US12016730B2
An ultrasound system produces maps of acoustic attenuation coefficients from pulse echo signals. Maps are produced using different attenuation coefficient or slope estimation methods, and a plurality of maps from different estimation methods are compounded to produce a final attenuation coefficient map. Confidence maps may also be produced for one or more attenuation coefficient maps, and the confidence map displayed or its measures used to determine weighting for the compounding process.
US12016726B2
A flexible ultrasound transducer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a substrate having a central part and a plurality of extended parts extending from the central part; an ultrasound probe disposed at the central part of the substrate to acquire an ultrasound image of a region of interest; and a focused ultrasound output unit disposed at the extended parts of the substrate to output a focused ultrasound to the region of interest, wherein the focused ultrasound output unit disposed at the extended parts of the substrate has a flexible property and is deformable. According to the structure of an embodiment, it is possible to simultaneously achieve ultrasound imaging and ultrasonic therapy such as lesion stimulation or removal through focused ultrasound, and adjust the focal position of focused ultrasound or improve the focal sensitivity through flexible movement.
US12016725B2
The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus for an improved ultrasound eye scanning device wherein the size of the scan head is reduced significantly and the entire instrument can be placed on a desktop. The improved ultrasound eye scanning device also utilizes imaging goggles to enable better coupling between the patient and the instrument. The imaging goggles also allow both eyes of the patient to be scanned without the patient moving. Another innovation of the ultrasound imaging system according to the present disclosure is the use of the contralateral (opposite) eye for fixation and focusing during scanning.
US12016722B2
According to one embodiment, a medical information processing system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires an ultrasound image of a subject. The processing circuitry acquires a first modality image of the subject, the first modality image differing from the ultrasound image. The processing circuitry acquires an imaging position for the ultrasound image. The processing circuitry generates diagnosis support information for the subject based on the ultrasound image, the imaging position for the ultrasound image, and the first modality image.
US12016720B2
Embodiments provide a modular phantom that enables quantitative assessment of imaging performance (e.g., spatial resolution, image uniformity, image noise, contrast to noise ratio, cone-beam artifact) and dosimetry in cone-beam computed tomography (CT). The modular phantom includes one or more modules for various imaging performance tests that may be rearranged in the phantom to accommodate the design of various cone-beam CT imaging systems. The modular phantom includes one or more of a cone-beam module, an angled edge module, or a line spread module. The phantom may be inserted into a larger sleeve and be used to assess imaging performance and dosimetry in whole body CT imaging systems.
US12016718B2
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for controlling exposure/irradiation during a main three-dimensional X-ray imaging scan using at least one spatially-distributed characteristic of a pre-scan/scout scan preceding the main scan. The at least one spatially-distributed characteristic includes (1) a spatially-distributed noise characteristic of the pre-scan and/or (2) a spatially-distributed identification of exposure-sensitive tissue types. The at least one spatially-distributed characteristic can be calculated from images reconstructed from sinogram/projection data and/or from sinogram/projection directly using a neural network.
US12016714B2
Medical imaging devices, systems, and methods thereof. The medical imaging system may include a movable station and a gantry. The movable station includes a gantry mount rotatably attached to the gantry. The gantry includes an outer C-arm slidably mounted to and operable to slide relative to the gantry mount, an inner C-arm slidably coupled to the outer C-arm and, an imaging signal transmitter and sensor attached to the C-arms. The two C-arms work together to provide a full 360 degree rotation of the imaging signal transmitter. In embodiment, the imaging signal transmitter and imaging sensor are offset from a center axis of the medical imaging system such that the portable medical imaging system is operable to capture an enlarged field of view.
US12016702B2
A patch and sensor assembly has a biosensor housed in a reusable portion that connects to a mapping and localization system (MLS) via biosensor wires. A disposable portion has an electrode layer through which signals are transmitted to the MLS via ACL wires. The biosensor and ACL wires extend through a single cable exiting the reusable portion. The disposable portion includes an adhesive layer for adhering the electrode layer to a patient, on the electrode layer, and an engagement element for detachably receiving at least a portion of the housing of the reusable portion. The reusable portion includes a housing in which the biosensor has biosensor wires that exit the reusable portion. The housing is also adapted to carry and/or provide support to an ACL contact member responsive to the electrode layer of the disposable portion, and ACL wires that exit the reusable portion.
US12016700B2
Example systems, methods, and apparatus, including cognitive platforms, are provided for computing performance metrics of an individual based at least in part on user interaction(s) with computerized tasks and/or interference and at least one physiological measure of the individual, where the performance metric provides an indication of the cognitive abilities of the individual. The apparatus can be coupled to at least one physiological component to perform the physiological measurement of the individual. The apparatus also can be configured to adapt the tasks and/or interferences to enhance the individual's cognitive abilities.
US12016697B2
A method comprising: generating a parametrized three-dimensional (3D) body surface model on a training set comprising a plurality of 3D scans of subjects, wherein at least some of said 3D scans are of subjects having a skeletal deformity; receiving one or more target 3D scans of a target subject; optimizing said body surface model with respect to said one or more target 3D scans to calculate a target body surface model of said target subject; training a skeletal estimation model on a training set comprising: (i) body surface models of a plurality of subjects, and (ii) skeletal landmarks sets of said plurality of subjects; and applying said trained skeletal estimation model to said calculated target body surface model of said target subject, to estimate a skeletal shape of said target subject.
US12016692B2
A readout integrated circuit (IC) architecture for a tunnelling magnetoresistive (TMR) sensor which uses common mode feedback to achieve a performance level suitable for accurate detection of biomagnetic signals. The architecture uses a three-operational amplifier configuration with chopper stabilization. The architecture may form part of a fully integrated biomagnetic sensor electronics package that includes an array of TMR sensors together with modules for signal amplification and conditioning, data conversion and communication.
US12016689B2
An oximeter probe is user configurable for being in an absolute reporting mode and a relativey reporting mode for measured values. The measured values for the absolute and relative modes include absolute oxygen saturation, relative oxygen saturation, absolute hemoglobin content, relative hemoglobin content, absolute blood volume, relative blood volume. The relative modes and absolute modes for determining and reporting relative or absolute hemoglobin content or relative or absolute blood volume for individual patients are beneficial when determining the efficacy of administered medications, such as epinephrine, that effect blood flow, but not oxygen saturation, in tissue, such as skin. The oximeter probe in these relative modes displays the efficacy of the administered medication as reported values for relative hemoglobin content or relative blood volume fall or rise.
US12016686B2
A fully implantable sensor for detecting an analyte in a body fluid sample is disclosed. The sensor includes a chamber plate that receives the body fluid sample. The chamber plate has a biocompatible polymer membrane having a molecular weight cutoff of at least 15 kDa. The sensor also includes a quantum cascade laser illumination source that generates an illumination light beam in a spectral range and transmits the light beam to the chamber plate. In response to the illumination light beam at least partially illuminating the chamber plate, the chamber plate generates a reflection light beam that at least partially illuminates the body fluid sample within the chamber plate. The sensor has an optical detector that detects at least one property of the reflection light beam and generates a sensor signal that correlates to the presence of the analyte. The sensor includes a controller to evaluate the sensor signal.
US12016680B2
Acoustic immittance and other characteristics of ears may be determined by measuring eardrum displacements resulting from application of pressure to the eardrum. For example, optical coherence tomography may be applied to monitor eardrum displacements responsive to a sound. The pressure corresponding to the sound is measured by a suitable instrument such as a microphone. The measured displacements and pressures may be processed to obtain a measure of immitance.
US12016678B2
The present invention provides a method for the production of a metal halide adduct of S4N4, in particular a specific copper adduct of S4N4, for the visualisation of a print on an object, in particular a fingerprint on a metal object. The present invention also provides a method and apparatus for visualising a print on an object, using S2N2 obtained from a metal halide adduct of S4N4.
US12016673B2
Measurement of airway resistance and/or lung compliance during non forced exhalation is performed using initial occlusion of exhalation followed by removal of the occlusion or opening of a shutter. The measurement device can use a single sensor to measure both pressure and flow. A pressure monitor can detect that exhalation is improperly forced to signal an error or to reject a pressure and flow measurement from a forced exhalation trial.
US12016661B2
A non-invasive electronic patient monitor tracks one or more physiological parameters of a patient, such as intravascular volume index (IVI), extravascular volume index (EVI), total hemoglobin (SpHb), impedance, and/or weight. The patient monitor determines if one or more of the physiological parameters are within a predetermined range. The patient monitor activates an alarm if one or more of the physiological parameters are outside the predetermined range and indicates a patient can be experiencing edema and/or heart failure, or sepsis.
US12016653B2
An optical coherence tomography scanning system traverses its respective scan pattern quickly, typically completing an entire two-dimensional frame faster than a conventional raster scanner completes one raster line segment. To traverse the scan pattern quickly, the system takes fewer A-scans per length of scan pattern than a conventional OCT scanner. To compensate for the sparsity of the sample points along the respective scan line segments, and for gaps between respective line segments of the trajectory, the system acquires and combines several partially overlapping frames for each study.
US12016649B2
A system includes a biometric device, a biometric data collection device, and a spatial categorization system. The biometric device includes a biometric sensor to measure a biometric trait of a user. The biometric data collection device includes a positioning system and a biometric data storage system, and a third wireless transceiver. The positioning system is configured to provide spatial location values specifying a geographic location of the biometric data collection device. The biometric data storage system is configured to assign time stamp values to each of the spatial location values and biometric trait measurements. The spatial categorization system is configured to identify a biometric trait measurement indicating that a condition of the user has a value that exceeds a threshold, and to assign, based on the identified biometric trait measurement, a category identification value to a spatial region corresponding to the spatial location value.
US12016644B2
This invention is a system and method for utilizing artificial intelligence to operate a surgical robot (e.g., to perform a laminectomy), including a surgical robot, an artificial intelligence guidance system, an image recognition system, an image recognition database, and a database of past procedures with sensor data, electronic medical records, and imaging data. The image recognition system may identify the tissue type present in the patient and if it is the desired tissue type, the AI guidance system may remove a layer of that tissue with the end effector on the surgical robot, and have the surgeon define the tissue type if the image recognition system identified the tissue as anything other than the desired tissue type.
US12016627B2
A method, a device, and a computer program product for determining a refractive error of an eye of a user are disclosed, as well as a method for producing a spectacle lens. The method for determining includes: displaying an image with a spatial modulation to the user; optionally, recording a reaction of the user to a variation of the spatial modulation over time; detecting a point in time at which a perception threshold of the user is reached; and determining the refractive error of the user from the spatial modulation, wherein the image contains a source image with several picture elements, wherein values for an image parameter are assigned to the picture elements, and wherein the spatial modulation is generated such that the values of the image parameter determine the values of a modulation parameter of the spatial modulation in the image.
US12016626B2
Systems and methods of in situ unclogging a working channel in a medical device during a procedure are disclosed. An exemplary unclogging system comprises a flow sensor to sense a flow rate through a working channel, and a control module to detect a channel state indicating a presence or absence of clogging based on the flow rate. In the presence of channel clogging, the control module can control one or more of an irrigation source or a suction source to provide respectively irrigation fluid or suction pressure to unclog the obstructed channel. The control module can adjust one or more of an irrigation flow rate or a suction flow rate through the working channel to maintain a desired pressure of the anatomical environment at the anatomical site, or to maintain a desired flow condition in the working channel, during the procedure.
US12016623B2
A system for ablating bodily tissue of a patient includes a high-voltage electrical generator configured to provide electrical pulses of at least 500 volts, a fluid having an electrical conductivity of not more than 0.01 Siemens per meter, and an ablation catheter that includes a catheter shaft, an expandable membrane attached to the catheter shaft, and a plurality of electrodes, each electrically coupled to the high-voltage electrical generator. The fluid inflates the expandable membrane when provided to the interior space of the expandable membrane.
US12016621B2
Disclosed herein is an ablation catheter that includes an irrigation conduit, a force sensor, an electrode tip assembly, a seal, and a temperature sensor. The irrigation conduit defines an irrigation lumen configured to carry irrigation fluid to a distal end of the ablation catheter. The force sensors include a deformable body coupled to the irrigation conduit adjacent a distal end thereof. The electrode tip assembly is coupled to the deformable body and extends distally therefrom, and defines an interior cavity in fluid communication with the irrigation lumen and an exterior cavity in which a distal portion of the deformable body is received. The seal is disposed between the electrode tip assembly and the deformable body, and inhibits fluid flow between the interior cavity and the exterior cavity. The temperature sensor is coupled to the electrode tip assembly and extends from the electrode tip assembly through the irrigation lumen.
US12016617B2
An arthroscopic system includes a hand piece with a motor drive. an elongate shaft assembly is detachably secured to a distal end of the hand piece, and the elongate shaft assembly includes an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve rotatably mounted in the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve couples to the motor drive when the elongate shaft assembly is attached to the hand piece, and an inner distal cutting window on the inner sleeve moves in and out of alignment with an outer distal cutting window on the outer sleeve as the motor drive rotates the inner sleeve. A distal electrode is disposed on an outer surface of the outer sleeve at a location opposite to that of the outer distal cutting window, and the outer sleeve member is rotatable relative to the hand piece when the hub is secured to the hand piece such that a user can hold the hand piece in one hand and rotate the outer sleeve to selectively place the outer distal cutting window or the distal electrode in an upward orientation relative to the user while continuing to hold the hand piece in the one hand.
US12016616B2
An electrosurgical wand is disclosed for treating a plurality of tissues at a variety of tissue locations. The electrosurgical wand includes a handle on a proximal end and an elongate shaft with a combination active electrode at the distal end. The combination active electrode includes with a blade and screen portion; the blade portion extending along and laterally from the wand longitudinal axis, forming a dissecting tip. The screen portion extends from the blade portion at an obtuse angle and has at least one aspiration aperture through it. The wand also includes a second and third electrode, proximally spaced from the combination active electrode. The second electrode spans a portion of an outside surface of the wand adjacent the blade portion, while the third electrode spans a portion of the outside surface of the wand opposite the second electrode.
US12016605B2
An inflatable bone tamp for performing a minimally invasive surgical procedure includes an outer shaft defining an internal lumen, an inflatable structure coupled to the outer shaft, and an inner shaft movably disposed within the internal lumen and coupled to a distal end region of the inflatable structure. The internal lumen is sized to receive the inflatable structure, such that by moving the inner shaft relative to the outer shaft, the inflatable structure can be retracted into the internal lumen (and likewise can be extended from within the internal lumen for deployment in bone). This retraction capability can beneficially protect the inflatable structure during positioning/removal, and can also enhance recovery from radial tears of the inflatable structure.
US12016604B2
An example method is provided for maintaining stability to an injury defined by a separation of two bones (e.g., the tibia and fibula), the separation being an injured distance greater than a pre-injury distance between the two bones in a first human patient. The method may include delivering a first apparatus for approximation of the two bones in the first human patient comprising the injury, the first apparatus including a flexible segment disposed between a first anchor and a second anchor. The method may further include maintaining, by the first apparatus, a restored distance between the two bones in the first human patient after a repetitive dynamic loading, the restored distance approximately equal to the pre-injury distance.
US12016602B2
A bunion correction device is disclosed which secures a plate to a metatarsal head before an osteotomy is performed to allow for control of the metatarsal head during the bunion correction procedure. The device comprises a body component having two opposing portions positioned orthogonally to one another with a plurality of screw apertures positioned on both portions of the implant. Bone screws or fasteners are driven laterally through the apertures of the first portion into the metatarsal head, securing the first portion or base to the metatarsal head. An osteotomy is performed just proximal to the plate and the metatarsal head is translated to correct the bunion. Bone screws are then placed in the second portion apertures to fix the correction and provide compression of the osteotomy.
US12016599B2
The present invention is a system or implant adapted for use in bone cavities. The current system is particularly useful in surgical procedures involving fractured bones.
US12016597B2
Systems, methods, and devices for securing a spinal rod are provided. A clamp assembly comprises a tulip comprising an opening comprising an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is threaded; and a threaded locking cap disposed in the opening, wherein threads of the locking cap and the inner surface include various geometries.
US12016594B2
A pivotal bone anchor assembly includes a receiver having a channel configured to receive an elongate rod and communicating with a bottom opening through a central bore, with the central bore having a lower portion configured to receive the capture portion of a bone anchor with the bone anchor being pivotal with respect to the receiver in a non-locked configuration. The assembly further includes a compression insert that is also receivable within the central bore with an upper surface configured for engagement with the elongate rod, a central opening, and upward-facing surfaces on tool engagement structures positioned radially outward from the central opening. The tool engagement structures are configured for direct engagement by tooling to receive a continuously-applied downwardly directed force that temporarily locks the position of the bone anchor with respect to the receiver prior to the elongate rod being secured within the channel in a locked arrangement.
US12016590B2
A flexible puncture needle device includes a puncture needle (10). The puncture needle (10) includes an outer tube (11) and a central tube (13). The outer tube (11) includes a puncture needle head (111) and a plurality of segments (112). The puncture needle head (111) includes a needle tip at front end and a pair of notches (1122) or a pair of protrusions (1121) at rear end, and a pair of protrusions (1121) and a pair of notches (1122) are formed at two ends of the segment (112), respectively. A pair of protrusions (1121) or a pair of notches (1122) at an end of the segment (112) are engaged with a pair of notches (1122) or a pair of protrusions (1121) at rear end of the puncture needle head (111) to form a needle head joint. Two adjacent segments (112) are engaged via the notches (1122) and the protrusions (1121) to form a joint, and the needle head joint and a plurality of joints are sequentially engaged with each other from head to tail to form an outer tube (11) with the puncture needle head (111) at tip end and a tube body capable of axially bending. Central tube (13) is inserted into the outer tube (11) from another end of the outer tube (11) away from the puncture needle head (111) to form a central tube vacant portion (114) and central tube insertion portion (115) of the outer tube (11). The central tube vacant portion (114) is capable of bending, and during the forward or backward movement of the central tube (13) in the outer tube (11) along an axis of the outer tube (11). A bendable angle of the central tube vacant portion (114) changes as a length of the central tube vacant portion (114) changes.
US12016588B2
A surgical incision apparatus and method for puncturing a cutaneous layer of a subject for providing guided access to a subcutaneous organ or subcutaneous cavity (or specified target region) of the subject. The apparatus may include a retention body configured for securing a cutting tool therein and a housing configured for receiving the retention body. The apparatus includes a guidewire holder member configured for receiving a guidewire therein and aligning with the guidewire to allow the cutting tool to travel along the guidewire. The retention body is configured to be movably attached relative to the housing to allow the retention body and cutting tool to advance toward the subject to a deployed position, and subsequently withdraw to a retracted position.
US12016579B2
Medical devices as well as methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a steerable crossing catheter system. The steerable crossing catheter system may include an elongate catheter shaft having a proximal end region, a steerable distal end region, and a lumen extending therethrough. A core may be disposed within the lumen. The core may have a distal end. A penetrating member may be coupled to the distal end. A sensing assembly may be disposed adjacent to the distal end. The sensing assembly may be configured to estimate the location of the core within a body lumen.
US12016573B2
The present application relates to systems, methods, and devices for performing drilling operations, such as in a surgical setting. The embodiments disclosed herein include handheld drill apparatus configured to be used with guides or robotics for completing a specific operation. The drill apparatus is capable of receiving instructions either through programming, from a memory device, or from scanning a device located on an external item, such as a guide.
US12016572B2
Milling device for prosthetic surgery comprising a milling tool and a handler body. The handler body is provided with a rotating drive shaft which develops along a longitudinal axis of rotation and is connected to the milling tool to rotate the milling tool around the longitudinal axis.
US12016559B2
A modular surgical instrument system that comprises modular components and a control circuit electrically couplable to the modular components. The modular components comprise a shaft and a handle assembly. The handle assembly comprises a disposable outer housing. The disposable outer housing is movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The handle assembly further comprises a control inner core receivable inside the disposable outer housing in the open configuration. The disposable outer housing is configured to isolate the control inner core in the closed configuration. The modular components further comprise a loading unit releasably couplable to the shaft and a staple cartridge releasably couplable to an end effector. The loading unit comprises the end effector. The control circuit is configured to generate an interrogation signal, detect a response signal, determine a modular configuration of the modular surgical instrument system, and assess authenticity of the modular configuration.
US12016532B2
The present application relates to an endoscope apparatus including a shaft component with a proximal end and a distal end. The shaft component is arranged in an outer shaft. The endoscopy apparatus includes an image capture device having an objective lens for generating a real image and an image sensor for capturing the image and generating an image signal. The endoscopy apparatus includes a pivot joint device which couples the image capture device to the shaft component in a manner pivotable about two orthogonal axes but rigid in respect of a rotation about the longitudinal axis of the shaft component. The endoscopy apparatus includes a pivot control device to set a pivot position of the image capture device relative to the shaft component which depends on the rotational position of the image capture device and the shaft component relative to the outer shaft.
US12016530B2
The present disclosure relates to a therapeutic endoscope. The therapeutic endoscope includes a main body, an image sensor unit connected to the main body, and a cover attached to the main body. The cover includes a first opening adjacent to the image sensor unit, a second opening opposite to the first opening, and a sidewall extending between the first opening and the second opening. The sidewall of the cover includes a third opening connecting the first opening and the second opening. The present disclosure also relates to a cover for a therapeutic endoscope.
US12016518B2
An accumulator-operated household appliance and a method for the operation thereof, in which the household appliance has at least two electrical systems, wherein a first electrical system is a first coil of an electrical drive motor. Switches of a switching unit can be switched in such a way by means of a controller that every electrical system is either operated by means of an accumulator assigned thereto or that a plurality of electrical systems are operated by a joint accumulator.
US12016515B2
The present invention relates to vacuum cleaner filter bags made of waste products of the textile industry. In addition, possibilities for use of waste products of the textile industry for vacuum cleaner filter bags are indicated.
US12016511B2
A household dishwasher includes a dishwasher cavity, a door fastened to the dishwasher cavity and including a panel box, and an operating module provided on the door for operation of the household dishwasher and including a sealing element for sealing the operating module with respect to the panel box. The operating module is pivotable about an axis of rotation from a dismounted state, in which an engagement section of the panel box is not in positive-locking engagement with the operating module into a mounted state, in which the engagement section is in positive-locking engagement with the operating module and the sealing element is pressed between the operating module and the panel box.
US12016505B2
A dishwasher (1) includes a treatment zone (3) and a conveyor apparatus (4) for transporting washware items (2) from a placement area (5) through the treatment zone (3) to a removal area (6). A washing and/or rinsing system has at least one washing and/or rinsing pump (9) and washing and/or rinsing nozzles. The dishwasher (1) is spatially partitioned into an over table area (7), which, when the dishwasher (1) is used as intended, is positioned above a counter level (13), and an under table area (8), which, when the dishwasher (1) is used as intended, is positioned below the counter level (13), wherein the placement area (5), the removal area (6) and the treatment zone (3) are respectively part of the over table area (7), and wherein at least the washing and/or rinsing pump (9) of the washing and/or rinsing system is part of the under table area (8).
US12016497B2
The present disclosure relates to an appliance. In one embodiment, the appliance has an enclosed structure which includes a first portion configured to receive one or more meal cartridges, and store and preserve the meal cartridges at a selected temperature range; a second portion; and transfer mechanism configured to transfer at least one meal cartridge in the first portion to the second portion within the enclosed structure in response to a command input for cooking the at least one meal cartridge. The second portion is configured to accept the at least one meal cartridge, receive a cooking instruction command including a cooking duration and temperature determined for the at least one meal cartridge, and cook the at least one meal cartridge based upon the cooking duration and temperature.
US12016494B2
A blender includes a spindle support, a spindle motor secured to the spindle support, an inner spindle drive shaft permanently coupled to the spindle motor, and a spindle assembly removably coupled to the spindle support. The spindle assembly includes a quick release coupler, a tube, and a blending tool fixed to an end of the tube. The blending tool includes a plurality of blades. The inner spindle drive shaft extends into the tube and is drivably coupled to the tube to transmit rotational energy from the spindle motor to blending tool via the tube when the spindle assembly is coupled to the spindle support.
US12016493B2
A micro puree machine including a housing, a platform, a position motor and a drive motor. The platform is movably positioned in the housing between a first position and a second position. The position motor is mounted on housing and coupled to the platform such that the position motor is operable to move the platform between the first position and the second position. The drive motor is operable to rotate a power shaft relative to the platform. The drive motor is mounted on the platform such that the drive motor and the power shaft move with the platform between the first position and the second position in response to the position motor.
US12016492B2
Actuators and interchangeable cartridges that achieve a grinding or grating different substances without cross-contamination. The actuators and cartridges are disclosed are uniquely designed for ready push-on, push-off mounting in a manner that affords proper alignment of the cartridge in the actuator. The cartridges may include a container portion and a mount portion, each with a grinding element arranged at an output thereof. As the container and mount portions move relative to one another, their respective grinding elements move, achieving a grinding or grating of substances in the container. Various embodiments and variations are disclosed.
US12016491B2
A grinder assembly removably connectable to a container of a spice dispenser includes a stationary grinder component and a rotatable grinder component associated with said stationary grinder component to define a grinding chamber between a portion of said stationary grinder component and a portion of said rotatable grinder component. The rotatable grinder component is rotatable relative to said stationary grinder component about a grinding axis. The grinder assembly additionally includes a first feature for coupling the grinder assembly to said container and a second feature movable to selectively decouple the grinder assembly from the container.
US12016490B2
A system includes a smoker having a cooking chamber and a firebox in fluid communication with the cooking chamber. The system includes a cooking grate within the cooking chamber, a first exhaust opening in the cooking chamber proximate the firebox, and a plurality of generally horizontal baffles below the cooking grate. At least one of these is situated near the firebox to direct smoke away from the firebox before it rises above a level of the cooking grate.
US12016475B2
A system for adhering tableware or dishware to a table or other support surface, includes tableware or dishware pieces, a supported body having a first ferromagnetic component, and a support body having a second ferromagnetic component to be magnetically attracted to the first ferromagnetic component. The supported body also has a third ferromagnetic component, arranged on the supported body on an opposite side from the first ferromagnetic component, wherein at least one of the plurality of tableware or dishware pieces comprises a fourth ferromagnetic component to be magnetically attracted to the third magnetic component.
US12016472B2
A merchandiser for storing a product for purchase by a customer is disclosed. The merchandiser includes a housing that defines a cavity for storing the product and a controller for facilitating a transaction for the product at the merchandiser. The controller is configured to: receive an input to initiate a transaction for the product, the input including a type and an amount of product to be purchased; unlock a door of the merchandiser to enable a removal of the product based on receiving the input; determine a completion of the transaction based on the door being in a close position for more than a preset amount of time; and charge the customer for the type and amount of product based on the completion of the transaction.
US12016464B2
Proposed is a cushion for posture correction capable of obtaining a corrective effect of a turtle neck syndrome and a straight waist syndrome just by taking a prone position. The cushion for posture correction includes: a cushion body (A) formed to be upwardly inclined toward a front and configured to support a user's upper body, wherein the cushion body (A) is formed with a cervical vertebra support part (100) protruding upward at a front end thereof so that user's neck and chin are seated and with an area concavely formed between opposite side ends where user's armpits are seated.
US12016459B2
A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage chamber, a drawer door, a motor assembly provided at the storage chamber and configured to provide a driving force that moves the drawer door relative to the storage chamber, and a rack gear assembly provided at the drawer door and having an extendable rack gear. The rack gear includes a fixed rack fixed to the drawer door and a moving rack slidably coupled to the fixed rack. The drawer door includes a drawer part that defines an upwardly open storage space, and a door part that is configured to, based on the drawer door being inserted into the storage chamber, close the storage chamber.
US12016457B2
A mobile device display stand structure includes: a shaft driven and rotated by applying a critical moment greater than a resistance of the shaft to overcome the resistance of the shaft; and a first lever and a second lever connected to the shaft separately. The first lever and the second lever use the shaft as a fulcrum and flip over relative to each other by the shaft to define an included angle, and the first lever and the second lever are plate-shaped bodies. When the included angle is 0-180 degrees, the gravity of the first lever generates a first moment relative to the shaft or the gravity of the second lever generates a second moment smaller than the critical moment relative to the shaft, such that the first lever or the second lever cannot be rotated relative to the shaft and the included angle is kept constant.
US12016456B2
The disclosure relates to an accessory support device, comprising a support structure that defines a flat base plane. And comprising an inclined portion that is supported on the support structure that extends in an inclined plane upward relative to the base plane from a front of the accessory support device to a rear of the accessory support device. The accessory support device further comprises an upright portion that is supported on the support structure or on the inclined portion that extends in a mainly upright plane relative to the base plane from the rear of the accessory support device, so as to form a privacy panel that shields the user from being seen from the rear of the accessory support device. The upright portion and the inclined portion are angularly adjustably connected via an angle compensation device to compensate the upright portion for angular adjustment of the inclined portion.
US12016445B2
The present invention relates to the field of nail grooming and generally describes a novel nail-grooming device whose purpose is to allow a user to groom his or her own fingernails in both hands in an accurate, symmetrical and uniform manner, with minimal effort and without being required to acquire any skills that might be required by other devices. The device comprises a finger placement wherein a user places his or her finger, and a nail grooming machine with a nail grooming head suitable for nail grooming tasks such as filing, wherein the nail grooming head is capable of performing a cyclic movement against a nail of the finger placed on the finger placement for filing or other nail-grooming task, and wherein the nail filing machine also comprises a mechanism capable of triggering a sideways movement of the nail grooming head on a curved horizontal axis around the nail to allow circumferential grooming of the fingernail while the finger is statically placed on the finger placement.
US12016444B1
A nail cutter is provided that includes a first member and a second member. A first end portion of the first member includes a blade. A first end portion of the second member does not include a blade. The first and second members are coupled such that the first member is movable relative to the second member between first and second positions and, when the first member moves from the first position to the second position, the blade moves toward the first end portion of the second member. A third member is coupled to the first member and is movable between third and fourth positions. Moving the third member from the third position to the fourth position moves the first member, relative to the second member, from the first position to the second position. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
US12016440B2
Various implementations and configurations of a user configurable modular storage apparatus are disclosed. In an example implementation, a storage apparatus comprises: a side wall and a back wall which form an interior portion of a cabinet and an opening through which the interior portion is accessible; and a pair of slotted walls comprising pairs of slots configured to receive a storage module comprising a left mounting rod and a right mounting rod, wherein the storage module is insertable into the interior portion through the opening thereby enabling a user mounting and unmounting of the storage module to a pair of slots of the pair of slotted walls.
US12016432B1
An article of footwear includes a sole structure, a heel assembly and an actuator assembly. The heel assembly includes a lower heel movable relative to the sole structure and an upper heel movable relative to the sole structure. One of the lower heel and upper heel defines a track and the other of the lower heel and the upper heel includes a protrusion slidably received in the track. The actuator assembly is coupled to the heel assembly and configured to move the upper heel relative to the lower heel between a closed position and an open position.
US12016430B2
The invention relates to a shoe (1), especially to a sports shoe, comprising a shoe upper (2), wherein the shoe upper (2) consists at least partially of a knitted fabric, wherein the shoe upper (2) has a plurality of loops (3) for threading a lace (4) to allow the tying of the shoe (1) at the foot of a wearer by means of the lace (4). To provide an easy and efficient possibility to adjust the lacing or tying of the shoe at the foot of the wearer individually, the invention is characterized in that at least a part of the loops (3) consist of a knitted fabric, wherein the loops (3) have the shape of a tubular body which forms a passage (8) for the lace (4).
