein. The tent apparatus may comprise a tent body, a frame, and/or other components. The tent body may include a first portion configured to be substantially enclosed within the bed of the pickup truck in an as-used mode of the tent apparatus, and a second portion that extends from the first portion such that the second portion is exposed to an environment above a bed of a pickup truck in the as-used mode. The frame may be integrally coupled to the tent body, and configured to articulate between a closed position and an open position. The frame may comprise a central hub coupled to the tent body at a central coupling point; and support members that extend from the central hub to coupling points on the tent body to integrate the frame with the tent body.
US12134904B2
An apparatus for the output of a fluid process material, in particular a process material in the form of concrete, mortar or adhesive, has a distributor boom comprising a plurality of boom arms, connected to each other at joints, having a process material delivery line formed by a plurality of pipe segments, which are preferably joint-connected to each other by pipe bends and rotating couplings. The delivery line is guided along the individual boom arms and fixed thereto. A tool, which is received on the distributor boom, has a device for the output of the process material. The tool has a buffer vessel, which receives the process material from the process material delivery line, and an output element for the output of the process material, fed from the buffer vessel, at an output location.
US12134900B2
A floor panel includes a core and decorative layer applied thereon, such that the material of the aforementioned core has a density of more than 1000 kg/m3, preferably more than 1300 kg/m3, and has a thickness of 6 millimeters or more. The core has internal spaces and/or that the core has spaces on its bottom side. A method for manufacturing such floor panels is provided according to the aforementioned floor panel.
US12134887B2
A ground anchor bracket for supporting at least one wall brace at an earth anchor includes a sleeve that has a wall structure surrounding a hollow interior that is configured to receive a stem of the earth anchor. A platform is coupled with an upper portion of the sleeve and has an upper surface that is configured to support a shoe of a wall brace. A post is coupled with the platform and the post protrudes upward from the upper surface of the platform so as to be configured to engage a slot in the shoe of the wall brace. The upper surface of the platform may be substantially planar to simulate a slab floor surface for engaging the shoe of the wall brace.
US12134886B2
A water inlet protection system is provided. The system may an adjustable frame defining an interior cavity, the adjustable frame including a plurality of rigid base members, a plurality of slidable corner members, a plurality of nut-and-bolt fasteners, and one or more tabs extending from one or more of the corner members. Each of the slidable corner members includes one or more slots, and each of the nut-and-bolt fasteners includes a bolt that extends through one of the one or more slots and one of the rigid base members. When the respective bolt is loosened, the respective slidable corner member is slidable along the respective slot atop the respective rigid base member, thereby altering a boundary of the interior cavity. When the respective bolt is tightened, the respective slidable corner member is fixed in place atop the respective rigid base member, thereby fixing the boundary of the interior cavity.
US12134880B2
A position detection device for detecting the position of a bucket of an excavator having a cab and one or more booms is disclosed. A boom is rotatably attached to the cab by a mounting structure that is rotatably attached to the cab by a shaft having a longitudinal axis extending basically vertically during normal use of the excavator. The bucket is rotatably mounted to a stick that is rotatably attached to the boom. The mounting structure is arranged and configured to allow the boom to be rotated with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The position detection device comprises one or more antennas arranged and configured to receive satellite signals. The position detection device comprises a sensor assembly configured to detect the angular position of the boom with respect to rotation about the longitudinal axis of the shaft.
US12134879B2
The present invention relates to a method of determining an angle of a piece of working equipment of a machine, wherein the machine has an undercarriage and a superstructure rotatable with respect thereto, wherein the piece of working equipment is fastened to the superstructure via a swivel joint such that the angle of rotation of the swivel joint is orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the rotatable superstructure, wherein the piece of working equipment is provided with an IMU, that is in an inertial measurement unit, that is configured to detect an angular speed in three spatial directions that are preferably perpendicular to one another, and wherein a first of the three spatial directions, whose angular speed ({dot over (θ)}y) is detectable by the IMU is in parallel with the axis of rotation of the swivel joint. The method is characterised in that an angular speed ({dot over (θ)}tz) that occurs on a rotation of the superstructure is detected by the IMU and an angle of the piece of working equipment relative to the axis of rotation of the superstructure is determined on the basis of the detected angular speed ({dot over (θ)}tz) of the superstructure.
US12134875B2
When an operation amount of an operation lever corresponding to a boom cylinder is equal to or smaller than an operation amount of an operation lever corresponding to an arm cylinder, an estimated velocity of the arm cylinder used for region limiting control is computed on the basis of a first condition defining, in advance, a relation between the operation amount of the operation lever and the estimated velocity of the arm cylinder. When the operation amount of the operation lever corresponding to the boom cylinder is larger than the operation amount of the operation lever corresponding to the arm cylinder, the estimated velocity of the arm cylinder used for the region limiting control is computed as a velocity higher than the estimated velocity of the arm cylinder computed on the basis of the first condition. The behavior of the work device can thereby be stabilized.
US12134874B2
A snubber system for retarding a swinging movement of a door with respect to a body of the dipper. The snubber system includes a braking assembly, an arm structure, and a link structure. The braking assembly is configured to be fixedly mounted to the body. The arm structure is configured to execute rotation about a first axis, the rotation of the arm structure being dampened by the braking assembly. The link structure is rotatably coupled to the arm structure to rotate about a second axis, and is movable in correspondence with the swinging movement of the door to exert and transfer a force to the arm structure. A direction of the force defines an angle between 80-100 degrees with respect to an axis or a plane passing through the first axis and the second axis throughout the swinging movement of the door.
US12134871B2
The present invention relates to an erosion control apparatus and methods of using and installing the apparatus. The apparatus is constructed to prevent erosion of soil during typical weather or tidal conditions and adverse weather events. The apparatus can include a plurality of anchored rolls and soil lifts operative to stabilize the shoreline.
US12134861B2
The single ply creped webs and products are generally durable, flexible and highly dispersible. The single ply creped webs and products may have a Slosh time less than 1 minute, and more preferably less than about 30 seconds, and a wet cross-machine direction (CD) tensile strength greater than about 100 g/3″. The single ply creped webs and products may be produced by a print crepe process that disposes a latex binder, particularly a non-cross linked latex binder, on at least one of the product's outer surfaces. The presence of a latex binder on the product's outer surface generally increases product durability and flexibility without negatively affecting dispersibility.
US12134859B2
A method to determine a reduction rate of a recovery boiler using optical information from a chemical smelt sample. A processor is used to read a digital frame at least part of which represents the chemical smelt sample of the recovery boiler. An area of interest is determined from the digital frame read comprising at least part of the area in the digital frame representing the chemical smelt sample. Of the pixel values of the area of interest, one or more spectral characteristic values correlating with the change of reduction rate are determined. The reduction rate of the recovery boiler is determined using a reduction rate function of one or more of the determined spectral characteristic values weighted at predetermined weights.
US12134856B2
Provided are a composite material and a reinforced fiber. The composite material includes a fiber and a plurality of carbon nanotubes disposed on a surface of the fiber. The carbon nanotubes adhere directly to the surface of the fiber.
US12134854B2
A dryer appliance may include a cabinet, a drum, a heater assembly, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The heater assembly may be in upstream fluid communication with a drying chamber. The temperature sensor may be in upstream fluid communication with the drying chamber. The controller may be in operable communication with the heater assembly and the temperature sensor. The controller may be configured to initiate a test cycle. The test cycle may include activating the heater assembly, detecting a first temperature upstream of the drum at a first moment following activating the heater assembly, detecting a second temperature upstream of the drum at a second moment following the first moment, determining a temperature delta as a difference between the second temperature and the first temperature, comparing the temperature delta to a delta threshold, and initiating an alert message based on comparing the temperature delta to the delta threshold.
US12134849B2
A carpet product including a primary backing layer and a plurality of yarn tufts. The plurality of yarn tufts are tufted in and extend upwardly from a top surface of the primary backing layer to form a tufted carpet product. The carpet product has an inner portion and a peripheral portion surrounding at least a portion of the inner portion and extending along at least one of the edges of the primary backing layer. The plurality of yarn tufts include a plurality of peripheral yarn tufts positioned within the peripheral portion of the tufted carpet product. A portion of the peripheral yarn tufts are anchored to other peripheral yarn tufts. At least a portion of each anchored peripheral yarn tuft is entangled with one or more of the other peripheral yarn tufts.
US12134848B2
An anhydrous fiber-dyeing apparatus using vacuum transfer, includes: a hollow drum in which a plurality of fine holes are formed to penetrate therethrough, and a fiber to be dyed are wound around an outer surface thereof; a transfer film covering the outer surface of the fiber wound around the drum and having an inner side surface coated with a dye; heating means heating the fiber wound around the drum; and a vacuum means suctioning air through an inner space of the drum to form a vacuum pressure through the fine holes of the drum.
US12134845B2
A spunbond nonwoven textile is made of endless crimped bicomponent or multicomponent filaments having an eccentric core-sheath configuration. The sheath of the filaments in the filament cross-section has a substantially constant thickness of 0.1 to 5 μm over at least 20% of the filament outer surface.
