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US11329070B2	Electronic panel and electronic device including same Provided is an electronic panel. The electronic panel includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels, an encapsulation layer covering the pixels, and a planarization layer disposed on the encapsulation layer, the display unit in a plan view including an active area displaying an image and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area, and an input sensing unit disposed on the display unit and configured to detect an external input. An upper surface of the encapsulation layer includes a flat surface provided in the active area and a non-flat surface provided in the peripheral area and curved compared to the flat surface. The planarization layer covers the non-flat surface. The input sensing unit is disposed on the flat surface and on the non-flat surface.
US11329065B2	Semiconductor device, semiconductor wafer, memory device, and electronic device An object is to provide a semiconductor device with large memory capacity. The semiconductor device includes first to seventh insulators, a first conductor, and a first semiconductor. The first conductor is positioned on a first top surface of the first insulator and a first bottom surface of the second insulator. The third insulator is positioned in a region including a side surface and a second top surface of the first insulator, a side surface of the first conductor, and a second bottom surface and a side surface of the second insulator. The fourth insulator, the fifth insulator, and the first semiconductor are sequentially stacked on the third insulator. The sixth insulator is in contact with the fifth insulator in a region overlapping the first conductor. The seventh insulator is positioned in a region including the first semiconductor and the sixth insulator.
US11329030B2	Production of a chip module A method of producing a chip module includes providing a carrier; arranging semiconductor chips on the carrier; applying an electrically insulating material on the carrier; and structuring the carrier such that the chip module is provided, wherein the chip module includes separate carrier sections produced by structuring the carrier, the carrier sections of the chip module connected by the electrically insulating material.
US11329022B2	Packages for semiconductor devices, packaged semiconductor devices, and methods of packaging semiconductor devices Packages for semiconductor devices, packaged semiconductor devices, and methods of packaging semiconductor devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a package for a semiconductor device includes an integrated circuit die mounting region, a molding material around the integrated circuit die mounting region, and an interconnect structure over the molding material and the integrated circuit die mounting region. The interconnect structure has contact pads, and connectors are coupled to the contact pads. Two or more of the connectors have an alignment feature formed thereon.
US11329008B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor package for warpage control A method for manufacturing a semiconductor package includes following operations. A die having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface is provided. A polymeric film is disposed over the second surface of the die. An adhesive film is provided. The die and the polymeric film are attached to a carrier substrate through the adhesive film. The die, the polymeric film and the adhesive film are molded with a molding compound. The polymeric film is sandwiched between the die and the adhesive film upon attaching to the carrier substrate.
US11328996B2	Zero-misalignment two-via structures using photoimageable dielectric film buildup film, and transparent substrate with electroless plating A device package and method of forming the device package are described. The device package includes a dielectric on a conductive pad, a first via on a top surface of conductive pad, where the first via extends through dielectric, and a conductive trace on dielectric. The device package has a second via on dielectric, where the conductive trace connects to first and second vias, and the second via connects to an edge of conductive trace opposite from first via. The device package may have a seed on dielectric, where the seed electrically couples to conductive trace, a first seed on the top surface of conductive pad, where the first via is on first seed, and a second seed on a top surface of first via, the second seed on surfaces of second via, where the conductive trace is on second seed disposed on both first and second vias.
US11328994B2	Method for fabricating CU interconnection using graphene A method for manufacturing an interconnect structure includes providing a substrate structure comprising a substrate, a first dielectric layer on the substrate, and a metal interconnect line formed in the first dielectric layer and extending through to a surface of the substrate; removing a portion of the first dielectric layer on opposite sides of the metal interconnect line to expose a surface of the metal interconnect line and to form a recess; forming a graphene layer on the exposed surface of the metal interconnect line; and forming a second dielectric layer filling the recess and covering the graphene layer. The interconnect structure can prevent metal atoms of the metal interconnect line from diffusion into the first and second dielectric layers.
US11328955B2	Semiconductor chip including back-side conductive layer A substrate wafer arrangement includes a substrate layer having a first main side and a second main side opposite the first main side, the first main side being a front-side and the second main side being a back-side, the substrate layer further having a plurality of semiconductor chips. A polymer structure arranged between the plurality of semiconductor chips extends at least from the front-side of the substrate layer to the back-side of the substrate layer and protrudes from a back-side surface of the substrate layer. The polymer structure separates a plurality of insular islands of conductive material, each insular island corresponding to a respective semiconductor chip of the plurality of semiconductor chips. Semiconductor devices produced from the substrate wafer arrangement are also described.
US11328950B2	Thin glass or ceramic substrate for silicon-on-insulator technology Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method for fabricating semiconductor-on-insulator (SemOI) electronic components. In the method, a device wafer is bonded to a handling wafer. The device wafer includes a semiconductor device layer and a buried oxide layer. A substrate is adhered to the handling wafer. The substrate is a glass or a ceramic, and bonding occurs at an interface between the semiconductor device layer and the substrate. Material is removed from the device wafer to expose the buried oxide layer. The substrate is debonded from the handling wafer so as to provide an SemOI electronic component including the substrate, the semiconductor device layer, and the buried oxide layer.
US11328945B2	Wafer forming apparatus A wafer forming apparatus includes a conveying tray having an ingot accommodating section that accommodates a semiconductor ingot and a wafer accommodating section that accommodates a wafer formed from the semiconductor ingot, a belt conveyor unit that conveys the conveying tray to each processing apparatus, a cassette rack on which cassettes accommodating the wafers are placed correspondingly to the conveying trays, and a transferring unit that transfers the wafer from the wafer accommodating section of the conveying tray to the cassette placed on the cassette rack. The conveying tray is provided with an identification mark. The cassette rack or the cassette corresponding to the conveying tray is provided with the same identification mark as the identification mark provided on the conveying tray.
US11328935B2	Method of forming a layer structure, layer structure, method of forming a contact structure, method of forming a chip package, and chip package A method of forming a layer structure is provided. The method may include plasma-treating a metal surface with a hydrogen-containing plasma, thereby forming nucleophilic groups over the metal surface, and forming an organic layer over the metal surface, wherein the organic layer comprises silane and is covalently bonded to the nucleophilic groups.
US11328930B2	Multi-faced molded semiconductor package and related methods Implementations of a method of forming a semiconductor package may include forming electrical contacts on a first side of a wafer, applying a photoresist layer to the first side of the wafer, patterning the photoresist layer, and etching notches into the first side of the wafer using the photoresist layer. The method may include applying a first mold compound into the notches and over the first side of the wafer, grinding a second side of the wafer opposite the first side of the wafer to the notches formed in the first side of the wafer, applying one of a second mold compound and a laminate resin to a second side of the wafer, and singulating the wafer into semiconductor packages. Six sides of a die included in each semiconductor package may be covered by one of the first mold compound, the second mold compound, and the laminate resin.
US11328926B2	Ultralow dielectric mesoporous organosilicon film and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to the field of chemical industry, and discloses organosilicone micro-mesoporous ultra-low dielectric thin films and preparation methods therefor. A structural formula of a POSS-based organosilane precursor in the thin film is as follows: where n is 12, 16, 18, 20, or 22, and X is CH3 or CH2CH3. The preparation method includes the following steps: dissolving a certain amount of the POSS-based precursor in an organic solvent at a room temperature; adding an appropriate amount of a photoacid generator, after uniformly stirring, spraying a mixed liquid to form a film on a substrate; placing the substrate under a light-emitting diode lamp for irradiating for a preset time after the organic solvent is completely evaporated; then placing the substrate in N,N-dimethylformamide for undergoing a transesterification reaction with fluoroalkyl alcohol for 24-72 h; and washing and drying to obtain the organosilicone micro-mesoporous ultra-low dielectric thin film. Compared with existing ultra-low dielectric thin films, the obtained thin film has a lower dielectric constant (1.89), and is better in dielectric stability in a humid environment, simple to operate, and high in polymerization speed.
US11328920B2	Time of flight mass analyser with spatial focussing A Time of Flight mass analyser is disclosed comprising: at least one ion mirror ((34) for reflecting ions; an ion detector (36) arranged for detecting the reflected ions; a first pulsed ion accelerator (30) for accelerating an ion packet in a first dimension (Y-dimension) towards the ion detector (36) so that the ion packet spatially converges in the first dimension as it travels to the detector (36); and a pulsed orthogonal accelerator (32) for orthogonally accelerating the ion packet in a second, orthogonal dimension (X-dimension) into one of said at least one ion mirrors (34).
US11328916B2	User defined scaled mass defect plot with filtering and labeling A method of determining mass defect plots with user-defined mass scaling, filtering, and labeling in a mass spectrometer is described. An implementation of the method comprises, (i) generating a mass defect plot from the data, (ii) filtering all ions in the mass defect plot that do not have an associated isotopologue ion, (iii) selecting an unidentified ion, (iv) determining an isotope pattern of the unidentified ion, (v) identifying one or more elements indicated by the isotope pattern for the unidentified ion; (vi) searching formulas containing one or more elements indicated by the isotope pattern for the unidentified ion, (vii) determining a chemical formula of the identified ion, and (viii) displaying the chemical formulas for the unidentified ion on a screen.
US11328905B2	Thermal spraying method of component for plasma processing apparatus and component for plasma processing apparatus There is provision of a thermal spraying method of a component for a plasma processing apparatus performed by a plasma spraying apparatus including a nozzle and a plasma generating unit having a common axis with the nozzle. The method includes a step of injecting, with a plasma generating gas, feedstock powder having a particle diameter of 15 μm or less from a tip of the nozzle to the plasma generating unit, a step of generating a plasma from the plasma generating gas in the plasma generating unit, by using electric power not more than 50 kW, and a step of thermal spraying the feedstock powder liquefied by the plasma at the component through a mask, such that a surface of a resin layer of the component is covered with the feedstock powder.
US11328903B2	Plasma processing system, method of controlling plasma in the plasma processing system, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device by using the method of controlling the plasma A plasma processing system includes a radio-frequency (RF) power source unit configured to generate three RF powers; a process chamber to which a process gas supplied and to which the RF powers are applied to generate a plasma; and an impedance matcher between the RF power source unit and the process chamber, the impedance matcher configured to adjust an impedance. The RF power source unit may include a first RF power source connected to a first electrode located in a lower portion of the process chamber to apply a first RF power having a first frequency, a second RF power source connected to the first electrode and to apply a second RF power having a second frequency, and a third RF power source connected to a second electrode located in an upper portion of the process chamber and to apply a third RF power having a third frequency.
US11328892B2	Coating on dielectric insert of a resonant RF cavity Disclosed herein are radio frequency (RF) cavities and systems including such RF cavities. The RF cavities are characterized as having an insert with at least one sidewall coated with a material to prevent charge build up without affecting RF input power and that is heat and vacuum compatible. One example RF cavity includes a dielectric insert, the dielectric insert having an opening extending from one side of the dielectric insert to another to form a via, and a coating layer disposed on an inner surface of the dielectric insert, the inner surface facing the via, wherein the coating layer has a thickness and a resistivity, the thickness less than a thickness threshold, and the resistivity greater than a resistivity threshold, wherein the thickness and resistivity thresholds are based partly on operating parameters of the RF cavity.
US11328889B2	Circuit breaker A circuit breaker for interrupting a direct current, in particular in a power supply system in a vehicle having a main current path that includes a switch, and having a reed relay for detecting an electric current flow across the main current path. The switch is coupled to the reed relay. Also, a use of a circuit breaker is provided.
US11328888B2	Bus plug including remotely operated circuit breaker and electrical system including the same A bus plug structured to electrically connect between a busway and a load includes a circuit breaker structured to electrically connect between connectors and the load and to output a first control signal, the circuit breaker including separable contacts structured to open to stop power from the flowing from the busway to the load, a motor operator structured to cause the separable contacts to open or close in response to the first control signal from the circuit breaker, and a wireless communication module structured to wirelessly communicate with an external device and to output a second control signal to the circuit breaker is response to wireless communication received from the external device. The circuit breaker is structured to output the first control signal to the motor operator to open or close the separable contacts in response to receiving the second control signal from the wireless communication module.
US11328884B2	Variable-speed circuit breaker and switching method for same A circuit breaker includes at least one moveable contact. The moveable electrode is operably connected to a Thomson coil actuator that can separate and open the contacts of the circuit breaker. A sensor senses current or voltage in the circuit breaker. When a condition exists that triggers an opening action, a controller will use select a current level to apply to the Thomson coil actuator. The selected current level will vary based on the sensed current or voltage level. The controller will cause a driver to apply the selected current level to the Thomson coil actuator, and it will cause the contacts to separate and open. If the circuit breaker is a vacuum interrupter, the vacuum interrupter may employ a multi-section bellows in which each section has unique structural characteristics as compared to the other sections, so that different sections will dominate as the Thomson coil's speed of operation varies.
US11328878B2	Microporous and hierarchical porous carbon A porous carbon material includes a hierarchical porous structure including a primary microporous structure and at least one of a secondary mesoporous structure and a secondary macroporous structure. The porous carbon material is formed by combining a halogenated-hydrocarbon, an aprotic hydrocarbon solvent, and a reductant to initiate a reaction that forms intermediate particles having a microporous framework; and subjecting the intermediate particles to a heat treatment at a heat treatment temperature ranging from about 300° C. to less than 1,500° C. for a heat treatment time period ranging from about 20 minutes to about 10 hours to thereby form the porous carbon material. The aprotic hydrocarbon solvent is selected from the group consisting of toluene, hexane, cyclohexane, and combinations thereof.
US11328875B2	Transparent dye-sensitized solar cell and a method for manufacturing the solar cell The present invention relates to a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) comprising a porous isolating substrate (30) having a first surface and a second surface, a first porous layer (14) comprising conducting particles printed on the first surface of the porous isolating substrate to form a conductive porous layer, a second porous layer (16) comprising conducting particles printed on the second surface of the porous isolating substrate to form a conductive porous layer, whereby the porous isolating substrate is disposed between the first and second porous layers, a third porous layer (18) comprising light absorbing dye molecules deposited on the first porous layer, and a charge transfer medium for transferring charges between the third and first porous layers. Each of the porous layers comprise a printed pattern including at least one non-transparent portion (24, 25, 26) and at least one transparent portion (20, 21, 22) and the porous isolating substrate comprises at least one transparent portion (32), whereby said transparent portions of the porous layers and said transparent portion of the porous isolating substrate are positioned relative to each other so they form at least one continuous transparent pathway through the solar cell.
US11328871B2	Composite electronic component A composite electronic component includes a composite body including a multilayer ceramic capacitor and a ceramic chip coupled to each other. The multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a first ceramic body and first and second external electrodes, and the ceramic chip is disposed below the multilayer ceramic capacitor and includes a second ceramic body having first and second terminal electrodes. The multilayer ceramic capacitor and the ceramic chip are coupled by solder disposed between the first and second external electrodes and the first and second terminal electrodes, and each angle (θ) defined by inner side surfaces of the solder, respectively disposed on inner ends of bent portions of the first and second terminal electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the second ceramic body, and an upper plane of the second ceramic body of the ceramic chip satisfies 45 degrees or less.
US11328861B2	LC resonance element and resonance element array An LC resonance element (10) includes a dielectric film (12), a common electrode (11) formed of a thin-film conductor on a lower surface (12D) of the dielectric film, a first capacitor (C1) and a second capacitor (C2) that are connected in series via the common electrode (11) and constitute a thin-film capacitor (TC), first and second external connection terminals (14A, 14B) formed on an upper surface (12U) of the dielectric film, a thin-film conductive wire (16) constituting a thin-film inductor (TL), a first upper electrode (13A) of the first capacitor formed on the upper surface (12U), and a second upper electrode (13B) of the second capacitor formed on the upper surface (12U). The thin-film conductive wire (16) is formed in a region (R2) located on the upper surface (12U) of the dielectric film and outside the common electrode (11) in plan view.
US11328858B2	Inductor component and inductor-component incorporating substrate An inductor component including a spiral wiring wound into a planar shape. A first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer are located at positions sandwiching the spiral wiring from both sides in a normal direction relative to the plane of the wound spiral wiring. A vertical wiring extending from the spiral wiring in the normal direction penetrates the inside of the first magnetic layer or the second magnetic layer.
US11328852B2	Coil device A coil device is installed on an installation object. The coil device includes a housing accommodating at least a coil portion and a heat radiation member coming into thermal contact with the installation object. The heat radiation member includes a main body portion interposed in at least a part of a space between the housing and the installation object and a protrusion protruding from the main body portion toward the installation object.
US11328851B2	Ceramic electronic component and manufacturing method therefor A method of manufacturing a ceramic electronic component such that Voids of the ceramic element and voids at the interfaces between the ceramic element and the external electrodes are filled with a resin composition by applying, to the ceramic electronic component, a resin-containing solution that has the function of etching the surface of the ceramic element to ionize constituent elements of the ceramic element. The resin composition includes a resin, and cationic elements among the constituent elements of the ceramic elements, which are ionized and deposited from the ceramic element.
US11328840B2	High frequency signal transmission cable and producing method therefor A high frequency signal transmission cable includes a conductor, an insulator provided over a periphery of the conductor, a plating layer provided over a periphery of the insulator, and a sheath provided over a periphery of the plating layer. A crack suppressing layer is provided between the insulator and the plating layer, in such a manner as to remain in contact with the insulator while being provided with the plating layer over an outer surface of that crack suppressing layer. The crack suppressing layer is composed of a resin film to suppress the occurrence of a cracking in the plating layer by bending while moving in a longitudinal direction of the cable relative to a bending of the insulator.
US11328839B1	Coupled power and control cable Energy and a control signal may be provided using a coupled power and control cable. The coupled power and control cable may comprise a power cable, a control cable, and an overall jacket. The power cable may be connected between a switch and a fixture and may provide energy to the fixture from the switch. The control cable may be connected between the control circuit and the fixture and may provide the control signal to the fixture from the control circuit. The power cable and the control cable may be disposed beneath the overall jacket.
US11328835B2	Dispersing element, method for manufacturing structure with conductive pattern using the same, and structure with conductive pattern A conductive pattern having high dispersion stability and a low resistance over a board is formed. A dispersing element (1) contains a copper oxide (2), a dispersing agent (3), and a reductant. Content of the reductant is in a range of a following formula (1). Content of the dispersing agent is in a range of a following formula (2). 0.0001≤(reductant mass/copper oxide mass)≤0.10 (1) 0.0050≤(dispersing agent mass/copper oxide mass)≤0.30 (2) The dispersing element containing the reductant promotes reduction of copper oxide to copper in firing and promotes sintering of the copper.
US11328813B2	Computer-assisted planning and execution system A method for computer-assisted planning of a transplant surgery is provided. The method includes obtaining a computer-readable representation of a donor and recipient skeletal fragment; determining surgical cutting planes on the computer-readable representation of the donor skeletal fragment from which a portion of the donor skeletal fragment from the computer-readable representation of the donor skeletal fragment will be harvested; determining virtual cutting guides; performing a virtual osteotomy to separate the portion of the donor skeletal fragment from the computer-readable representation of the donor skeletal fragment from a remainder portion of the donor skeletal fragment based on a position of the virtual cutting guides that are attached to the computer-readable representation of the donor skeletal fragment; positioning the donor skeletal fragment within a transplant region of the recipient skeletal fragment; and creating a hybrid computer-readable representation comprising the recipient skeletal fragment and the portion of the donor skeletal.
US11328802B2	System and method for remote tele-health services A tele-health services cabin includes a plurality of vital signs monitoring devices, a cabin management unit, and videoconferencing hardware via which a remote practitioner in a remote medical call center videoconferences with a patient in the cabin to diagnose symptoms of the patient. The cabin management unit includes a processor that controls the cabin, a data input at which patient data is provided from the vital signs monitoring devices, and a transmitter connectable to a communication link for bi-directional communication between the cabin management unit and the medical call center, where the transmitter transmits the patient data to the medical call center. The tele-health services cabin may include a patient chair including a motorized seat back and at least one sensor encapsulated in the seat back. The tele-health services cabin may include a hands-free medical device station. The tele-health services cabin may include an automatic cleaning system.