US12016428B2
Various embodiments are directed to an adjustable insole for a footwear article. In various embodiments, the adjustable insole comprises an insole body comprising a heel bottom cavity defined by a cavity opening provided along an insole body bottom surface; and a removeable heel bottom insert configured to be disposed within the heel bottom cavity such that a first insert portion is disposed within the heel bottom cavity and a second insert portion defines a lowermost surface of the adjustable insole, the removeable heel bottom insert having a selectively adjustable configuration relative to the insole body that is defined by an arrangement of the removeable heel bottom insert within the heel bottom cavity in one of a nominal position and a rotated position defined relative to the nominal position by a rotation of the removeable heel bottom insert through an angle of rotation of at least approximately 90 degrees.
US12016426B2
An article of footwear having a sole structure including a chamber for receiving a pressurized fluid is described, along with a method of making the article. The chamber may include a tensile member extending between a first chamber barrier layer and a second chamber barrier layer. The tensile member may include a first tensile member layer bonded to the first chamber barrier layer, a second tensile member layer bonded to the second chamber barrier layer, and a plurality of tethers connecting the first tensile member layer to the second tensile member layer. The second tensile member layer may include a first section and a second section separate from the first section. In addition, a portion of the second chamber barrier layer may extend toward the first tensile member layer between the first section and the second section, the portion being joined to the first tensile member layer.
US12016417B2
Various embodiments are directed to a protective helmet comprising: a protective shell having a substantially dome-shaped configuration, the protective shell comprising: an outer shell surface; an inner shell surface; and at least one groove extending along at least a portion of the inner shell surface, wherein the at least one groove is embodied as a material recess within a wall thickness; wherein a ratio of the shell thickness at a first shell location adjacent the at least one groove to the groove depth of the at least one groove is at least a predetermined threshold value. In various embodiments, a protective helmet may further comprise an impact cap and/or an inner ring, one or both of which may comprise a respective groove configuration. In various embodiments, the one or more groove configurations may be configured to reduce the helmet weight of the invention by at least 15%.
US12016415B2
Hats including hair ports are disclosed herein. One hat includes a first portion, a second portion, and a set of bands coupling the first portion and the second portion. Here, the set of bands, the first portion, and the second portion create a set of ports located at a rear portion of the hat. Further, at least one port in the set of ports includes a size that allows the hair of a person wearing the hat to be placed there through.
US12016413B1
A body pad apparatus with high surface friction on the inward-facing and outward-facing surfaces, to prevent slipping or repositioning of a body harnesses or personal flotation device, made of a material of a desired thickness that that conforms to stretch and pressure, and that has low profile attachments to secure the pad apparatus on, around, or to the user's body or to the harness or personal flotation device.
US12016412B2
A garment and/or garment system with health-monitoring (e.g., cardiovascular monitoring) capability, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.
US12016407B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a non-slip glove which is superior in workability owing to ease of grasping an object and enables maintaining an antislip property for a long period of time. The non-slip glove of the present invention includes: a knitted glove main body made of fibers which includes a main body portion formed into a bag shape so as to cover a wearer's palm and dorsal hand, bottomed cylindrical first to fifth finger portions extending from the main body portion so as to cover the wearer's first to fifth fingers, respectively, and a cylindrical cuff portion extending in a direction opposite to the first to fifth finger portions; a coating layer made of a rubber or a resin which is overlaid on a palm part of the knitted glove main body and a palm side of the first to fifth finger portions; and a reinforcing portion made of a rubber or a resin which is interposed between the knitted glove main body and the coating layer, wherein the reinforcing portion is disposed at a position on the palm side, the position corresponding to at least carpometacarpal joints of the third to fifth fingers, a navicular bone, a lunate bone, a hamate bone, and a pisiform bone at a time of wearing.
US12016406B2
A mask for covering a user's nose and mouth includes covering material and a band system. The covering material includes an upper section and a lower section and the band system includes a main band for attachment to upper side edges of the upper section, and a lower band for attachment to the lower section. The main band remains attached at all times to the upper side edges of the upper section to hold the upper section of the covering material against the user's face at all times when worn. The user maintains connection of the lower band when the lower section is to be closely held against the user's face while the mask is worn by the user, and releases connection of the lower band when the lower section of the covering material is to hang freely in front of the user's face while the mask is worn.
US12016384B2
The present invention describes articles, such as smoking articles, that can provide an inhalable substance in a form suitable for inhalation by a consumer. The article comprises a cartridge with an inhalable substance medium therein, control housing that includes an electrical energy source and an electrical power source, and a heating member that may be located in either the cartridge or the control housing. The control housing further may include puff-actuated current actuation components and current regulation components.
US12016381B2
A hookah device (202) which attaches to a hookah (246). The hookah device (202) comprises a plurality of ultrasonic mist generator devices (201) for generating a mist for inhalation by a user. The hookah device (202) comprises a driver device (202) which controls the mist generator devices (201) to maximize the efficiency of mist generation by the mist generator devices (201) and optimize mist output from the hookah device (202).
US12016374B2
A device for burning smoking material and inhaling the resulting smoke is disclosed. The device can include a tubular member formed from a dried leaf having an internal elongated cavity extending from an open end to a closed end. The elongated cavity can be configured to receive a smoking material. The smoking accessory can include a filter disposed within dried leaf and defining the closed end. The filter can have a recess formed in a surface of the cylindrical body along a curved face extending from the first end to the second end, the recess extending radially into the cylindrical body. The smoking accessory can include a capsule containing a flavoring agent disposed within the recess.
US12016373B2
The present invention is related to a casting apparatus (100) for the production of a cast web of a material containing alkaloids, said casting apparatus (100) including: •—a casting box (101) adapted to contain a slurry; •—a movable support (102) having a surface and moving along a casting direction; •—a casting blade (103), adapted to cast the slurry contained in the casting box (101) onto the surface of the movable support (102) along the casting direction so as to form the cast web of a material containing alkaloids; wherein the casting blade (103) includes a corrugated portion. The invention also relates to a casting method for producing a cast web of a material containing alkaloids and to cast a web of a material containing alkaloids from said method.
US12016371B2
The present invention relates to a casting apparatus (100) for the production of a cast sheet (10) of a material containing alkaloids, the casting apparatus comprising: ⋅a casting box (1) adapted to contain a slurry (11) of the material containing alkaloids, the casting box having an aperture (16); ⋅a movable support (7); ⋅a casting roller (3) positioned at least partly within the casting box adapted to cast the slurry contained in the casting box onto the movable support so as to form the cast sheet; ⋅wherein said casting roller faces the movable support forming a gap (I) therebetween, and wherein the movable support is located at least partly above the casting roller. The present invention also relates to a method for the production of a cast sheet of a material containing alkaloids.
US12016367B2
A consumable product for use in an aerosol generating device is disclosed, the consumable product comprising a foam matrix (302); and a packaging element housing the foam matrix; wherein the packaging element is configured to hold the foam matrix in a first, compressed, configuration prior to use of the consumable product in an aerosol generating device, the packaging element having a first sacrificial seal, wherein upon opening the first sacrificial seal the packaging element holds the foam matrix in a second, less compressed, configuration.
US12016364B2
A bean roasting system includes a roasting subsystem, a cooling subsystem, an air exit subsystem that is fluidically coupled to the cooling subsystem, and a controller. The cooling subsystem includes an outer housing containing a holding chamber, a cooling platform defining a lower bound of the holding chamber, a vibration actuator coupled to the cooling platform, and a platform actuator coupled to the cooling platform. The controller is configured to operate the air exit subsystem to maintain a flow of air up through the holding chamber, operate the roasting subsystem to transfer a batch of beans from the roasting subsystem to the holding chamber, operate the vibration actuator to vibrate the cooling platform, operate the air exit subsystem and operate the vibration actuator accelerates cooling of the batch of beans, and operate the platform actuator to transport the batch of beans out of the cooling subsystem.
US12016361B2
A probiotic culture is prepared by cultivating a probiotic mixture in a collagen solution. The probiotic mixture includes Lactobacillus acidophilus TYCA06 deposited at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) under an accession number CGMCC 15210, Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32 deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) under an accession number CCTCC M 2011127, and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CP-9 deposited at the CCTCC under an accession number CCTCC M 2014588, in a ratio of colony forming units which ranges from 1:0.125:0.125 to 1:8:8. Use of the probiotic culture for improving skin condition and for inhibiting pathogenic infection is also provided.
US12016359B2
A gummy composition including a set emulsification of an oil phase and a water phase, and a water-soluble active ingredient. A method including administering a gummy composition including a set emulsification of an oil phase and a water phase, and a water-soluble active ingredient.
US12016338B2
The present invention provides both compositions comprising Methylobacterium and compositions comprising Methylobacterium that are depleted of substances that promote growth of resident microorganisms on a lettuce plant or seed. Also provided are methods for improving lettuce production, methods of making the compositions, and methods of treating a lettuce plant or seed with the compositions comprising Methylobacterium.
US12016335B2
Disclosed are a single liquid-phase herbicide composition comprising by weight of the composition: (a) from 0.1 to 1% of metsulfuron-methyl; (b) from 1 to 20% of thifensulfuron-methyl; (c) from 30 to 93% of one or more fatty acid esters of C1-C4 alkanols; and (d) from 5 to 25% of one or more surfactants having an emulsifier property, and a process for preparing the composition.
US12016323B1
A method and apparatus for a kit is provided for euthanizing animals. The kit makes use of an enclosure and a canister. The enclosure is configured to hold one or more animals. The canister holds the reactants that are combined to form the euthanizing agent and provides a mechanism for the reactants to be delivered to and mixed together in the enclosure. The canister is designed and configured to allow for the reactants to be added rapidly and nearly simultaneously into a chamber while preventing one or more animals held in the enclosure from direct contact with the reactants.
US12016313B2
The invention relates to transgenic animals useful for optimal production of functional immunoglobulins with human idiotypes.
US12016312B2
Provided herein are screening methods and animal models related to intraocular diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), for example, for identifying candidate therapeutics for treating or preventing eye diseases, such as AMD. Also provided herein are compounds/compositions that are useful for killing or inhibiting the growth of a microorganism, such as Bacillus megaterium. Further provided herein are methods of using the compounds/compositions for treating infections with a microorganism, such as Bacillus megaterium and for treating or preventing diseases or disorders associated with such infections, such as AMD.
US12016311B2
A distributor to distribute a treat among toys and food treats to a pet is described. The distributor comprises a base assembly; a carousel pivotably mounted to the base assembly, the carousel comprising partitions defining at least a first compartment; a cap configured to be mounted to the base and to cover the carousel, the cap comprising an opening that, when aligned with the first compartment, provides access to the first compartment; and driving means for driving the carousel to rotate between a first orientation wherein the first compartment is hidden and a second orientation wherein the first compartment is aligned with the opening, wherein a treat located in the compartment becomes accessible to the pet. The distributor may comprise a food dispenser releasably coupled to a feeder motor, and drivable only when the carousel is in a feeding orientation.
US12016293B2
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated BDAX4608, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line BDAX4608 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line BDAX4608, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line BDAX4608, and plants produced according to these methods.
US12016292B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011222. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011222, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011222 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011222.
US12016289B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011186. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011186, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011186 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011186.
US12016282B2
The invention provides a Tomato Leaf Curl New Dehli Virus (ToLCNDV) tolerance or resistant QTL in cucurbit plants and plants comprising the QTL. The invention also provides molecular markers linked to QTL. The invention further provides methods of breeding to produce plants that are resistant to ToLCNDV, and the resistant plants produced by such methods.
US12016269B2
A removable cover plate assembly may be quickly attached, detached and adjusted to the exterior of a concave grate of a combine harvester in order to adjust the flow characteristics of the concave or separator grate assemblies.
US12016259B2
An information providing device includes an information acquisition part configured to acquire environment information which indicates a growth environment of grass in a predetermined area and state information which indicates a growth state of the grass in the predetermined area, and an information generating part configured to determine a good area which indicates an area in which the growth state of the grass in the predetermined area is good and a bad area which indicates an area in which the growth state of the grass in the predetermined area is bad based on the state information, and configured to generate management information which indicates a content of treatments to be performed with respect to the good area and the bad area based on the environment information.
US12016258B2
A seed treatment system incorporates an incline conveyor to mix freshly treated seed. A metered seed flow is maintained. A treatment applicator positioned above a tail end of the incline conveyor applies a seed treatment to the metered seed flow to form a treated seed flow. The treated seed flow freefalls into a transition zone and pre-mixes before moving upward within the incline conveyor. An eddy may form within the treated seed flow due to a partial obstruction within the incline conveyor. A prescribed amount of the treated seed flow backflows into the eddy in a cascading manner. Backflow movement may be contrary to conveyance of a substantial amount of the treated seed up through the incline conveyor. The seed treatment distributes about the treated seed flow within the incline conveyor. The treated seed flow discharges with complete cleanout at a head end of the incline conveyor.
US12016256B2
An agricultural toolbar employs at least two wing assemblies for following the contour of the land in a working position and foldable to a transport position for transit on public roads. The principal use in working position benefits from having a wide range of movement to accommodate variations in land contours and soil types. The principal use in transport mode benefits from having a compact configuration to better meet road regulations. End-uses that condition cultivatable land at multiple locations will benefit from the toolbar.
US12022750B2
Devices and/or computer-implemented methods facilitating static ZZ suppression and Purcell loss reduction using mode-selective coupling in two junction superconducting qubits are provided. In an embodiment, a device can comprise a superconducting bus resonator. The device can further comprise a first superconducting qubit. The device can further comprise a second superconducting qubit, the first superconducting qubit and the second superconducting qubit respectively comprising: a first superconducting pad; a second superconducting pad; a third superconducting pad; a first Josephson Junction coupled to the first superconducting pad and the second superconducting pad; and a second Josephson Junction coupled to the second superconducting pad and the third superconducting pad. The first superconducting pad and the second superconducting pad of the first superconducting qubit and the second superconducting qubit are coupled to the superconducting bus resonator. The superconducting bus resonator entangles the first superconducting qubit and the second superconducting qubit based on receiving a control signal.
US12022741B2
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to magnetoresistive stacks including regions having increased height-to-diameter ratios. Exemplary magnetoresistive stacks—for example, used in a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) magnetoresistive device—of the present disclosure include one or more multilayer synthetic antiferromagnetic structures—SAFs—or synthetic ferromagnetic structures—SyFs—(A) in order to promote stability of the SAF or SyF, e.g., for smaller-sized MTJs (200).
US12022732B2
The present invention relates to carbazole derivatives, in particular for use as triplet matrix materials in organic electroluminescent devices. The invention further relates to a method for producing the compounds according to the invention and to electronic devices comprising same.
US12022731B2
The present disclosure provides a space-through charge transfer compound of following formula and an organic light emitting diode and an organic light emitting display device including the space-through charge transfer compound.
US12022730B2
Provided is a compound of Chemical Formula 1: wherein, in Chemical Formula 1: X1 to X6 are each independently CH or N, with the proviso that at least one of X1 to X6 is N; Ar1 to Ar4 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C6-60 aryl, with the proviso that at least one of Ar1 to Ar4 is a C6-60 aryl containing deuterium as a substituent; R1 is hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-60 aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted C2-60 heteroaryl containing one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S; and n is an integer of 0 to 8, and an organic light emitting device including the using same.
US12022726B2
Provided is an organic light-emitting device including: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, wherein the emission layer may include a host and a dopant, the host may include a first compound and a second compound different from the first compound, the dopant may include a third compound and a fourth compound different from the third compound, and the third compound may be a platinum-containing organometallic compound.
US12022710B2
An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate including a light emitting region, a first active layer having a source region and a drain region disposed in the light emitting region on the substrate, a gate insulation layer disposed on the first active layer, a first gate electrode disposed on the gate insulation layer, a first insulating interlayer disposed on the first gate electrode, a second insulating interlayer disposed on the first insulating interlayer, a first source electrode disposed on the second insulating interlayer, the first source electrode being connected to the source region of the first active layer through a contact hole formed in the gate insulation layer, the first insulating interlayer, and the second insulating interlayer, a protective insulating layer disposed on the first source electrode, a first drain electrode disposed on the protective insulating layer, the first drain electrode being connected to the drain region of the first active layer through a contact hole formed in the gate insulation layer, the first insulating interlayer, and the protective insulating layer, the first drain electrode constituting a driving transistor together with the first active layer, the first gate electrode, and the first source electrode, a switching transistor disposed in the second region between the substrate and the protective insulating layer, a lower electrode disposed on the switching transistor and the driving transistor, a light emitting layer disposed on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode disposed on the light emitting layer.
US12022709B2
An array substrate is provided. The array substrate includes a respective first anode electrically connected to a respective first light emitting element in a respective first subpixel; a respective second anode electrically connected to a respective second light emitting element in a respective second subpixel; a respective third anode electrically connected to a respective third light emitting element in a respective third subpixel; and a respective fourth anode electrically connected to a respective fourth light emitting element in a respective fourth subpixel. An orthographic projection of the respective third anode on a base substrate substantially covers an orthographic projection of the first initialization connecting line on the base substrate, and covers an orthographic projection of at least portion of the respective third voltage supply line on the base substrate.
US12022706B2
In a display device including a notch portion of a non-emission region, the display device includes: a plurality of pixels; a plurality of scan lines connected to the plurality of pixels; and a load adjusting portion connected to the scan lines on both sides of the notch portion and adjacent to an upper end portion of the notch portion, wherein the load adjusting portion includes: a load adjusting wiring connected to the scan lines on both sides of the notch portion; a first load adjusting electrode in a different layer from the load adjusting wiring and overlapping the load adjusting wiring; and a second load adjusting electrode in a different layer from the load adjusting wiring and the first load adjusting electrode and overlapping the load adjusting wiring.
US12022689B2
A display device is provided. The display device comprises a display panel having a display region and a non-display region, wherein the display panel is bent along a first bending line extending in a first direction and a second bending line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, an outer profile of the non-display region forms a corner portion of the display panel, and the corner portion is symmetrical with respect to an extension line that bisects an angle formed by the first bending line and the second bending line.
US12022686B2
The present application provides a manufacturing method of an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel and the OLED panel. Conventional OLED panels have problems like low aperture ratios and low capacitance. The present application overlaps a first conductive layer and a light shielding layer, a pixel electrode is connected to a source, and a planarization layer and a passivation layer in a capacitor area are removed. Therefore, an aperture ratio and capacitance of the OLED panel are greatly improved, the present application has a high degree of design freedom to be used in larger-sized OLED panels, and capacitance retention is improved.
US12022674B2
The present disclosure relates to the field of organic light emission, and discloses a display panel and a method for producing same, and a display device. The display panel includes: a substrate; a pixel defining layer disposed on the substrate; and an electrode layer located between the substrate and the pixel defining layer; wherein the pixel defining layer is internally provided with a through hole disposed corresponding to the electrode layer, and the through hole penetrates through the pixel defining layer and falls on the electrode layer; the electrode layer comprises a first transparent conductive layer and a light-shielding conductive layer that are arranged in a stack, and along a stacking direction of the electrode layer, an area of an orthographic projection of the first transparent conductive layer on the substrate is larger than an area of an orthographic projection of the light-shielding conductive layer on the substrate.
US12022671B2
A light-emitting structure comprises a substrate, a sub-pixel stack patterned over the substrate, an insulating material patterned to surround the emissive stack, and a bank patterned to surround the sub-pixel stack and the insulating material. The sub-pixel stack comprises an emissive stack between a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer.
US12022669B2
An organic molecular memory of embodiments includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; an organic molecular layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, extending in a first direction from the first electrode toward the second electrode, and containing a first molecule and a second molecule provided between the first molecule and the second electrode; and a third electrode facing the second molecule.
US12022668B2
In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first layer including a metal element on a substrate, and processing the first layer by dry etching. The method further includes removing a second layer formed on a lateral face of the first layer by wet etching, after processing the first layer, and forming a first film on the lateral face of the first layer by processing the lateral face of the first layer with a liquid, after removing the second layer. Furthermore, the substrate is not exposed to ambient air, after removing the second layer and before forming the first film.
US12022664B2
A magnetic device structure is provided. In some embodiments, the structure includes one or more first transistors, a magnetic device disposed over the one or more first transistors, a plurality of magnetic columns surrounding sides of the one or more first transistors and the magnetic device, a first magnetic layer disposed over the magnetic device and in contact with the plurality of magnetic columns, and a second magnetic layer disposed below the one or more first transistors and in contact with the plurality of magnetic columns.
US12022658B2
A 3D semiconductor memory device includes a peripheral circuit structure including a first row decoder region, a second row decoder region, and a control circuit region between the first and second row decoder regions, a first electrode structure and a second electrode structure on the peripheral circuit structure, spaced apart in a first direction, and each including stacked electrodes, a mold structure on the peripheral circuit structure between the first and second electrode structures and including stacked sacrificial layers, vertical channel structures penetrating the first and second electrode structures, a separation insulating pattern provided between the first electrode structure and the mold structure and penetrating the mold structure, and a separation structure intersecting the first electrode structure in the first direction and extending to the separation insulating pattern, wherein a maximum width of the separation insulating pattern in a second direction is greater than a maximum width of the separation structure in the second direction.
US12022645B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a lower structure including a plurality of transistors, forming a conductive layer on the lower structure, forming first preliminary pad mask patterns and wiring mask patterns on the conductive layer, forming pad mask patterns by patterning the first preliminary pad mask patterns while protecting the wiring mask patterns, and etching the conductive layer using the pad mask patterns and the wiring mask patterns as an etching mask to form pad patterns and wiring patterns.
US12022643B2
A transistor includes a gate structure that has a first gate dielectric layer and a second gate dielectric layer. The first gate dielectric layer is disposed over the substrate. The first gate dielectric layer contains a first type of dielectric material that has a first dielectric constant. The second gate dielectric layer is disposed over the first gate dielectric layer. The second gate dielectric layer contains a second type of dielectric material that has a second dielectric constant. The second dielectric constant is greater than the first dielectric constant. The first dielectric constant and the second dielectric constant are each greater than a dielectric constant of silicon oxide.
US12022638B2
A sealable module, cooled electronic system and method are described relating to cooling a heat generating electronic device. The sealable module is adapted to be filled with a first cooling liquid and a heat transfer device having a conduction surface defines a channel for receiving a second cooling liquid. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the conduction surface or housing is shaped in conformity with the shape of the electronic component. Control of the second cooling liquid is also described. Transferring heat between the second cooling liquid and a third cooling liquid features in embodiments. A method of filling a container with a cooling liquid is further detailed.
US12022636B2
A weapons system includes a high-energy beam unit and a power and thermal management system. The high-energy beam unit is configured to discharge high-energy beams. The power and thermal management system is configured to supply power to the high-energy beam unit and to manage the temperature of the high-energy beam unit.
US12022635B2
Condensation control systems and methods for display assemblies are provided. A cover forms part of a housing for an electronic display, the housing accommodating an airflow pathway. Temperature sensors located along the airflow pathway measure temperature which is reported to a controller. The controller determines a dewpoint temperature and calculates a dewpoint spread between the dewpoint temperature and the measured temperature. Where the dewpoint spread is less than a predetermined threshold, modified operations are initiated by the controller.
US12022626B2
In a ventilation mechanism of an electronic control device, a ventilation path is formed by a through hole and a window formed in a side surface of a projection projecting outward of a case, and entry of water into the ventilation path is prevented by a wall. A water-repellent filter is attached to an inner wall of the case, with a gap between the water-repellent filter and a bottom surface of the projection. The projection and the wall are integrated with the case. This achieves reduction in the number of components of the ventilation mechanism and improvement in machinability while ensuring a waterproof function.
US12022623B2
A display device and a terminal apparatus are provided. The display device includes a display screen and a first drive assembly. The display screen includes a main screen and a secondary screen. The first drive assembly is connected to at least one of the main screen and the secondary screen, and is configured to drive the main screen and/or the secondary screen to move, for changing a size and/or a shape of a display area of the display screen.
US12022618B2
A substrate of an electronic device includes a first set of contact pads and a first set of contact pillars having a height greater than the first set of contact pads. Components are coupled to the first set of contact pads and the first set of contact pillars in traversing directions. The components coupled to the contact pillars are positioned above the components coupled to the first set of contact pads such that at least a first portion of a first side of the component coupled to the contact traces faces a first side of the components coupled to the contact pillars. Stacking passive components in this manner can allow for increased component density without increasing package size.
US12022614B2
The disclosure relates to an electronic device including an interposer. The interposer includes a substrate and a plurality of connecting structures disposed on the substrate and electrically connecting a first circuit board and a second circuit board disposed in the electronic device. The plurality of connecting structures includes a plurality of via holes formed in the substrate, a plurality of conductive members disposed in the plurality of via holes, an insulating member disposed between the plurality of conductive members, and a plurality of pads disposed on the outer periphery of the plurality of conductive members. The plurality of conductive members may be separately disposed on the substrate to electrically connect with the first and second circuit boards.
US12022611B2
A prepreg includes: a resin composition or a semi-cured product thereof; and a fibrous base material, wherein the resin composition contains a polymer having a structural unit expressed by the formula (1) in a molecule, and a curing agent each at a predetermined content rate. A cured product of the resin composition has a Dk of 2.6 to 3.8, and the fibrous base material includes a glass cloth having a Dk of 4.7 or less and a Df of 0.0033 or less. A cured product of the prepreg has a Dk of 2.7 to 3.8, and a Df of 0.002 or less. In the formula (1), Z represents an arylene group, R1 to R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R4 to R6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
US12022598B2
A detection and charge neutralization device comprises a vacuum chamber, an electrical optical system, and a charge neutralization member. The electrical optical system and the charge neutralization member are disposed inside the vacuum chamber. The electrical optical system, outputs a charged particle beam to an observation position of the vacuum chamber. The charge neutralization member provides a focused vacuum ultraviolet light to the observation position to neutralize the accumulating charges.
US12022596B2
An induction heating-type cooktop include a case, a cover plate comprising an upper plate that is coupled to an upper end of the case and that is configured to seat an object to be heated on an upper surface of the upper plate, a working coil disposed in the case and configured to heat the object, a module base that is disposed at a lower surface of the upper plate and that includes a thin layer attached to a surface of the module base, and a thermal insulation material disposed between the module base and the working coil.
US12022591B1
Lamp assemblies and methods are provided for controlling one or more operating parameters of at least one controllable light source. One example lamp assembly includes at least one controllable light source and a controller coupled to the at least one controllable light source. The controller is configured to control an operating parameter of the at least one controllable light source. The controller includes a storage medium configured to store a programming variable and an operating variable. The controller, in response to receiving primary power from a power source during a power cycle, is configured to determine whether the controller is in a programming mode based on a value of the programming variable, and in response to determining the controller is in the programming mode, modify a value of the operating variable.
US12022586B2
An assembly of electronic semiconductor components includes a carrier, at least one optoelectronic semiconductor component, a varactor component and a receiving element. The optoelectronic semiconductor component, the varactor component and the receiving element are arranged on the carrier. The optoelectronic semiconductor component and the varactor component are formed with the same semiconductor material. The optoelectronic semiconductor component has an active region configured for emitting electromagnetic radiation. The varactor component together with the receiving element forms a tunable resonant circuit. The resonant circuit is configured to draw energy for operating the optoelectronic semiconductor component from an alternating electromagnetic field.
US12022585B1
The present disclosure provides a dynamic pulse width modulation (PWM) system that includes current frequency determination circuitry to determine a DC value of a source current, and to determine a frequency of the source current generate a plurality of pulses from an AC power source; and PWM generation circuitry to generate a first PWM signal having a first frequency based on the DC value of the current source; the PWM circuitry also to generate a second PWM signal having a second frequency based on the frequency of the current source; wherein the first frequency is less than the second frequency.
US12022577B2
An electronic aerosol-generating device includes a housing extending between first and second ends along a longitudinal axis. The second end of the housing defines a cavity for receiving a consumable containing an aerosol generating substrate. The device further includes a heating component comprising a heating element extending along the longitudinal axis within the cavity and configured to penetrate into the aerosol generating substrate when the consumable is inserted into the cavity. The heating element comprises a material having a Curie temperature of less than 500° C. The device also includes an inductor comprising an inductor coil positioned to transfer magnetic energy to the heating element. The inductor is configured to induce eddy currents and/or hysteresis losses in the heating element. The device further includes a power supply operably connected to the inductor and control electronics operably connected to the power supply and configured to control heating of the heating element.
US12022574B2
Example implementations include a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium comprising receiving, by a processor of at least one sensor device, a signal from a sensor element of the at least one sensor device, wherein the sensor element is configured to sense a physical phenomenon, wherein the signal is indicative of the physical phenomenon as sensed by the sensor element; determining, by the processor of the at least one sensor device, whether a level of the signal is indicative of an alarm condition; and using a cellular radio of the at least one sensor device to send a notification directly to a cloud system in response to the level of the signal being indicative of the alarm condition.
US12022567B2
Apparatus and methods to transfer user preferences for cellular wireless service associated credentials transferred from a source device to a target device. Transfer of credentials can include physically moving a physical subscriber identity module (SIM) card between devices, transfer of cellular wireless service from a first SIM card at the source device to a second SIM card at the target device, and/or transfer of cellular wireless services for one or more electronic SIMs (eSIMs) from the source device to the target device. Preferences associated with some or all of the transferred SIMs/eSIMs can be applied at the target device when certain matching criteria are satisfied. Exemplary matching criteria include matching identifiers, such as integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) values, mobile station international subscriber directory number (MSISDN) values, and/or mappings thereof. Transfer of preferences can occur via a local peer-to-peer connection, a secure cloud-based service, and/or a backup and restore process.
US12022556B2
Methods and apparatus for wireless communication by a first user-equipment (UE). The method generally includes monitoring for signaling from a second UE during a DRX cycle associated with a DRX configuration for at least one of the first UE or the second UE, determining whether the first UE and the second UE are within range for communication based on the monitoring, and taking one or more actions based on the determination.
US12022550B2
A method and apparatus for small data transmission without a path switch procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. A new gNB, which is a radio access network (RAN) node to which a wireless device attempts a connection resume procedure while in an inactive state, receives an anchor kept indication and/or a small data indication from a last serving gNB. The anchor kept indication indicates that the last serving gNB keeps a user equipment (UE) context and/or a UE-associated NG connection with the core network. The small data indication indicates not relocating a UE context from the last serving gNB to the new gNB.
US12022545B2
A solution for initiating a network session (e.g., a voice call) for a user equipment (UE) on a network includes: receiving a session initiation message at a first network node; appending, to the session initiation message, an identification of a policy node; passing the appended session initiation message to a session management node; selecting, by the session management node, the identified policy node; and based at least upon selecting the identified policy node, initiating the network session for the UE. This improves call setup reliability by reducing the risk that an error in the subscriber information at the session management node (e.g., proxy-call session control function (P-CSCF)) indicates the incorrect policy node (e.g., policy and charging rule function (PCRF) or policy charging function (PCF)). In some examples, the session initiation message may comprise a session initiation protocol (SIP) message.