US12134840B2
A composite yarn (1) having a core (2) and a sheath (3), preferably comprising staple fibers (3a), said core (2) comprising at least one polymeric core fiber (21), preferably a plurality of core fibers (21), made of polymeric material, wherein the total amount of the core fibers (21) is at least 35% by weight of the total weight of the composite yarn (1), and wherein the core fiber (21) and the sheath (3) are spun together.
US12134837B2
A fusion imaging gene and lentiviral expression plasmid, lentivirus and cell, and preparation methods and applications thereof are provided. The fusion imaging gene includes bioluminescence imaging gene, fluorescent protein gene and calcium imaging gene. The three genes are linked by linkers. The fusion gene is inserted into a modified lentiviral expression plasmid to obtain lentivirus particles carrying the fusion imaging gene.
US12134835B2
The present disclosure generally relates to a substrate support for processing of semiconductor substrates. In one example, the substrate support has a body. The body has a top surface configured to support a substrate thereon. The body has a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The body has an upper portion disposed at the top surface and a lower portion disposed at the bottom surface. An IR blocking material is encased by the upper portion and the lower portion, wherein the IR blocking material is an optically opaque at IR wavelengths and the lower portion is optically transparent at IR wavelengths.
US12134827B2
A compressor for a solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) system, the system including one or more stamps that receives hydrogen input and outputs wet hydrogen, a heat exchanger or condenser that is configured to decrease the temperature of the wet hydrogen, a compressor that is configured to increase the pressure of the wet hydrogen, and a dryer that is configured to reduce the dew point of the wet hydrogen.
US12134822B2
Exemplary methods of removing lithium-containing deposits may include heating a surface of a lithium-containing deposit. The surface may include oxygen or nitrogen, and the lithium-containing deposit may be disposed on a surface of a processing chamber. The methods may include contacting the surface of the lithium-containing deposit with a hydrogen-containing precursor. The contacting may hydrogenate the surface of the lithium-containing deposit. The methods may include contacting the lithium-containing deposit with a nitrogen-containing precursor to form volatile byproducts. The methods may include exhausting the volatile byproducts of the lithium-containing deposit from the processing chamber.
US12134816B2
The present disclosure relates to a flat steel product comprising a steel substrate with, present at least on one side of the steel substrate, anticorrosion coating composed of zinc and unavoidable impurities. This anticorrosion coating has continuous microchannels which connect the steel substrate to an ambient atmosphere. Additionally, the present disclosure relates to a process for producing a flat steel product of this kind.
US12134811B2
The present disclosure relates to a hot-rolled steel sheet utilized as material for heavy machinery, vehicle frames, and the like, and more specifically to a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent bendability and low-temperature toughness and a method for manufacturing same.
US12134810B2
These steel sheet for hot stamping and hot-stamping formed body have predetermined chemical composition and metallographic structures, and, in textures of a surface layer region and an inside region, ratios between a pole density of an orientation group consisting of {001}<1-10> to {001}<−1-10> and a pole density of an orientation group consisting of {111}<1-10> to {111}<−1-12> are controlled.
US12134809B2
An aspect of the present invention relates to a high strength steel sheet having an excellent high-temperature elongation characteristic, wherein the sheet comprises, by weight %, 0.4-0.9% of C, 0.01-1.5% of Cr, 0.03% or less (exclusive of 0%) of P, 0.01% or less (exclusive of 0%) of S, 0.01% or less (exclusive of 0%) of N, 0.01% or less (exclusive of 0%) of sol. Al, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and comprises at least one among 2.1% or less (exclusive of 0%) of Mn and 1.6% or less (exclusive of 0%) of Si; the sheet has a microcrystalline structure including pearlite having an area fraction of 80% or more and ferrite having an area fraction of 20% or less; and the pearlite includes cementite having a major axis length of 200 nm or shorter.
US12134804B2
Production of a bulk Al-RE alloy body (product) using cast billets/ingots (cooling rates <100 C/s) or rapidly solidified Al-RE particulates (cooling rates 102-106° C./second) that have beneficial microstructural refinements that are further refined by subsequent consolidation to produce a consolidated bulk alloy product having excellent mechanical properties over a wide temperature range such as up to and above 230° C.
US12134803B2
Process for the recovery of transition metal from spent lithium ion batteries containing nickel, wherein said process comprises the steps of (a) heating a lithium containing transition metal oxide material to a temperature in the range of from 200 to 900° C. in the presence of H2, (b) treatment of the product obtained in step (a) with an aqueous medium, (c) solid-solid separation for the removal of Ni from the solid residue of step (b), (d) recovery of Li as hydroxide or salt from the solution obtained in step (b), (e) extraction of Ni and, if applicable, Co from the solid Ni-concentrate obtained in step (c).
US12134795B2
A cyanuric acid-responsive biosensor includes a host strain or cell-free system including a first and a second expression cassette; the first expression cassette including, in operable communication, a constitutive promoter and a gene encoding an AtzR cyanuric acid-responsive transcription factor; and the second expression cassette including, in operable communication, a promoter regulated by the cyanuric acid-responsive transcription factor and a gene encoding a reporter protein, wherein the first expression cassette expresses the AtzR cyanuric acid-responsive transcription factor, and, in the presence of cyanuric acid, the AtzR cyanuric acid-responsive transcription factor drives expression of the reporter protein.
US12134794B2
Provided herein are microorganisms and methods for fermentative production of β-ketoadipate from gaseous substrates such as carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and/or hydrogen (H2). Additionally, the processes provided herein are methods for producing polymers containing β-ketoadipate, that can potentially enable a circular economy by diverting waste, e.g., plastic waste.
US12134789B2
A glycosyltransferase BS-YjiC mutant, a construction method and an application thereof provided, relating to the field of genetic engineering technologies. The glycosyltransferase BS-YjiC mutant is obtained by performing site-directed mutation on amino acids at the 125th, 178th, 313th, 125th and 178th, or 125th and 313th positions of a wild-type glycosyltransferase BS-YjiC with the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. Compared with the wild-type glycosyltransferase BS-YjiC, the glycosyltransferase BS-YjiC mutant is more suitable for catalyzing protopanaxadiol (PPD) to generate rare ginsenosides F12 and Rh2, which is more conducive to the flexibility of the production process.
US12134785B2
A method is provided for producing renal organoids comprising nephrons, ureteric bud and vasculature and/or progenitors of these. In one embodiment, the methods includes contacting intermediate mesoderm cells with: fibroblast growth factor 9 and/or fibroblast growth factor 20 and/or fibroblast growth factor 2 and optionally, one or more selected from the group consisting of: bone morphogenic protein 7; heparin; a Wnt agonist; retinoic acid; and an RA antagonist under conditions that promote formation of vascularized renal organoids. Another embodiment includes producing mesoderm cells by sequentially contacting pluripotent stem cells with a Wnt agonist and fibroblast growth factor 9 and/or fibroblast growth factor 20 and/or fibroblast growth factor 2, followed by a relatively short re-exposure to the Wnt agonist. The renal organoids may have end uses such as for kidney repair and regeneration, bioprinting of kidneys or functional components thereof, renal cell arrays and screening compounds for nephrotoxicity.
US12134775B2
This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying Soluble NSF Attachment Protein18 (SNAP18) genes in soybean plants to increase resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN). The invention further relates to plants having increased resistance to/reduced severity of infection by SCN produced using the methods and compositions of the invention.
US12134768B2
There are disclosed functional nucleic acid molecules comprising a target binding sequence comprising a sequence reverse complementary to a target mRNA sequence for which protein translation is to be enhanced; and a regulatory sequence having two-dimensional structures comprising specific stem-loop and internal loop domains and displaying translation enhancing efficiency.
US12134765B2
Provided herein are methods and systems for cell-free DNA extraction from liquid biological samples. The methods can be employed for determination of fetal DNA fraction and non-invasive prenatal screening of fetal aneuploidies and analyses of other types of cell-free DNA.
US12134757B2
Described herein is a beads-free bioprocessor as an automated and cost-effective T cell processing and manufacturing platform. T cells are a core component in CAR T cell therapies for cancer treatment, but are difficult to manufacture to scale in clinically relevant quantities. The 3D bioprocessor provides an alternative device that is scalable, beads-free, easy-to-use, and cost-effective for using CAR T cell therapy in cancer immunotherapy. Besides CAR T cell application, this platform technology has potential for many other applications such as cancer cell isolation.
US12134755B2
According to the present disclosure, there is provided a cell stimulation and culture platform using a ultrasonic hologram, including a culture vessel in which a culture well with an open lower portion is formed; a transmission sheet which is installed to cover a lower surface of the culture vessel and where a biological sample is seated; a platform body that is filled with a liquid medium and an open upper end is covered by the transmission sheet; an ultrasonic transducer that is installed inside the platform body in a state of being spaced apart from the biological sample; and an ultrasonic hologram lens that is installed on the ultrasonic transducer, and spatially modulates the phase of the ultrasonic waves using a surface structure designed to have different height distributions to focus the ultrasonic waves in a set pattern shape on a target surface on which the biological sample is located.