US11328800B2	System and method for patient care improvement Described is a system comprising an input module receiving a first data set indicative of at least one patient condition for each of a plurality of patients obtained during a predetermined time period, a comparison module comparing each of the at least one patient condition to at least one filter criteria, a filter module selecting a patient to include in a second data set if the at least one patient condition of the patient satisfies the at least one filter criteria, a report module generating a report based on the second data set, wherein the report includes at least one patient identifier for each patient in the second data set and at least one descriptor of the at least one patient condition for each patient in the second data set, and a classification module storing at least one classification value for the at least one patient condition.
US11328799B2	Strong authentication via distributed stations In various embodiments, authentication stations are distributed within a facility, particularly in spaces where mobile devices are predominantly used—e.g., a hospital's emergency department. Each such station includes a series of authentication devices. Mobile device may run applications for locating the nearest such station and, in some embodiments, pair wirelessly with the station so that authentication thereon will accord a user access to the desired resource via a mobile device.
US11328794B2	Method for determining relatedness of genomic samples using partial sequence information Disclosed are methods for testing biological samples containing genomic nucleic acids obtained from an organism having a genome, such as a human genome. It is often desirable to analyze a DNA sample or more than one, different DNA samples, to determine whether the sample comes from one individual or two individuals. The present method requires very low amounts of DNA and can use partial sequences of DNA fragments. Partial sequences are analyzed for the presence of polymorphisms (e.g. SNP's) that can be mapped to a reference SNP map. The distance between similar SNPS, which are genetically linked, can be used to statistically determine a likelihood of identity of individuality in a sample.
US11328788B2	Method and system for replacement of memory cells A memory system is disclosed. The memory system includes a first memory array, an error correction code circuit, and a monitor circuit. The error correction code circuit is configured to receive data from the first memory array to correct, at least one error bit in the received data. The error correction code circuit is further configured to generate an error determination signal. The monitor circuit is coupled to the error correction code circuit. The monitor circuit is configured to receive the error determination signal and record at least one fail word address associated with the at least one error bit and corresponding failure times in an error table.
US11328787B2	One-time programmable memory circuit and semiconductor apparatus including the same In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an OTP memory circuit may include: a fuse array configured to output fuse data of a fuse set corresponding to a fuse address among a plurality of fuse sets; and a fuse address generation circuit configured to generate the fuse address to search for an available fuse set within a particular region, corresponding to a defective address, among a plurality of regions of the fuse array.
US11328786B2	Memory module storing test pattern information, computer system comprising the same, and test method thereof A memory module includes at least one semiconductor memory device, and a test pattern memory that stores first test pattern information for testing the at least one semiconductor memory device, and the first test pattern information stored in the test pattern memory is transferred to a host in a test operation. Through the memory module having the above-described function, a memory test is possible in consideration of a unique weak characteristic of the memory module.
US11328780B1	Reduced verify scheme during programming based on spacing between verify levels Apparatuses and techniques are described for optimizing a program operation in a memory device in which groups of memory cells are programmed from checkpoint states to respective data states. In a first program pass, groups of memory cells are programmed to respective checkpoint states with verify tests. Each checkpoint state is associated with a set of data states. In a second program pass, the memory cells are programmed closer to their assigned data state with a specified number of program pulses. In a third program pass, the memory cells are programmed to their assigned data state by applying program pulses and performing verify tests. The number of checkpoint states and the number of data states associated with each checkpoint state can be optimized based on a spacing between the verify voltages of the data states.
US11328774B2	Ternary content addressable memory based on memory diode The present disclosure discloses a ternary content addressable memory based on a memory diode, which includes a plurality of kernel units having functions of storing data, erasing/writing data, and comparing data; the kernel units are arranged in an array, all kernel units in a unit of row are connected to a same matching line, and all kernel units in a unit of column are connected to a same pair of complementary search signal lines; the kernel unit includes two memory diodes; top electrodes of a first memory diode and a second memory diode are respectively connected to a pair of complementary search signal lines, and bottom electrodes of the first memory diode and the second memory diode are connected to a same matching line. The present disclosure can greatly reduce a chip dimension of the ternary content addressable memory and reduce power consumption; the ternary content addressable memory of the present disclosure has a simple structure, which effectively simplifies a manufacturing process and reduces a manufacturing cost; the present disclosure provides and achieves a memory diode that is compatible with a standard CMOS process, which is suitable for currently rapidly developing semiconductor integrated circuits.
US11328769B2	Resistance change device, manufacturing method for the same, and storage apparatus A resistance change device includes a first resistance change layer that occludes and discharges ions of at least one type, and resistance of the first resistance change layer, changes in accordance with an amount of the ions in such a manner that the resistance decreases when the ions are discharged and the resistance increases when the ions are occluded; a second resistance change layer that occludes and discharges the ions, and resistance of the second resistance change layer changes in accordance with the amount of the ions in such a manner that the resistance increases when the ions are discharged and the resistance decreases when the ions are occluded; and an ion conductive layer that carries the ions and is provided between the first resistance change layer and the second resistance change layer.
US11328768B2	Phase change memory device, system including the memory device, and method for operating the memory device In an embodiment, the column decoder of a PCM device is divided into two portions that can be governed independently of one another, and the driving signals of the two portions are configured so as to guarantee comparable capacitive loads at the two inputs of a sense amplifier in both of the operations of single-ended reading and double-ended reading. In particular, during single-ended reading, the sense amplifier has a first input that receives a capacitive load corresponding to the direct memory cell selected, and a second input that receives a capacitive load associated to a non-selected complementary memory cell.
US11328764B2	Memory system topologies including a memory die stack Systems, among other embodiments, include topologies (data and/or control/address information) between an integrated circuit buffer device (that may be coupled to a master, such as a memory controller) and a plurality of integrated circuit memory devices. For example, data may be provided between the plurality of integrated circuit memory devices and the integrated circuit buffer device using separate segmented (or point-to-point link) signal paths in response to control/address information provided from the integrated circuit buffer device to the plurality of integrated circuit buffer devices using a single fly-by (or bus) signal path. An integrated circuit buffer device enables configurable effective memory organization of the plurality of integrated circuit memory devices. The memory organization represented by the integrated circuit buffer device to a memory controller may be different than the actual memory organization behind or coupled to the integrated circuit buffer device. The buffer device segments and merges the data transferred between the memory controller that expects a particular memory organization and actual memory organization.
US11328762B2	Write driver boost circuit for memory cells Circuits, systems, and methods are described herein for generating a boost voltage for a write operation of a memory cell. In one embodiment, a boost circuit includes a first inverter and a second inverter, each configured to invert a write signal. The boost circuit also includes a transistor and a capacitor. The transistor is coupled to an output of the first inverter. The transistor is configured to charge a capacitor based on the write signal and provide a supply voltage to a write driver. The capacitor is coupled to an output of the second inverter. The capacitor is configured to generate and provide a delta voltage to the write driver.
US11328761B2	Memory device and method of operating the memory device The memory device includes a memory block, a voltage generator, a pass switch group connecting or blocking the global lines and the local lines to each other or from each other in response to a block selection voltage, a decoder, and a logic circuit configured to control the decoder and the voltage generator so that the local lines are floated after initializing a channel of the strings and a voltage of the global lines is lower than a voltage of the global lines when initializing the channel of the strings, when a program operation of selected memory cells included in a selected page of the memory block is completed, the channels of the strings are initialized and the local lines are floated.
US11328758B2	Magnetic memory, and programming control method, reading method, and magnetic storage device of the magnetic memory A magnetic memory and its programming control method and reading method, and a magnetic storage device of the magnetic memory are provided in the present disclosure. The magnetic memory includes a first magnetic tunnel junction memory cell, including a first terminal coupled to a first bit line, and further includes a switch device, including a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the first magnetic tunnel junction memory cell, and a control terminal connected to a switch control signal. The magnetic memory further includes a second magnetic tunnel junction memory cell, including a first terminal coupled to a second bit line, and a second terminal coupled to a second terminal of the switch device. The magnetic memory further includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a sensing amplifier.
US11328756B1	Semiconductor device and semiconductor system performing auto-precharge operation A semiconductor system includes a controller configured to output a clock, a command and an address; and a semiconductor device configured to generate a flag signal by detecting an input time of the command, which is input in synchronization with the clock in a write auto-precharge operation based on the command, and configured to generate an internal address for performing the write auto-precharge operation, by serializing the address and then parallelizing the flag signal and the serialized address.
US11328754B2	Pre-charge timing control for peak current based on data latch count Aspects of a storage device including a memory and a controller are provided which allow for reduction of current during program operations using pre-charge timing control based on an inhibit bit line count acquired from data latches. When the inhibit bit line count is within a bit line count range, the controller pre-charges bit lines in memory during a first time period to a first target voltage, and when the inhibit bit line count is outside the bit line count range, the controller pre-charges the bit lines during a second, earlier time period to a second, smaller target voltage. The controller is thus configured to reduce current and minimize operation overlaps in the earlier time period during the middle of the program operation where current is highest. Thus, a balance in power consumption and performance may be achieved during program operations using timing control.
US11328743B2	Current-perpendicular-to-plane giant magnetoresistive element, precursor thereof, and manufacturing method thereof Provided is a precursor of a current-perpendicular-to-plane giant magnetoresistive element having a laminated structure of ferromagnetic metal layer/nonmagnetic metal layer/ferromagnetic metal layer, the precursor having a nonmagnetic intermediate layer containing a non-magnetic metal and an oxide in a predetermined ratio such that the distribution thereof is nearly uniform at the atomic level. Also provided is a current-perpendicular-to-plane giant magnetoresistive element having a current-confinement structure (CCP) which has: a current confinement structure region made of a conductive alloy and obtained by heat-treating a laminated structure of a ferromagnetic metal layer and a nonmagnetic intermediate layer at a predetermined temperature; and a high-resistance metal alloy region containing an oxide and surrounding the current confinement structure region.
US11328740B2	Voice onset detection In some embodiments, a first audio signal is received via a first microphone, and a first probability of voice activity is determined based on the first audio signal. A second audio signal is received via a second microphone, and a second probability of voice activity is determined based on the first and second audio signals. Whether a first threshold of voice activity is met is determined based on the first and second probabilities of voice activity. In accordance with a determination that a first threshold of voice activity is met, it is determined that a voice onset has occurred, and an alert is transmitted to a processor based on the determination that the voice onset has occurred. In accordance with a determination that a first threshold of voice activity is not met, it is not determined that a voice onset has occurred.
US11328738B2	Systems and methods for automatic determination of infant cry and discrimination of cry from fussiness A method including receiving one or more datasets of audio data of a key child captured in a natural sound environment of the key child. The method also includes segmenting each of the one or more datasets of audio data to create audio segments. The audio segments include cry-related segments and non-cry segments. The method additionally includes determining periods of the cry-related segments that satisfy one or more threshold non-sparsity criteria. The method further includes performing a classification on the periods to classify each of the periods as either a cry period or a fussiness period. Other embodiments are described.
US11328735B2	Determination of spatial audio parameter encoding and associated decoding An apparatus for spatial audio signal encoding, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determine, for two or more audio signals, at least one spatial audio parameter for providing spatial audio reproduction, the at least one spatial audio parameter comprising a direction parameter with an elevation and an azimuth component; define a spherical grid generated by covering a sphere with smaller spheres, wherein the centres of the smaller spheres define points of the spherical grid; and convert the elevation and azimuth component of the direction parameter to an index value based on the defined spherical grid.
US11328723B2	Talk group management using voice control A portable radio (100) provides a voice control feature which advantageously enables radio users to perform talk group changes by using voice as an input medium to the radio device. Activation of a voice control button (110) and verbal entry of a valid talk group control command enables a change in talk group. The portable radio (100) comprises a controller (102) having a code plug (120) pre-programmed with a plurality of talk group alias names, and an automatic speech recognition (ASR) engine (118) providing voice control entry detection to the portable radio. The controller (102) enables a change in talk group in response to the ASR engine (118) detecting that the voice control entry is a valid talk group control command. Shortened audible confirmations of talk group change are generated using the alias names.
US11328717B2	Electronic device, operating method thereof, system having plural artificial intelligence devices The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, an operating method thereof, and a system including a plurality of artificial intelligence devices. An electronic device according to the present invention includes a voice receiving unit configured to receive a voice, a communication unit configured to perform communication with an artificial intelligence (AI) server set to be activated by a preset wake-up word, and a control unit configured to acquire profile information through communication with at least one artificial intelligence device communicating with the artificial intelligence server, and register the at least one artificial intelligence device by storing the acquired profile information and a list of executable commands matched to the profile information. The control unit searches for an artificial intelligence device to perform an execution command based on the profile information and the list and transmits the execution command to the searched artificial intelligence device, in response to the voice including the preset wake-up word being received by the registered artificial intelligence device and the execution command corresponding to the voice being received from the registered artificial intelligence device.
US11328711B2	User adaptive conversation apparatus and method based on monitoring of emotional and ethical states A user adaptive conversation apparatus generating a talk for a conversation based on emotional and ethical states of a user. A voice recognition unit converts a talk of the user in a conversational situation into a natural language script form to generate talk information. An artificial visualization unit generates situation information by recognizing talking situation from a video and generates intention information indicating an intention of the talk. A natural language analysis unit converts the situation information and the intention information into the natural language script form. A natural language analysis unit analyzes the talk information, the intention information, and the situation information. A conversation state tracing unit generates current talk state information representing a meaning of the talk information by interpreting the talk information according to the intention information and the situation information, and determines next talk state information including candidate responses corresponding to the current talk status information.
US11328710B2	Dialogue processing apparatus, dialogue processing system including the same, and dialogue processing method A dialogue processing apparatus includes: a communicator configured to communicate with an external apparatus; a speech inputter configured to receive a speech of a user; and a controller configured, when the speech of the user is received, to determine whether it is possible to provide a function corresponding to the received speech, and to control the communicator to transmit speech information about the speech of the user to the external apparatus based on whether it is possible to provide the function corresponding to the received speech.
US11328708B2	Speech error-correction method, device and storage medium The present disclosure provides a speech error-correction method, device and storage medium. The method includes: determining at least one language type to which a present query speech belongs according to the present query speech of a user, and user description information, wherein the language types include mandarin and at least one dialect; determining each speech error-correction model corresponding to each language type; performing speech analysis on the present query speech by using the determined speech error-correction models, and performing speech error-correction based on a result of the speech analysis.
US11328705B2	Noise-reduction processing method and device, and earphones A method and device for noise-reduction processing and an earphone are disclosed. The method includes: collecting an environmental-sound signal by using a feedforward microphone to acquire amplitude information and spectrum information of the environmental-sound signal; performing feedforward noise-reduction processing on the environmental-sound signal according to the amplitude information of the environmental-sound signal, and extracting a sound signal having a specified frequency in the environmental-sound signal according to the spectrum information of the environmental-sound signal; and outputting the sound signal having the specified frequency together with the signal after being feedforward noise-reduction processed. The present disclosure can realize the monitoring of the valuable sound signal having a specified frequency in the environmental-sound signal.
US11328704B2	Active vibratory noise reduction system An active vibratory noise reduction system includes: a first estimation signal generation section configured to generate a vibratory noise estimation signal by processing standard cosine and sine wave signals with correction filters corresponding to signal transfer characteristics from a vibratory noise source to an error signal detector; a second estimation signal generation section configured to generate a canceling vibratory noise estimation signal from the standard cosine and sine wave signals by using first and second adaptive notch control filters; a virtual error signal generation section configured to generate a virtual error signal from the vibratory noise estimation signal and the canceling vibratory noise estimation signal; and a filter coefficient updating section configured to sequentially update filter coefficients of the first and second adaptive notch control filters based on first and second reference signals and the virtual error signal such that the first virtual error signal is minimized.
US11328700B2	Dynamic music modification A method for electronic music generation comprising electronically applying one or more functions that change one or more compositional elements of a musical input in a first tonality or other musical representation to generate a musical output in a second tonality or other musical representation and recording data corresponding to the musical output in a recording medium or rendering such musical Transformations to a reproductive medium such as an amplifier and speakers or headphones.
US11328686B2	System and method for control of an aircraft cabin display Methods and systems for controlling an aircraft cabin display are described herein. The method comprises obtaining a reflected color on a surface adjacent to a cabin window of an aircraft, generating an image having an image color in accordance with the reflected color on the surface adjacent to the cabin window, and displaying the image having the image color on a display device covering the cabin window.
US11328685B2	Common voltage calibration circuit and driving method thereof, circuit board and display device A common voltage calibration circuit and a driving method thereof, a circuit board and a display device are provided. The common voltage calibration circuit includes a difference circuit, a compensation circuit and a summing circuit; the difference circuit is configured to perform a difference processing on a common voltage provided by the common voltage input terminal and a feedback common voltage provided by the common voltage feedback terminal to output a difference value signal; the compensation circuit is configured to receive the difference value signal and compensate the common voltage based on the difference value signal; and the summing circuit is configured to superimpose at least two compensation signals output by the compensation circuit and output through the common voltage output terminal.
US11328675B2	Shift register unit, driving method, gate driving circuit, and display device A shift register unit, a driving method, a gate driving circuit, and a display device are disclosed. The shift register unit includes: a shift circuit, used to output, to a first output end during a first time period, a power control signal, and output the power control signal to a second output end during a second time period; and a signal integrated circuit, used to output the power control signal to a third output end in response to the power control signal and a first output signal, output the power control signal to the third output end in response to the power control signal and a second output signal, and output, to the third output end at times other than the first and second time period in response to the power control signal, the first output signal and the second output signal, a first pull-down power signal.
US11328671B2	Pixel circuit, shift register unit, gate driving circuit and display device A pixel circuit includes a driving circuit, configured to drive a light-emitting element to emit light; a compensation control circuit, electrically connected to a first gate line and configured to control a control terminal of the driving circuit to be connected with a second terminal of the driving circuit under the control of a first gate drive signal provided by the first gate line; and a data writing circuit, electrically connected to a second gate line and configured to control a data voltage to be provided to a first terminal of the driving circuit under the control of a second gate drive signal provided by the second gate line. A voltage value of the first gate drive signal is substantially different from a voltage value of the second gate drive signal.
US11328668B2	Pixel circuit and driving method thereof, and display panel A pixel circuit and a driving method thereof, and a display panel. The pixel circuit includes a driver circuit, a data writing circuit, a storage circuit, a light emitting element and a bias circuit. The driver circuit controls a drive current for driving the light emitting element to emit light. The data writing circuit writes a data signal to the control terminal of the driver circuit in response to a scan signal. The storage circuit stores the data signal written by the data writing circuit. The light emitting element emits light according to the drive current. The bias circuit applies a bias voltage to the second terminal of the light emitting element in response to a bias starting signal and according to a bias voltage amplitude signal, so as to reverse bias the light emitting element.
US11328661B2	Electronic device including display and method for operating the same In accordance with certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a memory; a display; and a processor operatively connected with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: identify a target refresh rate and a current refresh rate of the display; and change the refresh rate of the display to a first refresh rate between the current refresh rate and the target refresh rate before changing the refresh rate of the display to the target refresh rate.
US11328653B1	Detection device for detecting a receiving card removably inserted into an insertion slot of a light-emitting diode display system A detection device for an insertion slot of an LED display system is provided. When a first receiving card is inserted in the insertion slot, the detection device outputs, to a display panel of the LED display system, a first data output with reference to an image signal outputted by the first receiving card. When a second receiving card is inserted in the insertion slot, the detection device outputs a high-impedance signal to the second receiving card to enable the second receiving card to generate an enabling output, generates a second data output with reference to the enabling output and the image signal outputted by the second receiving card, and transmits the second data output to the display panel.