US12022541B2
A method includes: a first terminal device receives first information from a network device, where the first information includes an indication information of a first unicast connection and a reference signal configuration corresponding to the first unicast connection, the reference signal configuration is used by the first terminal device to send a reference signal to a second terminal device; and the first terminal device sends the reference signal to the second terminal device on a sidelink based on the reference signal configuration.
US12022539B2
An information processing device judges whether or not it is possible to transmit or receive a data amount related to a data amount information by the direct communication based on a positional information where the moving object and another moving object travels in the future, a communication environment information of the direct communication in the future according to the positional information, and the data amount information that the moving object will transmit to or receive from another moving object in the future; generates a communication plan information between the moving object and another moving object for at least one of the direct communication and the indirect communication when it is judged the data amount cannot be transmitted or received by the direct communication, and transmits the communication plan information to another moving object.
US12022538B2
A method and apparatus for session management in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, a user endpoint (UE) device, sends a request for a session internet protocol (IP) address assignment using an interface IP address, configures the UE device with the session IP address, provides to a controller an association of the interface and session IP addresses, and receives packets addressed to the session IP address via an access network entity associated with the interface IP address. In one example, a controller receives an association of an interface IP address with a session IP address from an attached UE device, provides to a network node an update on a route to reach the session IP address through the interface IP address, identifies an active interface IP address to receive packets, and configures an open flow switch or router for routing the packets towards the active interface IP address.
US12022534B2
An access point manages a first wireless local area network (WLAN) in a 6 GHz radio frequency (RF) band and ii) a second WLAN operating in another RF band. The access point generates a physical layer (PHY) data unit to include a management frame having i) first information indicating first network parameters of the first WLAN, and ii) second information indicating second network parameters of the second WLAN. The AP transmits the PHY data unit in the other RF band to provide, to any client stations that are operating in the other RF band and that are also capable of operating in the 6 GHz band: the first information indicating the first network parameters of the first WLAN operating in the 6 GHz RF band to assist the any client stations that are operating in the other RF band with joining the first WLAN operating in the 6 GHz RF band.
US12022532B2
The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication system. Specifically, provided is a method and an apparatus for supporting same, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining random access procedure-related message A, message A including a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); transmitting message A; and receiving random access procedure-related message B as a response to message A, wherein the PUSCH comprises a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS), and PRACH preamble is mapped to (i) one or more DM-RS ports and (ii) one or more DM-RS sequences on the basis of indices of respective (i) one or more DM-RS ports and indices of respective (ii) one or more DM-RS sequences.
US12022529B2
A wireless device (14) transmits a random access preamble (16) and A wireless device (14) transmits a random access preamble (16) and receives, from a network node (12), a random access response (18) that is a response to receipt by the network node (12) of a received random access preamble. In some embodiments, the wireless device (14) also receives, from the network node (12), information about a system frame in which the network node (12) received the received random access preamble. The information may for instance be indicated by an information field (18A). For example, in some embodiments, the random access response (18) includes an information field (18A) indicating such information. Regardless, the wireless device (14) may further be configured to verify, based on the information and a system frame in which the wireless device (14) transmitted the transmitted random access preamble (16), whether the random access response (18) is addressed to the wireless device (14).
US12022528B2
In the present disclosure, a transmitting device transmits a first message comprising i) a first random access preamble with a first random access preamble identifier (RAPID) and ii) a first uplink payload; receives a random access response (RAR) medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) including i) a first field set to represent presence of one or more RAPIDs and ii) the one or more RAPIDs; determines whether both of the first RAP and the first payload is successfully transmitted, based on whether the one or more RAPIDs include the first RAPID; and monitors a second message related to the first message based on determining that both of the first RAP and the first payload is successfully transmitted.
US12022527B2
A communication method and system for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) are provided. The communication method and system may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method for performing a random access procedure in a wireless communication system is provided.
US12022521B2
Aspects relate to random access procedures. A base station may transmit a random access response message to a user equipment (UE) on a downlink control channel at a first monitoring occasion and transmit at least one repetition of the random access message at at least one offset from the first monitoring occasion. The base station may also transmit an indication of the offset(s) to the UE. Upon receiving the indication of the offset(s), the UE may monitor for the random access response message on the downlink control channel at the first monitoring occasion and at the monitoring occasion(s) for the repetition(s). A UE may identify a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) used to affect a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) sent within a random access response (RAR) window and determine based on the first RNTI that the PDCCH is one of a plurality of PDCCH repetitions.
US12022520B2
An uplink resource allocation method, an uplink resource allocation device, a base station and a terminal are provided. The uplink resource allocation method includes determining resource allocation information of an msg3 in a CBRA process. The resource allocation information is determined by the base station in accordance with a predefined rule; or the resource allocation information is configured by the base station, and notified by the base station to the terminal. When the resource allocation information is determined in accordance with the predefined rule, a same predefined rule is used by the base station and the terminal.
US12022516B2
Embodiments of a beacon interval with boundary time points (BTPs) to improve latency for time sensitive traffic (TST) in Extremely High Throughout (EHT) WLANS are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-access point (AP) station (STA) is configured to decode a beacon frame received from an AP STA. The beacon frame may indicate one or more BTPs within a beacon interval (BI). The non-AP STA may obtain a transmission opportunity (TXOP) for a transmission to the AP STA. The TXOP may be bounded by the one or more BTPs. The non-AP STA may encode a PPDU for transmission to the AP STA during the TXOP.
US12022509B2
Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating control information are provided. A method of wireless communication performed by a first sidelink user equipment (UE) may include receiving, from a base station (BS), a resource pool (RP) configuration that indicates resources in a licensed frequency band reserved for sidelink control information (SCI), transmitting, to a second sidelink UE, the SCI in the reserved resources, wherein the SCI includes a starting position of channel occupancy time (COT) resources in an unlicensed frequency band, and transmitting, to the second sidelink UE, a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) via the COT resources in the unlicensed frequency band.
US12022508B2
A competition window size determination method and a related product are disclosed in implementations of the present disclosure, wherein the method includes: determining a reference time unit on an unlicensed carrier; and determining a CWS on the unlicensed carrier according to the reference time unit. The implementations of the present disclosure can be used for determining or adjusting the CWS in a channel access scheme on the unlicensed carrier, to achieve friendly coexistence between systems on an unlicensed spectrum.
US12022507B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods, apparatus and machine-readable media relating to wireless channel switching. A method performed by a wireless device for utilizing a portion of wireless spectrum shared between multiple radio-access technologies is provided, in which the portion of wireless spectrum comprises a plurality of channels at respective transmission frequencies. The method comprises detecting an event which is indicative of congestion at a first channel of the plurality of channels, wherein the first channel is assigned to the wireless device for accessing a cellular network. The method further comprises, responsive to detection of the event, initiating a procedure to switch to a second channel of the plurality of channels for accessing the cellular network.
US12022502B2
A system includes a method for detecting a signal interference in a communication signal of a wireless communication system. An identified source of the signal interference is determined according to an interference profile of a plurality of interference profiles associated with an interference profile library having information that approximates characteristics of the signal interference. The signal interference of the communication signal is mitigated according to an interference parameter associated with the identified source by filtering the communication signal according to the interference parameter.
US12022500B2
This application provides signal receiving and sending methods and apparatuses. One method includes: receiving first indication information on a first component carrier (CC), wherein the first indication information indicates a bandwidth part (BWP) for transmitting a downlink signal and a second CC to which the BWP belongs; determining a first mapping relationship based on the second CC and the BWP, wherein the first mapping relationship indicates a correspondence between at least one transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state and at least one TCI value; determining a TCI state based on the first mapping relationship and a received TCI; determining, based on the TCI state, a receive beam for receiving the downlink signal; and receiving the downlink signal in the BWP on the second CC by using the receive beam.
US12022496B2
A base station may receive uplink data identifying uplink performance indicators associated with user equipment connected to the base station, and may receive tuning factors associated with shared channel traffic received by the user equipment and quality of service requirements of the user equipment. The base station may determine a total score associated with utilizing a long duration physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format for uplink control information based on the uplink data and the tuning factors. The base station may determine that the total score satisfies a threshold score and may switch to the long duration PUCCH format for the uplink control information based on the total score satisfying the threshold score. The base station may perform one or more actions based on switching to the long duration PUCCH format for the uplink control information.
US12022493B2
Embodiments described herein relate to managing access to 5G cellular baseband resources for 5G-capable wireless devices. A wireless device can monitor application workloads by analyzing communication network performance requirements for a given application in-use or launching for future use along with system-level indications of overall device usage, battery level, and mobility status to determine whether access to 5G cellular baseband resources is recommended for an application. A 5G cellular baseband resource recommendation is provided for an application indicating a level of bandwidth in current use or expected for future use as well as a confidence metric in the bandwidth level indication. The 5G cellular baseband resource recommendation is used with additional device criteria to determine whether access to one or more 5G radio frequency bands is allowed.
US12022491B2
A terminal according to one aspect of the present invention includes a receiver and a processor. The receiver receives downlink control information that includes a resource assignment information of which a bit size is configured depending on a type of a signal. The processor determines a resource assignment based on the resource assignment information. A bit size of resource assignment information included in the downlink control information that schedules a downlink shared channel for transmitting system information is defined separately from a bit size of resource assignment information included in the downlink control information that schedules a downlink shared channel for transmitting user data. In other aspects, a radio communication method performed by a terminal, a base station, and a system are also disclosed.
US12022488B2
A communication technique and a system thereof for converging an Internet of Things (IoT) technology and a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting a high data transmission rate beyond that of a 4th generation (4G) system are provided. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail, and security and safety related services, on the basis of 5G communication technologies and IoT-related technologies. The disclosure provides a method and device for transmitting or receiving a plurality of dynamic scheduling-based and/or grant-free based data, and reporting feedback information relating to the plurality of data, in a wireless communication system.
US12022487B2
Provided are a monitoring method/device for monitoring a downlink control channel of a terminal in a wireless communication system, and a downlink control channel transmission method/device corresponding to the monitoring method/device. A PS-PDCCH including power saving information is monitored in a DRX-on period, and when the PS-PDCCH is detected, a PDCCH is monitored on the basis of same. The PS-PDCCH may provide notification about a specific search space set among a plurality of search space sets, and exceptionally skip PDCCH monitoring for the specific search space set.
US12022481B2
A wireless communication system and, particularly, a method and a device therein, for receiving a first downlink control information, DCI, including a counter downlink assignment index, counter-DAI, and slot group indication information, wherein the counter-DAI indicates a scheduling order in a slot group, and the slot group indication information indicates a first slot group from among a plurality of slot groups; receiving downlink data on the basis of the first DCI; receiving a second DCI including a total-DAI and requiring acknowledgment/negative acknowledgement, A/N, feedback for the first slot group from among the plurality of slot groups, wherein the total-DAI indicates the total number of schedulings in a slot group; and transmitting uplink control information including A/N information about the first slot group on the basis of the counter-DAI and the total-DAI.
US12022473B2
A method for informing a relay node when to receive data. The method includes the relay node being informed of a fixed point in a subframe of data when an access node will begin transmitting relevant data over a physical downlink shared channel. The method further includes the relay node beginning to receive data at approximately the fixed point.
US12022463B2
Systems, devices, and techniques for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource grouping in wireless communication systems that include transmission and reception points (TRPs) are described. A described technique performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a PUCCH resource group configuration associated with TRPs, including a first TRP and a second TRP; and performing PUCCH transmissions to the TRPs in accordance with the PUCCH resource group configuration. The PUCCH resource group configuration can include a configuration for a first group of PUCCH resources associated with the first TRP and a second group of PUCCH resources associated with the second TRP.
US12022454B2
A wireless communication base station device which makes it possible to provide a base station, terminal and CCE allocation method capable of reducing the number of times blind decoding of a terminal is performed, without increasing the CCE block rate, even when a plurality of unit bands are set in a terminal. In this device, a search space setting section (103) sets in each of a plurality of unit bands a common search space in respect of a terminal which is communicating using the plurality of unit bands and other terminals, and sets in each of the plurality of unit bands an individual search space in respect of the terminal. An allocation section (106) allocates control information solely to CCEs within the common search spaces set in specified unit bands among the plurality of unit bands, or solely to CCEs within individual search spaces set in specified unit bands.
US12022452B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A frequency band configuration for a full-duplex slot may be indicated, where a frequency band configuration may include one or more downlink frequency bands and one or more uplink frequency bands. In some cases, a frequency band configuration may also include one or more guard bands. A user equipment (UE) may determine the frequency band configuration for a full-duplex slot based on a frequency configuration indication, which may include an index for a table of frequency band configurations, one or more bitmaps, or respective start and length indications for each frequency band. A frequency band configuration may apply to one slot or to multiple slots.
US12022451B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of a restriction on a combination of frequency components permitted to be used by the UE for carrier aggregation or frequency hopping, wherein the restriction indicates at least two frequency components that are not permitted to be combined for carrier aggregation or frequency hopping. The UE may communicate based at least in part on the restriction. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12022450B2
Mobile telephony operators are starting to use unlicensed frequency bands in order to increase the throughput of their mobile telephony network at a low cost. However, the use of the unlicensed frequency bands has certain drawbacks. It is difficult for a mobile terminal to use unlicensed frequency bands as the number of mobile terminals wishing to use these unlicensed frequency bands remains high given the capacities of these frequency bands. The development allows a user device located in a zone of overlapping radio coverage of two base stations to use a shared frequency band with a greater probability of access to the frequency band, while reducing the impact of interferences generated by communications established between user devices and the base stations to which they are connected.
US12022447B2
Disclosed are a method and a device for performing transmission/reception on the basis of a time unit group in a wireless communication system. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method by which a terminal receives a downlink channel in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving configuration information about a slot group; monitoring a downlink control channel in one or more search space (SS) sets on the basis of the slot group; and receiving downlink control information (DCI) in the downlink control channel, wherein one or more from among the period, the offset and the duration of the SS sets can be set on the basis of granularity M (M is an integer greater than 1) of the slot group.
US12022446B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a bandwidth allocation method and apparatus, user equipment, and a base station. The method includes: receiving, by user equipment, virtual bandwidth configuration information, where the virtual bandwidth configuration information is used for indicating a configuration of a virtual bandwidth; and performing, by the user equipment, signal reception and/or signal processing according to the virtual bandwidth indicated by the virtual bandwidth configuration information, where each virtual bandwidth is a part or all of a downlink maximum available bandwidth or a downlink transmission bandwidth, and the downlink maximum available bandwidth is a maximum bandwidth available for downlink transmission. In the embodiments of the present invention, reduction of overheads and reduction of complexity of signal reception and signal processing are implemented, and overheads and complexity of signal reception and processing feedback can be flexibly controlled.
US12022438B2
A method for transmitting data by a communications device, the method comprising determining that a plurality of communications resources overlap, the communications resources being configured for the transmission of data by the communications device, in response to determining that the plurality of communications resources overlap, selecting communications resources comprising at least a portion of one or more of the plurality of communications resources, selecting data to be transmitted using the selected communications resources, and transmitting the selected data using the selected communications resources.
US12022432B2
A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting, to a core network, a request for a preferred assignment of a paging occasion subgroup. The method also includes receiving, from the core network, a response indicating whether the request is granted. The method further includes monitoring a first paging occasion within a first paging frame associated with the paging occasion subgroup based on the response indicating the request is granted.
US12022430B2
A method of operating a wireless communication device (101) capable of connecting to at least one communication network (100, 100-1, 100-2, 115, 115-1, 115-2) using multiple identities (451, 452) is provided. The method includes connecting to the at least one communication network (100, 100-1, 100-2, 115, 115-1, 115-2) using a first identity (451); and connecting to the at least one communication network (100, 100-1, 100-2, 115, 115-1, 115-2) using a second identity (452); and transmitting a request (901, 902, 903) to co-schedule paging occasions (401-403) associated with the first identity (451) and with the second identity (452).
US12022421B2
5G provides for interworking with the 4G/LTE networks, which provides for mobility of user equipment between the 5G and 4G/LTE networks. Mobility from 5G to 4G/LTE requires deregistering user equipment from the 5G core network (5GC) by communicating a deregistration notification from the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) to the 5GC. Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for an optimized deregistration process through avoidance of redundant deregistration notification traffic injected into the 5G network by utilizing 4G/LTE connectivity information to determine whether or not to inject deregistration notifications into the 5G network.
US12022418B2
A user equipment (UE) may be configured to reattempt to establish a multiple access (MA) protocol data unit (PDU) session when the UE moves to a new registration area. The UE transmits a request for a MA PDU session to the network, receives a message from the network indicating the request has been rejected, wherein the message further includes a status indication for reattempt requests to establish the MA PDU session, determines, when the UE moves into a new registration area of a PLMN, whether reattempt requests are allowed based on, at least, the status indication and transmits, when reattempt requests are allowed, a further request to establish the MA PDU session.
US12022417B2
An uplink signal transmission method includes: sending, by a terminal device, an uplink signal to a network device in response to determining that a first variation meets a timing advance (TA) update condition, where the first variation indicates a quality change value of a downlink signal received by the terminal device; receiving, by the terminal device, first information from the network device; and in response to determining that the first information includes TA information, adjusting, by the terminal device, an uplink transmission time based on the TA information.
US12022412B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for control information for a digitally controlled surface having reflective elements. One method (1300) includes transmitting (1302), from a first network device, a synchronization signal based on a control frame structure to a second network device including a digitally controlled surface having reflective elements. The method (1300) includes transmitting (1304) control information based on the control frame structure to a controller of the second network device. The control information is transmitted at least partly using a dedicated physical control channel, a sequence, and/or an on-off pattern.
US12022406B2
The present disclosure discloses a method for transmitting, by a terminal, an uplink reference signal for positioning in a wireless communication system. In particular, the above disclosure comprises: determining a first power value for a first uplink reference signal and a second power value for a second uplink reference signal; transmitting the first uplink reference signal through a first resource on the basis of the first power value; and transmitting the second uplink reference signal through a second resource on the basis of the second power value, wherein the first power value and the second power value may be different from each other, and the first resource and the second resource may be different from each other.
US12022403B2
Embodiments of the present application provide a method and a device for determining a power control offset for a PUCCH, for resolving the technical issue in which existing methods for determining a power control offset for a PUCCH are incompatible with new radio communications systems. The method comprises: determining the number of bits, OUCI, of first uplink control information (UCI) required to be transmitted on a PUCCH, and determining the number, NRE, of resource elements (RE) carrying the first UCI in the PUCCH; and determining, according to formula (I), an offset ΔPUCCH_TF,c(i) for calculation of power control of the PUCCH, wherein g(OUCI/NRE) is a function having OUCI and NRE as variables thereof.
US12022402B2
Symbol alignment and power scaling are provided for different length transmission time intervals (TTIs) within predefined boundaries, such as boundaries of a slot of a subframe. Described techniques provide for identifying time and/or frequency resources for one or more TTIs and allocating such resources based on a location within a subframe, pilot signals that may be transmitted using the resources, other processing timelines, or any combination thereof. In some cases, a power allocation for symbols within a TTI may be determined based on the allocated resources for the TTI. Frequency hopping patterns and power scaling for three-symbol TTIs are also provided.
US12022400B2
A method for performing wireless communication by a first apparatus is proposed. The method may comprise the steps of: determining power related to a sidelink (SL) transmission, on the basis of a downlink pathloss, wherein the SL transmission includes at least one from among a sidelink-synchronization signal/physical sidelink broadcast channel (S-SS/PSBCH) block transmission, a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) transmission, a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) transmission, and a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) transmission; and performing the SL transmission on the basis of the power related to the SL transmission. For example, on the basis of being configured to monitor a downlink control information (DCI) format 0_0, the downlink pathloss may be determined on the basis of a first reference signal (RS) used for control of power related to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission to be scheduled by the DCI format 0_0. For example, on the basis of not being configured to monitor the DCI format 0_0, the downlink pathloss may be determined on the basis of a second RS related to a synchronization signal block (SSB) for acquiring a master information block (MIB).
US12022393B2
This disclosure describes methods, systems, and devices for broadcasting a Physical Downlink Control Channel-based (PDCCH-based) wake-up signal. In one example, a method involves receiving, by one or more user equipment (UEs), a configuration for monitoring a wake up signal (WUS). The method further includes monitoring, by the one or more UEs and based on the configuration, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for downlink control information (DCI) associated with the WUS. The method also includes receiving, by the one or more UEs, the WUS in response to detecting the DCI.
US12022392B2
A method for performing discontinuous reception (DRX) by a terminal in a wireless communication system is proposed. The method comprises: receiving a wake-up signal from a network; and monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on the basis of the wake-up signal.
US12022390B2
A method in the field of networking technologies for sending a wake up packet, an apparatus, and a device. The method for sending a wake up packet is applied to a first node, wherein the first node maintains a first contention window (CW1) on a first channel, the first channel is a channel on which a main transceiver of a second node works, and the method includes generating a backoff count based on CW1, executing backoff based on the backoff count, and sending a wake up packet to the second node on a second channel when backoff ends, wherein the second channel is a channel on which a wake up receiver of the second node works.
US12022388B2
A method of performing positioning operations at a user equipment includes: operating the user equipment in a discontinuous reception mode including time interleaved ON times of the discontinuous reception mode and OFF times of the discontinuous reception mode; and determining, at the user equipment, whether to measure a portion of a positioning signal based on timing of the portion of the positioning signal relative to at least one of a first one of the ON times of the discontinuous reception mode or a first one of the OFF times of the discontinuous reception mode.
US12022381B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and device for providing an edge computing service to a user equipment (UE) in a communication system, and more particularly, to a method and device for managing an identifier of a wireless communication UE so as to provide an edge computing service to the UE. A method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a method for managing an identifier of a UE in an edge enabler server of an edge computing system, and the method may comprise the operations of: receiving a first message via a mobile communication network from a UE of a mobile communication system, wherein the first message includes a generic public subscription identifier (GPSI) of the UE, and the received identifier of the UE identifies validity on the basis of a previously received profile of the UE; if the identifier of the UE is valid, binding and storing the identifier of the UE and a UE IP address based on the received first message; and if the identifier of the UE is valid, transmitting a first response message to the UE.
US12022377B2
A cellular network includes a first network component configured to i) identify a first session between a first data network and a user equipment (UE), wherein the first session corresponds to a first session management function (SMF), ii) receive data network access information (DNAI) from a network function, the DNAI corresponding to a second data network and iii) select a second SMF that is to be utilized for a second session between the second data network and the UE. The cellular network also includes a second network component configured to i) store a mapping between the DNAI and the second SMF and ii) transmit an indication of the second SMF to the first network component, wherein the first network component selects the second SMF based on the indication.
US12022375B2
A wireless train control network is adapted for forwarding data between a remote radio in an EOT unit and remote radio at the head of train using the base stations of the wireless train control network. A base station's current table of base station radios and remote radios that it hears or has a connection is distributed to neighboring base stations by a routing information exchange application. Tables are sent to and received from the application using a messaging service of the wireless train control network. A base station builds from the tables of neighboring base stations a route to a remote radio to which it is not connected, and forwards wireless data packets received for it by transmitting it to another base station radio.
US12022373B2
This disclosure provides systems and methods for providing an emergency alert notification. An electronic communication device can receive, from an alert generation device, a low power advertising packet responsive to an action performed on the alert generation device. Before the action is performed, the alert generation device can be in a low power state, such as a sleep state, to conserve battery. The action can cause the alert generation device to transition from the low power state to a second state in which the alert generation device begins transmitting the advertising packet. The electronic communication device can identify at least one emergency contact to receive an alert based on a contact policy and can determine an alert type based on the contact policy. The electronic communication device can generate the alert including a request for assistance and can transmit the alert to the at least one emergency contact.
US12022372B2
Methods and systems for communicating with an emergency service are disclosed. A user device may receive a request to communicate with an emergency service associated with a premises. A communication identifier associated with the premises may be used to identify the user device regardless of the location of the user device to establish communication with the emergency service.
US12022370B2
A method and system includes the ability for individuals to set up an ad hoc digital and voice network easily and rapidly to allow users to coordinate their activities by eliminating the need for pre-entry of data into a web or identifying others by name, phone numbers or email. This method is especially useful for police, fire fighters, military, first responders or other emergency situations for coordinating different organizations at the scene of a disaster to elevate conventional communication problems either up and down the chain of command or cross communication between different emergency units. The method and system provides that the users are only required to enter a specific Server IP address and an ad hoc event name, a password and perhaps the name of the particular unit.
US12022362B2
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel technique for realizing suitable tracking band monitoring. The present invention realizes a tracking band monitoring system having a tracking band including a detection device that acquires a life log including vital data and location data of a monitoring target wearing the tracking band, a server, and a relay device that relays communication between the tracking band and the server. The present invention also realizes a tracking band monitoring method and a tracking band monitoring program.
US12022356B2
A system and method for determining location information of a portable device relative to an object based on an environment of the object is provided. The system and method may determine an environment of the object based on a received signal characteristic of communications transmitted from a first object device disposed on the object. Based on the determined type of environment or a characteristic thereof, a locator or an adapter, or both, may be selected for determining location information about a portable device relative to the object.
US12022352B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for enforcing at least one rule associated with a geofence. At least one device is constructed and configured in network communication with a server platform and a database. The server platform defines at least one geofence for a region of interest and specifies at least one rule associated with the at least one geofence, thereby creating a rule-space model for the region of interest. The at least one geofence comprises a multiplicity of geographic designators with each geographic designator assigned with a unique IPv6 address. The at least one device receives at least one notification signal regarding the at least one rule from the at least one server platform and implements the at least one rule when the at least one device is within a predetermined distance from the at least one geofence for the region of interest.
US12022351B2
Managing a plurality of non-coordinated radio access networks (RANs) connected to the core network is provided by acquiring information indicating that a wireless communication device is connected to a base station in a first of the plurality of RANs, and information indicating a location of the wireless communication device, acquiring information identifying at least a second of the plurality of RANs to which the wireless communication device may connect based on the location of the wireless communication device, and information indicating available frequencies in the second RAN via which frequencies the wireless communication device is allowed to access a network being accessible by the mobility management node, said network being operated by an operator different from those operating the first and second RANs, and delivering the information identifying the second RAN and the information indicating available frequencies in the second RAN to the wireless communication device.
US12022348B2
A system and method for call selection and migration in a NG-CU over NGRAN is disclosed. The system and method comprises a CP VNFC assigning a call initiated by a user to a source user plane VNFC. A management VNFC detects an overload traffic condition upon receiving the assigned call by the source user plane VNFC from the CP VNFC. The source user plane VNFC selects the call to be migrated with a higher migration preference value to another VNFC and signals CP VNFC to initiate call migration. The CP VNFC then migrates the selected call through at least one GTP tunnel to a target user plane VNFC. The source user plane VNFC then forwards the target user plane VNFC a request to handle complete trafficking of the migrated call.
US12022346B2
A terminal determines an interrupt time applied to a transition from a transition source cell to a transition destination cell. Specifically, the terminal changes a value of the interrupt time based on a combination of subcarrier spacings set in the transition source cell and the transition destination cell.
US12022345B2
A Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal (11) comprises a radio communication unit (111) and a controller (112). The radio communication unit (111) is configured to communicate with a base station (13). The controller (112) is configured to change at least one of a cell selection operation, a cell reselection operation, and a handover operation according to whether a specific coverage enhancement processing is required or according to whether the specific coverage enhancement processing is supported by at least one of a cell (13) in which the M2M terminal (11) camps on and a neighbouring cell (14) of the cell (13) which the M2M terminal (11) camps on. It is thus possible to provide an improved technique for allowing the M2M terminal that is supporting a special coverage enhancement processing for M2M terminals to camp on an appropriate cell.
US12022329B2
A secondary node (2) transmits to a radio terminal (3), via a master node (1), a first RRC message indicating an execution condition of a conditional primary cell change of a primary cell of a secondary cell group from a first cell to a second cell. In addition, the secondary node (2) receives, via the master node (1), a second RRC message that is transmitted from the radio terminal (3) in response to a satisfaction of the execution condition. This contributes to, for example, allowing the secondary node to be aware of a satisfaction of an execution condition of a conditional PSCell change where RRC signaling between the secondary node and the radio terminal is performed via the master node.
US12022328B2
A method at a user equipment including detecting that a circuit switched (CS) call has been requested at the user equipment; if a most recent registration attempt or registration update attempt with a network of a first radio access technology (RAT) resulted in an abnormal state, registering with a network of a second RAT; and initiating the CS call with the network of the second RAT.
US12022322B2
An extremely high-throughput (EHT) station (STA) may encode a null data packet (NDP) announcement frame for transmission to include a high-efficiency (HE) subfield and a Ranging subfield in a Sounding Dialogue Token field. To identify the NDP announcement frame as an EHT NDP announcement frame (i.e., an EHT variant), the EHT STA may set both the HE subfield and the Ranging subfield in the Sounding Dialogue Token field to a value of one. When operating as an EHT access point (AP), the EHT STA may encode a trigger frame to include a Special User Info Field. The Special User Info Field may be identified by a predetermined value as an STA association identifier (AID) value. The use of the predetermined value as the AID value in the Special User Info Field indicates that the trigger frame is an EHT variant and indicates that the trigger frame is being sent by an EHT AP.
US12022321B1
A wireless access point (WAP) determines whether to switch from one or more first communication channels to one or more second communication channels when the one or more first communication channels are experiencing congestion. The WAP determines an amount of congestion the one or more first communication channels are experiencing. When the one or more first communication channels are experiencing congestion, the WAP determines whether one or more communication devices can support, or reliably support, a channel switching announcement signal using the one or more first communication channels. If a sufficient number of communication devices from among the one or more communication devices can support, or reliably support, the channel switching announcement signal, the WAP broadcasts the channel switching announcement signal to the one or more communication devices to announce its intention to switch from the one or more first communication channels to the one or more second communication channels.
US12022307B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a duration of a first gap that precedes a reference signal, based at least in part on a polarization of the reference signal. The UE may determine a duration of a second gap that succeeds the reference signal, based at least in part on the polarization of the reference signal. The UE may perform a measurement of the reference signal based at least in part on the first gap and the second gap. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12022306B2
In an example method, a management service (MnS) producer sends a first request to establish a connection for streaming performance data regarding a wireless communications network to a MnS consumer. The MnS producer receives a first response from the MnS consumer confirming establishment of the connection, and streams one or more units of performance data to the MnS consumer sequentially using the connection. The one or more units include one or more performance metrics regarding the wireless communications network. The MnS producer sends a second request to the MnS consumer to terminate the connection, and receives a second response from the MnS consumer confirming termination of the connection.
US12022284B2
A user equipment and wireless provisioning method and system associated with a first wireless network are provided. The wireless provisioning system includes a processor, a network interface in communication with the first wireless network, and a non-transitory memory storing a first set and a second set of information of a profile related to operation of a UE on a second wireless network. The processor transmits the first set of information to the UE for provisioning to the UE files associated with authorization and authentication of the UE on the second wireless network. The processor validates that the first set of information was provisioned to the UE and transmits the second set of information to the UE for provisioning to the UE pointer updates for updating pointers on the UE to point to the first set of information. The processor transmits an instruction for the UE to reboot.