US12134749B2
The application relates to a shaped detergent product comprising 10-100 wt. % of a solid amorphous phase and 0-90 wt. % of one or more other solid phases, wherein the solid amorphous phase comprises 25-88 wt. % free acid equivalent of aminopolycarboxylate, 10-60 wt. % free acid equivalent of an acid, wherein the acid is not an aminopolycarboxylate and 2-30 wt. % water and wherein the shaped detergent product contains at least 0.5 wt. % surfactant.
US12134747B2
The present invention relates to a method for reducing an amount of dissolved impurities in an oxygen containing renewable feedstock, the dissolved impurities being selected from impurities comprising phosphorus and impurities comprising at least one metal. The method comprises obtaining a net elementary charge of a first feedstock; mixing the first feedstock with an elementary charge balancing component to obtain the feedstock to be treated, whereby the feedstock to be treated has a net elementary charge which is closer to zero net elementary charge than the net elementary charge of the first feedstock; and subjecting the feedstock to be treated to a heat treatment at a temperature of 180-400° C. in order to precipitate compounds containing said phosphorus and said at least one metal.
US12134745B2
Provided is a silicone based anti-foaming agent oil compound that has not only superior anti-foaming speed but also anti-foaming performance that does not degrade with repeated use or use over a long period. The silicone based anti-foaming agent oil compound comprises: (A) an essentially hydrophobic organopolysiloxane with a viscosity at 25° C. of 2,500 to 50,000 mPa·s: 20 to 80 parts by mass; (B) a hydrophobic organopolysiloxane or cyclic organopolysiloxane having silanol groups at least at both terminals: 20 to 80 parts by mass; (C) a silane or silane condensation product: 1 to 10 parts by mass; and (D) a fine powder silica with a specific surface area of 50 m2/g or more: 2 to 10 parts by mass; where the total amount of (A) and (B) combined is 100 parts by mass. Also provided is a method for manufacturing the silicone based anti-foaming agent oil compound.
US12134740B2
An apparatus for producing aromatic hydrocarbons including: a C6 separation column; a C7 separation column; a first gasoline hydrogenation unit; a C8 separation column; an extractive distillation column; a hydrodealkylation reaction unit; and a second gasoline hydrogenation unit.
US12134728B2
A wellbore fluid composition is provided that includes an aqueous base fluid and at least one ethylene ammonium salt having a number average molecular weight in a range of 250 to 500 grams per mole. A method of drilling a wellbore is also provided. the method includes circulating an aqueous drilling fluid into the wellbore while drilling, wherein the aqueous drilling fluid includes at least one ethylene ammonium salt. The aqueous drilling fluid further includes a pH value from 6.5 to 7.5. The method of drilling a wellbore further includes recovering shale cuttings while maintaining wellbore stability.
US12134725B2
A light valve that is operable in and electrically switchable between an optically clear and transparent state and an opaque state, wherein one or more polymerisable mesogenic compounds provided in a layer containing a liquid-crystalline medium that comprises one or more mesogenic compounds, one or more chiral compounds, one or more dichroic dyes and the one or more polymerisable mesogenic compounds are subjected to photopolymerisation. Further, a liquid-crystalline medium used in the method, a light valve obtained or respectively obtainable by carrying out the method, and the use of the light valve in mobile devices.
US12134723B2
Silicon etching compositions are described and may be used for selectively etching silicon with respect to a silicon insulating film. In particular, the silicon etching compositions can be used to improve the selective etching ratio of silicon from the surface of a semiconductor on which a silicone oxide film and silicon are exposed.
US12134707B2
Provided is an antistatic silicone rubber composition. The composition comprises at least one potassium salt selected from the group consisting of a potassium alkyl phosphate, potassium bis(trialkylsily)amide, potassium dialkyl amide, potassium sulfate, potassium phenoxide, and potassium permanganate, in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 15 mass % of the composition. In general, the composition may comprise: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule; (B) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst; and (D) the at least one potassium salt as described above. The composition generally exhibits good curability, and cures to form a silicone rubber exhibiting excellent antistatic properties.
US12134705B2
This invention relates to a carbamate functional thermosetting coating with a composition comprised of a carbamate-functional acrylic and/or polyester polyol and an alkylated melamine-formaldehyde cross linker modified by an aliphatic polyester and an alkylated melamine. The polyester polyol is made of monomers including a 2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutane-1,3-diol and an aliphatic diacid. These polyester polyols can be used in blends with hydroxyl-functional or carbamate-functional acrylic resins or serve as the primary film former in a coating formulation.
US12134693B2
The present invention provides a resin composition for a ceramic green sheet capable of providing a ceramic green sheet that has high mechanical strength even with small thickness and is less likely to have appearance defects after cutting or dimensional changes after drying, and a ceramic green sheet and a multilayer ceramic capacitor each produced using the resin composition for a ceramic green sheet. Provided is a resin composition for a ceramic green sheet, the resin composition containing a polyvinyl acetal resin, the resin composition having a tan δ peak top of 1.25 or more and a loss modulus E″ of 2.30×108 Pa or more.
US12134692B2
A crosslinkable polymer powder compositions redispersible in water includes one or more vinyl ester polymers, one or more compounds bearing epoxide groups and optionally one or more curing agents which crosslink with the compounds bearing epoxide groups. The vinyl ester polymers do not comprise any epoxide-functional monomer units. The crosslinkable polymer powder compositions redispersible in water includes ≥51% by weight, based on the total weight of the vinyl ester polymers, of one or more compounds bearing epoxide groups.
US12134680B2
A crystallization method that comprises a step of providing a polyester comprising at least one 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol unit, and a step of crystallizing this semi-crystalline polyester at a pressure of at least 600 mbar absolute. The method according to the invention makes it possible to strongly limit, or even eliminate, the phenomenon of polyester expansion during crystallization. Advantageously, the elimination of the expansion phenomenon through pressure conditions implemented according to the invention thus makes it possible to dispense with obtaining very fragile empty spheres that break when agitated and thus cause the formation of undesirable fine particles.
US12134668B2
The present invention relates to an olefin-based polymer satisfying conditions as follow: (1) a melt index (MI, 190° C., 2.16 kg load conditions) is from 0.1 g/10 min to 10.0 g/10 min, (2) a density (d) is from 0.860 g/cc to 0.880 g/cc, and (3) T(90)−T(50)≤50 and T(95)−T(90)≥10 are satisfied when measured by a differential scanning calorimetry precise measurement method (SSA). The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention is a low-density olefin-based polymer introducing a highly crystalline region and showing high mechanical rigidity.
US12134664B2
The invention is directed to Muramyl Dipeptide (MDP) derivative compounds of structural Formula-VIII, a process for synthesis, intermediates used in the synthesis and use thereof: wherein, R can be a linear or branched alkyl, an aryl, a substituted aryl, or an alkoxy alkyl. These compounds possess excellent pharmacological properties, in particular immunomodulating properties for use as adjuvant in vaccine formulations. These compounds are particularly useful as adjuvants in vaccines.
US12134662B2
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treating disease. More particularly, the disclosure relates to synthetic proteins and their use for treating cancer.
US12134657B2
Monoclonal antibodies that bind, such as specifically bind, blood protein factor XII (FXII) are described. The monoclonal antibodies (including antigen-binding fragments thereof) are capable of forming immune complexes with human FXII and inhibiting FXII activity, resulting in safe anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombotic effects.
US12134655B2
The disclosure herein relates to novel cancer-associated antibodies and antigen-binding fragments that are used in the diagnosis of a cancer or a metastasis thereof. The disclosure herein relates to novel cancer-associated antibodies and antigen-binding fragments that are used in the treatment of a cancer or a metastasis thereof. The disclosure herein relates to novel chimeric antigen receptor or a T cell receptor fusion protein that comprise one or more cancer-associated antigen-binding domains that are useful for the treatment of a cancer.
US12134654B2
Multispecific molecules targeting tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) or myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and methods of using the same, are disclosed.
US12134653B2
This disclosure relates to anti-CD40 (TNF Receptor Superfamily Member 5) antibodies, antigen-binding fragments, and the uses thereof.
US12134652B2
Antigen binding proteins that bind to human CGRP receptor (CGRP R) are provided. Nucleic acids encoding the antigen binding protein, vectors, and cells encoding the same are also provided. The antigen binding proteins can inhibit binding of CGRP R to CGRP, and are useful in a number of CGRP R related disorders, including the treatment and/or prevention of migraine headaches.
US12134651B2
Methods for inhibiting degeneration of a neuron, methods of treating a neurological/neurodegenerative disease, methods of modulating the directional growth of a neuron, and methods of interfering with the interaction of Wnt and Ryk are provided herein. Also provided are isolated anti-Ryk antibodies and antibody fragments that specifically bind to a binding domain of Wnt.
US12134650B2
Methods of treating cancer are provided. Accordingly, there is provided a method of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an agent capable of (i) specifically binding GABRA2, the agent comprising a therapeutic moiety; and/or (ii) downregulating activity and/or expression of said GABRA2. Also provided are compositions, article of manufactures and methods of diagnosing cancer and monitoring cancer treatment.
US12134645B2
Provided are anti-human Tim-3 IgV domain-specific antibodies and fragments thereof, as well as methods of use employing such antibodies and/or fragments.