US11328649B2	Driving controller, display device having the same, and driving method of display device A driving controller of a display device, the controller including a segment divider configured to divide the image signal into a plurality of segments and define a predetermined number of adjacent segments among the plurality of segments as a segment block, an image signal adder configured to add up a gray scale value of the image signal of each of the predetermined number of adjacent segments and output the added-up gray scale values, an average gray scale calculator configured to receive the added-up gray scale values and output an average gray scale value, a correction circuit configured to output corrected added-up gray scale values obtained by adding a weight value to each of the added-up gray scale values on the basis of the average gray scale value, and a driving frequency determiner configured to determine the driving frequency of the display device on the basis of the corrected added-up gray scale values.
US11328647B2	Display device A display device includes a display panel and an optical module disposed under the display panel. The display panel includes a first display region under which the optical module is disposed to overlap the first display region in a plan view, the first display region including transparent regions through which light for an operation of the optical module passes and first pixels having a first pixel structure and disposed between the transparent regions, a second display region in which second pixels having a second pixel structure are disposed, and a third display region disposed between the first display region and the second display region, third pixels having a third pixel structure being disposed in the third display region, only part of the third pixels being driven during a display operation.
US11328643B2	Display unit A display unit of the present disclosure includes one or more display devices that perform image display by making a difference in resolution for each of a plurality of image regions in an original image, and an optical device that corrects optically for distortion of a display image that is caused by performing the image display at the different resolution for each of the plurality of image regions, a position of the image display between the plurality of image regions, or both.
US11328617B2	Platform for implementing a personalized learning system A platform can be employed to implement a personalized learning system that is simple to use, streamlined and scalable thereby enabling such systems to be seamlessly implemented in any learning environment. The platform can be implemented in a client-server environment in which a server or servers maintain a number of data structures which can be used to define students, assignments, classes, flashcards, videos, and learning standards definitions, among many others. A number of backend processes, websites, and web APIs can be configured to allow users to access the content of these data structures as well as to create new entries in these data structures to thereby facilitate the implementation of a personalized learning system that incorporates automation and machine learning in a school, workplace or other learning environment.
US11328612B2	System, method, and apparatus for drone positioning control A system, method, and apparatus for remotely controlled or even autonomous drone positioning control includes a drone, positioning control subsystem, subcontroller, positional or inertial sensor, processor, image sensor, and ground control device, and is configured to i) ascertain a geographical area having a geofence, ii) track at least one subject and an associated physical or digital marker within the geographical area, iii) recognize and process at least one marker geofence, iv) execute at least one positioning plan data set having at least one positioning path, and v) fly the drone per the data sets and paths without crossing a geofence or colliding with any obstacle. The present invention may also be configured to execute one or more commands that cause the drone to switch its position or path relative to priority or sequence-oriented commands, or to move the drone within a certain distance from the marker.
US11328611B2	Vertiport management platform Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vertiport management platform for various aerial on demand mobility (ODM) stakeholders, including vertiport owners/operators, mobility service providers, aircraft fleet operators (e.g., electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) fleet operators, etc.), etc., to coordinate activities related to vertiports. Various embodiments enable vertiport capacity and ground operation coordination among aerial ODM stakeholders. Vertiport management platforms according to the various embodiments may support all aspects of aerial ODM services. Vertiport management platforms according to the various embodiments may enable flight operations at and between vertiports regardless as to the mobility service provider and/or customer facing network under which a flight is provided to a customer.
US11328602B2	System and method for navigation with external display System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to selecting a route for a vehicle to travel. In one embodiment, the detection system generates a driving maneuver recommendation for a vehicle having a plurality of sensors configured to acquire information about an environment around the vehicle, the sensors including at least a camera to capture one or more images of a scene within the environment, by determining that at least a portion of each image in a set of images captured by the camera indicates an external display in the environment, tracking an object within the portion of each image in the set of images to determine a state of the object, the state including at least a trajectory estimate for the object, and determining a recommended driving maneuver based at least in part on the determined state of the object.
US11328598B2	Parking lot guidance system and parking lot guidance method A parking lot guidance system includes: a determination unit configured to determine whether the parking lot is in a congested state based on a result of detection from a detection unit; a selection unit configured to select a predetermined number of empty spaces in the parking lot based on a determination from the determination unit; and a display unit configured to display the predetermined number of empty spaces. The selection unit selects the empty spaces from further inside in an extending direction of the vehicle passage in a first parking block which is a parking block including an empty space and being closer to a facility entrance provided at a position different from that of a parking lot entrance of the parking lot out of a plurality of parking blocks along a plurality of vehicle passages when the determination unit determines that the parking lot is in the congested state.
US11328597B2	Defining and delivering parking zones to vehicles Techniques are described for defining and delivering parking area information to a vehicle. The parking area information can be sent by a parking assistant device associated with a parking area and in response to receiving one or more messages from a vehicle system of the vehicle. Messages from the vehicle system indicate a location of the vehicle and are used by the parking assistant device to track a movement of the vehicle. The parking area information is sent in one or more responses messages from the parking assistant device and can include a rule for determining whether the vehicle is permitted to park in an unoccupied parking zone within the parking area or indicate a result of applying the rule.
US11328582B1	Enhanced hazard detection device configured with security and communications capabilities An enhanced hazard detection device has multiple sensors. A primary sensor continuously monitors for a hazard in a vicinity of the enhanced hazard detection device, and a secondary sensor can detect or measure a physical property in the vicinity of the enhanced hazard detection device. The enhanced hazard detection device can include communications circuitry to wirelessly couple the enhanced hazard detection device to a local network. A power management controller of the enhanced hazard detection device can dynamically manage usable power, where usable power for the secondary sensor and the communications circuitry is conditioned on sufficient usable power being available for the primary sensor. As such, the enhanced hazard detection device can monitor a change in usable power and, if necessary, divert usable power from most of the multiple sensors and/or the communications circuitry to the primary sensor, to maintain uninterrupted hazard detection.
US11328576B1	Surveillance system for automatic sanitation verification Example aspects include a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for surveillance data processing for sanitation verification, comprising determining, by a processor based on area identification information received by a surveillance system of a premises, that an area of the premises requires periodic sanitation. The aspects further include determining, by the processor based on data captured by one or more sensors of the surveillance system, whether one or more persons associated with the cleaning staff profile have visited the area within a threshold period of time. Additionally, the aspects further include sending, by the processor, a first notification to a facilities management device in response to the one or more persons associated with the cleaning staff profile not having visited the area within the threshold period of time.
US11328573B1	Method and system for assisting a person in assessing an environment The disclosure regards a method and a system for assisting a person in assessing an environment. The method includes selecting a set of one or more entities present in the environment, obtaining coordinates in the environment and extents of each entity of the set, estimating a location and shape of each entity of the set on the basis of the obtained coordinates and extends of the respective entity, determining an area of interest on the basis of the estimated location and shape of each entity of the set, evaluating the area of interest with respect to one or more variables of interest in order to evaluate a deviation between a current state of the area of interest and a target state, and communicating the deviation from the target state to the person using coherent stimuli for stimulating the person's body.
US11328561B2	Blackjack and wagering gaming methods and systems Systems and methods of conducting wagering games involving, among other things, a modified Blackjack wagering game including an option to resolve the game prior to a final determination and optional wagers on the final dealer hand score.
US11328560B2	Method and apparatus for increasing potential payout opportunities in card games Systems, apparatuses and methods for increasing potential payout opportunities using multiple card indicia representing multiple cards. One embodiment involves determining whether any one or more of a plurality of cards of a poker game having multiple poker hands are to be randomly provided with multiple card indicia representing multiple cards, presenting the plurality of cards of the poker hands, including the one or more of the plurality of cards determined to be randomly provided with multiple card indicia, and identifying a plurality of resulting hands for each of the multiple poker hands that include a multiple card indicia, where each of the plurality of resulting hands includes a different subset of a total of the indicia of the other cards in the respective poker hand and any cards provided with multiple card indicia.
US11328556B2	Wagering apparatus, methods and systems A system, method, and non-transitory computer medium for processing a payment for a wager in connection with a wagering event. The system may receive, over a communications interface, a wager on a wagering event from a player via an input device. The system may monitor progress of the wagering event. The progress of the wagering event may include at least a current status. The system may determine that the wager is active and that the wagering event is in progress. The system may determine an amount of a cash out offer and that the player accepts the cash out offer at the determined amount. The system may transmit, over the communications interface, the amount of the cash out offer to the first input device.
US11328553B2	Concurrent display and interaction between game types on an electronic gaming device A method may include determining a first base game outcome of a first instance of a base game; controlling a display system to present the first base game outcome in a first window of one or more display devices of the display system; and in response determining whether a first feature game trigger condition of a feature game exist. Then in response to this determining, controlling the display system to present a first feature game in a second window of the one or more display devices concurrently with presenting the base game in the first window of the one or more display devices; determining a second base game outcome of a second instance of the base game; determining a first feature game outcome of a first instance of the feature game; controlling the display system to present the second base game outcome in the first window; and controlling the display system to present the first feature game outcome in the second window.
US11328550B2	Paper sheet processing device A bill processing apparatus which is capable of reliably supplying information on a bill to the bill housing body side. The paper sheet processing apparatus has a bill housing part being capable of housing a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot, and also a reader/writer which wirelessly transmits information on the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot. The bill housing part has a coil antenna which wirelessly receives the information transmitted from the reader/writer, and a storage part which stores the information on the bill received from the coil antenna.
US11328540B2	Vehicle data sharing with interested parties An example operation may include one or more of receiving, at a server, sensor data from one or more sensors disposed on a vehicle, receiving, at the server, additional sensor data from a computing device operating inside the vehicle, determining the sensor data and the additional sensor data correspond to the vehicle's operational status, determining whether one or more of the sensor data and the additional sensor data exceed one or more thresholds, and when one or more of the sensor data and the additional sensor data exceed the one or more thresholds, providing a value to the vehicle.
US11328538B2	Method and system for annotating graphs of vehicle data An example method includes receiving, at a computing system, a first user input from a user interface during operation of a vehicle and responsive to receiving the first user input, determining a time of reception for the first user input. The method further includes receiving a first set of parameters from the vehicle that correspond to a first parameter identifier (PID). The method also includes determining a time of reception for each parameter, and based on the time of reception for the first user input and the time of reception for each parameter of the first set of parameters, determining a first temporal position for an indicator configured to represent the first user input on a graph of the parameters corresponding to the first PID. The method further includes displaying, on a display interface, the graph of the parameters corresponding to the first PID with the indicator in the first temporal position.
US11328531B2	Apparatus for optically directly recording skin prints for mobile applications An apparatus for direct optical recording of skin prints has a display below the placement surface and a light guide layer below the display. The light guide layer has light in-coupling at a narrow side and light out-coupling structures in the surface. By means of angles ε of the light out-coupling structures and differences in the refractive indices of the neighboring layers, a directed coupling out of light occurs in the direction of the placement surface causing a total internal reflection at the placement surface. The display has a transparency of at least 1% of the coupled out light. A first and second adhesion layers are between the display and the light guide layer and between the light guide layer and the sensor layer. The refractive indices of the adhesion layers are at least 1% to 30% lower than those of light guide layer, the display and the sensor layer.
US11328530B2	Fingerprint recognition device, manufacturing method thereof, and display panel A fingerprint recognition device includes a first substrate and at least one photosensitive detector on the first substrate, each of the at least one photosensitive detector including a first electrode, a photosensitive layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the photosensitive layer. A side of the photosensitive layer facing away from the first electrode has a curved shape.
US11328519B2	Detecting traffic signaling states with neural networks Machine-learning models are described detecting the signaling state of a traffic signaling unit. A system can obtain an image of the traffic signaling unit, and select a model of the traffic signaling unit that identifies a position of each traffic lighting element on the unit. First and second neural network inputs are processed with a neural network to generate an estimated signaling state of the traffic signaling unit. The first neural network input can represent the image of the traffic signaling unit, and the second neural network input can represent the model of the traffic signaling unit. Using the estimated signaling state of the traffic signaling unit, the system can inform a driving decision of a vehicle.
US11328510B2	Intelligent video analysis An apparatus is provided. The apparatus receives a video feed and processes the video feed in real-time as the video feed is received. The apparatus performs object detection and recognition on the video feed to detect and classify objects therein, performs activity recognition to detect and classify activities of at least some of the objects, and outputs classified objects and classified activities in the video feed. The apparatus generates natural language text that describes the video feed, produces a semantic network, and stores the video feed, classified objects and classified activities, natural language text, and semantic network in a knowledge base. The apparatus generates a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to enable queries of the knowledge base, and presentation of selections of the video feed, classified objects and classified activities, natural language text, and semantic network.
US11328509B2	Methods and systems for data representing objects at different distances from a virtual vantage point An illustrative multiscale data system determines a first distance between a first object in a scene and a virtual vantage point at the scene. The multiscale data system also determines a second distance between a second object in the scene and the virtual vantage point. In an example in which the second distance is greater than the first distance, the multiscale data system generates, based on the first and second distances, a tiled representation associated with the virtual vantage point. The tiled representation in this example includes a first representation of the first object rendered at a first quality level and a second representation of the second object rendered at a second quality level lower than the first quality level. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
US11328488B2	Content generation system and method Methods and apparatus provide for generating content for display including one or more objects to be rendered, including: defining a plurality of virtual elements; setting one or more parameters associated with each of the plurality of virtual elements; and generating content for display using the plurality of virtual elements and corresponding parameter values, where setting the one or more parameters includes setting one or more parameters in accordance with the output of a machine learning algorithm adapted to determine appropriate parameters for the plurality of virtual elements so as to simulate an object to be rendered.
US11328484B2	Contextual awareness of user interface menus Examples of systems and methods for a wearable system to automatically select or filter available user interface interactions or virtual objects are disclosed. The wearable system can select a group of virtual objects for user interaction based on contextual information associated with the user, the user's environment, physical or virtual objects in the user's environment, or the user's physiological or psychological state.
US11328479B2	Reconstruction method, reconstruction device, and generation device A generation device includes: a communication interface via which two-dimensional (2D) images are to be received, the 2D images having been generated by photographing a space from different viewpoints with at least one camera; and a processor connected to the communication interface and configured to determine, according to the 2D images, a matching pattern to match feature points included in two pictures among the 2D images, match the feature points according to the matching pattern in order to generate first three-dimensional (3D) points, the first 3D points indicating respective first positions in the space, generate second 3D point based on the 2D images, the second 3D point indicating a second position in the space, and generate a 3D model of the space based on the first 3D points and the second 3D point.
US11328467B2	Pose space dimensionality reduction for pose space deformation of a virtual character Systems and methods for reducing pose space dimensionality. A plurality of example poses can define an input pose space. Each of the example poses can include a set of joint rotations for a virtual character. The joint rotations can be expressed with a singularity-free mathematical representation. The plurality of example poses can then be clustered into one or more clusters. A representative pose can be determined for each cluster. An output pose space with a reduced dimensionality, as compared to the input pose space, can then be provided.
US11328463B2	Cross cultural greeting card system A system and method for creating customized, personally relevant greeting cards, e-cards, mementos, invitations, decorations, and other types of printed and virtual media to convey affection, friendship, emotional connections, celebration, gratitude, condolence and other types of sentiments to relatives, friends, coworkers, business associates, and acquaintances regardless of the cultural backgrounds of the giver and the recipient.
US11328450B2	Point cloud encoding method, point cloud decoding method, encoder, and decoder A point cloud coding method includes obtaining description information of a bounding box size of a to-be-encoded point cloud and a normal axis of a to-be-encoded patch in the to-be-encoded point cloud, where the description information of the bounding box size of the to-be-encoded point cloud and the normal axis of the to-be-encoded patch are used to determine a tangent axis of the to-be-encoded patch and a bitangent axis of the to-be-encoded patch, and encoding a syntax element into a bitstream, where the syntax element includes an index of the normal axis of the to-be-encoded patch and information for indicating the description information of the bounding box size of the to-be-encoded point cloud, and the syntax element is used to indicate the tangent axis of the to-be-encoded patch and the bitangent axis of the to-be-encoded patch.
US11328438B2	Image processing system and image processing method An image processing system includes a camera interface and a processor. The camera interface acquires a captured image from at least one camera that images an article. The processor acquires a basic shape of the article and acquires an image captured with imaging parameters corresponding to the basic shape from the at least one camera through the camera interface.
US11328434B2	Object tracking device An object tracking device includes a superimposed image creation unit configured to create a plurality of superimposed images in which each of a plurality of non-tracking object images which do not include a tracking object image feature is superimposed on a tracking object section image which includes a tracking object image feature; a discriminator creation unit configured to learn at least one of an image feature and position information of the tracking object, based on the plurality of superimposed images to create a discriminator; and a tracking object specifying unit configured to specify at least one of the image feature and the position information of the tracking object in a tracked image including the respective image features of the tracking object and an obstacle, based on the discriminator and the tracked image.
US11328429B2	Method and apparatus for detecting ground point cloud points Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for detecting ground point cloud points. The method may include: determining a segmentation plane and a ground based on a point cloud collected by a lidar; segmenting the point cloud into a first sub point cloud and a second sub point cloud based on the segmentation plane; and determining the point cloud points whose distances from the ground are smaller than a first distance threshold in the first sub point cloud as ground point cloud points, and determining the point cloud points whose distances from the ground are smaller than a second distance threshold in the second sub point cloud as the ground point cloud points, where the first distance threshold is smaller than the second distance threshold.
US11328428B2	Technologies for detection of occlusions on a camera Technologies for detecting occlusions on a camera of a vehicle by a compute device are disclosed. The compute device may receive one or more images from the camera. The compute device may analyze the images using various algorithms such as optical flow calculations, blurriness detection for portions of the image, edge detection, and circular artifact detection. The analysis may be used to determine the presence of occlusions on the camera, such as water drops, mud, dirt, etc. The compute device may send a command to clean the camera and/or may use the determined presence of occlusions as part analyzing images from the camera for a driver assist system, such as by ignoring portions of the image that are occluded.
US11328423B2	Characterization of plaque A method is for the characterization of plaque in a region of interest inside an examination subject by way of a plurality of image data sets. The image data sets have been reconstructed from a plurality of projection data sets, which have been acquired via a CT device using different X-ray energy spectra. The method includes: acquiring the image data sets, which include a plurality of pixels. Spectral parameter values are acquired on a pixel by pixel basis using at least two image data sets. Character parameter values are then acquired on a pixel by pixel basis to characterize plaques on the basis of the spectral parameter values. An analysis unit and a computed tomography system are also disclosed.
US11328414B2	Priority judgement device, method, and program An analysis result acquisition unit acquires an analysis result of a medical image. A medical information acquisition unit acquires medical information different from the medical image. A priority deriving unit derives a priority of the medical image based on the analysis result and the medical information.
US11328413B2	Systems and methods for analytical detection of aneurysms Systems and methods for detecting an aneurysm are disclosed. The method includes forming a virtual skeleton model. The virtual skeleton model has a plurality of edges with each edge having a plurality of skeleton points. Each skeleton point is associated with a subset of the plurality of blood vessel surface points. The method includes virtually fitting elliptically shaped tubules for each edge of the virtual skeleton model and identifying a potential aneurysm based on the fitted elliptically shaped tubules.
US11328403B2	Apparatus and method for onboard stereoscopic inspection of vehicle tires An autonomous and non-autonomous vehicle tire imaging and inspection system and methods thereof installed onboard a vehicle providing frequent status for inner and outer tire sidewalls, tire tread wear and tread depth, recorded in memory, transmitted to an onboard diagnostics unit, displayed on a dashboard and optionally transmitted to a network. Autonomous and non-autonomous vehicle vehicles may require passing a safety compliance inspection before driving and receive an insurance compliance approval to operate said vehicles.