US12022280B2
An apparatus of user equipment (UE) comprises one or more baseband processors to process at least one non-public network (NPN) identifier (NPN-ID) broadcast by an NPN and zero or more Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier (PLMN-ID) broadcast by a PLMN, to compare the NPN-ID against a logical list of NPN-IDs and PLMN-IDs ranked in decreasing order of priority, and to connect with the highest ranked processed NPN or PLMN based on a rank of the NPN-ID in the list. The apparatus can include a memory to store the list of NPN-IDs and PLMN-IDs as a logical list of Equivalent Home Networks or as Operator Controlled Network Selector with Access Technology list.
US12022279B2
Techniques are described for wireless communication. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes performing an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) procedure with an authentication server via an authenticator. The EAP procedure is based at least in part on a set of authentication credentials exchanged between the UE and the authentication server. The method also includes deriving, as part of performing the EAP procedure, a master session key (MSK) and an extended master session key (EMSK) that are based at least in part on the authentication credentials and a first set of parameters; determining a network type associated with the authenticator; and performing, based at least in part on the determined network type, at least one authentication procedure with the authenticator. The at least one authentication procedure is based on an association of the MSK or the EMSK with the determined network type.
US12022275B2
An apparatus including circuitry configured to: obtain a binaural audio signal; obtain, based on the binaural audio signal, at least one direction parameter of at least one frequency band of the binaural audio signal; process the binaural audio signal to generate at least two audio signals for loudspeaker reproduction by modifying an inter-channel difference of the at least one frequency band of the binaural audio signal based on the at least one direction parameter for the at least one frequency band; and output the at least two audio signals for loudspeaker reproduction.
US12022268B1
Various implementations include audio processing system having artificial intelligence (AI) acoustic feedback suppression. In some particular aspects, an audio processing system includes: an input adapted to receive an acoustic signal via a microphone; an electroacoustic transducer; an amplifier configured to amplify the acoustic signal and output an amplified signal via the electroacoustic transducer; and an artificial intelligence (AI) system having a machine learning model that processes the acoustic signal prior to amplification to produce a dynamic filter, wherein the AI system applies the dynamic filter to the acoustic signal to suppress feedback in the amplified signal.
US12022267B2
An apparatus comprising: one or more processors; and one or more memory devices configured to store one or more computer programs executable by the one or more processors. The one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to function as: a setting unit configured to set an angle section at a single sound collection position, selected by a user; a analysis unit configured to convert each of M collected sound signals into a frequency component; a beamforming unit configured to multiply M frequency components obtained through conversion by the analysis unit by respective beamforming matrices to generate a plurality of acoustic signals of two channels; and a signal generation unit configured to synthesize the acoustic signals per channel and outputting an acoustic signal for every channel.
US12022262B2
Presented herein are techniques for extracting features from sound signals received at a hearing prosthesis at least partially based on an environmental classification of the sound signals. More specifically, one or more sound signals are received at a hearing prosthesis and are converted in to stimulation control signals for use in delivering stimulation to a recipient of the hearing prosthesis. The hearing prosthesis determines an environmental classification of the sound environment associated with the one or more sound signals and is configured to use the environmental classification in the determination of a feature-based adjustment for incorporation into the stimulation control signals.
US12022260B2
A hearing device with an adjustable vent is disclosed. The device includes at least one microphone configured to provide an input signal representing sound, a processor configured to process the input signal and provide a processed signal, at least one loudspeaker configured to receive the processed signal from the processor and to provide an acoustic signal based on the processed signal to the ear of a user, an earpiece comprising a vent, and an electrically controllable valve configured to control the vent, and a valve control unit configured to receive one or more control signals in dependence of a current hearing situation of the hearing device, wherein the valve control unit is configured to adjust the electrically controllable valve in dependence of the one or more control signals to provide the vent to be in a state between an acoustically more open and an acoustically less open state.
US12022256B1
The disclosed device may include an optical structure configured to house various sensors directed toward a user. The sensors may be configured to gather data through at least one layer of the optical structure. The device may also a vent bracket positioned between the optical structure and an outer covering of the device. The vent bracket may be positioned to provide an opening between the optical structure and the vent bracket, allowing air to flow through the opening. The device may also include various microphones positioned in recessed ports between the optical structure and the vent bracket. These openings may allow external sounds to reach the microphones in the device. Various other methods of manufacturing, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US12022241B2
An image projection method includes projecting an image including a plurality of adjustment points on a screen, determining positions of the plurality of adjustment points on the screen, determining whether each of a plurality of sides connecting the adjustment points adjacent to each other is a linear line or a curved line, obtaining geometrically-corrected image by performing geometric correction on the image in a range corresponding to an area defined by the plurality of sides including the linear line and the curved line based on the plurality of sides defining the area, and projecting the geometrically-corrected image on the screen.
US12022238B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that realizes more suitable ease of use. To accomplish the purpose, there is provided an information processing device provided with a video input unit for acquiring image data from an optical image, a signal receiver unit for acquiring a position computation signal, a communication unit for transmitting the image data, a first memory unit for storing position information pertaining to a place to which the image data is not transmitted, and a control unit for controlling the execution of image data transmission on the basis of the position information acquired from the position calculation signal and the position information stored in the first storage unit.
US12022224B2
An image shooting method is provided. In the method, a virtual room page of a virtual room is displayed. The virtual room page includes a shooting control element and an image region. The image region is configured to display a preview image that is generated based on user images of at least two users in the virtual room. Image capturing of the preview image is performed when the shooting control element is selected. A captured image that is generated based on the preview image is output.
US12022217B2
Provided is an imaging element that includes a pixel array unit, an individual on-chip lens, a common on-chip lens, and an adjacent on-chip lens. The individual on-chip lens is arranged for each of pixels and individually condenses incident light components on corresponding one of the pixels. The common on-chip lens is commonly arranged in the plurality of phase difference pixels and commonly condenses the incident light components. The adjacent on-chip lens is arranged for each of a phase difference pixel adjacent pixels, individually condenses the incident light components on corresponding one of the phase difference pixel adjacent pixels, and is formed to have a size different from the individual on-chip lens to adjust a shape of the common on-chip lens.
US12022216B2
An overlight amount detection circuit (1) according to the present disclosure includes a MOS transistor and a high-impedance element (Ca). A source of the MOS transistor (Mn1) is connected to a vertical signal line (VSL) of an image sensor. The high-impedance element (Ca) is connected to a drain of the MOS transistor (Mn1). The overlight amount detection circuit (1) detects a potential fluctuation of the vertical signal line (VSL) based on a potential defined by a gate potential of the MOS transistor (Mn1), and outputs a potential of a contact point between the drain of the MOS transistor (Mn1) and the high-impedance element (Ca) as a signal indicating an overlight amount detection result.
US12022211B1
The present disclosure provides a pixel collection circuit which at least includes a photoelectric detection unit, an optical flow information timing trigger unit, an optical flow information timing control unit, an optical flow information timing unit and a row selection output unit. The present disclosure further provides an optical flow sensor including the pixel collection circuit, and an optical flow and image information collection system.
US12022210B2
Techniques for detecting pulsed radiation. A CMOS sensor array being irradiated across at least a portion of the array with pulsed radiation is addressed using a rolling shutter operation. The sensor array is read to extract the integrated energy from each sensor element and convert the integrated energy into a pixel value for a pixel in a radiation image. A pulse detection operation is then applied to the radiation image to obtain a pulse repetition frequency of the pulsed radiation. The pulse detection operation includes extracting a beat signal, calculating a beat frequency and peak to trough ratio from the beat signal, and determining the pulse repetition frequency therefrom. Particularly suited to the technical field of pulsed laser detection. Also relates to a pulse detector for the same.
US12022207B2
Systems and methods for implementing array cameras configured to perform super-resolution processing to generate higher resolution super-resolved images using a plurality of captured images and lens stack arrays that can be utilized in array cameras are disclosed. An imaging device in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes at least one imager array, and each imager in the array comprises a plurality of light sensing elements and a lens stack including at least one lens surface, where the lens stack is configured to form an image on the light sensing elements, control circuitry configured to capture images formed on the light sensing elements of each of the imagers, and a super-resolution processing module configured to generate at least one higher resolution super-resolved image using a plurality of the captured images.
US12022205B2
An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels; a row driver configured to control the plurality of pixels; and an analog-to-digital converter configured to digitize a result sensed by the pixel array to generate a first image, wherein the pixel array includes: first pixel groups, wherein each first pixel group of the first pixel groups includes first white pixels and first color pixels among the plurality of pixels; and second pixel groups, wherein each second pixel group of the second pixel groups includes second white pixels and second color pixels among the plurality of pixels, and wherein first pixel data of the first image are generated based on the first white pixels and the first color pixels, and second pixel data of the first image are generated based on the second color pixels.
US12022204B2
A method includes obtaining an image, where the image includes one or more frames. The method also includes performing multi-frame processing and image signal processing on the image to produce a processed image. The method further includes performing image restoration on the processed image to produce an output image. Performing the image restoration includes generating a dither signal, applying a dither signal corner attenuation to the dither signal in order to generate an attenuated dither signal, combining the attenuated dither signal with a sharpened denoised signal in order to generate a combine signal, and applying a halo suppression on the combined signal.
US12022197B2
A first image sensor device is operable to produce first orientation information indicating an orientation of the first image sensor device at a time of capturing a first image of an object. A second image sensor device is operable to produce second orientation information indicating an orientation of the second image sensor device at a time of capturing a second image of the object. The image capturing system further includes measurement hardware to measure a distance between the first image sensor device and the second image sensor device at times of capturing the first image and the second image. According to one configuration, a combination of the first orientation information, the second orientation information, and the distance between the first image sensor device and the second image sensor device is used to derive a 3-D stereo view of the object using the first image and the second image.
US12022188B2
Introduced here are technologies for examining content generated by electronic devices in real time to optimize the quality of the content. The content may be examined in batches to address some of the drawbacks of real-time analysis. For instance, a series of videos may be examined to collect data on how well security system(s) that are presently employed are working. Each security system can include one or more electronic devices, such as cameras or microphones, and parameters of the electronic devices can be altered to improve the quality of content generated by the electronic devices.
US12022182B2
Techniques for visual feature based video effects are described and are implementable to determine one or more visual features associated with an individual and generate a modified video feed based on the visual features. The described implementations enable automatic focus of a video feed to a particular focal region based on facial features of the individual. For instance, a visual feature such as pupillary distance or pupil size is determined from a video feed. A focal distance is calculated based on the visual feature, e.g., indicating a region that the individual is focused on. A modified video stream is then generated based on the focal distance, for instance to focus the video stream to a specific focal plane.
US12022181B2
An imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: an event detection device that outputs an event signal corresponding to a temporal change of a first pixel signal, the first pixel signal being obtained by imaging; and an expression detector that detects an expression on a basis of the event signal to be outputted from the event detection device.
US12022177B2
A camera module and an electronic device are provided. The camera module includes a first camera and a second camera. The first camera includes M first signal ends, and the second camera includes N second signal ends, where M and N are positive integers and M is greater than or equal to N. The M first signal ends are connected to the processor to form M lanes. The N second signal ends are one-to-one connected to N lanes among the M lanes. At least one second signal end is connected to a corresponding lane by a resistor.
US12022172B2
A multi-spectral imaging system utilizing tunable optics is disclosed. Various disclosed systems include a tunable optical filter coupled to a broadband imaging system. The tunable optical filter allows discrete infrared wavelengths to pass to the broadband imaging system so that monochromatic infrared images of a scene may be captured. An image processing system may process selected monochromatic infrared images by using a ratio technique to generate an emissivity-independent thermal image of the scene. The tunable optical filter may also be used to adjust a quality factor and control an amount of radiated energy that is passed to an image sensor of the broadband imaging system thereby acting as an aperture to account for both low and high radiance portions of the scene.
US12022168B2
A mathematical model deriving apparatus includes an encoding unit that generates a plurality of deteriorated videos after encoding an original video, in accordance with a plurality of combinations of a plurality of encoding parameters for a codec setting, a quality estimation unit that calculates a quality estimation value of each of the plurality of deteriorated videos, and a deriving unit that outputs video quality in response to the plurality of encoding parameters as input and derives a coefficient of a mathematical model in accordance with the quality estimation value and the plurality of combinations of the plurality of encoding parameters. This allows for deriving a mathematical model capable of evaluating quality according to a codec setting.
US12022159B2
Provided is a method and system for providing a support service, which includes: a process of displaying a first menu, through which it is possible to search for and select an object of support, on user terminals; a process of displaying a second menu, through which it is possible to search for a support phrase or a support song that can be used for the object of support selected from the first menu, on the user terminals; a process of creating user support files obtained by recording the support phrase or the support song, which is selected by searching the second menu, in the voice of users and transmitting the user support files through a communication network; and a process of transmitting results of voting a support phrase or a support song, which the users want to be output at an actual support site where a game or a performance of the object of support is performed, by searching for the second menu through the communication network.
US12022156B2
Methods and systems are provided herein for recommending a media asset based on a geographic location at which that media asset was frequently consumed. For example, the system may monitor a location, such as New York City or Times Square, to determine popular media assets watched there, such as “The Avengers,” and when another user visits New York City, the system may then notify the user that the movie, such as “The Avengers,” is associated with New York City. The system stores the geographic locations associated with the media asset in the database based on the consumption of the media asset so that other users may be notified which media assets are associated with each geographic location.
US12022147B2
A controlling device has a configurable key. An insert is provided to the configurable key and includes an indicium representative of a media content provider. An image of the indicium or an image of a QR code associated with the indicium is used to assign one or more commands to the configurable key. The one or more commands are used to cause a controllable device to tune to a channel on which the media content provider is being broadcast, to invoke an app associated with the media content provider, to access a website associated with the media content provider, and the like.
US12022146B2
The present application provides a display device, comprising: a display; a user interface; and a controller, configured to: control the display to display a user interface in response to user input for indicating displaying a plurality of items, the user interface comprising a plurality of items, the plurality of items being arranged in an equal-width and unequal-height mode, and the user interface further comprising a selector for indicating that a item is selected.
US12022144B2
Some embodiments of an example method may include: receiving a manifest file for streaming content, the manifest file identifying one or more degrees of freedom representations of content; tracking bandwidth available; selecting a selected representation from the one or more degrees of freedom representations based on the bandwidth available; retrieving the selected representation; and rendering the selected representation. Some embodiments of the example method may include determining estimated download latency of the one or more degrees of freedom representations. Some embodiments of the example method may include tracking client capabilities. For some embodiments of the example method, selecting the selected representation may be based on the estimated download latency and/or the client capabilities.
US12022143B2
Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems and, more particularly, certain exemplary embodiments relate to jukebox systems that incorporate digital downloading jukebox features along with karaoke jukebox and/or photo booth features. A combined karaoke/photo booth/jukebox may enable more integrated performance-like experiences in an in-home or out-of-home location or venue. By leveraging vast audio media libraries, trusted rights-respecting network infrastructure, and on-site image/video capturing from integrated recorders and/or remote portable devices, a more sociable experience may be created for karaoke jukebox patrons, e.g., where custom content can be generated and shared in a safe and legally appropriate manner.
US12022141B2
A play method for a streaming media file, and a display apparatus are provided. The method comprises: in response to a command for playing a streaming media file on a display of the display apparatus, obtaining the streaming media file and determining a state of the streaming media file; in response to the state of the streaming media file being encrypted state, flowing video data in the streaming media file into a trusted execution environment of the display apparatus, and determining a state of the video data in the trusted execution environment; and in response to the state of the video data being encrypted state, decrypting the video data, decoding the decrypted video data, and then playing the decoded video data.
US12022140B2
Methods and systems for providing a video stream along with a slow motion video showing a particular event depicted in the video stream are described herein. The method includes generating a first video stream and generating a second video stream, which is a slow motion video stream, from the first video stream by modifying a playback speed of the first video stream. The method includes monitoring content of the first video stream to identify an event trigger of a predefined set of event triggers. Each event trigger indicates a presence in the first video stream of an event that is to be generated for display using the second video stream. The method includes determining, based on the identifying of the event trigger, to transmit the second video stream along with the first video stream, and simultaneously transmitting both the first video stream and the second video stream.
US12022135B2
A method for transmitting media content from a cloud content delivery network (CCDN) to a plurality of in-flight wireless media servers (WMSs) is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving, by each of the plurality of in-flight WMSs, position data with respect to at least one of a movement, an altitude, or a geo-spatial location of an aircraft; identifying, by the plurality of in-flight WMSs, one or more elevated in-flight WMSs for receiving the media content. The method for identifying further includes determining a respective content-reception state of each of the plurality of in-flight WMSs; determining a respective content-reception suitability score for each of the plurality of in-flight WMSs; and identifying the one or more elevated in-flight WMSs. The method further includes receiving, by each of the one or more elevated in-flights WMSs, the media content from a suitable CCDN server in the CCDN.
US12022134B2
Techniques are described for adaptive control of media channel interfaces for delivery of media content over communications systems to transport craft passengers. Embodiments monitor viewership of various media channel offerings provided to transport craft passengers to compute aggregated viewership scores. Based on the scores, respective prominence parameters associated with the various media channel offerings can be automatically updated. Interface control signals can be communicated to cause media channel interfaces being displayed on passenger devices to dynamically and automatically update the graphical listings of the media channel offerings in accordance with the updates to their respective prominence parameters. Dynamically updating the graphical prominence of different media channel offerings can tend to make passengers more likely to view a smaller subset of the media channel offerings, thereby helping to maintain high passenger satisfaction with less network capacity demand.
US12022126B2
A method of encoding video data is disclosed. The method comprising: signaling a first syntax element specifying whether each subpicture consists of one and only one rectangular slice, or each subpicture consists of one or more rectangular slices; signaling a second syntax element specifying a number of rectangular slices in each picture referring to a picture parameter set in a case that the first syntax element specifies that each subpicture consists of one or more rectangular slices; determining whether or not a third syntax element is to be signaled based on the second syntax element; signaling the third syntax element, specifying whether or not fourth syntax elements are present in the picture parameter set, based on the second syntax element; and signaling the fourth syntax elements, specifying a difference in indexes between two rectangular slices, based on the second syntax element and the third syntax element.
US12022123B2
This disclosure relates to video coding and more particularly to techniques for signaling subpicture information for coded video. In one example, a method of decoding video data comprises: receiving a general constraint information syntax elements; parsing a first syntax element from the general constraint information syntax elements specifying whether a constraint is imposed on the number of slices that being contained in each subpicture; receiving a picture parameter set syntax elements; and parsing a second syntax element from the picture parameter set syntax elements specifying that each sub-picture contains one and only one slice, wherein a value of the second syntax element is constrained according to the first syntax element parsed from the general constraint information syntax elements.
US12022100B2
A video decoding method includes: determining a usage of an SVT-vertical (V) or an SVT-horizontal (H) for a residual block; determining a transform block position of a transform block of the residual block; determining a transform type of the transform block, wherein the transform type indicates a horizontal transform and a vertical transform for the transform block, wherein at least one of the horizontal transform or the vertical transform is a discrete sine transform (DST)-7; and reconstructing the residual block based on the transform type, the transform block position, and transform coefficients of the transform block.
US12022095B2
A device for processing video data includes a memory configured to store video data and one or more processors implemented in circuitry. The one or more processors are configured to obtain unfiltered reference samples for an area of a picture of the video data. The one or more processors are configured to disable intra-reference sample smoothing of the unfiltered reference samples for chroma samples in a YUV 4:2:0 format and in a YUV 4:4:4 format. The one or more processors are further configured to generate, using intra-prediction, chroma samples of a predicted block for a block of the picture based on the unfiltered reference samples when generating the chroma components in the YUV 4:2:0 format and when generating the chroma components in the YUV 4:4:4 format.
US12022091B2
A method comprising: receiving at least one bitstream comprising encoded video data and a message corresponding to said encoded video data and decoding said message, said message comprising for each coding tool of a plurality of coding tools used for encoding the video data, information representative of an energy consumed by a device in charge of decoding and/or displaying the encoded video data induced by said coding tool and information representative of an impact of said coding tool on a quality of the encoded video data after decoding; using the information comprised in the decoded message to select at least one coding tool of the plurality of coding tools to deactivate or modify; and, decoding the encoded video data by using a decoding process wherein the selected coding tools are deactivated or modified.
US12022087B2
A method of processing a video bitstream includes determining a motion precision set based on coding information of a current block. A conversion between a video block and a coded representation of the video block is performed based on the motion precision set. The conversion corresponds to a reconstruction of the current block. In some example aspects, a motion vector difference (MVD) precision of a current block from a motion precision set is determined based on a selected motion precision set and a MVD precision index. A conversion between a video block and a coded representation of the video block using an MVD is performed based on the MVD precision. The MVD represents a difference between a predicted motion vector and an actual motion vector used during motion compensation processing.
US12022086B2
Techniques for content-adaptive encoder configuration are described herein. In accordance with various embodiments, a device (e.g., a content-based toolset configurator) including a processor and a non-transitory memory receives one or more frames in a media stream and a performance target of an encoder. The content-based toolset configurator performs cycles of pre-analysis of the one or more frames to generate content features within the performance target, assigns a content class to the one or more frames based on the content features, a previous classification, and the performance target, and sets configurations of the encoder for encoding the one or more frames corresponding to the content class and the performance target.
US12022083B2
An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus may include determining a prediction mode of a current block, generating a prediction block of the current block based on inter prediction mode information, based on the prediction mode of the current block being an inter prediction mode, generating a residual block of the current block based on a transform block of the current block, and reconstructing the current block based on the prediction block and the residual block of the current bloc.
US12022082B2
A method for reconstructing residual blocks of chroma blocks, and a video decoding apparatus are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for reconstructing residual blocks of chroma blocks on the basis of a joint coding of chroma residuals (JCCR) model comprises: determining the mode of the JCCR model based on a Cb chroma component syntax element and a Cr chroma component syntax element; generating, from transform coefficients of a chroma component corresponding to the mode of the JCCR model from among the Cb chroma component and the Cr chroma component, residual samples of the corresponding chroma component; and deriving residual blocks of the chroma blocks by using the generated residual samples.
US12022081B2
Embodiments of this application disclose an intra prediction method for a video sequence. The method includes: obtaining a size and a split mode of a chroma coding tree node; determining, based on the size and the split mode of the chroma coding tree node, whether to allow cross-component linear model (CCLM) intra prediction to be performed on a chroma coding unit included in the chroma coding tree node; determining a prediction mode of the chroma coding unit depending on whether to allow CCLM to be performed on the chroma coding unit; and processing the chroma coding unit based on the prediction mode of the chroma coding unit to obtain prediction samples of the chroma coding unit.
US12022078B2
The present application disclose a picture processing method and apparatus, which are applicable to a video picture processing scenario. The method includes: obtaining at least two transform coefficient blocks, where each of the at least two transform coefficient blocks includes at least two transform coefficients that correspond to different frequency points; determining, according to a preset frequency point scanning order, the transform coefficients that are in the at least two transform coefficient blocks and that correspond to a selected frequency point; and encoding, according to a preset coefficient scanning order, each transform coefficient corresponding to the selected frequency point, to obtain picture encoded information.
US12022077B2
There is disclosed a computer-implemented method for lossy image or video compression, transmission and decoding, the method including the steps of: (i) receiving an input image at a first computer system; (ii) encoding the input image using a first trained neural network, using the first computer system, to produce a latent representation; (iii) quantizing the latent representation using the first computer system to produce a quantized latent; (iv) entropy encoding the quantized latent into a bitstream, using the first computer system; (v) transmitting the bitstream to a second computer system; (vi) the second computer system entropy decoding the bitstream to produce the quantized latent; (vii) the second computer system using a second trained neural network to produce an output image from the quantized latent, wherein the output image is an approximation of the input image. Related computer-implemented methods, systems, computer-implemented training methods and computer program products are disclosed.
US12022076B2
A method of processing a reconstructed picture can include generating a prediction block based on a prediction mode; generating a quantization block by inverse-scanning quantization coefficient information; generating a transform block by inverse-quantizing the quantization block using a quantization parameter; generating a residual block by inverse-transforming the transform block; generating a reconstructed picture by using the prediction block and the residual block; and applying a deblocking filter on the reconstructed picture. Also, it is determined whether the deblocking filtering is applied between two adjacent blocks P and Q containing samples p0 and q0 respectively by using a boundary quantization parameter when a boundary strength is not zero, and the boundary quantization parameter is set to an average value of a quantization parameter of block P and a quantization parameter of block Q, and the quantization parameter is derived by adding a residual quantization parameter and a quantization parameter predictor.
US12022072B2
An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry, in operation, generates a first coefficient value by applying a CCALF (cross component adaptive loop filtering) process to a first reconstructed image sample of a luma component, generates a second coefficient value by applying an ALF (adaptive loop filtering) process to a second reconstructed image sample of a chroma component, and clips the second coefficient value. The circuitry generates a third coefficient value by adding the first coefficient value to the clipped second coefficient value, and clips the third coefficient value. The circuitry encodes a third reconstructed image sample of the chroma component using the clipped third coefficient value.
US12022061B2
A video decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present document may comprise the steps of: obtaining, from a bitstream, information indicating a level value of a transform coefficient in a current block; selecting one Rice parameter look-up table for the information indicating the level value of the transform coefficient, from among a plurality of Rice parameter look-up tables; deriving a Rice parameter for the information indicating the level value of the transform coefficient on the basis of the selected Rice parameter look-up table; deriving a bin string for the information indicating the level value of the transform coefficient on the basis of the Rice parameter; and deriving the level value of the transform coefficient on the basis of the bin string.
US12022057B1
Exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for dynamically selecting codecs as video is transmitted in real time. In some embodiments, a first codec initially encodes video data, and a second codec is evaluated to replace the first codec. The system switches to the second codec only if an increased amount of power consumption resulting from using the second codec balances with a correspondingly sufficient increase in the quality of the video encoded by the second codec. In some embodiments, codecs are excluded from consideration if it is determined that the local device does not have sufficient processing resources to operate the codec, or if a mismatch is detected between the codec operating on a sending device and a codec operating on a receiving device.
US12022051B2
A method includes encoding a first message including first parameters for a first color transform that transforms a video signal into a first color-mapped video signal; encoding a second message including second parameters for a second color transform that transforms the video signal into a second color-mapped video signal; and encoding the video signal, the first message, and the second message in a video bitstream. A method includes decoding the video bitstream into the video signal, the first message including the first parameters, and the second message including the second parameters, and performing at least one of the following: displaying the video signal; transforming the video signal into the first color-mapped video signal by applying the first color transform and displaying the first color-mapped video signal; and transforming the video signal into the second color-mapped video signal by applying the second color transform and displaying the second color-mapped video signal.
US12022046B2
An image processing device including: a controller; a device information generator that generates device information including identification information of a device; and a job executor that is capable of executing a job with predetermined setting on the basis of an external command transmitted from a terminal device, wherein the controller displays the generated device information on the terminal device, and is capable of outputting the job with predetermined setting by controlling the job executor on the basis of the external command transmitted from the terminal device that has read the displayed device information, and the controller determines propriety of display of the device information according to setting of propriety of external command operation for a user who is authenticated as an authenticated user in an operation mode requiring user authentication.
US12022042B1
A method, apparatus and system for rendering a security mark, can involve providing two variable layers of data text for a security mark including a first variable layer and a second variable layer, and applying the security mark to a recording medium using the two variable layers to create a third variable layer of the security mark. The second variable layer can be applied out of phase or orthogonally from the first variable layer at the same frequency, which can form the third variable layer with data text that is decodable. The third variable layer with the data text can be decodable with a decoding screen. In addition, the first, second, and third variable layers can share the same area. The security mark may comprise a correlation mark.
US12022034B1
A system includes a processing circuit and a display device. The processing circuit is configured to detect an error in the system and control the display device to display a code symbol including a uniform resource locator (URL) for a page that provides a display of one or more services related to the error based on detection of the error.
US12022030B2
The distribution of incoming queries to a customer interaction center agent group is parallel processed amongst agents of that group to improve queue wait times. A threshold number of queries that may be processed by agent devices associated with the agent group at a given time are defined based on a number of agents of the agent group that are available at the given time. In response to determining that the number of queries is satisfies the threshold number of queries based on the number of agents that are available at a current time, a number of queries awaiting processing are distributed to one or more agent devices of the agent group. The threshold number of queries may be based on half of the number of agents that are available at the given time.
US12022028B1
Methods and systems are disclosed for information streaming to a user interface via a networked contact center. In one example, a system includes communications computer circuitry to receive, at a networked contact center, a request to stream information to a user interface, the user interface being associated with the networked contact center and an agent to be contacted by others. Information streaming circuitry streams the requested information and to open a network connection between the user interface and a server of a networked contact center, and the information streaming circuitry keeps the network connection between the user interface and the server open as a persistent network connection to the user interface. The communications computer circuitry also pushes one or more events to the user interface via the persistent network connection to cause a change in the user interface without further network requests to the server from the user interface.
US12022027B1
A method of providing customer relations services to customer on behalf of a contact center by utilizing agent devices, the agent devices being updated over a network with content items and the content items being processed by the agent devices so to provide the customer relation services. The method includes: receiving a request for a first content item from a first agent device of the agent devices; identifying candidate agent devices from the agent devices as ones of the agent devices capable of providing the first content item; selecting, via selection rules included in control logic, a selected agent device from the candidate agent devices for sharing the first content item with the first agent device; and transmitting instructions to the selected agent device initiating the selected agent device to transfer the first content item with the first agent device.
US12022024B2
Embodiments described herein provide for performing a risk assessment using graph-derived features of a user interaction. A computer receives interaction information and infers information from the interaction based on information provided to the computer by a communication channel used in transmitting the interaction information. The computer may determine a claimed identity of the user associated with the user interaction. The computer may extract features from the inferred identity and claimed identity. The computer generates a graph representing the structural relationship between the communication channels and claimed identities associated with the inferred identity and claimed identity. The computer may extract additional features from the inferred identity and claimed identity using the graph. The computer may apply the features to a machine learning model to generate a risk score indicating the probability of a fraudulent interaction associated with the user interaction.
US12022018B2
Disclosed is a foldable display device. The foldable display device includes: a first folding rack, a second folding rack and a flexible display panel. The second folding rack is pivotally connected with the first folding rack. The flexible display panel is arranged on one side of the first folding rack and the second folding rack, and one end of the flexible display panel wraps around an end of the first folding rack away from the second folding rack, and extends to cover the other side of the first folding rack. The flexible display panel comprises a first static bending zone and a dynamic bending zone, and the first static bending zone covers the end of the first folding rack away from the second folding rack; the dynamic bending zone covers a pivotal position between the first folding rack and the second folding rack.
US12022016B2
A system for resolving exceptions in requests determines that a request comprises an exception. The exception impeded processing the request to be granted or denied. The system determines a type of exception that indicates whether the exception is incomplete information, incorrect information, or previously-unknown information. The system generates a block in a blockchain network. Based on the stored details in the block, the type of exception is identified. Accordingly, the block is segregated for exception processing based on its exception type. The system stores the exception in the block. The system compares the request with user information previously provided by the user. The system determines a similarity score between the request and the user information. The system compares the similarity score with a threshold percentage. In response to determining that the similarity score exceeds the threshold percentage, the system determines that the exception can be resolved and resolves the exception.