US12134639B2
The present invention relates to the stimulation of the IL-15Rbeta/gamma signalling pathway, to thereby induce and/or stimulate the activation and/or proliferation of IL-15Rbeta/gamma-positive cells, such as NK and/or T cells. Appropriate compounds include compounds comprising at least one IL-15Rbeta/gamma binding entity, directly or indirectly linked by covalence to at least one polypeptide which contains the sushi domain of the extracellular region of an IL-15Ralpha.
US12134628B2
Organosilicon quaternary ammonium compounds, their formulations, including powdered and solid formulations, and methods of use to treat infections in humans and animals.
US12134623B1
A 2,16-dioxapentacyclo[7.7.5.01,21.03,8.010,15]henicosa3(8),10,12,14-tetraene-7,20-dione compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antimicrobial agent.
US12134621B2
The present disclosure relates to processes for preparing (3S,4R)-3-ethyl-4-(3H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,3-e]pyrazin-8-yl)-N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide, solid state forms thereof, and corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment (including treatment of rheumatoid arthritis), kits, methods of synthesis, and products-by-process.
US12134618B2
The present disclosure concerns a method for preparing florasulam which involves treating a solution of 2,6-difluoroaniline in 1,2-propylene glycol with: a) sulfonyl chloride III and then b) a base to provide, after workup and isolation, florasulam (I) in yields of about 65-85%. The treatment of 2,6-difluoroaniline with sulfonyl chloride III and the base are conducted by controlled additions.
US12134612B2
Polycyclic derivatives of formula I wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts salts, stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers and N-oxides of those compounds, can be used as insecticides and can be prepared in a manner known per se.
US12134604B1
A 1-[4,5-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-1-hexyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-2-naphthol compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antimicrobial agent.
US12134589B2
The present invention relates to a new process for the production of substituted 2-[2-(phenyl) ethylaminojalkaneamide derivatives of the following formula (I), in particular 2-[2-(3-butoxyphenyl)-ethylamino]-N,N-dimethylacetamide in high yields with very high chemical purity. The invention relates to a process for preparing a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
US12134577B2
A manufacturing method of a plate-shaped object includes a shield tunnel forming step of forming plural shield tunnels in a plate-shaped workpiece formed of a hard material and an etching step of etching the shield tunnels by an etchant. The plate-shaped object is capable of being bent by an external force. In the shield tunnel forming step, plural shield tunnels are formed in a first shield tunnel region having a first length along a line-shaped first processing-planned region set on one surface of the workpiece, and plural shield tunnels are formed in a second shield tunnel region having a second length along a line-shaped second processing-planned region that is different from a region on an extension line of the first processing-planned region and is adjacent to the first processing-planned region on the one surface.
US12134576B2
An apparatus for processing cover windows includes a first mold including a first support a second support spaced apart from the first support, where the first support and second support are configured to hold processing targets; a second mold; and a third mold spaced apart from the second mold. The second mold includes a first pressurizing portion overlapping with the first support, having a first thickness, and a second pressurizing portion connected with the first pressurizing portion and configured to overlap with the first support, having a second thickness thinner than the first thickness. The third mold includes a third pressurizing portion overlapping with the second support, having a third thickness, and a fourth pressurizing portion connected with the third pressurizing portion and overlapping with the second support, having a fourth thickness thinner than the third thickness.
US12134571B2
According to some embodiments, a system for desalination of a liquid comprises at least one primary treatment process, at least one secondary treatment process, wherein the at least one secondary treatment process comprises at least one reactor, and at least one tertiary treatment process, wherein the at least one primary treatment process is configured to adjust a pH of the liquid to target pH level and to add at least one chemical additive to the liquid, wherein the at least one reactor is configured to heat the liquid to a temperature of at least 350° F. and to supply a pressure to the liquid to maintain the liquid in a liquid state, and wherein the dissolved salt of the liquid is configured to react with at least a portion of the at least one chemical additive to form an insoluble product within the at least one reactor.
US12134569B2
A Dielectric Barrier Discharge system controller for controlling a fluid treatment by a Dielectric Barrier Discharge system is provided. Therein, the strength of an effect caused by a discharge created by the Dielectric Barrier Discharge system is monitored, and the generation of high-voltage pulses by the high-voltage pulse generator is controlled. The controlling of the generation of the high-voltage pulses is adapted based on the received sensor data.
US12134566B2
In one embodiment of the present invention, provided are a method for producing indium tin oxide particles, including a step of obtaining a precursor solution including indium and tin by heating an indium carboxylate having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and a tin carboxylate having 1 to 3 carbon atoms in a solvent including a carboxylic acid having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and a step of obtaining a reaction solution including indium tin oxide particles by adding dropwise the obtained precursor solution to a heated solvent including oleyl alcohol and linear alcohol having 14 to 18 carbon atoms, in which, in the solvent, a concentration A of the linear alcohol having 14 to 18 carbon atoms with respect to all solvents, in units of % by mass, and a concentration B of the oleyl alcohol with respect to all solvents, in units of % by mass, satisfy the expression 1; and a method for producing a curable composition. A/(A+B)>0.062: Expression 1
US12134565B2
A crystalline material contains oxygen, aluminum and phosphorus, and has powder X-ray diffraction peaks shown below. When the peak at 2θ=14.17±0.2° is used as the reference peak and the intensity of the reference peak is set to 100, for example, the relative intensity of the peak at 2θ=8.65±0.2° is 1 to 15. The relative intensity of the peak at 2θ=9.99±0.2° is 1 to 15. The relative intensity of the peak at 2θ=16.52±0.2° is 5 to 80. The relative intensity of the peak at 2θ=17.37±0.2° is 1 to 15. The relative intensity of the peak at 2θ=21.81±0.2° is 10 to 80.
US12134547B2
A method for controlling a hydraulic winch includes acquiring measurements from sensors coupled to the hydraulic winch. A first control function is computed based on the measurements. The first control function sets pressure across a variable displacement motor that produces motion of the tool string following a desired motion trajectory. A second control function is computed. The second control function sets displacement of a variable displacement pump that causes the pressure across the variable displacement motor to track the first control function. A pump command is selected based on the second control function. The pump command is transmitted to the variable displacement pump. The tool string moves responsive to the pump command.
US12134535B2
An image recording apparatus includes a pair of conveying rollers configured to convey a sheet in a conveying direction, a recording unit located downstream of the pair of conveying rollers in the conveying direction and configured to record an image on the sheet, a first side-guide located upstream of the pair of conveying rollers in the conveying direction and configured to come into contact with at least one of opposite ends of the sheet in a width direction orthogonal to the conveying direction. The first side-guide is movable in the width direction. The image recording apparatus further includes a second side-guide located downstream of the pair of conveying rollers and upstream of the recoding unit in the conveying direction, the second side-guide being configured to come into contact with at least one of opposite ends of the sheet in the width direction and movable in the width direction.
US12134532B2
A cargo transport vehicle is proposed, including: a. at least one self-supporting cargo support platform, b. at least one mobile carrier configured to carry a cargo receptacle carrier and to move and stop between positions along the cargo support platform, c. an electronic circuit including i. a command interface, and ii. a controller, wherein the command interface is configured to receive mobile carrier positioning instructions and to transmit them to the controller, the controller being configured to control the mobile carrier according to the positioning instructions.
US12134531B2
A linear motor conveyor system including: at least one track section comprising: electronic circuitry housed within the track section; and a rotatable segment comprising an end profile that abuts another track section to form a stepped groove sealed by a gasket. A moving element for a linear motor conveyor system including: a body; a first set of bearings attached to the body and angled to abut against a first guide rail of a conveyor system having a protrusion with opposing angled profiles; a second set of bearing attached to the body and designed to abut against a flat profile of a second guide rail of the conveyor system. A dry lubricant provided to the body and configured to lubricate a bearing surface of the linear motor conveyor system supporting the first set of bearings.
US12134524B2
A system includes a hollow shaft, a drum, an absolute encoder, a driving mechanism, a conveyor belt, a photoelectric sensor, and a controller. A structural optimization design method of the drum is provided on the basis of theoretical calculation of a seeding track of the drum-type seed-metering device, a theoretical model of a conveying position of a tray and a seed-metering angle is built with the aim of continuously sowing grains to the center of each hole, the conveying position of the tray and a rotating position of suction holes on the drum are monitored in real time on a seedling raising line, and a difference value between the actual position of the suction holes and the theoretical seed-metering angle and a change rate of the difference value are calculated and serve as input parameters to design a fuzzy controller of the rotation speed of the drum.
US12134519B2
A material handling system includes storage locations disposed in racks and a track having a vertical section adjacent one of the racks. A plurality of material handling vehicles are provided, each including a horizontal drive for driving the vehicle horizontally, a vertical drive for driving the vehicle vertically, and a mechanism for transferring items onto or off the vehicle. A vehicle accessory has an opening configured to cooperate with the vehicles. A central controller may be programmed to provide control signals to determine whether a mode of operation to perform an inventory management task is a first mode of operation or a second mode of operation. The central controller may then control the operation of one of the vehicles to operate without the vehicle accessory in a first mode or with the accessory in the second mode.