US11328402B2	Method and system of image based anomaly localization for vehicles through generative contextualized adversarial network The present invention provides an anomaly detection method and apparatus based on a neural network which can be trained on undamaged normal vehicle images and able to detect unknown/unseen vehicle damages of stochastic types and extents from images which are taken in various contexts. The provided method and apparatus are implemented with functional units which are trained to perform the anomaly detection under a GCAN model with a training dataset containing images of undamaged vehicles, intact-vehicle frame images and augmented vehicle frame images of the vehicles.
US11328399B2	Method and apparatus, and storage medium for processing style image Disclosed are a method and apparatus, and a storage medium for processing a style image. The method includes: acquiring an initial image and a corresponding style image with brightness and chroma being separately represented; determining a first to-be-processed area in the style image, and determining a second to-be-processed area corresponding to the first to-be-processed area in the initial image; replacing a brightness component of the first to-be-processed area with a brightness component of the second to-be-processed area for the style image; filtering a chroma component of the first to-be-processed area for the style image; and generating an output image according to a processed style image.
US11328398B2	Method and system of reducing block boundary artifacts in digital image processing In one aspect, in one aspect, a computerized method useful for reducing block boundary artifacts in a digital image processing that includes the step of obtaining an original digital image to scrambled. The method includes the step of generating a uniform grid of boxes in the digital image. At a boundary of each box in the uniform grid of boxes, a frame for each box is generated by replicating each of a set of boundary pixels a specified number of times to generate a thicker boundary. The method incudes the step of scrambling the uniform grid of boxes of the digital image.
US11328391B2	System and method for controlling noise in multi-energy computed tomography images based on spatio-spectral information System and methods are provided for producing computed tomography (CT) images. In some aspects, a method includes obtaining medical image data sets acquired using the multiple energies of irradiating radiation and analyzing the medical image data sets for spatial and spectral features. The method also includes comparing the spatial and spectral features of the medical image data sets to identify similarities and using the similarities, weighting the medical image data sets to generate images of the subject having reduced noise compared to images of the subject produced from the medical image data sets without weighting.
US11328378B2	Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program An information processing apparatus includes a reception section that receives an editing instruction with respect to an arrangement configuration of a still image including plural pages, and a generation section that generates a moving image which corresponds to the arrangement configuration of the still image edited due to the editing instruction and which is acquired through combination with a moving image including playback sections corresponding to the still image.
US11328377B2	Semi-automated system and method for assessment of responses Embodiments of the invention provide a semi-automated system and method for assessment of student work product. The method may comprise obtaining a plurality of student work product from a plurality of students, identifying motifs present in the student work product, forming a subset of motifs, clustering the work product into clusters based on the subset of motifs, receiving an assessment from a teacher relevant to clusters and providing assessment for a work product based on the cluster assessment. Methods according to embodiments of the invention may reduce teachers' review and feedback time and increase consistency and quality of feedback given to students.
US11328367B2	Method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for transferring of promotions Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for facilitating transfer of promotions. A promotion and marketing service may allow for assignment of one or more promotions to a first provider or consumer. A method for transferring promotions may include assigning a promotion to a first user account. The promotion may be redeemable by a first user account to obtain a good, service, or experience. The method may also include receiving a request to transfer the promotion to at least one second user account, receiving a promotion reassignment trigger, and in response to receiving the promotion reassignment trigger, assigning the promotion to the second user account using a processor, wherein assignment of the promotion to the second user account enables the second user account to redeem the promotion to obtain the good, service, or experience.
US11328350B1	Systems and methods for payee identification via camera A provider computing system associated with a provider institution includes a network interface configured to communicate data over a network, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive, by the network interface, image data from a user computing device associated with a user, the image data pertaining to a bill of a user issued by a payee, extract a first structure of computer-readable data from the image data, associate a first payee identification parameter with the first structure, determine that the first structure is stored in association with a verified payee at a payee database based on the first payee identification parameter, and in response to determining that the first structure is stored in association with the verified payee, update an account of the user to enable the user to utilize the user computing device to authorize a payment to the payee.
US11328348B2	Obfuscated service provider identity during client selection A method for matching a client with a service provider is provided. The method includes receiving a request for a service from a client device, selecting one or more service providers based on the location indicated for the service, comparing the request to one or more profiles for the one or more service providers and to available services times, generating at least one bid for the service based on the one or more profiles, and sending the at least one bid to the client device. Sending the at least one bid includes obfuscating, to the client device, the identity of the one or more service providers corresponding to the at least one bid. The method also includes receiving from the client device a selection of one of the at least one bids and sending to the client device the specific identity of the one or more service providers.
US11328338B1	Recommendation matrix A method of providing a skincare regimen recommendation and curated skincare product portfolio is described. A user may enter user skincare data and a user skin profile may be generated from this data. The user skin profile may be mapped to skin matrix factors of a user skin profile matrix to derive a skin profile identifier. The skin profile identifier may be used to select ingredients to formulate a curated product line, specific to the skin issues that the user identified. A recommendation for the curated product line may be provided to the user as well as the option for the user to purchase an individual curated product or the entire product line.
US11328337B2	Method and system for level of difficulty determination using a sensor An information processing method includes a step of obtaining article information including a category of an article which a user wishes to purchase, and a step of outputting a reminder concerning purchase of the article, when a reminding condition is satisfied in a reminding period that is set according to the category of the article obtained.
US11328336B2	Method and system for locating a service provider Systems and methods for providing recommendations of healthcare service providers are provided. A method includes receiving search criteria from a computing device of a search user. The method also includes determining at least one group of users associated with the search user. The method additionally includes determining recommendations that satisfy the search criteria and that are associated with at least one user in the at least one group of users. The method further includes transmitting the determined recommendations to the computing device of the search user. The determining the at least one group of users and the determining the recommendations are performed by a recommendation tool running on a computing device.
US11328328B2	Computer-implemented method for arranging hyperlinks on a grapical user-interface Methods and systems for arranging hyperlinks on a graphical user-interface (GUI) of a computerized system include receiving, via the GUI, a user selection to display a plurality of hyperlinks, the hyperlinks corresponding to one or more nodes of a first set. The methods and systems further include determining, by a processor, a rank of each hyperlink in the plurality of hyperlinks. Determining a rank includes constructing a first bipartite graph between the one or more nodes of the first set and one or more nodes of a second set, the first set and the second set being mutually exclusive, wherein edges of the first bipartite graph are weighted according to a first criterium and constructing a second bipartite graph between the one or more nodes of the first set and the one or more nodes of the second set, wherein edges of the second bipartite graph are weighted according to a second criterium, different from the first criterium. The first bipartite graph and the second bipartite graph are aggregated to form an aggregated bipartite graph. The one or more hyperlinks are ranked ordinally according to an aggregate weight of the corresponding node in the aggregate bipartite graph. The first-ranked hyperlink is automatically moved to a first position on the GUI and the second and subsequently ranked hyperlinks are automatically moved to second and subsequent positions, respectively, on the GUI.
US11328325B2	Method and/or system for user authentication with targeted electronic advertising content through personal communication devices An apparatus and method is provided for generating a request for a one-time password (OTP), and with the OTP transmitted to a mobile device in an electronic message that includes the OTP in conjunction with an electronic advertising content that is targeted to the user of the mobile device.
US11328323B2	Systems and methods for matching online users across devices Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.
US11328322B2	Method and apparatus for provisioning optimized content to customers A method and an apparatus for provisioning optimized content to customers are disclosed. The method includes determining at least one attribute associated with a customer active on a web interface associated with an enterprise. A plurality of baseline contents and a plurality of content elements are accessed from a database and at least one baseline content and at least one content element are selected based on the at least one attribute associated with the customer. A customized advertisement is generated using the at least one baseline content and the at least one content element.
US11328320B1	Fraudulent content detector using augmented reality platforms An augmented reality (AR) electronic computing device for determining a likelihood of fraudulent content in an advertisement includes receiving a digital image of the advertisement. A dataset of information relating to the advertisement is extracted from the digital image. Content related to the advertisement is identified from the dataset of information. The identified content is used to request identification information regarding the advertisement. The identification information and supplemental information are used to calculate a scam score for the advertisement. The scam score indicates the likelihood of fraudulent content in the advertisement.
US11328310B2	In-line survey system and methodology A cloud based in-line survey system that works in conjunction with conventional interactive voice response systems. The survey system employs hardware and software that are stored and/or facilitated apart from that of the host interactive voice response system (“IVR”). The survey system uses a cloud based data collection model, the “survey data model.” The functionality of the survey data model is hosted and/or accessible through an on-line user interface or viewer, which provides the functionality of the survey model to the enterprise users and survey participants. The survey system can be accessed indirectly by the enterprise IVR transferring the participant to a survey model at the end of a service call, or by requesting the participant to call in directly to the survey system.
US11328305B2	Method for at least one business operator to provide services to customers utilizing a network, and the network for the same Provided is a method for one or more businesses to provide services to customers using a network. Also provided is a network that comprises a plurality of nodes. At least some of the plurality of nodes store data that is necessary for one or more businesses to provide services to customers. At least some of the plurality of nodes can process data. Terminal devices associated with customers can be connected to at least one of the plurality of nodes. The method involves terminal devices being connected to one of the plurality of nodes and services being provided to customers by one or more business via the terminal devices and the network without going through the businesses.
US11328304B2	Automated queuing system An automated queue is provided including processing circuitry configured to receive an image including a face of a customer, receive an indication of a selected service, enter the customer in virtual queue based on the indication of the selected service, and in response to the customer reaching the front of the virtual queue, causing a transmission of the selected service and at least a portion of the image including the face of the customer to an agent user interface.
US11328299B2	Method and system for transaction authorization based on a parallel autonomous channel multi-user and multi-factor authentication A system for authorizing electronic transactions using a form of a token possessing credentials of an account holder, wherein the system transmits a verification message to a terminal where this terminal is different from the one the electronic transaction is conducted on, and through this combination the system shall verify that the transaction is being conducted by the authorized owner of the token used.
US11328293B2	Systems and methods for multi-merchant tokenization Systems and methods for multi-merchant tokenization may include receiving a transaction from a point of sale terminal of a merchant, validating the merchant ID against merchant logs, and generating a token for the transaction. The token includes a primary account number, expiration, and a group ID. Additionally, the system provides the primary account number to a payment system and receives a response back. The response is then output back to the merchant along with the token. In subsequent transactions, the system may receive the token from a one point of sale terminal of the merchant. The system validates the merchant ID against merchant logs and ensures the merchant is configured for tokenization. The token is decrypted and the group ID is compared to the merchant ID in the merchant logs. When they match, the primary account number is provided to the payment system for approval.
US11328290B2	Stable cryptocurrency coinage A two-coin mechanism for maintaining a stable value of cryptographic coinage traded in a decentralized market exchange without requiring a reserve. A pegged cryptographic token and a variable-priced cryptographic token are both traded in the reserveless decentralized market exchange. The pegged cryptographic token and the variable-priced cryptographic token are value related based on a cryptographic exchange rate. Whenever a market transaction is processed (such as a buy or sell order), at least one of a destruction operation and a creation operation are performed. The destruction operation destroys at least one of the pegged cryptographic token and/or the variable-priced cryptographic token, while the creation operation creates new ones of the pegged cryptographic token and/or the variable-priced cryptographic token. The two-coin mechanism thus implements a decentralized and algorithmic monetary policy that removes and/or deposits cryptographic tokens to/from the reserveless decentralized market exchange to alter supply and to maintain stable coinage values.
US11328287B2	Systems and methods for coordinating virtual wallet defaults Systems and methods are provided for use in permitting selection of a virtual wallet default at a communication device by a user associated with the communication device. One exemplary method includes receiving, by a wallet platform, a payload request from a virtual wallet at a communication device where the payload request related to a default virtual wallet for the communication device, and verifying, by the wallet platform, the payload request. The method then also includes, in response to the payload request, identifying, by the wallet platform, the virtual wallet as the default virtual wallet for the communication device, whereby the virtual wallet is identified as the default virtual wallet for subsequent transactions performed via the communication device.
US11328280B1	Biometric authentication system The disclosure describes a biometric authentication system that can authorize a transaction at a retail store using a person's biometric data and password. The biometric authentication system may include a point-of-sale device that can receive a biometric data (e.g., voice data, fingerprint data, or facial data) of a person that initiates a transaction. The biometric authentication system may also include one or more authentication systems that analyzes the received biometric data, and an authorization system that compares data obtained from the one or more authentication systems and the POS device to determine whether the information obtained from the person is related to that person's biometric and password information previously stored by the authorization system.
US11328277B2	Merchant point of sale collaborating with payment reader terminal via server application programming interface A merchant uses a merchant point of sale (POS) device to identify items or services for purchase by a customer, and costs for each. One or more payment amounts are sent from the merchant POS device to a checkout server using an application programming interface (API), which the checkout server sends on to an authorized payment terminal device that then reads payment information from a payment object and sends the payment information back to the checkout server. The checkout server processes the transaction and confirms transaction completion to the merchant POS device and payment terminal device.
US11328270B2	Service processing method and apparatus Implementations of the present specification provide a service processing method. The method is performed by a service platform, the service platform including multiple area sites corresponding to multiple service areas, and each area site including a corresponding buyer service site and seller service site. The method includes: splitting a whole-order service into a buyer service and a seller service; further, on one hand, routing the buyer service to a buyer service site in a service area that a corresponding buyer belongs to, for the buyer service site to process the buyer service through interconnection with the buyer based on an area user identifier, and to locally store processed data, where the area user identifier is determined based on multiple area identities associated with a domain-wide identity corresponding to the buyer; and on the other hand, routing the seller service to a seller service site in a service area that a corresponding seller belongs to, for the seller service site to process the seller service through interconnection with the seller, and to locally store processed data.
US11328269B2	Systems and methods for dynamic event attendance management A ticket seller system can offer an enhanced event experience for users of the system by tracking the locations of ticketholders before and during an event to offer ticket resale and seat upgrade opportunities to the users. The locations of users can be harnessed to offer enhanced value to event attendees and to allow event owners to maximize the use of their venue during an event by offering new upgrades and resale options to patrons. Users who might miss an event and otherwise lose all of their ticket value can be detected, based on their location, and offered an opportunity to recoup some of the cost by reselling the tickets. Event attendees who desire to upgrade their seats at an event can be offered the opportunity to purchase upgrade tickets for seats that have been vacated by other attendees that have left the event while the event is ongoing.
US11328260B2	Behavior visualization device and behavior visualization method Included are: a summary condition setting unit (104) for setting a summary condition for extracting whereabouts deeply associated with a target of interest; an important whereabouts extracting unit for extracting whereabouts deeply associated with the target of interest in each of a plurality of time zones based on whereabouts information indicating whereabouts of the target of interest and a summary condition set by the summary condition setting unit (104); a figure generating unit (106) for calculating the areas of figure regions of figures representing whereabouts deeply associated with the target of interest, extracted by the important whereabouts extracting unit, and a distance between the figure regions, and generating drawing figure data for displaying a figure representing whereabouts deeply associated with the target of interest in a hierarchical structure; and a drawing unit (109) for displaying drawing figure data generated by the figure generating unit (106) on a display device (4).
US11328259B2	Automatic task extraction and calendar entry Automatically detected and identified tasks and calendar items from electronic communications may be populated into one or more tasks applications and calendaring applications. Text content retrieved from one or more electronic communications may be extracted and parsed for determining whether keywords or terms contained in the parsed text may lead to a classification of the text content or part of the text content as a task. Identified tasks may be automatically populated into a tasks application. Similarly, text content from such sources may be parsed for keywords and terms that may be identified as indicating calendar items, for example, meeting requests. Identified calendar items may be automatically populated into a calendar application as a calendar entry.
US11328255B2	Automated computer-based prediction of rejections of requisitions In an embodiment, an automated computer-based method for improving a computer system to be able to predict rejections of requisitions submitted to the computer system, the method comprising receiving a requisition from a client device; determining, at a scoring unit of a computer system, a probability value indicating a likelihood that the requisition would be rejected if the requisition is submitted to a requisition approval chain; transmitting the probability value from the computer system to the client device to be displayed on a display of the client device.
US11328249B2	Computerized systems and methods for address correction A computer-implemented system for correcting address information. The system may include a memory storing instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include requesting an address for normalization from at least one of a current address or a residential history of a user; receiving, from a user device, a user input including requested address information responsive to the request for normalization; searching, based on the user input, a cache to determine whether a refined version of the requested address is available; returning, based on a determination that a refined version of the requested address exists in the cache, a refined address as the normalized address to the user; and beginning to transport a package to the user at the normalized address, by providing instructions to a mobile device associated with a delivery worker, to transport the package to the normalized address.
US11328245B1	Systems for improved delivery of time-critical goods Some embodiments are directed to a computer implemented method for transporting a good. The method may comprise receiving, on a first client device, an electronic user request for transporting the good from a pickup location to a destination location. The electronic user request may include a unique identifier corresponding to the good. The method may include assigning the electronic user request to a transport provider. The method may include authenticating the good, rejecting the good, and authorizing the good for transport when the good is authenticated. The transport provider may capture an image of the good. Authenticating the good may include scanning the captured image to identify features, comparing the unique identifiers to the identified features, and authenticating the good when the unique identifier matches the identified features. The good may be rejected if there is not a match between the unique identifier and the identified goods.
US11328239B2	System and method to predict, prevent, and mitigate workplace injuries A prevention and safety management system utilizes a non-intrusive imaging sensor (e.g. surveillance cameras, smartphone cameras) and a computer vision system to record videos of workers not wearing sensors. The videos are analyzed using a deep machine learning algorithm to detect kinematic activities (set of predetermined body joint positions and angles) of the workers and recognizing various physical activities (walk/posture, lift, push, pull, reach, force, repetition, duration etc.). The measured kinematic variables are then parsed into metrics relevant to workplace ergonomics, such as number of repetitions, total distance travelled, range of motion, and the proportion of time in different posture categories. The information gathered by this system is fed into an ergonomic assessment system and is used to automatically populate exposure assessment tools and create risk assessments.
US11328238B2	Preemptively surfacing relevant content within email A system and method for surfacing content relevant is described. The system computes a rank score for each item of a plurality of items that are accessible from a user of an enterprise application. The system identifies a set of relevant items from the plurality of items based on the rank score for each item of the plurality of items. The system surfaces the set of relevant items within a context of a communication application of the user without receiving, from the user, a query for any of the items in the set of relevant items.
US11328237B2	End-to-end commodity and commodity marking tracking Embodiments of the invention relate to establishing commodity traceability across supplier, manufacturer, and customer processes via end-to-end commodity marking traceability. A manufacturer receives incoming material, such as an industry standard commodity, from a supplier and authenticates a marking affixed to the incoming material. After authenticating the supplier's marking for the incoming material, a second marking is affixed to the incoming material. The commodity is converted at manufacturing into a finished product and associated with finished product data. The supplier's marking and the manufacturer's markings for the incoming material are related, and the relationship is related to the finished product data. The stored and maintained relationships supports integration of the first marking data and the second marking data with product data, and supports end-to-end commodity marking traceability.
US11328224B2	Optimization of multiple services via machine learning A method, computer-readable medium, and apparatus for modeling data of a service for providing a policy are disclosed. For example, a method may include a processor for generating a first policy for a first service by a first policy model using machine learning for processing first data of the first service, determining whether the first policy is to be applied to a second service, applying the first policy to the second service when the first policy is deemed to be applicable to the second service, wherein the applying the first policy provides the first policy to a second policy model using machine learning for processing second data of the second service, generating a second policy for the second service, and implementing the second policy in the second service, wherein the first service and the second service are provided by a single service provider.
US11328223B2	Information processing method and information processing system An information processing method includes the processes of: obtaining food and drink data and presenting the food and drink data via a presentation device; generating options for the food and drink data, and presenting the options via the presentation device; generating selection reasons according to an option selected from among the options, and presenting the selection reasons via the presentation device; and controlling training of a machine learning model, in which the food and drink data is used, according to a result of an input in response to the selection reasons.