US12022012B1
System for vehicle encrypted communication for vehicle-road-cloud collaboration is provided. The system includes a vehicle-side communication unit disposed on a vehicle and a second quantum random number generator disposed on a visitor. The vehicle-side communication unit includes a first quantum random number generator, a quantum key management module, an on-vehicle communication module, a user authorization module, a certificate management module, and a quantum encryption and decryption module. The visitor generates an access request and sends the access request to the vehicle, after the on-vehicle communication module receives the access request, the user checks the access request and decides whether to authorize the access request through the user authorization module, and in response to the access request of the visitor B being authorized, the certificate management module generates a digital certificate corresponding to the access request, and the on-vehicle communication module sends the digital certificate to the visitor.
US12022011B2
A first user device may be used to request provisioning of a secure credential on a second user device. A provisioning system may facilitate the provisioning in a manner that ensures security and privacy of the requesting parties. The provisioning requests may be made using an application on the first user device such as a third-party application or using a web application via a browser. The credential may be added to a digital wallet on the second user device. The credential may be useable by the second user device to perform one or more contactless transactions.
US12021994B2
The subject disclosure relates to employing sourcing and generation components to facilitate a generation of identity data by a biometric chip. In an example, a system comprising one or more processors and one or more storage devices comprising processor executable instructions that, responsive to execution by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising sourcing, by a biometric chip implantation device, biometric data, transactional data, activity data and statistical data corresponding to a user from a set of data sources corresponding to a set of data feeds. Furthermore, the system can employ the biometric chip to interpolate subsets of data feeds.
US12021988B2
Ad-hoc network comprising a configurator device and a plurality of nodes, wherein each node is an electronic device, wherein each node is connected by a communication connection with at least one of the other nodes and/or with the configurator device, wherein each node can be in different states comprising at least a non-commissioned state (NC), a commissioned state and a trust ring member state (TR) wherein a first node of the plurality of nodes being in the non-commissioned state (NC) is configured to send an non-commissioned advertisement message to the configurator device comprising an identifier of the first node, wherein the configurator device is configured to send an automated commissioning initialization (ACI) message to the first node containing a token, wherein the token is encrypted by a symmetric network key, wherein the first node is configured to send out a commissioning request message containing the received encrypted token, wherein the first node is configured to change its state, when it receives an authorisation message from another node or from the configurator device.
US12021987B2
A computer-implemented method performed by a user device is provided. The computer-implemented method includes receiving a message including an encrypted credential from a server computer; determining a response shared secret using a private key and a server public key; decrypting the encrypted credential using the response shared secret to determine a credential; obtaining a key derivation parameter from the credential; determining a first cryptogram key using the key derivation parameter; generating a first cryptogram using the first cryptogram key; and sending the first cryptogram to a second computer.
US12021986B2
A neural network (NN) processing method is provided. An AI (artificial intelligence) compiler code of an AI compiler is transformed to a garbled circuit code by performing following steps. A circuit graph of a garbled circuit having logic gates corresponding to the garbled circuit code is sent to an electrical device by a server. Key codebooks for candidate gates corresponding to each logic gate are creating by the electrical device. Garbled truth tables for the candidate gates corresponding to each logic pate are generated and transmitted to the server by the electrical device through using OT (Oblivious Transfer) protocol. A target garbled truth table of each logic gate is generated by the server. Afterward, an NN model is encrypted according to the key codebooks by the electrical device and a compiled NN model of an encrypted NN model are generated by the server.
US12021980B2
A processor includes a processor core. A register of the core is to store: a bit range for a number of address bits of physical memory addresses used for key identifiers (IDs), and a first key ID to identify a boundary between non-restricted key IDs and restricted key IDs of the key identifiers. A memory controller is to: determine, via access to bit range and the first key ID in the register, a key ID range of the restricted key IDs within the physical memory addresses; access a processor state that a first logical processor of the processor core executes in an untrusted domain mode; receive a memory transaction, from the first logical processor, including an address associated with a second key ID; and generate a fault in response to a determination that the second key ID is within a key ID range of the restricted key IDs.
US12021969B2
An input data may be received. A portion of a cryptographic operation may be performed with the received input data at a first function component. During the performance of the cryptographic operation at the first function component, a pre-charge operation may be performed at a second function component. Furthermore, the second function component may be used to perform another portion of the cryptographic operation with a result of the portion of the cryptographic operation performed at the first function component.
US12021967B2
Data privacy is a major concern when accessing and processing sensitive medical data. Homomorphic Encryption (HE) is one technique that preserves privacy while allowing computations to be performed on encrypted data. An encoding method enables typical HE schemes to operate on real-valued numbers of arbitrary precision and size by representing the numbers as a series of polynomial terms.
US12021959B2
A system includes a first device, coupled to a link, which transmits a signal having a repeating pattern on one or more paths of the link. The system includes a second device coupled to the link and including one or more circuits and a time-to-digital converter (TDC). The second device is to receive at the one or more circuits the signal. The second device is to determine, by the TDC, a current duty cycle of the signal, the current duty cycle having a first duration associated with a first portion of the signal and a second duration associated with a second portion of the signal. The second device is further to determine the current duty cycle fails to satisfy a condition associated with a target duty cycle in response to determining the current duty cycle of the signal and adjust the current duty cycle to obtain an adjusted duty cycle.
US12021954B2
Provided is a method for sending a data packet, including: adding, by an Integrated Access and Backhaul Links (IAB) node, an adaptation layer packet header to a data packet, and sending, by the IAB node, the data packet to a next-hop IAB node, wherein the data packet is a control plane signaling or a user plane data packet; or acquiring, by the IAB node, bearer configuration information, determining, by the IAB node according to the bearer configuration information, a bearer for sending a data packet, and sending, by the IAB node, the data packet to a child IAB node, a parent IAB node or an IAB donor through the bearer. Also provided are a device for sending a data packet, a method and device for receiving a data packet, a data packet transmission system, a storage medium and an electronic device.
US12021952B2
A method of selecting an egress interface for a source process running on an electronic device is provided. The device implements a TCP/IP stack utilized by a plurality of applications for sending network packets. The method receives a packet from a particular application in the plurality of applications to send to a network destination over a socket tagged with an identifier of the particular application. The method compares the socket tag with a set of network egress interface tags. Each network egress interface tag is associated with a network egress interface in a plurality of network egress interfaces. Each network egress interface tag includes the identifier of an application that utilizes the network egress interface. The method selects a network egress interface with a tag that matches the socket tag. The method sends the packet to the network destination through the selected network egress interface.
US12021950B2
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to an apparatus having a multi-link device (MLD) including processing circuitry to communicate signals with one of a plurality of remote devices over multiple communications link. The MLD and the one of the remote devices operate in first and second communication-specific configurations as follows. A physical layer convergence procedure protocol data unit (PPDU) is transmitted in one of the links while a PPDU is communicated in another one of the links under a first configuration. A PPDU is communicated in a first one of the respective communications links with an ending time set based on a PPDU communicated in a second one of the respective communications links in a second configuration. Such approaches may be carried out based on capabilities relating to simultaneous transmission and reception of MLDs that are communicating.
US12021949B2
A method of transferring application context over a fifth-generation (5G) edge network, including: receiving, by a source edge enabler server (EES) from a source edge application server (EAS), a request to exchange application context data with a target EAS, wherein the application context data relates to an application which is to be transferred from the source EAS to the target EAS; transmitting the request from the source EES to a target EES; receiving, by the source EES from the target EES, a response including connection information for transferring the application context data; and transmitting the response to the source EAS, wherein the application context data is exchanged directly between the source EAS and the target EAS based on the connection information.
US12021945B2
A method for fetching a content from a web server to a client device is disclosed, using tunnel devices serving as intermediate devices. The client device accesses an acceleration server to receive a list of available tunnel devices. The requested content is partitioned into slices, and the client device sends a request for the slices to the available tunnel devices. The tunnel devices in turn fetch the slices from the data server, and send the slices to the client device, where the content is reconstructed from the received slices. A client device may also serve as a tunnel device, serving as an intermediate device to other client devices. Similarly, a tunnel device may also serve as a client device for fetching content from a data server. The selection of tunnel devices to be used by a client device may be in the acceleration server, in the client device, or in both. The partition into slices may be overlapping or non-overlapping, and the same slice (or the whole content) may be fetched via multiple tunnel devices.
US12021943B2
A computer-implemented method comprises receiving a subscription request from at least one subscriber, the subscription request defining one or more subscription parameters; obtaining one or more events from at least one publisher; marshalling the one or more events according to the one or more subscription parameters; and delivering the one or more events to the subscriber based on the marshalling.
US12021939B2
A system and method for analyzing website visitor behavior. The method includes analyzing website visitor recordings associated with a website visit of each of a plurality of website visitors; determining a route taken within the website by each of the plurality of website visitors based on the website visitor recordings, wherein the route includes a chronological sequence of user interactions with website elements; and dividing the plurality of routes into clusters based on common path flows.
US12021932B2
A method for providing secure pairing across devices in an Internet of Thing (IoT) environment, includes identifying presence information of one or more second IoT devices in a vicinity of a first IoT device and positional information of the one or more second IoT devices relative to the first IoT device, identifying transaction context information for one or more pairing transactions between the first IoT device and the one or more second IoT devices, generating a confidence zone based on at least one of the presence information, the positional information or the transaction context information, determining a pairing action between a target IoT device and the first IoT device based on the confidence zone and information for the target IoT device, and executing at least one action to establish or deny a secure pairing between the target IoT device and the first IoT device based on the pairing action.
US12021931B2
Systems and methods described herein provide binding support function (BSF) service registration and discovery for environments using oversubscribed network addresses. A network device in a core network receives a registration request from a binding support device. The registration request includes a binding group identifier associated with the binding support device. The network device stores, based on the registration request, a profile for the binding support device that includes the binding group identifier and receives, from a policy control device, a discovery request for a that includes a unique identifier of user equipment (UE) device. The network device provides, to the policy control device, a response to the discovery request that identifies the binding support device.
US12021918B2
A visual representation may be displayed at a computing device to indicate a display configuration and/or user interactions associated with a user interface for an application that may be run on other computing devices. The visual representation of the user interface may be determined based on user interface information, which may be logged at the computing device on which the application may be run. The visual representation of the user interface may include data obtained from a remote data source. The data may include market data that may be obtained from an electronic exchange that is shared with the computing device on which the application may be run for displaying the user interface.
US12021914B2
A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid). The client then downloads the data from these peers in parts and in parallel, thereby speeding up the Web transfer, releasing congestion from the Web by fetching the information from multiple sources, and relieving traffic from Web servers by offloading the data transfers from them to nearby peers.
US12021901B2
Systems and methods for verifying and enforcing cybersecurity control policies across SaaS platforms
The present disclosure relates to techniques for enforcing control policies on one more software as a service (SaaS) platforms from a centralized security control platform. An integration component is configured to integrate SaaS accounts with the security enforcement platform. The security enforcement platform executes functions that facilitate the creation of control policies on SaaS accounts. Exemplary control polices can be created to manage or control file sharing activities, user authentication, plugin usage, and/or other functions and features that may impact the security of the files or content included on the SaaS accounts. Activity events generated by the integrated SaaS accounts can be monitored by the security control platform. The activity events monitored by the security enforcement platform can be utilized to enforce the control policies and facilitate verification of file sharing activities.
US12021900B1
An access policy analysis system may use stored policy summaries to efficiently perform access analysis. A request that causes an access analysis of an entity in a cloud service provider with respect to a resource hosted in the cloud service provider may be received. An access policy summary generated for the entity based on a set of access policies applied by an access management system of the cloud service provider may be obtained. An access policy summary generated for the resource based on the set of access policies may be obtained. A tree structure that describes a hierarchy of entities in the cloud service provider may be traversed to identify a parent node of the entity in the hierarchy of entities. The access analysis may then be generated based on the access policy summaries for the identified node in the tree structure, for the entity and for the resource.
US12021897B2
A processor may install an imposter security client (ISC) at an endpoint. The processor may install a subscription based imposter security service (ISS). The ISS may be part of an identity and access management (IAM) system. The processor may exchange information between the ISC and the ISS. The exchange may be automatically triggered when the ISS receives an imposter identification (ID) from the IAM system. The imposter ID may be associated with an unauthorized endpoint user. The processor may protect the endpoint from the unauthorized endpoint user.
US12021891B2
Systems, methods, and software described herein manage server connection resets based on domain name server (DNS) information. In one implementation, a firewall may receive a reverse DNS request from a computing system and communicate a request to a DNS security service to determine whether a destination associated with the reverse DNS request is malicious. The firewall further receives a response from the DNS security service that indicates that the destination is malicious and, when the response indicates that the destination is malicious, communicates a reset command to the destination to reset a connection between the destination and the computing system.
US12021887B2
The technology disclosed works in real time, as base and subordinate HTTP URL requests are received, to attribute subordinate HTTP URL requests to base web pages. The main case uses the “referer” or “referrer” HTTP header field for attribution, directly and through a referer hierarchy to the base web page. A second case, which minimizes false generation of base web page log entries, involves small files, such as cascading style sheets (CSS) files, that often have a blank or no referer field. The technology disclosed applies equivalently to hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) data (e.g., HTTPS transactions, requests, and/or events).
US12021883B2
Systems and methods for adaptively streaming video content to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) or wired transmit/receive unit may comprise obtaining a media presentation description that comprises a content authenticity, requesting a key for a hash-based message authentication code; receiving the key for the hash-based message authentication code, determining a determined hash for a segment of the media presentation description, requesting a reference hash for the segment from a server, receiving the reference hash for the segment from the server, and comparing the reference hash to the determined hash to determine whether the requested hash matches the determined hash.
US12021881B2
Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods of automatic inline detection based on static data. In aspects, a file being received by a recipient device may be analyzed using an inline parser. The inline parser may identify sections of the file and feature vectors may be created for the identified sections. The feature vectors may be used to calculate a score corresponding to the malicious status of the file as the information is being analyzed. If a score is determined to exceed a predetermined threshold, the file download process may be terminated. In aspects, the received files, file fragments, feature vectors and/or additional data may be collected and analyzed to build a probabilistic model used to identify potentially malicious files.
US12021871B2
A method of remotely configuring access to at least one home automation device that is part of a home-automation installation, the home automation installation comprising at least one home automation device and at least one central control unit, and the method being performed by a first remote access service carried out by a management unit and including the following steps: receiving an information message relating to the presence of the home automation device from a central control unit to which the device is linked; determining a second service associated with the type of home automation device for which remote access must be configured with corresponding access rules; configuring an access rights reference system in order to accept at least one control command from the second service or transmitting monitoring data to the second service on behalf of the home automation device. The present application also relates to a control and monitoring method.
US12021869B2
A technique for embedding and utilizing credentials in a network address may include requesting a network address for a client device by providing an account identifier to a server computer associated with a service provider. A network address that is mapped to the account identifier can be assigned to the client device. The network address may include a routing prefix field and a network interface identifier field. The routing prefix field may include an issuer identifier of an issuer of the account, and the network interface identifier field may include an interface identifier that maps to the account identifier. By embedding credentials such as an account identifier in the network address, the actual account identifier need not be transmitted to perform actions on the account.
US12021858B2
Techniques are provided for a highly available web-based database interface system (WDIS) processing database requests that target one or more databases managed by a coupled DBMS. In an embodiment, a web server of multiple web servers receives a first client web-based request that includes one or more first database instructions of a database request. The multiple web servers are configured to balance client web-based requests among one or more of the multiple web servers. The one or more of the multiple web servers are coupled to a database management system that includes one or more database servers executing database instructions on one or more databases. Based on balancing client web-based requests among the one or more of the multiple web servers, routing the first client web-based request that includes the one or more first database instructions of the database request to the first web server of the one or more multiple web servers coupled to the database management system. A request coordinator store coupled to the one or more of the multiple web server is queried. to determine a state of the database request. Based at least in part on the state of the database request, the first web server requests the database management system to execute the one or more first database instructions and update the state.
US12021857B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to voice biometric authentication in a virtual assistant. In some embodiments, a computing platform may receive, from a user device, an audio file comprising a voice command to access information related to a user account. The computing platform may retrieve one or more voice biometric signatures from a voice biometric database associated with the user account, and apply a voice biometric matching algorithm to compare the voice command of the audio file to the one or more voice biometric signatures to determine if a match exists between the voice command and one of the one or more voice biometric signatures. In response to determining that a match exists, the computing platform may retrieve information associated with the user account, and then send, via the communication interface, the information associated with the user account to the user device.
US12021854B2
A permissions management system is disclosed for enabling a user to securely authorize a third-party system to access user account data and initiate transactions related to a user account, without disclosing to the third-party system account credentials. The system enables the user to also securely de-authorize the third-party system. For example, records may be automatically generated that securely store account information, including one or more permissions related to the account and/or the third-party. A token associated with a record may be shared with the third-party system, but neither the record itself, nor the user account credentials, may be shared with the third-party. Accordingly, the third-party may request user account data and/or initiate transactions by providing the token, but does not itself know, e.g., the user account credentials. Further, the user may set various permissions related to the token, and may also revoke the token (e.g., de-authorize the third-party), thus providing increased security to the user's account.
US12021853B2
Techniques for providing authenticity display areas via webpage unique asset tokens (UATs). A method incudes encoding a webpage corresponding to a UAT into portions of code which cause projection of media content corresponding to the unique asset and projection of a graphical user interface display area populated with authenticity data of the UAT when executed. The UAT is associated with a unique asset. The method also includes creating a database including nodes. The nodes include webpage nodes and UAT nodes, where the encoded portions of code of the webpage and the authenticity data of the UAT are stored among the nodes. One of the webpage nodes is associated with the webpage and is connected to a UAT node of the UAT. The method also includes providing the at least one portion of code to a device authorized by an owner of the at least one first UAT node.
US12021852B2
A key generation method is provided. A first peer obtains an ephemeral key from a second peer via a server. The first peer uses the ephemeral key to compute a ciphertext that encrypts a first parameter. The first peer uses the first parameter to generate a session key. The ciphertext is sent to the server by the first peer to allow the second peer to generate the session key. The key may be subsequently used for communication, such as by using a key management algorithm such as Double Rachet.
US12021849B2
A privacy computing-enabled migration method for large-scale persistent data across platforms is provided. By virtue of a sealing key management service SKMS, based on trusted sealing and trusted connection which are the basic functions of privacy computing, large-scale migration of privacy data with low deployment cost, high security and high efficiency can be realized by providing download links to platforms that meet requirements, thus greatly improving the flexibility of data deployment and use and the landing of trusted sealing technology.
US12021830B2
An edge control device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about switching of an edge router accommodating a user's terminal; an instruction unit configured to instruct a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server to induce re-acquisition of an internet protocol (IP) address by the user's terminal on the basis of the information about edge router switching acquired by the acquisition unit; and a receiving unit configured to receive, from a DHCP server, a notification that induction of IP address reacquisition is completed.
US12021815B2
One embodiment provides a method, the method including: identifying, utilizing a message reminder system, at least two messages transmitted by a sender to at least one recipient; determining, utilizing the message reminder system, at least one of the at least two messages did not receive a response; and providing a notification indicating the at least one of the at least two messages needs a response. Other aspects are claimed and described.
US12021811B2
Systems and methods for tracking topics related to communications for use with multiple channels of electronic communication and across different communication platforms for those channels are disclosed.
US12021799B2
Systems and methods in which one or more wireless communication stations implement duplex-mode remediation to facilitate the signal communication when an issue with respect to self-interference is identified are described. Duplex-mode remediation may be implemented for various communication scenarios, such as for random access phase communications, for communications having different priorities, etc. A wireless communication station may implement one or more changes with respect to the full duplex operation of the wireless communication station based upon determining that an issue with respect to self-interference may be, or is being, experienced, such as to provide for a wireless communication station operating in an in-band full duplex mode to increase interference cancellation and/or to fall back to a sub-band full duplex mode or a half duplex mode, to provide for a wireless communication station operating in a sub-band full duplex mode to increase interference cancellation and/or to fall back to a half duplex mode.
US12021797B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first network node may obtain a time division duplexing (TDD) split configuration, for inter-node interference mitigation, that is based at least in part on at least one of a subset of compatible beam pairs of a set of beam pairs or a subset of non-compatible beam pairs of the set of beam pairs, and that indicates a first restriction duration and a second restriction duration, a beam pair of the set of beam pairs comprising an uplink beam associated with the first network node and a downlink beam associated with a second network node. The first network node may communicate with at least one user equipment (UE) based at least in part on the TDD split configuration for inter-node interference mitigation. Numerous other aspects are described.
US12021795B2
Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and a network device. The method includes: determining, by a network device, that a resource corresponding to at least one DMRS port of a plurality of DMRS ports of the network device is not used to transmit a DMRS in a first time segment; determining, by the network device, a first resource used to carry, in the first time segment, first data information to be sent to a terminal device, where the first resource includes the resource that is corresponding to the at least one DMRS port and that is not used to transmit the DMRS; sending, by the network device, indication information of the first resource to the terminal device; determining, by the terminal device based on the received indication information of the first resource, the first resource used to carry the first data information in the first time segment.
US12021793B2
A communication apparatus includes circuitry that determines a number of resource blocks forming a resource block group, which is a unit used to allocate a resource to the communication apparatus, in a first band or in a second band that is an expanded band to which the first band is expanded, and a subcarrier spacing for the second band is same or different from a subcarrier spacing for the first band; and a transceiver that is coupled to the circuitry and that communicates with a base station using the resource. One of the number of resource blocks set for the first band and the number of resource blocks set for the second band is an integer multiple of the other, and the number of resource blocks set for the first band and the number of resource blocks set for the second band are values that are a power of two.
US12021788B2
A method of operating a time division duplex (TDD) wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes establishing communications with a remote transceiver. A subframe configuration including static and flexible subframes is determined and transmitted to the remote transceiver. A channel state information (CSI) report is received from the remote transceiver in response to the subframe configuration.
US12021783B2
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for transmitting information, a terminal device and a network device. The method includes: the terminal device receiving first indication information sent by the network device; the terminal device receiving, according to the first indication information, first downlink control information sent by the network device.
US12021777B2
According to embodiments herein, a UE can be configured with a spatial relationship for an Uplink Position Reference Signal (UL-PRS) to transmit via the SL interface. This information can include various options related to a transparent mode in which an anchor UE connected with the UE via the SL interface generally acts like a base station. In an advanced mode, any of a variety of aspects of the SL interface used in communication between the UE and anchor UE may be used as a reference for UL-PRS.
US12021770B2
This application provides a reference signal sending method, a reference signal receiving method, an apparatus, and a device, to provide a reference signal sending or receiving mechanism. A first network device determines at least one frequency reference point. The first network device generates a reference signal based on the at least one frequency reference point, and sends the reference signal in the first frequency band. A frequency reference point is determined based on a frequency band. In this case, both the first network device that sends the reference signal and a second network device that receives the reference signal may determine the frequency reference point based on the frequency band, and the two network devices may determine a same reference signal at a same frequency domain location, so that the reference signal sent by the first network device can be correctly detected by the second network device.
US12021769B2
A flexible NFRP procedure is proposed where the AP can adjust the granularity of the possible answers to a given question. The NFRP trigger frame includes a tone set configuration indication representative of a number of tone groups per RU tone set. The number of possible FEEDBACK_STATUS values consequently also varies, making it possible for the AP to poll the stations for more detailed feedback reports. A station determines which FEEDBACK_STATUS values are available, calculates its FEEDBACK_STATUS value and retrieves the corresponding subset of tone groups on which energy must be sent. Due to the multiples existing tone set configurations, the station also determines the tones forming the subset to be activated, based on the tone set configuration indication. The station can then properly send its feedback report response by activating (emitting energy on) the appropriate tunes and therefore the appropriate tone groups.
US12021764B2
Disclosed is a transmission apparatus capable of properly performing cross carrier scheduling in ePDCCHs. In this apparatus, when communication is performed using a plurality of component carriers (CCs), configuration section 102 configures a first search space as a candidate to which control information for a first CC is assigned and a second search space as a candidate to which control information for a second CC other than the first CC among the plurality of CCs is assigned, within a same allocation unit group among a plurality of allocation unit groups included in a data-assignable region within the first CC, and transmission section 106 transmits control information mapped to the first search space and control information mapped to the second search space.
US12021763B1
An improved buffer for networking and other computing devices comprises multiple memory instances, each having a distinct set of entries. Transport data units (“TDUs”) are divided into storage data units (“SDUs”), and each SDU is stored within a separate entry of a separate memory instance in a logical bank. One or more grids of the memory instances are organized into overlapping logical banks. The logical banks are arranged into views. Different destinations or other entities are assigned different views of the buffer. A memory instance may be shared between logical banks in different views. When overlapping logical banks are accessed concurrently, data in a memory instance that they share may be recovered using a parity SDU in another memory instance. The shared buffering enables more efficient buffer usage in a network device with a traffic manager shared amongst egress bocks. Example read and write algorithms for such buffers are disclosed.
US12021745B2
An operation method of a boundary IAB node between a first topology and a second topology in a communication system may include: receiving, from a first IAB donor node included in the first topology, a first address of a first node included in the second topology; receiving, from a node connected to the boundary IAB node, data including a relay request using a second address as a destination address; rewriting the destination address of the data with the first address indicated by the second address in a mapping table; and routing the data towards the first node.
US12021742B2
A method implemented by a first node in a segment routing (SR) network domain includes receiving, from a second node of another network domain, a packet that is to pass through the SR network domain in accordance with segment identifiers (SIDs). The method also includes obtaining compressed SIDs corresponding to some of the SIDs. The method includes generating, by the first node, a segment routing header (SRH) having a list of segments and a segment left (SL) field. The method finally includes adding the SRH to the packet, and forwarding the packet with the SRH to a third node in the SR network domain.
US12021738B2
Systems and methods are provided for managing multicast data transmission in a network having a plurality of switches arranged in a Dragonfly network topology, including: receiving a multicast transmission at an edge port of a switch and identifying the transmission as a network multicast transmission; creating an entry in a multicast table within the switch; routing the multicast transmission across the network to a plurality of destinations via a plurality of links, wherein at each of the links the multicast table is referenced to determine to which ports the multicast transmission should be forwarded; and changing, when necessary, the virtual channel used by each copy of the multicast transmission as the copy progresses through the network.
US12021737B2
Techniques are described herein for retrieving application status data from a service provider and making a path selection based on that application status data. In some embodiments, the techniques may comprise receiving a request to access an application hosted by a service provider, generating a first data that includes an application programming interface (API) call to the application that includes at least an identifier for a tenant, determining a set of potential paths between the edge device and the application hosted by the service provider, providing the first data to the application endpoint via at least one path of the set of potential paths, receiving second data including an application status generated from metrics obtained in relation to the tenant, and selecting, based on the second data, a path of the set of potential paths to be used by the tenant to access the application.
US12021732B1
This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for generating correlated load test scripts for use in load testing by receiving an archive of transaction records, each transaction record including a request and a response, organizing the archive of transaction records, determining a collection of transaction records, generating a plain load test script, and correlating the plain load test script to generate a correlated load test script.
US12021729B2
The frame sequence table (FST) architecture disclosed here partitions an FST stored in the Block RAM on an FPGA into at least two tables for emulating frame sequences for testing network equipment by providing more accurate emulations of network environments. In some implementations, one FST (the primary FST) provides frame listings for high data rate streams, while the other FST provides low data rate streams (the “slow” FST, or SFST). Data compression techniques may be used for the primary FST, allowing emulation of high frame rates using multiple repetitions of frames, while the separation of low frequency streams into the SFST (along with residuals from the primary FST), allows them to be represented accurately when mixed into the final data stream in the output port. A “ping-pong” state machine implemented in firmware governs the selection of data streams from the primary FST and SFST into the output data flow.
US12021725B1
In one embodiment, an illustrative method herein may comprise: initiating, by a device, a transaction trace that passes through a plurality of downstream tracers configured to collect a temporarily cached span of telemetry information regarding the transaction trace; receiving, by the device, an indication of a trigger event at a given span along the transaction trace from a particular one of the plurality of downstream tracers; deciding, by the device and based on the trigger event, whether to trigger a sharing of the temporarily cached span of telemetry information regarding the transaction trace from each of the plurality of downstream tracers; and sending, by the device in response to deciding to trigger the sharing, a signal to the plurality of downstream tracers to cause the plurality of downstream tracers to share their temporarily cached span of telemetry information regarding the transaction trace with a telemetry collector.
US12021719B2
The present disclosure relates to an artificial intelligence apparatus capable of providing a user manual corresponding to an abnormality diagnosis by diagnosing an abnormality of a target device inquired by a user, and a method for providing a target device manual thereof, and may be configured to, when receiving a user inquiry from the user terminal through the communication unit, analyze the user inquiry to set a diagnosis range of a target device, perform a diagnosis corresponding to the user inquiry within the set diagnosis range of the target device, generate a user manual for the performed diagnosis result, and control the communication unit to transmit the generated a user manual to the user terminal.
US12021712B2
A cloud hosting environment configuration interface is provided. Cloud-based services defined in the hosting environment are configured through cloud-based resources using the interface. Previously defined services and their resources can be recalled by reference within the interface and properties and settings for those resources custom modified as needed for a new hosted service. Cloud resources can be added and removed via the interface. In an embodiment, the interface is a Command Line Interface (CLI).
US12021706B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses may determine a connection topology for a service and send an alert in which the alert includes a service connection topology that includes a plurality of port assignments for each equipment of the connection topology.
US12021705B1
Techniques are described herein for implementing and using a network topology display system configured to display and support interaction with complex and/or multi-site datacenters. The topology display system may provide an interactive user interface, allowing users to navigate to different regions of the network node topology representing the datacenter, and displaying views representing the various sites, levels, and objects of the datacenter. While navigating the topology, a user may select a particular node in the network topology to be pinned, causing the user interface to display data representing the datacenter object corresponding to the selected node. As the user navigates the network topology, additional nodes may be selected to provide additional object data, which may be updated dynamically for a set of pinned nodes configured in different sites or regions of the topology.
US12021700B2
A wireless device may receive a first configuration parameter, a second configuration parameter and a third configuration parameter. The first configuration parameter may be of a first SPS configuration and may indicate a first HARQ codebook identifier. The second configuration parameter may be of a second SPS configuration and may indicate a second HARQ codebook identifier. The third configuration parameter may indicate a state that is mapped to the first SPS configuration and the second SPS configuration. The wireless device may receive a DCI. A value of one or more bits of a HARQ process number field of the DCI may indicate the state. The wireless device may ignore the DCI in in response to the second HARQ codebook identifier being different from the first HARQ feedback codebook identifier.
US12021699B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for provisioning a common subnet across a number of subscribers and their respective virtual networks using dynamically generated network policies that provide isolation between the subscribers. The dynamic generation of the network policies is performed when a host (e.g. client) is detected (via a switch) as the host joins the computing network via virtual networks. This ability to configure a common subnet for all the subscriber virtual networks allows these subscribers to more easily access external shared services coming from a headquarter site while keeping the separation and segmentation of multiple subscriber virtual networks within a single subnet. This allows the Enterprise fabric to be more simple and convenient to deploy without making security compromises.