US12134502B2
Disclosed are embodiments of straw assemblies for use with liquid containers. In one embodiment, a straw assembly can include a lid coupler operatively coupled by a pivot rod to a straw coupler. In one embodiment, the pivot rod provides an axis of rotation for the lid coupler that is offset and parallel to a main axis of the straw assembly. In some embodiments, the lid coupler is configured to retain a valve and/or a gasket. In certain embodiments, the straw coupler can be configured to retain a seal. In one embodiment the lid coupler and the straw coupler can be provided with, respectively, a lid coupler hook and a straw coupler hook. The lid coupler hook and the straw coupler hook are configured to facilitate removable coupling of the lid coupler and the straw coupler.
US12134492B2
A packaging system includes a plurality of feed conveyors configured to carry a plurality of carton units thereon and a stacking station. The stacking station includes a stacking conveyor and a plurality of lifting assemblies. Each lifting assembly of the plurality of lifting assemblies is selectively moveable over the stacking conveyor and a corresponding feed conveyor of the plurality of feed conveyors. The packaging system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the stacking conveyor and the plurality of lifting assemblies. The controller is configured to control a first lifting assembly of the plurality of lifting assemblies to retrieve a first carton unit from a first feed conveyor of the plurality of feed conveyors and control the first lifting assembly to deposit the first carton unit on the stacking conveyor in a stacked relationship with a second carton unit.
US12134491B2
A method of filling pharmaceutical containers includes: filling a first plurality of containers, the first plurality of containers being supported by a first holder supported on a first step of a first transport and packaging container defining a first step height, the filling includes moving filling needles of a filling device to a filling needle height and dispensing a substance into each of the first plurality of containers; and filling a second plurality of containers, the second plurality of containers being supported by a second holder supported on a second step of a second transport and packaging container defining a second step height equal to the first step height, the filling includes moving the filling needles to the filling needle height and dispensing the substance into each of the second plurality of containers, the second plurality of containers differ from the first plurality of containers in at least one aspect.
US12134480B2
An aircraft propulsion system includes an engine assembly including a fan that moves air, and a cowl that surrounds at least a portion of the engine assembly when the cowl is in a closed position. The cowl includes an outer surface arranged away from the engine assembly that provides an aerodynamic surface. The aircraft propulsion system also includes a cowl mechanism connected to the cowl and configured to guide the cowl along a movement path from the closed position to an open position. In the open position, an entirety of the cowl is arranged farther away from a horizontal plane passing through a rotating axis of the fan than in the closed position.
US12134477B2
Ice may form along the leading edge of an aircraft wing. A pneumatic deicing system may be configured to crack and dislodge ice along the leading edge of the wing. The pneumatic deicing system may comprise a deicing boot assembly having a deicing boot attached to the leading edge, and a gas generator fluidly coupled to the deicing boot assembly. The gas generator may comprise a propellant and may decompose the propellant, liberating a compressed gas. The compressed gas may be directed to the deicing boot assembly, inflating the deicing boot, which may crack and dislodge the ice.
US12134468B2
An aircraft is described comprising a transmission unit with a first module and a lubrication system; the first module comprises a casing and a movable member; the lubrication system comprises a header, a nozzle fed with the lubricating fluid and designed to feed the lubricating fluid inside the casing of the first module, a collection tank for the lubricating fluid injected by the nozzle, and recirculation means designed to cause the recirculation of the lubricating fluid from the collection tank to the feed header; the first module comprises a valve available in a first configuration, in which it enables the outflow of said lubricating fluid from said module to the recirculation means when the pressure of the lubricating fluid inside the header is greater than a threshold value; and in a second configuration, in which it fluidically isolates the module from the recirculation means when the pressure of the lubricating fluid inside the header is less than the threshold value.
US12134467B2
A dual-state propulsion aircraft includes an aircraft fuselage; and at least one dual-state propulsion system, including a fixed nacelle, a rotatable nacelle optionally including a front curved section and rear straight section, mechanical nacelle rotation stops, mechanical shaft rotation stops, a motor, and a thruster with pivotable blades; such that the at least one dual-state propulsion system is rotatable to a first system position configured for horizontal flight and to a second system position configured for vertical flight.
US12134446B2
An active roll stabilisation system for vessels, the system comprising at least one stabilisation element that extends from the vessel's hull, below the water line, on a side of the vessel, sensor means for sensing the vessel's motion and delivering control signals on the basis thereof, as well as moving means for moving the at least one stabilisation element relative to the hull in dependence on at least the control signals delivered by the sensor means, wherein the moving means are arranged for imparting at least a pivoting movement in the direction of the stem or the stern of the vessel to the at least one stabilisation element and wherein the moving means comprise a first hydraulic drive assembly for moving one stabilisation element, said first hydraulic drive assembly being composed of at least one auxiliary hydraulic cylinder for moving the stabilisation element relative to the hull and a main hydraulic cylinder for driving the at least one auxiliary hydraulic cylinder.
US12134435B2
In order to produce different motor vehicles of a vehicle type, which have the different drive concepts of an internal combustion engine, electric motor or a combination of an electric motor and an internal combustion engine, two different floor pan assemblies and two different luggage compartment floor subassemblies are provided. The two subassemblies are each produced using different deep-drawing dies. A combination of one of the two floor pan subassemblies with one of the two luggage compartment floor subassemblies allows the production of motor vehicles for all three drive concepts. The first of these two floor pan subassemblies, when installed in the vehicle, has a higher position than the second floor pan subassembly. The higher floor pan subassembly is used to produce both the electric-drive motor vehicles and hybrid-drive motor vehicles. A large-area installation space below the floor pan subassembly is also made available for the hybrid-drive motor vehicles for housing at least one pack-type battery.
US12134430B2
A core bar for an elastic crawler, the core bar having high durability against a twisting force acting on the core bar during use and an elastic crawler using the core bar are provided. A core bar 30 for an elastic crawler including a long core bar base 31, a pair of projection portions 32L, 32R that project at a center portion in a longitudinal direction of the core bar base 31, and a pair of rail portion 34L, 34R that project from the core bar base 31 on opposite outer sides of the pair of projection portions 32L, 32R and each include a track roller support surface 35 supporting a track roller 56 rolling on an inner circumferential surface of the elastic crawler 10, includes a pair of rail extension portions 36L, 36R that project from the core bar base 31 and each include a top surface 37 formed in such a manner as to continue from the track roller support surface 35, the top surface 37 extending from the rail portion 34L, 34R toward the center side in the longitudinal direction of the core bar base 31.
US12134423B2
An embodiment front vehicle body structure includes an inner cabin part, an outer cabin part, and a reinforcement part mounted between the inner cabin part and the outer cabin part. The inner cabin part, the outer cabin part and the reinforcement part each comprise a carbon fiber reinforced plastic material.
US12134418B2
A cart may include a first set of lower support arms and a second set of lower support arms, each of the lower support arms having a wheel attached thereto; a first set of upper support arms and a second set of upper support arms; a holding frame coupled to the first set of upper support arms and the second set of upper support arms; a locking mechanism; and a folding mechanism configured to allow the cart to transition between a folded position and unfolded position. During transition, the first set of upper support arms may be moveable relative to the second set of upper support arms; the first set of lower support arms may be moveable relative to the second set of lower support arms; and the first set of upper support arms may be moveable relative to the first set of lower support arms.
US12134410B2
A method for checking at least one surroundings detection sensor of a vehicle involves localizing the vehicle on a digital map and identifying features of stored stationary objects of the surroundings of the vehicle in the digital map, of which it is expected that they are recognized by the surroundings detection sensor. The surroundings of the vehicle are detected by the surroundings detection sensor and it is concluded that there has been a degradation of the surroundings detection sensor when the features to be recognized according to expectations are not recognized by the surroundings detection sensor or when features actually detected by the surroundings detection sensor deviate greatly from the features to be recognized according to expectation. The digital map with the stored features of the stationary objects is retrieved for a predetermined projection horizon of a central storage unit external to the vehicle.
US12134409B1
Disclosed is a method for cooperative decision-making on lane-changing behavior of an autonomous vehicle based on Bayesian game. On one hand, intelligent networked road perception and big data analysis are utilized to infer statistical characteristics of driving styles of a side vehicle under different time periods and traffic flow states, serving as prior predictions of driving styles of the side vehicle. On the other hand, the dynamic interaction behaviors during lane-changing processes of a specified vehicle and the side vehicle are continuously observed and posterior corrections are made to the driving styles of the side vehicle. When the specified vehicle generates a lane-changing willingness, probabilities of driving styles are iteratively predicted using Bayesian game principles. Comprehensive consideration of style and willingness probabilities yields a lane-changing probability of the specified vehicle. Once the lane-changing probability exceeds a threshold, a lane-changing activation instruction is issued.
US12134395B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for managing user intervention for a vehicle are provided. One of the methods includes: receiving an instruction to initiate an intervention session from a server, and providing, in response to receiving the instruction, a user interface associated with the intervention session for display on a terminal associated with the vehicle. The method further includes detecting, at the terminal, a user interaction corresponding to a command associated with operation of the vehicle, and generating a decision associated with the operation of the vehicle based at least in part on the command.