US11328215B2	Computer implemented determination method and system Methods for providing a computer implemented medical diagnosis are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an input from a user comprising at least one symptom of the user, and providing the at least one symptom as an input to a medical model. The method also includes deriving estimates of the probability of the user having a disease from the discriminative model, inputting the estimates to the inference engine, performing approximate inference on the probabilistic graphical model to obtain a prediction of the probability that the user has that disease, and outputting the probability of the user having the disease for display by a display device.
US11328209B1	Dual cycle tensor dropout in a neural network A method for selectively dropping out feature elements from a tensor is disclosed. The method includes generating a mask that has a plurality of mask elements. Each mask element includes a corresponding plurality of bits representing either a first value or a second value, to indicate whether a corresponding feature element of the tensor output by a neural network layer is to be dropped out or retained. Each mask element of the plurality of mask elements of the mask is compressed to generate a corresponding compressed mask element of a plurality of compressed mask elements of a compressed mask, thereby generating the compressed mask from the mask. Each compressed mask element of the plurality of compressed mask elements includes a corresponding single bit. Feature elements are selectively dropped from the tensor, based on the compressed mask.
US11328208B2	Processor element redundancy for accelerated deep learning Techniques in advanced deep learning provide improvements in one or more of cost, accuracy, performance, and energy efficiency. The deep learning accelerator is implemented at least in part via wafer-scale integration. The wafer comprises a plurality of processor elements, each augmented with redundancy-enabling couplings. The redundancy-enabling couplings enable using redundant ones of the processor elements to replace defective ones of the processor elements. Defect information gathered at wafer test and/or in-situ, such as in a datacenter, is used to determine configuration information for the redundancy-enabling couplings.
US11328201B2	Roll-to-roll method of fabricating a wireless multi-layer laminate A low-cost, multi-function tracking system with a form factor that unobtrusively integrates the components needed to implement a combination of different localization techniques and also is able to perform a useful ancillary function that otherwise would have to be performed with the attendant need for additional materials, labor, and expense. An example tracking system is implemented as an adhesive product that integrates tracking components within a flexible adhesive structure in a way that not only provides a cost-effective platform for interconnecting, optimizing, and protecting the components of the tracking system but also maintains the flexibility needed to function as an adhesive product that can be deployed seamlessly and unobtrusively into various tracking applications and workflows, including person and object tracking applications, and asset management workflows such as manufacturing, storage, shipping, delivery, and other logistics associated with moving products and other physical objects.
US11328197B2	Method and a system for monitoring a quantity related to an asset A method for automatically electronically associating vessel identity information of a vessel with an unassociated telemetric device, the unassociated telemetric device comprising a processor and being configured to detect and transmit quantity or usage data and being configured with a location sensing device, wherein the unassociated telemetric device is configured to communicate with a remote server, the method comprising the steps of: the remote server receiving the vessel identity information comprising a deployment location for the unassociated telemetric device; the unassociated telemetric device operating in accordance with an automatic action rule; in response to the unassociated telemetric device operating in accordance with the automatic action rule, the processor receiving location information of the unassociated telemetric device from the location sensing device; the unassociated telemetric device transmitting the location information; the remote server receiving the location information; the remote server correlating the location information with the vessel identity information when resolving that the location information represents that the unassociated telemetric device is within a proximity to the deployment location, and the remote server automatically electronically associating the unassociated telemetric device with the vessel identity information, resulting in the unassociated telemetric device becoming an associated telemetric device, so that when the associated telemetric device generates quantity or usage information, the quantity or usage information transmitted by the associated telemetric device is applied to a data store of the remote server related to the vessel identity information.
US11328187B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method Provided is an information processing apparatus and an information processing method capable of reflecting a feeling of an image capturing person for each subject of a captured image in the captured image and reproducing the realistic feeling at the time of capturing. An information processing apparatus including a recognition unit that recognizes one or more subjects from a captured image, an estimation unit that estimates a feeling of an image capturing person for each of the recognized subjects on the basis of data regarding a line-of-sight of the image capturing person and sensor data of the image capturing person associated with the captured image, and an image processing unit that performs image processing of reflecting the feeling for each of the subjects in the captured image.
US11328180B2	Method for updating neural network and electronic device Disclosed are a method for updating a neural network and an electronic device. The method includes: inputting a first image set having tag information into a first depth neural network, and determining a cross entropy loss value of the first image set by using the first depth neural network; inputting a second image set having no tag information separately into the first depth neural network and a second depth neural network, and determining a consistency loss value of the second image set, the first depth neural network and the second depth neural network having the same network structure; updating parameters of the first depth neural network based on the cross entropy loss value and the consistency loss value; and updating parameters of the second depth neural network based on the updated parameters of the first depth neural network.
US11328177B2	Computer-based systems, computing components and computing objects configured to implement dynamic outlier bias reduction in machine learning models Systems and methods include processors for receiving training data for a user activity; receiving bias criteria; determining a set of model parameters for a machine learning model including: (1) applying the machine learning model to the training data; (2) generating model prediction errors; (3) generating a data selection vector to identify non-outlier target variables based on the model prediction errors; (4) utilizing the data selection vector to generate a non-outlier data set; (5) determining updated model parameters based on the non-outlier data set; and (6) repeating steps (1)-(5) until a censoring performance termination criterion is satisfied; training classifier model parameters for an outlier classifier machine learning model; applying the outlier classifier machine learning model to activity-related data to determine non-outlier activity-related data; and applying the machine learning model to the non-outlier activity-related data to predict future activity-related attributes for the user activity.
US11328170B2	Unknown object identification for robotic device A method for identifying objects includes generating a feature vector of an unknown object from an image of an environment. The method also includes comparing the feature vector of the unknown object to feature vectors of known objects. The method further includes determining whether a similarity between the feature vector of the unknown object and the feature vector of one of the known objects satisfies a threshold. Furthermore, the method includes identifying the unknown object based on the determination.
US11328167B2	Optical character recognitions via consensus of datasets An example of apparatus includes a memory to store a first image of a document and a second image of the document. The first image and the second image are Memory captured under different conditions. The apparatus includes a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is to perform optical character recognition on the first image to generate a first output dataset and to perform optical character recognition on the second image to generate a second output dataset. The processor is further to determine whether consensus for a character is achieved based on a comparison of the first output dataset with the second output dataset, and generate a final output dataset based on the consensus for the character.
US11328163B2	Methods and apparatus for automated surveillance systems Systems and methods to automate both emergency identification and emergency response to minimize response time while optimizing the dispatching of different types of first responders are provided. The system may include an automation system. The automation system may receive a plurality of data elements from a plurality of sensors. The automation system may extract a set of features from the plurality of data elements. The automation system may identify an emergency situation based on the set of features and a set of rules. The automation system may assess the priority of the emergency situation based on a set of data elements associated with the emergency situation and a set of policies. The automation system may select a responder in response to the identified emergency situation. The automation system may dispatch the selected responder to an area related to the identified emergency situation.
US11328159B2	Automatically detecting contents expressing emotions from a video and enriching an image index The present disclosure provides method, apparatus and system for detecting contents expressing emotions from a video. The method may comprise: dividing the video into a plurality of clips; extracting, from a first clip and at least one second clip of the plurality of clips, features associated with the first clip; determining whether the first clip expresses emotions based on the features associated with the first clip; and building an index containing the first clip based on the features associated with the first clip if the first clip expresses emotions.
US11328142B2	Hybrid illumination system for symbology readers and method of reading DPM codes therewith Symbology readers and methods of reading DPM codes on objects therewith are provided. The symbology reader include a housing that defines a cavity having a first portion and a second portion. A window that separates the first portion and the second portion of the cavity is positioned within the cavity. The symbology reader includes a diffuser configured to diffusingly reflect light that impinges thereon positioned within the first portion of the cavity. The symbology reader includes an imaging assembly and a first illumination assembly positioned within the second portion of the cavity. The symbology reader includes an optical element configured to direct illumination light to impinge upon the diffuser.
US11328128B2	System and method for analysis and navigation of data Systems and methods for analyzing structured data are described. A device may receive a table of structured data and create a Raw Pair Distance (RPD) table. The device then selects a set of nodes from the elements in the RPD table and outputs a nodes table. The device may also output a node-node distance (NND) matrix using the RPD table and run an energy reduction algorithm on the NND matrix in order to create an NSPACE matrix including n-dimensional coordinates for each node. The device may display (e.g., via a 3D visualizer) a graphical representation of selected nodes and coordinated relationships between the selected nodes. The systems and methods may enable a user to quickly search and understand relationships within a large structured data set.
US11328127B2	Apparatus and method for providing shared contents based on emoticon grammar for NLP on open user participation platform for AI answer dictionary and data set preprocessing Disclosed is an apparatus automatically generating and providing shared contents through a sentence matched based on an emoticon grammar. The apparatus receives a selection input for a predetermined number of emoticon grammars, of which the number is limited to a predetermined number, from a user terminal to receive a selection input for a predetermined number of a plurality of quotation sentences matched with an analyzed intent of a user, analyzes the intent of the user based on the received emoticon grammar.
US11328120B2	Importing text into a draft email Examples described herein include systems and methods for importing text into a draft email on a user device. In response to a user selecting the first selectable element, the user device can launch a camera interface on the display. The user can capture an image, such as a page of a book or newspaper, and then scale the captured image to the relevant desired portion. The example method can further include recognizing text within the scaled portion of the image and automatically importing the recognized text into the draft email. The user device can utilize a machine learning model to perform text recognition at the device and then insert the recognized text into the draft email automatically. The user device can also display an indication of the accuracy of the imported recognized text within the draft email.
US11328117B2	Automated content modification based on a user-specified context Dynamically changing a content based on a user-defined context includes receiving, by one or more processors, input data from a user, the input data includes at least one document with an annotated part identifying a first content element, the first content element is associated with a first content type. The one or more processors determine a context information associated with the annotated part and extract the annotated part. A first replacement for the first content element is retrieved from a first data source selected based on the content information. The one or more processors replace the first content element in the at least one document with the first replacement.
US11328113B1	Dynamic localization using color A text string is identified that has an associated localized text string; For example, an English text string may have an associated Chinese localized text string. A unique color is associated with the text string. The text string is modified with the associated unique color. The text string with the associated unique color is displayed. A graphical image of the text string with the associated unique color is captured. The text string is localized based the associated unique color in the captured graphical image using the associated localized text string. In a second embodiment, modifying the text string with the unique color is based on an invisible character that is inserted into the text string.
US11328109B2	Refining multi-bit flip flops mapping without explicit de-banking and re-banking Refining multi-bit flip flops mapping without explicit de-banking and re-banking is provided by identifying a set of equivalent flops in a layout, that include a first flop having a first logic routing and a first location in the layout and a second flop having a second logic routing and a second location in the layout; and remapping the first logic of the first flop from the first location to the second location and the second logic of the second flop from the second location to the first location.
US11328105B2	Computer implemented method, system and computer program product for simulating the behavior of a knitted fabric at yarn level Computer implemented method, system and computer program product for simulating the behavior of a knitted fabric at yarn level. The method comprises: retrieving structural information of a knitted fabric; representing each stitch with four contact nodes (4) at the end of the two stitch contacts (5) between pair of loops (2), each contact node (4) being described by a 3D position coordinate (x) and two sliding coordinates (u, v) representing the arc lengths of the two yarns in contact; measuring forces on each contact node (4) based on a force model including wrapping forces to capture the interaction of yarns at stitches; calculating the movement of each contact node (4) at a plurality of time steps using equations of motion derived using the Lagrange-Euler equations, and numerically integrated over time, wherein the equations of motion account for the mass density distributed uniformly along yarns, as well as the measured forces and boundary conditions.
US11328075B2	Method and system for providing secure communications between a host system and a data processing accelerator According to one embodiment, a system establishes a secure connection between a host system and a data processing (DP) accelerator over a bus, the secure connection including one or more data channels. The system transmits a first instruction from the host system to the DP accelerator over a command channel, the first instruction requesting the DP accelerator to perform a data preparation operation. The system receives a first request to read a first data from a first memory location of the host system from the DP accelerator over one data channel. In response to the request, the system transmits the first data to the DP accelerator over the data channel, where the first data is utilized for a computation or a configuration operation. The system transmits a second instruction from the host system to the DP accelerator over the command channel to perform the computation or the configuration operation.
US11328072B2	Method, apparatus, and electronic device for blockchain-based recordkeeping Provided is a method for blockchain-based recordkeeping and implementable by a terminal device. The method comprises: obtaining target data; computing a data digest of the target data, and extracting a key segment from the target data; signing, in a secure operation environment included in the terminal device, the data digest and/or the key segment based on a private key associated with the terminal device to generate a signature; and submitting to a blockchain the data digest, the key segment, and the signature, for one or more nodes in the blockchain to verify the signature based on a public key corresponding to the private key, and to record the data digest and the key segment in the blockchain in response to the signature being verified to be valid.
US11328071B2	Method and system for identifying actor of a fraudulent action during legal hold and litigation A method includes obtaining data from a host, wherein the data is associated with an object and a user, applying an erasure coding procedure to the data to obtain a plurality of data chunks and at least one parity chunk, deduplicating the plurality of data chunks to obtain a plurality of deduplicated data chunks, generating storage metadata associated with the plurality of deduplicated data chunks and the at least one parity chunk, generating an object entry based on the deduplicated data chunks and the at least one parity chunk, storing the storage metadata and the object entry in an accelerator pool, storing, across a plurality of fault domains, the plurality of deduplicated data chunks and the at least one parity chunk, and initiating storage metadata distribution on the storage metadata and the object entry across the plurality of fault domains.
US11328069B2	Method and system for verifying a data erasure process A method of erasing data from a data storage apparatus comprising a memory, the method comprises writing a known data pattern to a plurality of known memory locations of the data storage apparatus, causing the data storage apparatus to perform a data erasure procedure, reading data stored at the known memory locations after completion of the data erasure procedure, comparing the read data and the data of the known data pattern, and determining a verification result based at least in part on the result of the comparison between the read data and the data of the known data pattern.
US11328065B1	Architectures, systems, and methods for building trusted and secure artifacts Architectures, systems and methods for building trusted and secure artifacts are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises: receiving inputs including one or more instances of software code; verifying trustworthiness of the one or more inputs; creating software code using a forward immutable continuous integration (CI) pipeline having a plurality of stages with forward immutability between consecutive pipeline stages to receive the one or more inputs verified as trustworthy and to build and test one or more containers associated with the one or more inputs, wherein each subsequent stage after a first stage of the pipeline depends on an immutable output of an immediately preceding stage in the pipeline, and further wherein the pipeline includes an emission stage for outputting signed, trusted software code from the pipeline; and storing signed, trusted software code in a repository for deployment, the repository only accepting signed software code for deployment.
US11328064B2	Automatic ransomware detection with an on-demand file system lock down and automatic repair function A method and system for detecting ransomware and repairing data following an attack. The method includes, collecting file statistics for files in a file system, identifying an affected file based on collected file statistics, locking down of access to the file system in response to identifying the affected file, undoing of reconcile processing, repairing the affected files, and unlocking access to the file system. The system includes a computer node, a file system, a plurality of disc storage components, a backup client, a backup client, and a hierarchical storage client. The hierarchical storage client is configured to collect file statistics for files in file system, identify affected files based on collected file statistics for the file, lock down of access to the file system in response to an identified affected file, undo reconcile processing, repair the affected file; and unlock access to the file system.
US11328062B2	Critical infrastructure forensics A computer-implemented method for detecting cyber-attacks affecting a computing device includes retrieving a plurality of sensor datasets from a plurality of sensors, each sensor dataset corresponding to involuntary emissions from the computing device in a particular modality and extracting a plurality of features from the plurality of sensor datasets. One or more statistical models are applied to the plurality of features to identify one or more events related to the computing device. Additionally, a domain-specific ontology is applied to designate each of the one or more events as benign, failure, or a cyber-attack.
US11328059B2	Cloud-based tamper detection There is disclosed in one example a computing apparatus, including: a hardware platform including a processor and a memory; a user application; telemetry probes to collect telemetry about use of the user space application; a detection proxy to collect telemetry data from the telemetry probes and forward the telemetry data to a detection cloud service; and logic to receive from the detection cloud service a detection message that the user application has exhibited behavior consistent with tampering, and to take remedial action responsive to the detection message.
US11328054B2	Preventing access to single sign on credentials associated with executing applications A technique includes creating, by a computer, a sandboxed user account on the computer, where creating the sandboxed user account includes generating credentials for the sandboxed user account. The technique includes creating, by the computer, an operating system session and executing a single sign on (SSO) tool in the operating system session in association with the sandboxed user account. In response to a request that is associated with another user account to start up an application, authorizing, by the computer, use of the application by the other user account based on credentials that are associated with the other user account and starting up the application by the computer. Starting up the application includes using the SSO tool to inject SSO credentials for the other user account based on policy authorization into the application such that the application is executed in association with the sandboxed user account.
US11328052B2	Automatic workstation functionality management based on login credentials The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for automatically controlling access and limiting functionality of a computer workstation based on which user is currently logged in. In some implementations, an overwatch application is installed on the workstations to be controlled and monitored. If an authorized, but limited, user logs in, the overwatch application can initiate a lockdown process on the workstation. In some instances, the lockdown process is managed by a dedicated lockdown application, which is initiated or notified from the overwatch application, and which can initiate a lockdown of particular applications, functionality, and allowed interactions on the workstation until the limited user has completed their task and a new user logs in.
US11328040B2	Monitoring access A method for monitoring access to a user account comprises receiving a user account login status from a target service in response to a user login request, comparing the user account login status with an expected status value at a user apparatus, and on the basis of the comparison, performing at least one of: synchronising the status value at the user apparatus with the user account login status from the target service, and executing a user login update process at the user apparatus.
US11328034B2	Authority based content filtering A method and associated system for processing content, including document, received from a search of information. A subject of each received document is determined. A contributor who is associated with, and is not an author of, each respective document is determined. Each contributor is queried as to a veracity of each respective document, after which a communication from each contributor verifying the veracity of each respective document is received. An education type of an author of each respective document is classified as being formal education, self-taught, or experience as indicative of an expertise level of the author of each respective document. A plurality of credentials of each contributor is received and confirmed. Prior to the subject of each received document having been determined, signatures are published to the Internet. The signatures include signed content of each respective document signed by the contributor associated with each respective document.
US11328027B1	Content serving method and system A method comprises: obtaining content, a content location search term, and an image trigger; submitting the content location search term to a web mapping service so that a service API searches with the content location search term; receiving content locations corresponding to the content; adding the content, image trigger, and content locations to a distribution database that is searchable by location; receiving from a consumer device a location of the consumer device; searching the database using the location of the consumer device to identify any content having content locations that correspond to the consumer device's location, and obtaining the associated image trigger(s); performing an image recognition process on image data captured by the consumer device to identify the presence of the or each said associated image trigger in the image data; and if the presence of any of the image triggers is detected, serving the content to the consumer device.
US11328025B1	Validating mappings between documents using machine learning A device that includes an enterprise data indexing engine (EDIE) configured to determine a first set of similarity scores between a first set of sentences from a first document and a plurality of classification descriptions. The EDIE is further configured to identify one or more classification descriptions that have a similarity score that exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The EDIE is further configured to determine a second set of similarity scores between a second set of sentences from a second document and the plurality of classification descriptions. The EDIE is further configured to identify one or more classification descriptions that have a similarity score that exceeds the predetermined threshold value. The EDIE is further configured to populate a data structure that identifies the tokens within the first set of tokens and the second set of tokens and the number of times each token appears.