US12021698B1
An example method of entity lifecycle management in a service monitoring system includes: receiving, by a software application of a service monitoring system, a policy definition specifying an entity lifecycle management policy, wherein the entity lifecycle management policy defines management rules for a plurality of entities in a network environment, wherein each entity of the plurality of entities is represented by one of: a device, an application, a service, or a user account; identifying, by applying the entity lifecycle management policy, one or more candidate entities for retirement; identifying, as retired entities, at least a subset of the one or more candidate entities; and excluding the retired entities from a plurality of active entities, thus preventing the retired entities from interacting with other components of the service monitoring system; and determining a value of a key performance indicator (KPI) reflecting an aspect of performance of the service, wherein the KPI is defined by a search query that derives the value of the KPI from machine data associated with one or more entities of the plurality of active entities.
US12021695B2
A communication method is provided, a first policy control network element sends a subscription message to a usage monitoring network element, where the subscription message includes identification information of a first slice and identification information of a terminal device, and the subscription message is for subscribing to usage status information of the terminal device in the first slice. The first policy control network element receives, from the usage monitoring network element, first indication information indicating that usage of the terminal device in the first slice is exhausted. The first policy control network element sends, to a mobility management network element, availability status information of the first slice indicating that the first slice is unavailable; or the first policy control network element sends a user route selection policy to the terminal device, where the user route selection policy does not include the identification information of the first slice.
US12021691B1
In one embodiment, a recommendation service of a device provides a recommended action to a client of an online application predicted to improve a quality of experience metric for the online application. The device receives feedback from the client indicative of the recommended action not being implemented by a user of the client. The device determines, based on the feedback, a reason for the recommended action not being implemented. The device updates the recommendation service based on the reason for the recommended action not being implemented.
US12021688B2
A method in a server includes: storing, at the server, a configuration update definition including (i) criteria, and (ii) configuration update payload data; obtaining at the server, from a computing device having a connection to a wireless local area network (WLAN), a parameter of the connection; determining whether the parameter satisfies the criteria of the configuration update definition; and in response to determining that the parameter satisfies the criteria, transmitting the configuration update payload data to the computing device.
US12021681B2
It is provided a communication device which transfers a signal, comprising: an arithmetic device configured to execute predetermined processing; a storage device accessible from the arithmetic device; a log collection module configured to collect first type logs from at least one of the communication device or an equipment coupled to the communication device; an alert generation module configured to generate alert when one of the collected the first type logs satisfies a predetermined condition; and a failure cause candidate determination module configured to determine failure cause candidates in response to the generated alert, and output, to the log collection module, an additional log collection request for collecting second type logs in an additional log collection order that is set based on the determined failure cause candidates.
US12021679B1
In some embodiments, a computer cluster system comprises a plurality of nodes and a software package comprising a user interface and a kernel for interpreting program code instructions. In certain embodiments, a cluster node module is configured to communicate with the kernel and other cluster node modules. The cluster node module can accept instructions from the user interface and can interpret at least some of the instructions such that several cluster node modules in communication with one another and with a kernel can act as a computer cluster.
US12021678B2
A pervasive realtime framework supports the execution of realtime software applications with high-level functions that significantly reduce the effort and time needed to develop realtime software applications in a new operating environment paradigm in which realtime connections between network nodes are pervasive. The pervasive realtime framework handles the complex tasks of connecting to communicants, virtual areas, and other network resources, as well as switching those connections in response to user inputs and thereby enables software application developers to focus on developing high-level realtime software application functionality.
US12021675B2
Proposed are a method and device for receiving a PPDU in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a reception STA receives the PPDU from a transmission STA through a wideband and decodes the PPDU. The PPDU includes an STF signal. The STF signal is generated on the basis of a first STF sequence for the wideband. When the wideband is a 320 MHz band, the first STF sequence is a sequence including a M sequence and is defined as {M −1 M −1 −M −1 M 0 −M 1 M 1 −M 1 −M 0 M −1 M −1 −M −1 M 0 −M 1 M 1 −M 1 −M 0 −M 1 −M 1 M 1 −M 0 M −1 −M −1 M −1 M 0 −M 1 −M 1 −M 1 M 1 −M 0 M −1 −M −1 M −1 M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2).
US12021670B2
A physical layer transceiver, for connecting a host device to a wireline channel medium that is divided into a total number of link segments, includes a host interface for coupling to a host device, a line interface for coupling to the wireline channel medium, and feed-forward equalization (FFE) circuitry operatively coupled to the line interface to add back, into a signal, components that were scattered in time. Respective individual filter segments are selectably configurable, by adjustment of respective delay lines, to correspond to respective individual link segments. The FFE circuitry also includes control circuitry configured to detect a signal energy peak in at least one particular link segment and, upon detection of the signal energy peak in the particular link segment, configure a respective one of the respective individual filter segments, by adjustment of a respective delay line, to correspond to the respective particular link segment.
US12021657B1
A first provider edge device may receive device information from a second provider edge device included in an Ethernet virtual private network (EVPN). The device information may identify a media access control (MAC) address and may indicate that the device is connected to the second provider edge device. The first provider edge device may receive data transmitted by the device and may determine, based on information included in the data, that the device has moved from the second provider edge device to the first provider edge device. The first provider edge device may generate a data packet including mobility information indicating that the device has moved to the first provider edge device. The first provider edge device may transmit, via a data plane of the EVPN, the data packet to the second provider edge device to permit the second provider edge device to update routing information for the device.
US12021654B2
Techniques are described for extending a cellular quality of service bearer through an enterprise fabric network. In one example, a method obtaining, by a first switch of a network, a packet to be delivered to a client connected to the network via a cellular access point; identifying quality of service (QoS) bearer information associated with the packet, wherein the QoS bearer information is associated with a radio access bearer for the client and the QoS bearer information comprises a bearer indicator and a QoS class identifier; providing a fabric tunnel encapsulation for the packet, wherein the bearer indicator and the QoS class identifier are included within the fabric tunnel encapsulation of the packet; and forwarding the packet within the fabric tunnel encapsulation toward a second switch of the network via a fabric tunnel, wherein the cellular access point is connected to the network via the second switch.
US12021652B2
A method and system for a wireless communication system for a moving vehicle having a plurality of carriages is disclosed. The system comprises at least one internal network onboard said vehicle and at least one router, connected to the internal network and to at least one exterior mobile network, wherein the internal network comprises a plurality of network switches, connected together by cables, wherein the network switches are Power over Ethernet (PoE) switches. In at least one of the network switches it is determined if an input power received from a power supply is below a minimum power level. In case it has been determined that the input power level is below the minimum power level, power is received as Power over Ethernet from at least one of the other network switches, and the switch continues at least part of the network switch operation also when powered by the at least one other network switch.
US12021649B2
Systems, methods, and devices for managing sensor event rules are described. Methods may comprise determining a sensor event rule, wherein the sensor event rule comprises a rule sensor identifier and a rule event identifier. Data indicative of a sensor event may be received. The data may be associated with a first premises device. The data may further indicate an identifier of the first premises device and an identifier of a sensor event. Based on determining that the identifier of the rule sensor identifier corresponds to the identifier of the first premises device and that the rule event identifier corresponds to the identifier of the sensor event, a control signal may be transmitted to a second premise device. The control signal may be configured to cause configuration of one or more settings associated with one or more functions of the second premises device.
US12021641B2
Provided are a data retransmission indication and processing method and device. The data retransmission indication method includes: a first network element sends a retransmission indication message to a retransmission network element, the retransmission indication message being used to instruct the retransmission network element to retransmit segment data of a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Protocol Data Unit (PDU), which fails to transmit by the first network element, to a terminal.
US12021635B2
Proposed is a method of performing wireless communication by a first apparatus. The method may include receiving one or more reference signals, each generated by one or more apparatuses, from the one or more apparatuses, and determining discontinuous detection (DTX) related to one or more second apparatuses among the one or more apparatuses based on the one or more reference signals, and transmitting hybrid automatic repeat request (HARD) feedback to the one or more second apparatuses.
US12021630B2
A method performed by a wireless device for wireless transmission of data to a network node of a wireless communication network. The method comprises receiving, from the network node, at a first time slot, a first scheduling grant instructing the wireless device to transmit first data to the network node at a third time slot, and receiving, from the network node, at a second time slot later than the first time slot but earlier than the third time slot, a second scheduling grant instructing the wireless device to transmit second data to the network node at the third time slot. The method further comprises transmitting, to the network node at the third time slot, the second data, and possibly also the first data, in uplink transmission resources of the third time slot, wherein the transmission is performed in accordance with an instruction.
US12021627B2
The present technology relates to a communicating device and a communicating method that can realize communication of higher reliability. A communicating device is provided which includes a control section configured to perform control of transmitting data to another communicating device by using a usable frequency channel, generating a request signal including channel information regarding plural usable frequency channels, the request signal being a signal for requesting an acknowledgment signal used to confirm normal reception of the data, and transmitting the generated request signal to the other communicating device by using the plural frequency channels. The present technology is applicable to wireless LAN systems, for example.
US12021622B2
This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for collision handling. A first network node receives a first allocation of first resources at a first time and receives a second allocation of second resources at a second time, wherein the first time is before the second time, wherein one or more of the first resources overlap in a time domain and a frequency domain with one or more of the second resources, and wherein the first resources are uplink resources and the second resources are downlink resources or the first resources are downlink resources and the second resources are uplink resources. The first network node adjusts for the overlap in the time domain and the frequency domain between the first allocation of first resources and the second allocation of second resources.
US12021616B2
A transmitter is provided. The transmitter includes: a Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoder configured to encode input bits to generate an LDPC codeword including the input bits and parity bits to be transmitted in a current frame; a parity permutator configured to interleave the parity bits and group-wise interleave a plurality of parity bit groups configuring the interleaved parity bits based on a group-wise interleaving pattern including a first pattern and a second pattern to perform parity permutation; a puncturer configured to puncture at least some of the group-wise interleaved parity bit groups; and an additional parity generator configured to select at least some of the punctured parity bit groups to generate additional parity bits to be transmitted in a previous frame of the current frame, based on the first pattern and the second pattern.
US12021611B2
An electronic eyewear device includes first and second systems-on-chip (SoCs) having independent time bases. The first and second SoCs are connected by a shared general purpose input/output (GPIO) connection and an inter-SoC interface. The first and second SoCs are synchronized to each other by the first SoC asserting the shared GPIO connection to the second SoC where assertion of the message to the shared GPIO connection triggers an interrupt request (IRQ) at the second SoC. The first SoC records a first timestamp for assertion of the message to the GPIO connection, and the second SoC records a second timestamp of receipt of the IRQ. The first SoC sends a message including the first timestamp to the second SoC over the inter-SoC interface. The second SoC calculates a clock offset between the first and second SoCs as a difference between the first and second timestamps.
US12021603B2
Disclosed are a time delay compensation method and apparatus and a time delay control method and apparatus, which are used for performing time delay compensation on the basis of a relative time delay of a service link and a relative time delay of a feeder link. An uplink timing mechanism for an NTN system is provided, to ensure the reliability of a synchronization establishment process of the NTN system and the timing accuracy of a subsequent data transmission process. Provided is a time delay compensation method, comprising: determining that time delay compensation needs to be performed on a service link and a feeder link in a non-terrestrial networks (NTN) system; and performing time delay compensation on the basis of a relative time delay of the service link and a relative time delay of the feeder link.
US12021600B2
A technology is described for a time division duplex (TDD) repeater with network protection. The TDD repeater can comprise a first port, a second port, and one or more amplification paths coupled between the first port and the second port. The TDD repeater can comprise a signal detector configured to measure a received signal power for a downlink (DL) signal in a first set of one or more TDD DL subframes. The TDD repeater can be further configured to adjust an uplink (UL) noise power or gain of the one or more amplification paths based on the received signal power for the DL signal in the first set of the one or more TDD DL subframes.
US12021596B2
An information transmission method comprising configuring, by a network device, first beam sequence information, where the first beam sequence information indicates a plurality of pieces of first identification information, and where each of the plurality of pieces of first identification information indicates one beam that carries a transmission signal, sending, by the network device, the first beam sequence information to a terminal device, and performing, by the network device, signal transmission with the terminal device using the beams indicated by the plurality of pieces of first identification information.
US12021584B2
A method performed by a network node for handling a Single User (SU) Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) transmission from a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communications network is provided. The network node selects an allowed precoding matrix set for the SU MIMO transmission. The network node further estimates a raw covariance matrix for the SU MIMO transmission, based on a Demodulation Reference Signal, DMRS, of a Physical Uplink Shared Channel, PUSCH, received from the UE. The network node then selects a precoding matrix and a rank for the SU MIMO transmission, based on the estimated raw covariance matrix and the selected allowed precoding matrix set.
US12021582B2
The embodiments of the present application provide a radar-sensing detection method and device based on radar-sensing communication integration. Said method comprises: when being applied to a sending end, determining a position of a receiving end, then sending a beam control signal to the receiving end through a preset beam control request channel, receiving a beam control response signal sent by the receiving end, and sending a first detection result signal to the receiving end in a preset reservation channel. The embodiments of the present application can expand the detection range of an autonomous vehicle.
US12021580B2
In an example method, a user equipment (UE) device determines one or more component carriers available to the UE device for at least one of transmitting or receiving data over a wireless network. The UE device transmits, to the wireless network, for each component carrier, an indication whether the component carrier supports at least one of transmitting or receiving data according to a multi-transmission and receiving points (multi-TRP) communication protocol.
US12021573B2
A display device includes a storage unit that stores, in association with each other, a plurality of channels or a plurality of center frequencies assigned to a predetermined frequency band, and occupied frequency bands that are set to the plurality of channels or the plurality of center frequencies, an operation unit which enables a user to input the channels or the center frequencies, and a control unit that determines, based on information contained in the storage unit, the occupied frequency bands corresponding to the channels or the center frequencies input by the operation unit, determines, as recommended frequencies, frequencies included within the frequency band and not included within the determined occupied frequency bands, and causes a display unit to display the recommended frequencies.
US12021571B2
A digital pre-distortion processing method and an electronic device are provided. The method is performed by an electronic device and includes: detecting a standing wave status of an antenna of the electronic device; obtaining a calibration result through digital pre-distortion calibration in a case that the standing wave status satisfies a preset working condition; and determining whether to enable a digital pre-distortion function according to the calibration result.
US12021570B2
A system and method for performing diagnostics of a link capable of measuring a signal pulse having a pulse width that is narrower than a sampling period of a clock signal used for data sampling. The system incorporates a phase interpolator that shifts a phase of the clock signal while preserving the sampling period of the clock signal. The method includes generating and transmitting a plurality of pulses to a link, where then each pulse is sampled according to the clock signal. After each pulse is sampled, the phase interpolator shifts the phase of the clock signal so that each pulse is sampled according to a unique phase, thereby increasing signal measurement accuracy without decreasing the sampling period.
US12021556B2
A communication device according to an embodiment includes a first generator, a second generator, a signal sharer, a combiner, a first measurement circuit, a second measurement circuit, a first control circuit, a second control circuit, and a third control circuit. The first and second measurement circuits measure levels of self-jammer signals, respectively. Each of the self-jammer signals is extracted in corresponding one of a first bandwidth and a second bandwidth larger than the first bandwidth from a signal output from the combiner. The first control circuit sets change values of an amplitude and a phase in the second generator during a period of a first time width. The second control circuit sets change values of the amplitude and the phase in the second generator. The third control circuit causes the first control unit to set the change values of the amplitude and the phase in the second generator.
US12021553B2
Various embodiments of an electronic device for matching an antenna impedance may include an antenna, a wireless communication module, an impedance matching module, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: select a first index corresponding to an impedance of the antenna among a plurality of sampled indexes through a first measurement in which a tuning code of the impedance matching module is configured as a reference code; identify a use environment corresponding to the first index; select a second index corresponding to the impedance of the antenna among the plurality of sampled indexes through a second measurement in which the tuning code of the impedance matching module is configured as the reference code and as a ground code corresponding to the use environment; and adjust the impedance of the antenna based on a tuning code corresponding to the second index.
US12021546B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for improved belief propagation (BP) decoding. A method performed by a receiver comprises: obtaining based on received information and an original left-to-right table comprising left-to-right messages associated with nodes of a plurality of processing elements (PEs) for BP decoding, an original right-to-left table comprising right-to-left messages associated with the nodes, and searching for, based on the original left-to-right table and the original right-to-left table, a conflict verification processing element (VPE) in the plurality of PE. The method also comprises updating the original right-to-left table based on the conflict VPE to obtain a plurality of potential right-to-left tables, and performing the BP decoding based on the respective one of the plurality of potential right-to-left tables.
US12021535B1
A circuit includes a first and a second solid state electronic device arranged in a bridge-leg configuration, each selectively operable as a control switch and synchronous switch and each selectively operable in an ON state and OFF state. A driver circuit is operably connected with at least the first solid state electronic device for controlling operation of at least the first solid state electronic device. A signal modulation circuit is operably connected with or between the driver circuit and the first solid state electronic device and includes an input operably connected with the driver circuit, an output operably connected with the first solid state electronic device, and a variable resistance circuit operably connected between the input and the output and operably connected with the driver circuit. A resistance of the variable resistance circuit is adjustable by the driver circuit to prevent spurious operation of the first solid state electronic device.
US12021527B2
A superconducting integrated circuit, comprising a plurality of superconducting circuit elements, each having a variation in operating voltage over time; a common power line; and a plurality of bias circuits, each connected to the common power line, and to a respective superconducting circuit element, wherein each respective bias circuit is superconducting during at least one time portion of the operation of a respective superconducting circuit element, and is configured to supply the variation in operating voltage over time to the respective superconducting circuit element.
US12021514B2
A color temperature switching scheme for an LED lighting device is disclosed. The color temperature switching scheme comprises a plurality of different color temperature performances correspondingly generated by a plurality of different paired combinations of a first electric power allocated to a first LED load emitting a light with a first color temperature and a second electric power allocated to a second LED load emitting a light with a second color temperature such that a mingled color temperature between the first color temperature and the second color temperature can be generated thru a light diffuser. For tuning the mingled color temperature of the LED lighting device a reverse yet complementary power adjustment process for distributing a total electric power T between the first LED circuit and the second LED circuit is required such that a total light intensity remains unchanged while the mingled color temperature is being adjusted.
US12021506B2
Aspects of this disclosure relate to bulk acoustic wave resonators with patterned mass loading layers. Two different bulk acoustic wave resonators of an acoustic wave filter and/or an acoustic wave die have respective patterned mass loading layers with different densities. The patterned mass loading layers contribute to the two different bulk acoustic wave resonators having different respective resonant frequencies. Related bulk acoustic wave devices, filters, acoustic wave dies, radio frequency modules, wireless communication devices, and methods are disclosed.
US12021503B2
Acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator including a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm, and a conductor pattern on the front surface, the conductor pattern including an interdigital transducer (IDT), fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm. A thickness between the front and back surfaces is greater than or equal to 200 nm and less than or equal to 1000 nm. The IDT comprises a first portion having a first pitch and a first mark and a second portion having a second pitch and a second mark not equal to the first pitch and first mark.
US12021502B2
Acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm, and a conductor pattern on the front surface, the conductor pattern including a multi-mark interdigital transducer (IDT), with fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm. A thickness of the interleaved fingers is greater than or equal to 0.85 times a thickness of the piezoelectric plate and less than or equal to 2.5 times the thickness of the piezoelectric plate.
US12021499B2
A bulk acoustic resonator operable in a bulk acoustic mode includes a resonator body mounted to a separate carrier that is not part of the resonator body. The resonator body includes a piezoelectric layer, a device layer, and a top conductive layer on the piezoelectric layer opposite the device layer. A surface of the device layer opposite the piezoelectric layer is for mounting the resonator body to the carrier.
US12021497B2
A balun includes an unbalanced terminal, balanced terminals, and lines, and converts a signal between an unbalanced line and an balanced line. A first line is connected between the unbalanced terminal and a reference potential. A second line is connected between the balanced terminal and the reference potential, and is coupled to the first line. A third line is connected between the balanced terminal and the reference potential, and is coupled to the first line. A fourth line is connected in parallel to the second line, and is coupled to the third line. The fourth line is configured such that a signal with an opposite phase to that of a signal passing through the third line passes through the fourth line.
US12021492B2
A class-D RF power amplifier (PA) architecture with duty cycle control has improved power efficiency while suppressing even-order harmonics. An inductor and capacitor (LC) low pass filter (LPF) can also be integrated on-chip to further suppress harmonics and provide impedance transformation between the PA and load. This eases the design for customers and reduce their bill of materials cost. The LPF can also match the PA to the load impedance to improve efficiency. The harmonic levels can also be controlled by adjusting the duty cycle of the PA output.
US12021489B2
The present disclosure relates to the field of amplifier circuits (driver amplifiers) for electro-optical modulators, in particular for amplifying an electrical signal for driving electro-optical modulators, an amplifier circuit is proposed for amplifying a signal comprising a gain amplifier, a distributed amplifier, a resistor, and a current source, wherein the input of the distributed amplifier is electrically connected to the output of the gain amplifier; the resistor terminates the input of the distributed amplifier; and the current source is electrically connected in parallel to the resistor. A method of setting a bias voltage of such an amplifier circuit is also proposed. Furthermore, a transmitter, in particular an optical transmitter, comprising such an amplifier circuit and a system comprising such a transmitter and a signal source are also proposed.
US12021486B2
Systems and methods for applying flexible solar panels to flexible underlying membranes are disclosed. The embodiments disclosed herein involve systems and methods for applying flexible photovoltaic modules to flexible underlying membranes, including large and small span and permanent membrane structures.
US12021480B2
A device is provided for vertically attaching to a wall, in particular to a noise barrier, including a frame and at least two tins which have solar panels and are provided on a front face of the frame, wherein at least two supporting projections, each with a bearing for supporting the frame, extend outwards from a rear face of the frame, the fins forming elongate frame struts.
US12021476B2
A method and apparatus for adaptive rectification for preventing current inversion in motor windings are provided. In the method and apparatus, first and second half bridges of a plurality of half bridges are operated to synchronously rectify and permit passage of current, through the windings of the motor, in a first direction. A change of direction of the current from the first direction to a second direction opposite the first direction is detected. In response to detecting that the current changed direction to the second direction, the first and second half bridges of the plurality of half bridges are operated to quasi-synchronously rectify and block passage of the current through the windings in the second direction.
US12021473B2
A control for an electromagnetic holding brake with a coil for releasing the holding brake and maintaining it in the released position, which requires a minimum brake coil voltage to maintain it in the re-leased position, having a DC-DC converter with an input and an output, the DC-DC converter being designed to convert a variable input voltage pre-sent at the input into a predetermined switch-on voltage provided at the output and a predetermined holding voltage provided at the output, the holding voltage corresponding to the minimum brake coil voltage, the DC-DC converter being designed to implement a 2-stage voltage control and, in a first stage, to maintain the switch-on voltage as a regulated DC voltage for a predetermined time, to downregulate the voltage from the switch-on voltage following a predetermined voltage curve to the holding voltage as regulated DC voltage, and to maintain it in a second stage.
US12021471B2
A load protection and control apparatus (1) for protecting and controlling an electrical load connected to the load protection and control apparatus (1) comprising an overcurrent protection circuit (1A) having a power switch (5) through which the electrical load receives an electrical load current (IL) and having a sensor component (4) connected in series with the power switch (5) and adapted to generate directly a voltage drop (ΔU4) corresponding to the current rise speed of the electrical load current (IL) flowing from an input terminal (2) of the load protection and control apparatus (1) via the sensor component (4) and the power switch (5) to the output terminal (3) and having a driver circuit (6) adapted to detect an occurring overcurrent depending on the voltage drop (ΔU4) generated by the sensor component (4) and/or depending on a voltage drop (ΔU5) along the power switch (5) and adapted to switch off said power switch (5) upon detection of an overcurrent within a switch-off period of less than one millisecond; and/or comprising a power supply control circuit (10) having a sensor component (9) adapted to measure at the input terminal (2) a supply voltage (U) notified to a control unit (8) of the load protection and control apparatus (1) adapted to control an electrical power supplied to the electrical load, wherein each input terminal (2) is configured to establish an electrical connection with a busbar (14) of a busbar system or with a current carrying wire.
US12021465B2
The present disclosure provides a DC motor driving system including a DC motor, a power supply device, a switch circuit, and a microprocessor. The power supply device provides an input electrical energy. The switch circuit receives the input electrical energy and outputs a motor electrical energy, which includes a motor power and a motor voltage, to the DC motor. The DC motor driving system switchably works in a constant-voltage mode, a first variable-voltage mode, or a second variable-voltage mode. In the constant-voltage mode, the input electrical energy remains unchanged. In the first variable-voltage mode, the microprocessor controls the power supply device to adjust the input electrical energy for increasing the motor voltage and the motor power. In the second variable-voltage mode, the microprocessor controls the power supply device to adjust the input electrical energy for decreasing the motor voltage and keeping the motor power unchanged.
US12021461B1
Disclosed are a high-speed motor system with air bearing support and a control method thereof. The system includes: a rotating shaft, air bearings, a motor stator, a motor rotor, and radial displacement sensors. The radial displacement sensors are arranged in two groups, located outside the rotating shaft at both sides of the motor rotor; the radial displacement sensors are used to detect displacement of the rotating shaft in x-axis and y-axis directions. The motor stator is provided with stator slots having armature windings inside. The armature windings are electrically connected to a controller. The armature windings are averagely divided into p winding units according to the number of pole pairs p thereof. The controller includes p controller units that control the winding units respectively. The controller unit inputs a damping current component to the corresponding winding unit, for generating an electromagnetic damping force.
US12021447B2
Fault-protection is provided in electrical devices by redundancy in diodes on diode legs of the bridge rectifier and a fault-protection circuit. The fault-protection circuit is configured: (i) for electrical coupling between a return of input DC power to a step-down switching DC-DC converter and a return rail of rectified DC voltage of the output DC power generated by the bridge rectifier, and is configured to perform opening the switch based on sensing a current fault or voltage fault, or (ii) to sense current from a step-down switching DC-DC converter, a first voltage from the step-down switching DC-DC converter, and/or a second voltage at an output of the step-down switching DC-DC converter, and open the circuit on a fault.
US12021439B2
A controller for use in a power converter including a first controller coupled to control switching of a power switch of the power converter to transfer energy to an output of the power converter. The first controller includes a communication delay generator configured to receive a first signal. The communication delay generator determines a communication delay in response to the first signal and outputs a communication signal representative of the communication delay. The first controller further includes a drive circuit coupled to the communication delay generator and configured to receive a request signal which includes a request event to turn ON the power switch. The drive circuit turns ON the power switch in response to the request event. The drive circuit is further configured to receive the communication signal and responsive to the communication signal, delays the turn ON of the power switch by the communication delay.
US12021437B2
A power tool includes a motor housing, a motor, a handle coupled to the housing, and a vibration damping assembly. The motor is positioned in the motor housing and configured to rotatably drive an output shaft. The vibration damping assembly is positioned between the motor housing and the handle. The vibration damping assembly includes a first coupling portion defined by the motor housing, a second coupling portion defined by the handle, and an elastomeric damper captured between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion. The first coupling portion includes a boss having a flange and a first groove. The second coupling portion defines an opening and includes first and second ribs extending into the opening and spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the handle. The first and second ribs define a second groove therebetween. The damper occupies the first and second grooves.
US12021436B2
The present disclosure relates to electrical machines, cooling systems and methods for cooling active elements of electrical machines. More in particular, the present disclosure relates to cooling systems and methods for cooling active rotor and/or stator elements of a generator of a wind turbine, e.g. of a direct drive wind turbine. A cooling method comprises supplying a cooling fluid to an air gap through one or more primary inlets of an electrical machine for cooling a plurality of active elements of a rotor of the electrical machine and/or a plurality of active elements of a stator of the electrical machine separated by the air gap. The method further comprises reversing a direction of flow of the cooling fluid such that the cooling fluid is extracted from the electrical machine through one or more primary inlets.
US12021426B2
The stator is provided with a first joint part provided so as to extend in a radial direction as viewed in a rotation axis line direction; and a second joint part provided at a location corresponding to a fastening member and provided so as to extend in the rotation axis line direction so as not to overlap the fastening member.
US12021421B2
The electric machine includes a rotor and a stator, wherein the stator has stator coils, each with a coil core. The electric machine additionally includes an error-recovery device configured to change a magnetic flux coupling of coil cores with one another by a flux conducting element. The hybrid electric aircraft is a hybrid electric airplane, in particular, and the hybrid electric aircraft has such an electric machine.
US12021420B2
In a method for encapsulating a winding overhang of a stator which includes a laminated core with windings inserted in grooves of the laminated core such that winding ends protrude from the grooves to form a winding overhang at a distance from a laminated core end and run in a region between the laminated core end and the winding overhang so as to form intermediate spaces between the winding ends, at least one of the intermediate spaces is spanned by a polymer layer such as to prevent a flow of encapsulating compound through the at least one spanned intermediate space, and the winding overhang is encapsulated with the encapsulating compound after placing the stator in a housing of an electric machine.
US12021419B2
An electronic module includes a first supporting element, a second supporting element, and a plurality of components arranged on the first supporting element and the second supporting element. The first supporting element and the second supporting element are electrically conductively connected, and the second supporting element forms an intermediate chamber in which the first supporting element is arranged.
US12021416B2
In a rotating electric machine, a cylindrical portion is provided on a radially inner side of a stator core. An opposing plate portion extends toward a radially outer side from the cylindrical portion. In a rotor, a magnet portion is fixed on an inner circumferential surface, a circular cylindrical portion is provided on the radially outer side of a stator winding, and a connecting portion extends toward the radially inner side. At least respective portions that oppose the magnet portion in the axial direction of the stator core, the circular cylindrical portion, and the connecting portion contain a magnetic material. A shield portion is provided in a portion that opposes the magnet portion in the axial direction of the opposing plate portion or on an end on the opposing plate portion side in the axial direction of the magnet portion. The shield portion contains a magnetic material.
US12021414B2
A rotor, a motor and a compressor are provided. The rotor has multiple first punches and multiple second punches, which are stacked to form a rotor core of the rotor. Multiple openings are provided in each of the first punches and second punches along a circumferential direction of the rotor. The openings divide the first punches and the second punches into a rotor yoke and multiple pole caps. The pole caps are arranged around the outer circumference of the rotor yoke. The openings extend in an axial direction of the rotor core to form a plurality of slots. Multiple magnets are arranged in the slots in a one-to-one correspondence. Each first punch includes one or more connecting ribs. Each connecting rib is disposed between adjacent two pole caps. At least two of the openings of each second punch communicate with each other.
US12021408B2
A battery system includes a battery cell, a thermally insulating layer, and a thermally conducting layer which includes a fin. The fin pushes against an interior surface of a case which surrounds the battery cell, the thermally insulating layer, and the thermally conducting layer. The thermally conducting layer includes a discontinuity where the discontinuity is configured to reduce a capacitance associated with the thermally conducting layer compared to when the thermally conducting layer does not include the discontinuity.
US12021403B2
Disclosed is a system for managing a battery, the system comprising a first processor, a second processor, an isolator, a sensor unit, a switch unit, etc. The isolator can be disposed between the first processor and the second processor, and the first processor and the second processor can transmit and receive information through the isolator. The first processor can transmit monitoring request signals for a plurality of nodes to the second processor through the isolator, and the second processor can transmit voltage values for the plurality of nodes to the first processor.