US12134392B2
A method for determining if a vehicle control command for controlling a vehicle (1) associated with a current vehicle state precludes a future situation avoidance maneuver (SAM) by the vehicle. The method comprises obtaining one or more safe sets, wherein each safe set represents a range of vehicle states from which a future SAM can be initialized with prospect for success. The method also comprises obtaining the current vehicle state and the control command and predicting a future vehicle state based on the current vehicle state and on the control command. The method comprises comparing the predicted future vehicle state to the one or more safe sets and determining that the control command precludes the future SAM if the predicted future vehicle state is not comprised in any of the one or more safe sets.
US12134389B2
This disclosure relates to a system and method for determining responsiveness of a driver of a vehicle to feedback regarding driving behaviors. The system may include a sensor configured to generate output signals conveying first driving behavior information, which may characterize operation of the vehicle by the driver. The system may include one or more processors configured to obtain the first driving behavior information. The one or more processors may effectuate provision of feedback defined by feedback information based on the first driving behavior. The sensor may be configured to output signals conveying second driving behavior information, which may characterize operation of the vehicle by the driver during and/or subsequent to the provision of the feedback. The one or more processors may be configured to obtain the second driving behavior information and assess responsiveness of the driver to the feedback based on the second driving behavior information.
US12134382B2
The posture of the driver is detected from the driver head portion, and the detected value and the driver mounting determination value are used to determine that the driver is pushing the vehicle and obtain the vehicle pushing command value. Converts the vehicle pushing command value to the target vehicle pushing assistance vesicle speed, determines whether vehicle pushing assistance can be performed based on the driver's posture and the vehicle condition, and outputs the vehicle pushing assistance permission determination. Then, from the target vehicle pushing assistance vehicle speed and the vehicle pushing assistance permission determination, the control amount for the vehicle power source that assists the vehicle pushing is calculated and output.
US12134380B2
An embodiment method for controlling driving of a vehicle includes collecting driving environment information including drive lanes and positions of a host vehicle and an object on a periphery of the host vehicle, generating virtual integrated lines based on a lane link, a lane side or a control path included in the driving environment information, extracting a target candidate group by determining a position of the object based on the virtual integrated lines, selecting a control target based on position relations between the virtual integrated lines and contour points of the target candidate group, calculating a control point to be tracked, and controlling driving of the host vehicle based on the control point.
US12134376B2
This disclosure provides systems and methods for electrical power conservation during braking for autonomous or assisted driving vehicles, such as when electrical currents are continuously supplied to the brake system when the vehicle is temporarily halted at a slope. Braking hysteresis is the relationship between the input (e.g., operating pressure, caused by an electrical motor to increase the fluid pressures in the brake system) and the output (e.g., braking pressure applied by the brake pads on the rotors), in which the change of the output is different during the increase of the input and during the decrease of the input. The present disclosure provides techniques for conserving electrical power consumption by using the brake hysteresis.
US12134372B2
The present disclosure relates to a liftable luggage carrier on a car roof. The liftable luggage carrier on a car roof includes: sliding frames, at least two sliding frames are arranged, the sliding frames are fixed on the car roof, and limiting baffles and several locking holes are provided on the sliding frames; sliding seats are slidably installed on the sliding frames, one or two sliding seats are arranged on the sliding frames, and the sliding seats are positioned on two sides of the limiting baffles respectively under the situation that two sliding seats are arranged; positioning devices are installed on the sliding seats to be used for positioning the sliding seats when the sliding seats slide to a position above the locking holes.
US12134367B2
A locking and unlocking system includes a controller. The controller is configured to acquire a state of locking and unlocking of a vehicle that is locked and unlocked based on locking and unlocking instruction information acquired from a portable terminal, and send a notification to a first device associated with the vehicle, when the vehicle is not locked during a period of time from when the vehicle is unlocked based on the locking and unlocking instruction information acquired from the portable terminal until a first timing.
US12134365B2
A gas generator includes a substantially cylindrical cup with bottom where a gas generating agent is accommodated, the cup including one axial end as an opening end, and a substantially columnar holder to which the cup is coaxially assembled to close the opening end, the holder holding an igniter such that an ignition portion faces the gas generating agent. An annular step portion is provided at a periphery of an axial end of the holder on a side facing the cup. The cup is fixed to the holder by fitting the opening end to the annular step portion and providing an annular welded portion at the opening end, the annular welded portion being joined to the annular step portion so as to extend along a circumferential direction of the cup.
US12134353B2
Adjusting instrument for an exterior vision unit of a vehicle, comprising a base with a foot for attachment to the vehicle, and a frame for carrying the exterior vision unit. The frame is pivotably attached to the base between at least a drive position and a park position via a pair of mutually facing, cooperating cam patterns arranged on the base and the frame, respectively. Each of the two cam patterns comprises cams disposed circumferentially around the pivoting axis in a ring segment, such that cams of the patterns in the drive position engage each other in a rotation-locking manner, and in the pivoting range from and to the drive position adjust over each other. A first cam pattern is provided with a bridge connecting spaced cams in the circumferential direction. The spaced cams form a guiding track on which a guide cam of the second cam pattern is supported.
US12134338B2
The invention relates to a vehicle seat arranged to be adjusted between a forward facing/rearward facing setup. The vehicle seat comprises a seat back and a seat cushion arrangement comprising a seat cushion arranged to be attached to a seat structure, a front pivoting notch and a rear pivoting notch. The seat back comprises a first and a second seat back connection arranged on a seat back side arranged to be releasably engaged with a first and second latch respectively. The second seat back connection is arranged to releasably engage with a first latch when the vehicle seat is in the forward facing setup, and the first seat back connection is arranged to releasably engage with a second latch the vehicle seat is in the rearward facing setup.
US12134333B2
The disclosure relates to the technical field of battery charging and swapping, and in particular, to a power control method and system for a battery charging and swap station, a medium, an apparatus, and the battery charging and swap station. The disclosure is intended to solve the problem of how to implement integrated power management of the battery charging and swap station. To this end, the power control method in the disclosure includes: obtaining a power limit of the battery charging and swap station, a station-side total requested power of a battery swap station, and a pile-side total requested power of a number of charging piles; calculating a sum of the station-side total requested power and the pile-side total requested power; comparing the power limit with the sum of the two powers; when the power limit is less than the sum of the two powers, determining, based on a preset allocation strategy, a station-side actual allocated power for the battery swap station and a pile-side actual allocated power for the number of charging piles; and respectively performing, based on the station-side actual allocated power and the pile-side actual allocated power, power allocation on one or more battery compartments and the number of charging piles. The disclosure can implement flexible and efficient power allocation between the battery swap station and the charging piles in the battery charging and swap station.
US12134327B2
A function extension module for charging stations and a method for its operation.
US12134326B2
Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative charging systems, electrical dispensers, methods of charging a vehicle, and methods of providing charging power to a vehicle. In various embodiments, an illustrative electric vehicle charging system includes a power cabinet having at least two direct current (DC) power outputs. The electric vehicle charging system also, includes a power cabinet controller configured to control delivery of electrical power to each of the at least two DC power outputs individually. The electric vehicle charging system further includes a processor in communication with the controller and configured to receive information related to authorizing delivery of electrical power to at least one of the at least two DC power outputs, the delivery of electrical power including a power level and a duration for each of the at least two DC power outputs.
US12134313B2
The present invention relates to a cooling module (100) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one heat exchanger (3, 4) and at least one duct (1) comprising an air inlet (10) of the cooling module (100), the duct (1) being configured to convey cooling air from the air inlet (10) towards the heat exchanger (3, 4), characterized in that the duct (1) comprises fastening elements (24, 24′, 25, 26, 27, 29) configured to fasten the heat exchanger (3, 4) to the duct (1).
US12134310B2
The present disclosure discloses a high-strength lightweight automobile compartment tonneau cover, including a top cover, a front cover, a first side cover, a rear cover, and a second side cover; a top of the front cover, a top of the first side cover, a top of the rear cover, and a top of the second side cover are respectively connected to an edge of the top cover; the front panel frame body includes four front panel profiles, two front panel upper end sockets, and two front panel lower end sockets; the four front panel profiles are respectively arranged on four sides of the front panel, and the top cover can be adjusted according to a size of a compartment; and integrally molded profiles are used, which improves the structural stability.
US12134307B2
A vehicle mat is configured to prevent hail damage to a body of a vehicle. The vehicle mat may include a vehicle mat body having a plurality of layers including a top layer and a bottom layer. The top layer may be formed of a hail resistant material. The bottom layer may be formed of a flexible magnetic substrate. The flexible magnetic substrate provides sufficient holding strength to magnetically couple the vehicle mat to a vehicle body and maintain the vehicle mat in place during a hail event to thereby assist in preventing hail damage to the vehicle.
US12134306B2
An automatic window shade assembly includes a plurality of shade units that is each integrated into a vehicle and is aligned with a respective one of a plurality of windows in the vehicle. Each of the shade units inhibits sunlight from passing into the vehicle when the shade units are deployed. Each of the shade units exposes the windows when the shade units are stored. Additionally, each of the shade units is in wireless communication with a personal electronic device to remotely control each of the shade units. A heating unit is integrated into a respective shade unit to defrost a windshield in the vehicle. A control is integrated into the vehicle for controlling operational parameters of the heating unit and each of the shade units.