US11328019B2	Providing causality augmented information responses in a computing environment An information retrieval response may be augmented, based upon a query, with a plurality of selected causality data relating to the query. The information retrieval response may be generated from an information retrieval system.
US11328011B2	Unordered matching of audio fingerprints A method includes computing match scores for each portion of multiple portions of a first audio fingerprint. The match scores are based on a comparison of the portion with each of multiple portions of a second audio fingerprint. The method includes generating a list of runs based on the highest score for each portion of the multiple portions of the first audio fingerprint. The method includes determining, based on the list of runs, an unordered match between a set of consecutive portions of the first audio fingerprint and a set of non-consecutive portions of the second audio fingerprint. The method includes, in response to determining that a position threshold of the unordered match satisfies a position criterion, outputting an indicator that the first audio fingerprint matches the second audio fingerprint.
US11328008B2	Query matching to media collections in a messaging system Systems and methods are provided for generating training data from queries and user interactions associated with media collections related to the queries, and training a machine learning model using the generated training data to generate a trained machine learning model. The systems and methods further provide for receiving a prediction request comprising a query for relevant media collections, analyzing the query to determine query features, determining a plurality of media collections for the query, analyzing the plurality of media collections to determine media collection features for each media collection of the plurality of media collections, and generating, using the trained machine learning model, a semantic matching score for each media collection of the plurality of media collections based on matching the query features to the media collection features for each media collection of the plurality of media collections.
US11328003B2	Data relationships storage platform A data relationships storage platform for analysis of one or more data sources is described herein. A data processing system may be communicatively coupled to one or more data sources and one or more big-data databases. One or more collectors may collect data pieces from the one or more data sources. One or more analyzer may analyze the collected data pieces to determine whether one or more relationships exist between the collected data pieces. The analysis results in one or more data globs that include one or more of the data pieces and relationship information, such as tags. The tagged data globs may be communicated to and stored in one or more big-data databases.
US11328001B2	Efficient matching of data fields in response to database requests There is a need for more accurate and more efficient database management operations. This need can be addressed by, for example, techniques for efficient matching of data fields in response to database queries. In one example, a method includes: for each input data field of a plurality of input data fields, generating an per-field encoded representation of the input data field based on each per-character increment score for an occurred character in the input data field; performing the automated data field matching based on each per-field encoded representation for an input data field to generate one or more data field matching outputs; and causing display of the one or more data field matching determinations using a data field matching output interface.
US11327988B2	Dynamically self-indexing database-management system A dynamically self-indexing database-management system selects database indexes associated with table columns that are most frequently accessed by user queries, deleting all other indexes. The system periodically reviews database-performance figures and data-usage patterns for each table of its database and revises its selection of indexes in order to ensure that only the most frequently accessed columns continue to be indexed and that the omission of other indexes does not degrade performance. The total number of selected indexes, the overall percent of selected indexes, or the selection itself is optimized over time through continued monitoring of database transaction logs. Optimization may comprise cognitive analytics or other methods of artificial intelligence by which the system learns over time how to best determine whether its current selection of indexes is likely to provide the best overall performance.
US11327987B2	Configuring service consoles based on service feature templates using a database system Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for configuring service consoles based on service feature templates using a database system. In some implementations, a database of a database system storing service feature templates can be maintained. A request for a service console comprising a console component can be processed. A service feature template comprising a template console component corresponding to the console component can be identified. A set of CRM records can be identified. It can be determined that a user has access to the console component. A graphical representation of the service console can be displayed in a user interface on a display of a device of the user.
US11327980B2	Cached updatable top-k index A method is provided that stores, in a second memory, an index structure including, for each given word from among words included in documents, a group of document IDs of documents including the given word. The method stores an index structure subset in a main memory which is faster than secondary memory. The method acquires a keyword and identifies any documents including the keyword. The method finds top-K frequent words among the words included in the identified documents by: identifying, for each given group in descending order of the number of the documents IDs therein, the number of documents IDs of the identified documents in the given group, from the subset when the number of document IDs in the given group is within the range, and from the index structure otherwise; and presenting words of top-K groups with a largest amount of the document IDs identified.
US11327977B2	Method for distributing media A method of distributing content to consumers may include providing a server loaded with a computer code having an administrator user interface, a franchisor user interface, a franchisee user interface; a library of content accessible by an administrator, a franchisor, and/or one or more franchisees; and a consumer data bank. The method may further include linking the server with social media platforms, populating the library with a plurality of pieces of content, linking the content with a franchise unit location, and publishing the content to a social media account. A further step may include collecting consumer data and storing the consumer data in the consumer data bank. The franchisor and each franchisee may have access to the library of content and to consumer data.
US11327974B2	Field variability based TCAM splitting A collection of rules comprising fields that may have wildcard values. The method includes defining first and second subsets of the fields, the second subset being exclusive of the first subset. Intersections of overlapping fields of the first subset are added to the first subset to form an augmented first subset. Metadata from the augmented first subset and the fields not selected for the first subset are combined to define second parts of the rules. Data items are classified by matching a search key to one of the first parts and one of the second parts of the rules.
US11327971B2	Assertion-based question answering In embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an assertion-based question answering manner. After a question and the related passage are obtained, an assertion answer to the question is determined based on content of the passage, and the assertion answer has a predetermined structure and represents a complete semantic meaning. Then, the assertion answer to the question may be outputted to the user. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the question and the relevant passage are used as input, and a semi-structured assertion answer is output. The assertion answer according to embodiments of the present disclosure can provide richer semantic content than the traditional short answer, and provide a more concise expression than the traditional long answer, thereby ensuring accuracy of the answer while improving the user experience.
US11327962B1	Real-time analytical database system for querying data of transactional systems A real-time analytical database system allows queries on data obtained from a transactional system that is frequently updated by the transactional system. The real-time analytical database system receives change logs from the transactional system. The change logs describe operations performed by the transactional system. The real-time analytical database system stores a plurality of indexes in a key-value store, each index comprising key-value pairs. A key of a key-value pair is obtained by combining field data describing a field of a document. The real-time analytical database system determines modifications to the key-value pairs of the key-value store corresponding to the operations of the transactional system as represented by the received change logs. The real-time analytical database system receives and processes queries using the plurality of indexes. The real-time analytical database system builds key-expressions based on the criteria of queries and uses the indexes to find key-value pairs matching the key-expression.
US11327959B2	Data processing methods and systems based on blockchain smart contract A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a node in a blockchain network from a client node, a service initiation transaction broadcasted to the blockchain network, wherein each node of blockchain network comprises a blockchain virtual machine, an instruction set of the blockchain virtual machine comprises an XML processing instruction, and XML processing logic corresponding to the XML processing instruction is deployed in the blockchain virtual machine, an instruction set of a smart contract compiler comprises the XML processing instruction, and a service smart contract compiled by the smart contract compiler comprises the XML processing instruction, and is deployed in the blockchain network; invoking, using the blockchain virtual machine, the service smart contract; and triggering, using the blockchain virtual machine, execution of the XML processing logic based on the XML processing instruction in the service smart contract to perform an XML processing operation on data to be processed.
US11327958B2	Table replication in a database environment Technologies are described for performing replication of data within a database environment having a source node and a replica node. The source node executes a database operation on at least one database table stored by the source node. The source node asynchronously sends the database operation to the replica node. A prepare commit request is synchronously sent from the source node to the replica node. The source node receives a synchronous precommit acknowledgement from the replica node. The precommit acknowledgement indicates that the database operation was executed at the replica node. The source node commits a transaction associated with the database operation.
US11327938B2	Method to improve prediction accuracy of business data with enhanced data filtering and data reduction mechanism According to some embodiments, a system associated with predictive analytics may include a data filter dictionary that stores a plurality of electronic data records based on prior input data. A data filtering and noise reduction module may receive input data and access the data filter dictionary. The data filtering and noise reduction module may then utilize data from the data filter dictionary and a latent semantic indexing data filter and noise reduction algorithm to remove information from the input data and create a subset of the input data. A predictive analytic algorithm platform may receive the subset of input data and use a predictive analytic algorithm to output a prediction result. An intelligent loop-back mechanism may then receive the subset of the input data and dynamically update the data filter dictionary based on an impact associated with the output prediction result.
US11327931B2	Structured testing method for diagnostic or therapy support of a patient with a chronic disease and devices thereof A structured testing method for diagnostic or therapy support of a patient with a chronic disease and devices thereof are disclosed which implement a structured collection procedure based on a medical use case and/or question which provides at least one or more parameters defining entry criterion, a schedule of events, adherence criterion, and exit criterion. The entry criterion establish conditions needed to be met prior to obtaining biomarker data from the patient. Each event can include one or more of a performance time, patient guidance to perform the event, a request for information from the patient a request for patient action, and a request for collection of biomarker data from the patient. The adherence criterion can be used to assess whether an event performed is acceptable to addressing the medical use case and/or question, and the exit criterion establishes conditions needed to be met prior to exiting the collection procedure.
US11327926B2	Effective deployment of spreadsheets in browser environments A file management system may include a file server that performs calculations of a spreadsheet file instance to generate a dataset that includes values in the spreadsheet file instance. The file management system also may include an application operating at a client device that is in communication with the file server via a network. The application may receive, via the network, a version of the dataset comprising the values generated by the calculations performed by the server. The application may visualize a spreadsheet at the user interface. The visualized spreadsheet may display at least a subset of the values. In one case, protected contents of one or more cells in the spreadsheet may be converted to other values when displayed at the user interface.
US11327914B1	C-PHY data-triggered edge generation with intrinsic half-rate operation Methods, apparatus, and systems for clock and data recovery in a C-PHY interface are disclosed. A receiving device has a plurality of differential receivers and a recovery circuit. The differential receivers are configured to generate difference signals. Each difference signal is representative of voltage difference between one pair of wires in a three-wire serial bus. The recovery circuit is configured to identify a first difference signal that has the greatest voltage magnitude among the plurality of difference signals in a first unit interval and determine signaling state of the three-wire serial bus for the first unit interval based on identity of the pair of wires corresponding to the first difference signal and polarity of the first difference signal in the first unit interval, and to generate a first edge in a clock signal responsive to a transition in the first difference signal during the first unit interval.
US11327912B2	Controlling the application time of radio frequency front end triggers based on execution of sequences Systems, methods, and apparatus for improving bus latency are described. A data communication method includes receiving a trigger actuation command from a bus master coupled to the serial bus, determining that a sequence is being executed in the slave device, and providing a trigger actuation signal corresponding to the trigger actuation command when execution of the sequence has been completed. A sequence initiation command may be received before the trigger actuation command, and the sequence may be initiated in response to the sequence initiation command. The trigger actuation command may be queued in a first queue, the sequence initiation command in may be queued in a second queue. Trigger actuation commands in the first queue may be associated with sequence initiation commands in the second queue. The sequence may be initiated in response to a sequence initiation command associated with the trigger actuation command corresponding to the trigger actuation signal.
US11327908B2	Method and system for facilitating communication between interconnect and system memory on system-on-chip A memory management system for facilitating communication between an interconnect and a system memory of a system-on-chip includes a plurality of memory controllers coupled with the system memory, and processing circuitry coupled with the interconnect and the plurality of memory controllers. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a transaction request from the interconnect, and identify a memory controller of the plurality of memory controllers that is associated with the received transaction request. Further, the processing circuitry is configured to provide the transaction request to the identified memory controller for an execution of a transaction associated with the received transaction request. The processing circuitry is further configured to receive a transaction response to the provided transaction request from the memory controller, and provide the received transaction response to the interconnect after a previous transaction response associated with a previous transaction request is provided to the interconnect.
US11327902B2	Memory system, memory controller, and operation method of memory system for setting lock on map segments cached in map cache The present disclosure includes a memory system, a memory controller, and an operation method thereof. The memory system may cache a subset of all map segments in a mapping table indicating mapping information between logical addresses and physical addresses in a map cache, may select map segments on which locking is to be set from the map segments cached in the map cache so as not to be evicted from the map cache based on information on all commands received from a host during a set period of time, and may set lock flags for the map segments on which locking is to be set. Accordingly, the memory system may reduce the overhead occurring in reloading previously evicted map segments in the process of updating a mapping table, and may optimize update performance for a mapping table within a limit that guarantees caching performance to a predetermined level or higher.
US11327896B2	System control using sparse data A method and apparatus for storing and accessing sparse data is disclosed. A sparse array circuit may receive information indicative of a request to perform a read operation on a memory circuit that includes multiple banks. The sparse array circuit may compare an address included in the received information to multiple entries that correspond to address locations in the memory circuit that store sparse data. In response to a determination that that the address matches a particular entry, the sparse array may generate one or more control signals that may disable the read operation, and cause a data control circuit to transmits the sparse data pattern.
US11327885B2	Controller managing namespace and memory system having the controller There are provided a controller and a memory system having the controller. The controller includes: a first storage area configured to store mapping information between logical addresses of logical regions of a storage device coupled to the controller and physical addresses of memory blocks of the storage device, the logical regions being divided into logical units including a first logical unit; and a second storage area configured to store allocation information on logical addresses of logical regions allocated to the first logical unit, each of the logical regions allocated to the first logical unit having a corresponding index, wherein the second storage area is further configured to store a location table for the first logical unit that includes index information having a smallest index corresponding to a logical region allocated to the first logical unit without having other indices corresponding to remaining logical regions allocated to the first logical unit and number information on a total number of the logical regions allocated to the first logical unit.
US11327883B2	Solid-state drive performance and lifespan based on data affinity The example embodiments disclose a system and method, a computer program product, and a computer system for improving solid-state drive performance. The example embodiments may include generating, by an affinity adapter located external to the solid-state drive, a plurality of affinities for each of a plurality of data to a respective plurality of subdivisions of data of a solid-state drive, wherein each of the plurality of data is associated with a logical block address (LBA) and each of the respective plurality of subdivisions has a physical block address (PBA). The example embodiments may also include receiving a request to write first data having a first LBA to the solid-state drive, determining by the solid-state drive, at a first time, that the first data has an affinity with a particular subdivision of data of a solid-state drive based on the generated plurality of affinities, and writing the first data to a memory location of the solid-state drive, wherein the PBA of the memory location has the determined affinity.
US11327882B2	Method and apparatus for eliminating bit disturbance errors in non-volatile memory devices A method comprising: performing a first read from an address in a data storage module by using a first read voltage; storing, in a first register, data that is retrieved from the data storage module as a result of the first read; performing a second read from the address by using a second read voltage; storing, in a second register, data that is retrieved from the data storage module as a result of the second read; detecting whether a weak bit condition is present at the address based on the data that is stored in the first register and the data that is stored in the second register; and correcting the weak bit condition, when the weak bit condition is present at the address.
US11327876B2	Verifying a software or firmware update using a container before deploying to a client In some examples, a server receives configuration data from a device. The server receives a software or firmware update from a vendor and determines, based on the configuration data, that the update is installable on the device. The server creates and configures a container, based on the configuration data, to create a replica of the device. The server installs the update in the replica and performs multiple tests that generate logs. If the logs indicate that the update caused no issues, the server sends the update to the device. If the logs indicate that the update caused an issue, the server sends the update to the vendor. In response, the server receives, from the vendor, a modified update that addresses the issue, installs the modified update in the replica, performs the tests, determines that the modified update causes no issues, and sends the modified update to the device.
US11327874B1	System, method, and computer program for orchestrating automatic software testing As described herein, a system, method, and computer program are provided for orchestrating automatic software testing. In use, an interface to a plurality of different testing tools is provided, where each testing tool of the plurality of different testing tools usable for performing one or more testing-related tasks. Additionally, information describing a software project is identified. Further, use of the plurality of different testing tools is orchestrated to provide automated testing for the software project.
US11327866B2	Memory test method A memory test method for being implemented by storing corresponding test result data and test parameter data into memory chips when a burn-in test, a high temperature test, a low temperature test, and a normal temperature test are performed on the memory chips. A memory test method for being implemented by storing the corresponding test result data and the test parameter data into the memory chips after the memory chips finish the burn-in test, the high temperature test, the low temperature test, and the normal temperature test. The memory chips can internally store the test result data and the test parameter data after finishing tests through the memory test method of the present disclosure so that relevant personnel can read data to easily trace back test history of the memory chips.
US11327865B2	Memory system and method of controlling temperature thereof A method for controlling temperature of a memory system which includes a memory device suitable for storing memory map data including a logical address of an external device and a physical address of a memory device, corresponding to the logical address; and a controller suitable for downloading at least a part of the memory map data and storing and managing the downloaded data as controller map data, and uploading at least a part of the controller map data to the external device, the method comprising: measuring temperature of the memory device; and performing a map downloading for the memory map data from the memory device in response to the measured temperature.
US11327864B2	Adjusting a playback device Certain embodiments provide methods and systems for managing a sound profile. An example playback device includes a network interface and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions executable by the processor. When executed by the processor, the instructions are to configure the playback device to receive, via the network interface over a local area network (LAN) from a controller device, an instruction. The example playback device is to obtain, based on the instruction, via the network interface from a location outside of the LAN, data comprising a sound profile. The example playback device is to update one or more parameters at the playback device based on the sound profile. The example playback device is to play back an audio signal according to the sound profile.
US11327862B2	Multi-lane solutions for addressing vector elements using vector index registers Disclosed herein are vector index registers for storing or loading indexes of true and/or false results of conditional operations using multiple lane processing in vector processors. Each of the vector index registers store multiple addresses for accessing multiple positions in operand vectors in various types of operations that can leverage multi-lane processing.
US11327860B2	Memory device and methods for programming and reading memory device A memory device and methods for programming and reading a memory device are provided. The memory device includes a memory array and a memory controller. The memory array includes a plurality of one-time programmable (OTP) cells, in which the OTP cells comprises a plurality of data cells for storing data, a plurality of supplementary cells in parallel to the data cells, and one or more redundant cells for each of a plurality of sets of the data cells. The memory controller is configured to program the data cells. The memory controller verifies and records a state of each data cell in a set of the data cells in the corresponding supplementary cell after the programming, and stores the data to be programmed to the data cell using the one or more redundant cells reserved for the set of the data cells when the data cell is verified as failed.
US11327854B2	System and method for an adaptive election in semi-distributed environments Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for receiving, at a central server from a first remote data transmission device, first product data for a product at a first location and second product data for the product from a second remote data transmission device at a second location. The respective data is processed sequentially, then determined to contain identical data, such that the system selects a data transmission device as the leader. Then, at a second time, the system receives receiving additional product data from only the selected data transmission device and not from the ignored transmission device, then processes the additional product data as though it had been received from both the first remote data transmission device and the second remote data transmission device.
US11327852B1	Live migration/high availability system A live migration/high availability system includes a first computing system having a first SCP subsystem coupled to first computing system components and a first hypervisor subsystem that provides a first virtual machine. Each time the first SCP subsystem receives snapshot commands from the hypervisor subsystem, it retrieves respective SCP component state information that was not retrieved in response to a previous snapshot command from each first SCP component included in the first SCP subsystem, and uses the respective SCP component state information to generate a respective SCP subsystem snapshot based on that snapshot command. The first SCP subsystem then transmits the SCP subsystem snapshots to a second SCP subsystem in a second computing system, and the second SCP subsystem uses the SCP subsystem snapshots to allow a second hypervisor subsystem on the second computing system to provide a second virtual machine that operates the same as the first virtual machine.
US11327842B2	Backing up a software update of a control device of transport vehicle A transport vehicle, a server, and a method for backing up a software update of a control device of the transport vehicle are provided. The method includes the steps: transmitting a first data set representing a current software version of the control device by the transport vehicle to a server, storing the first data set in the server; determining that a software update of the control device must occur; generating a second data set representing a target software version of the control device as a function of the first data set by the server; and transmitting the first data set and the second data set and a software package for updating the control device according to the second data set from the server to the transport vehicle.