US12021402B2
A method includes turning on a first group of switches of a switched capacitor converter in a battery charging system to establish a first conductive path, and configuring a system voltage at a system bus to charge a first flying capacitor to a predetermined voltage level through the first conductive path, wherein the predetermined voltage level is less than the system voltage, and turning on a second group of switches of the switched capacitor converter in the battery charging system to establish a second conductive path to charge a battery, wherein a sum of a voltage across the first flying capacitor and the system voltage is applied to the battery.
US12021396B2
A power transmission apparatus configured to wirelessly transmit power to a power reception apparatus executes, when wirelessly transmitting power, detection processing for detecting an object different from the power reception apparatus, using a power loss, obtains, from the power reception apparatus, reference value information regarding a reference value of received power used to obtain the power loss, and performs a specific control after the power loss has been obtained and in a case where a predetermined time has elapsed since a predetermined timing associated with a timing at which information is obtained from the power reception apparatus, without obtaining the reference value information that is valid, the specific control being a control to prevent a power transmission output from being increased, regardless of received power in the power reception apparatus.
US12021395B2
A method of receiving power of a wireless power receiver, the method including a signal transmission phase of transmitting a signal including an FOD status packet to a wireless power transmitter; a power reception phase of receiving a first power from the wireless power transmitter when a NAK response indicating that a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter is received from the wireless power transmitter, or receiving a second power from the wireless power transmitter when an ACK response indicating that the foreign object is not present in the charging area of the wireless power transmitter is received from the wireless power transmitter, in response to the FOD status packet, and a signal reception phase of receiving a signal including information on a result of determining whether the foreign object is present in the charging area from the wireless power transmitter based on information other than information included in the FOD status packet by the wireless power transmitter while receiving the first power or the second power.
US12021392B2
A system for wirelessly supplying electric energy to a rotating device includes a flange disk, a disk-shaped ring, an annular plastic filling, a receiving coil which is embedded in the annular plastic filling, a U-shaped ferrite core having a short section, the end face of which is directed to the plastic filling, a long section which is oriented parallel to the short section and which extends parallel along the outer surface of the annular plastic filling, with the sections connected to one another via a section, a coil system and a receiving coil made of revolving wire windings. A distance of the end face of the long section from the rotation axis of the flange disk is smaller than a distance of the receiving coil from the rotation axis of the flange disk.
US12021386B2
The present disclosure generally relates to systems and techniques for power generation. For example, aspects of the present disclosure include systems and techniques for managing renewable energy power based on weather sensing. One example method generally includes: receiving information related to cloud coverage impacting intensity of light towards one or more panels of a photovoltaic (PV) generator, the PV generator being configured to provide power to a load; selecting one of a plurality of power storage equipment based on the information related to the cloud coverage, the plurality of power storage equipment being associated with different types of power storage; and controlling distribution of power from the one of the plurality of power storage equipment to the load.
US12021379B2
An electronic device that has control electronics that have at least one program memory with a computer program stored therein and a processor for executing the computer program. The computer program has software control functions for controlling functions of the electronic device. The electronic device has at least one communication unit coupled to the control electronics, by means of which the electronic device is equipped for data communication with an external computer device. The communication unit is designed as a replaceable communication module. The communication module has a gateway functionality via which a bidirectional conversion takes place between an external communication protocol and/or physical layer used by the external computer device and an internal communication protocol and/or physical layer used between the communication module and the processor. The communication module supports either exactly one external communication protocol or multiple external communication protocols.
US12021378B2
A power tool comprising a power tool housing, an auxiliary power source, a user input for user control of power tool operation, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a control signal from the user input, control the power tool in response to the control signal, receive, from a sensor, a signal indicative of an operational characteristic of the power tool, and selectively provide energy from the auxiliary power source to a load of the power tool based on the operational characteristic of the power tool.
US12021377B2
A power management system has a controller including one or more processors. The controller is configured to monitor electrical power on a power bus of a vehicle. The power bus is electrically connecting a power source to multiple subsystems of the vehicle for powering the subsystems via the electrical power on the power bus. The controller is further configured to determine that the electrical power on the power bus exceeds a designated power generation limit, and, in response, generate a reduction command message for communication to a lowest-priority subsystem of the subsystems. The reduction command message instructs the lowest-priority subsystem to reduce power consumption.
US12021375B2
A protection device configured for being electrically connected to a test tap of a HV bushing for protecting the bushing from transient overvoltages. The protection device includes at least two parallel connected protection branches connected between the test tap and a ground connector configured for connecting to ground. Each of the protection branches includes a plurality of parallel connected gas discharge tubes, a Transient-Voltage-Suppression (TVS) diode connected in series with the gas discharge tubes, and a resistor connected in series with the gas discharge tubes and across the TVS diode.
US12021368B2
A surge protection apparatus includes a chassis, a surge circuit breaker, and a surge protection module. The chassis has an accommodating space and an opening, and the opening is communicated with the accommodating space. The surge circuit breaker is disposed in the accommodating space. The surge protection module is configured to be electrically connected to a second connector in the chassis, and the second connector is electrically connected to the surge circuit breaker. The surge protection module extends in a first axis, and the surge protection module is plugged in or pulled out of the chassis through the opening along the first axis. The surge protection module includes a first connector detachably connected to the second connector.
US12021367B2
A protection circuit applied in a hub chip including a power pin, a first data pin, and a second data pin is provided. A voltage generation circuit generates and adjusts output voltage according to the voltage of the power pin and the voltage of the first data pin. A PMOS transistor includes a first gate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first bulk. The first electrode is coupled to the power pin. The second electrode is coupled to the first data pin. The first bulk receives the output voltage. A detection circuit is coupled to the first gate and detects the voltage of the power pin. In response to the voltage of the power pin being equal to the first voltage, the detection circuit transmits the voltage of the first data pin to the first gate.
US12021364B2
A method for mounting an electrical box to a structural element of a building includes drilling an opening in a structural element, and passing a tubular portion associated with an electrical box through the opening in the structural element. The tubular portion is locked in position with respect to the structural element.
US12021359B2
An electric wire protection member to be provided at an end in a longitudinal direction of a tube that covers an outer circumference of an electric wire, the electric wire protection member including: a case; and a magnetic core provided to surround the outer circumference of the electric wire, wherein: the case includes: a core housing that houses the magnetic core; and a cover that covers an inner circumferential edge at the end of the tube, the core housing and the cover are formed in one piece with the case.
US12021347B2
A photonic chip includes an optical layer bonded, via a bonding interface, to a carrier, and a laser source having a waveguide encapsulated in an encapsulating sublayer of the optical layer, the waveguide having a first electrical contact embedded in the encapsulating sublayer. The photonic chip also includes an interconnect metal network forming a via that extends, in the optical layer, from the bonding interface to the first embedded electrical contact of the waveguide, the interconnect metal network having metal vias that electrically connect to one another metals lines that extend mainly parallel to the plane of the chip, the metal lines being arranged one above the other within the optical layer.
US12021337B2
A swivel arrangement including high voltage electrical swivels concentrically arranged around a common axis, each swivel including: a first annular housing part and a second annular housing part together defining an internal annular volume; a first solid electrical conductor stationary with respect to the first annular housing part, and a second solid electrical conductor stationary with respect to the second annular housing part, wherein the first and second electrical conductors are arranged within the internal annular volume for making conductive sliding contact with each other, wherein the first annular housing part and second annular housing part are rotatable relative to each other around the common axis while the first and second electrical conductors are in sliding contact with each other; wherein the swivels are arranged concentrically around the common axis so that a plane normal to the axis intersects at least two, preferably three, of the electrical swivels.
US12021323B2
A semiconductor module, including a plurality of semiconductor elements, each of which has a main electrode and a control electrode, an enclosure that encloses the plurality of semiconductor elements, a plurality of first connection terminals, each of which is electrically connected to the control electrode of one of the semiconductor elements and extends from the enclosure, and a plurality of second connection terminals, each of which is electrically connected to the main electrode of one of the semiconductor elements and extends from the enclosure. Each of the second connection terminals includes a press-fit part formed in substantially a plate shape having two plate surfaces. For a portion of the press-fit part, the two plate surfaces thereof are separated from each other in a thickness direction of the press-fit part, at least one of the plate surfaces thereof having elasticity, to thereby form an elastic part of the press-fit part.
US12021312B2
Disclosed herein is a phased antenna array which is configured to provide a signal through multiple antennas. The phased antenna array may include a plurality of sub-arrays. Each sub-array may include a complete and functional optically synchronized integrated circuit including an integrated photo diode. Advantageously, integrating the photo diode into the integrated circuit may reduce the size of the sub-array and decrease the length the high frequency timing signal is passed.
US12021304B2
A multi-beam antenna module includes a radio frequency circuit board, a plurality of reflecting plates and a plurality of area coverage feed antenna groups. Each of the area coverage feed antenna groups includes a feed antenna. The reflecting plates have different arrangement directions, and each of the reflecting plates is arranged relative to the feed antenna of each of the area coverage feed antenna groups, thereby changing a radiation pattern of the feed antenna of each of the area coverage feed antenna groups to deflect a main radiation direction of the feed antenna of each of the area coverage feed antenna groups.
US12021302B1
Provided is an analysis method for transmission and reflection coefficients of a wire mesh of a mesh antenna. The method mainly derives coordinate points of a minimum repeating unit of the wire mesh according to model parameters of the wire mesh; secondly, determines a minimum repeating unit curve of the wire mesh by periodic cubic spline curve interpolation, and determines an organization structure of the wire mesh by vector superposition; thirdly, discretizes an organization structure curve of the organization structure of the wire mesh, to extract a coordinate point of an electromagnetic analysis periodic unit of the wire mesh, and establishes a solid model of the electromagnetic analysis periodic unit of the wire mesh to realize the analysis of the transmission coefficient and the reflection coefficient of the wire mesh; and finally, determines the transmission coefficient and the reflection coefficient of the deformed wire mesh by static analysis.
US12021301B2
A communication system comprising a radio device and a gooseneck device. The radio device may be coupled to a first antenna and a second antenna. A feedline gooseneck device may be coupled to the first antenna. The feedline gooseneck device may include a coaxial cable coupled between the mobile device and the first antenna and a ferrite element positioned along the coaxial cable. The ferrite element is configured to reduce EM interaction between the first and the second antenna. The ferrite element may be one of a plurality of ferrite elements and the feedline gooseneck device may further include a plurality of flexible elements positioned adjacent to each of the plurality of ferrite elements. The system allows for reduction of an amount of electromagnetic interference between the first antenna coupled to the gooseneck and the second antenna.
US12021300B2
Disclosed is a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal comprises a body, an insulating bezel surrounding the periphery of the body, and a wire that is located in the insulating bezel and that acts as an antenna. The wire comprises a first line segment and at least two bending line segments that are connected to the first line segment. The bending line segments bend and extend into convex shapes from the connecting position of the first line segment, at least one bending line segment acts as the ground point of the antenna, and at least one bending line segment acts as the feed point of the antenna.
US12021286B2
A fuel cell system includes a first fuel cell stack, a second fuel cell stack, a supply pipeline having a branching portion, a discharge pipeline having a merging portion, a first branching pipeline, a second branching pipeline, a first merging pipeline and a second merging pipeline. Sizes of cross sections of flows of the respective pipelines are the same. A length of the first branching pipeline connected to the branching portion and the first fuel cell stack is shorter than a length of the second branching pipeline connected to the branching portion and the second fuel cell stack. A length of the first merging pipeline connected to the merging portion and the first fuel cell stack is greater than a length of the second merging pipeline connected to the merging portion and the second fuel cell stack.
US12021277B2
In a fuel cell system, for example HTPEM fuel cells. a valve system is employed by selectively guiding exhaust gas from the burner either to the reformer for heating the reformer, especially during normal operation, or to by-pass the reformer in startup situations in order to heat the fuel cell stack before starting heating the reformer. Optionally, a compact burner/reformer unit is provided.
US12021273B2
A separator includes a base including projections. The base is made of a metal plate. The separator includes a conductive layer arranged on a top surface of each of the projections of the base. The conductive layer includes conductive carbon materials, conductive particles, and a thermosetting resin. The conductive carbon materials and the conductive particles are dispersed in the resin and are in contact with each other over an entirety of the conductive layer in a thickness direction of the conductive layer.
US12021271B1
An energy-storage apparatus and an electricity-consumption device are disclosed. The energy-storage apparatus includes a first tab, a first pole, a first connector, and a lower plastic assembly. The first connector is connected to the first tab and a flange portion of the first pole. A top cover defines a liquid-injection hole. A sealing plug includes a plug body. The lower plastic assembly at least includes a first-lower-plastic-member body. The first-lower-plastic-member body defines a hollow hole. In a thickness direction of the lower plastic assembly, the first-lower-plastic-member body is mounted on the top cover. The liquid-injection hole is positioned facing towards and is in communication with the hollow hole. The sealing plug seals the liquid-injection hole. The plug body extends through the liquid-injection hole and the hollow hole, and protrudes from a second surface of the first-lower-plastic-member body. The first connector is mounted on the second surface of the first-lower-plastic-member body.
US12021266B2
Provided is a battery module capable of keeping a joint strength high at a joint between dissimilar metals of a busbar. A battery module 100 of the present invention includes a plurality of battery cells each having cell terminals 1p and 1n, and a busbar 2A joining the terminals of the battery cells 1. The busbar 2A has a plurality of connection face portions 2c1 and 2c2 each connected to a corresponding one of the terminals 1p and 1n of the battery cells 1; a plurality of rising portions each rising from a corresponding one of the plurality of connection face portions 2c1 and 2c2; and a connection portion connecting the plurality of rising portions. The busbar includes a copper portion 2e including copper and an aluminum portion 2f including aluminum, and a joint between the copper portion 2e and the aluminum portion 2f are located on the connection face portion 2c1, 2c2.
US12021261B2
A stacked secondary battery having an electrode body in which at least one positive and at least one negative plate are stacked, with a multilayered separator interposed, said separator including two porous layers of different materials; and an outer packaging case housing an insulating holder and an electrolyte together, said insulating holder housing the electrode body and being formed of overlapping sheets comprises an insulating material. The outer packaging case has a bottom surface, a plurality of side walls that are provided standing upright from the bottom surface, and an opening that is opposite from the bottom surface. In at least one separator, a section that is exposed from end surfaces of active material mixture layers and metal foil-comprising core bodies of the positive plate and the negative plate is in contact with the vicinity of a bottom line of a valley section that is formed from the sheet.
US12021256B2
Disclosed are a separator for an electrochemical device, comprising a porous base membrane, a coating layer disposed on at least one side of the porous base membrane and at least one channel for ionic flow, wherein the coating layer comprises at least one organic material with, for example, a core-shell structure that melts when the electrochemical device is overheated to a temperature that is higher than the melting point of the at least one organic material to block the at least one channel for ionic flow; as well as an electrochemical device comprising the separator and a method for making the separator.
US12021250B2
A fastening arrangement includes a tray having an outwardly extending tray flange with a first hole therein, a cover having a generally U-shaped portion and a cover flange extending outward therefrom with a second hole therein. The cover is disposed atop the tray with the generally U-shaped portion disposed in contact with the tray flange and the cover flange disposed a predetermined height above the tray flange with the first and second holes aligned with each other. A spacer having a third hole therethrough is disposed between the tray flange and the cover flange with the third hole aligned with the first and second holes. A fastener arrangement has a shaft extending through the first, second and third holes, a head formed on a first shaft end, a threaded portion on a second shaft end, and a nut engaged with the threaded portion.
US12021244B2
A cathode for an air battery includes a porous conductive material; and a base-resistant compound on a surface of the porous conductive material, the base-resistant compound having a 0 or positive Gibbs free energy at 2 V to 4.5 V vs Li/Li+ at a pH of about 7 to about 14.
US12021242B2
This application provides a lithium-ion battery, a positive electrode plate for a lithium-ion battery, and an apparatus. The lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode plate that includes a positive current collector and a positive active material layer arranged on at least one surface of the positive current collector. A positive active material in the positive active material layer includes a positive active substance I and a positive active substance II. The positive active substance I is a layered lithium nickel transition metal oxide. The positive active substance II is an olivine-type li-containing phosphate. The positive electrode plate satisfies 2.5≤N/(PD×(1−P1)×(1−A))≤21. The positive electrode plate for a lithium-ion battery has relatively high energy density, and a high transmission rate of lithium ions, which effectively increases instantaneous discharge power under a low SOC while ensuring high volume energy density of lithium-ion batteries using the positive electrode plate.
US12021239B2
A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the electrode, the negative electrode including a negative active material layer including a silicon (Si)-containing negative active material and a binder, wherein the binder includes a copolymer including an amide group-containing first repeating unit, a cyano group-containing second repeating unit, and a sulfonate group-containing third repeating unit.
US12021234B2
A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a novel cathode active material that can be used in a fluoride ion battery. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a cathode active material used in a fluoride ion battery, the cathode active material comprising: a composition represented by Pb2MF6, in which M is at least one of Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni.
US12021232B2
The present disclosure provides a lithium manganate positive electrode active material, comprising a lithium manganate matrix and a cladding layer, where the cladding layer comprises an organic bonding material, one or more A-type salts, and one or more B-type salts. The lithium manganate positive electrode active material of the present disclosure significantly reduces the content of transition metal manganese ions within a battery through combined action of the organic bonding material, the A-type salts, and the B-type salts, thereby slowing down the decomposition and consumption of the SEI film (solid electrolyte interphase) by transition metal manganese, and improving the capacity retention rate and impedance performance of the battery.
US12021227B2
The invention relates to a particulate material comprising a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework comprising micropores and mesopores having a total pore volume of at least 0.6 cm3/g, where the volume fraction of micropores is in the range from 0.1 to 0.9 and the volume fraction of pores having a pore diameter no more than 20 nm is at least 0.75, and the porous carbon framework has a D50 particle size of less than 20 μm; (b) silicon located within the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon framework in a defined amount relative to the volume of the micropores and/or mesopores.
US12021224B2
A lithium-sulfur secondary battery is disclosed, and in particular, a lithium-sulfur secondary battery in which a positive electrode includes a sulfur-carbon composite including a microporous carbon material and sulfur, or a conductive additive including a carbon material having high specific surface area. By specifying conditions of the positive electrode and an electrolyte liquid, energy density may be enhanced compared to existing lithium-sulfur secondary batteries.
US12021202B2
Examples are disclosed of methods to deactivate a lithium-containing battery. One example provides a method for discharging a lithium-containing battery, the method comprising adding the lithium-containing battery to a vessel, adding an oxidizing fluid to the vessel, adding carbon dioxide to the vessel, pressurizing the vessel, heating the vessel to form lithium carbonate within the lithium-containing battery, reducing heat and pressure in the vessel, and removing the battery from the vessel.
US12021200B2
An electrode being a positive electrode or a negative electrode contains a built-in ultrasonic vibration module; the ultrasonic vibration module has an ultrasonic vibration element to provide ultrasonic vibration, and the ultrasonic vibration element is electrically connected to wire connection terminals at a top end of or on a top end of the electrode. More than one of such electrode can be used in an ordinary solid lithium battery, a lithium battery, or a lead-acid battery respectively to provide ultrasonic vibration in the battery.
US12021193B2
Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium ion battery, comprising one or more compounds A represented by structure 1, wherein R1 is independently selected from a halogen atom or a group containing 1-5 carbon atoms, and R2 is independently selected from a group containing 0-5 carbon atoms; X1 is independently selected from a phosphorus oxygen group or a phosphorus atom; X2 is independently selected from an oxygen atom, a carboxylate group, a sulfonate group or a carbonate group. The non-aqueous electrolyte can improve the high-temperature cycle performance of the battery and reduce the impedance. The lithium ion battery prepared with the non-aqueous electrolyte possesses good high-temperature resistant properties and good cycle performance, which can effectively avoid the instability of the lithium ion battery under high temperature conditions and improve the high and low temperature cycle performance of the lithium ion battery.
US12021186B2
An all-solid-state battery system having a solid-state electrolyte composite is provided. The solid-state electrolyte composite includes a porous framework providing support and mechanical strength for the solid-state electrolyte composite and a plurality of ionic conductors filling voids of the porous framework for maximizing ionic conductance of the solid-state electrolyte composite. The porous framework may be made of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) polymers and the plurality of ionic conductors may be made of poly(ethylene oxide)-LiN(SO2CF3)2 (PEO-LiTFSI) polymers. The all-solid-state battery system includes battery cells each including a cathode current collector, a cathode disposed beneath and connected to the cathode current collector, the solid-state electrolyte composite disposed beneath and connected to the cathode, an anode disposed beneath and connected to the solid-state electrolyte composite, and an anode current collector disposed beneath and connected to the anode.
US12021185B2
Disclosed herein are new argyrodite compositions of matter, including, for example, Li6PS5CN, and methods for making the same.
US12021172B2
A light-emitting element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface, and including a first conductive-type layer, an active layer, and a second conductive-type layer that are stacked in order from the first surface side; a first dielectric layer provided on the second surface side of the semiconductor layer and having an opening; a first electrode electrically coupled to the first conductive-type layer on the first surface side of the semiconductor layer; and a second electrode provided on the first dielectric layer and electrically coupled to the second conductive-type layer via the opening.
US12021170B2
A light emitting device may include: a substrate including emission areas; a first electrode disposed on the substrate, and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode; at least one light emitting element disposed on the substrate, and including a first end and a second end; an insulating layer disposed on the light emitting element and allowing the first and second ends of the light emitting element to be exposed; a first contact electrode electrically connecting the first electrode with the first end of the light emitting element; a second contact electrode electrically connecting the second electrode with the second end of the light emitting element; and a passivation pattern disposed on each of the first and second contact electrodes. The first and second contact electrodes may be disposed on the insulating layer and spaced apart from each other and may be electrically separated from each other.
US12021168B1
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for reducing surface recombination losses in micro-LEDs. In some embodiments, a method of forming an LED involves forming a semiconductor structure on a substrate. The semiconductor structure includes a p-side semiconductor layer, an n-side semiconductor layer, and an active light emitting layer between the p-side semiconductor layer and the n-side semiconductor layer. The semiconductor structure is also formed to include a light outcoupling surface facing the substrate. The light outcoupling surface has a diameter less than twice an electron diffusion length of a material of the semiconductor structure. The method further involves implanting ions in an outer region of the semiconductor structure, then annealing the outer region after the ions have been implanted. The annealing causes the ions to intermix with atoms within the outer region, thereby increasing a bandgap of the outer region.
US12021167B2
An embodiment discloses a semiconductor device package comprising: a substrate; an electrode disposed on the substrate; a semiconductor device and a protective device which are disposed on the electrode; a dummy electrode disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from the electrode along the edge of the substrate; a reflective member disposed on the dummy electrode and having an outer surface, an inner surface surrounding the semiconductor device and forming a cavity, and a bottom surface facing the substrate; and a light-transmitting member disposed on the reflective member and covering the cavity, wherein the inner surface includes a first surface adjacent to the substrate and a second surface extending from the first surface to the light-transmitting member and having a parabolic shape, and the bottom surface of the reflective member has a first recess disposed on the protective device between the dummy electrode and the inner surface.
US12021162B2
Systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention provide a photovoltaic concentrator tile for a space-based solar power (SBSP) system including constituent components thereof. In a number of embodiments, the photovoltaic concentrator tile include a one photovoltaic cell, a reflector, a power transmitter and circuitry configured to perform a variety of control functions. Embodiments also provide compactible structures, materials for improving thermal emissivity, and methods and mechanisms for manufacturing and using these components.
US12021152B2
Embodiments described herein provide thin film transistors (TFTs) and processes to reduce plasma induced damage in TFTs. In one embodiment, a buffer layer is disposed over a substrate and a semiconductor layer is disposed over the buffer layer. A gate dielectric layer is disposed over the semiconductor layer. The gate dielectric layer contacts the semiconductor layer at an interface. The gate electrode 204 is disposed over the gate dielectric layer. The gate dielectric layer has a Dit of about 5e10 cm−2 eV−1 to about 5e11 cm−2 eV−1 and a hysteresis of about 0.10 V to about 0.30 V improve performance capability of the TFT while having a breakdown field between about 6 MV/cm and about 10 MV/cm.
US12021144B2
A semiconductor device includes a fin structure protruding from a first isolation insulating layer provided over a substrate, a gate dielectric layer disposed over a channel region of the fin structure, a gate electrode layer disposed over the gate dielectric layer, a base semiconductor epitaxial layer disposed over a source/drain region of the fin structure, and a cap semiconductor epitaxial layer disposed over the base semiconductor epitaxial layer. The cap semiconductor epitaxial layer has a different lattice constant than the base semiconductor epitaxial layer, and a surface roughness of the cap semiconductor epitaxial layer along a source-to-drain direction is greater than zero and smaller than a surface roughness of the base semiconductor epitaxial layer along the source-to-drain direction.
US12021136B2
A semiconductor structure includes a plurality of fin structures extending along a first direction, a plurality of gate structure segments positioned along a line extending in a second direction, the second direction being orthogonal to the first direction, wherein the gate structure segments are separated by dummy fin structures. The semiconductor structure further includes a conductive layer disposed over both the gate structure segments and the dummy fin structures to electrically connect at least some of the gate structure segments, and a cut feature aligned with one of the dummy fin structures and positioned to electrically isolate gate structure segments on both sides of the one of the dummy fin structures.
US12021135B2
A technique relates to a semiconductor device. A first epitaxial material is formed under a bottom surface of a set of fins, the first epitaxial material being under fin channel regions of the set of fins. A second epitaxial material is formed adjacent to the first epitaxial material and remote from the fin channel regions, a combination of the first epitaxial material and the second epitaxial material forming a bottom source or drain (source/drain) layer. A top source/drain layer is formed on an upper portion of the set of fins, gate material being disposed around the set of fins between the top source/drain layer and the bottom source/drain layer.
US12021123B2
A semiconductor structure includes a source/drain; one or more channel layers connected to the source/drain; a gate structure adjacent the source/drain and engaging each of the one or more channel layers; a first silicide layer over the source/drain; a source/drain contact over the first silicide layer; a power rail under the source/drain; one or more first dielectric layers between the source/drain and the power rail; and one or more second dielectric layers under the first silicide layer and on sidewalls of the source/drain, wherein the one or more second dielectric layers enclose an air gap.
US12021115B2
A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor includes a bottom electrode cup, an insulator cup, and a top electrode. The bottom electrode cup includes a laterally-extending bottom electrode cup base, and a bottom electrode cup sidewall extending upwardly from the laterally-extending bottom electrode cup base. The insulator cup is formed in an opening defined by the bottom electrode cup, and includes a laterally-extending insulator cup base formed over the laterally-extending bottom electrode cup base, and an insulator cup sidewall extending upwardly from the laterally-extending insulator cup base. A dielectric sidewall spacer is located between the insulator cup sidewall and the bottom electrode cup sidewall. The top electrode is formed in an opening defined by the insulator cup.
US12021113B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an amorphous bottom electrode structure (BES) for a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor. The MIM capacitor comprises a bottom electrode, an insulator layer overlying the bottom electrode, and a top electrode overlying the insulator layer. The bottom electrode comprises a crystalline BES and the amorphous BES, and the amorphous BES overlies the crystalline BES and forms a top surface of the bottom electrode. Because the amorphous BES is amorphous, instead of crystalline, a top surface of the amorphous BES may have a small roughness compared to that of the crystalline BES. Because the amorphous BES forms the top surface of the bottom electrode, the top surface of the bottom electrode may have a small roughness compared to what it would otherwise have if the crystalline BES formed the top surface. The small roughness may improve a lifespan of the MIM capacitor.
US12021110B2
A three-in-one RGB mini-LED device includes a substrate, a second electrical semiconductor layer, a plurality of multiple-quantum well layers, a plurality of first electrical semiconductor layers, and a plurality of mirrors. The second electrical semiconductor layer is disposed on the substrate. The plurality of multiple-quantum well layers are disposed on the second electrical semiconductor layer. An area of each of the plurality of multiple-quantum well layers is smaller than an area of the second electrical semiconductor layer, and a region on the second semiconductor layer is not covered by the plurality of multiple-quantum well layers.
US12021106B2
Provided is a solid-state image sensor and an electronic device capable of suppressing the occurrence of a strong electrical field near a transistor while being compact. The solid-state image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion element that performs photoelectric conversion, an element isolation that penetrates from a first main surface to a second main surface of a substrate and that is formed between pixels including the photoelectric conversion element, and a conductive part provided in close contact with a first main surface side of the element isolation.
US12021104B2
A semiconductor substrate includes a first main surface and a second main surface opposing each other. The semiconductor substrate includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, and a plurality of second semiconductor regions constituting pn junctions with the first semiconductor region. The semiconductor substrate includes the plurality of second semiconductor in a side of the second main surface. Each of the plurality of second semiconductor regions includes a first region including a textured surface, and a second region including no textured surface. A thickness of the first region at a deepest position of recesses of the textured surface is smaller than a distance between a surface of the second region and the deepest position in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate. The first main surface is a light incident surface of the semiconductor substrate.
US12021103B2
A hybrid bonded structure including a first integrated circuit component and a second integrated circuit component is provided. The first integrated circuit component includes a first dielectric layer, first conductors and isolation structures. The first conductors and the isolation structures are embedded in the first dielectric layer. The isolation structures are electrically insulated from the first conductors and surround the first conductors. The second integrated circuit component includes a second dielectric layer and second conductors. The second conductors are embedded in the second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is bonded to the second dielectric layer and the first conductors are bonded to the second conductors.
US12021097B2
A camera module and photosensitive component or unit thereof and manufacturing method therefor are provided. The photosensitive unit includes an encapsulation portion and a photosensitive portion that includes a main circuit board and a photosensitive sensor, wherein the encapsulation portion is integrally encapsulated to form on the main circuit board and the photosensitive sensor.
US12021095B2
An image sensor includes a substrate having a pixel area in which a plurality of active areas is defined. A first transistor includes a first gate electrode including a buried gate portion. The buried gate portion is buried in the substrate in a first active area selected from the plurality of active areas. A second transistor includes a second gate electrode overlapping the buried gate portion on the first active area in a vertical direction.
US12021092B2
A flat panel detector substrate includes a base substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer, a bias signal line, and a conductive structure. The photoelectric conversion layer is located on the base substrate. The photoelectric conversion layer has a first surface proximate to the base substrate and a second surface away from the base substrate. The bias signal line is located between the photoelectric conversion layer and the base substrate. The conductive structure is located on the base substrate. One end of the conductive structure is coupled to the second surface of the photoelectric conversion layer, another end of the conductive structure is coupled to the bias signal line, and a portion therebetween is located beside the photoelectric conversion layer.
US12021090B2
A curved display module is provided, which includes a stretchable display panel and a first support layer. The stretchable display panel includes a plurality of pixel islands and a connection bridge configured for connecting adjacent two of the pixel islands. A stretching degree of the connection bridge in the first stretching area is less than a stretching degree of the connection bridge in the second stretching area. A four-sided curved 3D stereo display panel is realized by the present disclosure, and the risk of distortion and deformation of the display panel during stretching is reduced as well.
US12021089B2
A thin film transistor substrate includes a substrate, a first conductive element and a semiconductor. The first conductive element is disposed on the substrate and includes a trace portion extending along a first direction and a protrusive portion extending from the trace portion. The semiconductor is disposed on the substrate. The trace portion has a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge, and the protrusive portion has at least one curved edge connecting with the second edge. In a top view, a virtual extending line disposes between the trace portion and the protrusive portion, the virtual extending line overlaps the second edge. At least a part of the semiconductor extends beyond the virtual extending line along a second direction vertical to the first direction.