US12134303B2
A temperature control system includes: a first cooling circuit, where a first cooling medium is circulated in the first cooling circuit, and the first cooling circuit is configured to cool a first structural unit; a second cooling circuit, where a second cooling medium is circulated in the second cooling circuit, and the second cooling circuit is configured to cool a second structural unit; and a heat exchanger, separately connected to the first cooling circuit and the second cooling circuit, and configured to perform heat exchange between the first cooling medium and the second cooling medium, where the first cooling circuit includes a bypass branch, and the bypass branch is connected in parallel to the heat exchanger. According to the temperature control system, heat dissipation efficiency for an inverter and an overall heat dissipation capability for a powertrain are improved.
US12134298B2
A centrifugal blower includes a blower base, multiple blades fastened to the blower base, a hub integrated to a central portion of the blower base, and a top shroud to provide surrounding coverage to the multiple blades. The centrifugal blower is housed within an evaporator. The centrifugal blower may operate at operating speeds that are lower than those of typical or currently known implementations while generating an airflow that meets or even exceeds those of the typical or currently known implementations.
US12134293B2
A method for controlling vehicle motion is described. The method includes accessing a set of control signals including a measured vehicle speed value associated with a movement of a vehicle. A control signal associated with user-induced input is also accessed. The method compares the measured vehicle speed value with a predetermined vehicle speed threshold value to achieve a speed value threshold approach status, and then compares the set of values to achieve a user-induced input threshold value approach status. The method monitors a state of a valve within the vehicle suspension damper, and determines a control mode for the vehicle suspension damper. The method also regulates damping forces within the vehicle suspension damper.
US12134275B2
An inkjet recording device includes: an inkjet unit that ejects ink to a recording medium while scanning in a main scanning direction; a first treatment liquid ejection head that is arranged side by side with the inkjet unit in the main scanning direction, scans together with the inkjet unit, and ejects a first treatment liquid to the recording medium; and a second treatment liquid ejection head that is arranged side by side with the inkjet unit in the main scanning direction, scans together with the inkjet unit, and ejects a second treatment liquid different from the first treatment liquid to the recording medium, wherein at least one of the first treatment liquid ejection head and the second treatment liquid ejection head is arranged on both sides of the inkjet unit in the main scanning direction.
US12134270B2
A maintenance method for a liquid discharging apparatus including a discharging portion that discharges liquid, the maintenance method includes acquiring first viscosity information related to viscosity of the liquid inside the discharging portion, discharging a first amount of the liquid from the discharging portion, acquiring second viscosity information related to viscosity of the liquid inside the discharging portion, and discharging a second amount of the liquid based on the first viscosity information and the second viscosity information, from the discharging portion.
US12134269B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus with a recording element substrate including an ejection port that ejects liquid, and a heating element that heats the liquid in order to eject the liquid from the ejection port; and at least a first temperature detecting element and a second temperature detecting element. The first temperature detecting element and the second temperature detecting element are formed at target positions centered on the center of the heating element when the recording element substrate is viewed in plan view.
US12134266B2
An inkjet recording apparatus includes a conveyance portion, a recording head, a detection portion, and a control portion. The recording head is disposed opposite the conveyance portion, and includes a plurality of nozzles which eject ink to the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance portion. The detection portion detects the thickness of the recording medium. The control portion controls the ink ejection speed from the recording head based on the thickness of the recording medium detected by the detection portion.
US12134265B2
An image forming apparatus includes a printing device, a nipping rotator, an upstream support stand, a plurality of rotators, a supporter, and an adjusting mechanism. The printing device prints an image on a plate-shaped printing medium. The nipping rotator conveys the plate-shaped printing medium. The upstream support stand supports the plate-shaped printing medium at a position upstream from the nipping rotator in a conveyance direction of the plate-shaped printing medium. The plurality of rotators are disposed side by side. The supporter supports the plurality of rotators. The adjusting mechanism adjusts relative positions of the plurality of rotators and the supporter.
US12134253B2
A flexible article is provided having a core formed from a plurality of laminar panels that are inter-connected to provide an expandable structure upon movement of the panels away from each other. Opposite ends of the core terminate, in a pair of end panels whereby the end panels may be moved apart to expand the expandable structure. Each of the panels are made from wood material. The panels, for example, include two wood sheets with longitudinally oriented grains and a flexible backing sheet that is sandwiched and adhered between the two wood sheets.
US12134245B2
The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a galvannealed steel sheet including the steps of A.) coating of the steel sheet with a first coating consisting of nickel and having a thickness between 150 nm and 650 nm, the steel sheet having the following composition in weight percentage 0.10
US12134244B2
Devices and methods for compressing thermal insulation material into blocks of insulation are disclosed which include a support surface for the compressed blocks of insulation, a compression device with a compression surface, and a feeding device for feeding thermal insulation material. By adapting the compression device for reciprocal movement between a first position, wherein the feeding device is allowed to feed thermal insulation material to a position on the support surface, and a second position, wherein, during movement from the first position to the second position of the compression device, thermal insulation material fed by the feeding device is compressed, highly compressed blocks of thermal insulation material are obtained that are suitable for use with known shredding devices.
US12134242B2
A method for compacting a harvested material in a silo by an agricultural working machine includes determining via a control unit a density profile which represents a target density of the harvested material as a function of a silo position or a silo portion along a predetermined silo length of the silo, controlling via the control unit compaction work as a function of the density profile, and controlling via the control unit a travel speed of the working machine during the compaction work as a function of the density profile.
US12134241B2
This method for producing a light control panel used in an optical image forming device includes: a step of forming a laminate 22 by laminating a plurality of transparent plate materials 20 having the same thickness while alternately shifting them by a predetermined length in the width direction so as to form protruding portions 21; a step of forming light-reflecting layers 13 at least on facing surfaces 16 of the adjacent protruding portions 21; a step of filling gap regions 26 between the adjacent protruding portions 21 with a transparent resin 27; a step of cutting and separating the protruding portions 21 integrated at each side of the laminate 22 from a laminated body 28 thereby making preforms 29, 30 for the light control panels 10, 11; and a step of flattening both end surfaces of each of the preforms 29, 30 in the width direction.
US12134237B2
Providing blanks from a fibre web includes removing the blanks from removal regions and depositing the blanks in at least one deposit element. The blanks are then removed from the deposit elements in accordance with a sequence predefined by a layer-by-layer construction of a workpiece. The blanks that are individually removed from the removal regions are stacked on top of one another in the deposit elements in a sequence that corresponds to a layering sequence of the blanks in the workpiece. The blanks are then successively removed individually from the deposit elements in a sequence that is reversed with respect to the layering sequence of the blanks in the workpiece and are stacked on top of one another in a storage element before being successively removed from the storage element in the sequence predefined for constructing the workpiece layer-by-layer and inserted into a mould for producing the workpiece.
US12134224B2
A method is provided for surface smoothing an additively manufactured shaped part consisting of plastic. The method has an explosion step with which the surface of the shaped part is smoothed in a process chamber by igniting a combustible process gas introduced into the process chamber, the surface of the shaped part being partly dissolved in at least some sections by the ignited process gas. Also provided is a device for surface smoothing additively manufactured shaped parts consisting of plastic.
US12134218B2
Provided is a method of molding, by using a mold, a component including a metal plate and a thermoplastic resin containing a thermoplastic resin arranged on a surface on one side of the metal plate, the mold including at least a movable mold and a fixed mold including a support portion. Specifically, the molding method includes: an arranging step of arranging a premolded metal plate within the mold; a fixing step of fixing the metal plate by pressing the metal plate against the movable mold with use of the support portion; and a molding step including forming a cavity between the fixed mold and the metal plate by closing the mold, bringing the thermoplastic resin into close contact with the metal plate, and forming an exposed portion by exposing the metal plate out of the softened thermoplastic resin with use of the support portion. With this, without leakage of the thermoplastic resin, a joint region to a metal surface of another component can be reliably secured.
US12134215B2
A method for manufacturing a cellulose product, comprising the steps: dry forming a cellulose blank in a dry forming unit; arranging the cellulose blank in a forming mould; heating the cellulose blank to a forming temperature in the range of 100° C. to 200° C.; and pressing the cellulose blank in the forming mould with a forming pressure of at least 1 MPa.
US12134204B2
A cutting system and method for cutting food items includes an in-feed conveyor having an in-feed conveyor surface and an out-feed conveyor having an out-feed conveyor surface. The in-feed and the out-feed conveyors are arranged in an end-to-end arrangement. The system has a cutting knife defining a cutting plane within which it moves as it performs a cut. The cutting plane is defined between the ends of the in-feed and the out-feed conveyors. The cutting system has an out-feed hold down device with a surface facing the out-feed conveyor surface and being arranged in relation to the out-feed conveyor surface such that it is able to apply a pressure onto a portion of a food item resting on the out-feed conveyor surface while it is being cut by the cutting knife.