US11327841B2	Identifying a fault domain for a delta component of a distributed data object The disclosure herein describes placing a delta component of a base component in a target fault domain. A delta component associated with a base component is generated. The generation includes selecting a first fault domain as a target fault domain for the delta component based on the first fault domain including a witness component associated with the distributed data object of the base component. Otherwise, the generation includes selecting a second fault domain as the target fault domain based on the second fault domain including at least one data component that includes a different address space than the base component. Otherwise, the generation includes selecting a third fault domain as the target fault domain based on the third fault domain being unused. Then, the delta component is placed on the target fault domain, whereby data durability of the distributed data object is enhanced, and available fault domains are preserved.
US11327840B1	Multi-stage data recovery in a distributed storage network A computing device for use in a distributed storage network (DSN) to recover corrupt encoded data slices. The computing device requests, from storage units of the DSN, encoded data slices corresponding to a data segment. In response, the computing device receives at least a decode threshold number of encoded data slices and at least one integrity error message that provides an indication of a corrupt encoded data slice, such that less than a decode threshold number of valid slices is received. Utilizing at least one correction approach involving stored integrity data, the computing device corrects the corrupt slice(s) to produce a decode threshold number of encoded data slices in order to decode the corresponding data segment. A variety of correction approaches may be employed, including a multi-stage approach that utilizes data from both valid and invalid slices.
US11327835B2	Devices and methods for data storage In an embodiment, a storage device includes a multiplicity of data value memory cells and a multiplicity of check value memory cells, where at least one of the multiplicity of data value memory cells is assigned to two of the check value memory cells, and where at least one of the multiplicity of check value memory cells is assigned to two of the data value memory cells, and a correction circuit which is configured to output a corrected data value when reading out a selected data value memory cell of the at least one of the multiplicity of data value memory cells, based on a content of the selected data value memory cell and based on contents of the two check value memory cells assigned to the selected data value memory cell.
US11327828B2	Process automation action repository and assembler A system for remediating computing-related events by taking into account the past performance of remediation processes and the current run-time environment in which the remedy will be deployed. Robotic Process Automation is implemented to identify computing-related events requiring automation and to record actions that are taken to remediate the events. Robotic scripts (bots) are created based on the recorded actions and are implemented in a learning-mode, in which run-time conditions and level of performance are recorded, such that, run-time conditions and performance are determinative of which bot or combination of bots are implemented for subsequent occurrence of computing-related events. Additionally, remedial process associated with the bot(s) may be executed in a simulated environment prior to the production run-time computing environment to validate the bot and insure the likelihood of effective performance of the remedial process in the run-time production environment.
US11327813B2	Sync group selection Implicit sync group selection is performed by having dual interfaces to a gateway. A subsystem coupled to the gateway selects a sync group to be used for an upcoming exchange by selecting the interface to which a sync request is written to. The gateway propagates the sync requests and/or acknowledgments in dependence upon configuration settings for the sync group that is associated with the interface to which the sync request was written to.
US11327812B1	Distributed storage system with per-core rebalancing of thread queues At least one processing device is configured to obtain timestamps for respective dequeue events involving respective ones of a plurality of threads of one or more applications executing on a first one of a plurality of processing cores of a storage system, to determine a waiting time measure for at least a subset of the plurality of threads in one or more thread queues of the first processing core, and to control performance of a per-core queue rebalancing process for the first processing core based at least in part on one or more of the dequeue event timestamps and the waiting time measure. In conjunction with performance of the per-core queue rebalancing process, at least one thread is moved from at least one of the thread queues of the first processing core to a thread queue of a different one of the processing cores of the storage system.
US11327802B2	System and method for exporting logical object metadata Systems and methods for exporting logical object metadata. In one example, the system includes an electronic processor configured to receive a first input from a user. The first input includes a logical object location and at least one metadata export option. The electronic processor is also configured to create an export job based upon the first input. The electronic processor is also configured to store the export job in a job queue, determine when a computing resource is available to execute the export job, and execute the export job when the computing resource is available. The electronic processor is also configured to store a job manifest in a memory location. In one example, the job manifest includes metadata for each logical object located in the logical object location.
US11327800B2	Technical process control in multi-computing-core system To control a technical process comprising a control task for independently controllable modules, modules are each assigned to a computing core on a controller with a plurality of computing cores. The technical process is connected to the controller via at least one communication connection. In a first time segment, the controller provides read-in input data of the modules for the respectively associated computing core. Subsequently, synchronization of the computing cores to which modules are assigned is carried out by the controller. In a second time segment, the computing cores process the input data of the modules to generate output data for the modules, wherein each computing core signals the end of processing. As soon as all computing cores have signaled the end of processing, the output data are provided in a third time segment by the controller in order to be provided to the modules on the communication connection.
US11327797B2	Memory usage determination techniques Embodiments provide techniques for estimating seasonal indices for multiple periods. Some embodiments can receive a signal comprising a plurality of measures sampled over a span of time from an environment in which one or more processes are being executed. Some embodiments may then extract a seasonal effector and a de-seasonalized component from the signal. Next, some embodiments can apply one or more spline functions to the seasonal effector to generate a first model. Some embodiments may then apply a linear regression technique to the de-seasonalized component to generate a second model. Some embodiments may then initiate actions associated with the code. Some embodiments may then generate a forecast of the signal based on the first model and the second model. Next, some embodiments may initiate, based at least in part on the forecast, one or more actions associated with the environment.
US11327790B1	Event-level parallel simulation using dynamic synchronization The independent claims of this patent signify a concise description of embodiments. A method is provided for parallel simulation using synchronization during simulation. The method comprises executing a plurality of threads in parallel, identifying a first event block and a second event block of a circuit design, calculating a minimum delay (minDelay) based on a current simulation time, scheduled times for execution of the first event block and the second event block, and causal delays (CausalDelay) of the first event block and the second event block, and scheduling a next synchronization point based on the minimum delay, the next synchronization point being a next simulation time at which the plurality of threads synchronize to a common clock. This Abstract is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.
US11327785B2	Computing system including enhanced application performance based on last completed operation sequence value A computing system includes an application configured to request execution of at least one translation including at least one command. A first coupling facility is configured to perform a first modification process to modify a first structure based on a received command associated with an ongoing transaction. A second coupling facility includes a secondary circular queue loaded with first data blocks indicating the first modification process, and is configured to output a message response block (MRB). The application determines a most recent modification process performed by the secondary coupling facility based on the MRB.
US11327784B2	Collecting and processing contextual attributes on a host Some embodiments of the invention provide a novel architecture for capturing contextual attributes on host computers that execute one or more machines, and for consuming the captured contextual attributes to perform services on the host computers. The machines are virtual machines (VMs) in some embodiments, containers in other embodiments, or a mix of VMs and containers in still other embodiments. Some embodiments execute a guest-introspection (GI) agent on each machine from which contextual attributes need to be captured. In addition to executing one or more machines on each host computer, these embodiments also execute a context engine and one or more attribute-based service engines on each host computer. Through the GI agents of the machines on a host, the context engine of that host in some embodiments collects contextual attributes associated with network events and/or process events on the machines. The context engine then provides the contextual attributes to the service engines, which, in turn, use these contextual attributes to identify service rules for processing.
US11327780B2	Network-efficient isolation environment redistribution Network-efficient isolation environment redistribution is described. In one example, network communications are surveyed among isolation environments, such as virtual machines (VMs) and containers, hosted on a cluster. An affinity for network communications between the isolation environments can be identified based on the survey. Pairs or groups of the isolation environments can be examined to identify ones which have an affinity for network communications between them but are also hosted on different host machines in the cluster. The identification of the affinity for network communications provides network-level context for migration decisions by a distributed resource scheduler. Certain VMs and containers can then be migrated by the distributed resource scheduler to reduce the network communications in the cluster based on the network-level context information. In some cases, migration decisions can be conducted with reference to both network-level context information and other application-affinity policies.
US11327776B2	Centralized application programming interface monitoring tool Methods and systems for the collecting and monitoring of information related to the performance of application programming interfaces (APIs) are provided. A method includes obtaining one or more various measurements of performance of the APIs, and assessing a performance status for each API based on the obtained one or more various measurements of performance. The method further includes displaying, the performance status for each API and the APIs, and searching for a particular API of the displayed APIs using a search technique configured to compare a keyword indicative of the particular API to all fields of JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) objects that have been used to define the APIs. The method further includes displaying the particular API including the performance status for the particular API, the one or more various measurements of performance for the particular API, and methods of the particular API, as a result of the searching.
US11327775B2	Method for recording and playing back a media-synchronized user browsing session The present invention describes a web application having a module formed by a recorder sub-module responsible for recording and a player sub-module responsible for playback. When the recording is initialized, a process is started to capture the media, listen and record certain application events thrown as a result of the user's navigation, to record the application state just before such events occur, to record a time/date for each of such events, so that the actions taken in the application along with audio and video capture can be played back later in synchrony. During playback, even if the user assisting to the playback pauses, rewinds, forwards or interacts with the elements of the application at any moment during the execution of the playback or while in pause, the playback will reproduce the state of the application and the actions taken by the user during the recording.
US11327772B2	Method of loading software code, corresponding system and vehicle equipped with such a system A method for method of setting up a processing system includes determining availability of user-provided platform information indicative of a first memory platform out of a plurality of memory platforms. In response to determining that the user-provided platform information is available at the first memory platform, a boot loader code is read from the first memory platform. In response to determining that the user-provided platform information is not available, test availability of the boot loader code in another memory platform of the plurality of memory platforms, and read the boot loader code from the another memory platform upon testing the availability of the boot loader code in the another memory platform.
US11327748B2	Software cooperation possibility determination apparatus and software cooperation possibility determination method A software cooperation possibility determination apparatus stores pieces of software configuration information which are pieces of information regarding configurations of determination target software which is software for which cooperation possibility with cooperation destination software which is software of a cooperation destination is to be determined and verified software which is software verified that the software is able to cooperate with the cooperation destination software, acquires information regarding data output from the determination target software and information regarding data output from the verified software and input to the cooperation destination software from the pieces of software configuration information, and determines consistency or similarity between the information regarding the data output from the determination target software and the information regarding the data output from the verified software, and determines the cooperation possibility of the determination target software with the cooperation destination software based on a result of the determination.
US11327747B2	Sentiment based offline version modification A method, a computer program product, and a computer system modify a version of an application. The method includes determining a sentiment being experienced by a second user while using a second version of the application installed on a second device associated with the second user based on sensory information indicative of the sentiment. The method includes generating sentiment associated information associating the sentiment of the second user with the second version of the application, the sentiment associated information configured to be exchanged with the first device over an offline, ad hoc connection. The method includes transmitting the sentiment associated information to the second device. The sentiment associated information is indicative of whether the first version of the application is to be modified on the first device to the second version of the application.
US11327744B2	Equivalency of revisions on modern version control systems Disclosed herein is technology to compare different versions of a code object to determine if the versions include equivalent changes. An example method may include: determining a set of changes of a first version of a code object, wherein the code object comprises a plurality of versions; generating a first hash in view of the set of changes; accessing a second hash representing a set of changes of a second version of the code object; comparing, by a processing device, the first hash and the second hash; and indicating the set of changes of the first version and the set of changes of the second version are equivalent.
US11327738B2	Software and firmware updates in a combined single pane of glass interface An image of a virtualization software and firmware in a plurality of hosts are upgraded by performing the steps of: in response to a user input, generating a software specification that specifies a desired state of the virtualization software and a desired state of the firmware; based on the software specification, preparing a desired image of the virtualization software that includes software components of a desired version of the firmware; and from a virtual machine management server that is programmed to deploy virtual machines in the hosts, coordinating an upgrade to the desired image of the virtualization software and the desired version of the firmware in the hosts by (1) instructing a hardware support manager to upgrade the hosts to the desired version of the firmware, and (2) instructing each of the hosts to upgrade to the desired image of the virtualization software.
US11327723B1	Development environment integrated with failure detection system The technology disclosed herein enables performing code review during an active build. An example method may comprise causing, by a processor of an integrated development environment, execution of a software build job by a build tool, wherein the software build job comprises source code. The example method may further comprise tracking, using the integrated development environment, the execution of the software build job by receiving progress data associated with the execution. The example method may further comprise displaying, via a graphical user interface (GUI) of the integrated development environment, a plurality of lines of the source code. The example method may further comprise, responsive to detecting a failure during the execution, displaying, on the GUI, an information identifying the failure and a suggested corrective action.
US11327721B1	System for extending functionality of a computer programming language, and related method and software A system for extending functionality of a computer programming language includes a programming interface, a module creator, an object creator, and a node compiler, all executing on a computer. The programming interface provides a code editor. The module creator defines a module based on user input received via the code editor. The module exports a function with a plurality of sub-functions, including a first sub-function and a second sub-function. The object creator defines a plurality of versions of an object based on user input received via the code editor, including a first version having a call for the function to take as an argument a first node including a first parameter linked to the first sub-function and a second node including a second parameter linked to the second sub-function. The node compiler detects a dependency between the first node and the second node.
US11327717B2	Look-up table with input offsetting A computation unit computes a function f(I). The function f(I) has a target output range over a first domain of an input I encoded using a first format. A first circuit receives the encoded input I in the first format including X bits, to add an offset C to the encoded input I to generate an offset input SI=I+C, in a second format including fewer than X bits. The offset C is equal to a difference between the first domain in f(I) and a higher precision domain of the second format for the offset input SI. A second circuit is operatively coupled to receive the offset input SI in the second format, to output a value equal to a function f(SI) to provide an encoded output value f(I).
US11327716B2	Arithmetic circuit An arithmetic circuit includes an arithmetic driving circuit and a detection circuit. The arithmetic driving circuit is configured to generate an arithmetic result value based on first and second arithmetic target values. The detection circuit is configured to detect whether an upper borrow digit value occurs, by receiving the arithmetic result value as feedback.
US11327706B2	Infrastructure model collaboration via state distribution A method and system provide the ability to asynchronously collaborate on a model of an infrastructure project. The model is acquired and view settings for the model are captured. The view settings include a feature highlight that provides display attributes/settings for objects and/or features of the model, a camera position providing second settings relating to a camera view of the model, and a data view providing third settings regarding a view of the model data. The view settings are associated with a link. The link is transmitted/provided from a sender to a recipient. The link enables rehydration of a live model based on the captured view settings thereby presenting a state and view settings of the model specified by the sender.
US11327701B2	System and method for converting graphic files for printing A workflow method for creating a printed sheet from a graphics file and an associated job description. The graphics file and an associated job definition are received in a digital front end (DFE), and a raster imaging processor (RIP) in the DFE converts the graphics file from a native format to RIPped data and stores the RIPped data in digital storage. A print controller retrieves the RIPped data from the digital storage and streams the RIPped data as an output. A communication interface, connected to a screening engine processor, receives the streamed RIPped data and the job definition from the DFE and converts the streamed RIPped data to converted RIPped data having a format readable by the screening engine processor, and to pass information from the screening engine processor to the DFE.
US11327700B1	Modification of print queues based on user action and urgency Various systems and methods maintain a print job of a user in a print queue and identify the user approaching a printing device using a user identification device operatively connected to the printing device. Such systems/methods alter the position of the print job within the print queue (e.g., to a higher priority position) or even begin printing the print job when the user identification device identifies the user approaching the printing device (i.e., before the user reaches the printing device). Systems and methods can also identify the urgency of the user using the user identification device. The amount that the print queue is altered can be based on the amount that the urgency of the user is elevated.
US11327693B2	Computer-readable medium, information processing device, and Method for installing appropriate program A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions configured to, when executed by a processor of an information processing device, cause the information processing device to acquire identification information for identifying an OS of the information processing device, using the acquired identification information, determine whether the OS is capable of accepting a driver program for controlling a device, when determining that the OS is capable of accepting the driver program, install the driver program into the OS, and when determining that the OS is incapable of accepting the driver program, download into the information processing device a driverless installer for achieving driverless control of the device without using the driver program.
US11327683B2	RAID storage-device-assisted read-modify-write system A RAID storage-device-assisted RMW system includes a RAID primary data drive that retrieves second primary data via a DMA operation from a host system, and XOR's it with its first primary data to produce first interim parity data that it writes via a DMA operation to a RAID parity data drive. The RAID parity data drive XOR's its first parity data and the first interim parity data to produce second parity data that overwrites the first parity data. The RAID parity data drive also performs GF operations on the first interim parity data and its second interim parity data and XOR's the results to produce interim Q data that it writes via a DMA operation to a RAID Q data drive. The RAID Q data drive XOR's its first Q data and the interim Q data to produce second Q data that overwrites the first Q data.
US11327675B2	Data migration Examples of a data migration system are provided. The system may receive a data migration requirement. The system may sort the data stored in the on-premise data warehouse into a plurality of data domains. The system may map the plurality of data domains to a usage parameter index and a storage parameter index to determine a data usage pattern and a data storage pattern. The system may evaluate the data storage pattern and the data usage pattern to determine a data assessment index. The system may determine a data migration index from mapping a plurality of cloud platforms to the data assessment index. The system may determine a data migration model compatible with the data assessment index. The system may generate a data migration output comprising the layout for transferring data stored in the on-premise data warehouse to a compatible cloud platform to resolve the data migration requirement.
US11327674B2	Storage vault tiering and data migration in a distributed storage network Methods for use in a dispersed storage network (DS) to determine appropriate resources for storing data. An example method, implemented by one or more devices of a dispersed storage network (DSN), includes obtaining storage characteristics relating to data stored in a first pool of storage units associated with a first storage tier, the data stored as a set of encoded data slices. Based on the storage characteristics, the method determines to move the data to a target storage pool of storage units associated with a second storage tier. The method also determines whether to re-encode the data for storage in the target storage pool of storage units. When not re-encoding the data, the method includes retrieving the set of encoded data slices, translating associated slice names into translated slice names, and facilitating storage of the encoded data slices in the target storage pool utilizing the translated slice names.
US11327658B2	Systems and methods for managing information objects in dynamic data storage devices According to one aspect, a system for managing information objects in dynamic data storage devices including a first data storage device having a plurality of information objects, a second data storage device operatively connectable to an output device for providing at least some of the information objects to at least one user, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the first data storage device and the second data storage device. The at least one processor is configured to automatically divide the plurality of information objects in the first data storage device to form at least one data subdivision based on division criteria, and repeatedly, in response to a dynamic operating condition determine a relevance value of at least one of the data subdivisions in the first data storage device and the second data storage device indicative of the relevance of those data subdivision to the user, and based on the relevance value, perform at least one of loading those data subdivision to the second data storage, or unloading those data subdivision from the second data storage.
US11327656B2	Accessing a dynamic memory module A method for accessing a dynamic memory module, the method may include (i) receiving, by a memory controller, a set of access requests for accessing the dynamic memory module; (ii) converting the access requests to a set of commands, wherein the set of commands comprise (a) a first sub-set of commands that are related to a first group of memory banks, and (b) a second sub-set of commands that are related to a second group of memory banks; (iii) scheduling, by a scheduler of the memory controller, an execution of the first sub-set; (iv) scheduling an execution of the second sub-set to be interleaved with the execution of the first sub-set; and (v) executing the set of commands according to the schedule.
US11327644B2	Syndication of slideshow content through a web feed Systems and methods are provided for syndicating slideshow content in a web feed. Data is obtained for a content feed associated with a web page in response to a request by a user of a content feed reader. A slideshow within the web page is identified based on analysis of the obtained data according to a schema definition for syndication of slideshow content. A first set of properties for the slideshow is extracted from the obtained data, based on the schema definition. A set of slides of the slideshow is identified based on the first set of properties. A second set of properties for the set of slides is also extracted from the obtained data. The content feed including the set of slides of the slideshow and one or more properties of the second set are displayed to the user via the content feed reader.