US12021083B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device includes a first fin protruding from the semiconductor substrate and extending along a first direction. The semiconductor device includes a second fin protruding from the semiconductor substrate and extending along the first direction. A first epitaxial source/drain region coupled to the first fin and a second epitaxial source/drain region coupled to the second fin are laterally spaced apart from each other by an air void.
US12021081B2
Techniques are disclosed for achieving multiple fin dimensions on a single die or semiconductor substrate. In some cases, multiple fin dimensions are achieved by lithographically defining (e.g., hardmasking and patterning) areas to be trimmed using a trim etch process, leaving the remainder of the die unaffected. In some such cases, the trim etch is performed on only the channel regions of the fins, when such channel regions are re-exposed during a replacement gate process. The trim etch may narrow the width of the fins being trimmed (or just the channel region of such fins) by 2-6 nm, for example. Alternatively, or in addition, the trim may reduce the height of the fins. The techniques can include any number of patterning and trimming processes to enable a variety of fin dimensions and/or fin channel dimensions on a given die, which may be useful for integrated circuit and system-on-chip (SOC) applications.
US12021070B2
This application provides a display, an electronic device, and a display fabrication method. The display includes a substrate; a driver circuit backplane, including a plurality of driver circuit units, where the driver circuit backplane is disposed above the substrate; a first pixel layer, including a plurality of pixels, where each pixel of the first pixel layer includes a plurality of subpixels, each subpixel of the first pixel layer includes one organic light-emitting diode OLED component, the first pixel layer is disposed above the driver circuit backplane, and the OLED component of each subpixel of the first pixel layer is connected to at least one driver circuit unit in the driver circuit backplane; and a second pixel layer, including a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a plurality of pixels disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, where each pixel of the second pixel layer includes a plurality of subpixels, each subpixel of the second pixel layer includes one micro light-emitting diode micro LED component, the second pixel layer is disposed above the substrate and surrounds the first pixel layer. The display has a narrower bezel.
US12021067B2
A 3D device, the device including: at least one first level including logic circuits; at least one second level bonded to the first level, where the at least one second level includes a plurality of transistors; connectivity structures, where the connectivity structures include a plurality of transmission lines, where the plurality of transmission lines are designed to conduct radio frequencies (“RF”) signals, and where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bond regions and metal to metal bond regions; and a plurality of vias disposed through the at least one second level, where at least a majority of the plurality of vias have a diameter of less than 5 micrometers.
US12021062B2
A chiplet-based system comprises a substrate including conductive interconnect and multiple chiplets arranged on the interposer and interconnected using the conductive interconnect of the substrate. A chiplet includes multiple columns of multiple input-output (I/O) channels and the I/O channels are connected to a block of I/O pads and each side of the chiplet includes multiple blocks of the I/O pads. The multiple blocks of I/O pads on the side of the chiplet are arranged symmetrically relative to a centerline of the chiplet and each block of I/O pads on the side of the chiplet is at a common distance from any adjacent block of I/O pads on the side.
US12021050B2
A semiconductor device including: a first formation site and a second formation site for forming a first conductive bump and a second conductive bump; when a first environmental density corresponding to the first formation site is greater than a second environmental density corresponding to the second formation site, a cross sectional area of the second formation site is greater than a cross sectional area of the first formation site; wherein the first environmental density is determined by a number of formation sites around the first formation site in a predetermined range and the second environmental density is determined by a number of formation sites around the second formation site in the predetermined range; wherein a first area having the first environmental density forms an ellipse layout while a second area having the second environmental density forms a strip layout surrounding the ellipse layout.
US12021048B2
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor die, a first conductive pad, a second conductive pad, a first connector structure and a second connector structure is provided. The first conductive pad is disposed on the semiconductor die, wherein the first conductive pad has a first lateral dimension. The second conductive pad is disposed on the semiconductor die, wherein the second conductive pad has a second lateral dimension. The first connector structure is disposed on the first conductive pad, wherein the first connector structure has a third lateral dimension greater than the first lateral dimension. The second connector structure is disposed on the second conductive pad, wherein the second connector structure has a fourth lateral dimension smaller than the second lateral dimension.
US12021045B2
A device includes a redistribution structure, a first semiconductor device, a first antenna, and a first conductive pillar on the redistribution structure that are electrically connected to the redistribution structure, an antenna structure over the first semiconductor device, wherein the antenna structure includes a second antenna that is different from the first antenna, wherein the antenna structure includes an external connection bonded to the first conductive pillar, and a molding material extending between the antenna structure and the redistribution structure, the molding material surrounding the first semiconductor device, the first antenna, the external connection, and the first conductive pillar.
US12021044B2
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device package. The semiconductor device package includes a first conductive component, a second conductive component, a planarization layer and an antenna layer. The second conductive component is disposed adjacent to the first conductive component. The second conductive component and the first conductive component have different thicknesses. The planarization layer is disposed on the first conductive component. The antenna layer is disposed on the first conductive component and the second conductive component.
US12021042B2
A semiconductor package includes a substrate, a semiconductor die, a ring structure and a lid. The semiconductor die is disposed on the substrate. The ring structure is disposed on the substrate and surrounds the semiconductor die, where a first side of the semiconductor die is distant from an inner sidewall of the ring structure by a first gap, and a second side of the semiconductor die is distant from the inner sidewall of the ring structure by a second gap. The first side is opposite to the second side, and the first gap is less than the second gap. The lid is disposed on the ring structure and has a recess formed therein, and the recess overlaps with the first gap in a stacking direction of the ring structure and the lid.
US12021037B2
Package structures and methods for forming the same are provided. The method includes forming a passivation layer having an opening and forming a first seed layer in the opening. The method further includes filling the opening with a conductive layer over the first seed layer and bonding an integrated circuit die to the conductive layer over a first side of the passivation layer. The method further includes removing a portion of the first seed layer to expose a top surface of the conductive layer and to partially expose a first sidewall of the passivation layer from a second side of the passivation layer and forming a second seed layer over the top surface of the conductive layer and over the first sidewall of the passivation layer.
US12021033B2
An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a substrate, a first active region, first and second conductive patterns, and a first through via structure. The substrate has opposite first and second sides. The first active region is over the first side of the substrate. The first conductive pattern is over and electrically coupled to the first active region. The first through via structure extends from the second side, through the substrate, to the first side in electrical contact with the first active region. The second conductive pattern is under the second side of the substrate and electrically coupled to the first through via structure.
US12021024B2
A package structure includes a semiconductor die, an insulating encapsulant, a first redistribution layer, a second redistribution layer, a heat dissipation element and conductive balls. The insulating encapsulant is encapsulating the semiconductor die, and has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first redistribution layer is located on the first surface of the insulating encapsulant and includes at least one feed line and one ground plate. The second redistribution layer is located on the second surface of the insulating encapsulant and electrically connected to the semiconductor die and the first redistribution layer. The heat dissipation element is disposed on the first redistribution layer and includes a conductive base and antenna patterns, wherein the antenna patterns is electrically connected to the feed line and is electrically coupled to the ground plate of the first redistribution layer.
US12021023B2
A device includes a gate, source/drain regions, a source/drain contact, and first, second, third dielectric layers. The gate is on a transistor channel region. The source/drain regions are spaced apart by the transistor channel region. The source/drain contact is on one of the source/drain regions. The first dielectric layer is over the source/drain contact. The second dielectric layer is over the first dielectric layer. The third dielectric layer is over the second dielectric layer. The first and third dielectric layers are formed of a first material different from a second material of the second dielectric layer. The via extends through the first, second, and third dielectric layers to the source/drain contact. The via is wider in the second dielectric layer than in the first and third dielectric layers.
US12021014B2
A structure includes a first package component including a first conductive pad, and a second package component overlying the first package component. The second package component includes a surface dielectric layer, and a conductive bump protruding lower than the surface dielectric layer. The first conductive bump includes a first sidewall facing away from a center of the first package component, and a second sidewall facing toward the center. A solder bump joins the first conductive pad to the first conductive bump. The solder bump contacts the first sidewall. An underfill is between the first package component and the second package component, and the underfill contacts the second sidewall.
US12021009B2
The present application discloses a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate; a plug structure including a bottom conductive layer positioned on the substrate, a middle conductive layer positioned on the bottom conductive layer, a top conductive layer positioned on the middle conductive layer, and an insulating covering layer covering a sidewall of the middle conductive layer and positioned between the bottom conductive layer and the top conductive layer; and a first dielectric layer positioned on the substrate and surrounding the plug structure. A width of the bottom conductive layer is greater than a width of the middle conductive layer. A width of the top conductive layer is greater than the width of the middle conductive layer.
US12021003B2
A semiconductor device package includes a semiconductor die having two largest dimensions that define a major plane, a packaging material enclosing the semiconductor die, a plurality of contacts on a first exterior surface of the semiconductor device package that is parallel to the major plane, the first exterior surface defining a bottom of the semiconductor device package, and a pedestal of semiconductor material above the semiconductor die in a thermally-conductive, electrically non-conductive relationship with the semiconductor die. The semiconductor material of the pedestal may be doped to provide electromagnetic shielding of the semiconductor die.
US12020990B2
A method for microfabrication of a three dimensional transistor stack having gate-all-around field-effect transistor devices. The channels hang between source/drain regions. Each channel is selectively deposited with layers of materials designed for adjusting the threshold voltage of the channel. The layers may be oxides, high-k materials, work function materials and metallization. The three dimensional transistor stack forms an array of high threshold voltage devices and low threshold voltage devices in a single package.
US12020987B2
A method includes forming a fin structure over a substrate; forming a gate structure over the substrate and crossing the fin structure, wherein the gate structures comprises a gate electrode and a hard mask layer over the gate electrode; forming gate spacers on opposite sidewalls of the gate structure; performing an ion implantation process to form doped regions in the hard mask layers of the gate structure and in the gate spacers, wherein the ion implantation process is performed at a tilt angle; etching portions of the fin structure exposed by the gate structure and the gate spacers to form recesses in the fin structure; and forming source/drain epitaxial structures in the recesses.
US12020986B2
A semiconductor structure and method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure are provided. The method includes receiving a substrate with fin features; forming a first gate stack over the substrate, wherein the first gate stack comprise at least one void exposed from a surface of the first gate stack; forming a fill material in the at least one void; partially removing the fill material outside the at least one void, wherein a portion of the fill material is left in the at least one void; forming sidewall spacers besides the first gate stack; removing the first gate stack; and forming a second gate stack.
US12020982B2
A method of forming an electronic device is disclosed. The method comprises forming depositing a metal on a substrate, the metal comprising one or more of copper (Cu), titanium (Ti), or tantalum (Ta). A metal cap is deposited on the metal. The metal cap comprises one or more of molybdenum (Mo), ruthenium (Ru), iridium (Ir), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), silver (Ag), osmium (Os), platinum (Pt), or gold (Au). The substrate is then exposed to an anneal process, e.g., a hydrogen high-pressure anneal. The formation of the metal cap on the metal minimizes parasitic adsorption of hydrogen by the underlying metal.
US12020978B2
A packaged integrated circuit (IC) chip that provides input/output (I/O) signal fail safe verification is disclosed. The packaged IC chip includes a first processing unit, a first control peripheral coupled to receive a first processed signal from the processing unit and to provide an output signal, and compare logic. The compare logic is coupled to receive the output signal and a comparison signal, to compare the output signal and the comparison signal, and to provide an error signal responsive to a difference between the output signal and the comparison signal.
US12020973B2
In an embodiment a transfer tool includes an adhesive stamp having an adhesive surface configured to pick up a semiconductor chip and a device configured to adjust a surface area of the adhesive surface, wherein the adhesive stamp is deformable, wherein the adhesive surface is formed by a part of an outer surface of the adhesive stamp, wherein the surface area of the adhesive surface is adjustable by deformation of the adhesive stamp, and wherein the adhesive surface is free of interruptions.
US12020971B2
A method for joining quartz pieces using metallic aluminum as the joining element. The aluminum may be placed between two quartz pieces and the assembly may be heated in the range of 500 C to 650 C. The joining atmosphere may be non-oxygenated. A method for the joining of quartz pieces which may include barrier layers on the quartz pieces. The barrier layers may be impervious to aluminum diffusion and may be of a metal oxide or metal nitride. The quartz pieces with the barrier layers may then be joined at temperatures higher than 650 C and less than 1200 C. A device such as an RF antenna or electrode in support of semiconductor processing using joined quartz pieces wherein the aluminum joining layer which has joined the pieces and also functions as antenna electrode.
US12020948B2
Provided are methods of manufacturing integrated circuit that include a polysilicon etch process in which the wafer having an etch poly pattern is loaded into a reactor chamber and exposed to an activated etchant and, during the etch process, adjusting the temperature conditions within the reactor chamber to increase polymeric deposition on an upper surface of the wafer.
US12020936B2
A substrate processing apparatus configured to process a substrate includes a holder configured to hold, in a combined substrate in which a first substrate and a second substrate are bonded to each other, the second substrate; and a modifying device configured to form, to an inside of the first substrate held by the holder, a peripheral modification layer by radiating laser light for periphery along a boundary between a peripheral portion of the first substrate as a removing target and a central portion thereof, and, also, configured to form an internal modification layer by radiating laser light for internal surface along a plane direction of the first substrate. The modifying device switches the laser light for periphery and the laser light for internal surface by adjusting at least a shape or a number of the laser light for periphery and the laser light for internal surface.
US12020929B2
Embodiments herein relate to systems, apparatuses, or processes directed to manufacturing transistors that include a substrate, an epitaxial layer with a first side and a second side opposite the first side, where the first side and the second side of the epitaxial layer are substantially planar, where the second side of the epitaxial layer is substantially parallel to the first side, and where the first side of the epitaxial layer is directly coupled with a side of the substrate. In particular, the epitaxial layer may be adjacent to an oxide layer having a side that is substantially planar, where the second side of the epitaxial layer is adjacent to the side of the oxide layer, and the epitaxial layer was grown and the growth was constrained by the oxide layer.
US12020927B2
A first main surface is a (000-1) plane or a plane inclined by an angle of less than or equal to 8° relative to the (000-1) plane. A substrate placement surface has an area of more than or equal to 697 cm2 and less than or equal to 1161 cm2. When an X axis indicates a first value and a Y axis indicates a second value, the first value and the second value fall within a hexagonal region surrounded by first coordinates, second coordinates, third coordinates, fourth coordinates, fifth coordinates and sixth coordinates in XY plane coordinates, where the first coordinates are (0.038, 0.0019), the second coordinates are (0.069, 0.0028), the third coordinates are (0.177, 0.0032), the fourth coordinates are (0.038, 0.0573), the fifth coordinates are (0.069, 0.0849), and the sixth coordinates are (0.177, 0.0964).
US12020919B2
In a method for analyzing isoaspartic acid by dissociating precursor ions derived from a sample component and generating and analyzing product ions, the method includes: generating product ions by irradiating the precursor ions with hydrogen radicals or radicals having oxidizing ability to dissociate the precursor ions; separating and detecting the product ions according to a mass-to-charge ratio; and specifying product ions derived from isoaspartic acid based on a mass-to-charge ratio of the product ions.
US12020916B2
Provided is a niobium sputtering target having improved film thickness uniformity throughout the target life. In the niobium sputtering target, a rate of change in a {111} area ratio of each of an upper, central, and lower portions of the sputtering target, as represented by the following equation (2), is 2.5 or less, and the {111} area ratio of each of the upper, central and lower portions is determined by dividing a cross section of a plate-shaped sputtering target perpendicular to a sputtering surface into three equal portions: the upper portion, the central portion and the lower portion from a sputtering surface side in a normal direction of the sputtering surface at an intermediate position between a center and an outer circumference of the sputtering surface of the plate-shaped sputtering target, and measuring a crystal orientation distribution of each of measured regions of the upper portion, the central portion, and the lower portion using an EBSD method: the {111} area ratio=total area of crystal grains having a {111} plane oriented in the normal direction in the measured regions/total area of the measured regions Equation (1); the rate of change=[maximum value−minimum value]/minimum value Equation (2).
US12020915B1
An etch process performed during semiconductor processing is monitored using a resonant structure on a surface of a wafer, formed on the surface of a wafer as a resonant cavity. A resonance sensor is positioned over the wafer within a plasma etch chamber so as to establish a resonance with the resonant structure. A resonant frequency of the resonant structure is sensed through the resonant structure and shifts in the resonant frequency are thereby detected during an etch process as a measurement of the etch process. The etch process is controlled in accordance with the shift in the resonant frequency.
US12020914B2
An information processing device includes a storage configured to store a first film thickness model or a first refractive index model defining an amount of change in a film thickness or a refractive index at each position of a first wafer when a film forming processing is performed by changing an output of each of a plurality of plasma sources provided in a film forming device by a predetermined amount and a calculator configured to calculate, based on the first film thickness model or the first refractive index model, a correction value of the output of each of the plurality of plasma sources to achieve a target value of a film thickness or a target value of a refractive index at each position of a second wafer.
US12020910B2
A radio frequency (RF) screen for a microwave powered ultraviolet (UV) lamp system is disclosed. In one example, a disclosed RF screen includes: a sheet comprising a conductive material; and a frame around edges of the sheet. The conductive material defines a predetermined mesh pattern of individual openings across substantially an operative area of the screen. Each of the individual openings has a triangular shape.
US12020909B2
A plasma processing apparatus includes a chamber providing a space for processing a substrate, a substrate stage configured to support the substrate within the chamber and including a lower electrode, an upper electrode facing the lower electrode, a focus ring in or on an upper peripheral region of the substrate stage to surround the substrate, and a plasma adjustment assembly in at least one of a first position between the upper electrode and the lower electrode and a second position between the focus ring and the lower electrode, the plasma adjustment assembly including a photoreactive material layer and a plurality of light sources configured to irradiate light onto a local region of the photoreactive material layer. A capacitance of the local region is changed as the light is irradiated to the local region.
US12020907B2
Exemplary semiconductor processing chambers may include a gasbox. The chambers may include a substrate support. The chambers may include a blocker plate positioned between the gasbox and the substrate support. The blocker plate may define a plurality of apertures through the plate. The chambers may include a faceplate positioned between the blocker plate and the substrate support. The faceplate may be characterized by a first surface facing the blocker plate and a second surface opposite the first surface. The faceplate may be characterized by a central axis. The faceplate may define a plurality of apertures through the faceplate distributed in a number of rings. Each ring of apertures may include a scaled increase in aperture number from a ring radially inward. A radially outermost ring of apertures may be characterized by a number of apertures reduced from the scaled increase in aperture number.
US12020904B2
An apparatus for processing a substrate includes a step of providing a substrate and a first step. In the step of providing a substrate, a substrate having a first film and a second film formed on the first film and having a pattern formed thereon is provided. In the first step, a protective film is formed on a side wall of the first film by a product generated by sputtering of the second film while a first processing gas is turned into plasma and the first film is etched simultaneously with the sputtering of the second film.
US12020901B2
Methods and apparatus using a matching network for processing a substrate are provided herein. For example, a matching network configured for use with a plasma processing chamber comprises a local controller connectable to a system controller of the plasma processing chamber, a first motorized capacitor connected to the local controller, a second motorized capacitor connected to the first motorized capacitor, a first sensor at an input of the matching network and a second sensor at an output of the matching network for obtaining in-line RF voltage, current, phase, harmonics, and impedance data, respectively, and an Ethernet for Control Automation Technology (EtherCAT) communication interface connecting the local controller to the first motorized capacitor, the second motorized capacitor, the first sensor, and the second sensor.
US12020900B2
There is provided a plasma processing device. The plasma processing device comprises: a processing chamber; a partition plate that has an insulating property, and configured to partition a space in the processing chamber into a reaction chamber in which an object to be processed is mounted and a plasma generating chamber in which plasma is generated, wherein a first electrode is provided on a surface of the partition plate on the side of the plasma generating chamber, and the partition plate has a plurality of through holes formed for supplying active species contained in the plasma generated in the plasma generating chamber to the reaction chamber; a second electrode disposed in the plasma generating chamber so as to face the first electrode; and a power supply configured to supply high-frequency power obtained by phase-controlling and superimposing high-frequency powers of a plurality of frequencies to one of the first electrode and the second electrode when the plasma is generated in the plasma generating chamber.
US12020888B2
An electronic apparatus includes, in a case, substrates with electronic components mounted thereon, a thermoplastic hot-melt resin, and a fluid branch member, wherein: the inside of the case is divided into a plurality of spaces; the plurality of spaces are at least any space among spaces between the case and the substrates and spaces between the substrates, and are filled with the thermoplastic hot-melt resin; and the fluid branch member is provided with an opening as an inlet for the thermoplastic hot-melt resin, and flow path parts for branching the thermoplastic hot-melt resin into multiple parts and guiding the same.
US12020879B2
An electromagnetic relay includes a base, a casing, a coil, a movable contact piece and two fixed contact pieces. Each of the fixed contact pieces includes a plate-shaped base. A portion of one side of the plate-shaped base extends outward and is bent to form a fixed contact fixing part. The fixed contacts are arranged on the fixed contact fixing part, and an abdicating through hole is defined in the base. The plate-shaped bases of the fixed contact pieces are respectively connected to an outer side surface of the base and spaced from each other. Each of the fixed contact fixing parts protrudes through the abdicating through hole and located between the base and the casing. Each of the fixed contacts faces to the movable contact on the movable contact piece, and a portion of the plate-shaped base on the fixed contact piece protrudes out of the casing to form a connecting part.
US12020865B2
An electronic component includes an electronic element and an interposer board. The electronic element includes a multilayer body and external electrodes at a pair of multilayer body end surfaces and connected to internal electrode layers. The interposer board includes board end surfaces, board side surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces, and board main surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces and the board side surfaces. One of the board main surfaces is in a vicinity of the electronic element and joined with one of the multilayer body main surfaces in a vicinity of the board. The interposer board is an alumina board. The board main surface in the vicinity of the electronic element includes a fired layer thereon in the vicinity of the pair of board end surfaces of the interposer board.
US12020851B2
A circuit includes a bias-tee circuit including a signal line, a constant-voltage power supply, an inductor, and a capacitor. The signal line includes a first signal line and a second signal line. The inductor includes a first inductor and a second inductor. The first inductor is connected to the first signal line and the constant-voltage power supply. The second inductor is connected to the second signal line and the constant-voltage power supply. The shortest distance between the first inductor and the second inductor is not less than 0.05 mm and not more than 1 mm (i.e., from 0.05 mm to 1 mm). The direction of a coil axis of the first inductor and the direction of a coil axis of the second inductor are parallel with a mounting surface and form an angle of approximately 90 degrees.
US12020850B2
A multilayer coil component includes an element body, a coil disposed in the element body, and a terminal electrode disposed on the element body. The element body has a first side face and a second side face, a first end face and a second end face, and a first main face and a second main face. The terminal electrode includes a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion. The first electrode portion has a first exposed face exposed on the first main face. The second electrode portion has a second exposed face exposed on the first end face. The first exposed face and the second exposed face are adjacent to each other interposing a ridge portion. The first exposed face is separated from an outer edge of the first main face. The second exposed face is separated from an outer edge of the first end face.
US12020849B2
A coil component includes a body, a support substrate disposed within the body, a lead portion disposed on a first surface of the support substrate, a first insulating layer disposed on the first surface of the support substrate to cover the lead portion, a coil unit including a plurality of turns disposed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer covering the coil unit, and first and second external electrodes spaced apart from each other on the body, and connected to the coil unit and the lead portion, respectively.
US12020845B2
An inductor component includes a main body, a first inductor wiring located inside the main body and extending on a virtual plane, and a second inductor wiring located inside the main body and extending in parallel to the virtual plane. The inductor component includes a third inductor wiring located between the first inductor wiring and the second inductor wiring inside the main body and extending in parallel to the virtual plane. The inductor component includes vertical wirings passing through the inside of the main body from each of the first to third inductor wirings to a surface of the main body in a direction perpendicular to the virtual plane. The third inductor wiring is a low-resistance inductor wiring having a DC electrical resistance smaller than those of the first inductor wiring and the second inductor wiring.
US12020842B2
The present disclosure relates to a transformer. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a transformer includes a case; a winding portion and an iron core portion, provided in the case; an insulating fluid provided in the case; and a reinforcing portion provided outside the case, and surrounding the case, wherein the reinforcing portion is made of a second material having a yield strength higher than a yield strength of a first material constituting the case, to pressurize the case and prevent expansion of the case.
US12020840B2
In the reactor in which the wiring board with the main winding formed thereon and the wiring board with the control winding formed thereon are incorporated in layers into the planer core, the magnetic flux generated by the main winding and the magnetic flux generated by the control winding are brought into the following states in order to equalize the density of the magnetic flux generated by the control current. A main winding current of high-frequency current flowing through the main winding generates an AC magnetic fluxes, each of the fluxes having a magnetic field in a direction opposite to each other so as to cancel each other out, and a control current of direct current flowing through the control winding generates a DC magnetic flux with a uniform magnetic flux density around the pair of the inner legs of which AC magnetic fluxes are cancelled out each other.
US12020835B2
A method for manufacturing a sintered magnet according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is provided. The method includes producing an R-T-B-based magnetic powder through a reduction-diffusion method, and sintering the R-T-B-based magnetic powder, wherein R is a rare earth element, and T is a transition metal, and wherein the producing the magnetic powder includes adding a refractory metal sulfide powder to a R-T-B-based raw material.
US12020832B2
A dielectric cover for a first type of insulator, supporting a conductor in an electrical distribution system, has a first height for covering high voltage portions of the first type of insulator. Thus, wildlife is protected from electrocution. In the event a second type of insulator is used, such as a K-Line type insulator having a relatively large top metal, an inexpensive dielectric shell is fitted over top of the cover to extend the dielectric height by at least one inch to fully laterally cover the top metal of the of the K-Line type insulator. Thus, different covers are not needed for covering both types of insulators, since only the shell is added for covering the second type of insulator. The shell may be provided in different sizes to accommodate different lengths of the top metal. Retaining pins are used to secure the cover over the insulator and conductor.
US12020831B2
Power transmission systems with cooling mechanisms, and methods of operating the same, are described. A power transmission system can include multiple support tower assemblies. Each of the support tower assemblies includes a support tower. One or more of the support tower assemblies includes a termination (i.e., a connection point via which electrical current and/or coolant can enter the transmission line and/or exit the transmission line). The power transmission system also includes multiple conductor assemblies suspended above a surface of the earth. Each conductor assembly includes an electrical conductor and is positioned between, and mechanically supported by, a pair of the support towers. The power transmission system also includes a coolant supply system that delivers a coolant fluid, during operation of the power transmission system, to at least one of the terminations, for cooling of the conductor assemblies.
US12020827B2
A nuclear reactor includes a reactor container, a reactor core, a control drum assembly, a hot channel, a heat exchanger and a main pump. The reactor container contains a coolant; the reactor core is arranged at a lower middle part of the reactor container; the control drum assembly is arranged on an outer periphery of the reactor core, and includes control drums arranged at intervals along a peripheral direction of the reactor core; the hot channel is arranged in the reactor container and located above the reactor core. The hot channel has a bottom hermetically connected to the control drum assembly and a top hermetically connected to an inner top surface of the reactor container. The hot channel has a hot pool passage for the coolant to pass through. The heat exchanger is arranged in the reactor container and located on an outer periphery of the hot channel.
US12020824B2
The present invention has an object to provide a virtual reality video reproduction apparatus that can allow a viewer to experience an impairment due to a disease, such as diabetes, with a strong sense of immersion. The virtual reality video reproduction apparatus of the present invention applies a filter process of simulating a visual impairment caused by diabetes to a predetermined area of images included in a virtual reality video that represents virtual reality content, and causes an electronic display included in a virtual reality headset to display the video.
US12020823B2
An Integrated Virtual Patient Framework (IVPF) for providing decision support that evolves with increasing data collected on a given patient. Support decisions for patients with limited data is made using statistical prediction tools derived from historical trajectories of similar patients. As patient histories grow, decision support is provided by mathematical models that constrain the possible dynamics of the patient to more detailed predictive models. Weights for each model are assigned depending on uncertainties arising from data fitting and model properties. As new data are entered into a patient record, the models are recalibrated and the weights are adjusted, leading to updated decision support information. The framework also suggests the benefit of additional follow-up data collection events, optimizing the data collection as well as how the IVPF generates predictions. The framework also may present scenarios to patients in a way that informs them of treatment outcomes, given various strategies.
US12020822B2
An apparatus for treatment planning and/or treatment setup includes: a simulator configured to obtain a first model representing a first component of a medical system, and virtually move the first model to simulate a movement of the first component of the medical system; an analyzer configured to determine imaging waypoints during a treatment process based on the virtual movement of the first model; and a graphic generator configured to generate a graphic based on the determined imaging waypoints.
US12020817B2
Various methods and systems are provided for a healthcare provider assistance system. In one example, a system includes a machine-human interface, wherein the machine-human interface is a display, and a computing device operably coupled to the machine-human interface and configured to execute instructions stored in memory to: execute a plurality of different algorithms in complementary, competitive, or aggregated modes, where inputs to each of the plurality of different algorithms include current and past data representing a health and current condition of a patient; output, to the machine-human interface, a list of a first number of possible diagnoses of the patient based on outputs of the executed plurality of different algorithms; and present, via the machine-human interface, suggested next actions to narrow down the first number of possible diagnoses, the suggested next actions determined based on the outputs of the executed plurality of different algorithms.
US12020816B2
A medical episode analysis engine is provided. The engine generates a first matrix data structure having an entry for each concept pairing and storing a value representing relatedness weighted according to a temporal weighting function. The engine generates a second matrix data structure by calculating, for each entry in the first matrix, a relatedness measure of the concepts in the concept pairing based on a frequency of occurrence together. The engine generates, for each first concept, a concept embedding, based on the second matrix, that specifies, for each other second concept, a temporally weighted relatedness measure. The engine generates, for each anchor concepts, a corresponding episode definition comprising a plurality of related concepts corresponding to a same episode, based on the concept embedding. The engine processes new input data based on the episode definition data structures to identify instances of corresponding episodes in the new input data.
US12020814B1
Embodiments of the invention provide decision support services, including an enhanced user interface. A reason for a clinical visit is determined and an initial workflow may be provided via the user interface during a clinical visit. The workflow may include a set of initial user interface elements that are determined based on a context associated with the clinical visit. The set of initial user interface elements may include a first initial interface element associated with a pre-identified clinical concept. During the clinical visit, a first suggested interface element can be provided. The first suggested interface element is generated during the workflow based on detecting a selection of the first initial interface element. The first suggested interface element can be associated with a first suggested clinical concept that is related to the pre-identified clinical concept.
US12020812B2
System and method for prediction of intradialytic adverse event and computer readable medium thereof
Provided are a system and a method for prediction of an intradialytic adverse event, where a machine learning model of two-class classification is utilized to predict intradialytic adverse events in quasi-real time, such that features extracted in an ongoing hemodialysis process in real time can have the hemodialysis session alerted for forthcoming adverse events. Therefore, clinicians can be warned to take necessary actions and adjust the hemodialysis machine settings in advance. In addition, a computer readable medium thereof is also provided.