US12134195B2
A control device for moving a robot and causing the robot to perform a work onto a work target portion includes a reference position acquisition section that acquires a position of the work target portion as a reference position, based on detection data of a sensor that detects the work target portion, a movement direction acquisition section that acquires a movement direction of the robot, a direction determination section that determines a shift direction in which a working position of the robot onto the work target portion is to be shifted from the reference position, based on the movement direction acquired by the movement direction acquisition section, and a robot control section that positions the robot at a target position shifted from the reference position toward the shift direction by a predetermined shift amount, when carrying out the work onto the work target portion.
US12134184B2
A soft robotic gripper having component parts capable of being assembled in the field at the terminus of an industrial robot arm for providing adaptive gripping of a product. A hub includes a pneumatic inlet leading to outlets. Finger mounts with pneumatic passages hold inflatable fingers, and tension fastener(s) secure and compress the finger mounts toward the hub by passing through the pneumatic passages and fastening under tension in a direction of the hub.
US12134179B2
A power tool system includes a removable battery pack a first tool and a second tool. The first tool includes a first base housing that is selectively engageable with the removable battery pack and a first tool portion connected to the first base housing by a first connecting section. The second tool includes a second base housing that is selectively engageable with the removable battery pack and a second tool portion connected to the second base housing by a second connecting section. The second tool base housing houses a second controller that provides a proportional power delivery system for the second tool and second tool base housing also includes a second actuator for providing user control of the second tool.
US12134177B2
A power tool includes a housing, a motor, a ball sleeve, an oscillating member with a mounting portion, and an output shaft rotating around an output shaft axis. The oscillating member and the ball sleeve are engaged in an engagement region on the oscillating member, and the geometric center of the engagement region is an engagement center. A first plane bisects the first bearing assembly along a direction of the output shaft axis, and a second plane bisects the second bearing assembly along the direction of the output shaft axis. The height from the engagement center to the first plane is a first height H1, the height from the engagement center to the second plane is a second height H2, and the ratio H1/H2 of the first height H1 to the second height H2 is greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than or equal to 1.4.
US12134172B2
Clamp designs and methods relating thereto for working on one or more of workpieces are described. An exemplar clamp design includes a unitary u-shaped frame having a bight portion flanked by multiple jaw portions, all of which are designed to secure one or more workpieces (e.g., cabinet face frame). The u-shaped frame, at any of its portions, has disposed thereon at least one work window that provides access to one or more secured workpieces. Further, one exemplar clamp design provides a work guide element rotatably coupled to the u-shaped frame, disposed adjacent to the work window, and having defined therein a guide aperture. In, one rotated, work position of the work guide, the guide aperture allows a tool to access and/or work, through the guide aperture and the work window, on a desired location on the workpiece.
US12134163B2
A fine adjustment device that is interposed between a table base rotatably supporting a chuck table for holding a workpiece on a holding surface and a base supporting the table base and that adjusts a distance between the table base and the base. The fine adjustment device includes: a support member that has an upper section and an intermediate section and a lower section, with the upper section fixed to the table base and with the intermediate section fixed to the base; an accommodating chamber formed in the support member; a piezoelectric actuator that is accommodated in the accommodating chamber and is capable of contracting and extending in a perpendicular direction; and a contraction-extension structure to have the accommodating chamber contracted and extended in the perpendicular direction.
US12134160B2
The present disclosure includes a shaft and spindle assembly for retaining a part in a part processing assembly. The part is retained on the shaft via a downward force from a part hold-down assembly. The shaft is retained in the spindle assembly that is coupled to a turntable of the part processing assembly. The shaft includes an annular step that abuts against a portion of the spindle assembly to block downward movement of the shaft when the downward force is applied. In this way, the part is retained in a precise location relative to processing nozzles of the part processing assembly even after multiple parts are held down by the part hold-down assembly and processed.
US12134156B2
Provided is a machine tool system that can supply an appropriate amount of lubricating oil to a machine tool according to the operation thereof. The machine tool system comprises: a lubricating oil supply unit that supplies a lubricating oil to a feed shaft of a machine tool; a code analysis unit that analyzes a machining program and determines whether a specific reciprocating operation is to be carried out at the feed shaft; and a control unit which, if it has been determined that the specific reciprocating operation is to be carried out, changes the supply of the lubricating oil via the lubricating oil supply unit to an exclusive pattern when the machine tool carries out the specific reciprocating operation.
US12134155B2
A power tool including a motor configured to produce an output, and a sensor configured to measure an acceleration of the power tool along at least one of three spatial axes and generate an output signal related to the acceleration. The power tool further including a controller configured to receive the output signal related to the acceleration of the power tool from the sensor, compare the acceleration of the power tool to a free-fall acceleration threshold, initiate a timer when the acceleration of the power tool corresponds to the free-fall acceleration threshold, compare the timer to a free-fall timer threshold, and stop the motor from producing the output when the timer is greater than or equal to the free-fall timer threshold.
US12134151B2
Apparatus and methods are provided for an engine driven welding-type power system that includes an engine to drive an electric generator to provide a first power output, and a removable welder having an energy storage device to provide a second power output. The system includes a housing having a dock to store a removable welder. While stored within the dock, the energy storage device is recharged by the first power output. Once removed from the dock, the removable welder is configured to operate independently of the power system.
US12134150B2
A pulse welding period alternately includes a first peak period in which a first peak current whose peak value is a first current value is caused to flow through a welding wire and a base period in which a base current having a second current value is caused to flow through the welding wire. During the base period, a second peak current whose peak current value is a sum of a second current value and a third current value and is smaller than the first current value is superimposed on the base current at a second pulse frequency. A second peak period in which the second peak current is caused to flow once is shorter than the first peak period. During the first peak period, a droplet is transferred from the welding wire toward a base material.
US12134149B2
The present device is configured for mounting on and movement around the outside surface of a pipe to be processed, and includes a clamping device- and a flexible composite carriage including at least two pivotally connected component parts capable of pivoting about a pin of a hinged connection lying parallel to the axis of the, wherein each part comprises a group of at least two coaxial supporting rollers, the axis of which is situated at a distance from the hinged connection that is less than or equal to ⅓ of the distance between the hinges of the component part and is parallel to the axis of the pipe to be processed. The component parts are connected in succession such that each part bears on two groups of supporting rollers, one of which is mounted on the component part, and the other of which on an adjacent component part.
US12134142B1
Systems and methods of permanently marking a material containing an opacification material may include marking the material with a laser system. The laser system may be an ultraviolet system, and the laser may be a solid state diode pumped and pulsed 4 watt to 55 watt unit with a minimum scan speed of 3 meters/second and a minimum frequency of 30 KHz.
US12134113B2
A substrate processing method for processing a substrate, the substrate processing method comprising: a first nozzle moving step of moving a first nozzle to a process position and a standby position in a swing motion manner; a cleaning liquid supplying step of supplying, by the first nozzle, a cleaning liquid onto a rotating substrate at the process position of the first nozzle; a second nozzle moving step of moving a second nozzle to a process position and a standby position in a swing motion manner; a drying gas supplying step of supplying, by the second nozzle, a drying gas onto the rotating substrate at the process position of the second nozzle; and a nozzle distance controlling step of controlling a distance between the first nozzle and the second nozzle on the basis of a horizontal position of at least one of the first nozzle and the second nozzle.
US12134112B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for shuttle lift systems to facilitate simultaneous movement of multiple shuttles across a multi-level storage structure that stores packages. The shuttle lift system may include the multi-level storage structure and a tower lift system at each end of the multi-level storage structure. One tower lift system may raise shuttles to a level of the multi-level storage structure. The other tower lift system may lower shuttles to a level of the multi-level storage structure and/or to a delivery area. The tower lift system may include cables (e.g., tethers) that are supported by a bottom portion and an upper portion of the tower lift system. Shelves may be attached to the cables on either side of the tower lift system and may receive and move shuttles up/down the tower lift system. The tower lift system may have high shuttle throughput and a reduced footprint.
US12134111B2
Read events capturing parcel information as a parcel is transported through a facility is received, and a configuration file mapping readers capturing the read events to workspace locations within the facility is accessed. Utilizing the read events and configuration file, one or more locations are determined for a parcel being transported through a facility. The locations may form a most likely path, or sequence of locations, through the facility. The determined locations may be utilized for generating one or more graphical user interface elements for tracking parcel and/or other operational aspects. For example, a graphical user interface may indicate errors, such as errors in the parcel's path and slowdowns, detected from the read events. Additionally, volume of parcels over time may be determined from the read events. Further, a graphical user interface may indicate employee performance based on errors and/or read events attributed to the employee.
US12134104B2
A printhead for dispensing a fluid is provided. The printhead comprises at least one chamber; an array of piezoactuated flow channel dispensers enclosed in the at least one chamber; a multi-orifice dispensing plate; and an air dispensing element comprising a source of compressed air and an air flow controller configured to direct a flow of air.
US12134102B2
An aircraft controlled by compressed air according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a fuselage (10) having main wings (20) on both sides thereof; a first nozzle (12) mounted to the roof of the fuselage (10); second nozzles (22) mounted on the top surfaces of the main wings (20); a first tank (31) disposed in the fuselage (10) or the main wings (20) and storing compressed air; and a main control valve (40) for controlling the compressed air so that the compressed air is provided to the first nozzle (12) or the second nozzles (22).