US11327643B2	Rule-based user in interface layout rearrangement A device identifies one or more user interface elements, in a user interface, associated with a fixed positioning characteristic and not positioned within another user interface element with the fixed positioning characteristic. The device repositions the one or more user interface elements in the user interface to vacate space for a new user interface element based on a size of the new user interface element and forgo repositioning one or more other user interface elements in the user interface that do not have the fixed positioning characteristic or are positioned within another user interface element with the fixed positioning characteristic. The device inserts the new user interface element into the user interface in a portion of the user interface vacated in connection with repositioning the one or more user interface elements, and provides the user interface for display based on inserting the new user interface element into the user interface.
US11327640B2	Providing complications on an electronic device Systems, methods, and devices can allow applications to provide complication data to be displayed in display of an electronic device. A client application can create a data object according to a template to efficiently select how the data object is to be displayed. For example, a complication controller on the electronic device can receive new data and determine which template to use. The data object can be sent to a display manager that can identify the selected template and display the data according to the template.
US11327633B2	High-cognition radial representation user interface A first graphical depiction transitions into a second graphical depiction. Initially, a hierarchy of entities is presented as graphical elements that are distributed across concentric circular areas such that at least two of the graphical elements that correspond to sibling entities at a higher level of the hierarchy are presented in an inner circular area and such that at least one additional graphical element that corresponds to a lower level of the hierarchy is presented in an outer circular area. Responsive to an indication, the graphical elements of the inner circular area are rotated such that a selected one of the sibling entities at a higher level of the hierarchy is repositioned within the inner circular area and such that any unselected sibling entities of the higher level remain visible and selectable after being rotated.
US11327627B2	Incident card system A system for managing incidents includes an electronic display, an electronic processor coupled to the electronic display, and memory coupled to the electronic processor and storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the electronic processor, cause the system to display an incident card on the electronic display, display first incident information on a front side of the incident card, receive a first user input indicating to flip to a back side of the incident card, determine user focus information, generate second incident information based on the user focus information, and display a back side of the card responsive to receiving the first user input. The back side includes the second incident information.
US11327623B2	Detecting multiple manual interactions The detection of multiple manual interactions upon a touch-pad is shown. Drive lines intersect a scan lines and each intersection between a drive line and a scan line includes an element of variable resistance. A scanning processor energises the drive lines and monitors the scan lines. The scanning processor is configured to identify positions of manual interaction, validate identified positions to identify potentially erroneous positions and remove positions identified as erroneous. However, removed positions are re-introduced when they are not in the vicinity of other identified positions.
US11327622B2	Flexible display and manufacturing method for the same A flexible display and manufacturing method for the same are disclosed. The flexible display includes a flexible display panel, a conductive layer, an insulation layer, and a touch electrode layer. Wherein the flexible display panel includes multiple sub-pixels, the touch electrode layer includes multiple touch sensing electrodes and multiple touch driving electrodes, the touch sensing electrodes and the touch driving electrodes are intersected and insulated. Wherein the multiple sub-pixels are directly opposite to the multiple stress buffering holes respectively, the conductive layer includes multiple conductive bodies disposed separately with the stress buffering holes, the conductive body is directly opposite to an interval region of the sub-pixels, when the touch driving electrodes are electrically connected, each two touch sensing electrodes are electrically connected through the conductive body, when the touch sensing electrodes are electrically connected, each two touch driving electrodes are electrically connected through the conductive body.
US11327620B1	Touch sensing layer and touch panel A touch sensing layer includes a first-axis conductive unit, a second-axis conductive unit, and at least one dummy electrode. The first-axis conductive unit substantially extends along a first axial direction. The second-axis conductive unit substantially extends along a second axial direction and includes two conductive electrodes and a conductive bridge. The two conductive electrodes are respectively located at opposite sides of the first-axis conductive unit. The conductive bridge crosses the first-axis conductive unit and is connected to the two conductive electrodes. The dummy electrode includes at least one part located in a gap formed between the first-axis conductive unit and one of the two conductive electrodes.
US11327588B2	Digital jukebox device with improved user interfaces, and associated methods Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems and, more particularly, to systems that incorporate digital downloading jukebox features and improved user interfaces. For instance, a smart search may be provided, e.g., where search results vary based on the popularity of songs within the venue, in dependence on songs being promoted, etc. As another example, a tile-based approach to organizing groupings of songs is provided. Groupings may involve self-populating collections of songs that combine centrally-promoted songs, songs in a given genre that are popular across an audiovisual distribution network, and songs that are locally popular and match up with the given genre (e.g., because of shared attributes such as same or similar genre, artist, etc.). Different tile visual presentations also are contemplated, as are different physical jukebox designs. In certain example embodiments, a sealed core unit with the “brains” of the jukebox is insertable into a docking station.
US11327587B2	Current-induced dark layer formation for metallization in electronic devices In various embodiments, bilayers are formed in electronic devices at least in part by anodization of metal-alloy base layers.
US11327582B2	Stylus pen, touch apparatus, and touch system An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a stylus pen including: a body portion; a conductive tip configured to be exposed from an inside of the body portion to an outside thereof; a ground portion configured to be electrically connected to a user; and a resonant circuit portion in the body portion, electrically connected between the conductive tip and the ground portion, and including one or more resonance circuits that resonate with electrical signals of different frequencies transferred from the conductive tip to output resonance signals of different frequencies.
US11327578B2	Control circuit A control circuit for an input device including a micro-switch is provided. The control circuit includes an input circuit, a receiver circuit, a control unit, and a detecting unit. The input circuit includes a first contact and a second contact for electrically connecting to the micro-switch. The receiver circuit includes a third contact and a fourth contact for electrically connecting to the micro-switch. The control unit is electrically connected to the first contact and the third contact for providing an input signal via the first contact to the micro-switch and receiving a switching signal from the micro-switch via the third contact. The detecting unit detects a voltage of the second contact to generate a detecting signal. The control unit receives the detecting signal to determine a type of the micro-switch.
US11327577B2	Multi-function stylus with sensor controller A system and method for transmitting an input value to a computing device are included herein. The method includes detecting sensor data in a stylus. The method also includes detecting a gesture event with the stylus. In addition, the method includes generating an input value based on the sensor data and the gesture event. Furthermore, the method includes sending the input value from the stylus to a computing device.
US11327575B2	Methods and systems for positioning and controlling sound images in three-dimensional space A system for positioning and controlling sound images in three-dimensional space, comprising: a three-dimensional motion sensing input device; and a computer system incorporating a digital audio workstation application including a gesture library and one or more built-in features, the computer system being connected to the three-dimensional motion sensing input device by a communication link, wherein gestures that are pre-defined in the gesture library are captured by the three-dimensional motion sensing input device and are provided to the computer system via the communication link and used by the digital audio workstation application to position a sound image in three-dimensional space or to control one or more built-in features of the digital audio workstation application.
US11327570B1	System and method for filtering content based on gestures In order to provide filtering of content to be presented on a mobile device, a gesture-based preferencing system and method may be employed. When content is presented to a user, the user may indicate a positive or negative preference toward that content by making a gesture. The gesture may be detected by a motion sensor and the preference of the content indicated by the gesture may be stored in a preference datastore. The preference may be used to subsequently filter content that is to be presented to the user.
US11327568B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system for haptic feedback presentation based on electronic information An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes an information acquisition unit and a signal output unit. The information acquisition unit acquires electronic information. The signal output unit outputs a first haptic signal for presenting haptic feedback with respect to an object, the haptic feedback with respect to the object being set corresponding to the acquired electronic information.
US11327564B2	Head mounted display apparatus and eye-tracking apparatus thereof An eye-tracking apparatus includes a first lens group, a light splitting device, a display, an image sensor, a second lens group, and a plurality of light sources. The light splitting device receives a first beam, generates a second beam, and transmits the second beam to a second surface of the first lens group. The display projects a reference mark to a target area through the light splitting device and the first lens group. The image sensor captures a detection image on the target area through the first lens group, the light splitting device, and the second lens group. The second lens group is disposed between the light splitting device and the image sensor. The light sources are disposed around the image sensor and project a plurality of beams to the target area through the first lens group, the light splitting device, and the second lens group.
US11327544B2	Memory system and operation method thereof A memory system may include: a memory device suitable for storing data; a controller suitable for controlling the memory device; a power manager suitable for receiving external power, and supplying operation power to the memory device and the controller; and a plurality of auxiliary power circuits suitable for receiving the operation power from the power manager, storing the received power, and supplying auxiliary power to the power manager when the external power is removed. The power manager may group and manage selected auxiliary power circuits among the plurality of auxiliary power circuits as a test group, and perform a full discharge test on the selected auxiliary power circuits.
US11327543B2	Power converter device health check system A power converter device health check system includes a circuit that connects a power input to a power output, and that includes a first transistor directly coupled to ground and a capacitor in parallel with the first transistor. A controller device is coupled to the circuit and, during boot operations, prevents first power from being provided to the first transistor via the power input, and turns off the first transistor. While preventing the first power from being provided to the first transistor and with the first transistor turned off, the controller device provides second power to a circuit location in the circuit between the first transistor and the capacitor, and then determines whether a charge of the capacitor is below a threshold charge level. If the capacitor is below the threshold charge level, the controller device transmits a power converter warning message.
US11327540B2	Assembly and method for cooling Materials, components, assemblies, and methods consistent with the disclosure are directed to the fabrication and use of sheets of material to provide channels for cooling through the flow of gas. An assembly for cooling can include a stack of alternating first and second blades, where each blade exhibits at least a first edge, a beveled edge, and a bend, the bend defining at least a first region and a second region, where the first region is substantially flat and bordered by the edge, the beveled edge, and the bend. An assembly can also include a sheet with folds to provide channels.
US11327526B2	Gallery video player movement iconography Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface in a dual screen device. More particularly, the method includes providing a gallery for the dual screen device. The gallery can present one or more images in a user interface. The gallery user interface can adapt to changes in the device configuration. Further, the gallery can display images or videos in the various configurations.
US11327524B2	Drift tracking feedback for communication channels A memory controller having a data receiver to sample data at a sample timing using a strobe signal, wherein the data and the strobe signal are sent by a memory device in connection with a read operation initiated by the memory controller, and a strobe receiver to receive the strobe signal, wherein a phase of the strobe signal has a drift relative to a reference by an amount. The memory controller further having a monitoring circuit to monitor the strobe signal and determine the amount of the drift, and an adjustment circuit to update the sample timing of the data receiver based on the amount of drift determined by the monitoring signal.
US11327514B2	Device for providing a current An embodiment device includes a first MOS transistor and a first resistor in series between first node and second nodes, the first resistor being connected to the second node; a second MOS transistor and a second resistor in series between the first and second nodes, the second resistor being connected to the second node and the gates of the first and second transistors being coupled to each other; an operational amplifier including a first terminal connected to a node of connection of the first resistor to the first transistor, a second terminal, and an output terminal coupled to the gate of the first transistor; and a circuit configured to supply a set point voltage to the second terminal of the amplifier.
US11327509B2	Flow rate controller Disclosed is a flow rate controller in which a clear width (6) of a control gap (4) between a main part (3) and a control element (2), which is deformable according to the pressure in order for the flow rate through the control gap (4) to be kept constant, can be adjusted as a result of the fact that at least one supporting element that adjusts the clear width (6) of the control gap (4) is designed to be movable relative to a main part (3).
US11327506B2	Method and system for localized travel lane perception A system and method for monitoring a road segment includes determining a geographic position of a vehicle in context of a digitized roadway map. A perceived point cloud and a mapped point cloud associated with the road segment are determined. An error vector is determined based upon a transformation between the mapped point cloud and the perceived point cloud. A first confidence interval is derived from a Gaussian process that is composed from past observations. A second confidence interval associated with a longitudinal dimension and a third confidence interval associated with a lateral dimension are determined based upon the mapped point cloud and the perceived point cloud. A Kalman filter analysis is executed to dynamically determine a position of the vehicle relative to the roadway map based upon the error vector, the first confidence interval, the second confidence interval, and the third confidence interval.
US11327505B2	Control apparatus of work vehicle, work vehicle, and control method of work vehicle A control apparatus of a work vehicle includes a course data acquisition unit acquiring course data indicating a traveling condition of a work vehicle that includes a travel route, a travel range data acquisition unit acquiring travel range data indicating a travel range of the work vehicle that is defined with a preset travel width based on the travel route, a detection data acquisition unit acquiring detection data of a detection device that has detected a travel direction of the work vehicle, a prediction unit predicting, based on the detection data, a prescribed position distant from a current position of the work vehicle traveling according to the course data, a determination unit determining whether the prescribed position exists within the travel range, and a drive control unit stopping traveling of the work vehicle when it is determined that the prescribed position does not exist within the travel range.
US11327503B2	Surveillance prevention by mobile robot A mobile robot is configured for operation in a commercial or industrial setting, such as an office building or retail store. The robot can patrol one or more routes within a building, and can detect violations of security policies by objects, building infrastructure and security systems, or individuals. In response to the detected violations, the robot can perform one or more security operations. The robot can include a removable fabric panel, enabling sensors within the robot body to capture signals that propagate through the fabric. In addition, the robot can scan RFID tags of objects within an area, for instance coupled to store inventory. Likewise, the robot can generate or update one or more semantic maps for use by the robot in navigating an area and for measuring compliance with security policies.
US11327499B2	Vehicle control system A vehicle control system that is mounted in a vehicle includes a camera and an autonomous driving control device. The camera images a situation in front of the vehicle to acquire camera imaging information indicating an imaging result. The autonomous driving control device controls autonomous driving of the vehicle based on the camera imaging information and decides a maximum speed of the vehicle in the middle of the autonomous driving. In more detail, the autonomous driving control device estimates a maximum visible distance of the camera based on the camera imaging information. Then, the autonomous driving control device variably sets the maximum speed according to the maximum visible distance such that the maximum speed in a case where the maximum visible distance is long becomes higher than the maximum speed in a case where the maximum visible distance is short.
US11327498B2	Polynomial-fit based reference line smoothing method for high speed planning of autonomous driving vehicles According to various embodiments, systems and methods for smoothing a reference line for an autonomous driving vehicle are described. In an exemplary method, a raw reference line can be generated from a high definition map and routing results, and can be truncated based on a predetermined formula. The truncated raw reference line can include a number of points, each point representing a position of an autonomous driving vehicle in a global coordinate system. The number of points can be converted to points in a local coordinate system, where a polynomial curve that best fits the points are generated. The polynomial curve can subsequently be used to generate a new vertical coordinate for a horizontal coordinate of each of the number of points. The new vertical coordinates and their corresponding horizontal coordinates can be converted back to the global coordinate system. The polynomial curve can be used to derive a heading, a kappa, and a dkappa for each point in the global coordinate system.
US11327477B2	Somatosensory remote controller, somatosensory remote control flight system and method, and head-less control method Disclosed are a somatosensory remote controller, a somatosensory remote control flight system and method, and a remote control method. The somatosensory remote controller comprises: a motion sensor, a controller, a first transmission module, and a remote controller body. The motion sensor, the first transmission module, and the controller are all disposed on the remote controller body, and the motion sensor and the first transmission module are electrically connected to the controller. The motion sensor acquires initial state information of a current position of the remote controller body and movement information about movement of the remote controller body, and transmit the same to the controller. The controller is configured to receive, according to the initial state information and the movement information, a flight instruction, and send the flight instruction via the first transmission module.
US11327473B2	Dynamically reconfigurable data collection agent for fracking pump asset A scalable industrial asset management system dynamically negotiates allocation of mobile industrial assets to industrial operation sites. The asset management system tracks and models the capabilities and availabilities of a pool of mobile industrial assets (e.g., truck-mounted assets or other such assets). Based on a defined demand of a scheduled industrial operation requiring mobile industrial assets (e.g., a fracking operation, a mining operation, etc.) the system selects a subset of the mobile industrial assets that are both available during the scheduled operation and are collectively capable of satisfying the demands of the industrial operation. Moreover, based on the asset models for the subset of mobile industrial assets, the system configures an on-premise cloud agent device to collect telemetry data from the mobile assets during the operation and to migrate the collected data to a cloud-based collection and analytics system.
US11327472B2	System and method of connection management during synchronization of high availability industrial control systems An industrial controller executes a control program held in non-transitory medium to: (a) open connections for the communication of data on the industrial control network, the connection subject to a timeout; (b) operate in a synchronized state with the second industrial controller to execute a same control program to communicate same control data; (c) operate in an unsynchronized state providing no-operation data to the industrial control network, the no-operation data preventing timeout of the open connections on which it is communicated.
US11327470B2	Unit space generating device, plant diagnosing system, unit space generating method, plant diagnosing method, and program A unit space generating device (141) which generates a unit space for use when diagnosing an operating state of a plant on the basis of a Mahalanobis distance is provided with: a sampling data acquiring unit (141A) which acquires a sampling data group comprising a plurality of state quantities of the plant, measured with a fixed period; an adoption determining unit (141C) which, on the basis of an adoption probability calculated each time the sampling data group is acquired, determines whether the sampling data group is to be adopted as a unit space generation data group serving as the basis for a unit space; a unit space generating unit (141D) which generates unit spaces on the basis of a plurality of the adopted unit space generation data groups; and an output value acquiring unit (141B) which acquires an output value of the plant corresponding to the sampling data group.
US11327469B2	Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing multiple drug product packaging systems using a common database management system A method includes performing, by a processor: providing a database that contains records corresponding to a plurality of drug product packaging systems, the records in the database being accessible through a common database management system, receiving a packaging order for at least one drug product, evaluating at least one criterion for fulfilling the packaging order, and identifying one of the plurality of drug product packaging systems to package the at least one drug product based on evaluating the at least one criterion.
US11327467B2	Information processing device and information processing method An information processing device including a communication portion capable of receiving sensor data detected from a plurality of sensors arranged in predetermined regions and transmitting control signals to a plurality of actuators arranged around the sensors such that the actuators are, at least one by one, associated with each of the sensors. The information processing device further includes a control portion that performs control such that the sensor arranged in a specific region determined not to have an ideal situation is specified on the basis of the sensor data detected from the plurality of sensors, the actuator corresponding to the specified sensor is specified from the plurality of actuators, and the control signal for bringing the specific region into the ideal situation is generated and transmitted to the specified actuator through the communication portion.
US11327459B2	Multi-device connections for input/output (I/O) terminals An apparatus includes multiple circuit paths configured to generate multiple electrical signals to be used to communicate with multiple devices. Each of the circuit paths is configured to use electrical energy from a different one of multiple independent power supplies. The apparatus also includes an I/O terminal configured to be coupled to a common electrical conductor that is coupled to the multiple devices. The I/O terminal is configured to pass the electrical signals to the common electrical conductor. The apparatus is configured to use each of the electrical signals to one of: receive input data from one of the multiple devices or provide output data to one of the multiple devices.
US11327454B2	Synchronizing multiple processing systems Systems and methods are directed to a device comprising a product status synchronization device. Examples of the product status synchronization device comprise a plurality of input ports and an encoder input, each of the input ports coupled to one of a plurality of registers and configured to receive a signal indicative of a status assigned to a product by one of a plurality of process stations, and to register the status assigned to the product into the one of the plurality of registers coupled to the input port, wherein one or more of the plurality of process stations are located at different distances from a predetermined location along a processing line and are configured to asynchronously process one or more products moving through the processing line.
US11327453B2	Status indicator for a building controller A relatively simple status indicator for a building control device that helps the user more quickly and intuitively identify the operation status of the building control system and more quickly troubleshoot faults and/or other problems that may occur within the building control system. This may help reduce the cost of maintain the building control system and may help reduce unwanted downtime of the building control system.
US11327451B2	Building smart entity system with agent based communication and control A building management system of a building includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to generate agents, each agent of the agents paired with one entity of a plurality of entities of an entity database, wherein the entity database includes relationships between the entities, wherein the entities represent physical building entities of the building comprising building equipment or building spaces. The instructions cause the one or more processors to communicate, by the plurality of agents, data of the physical building entities via a plurality of agent communication channels and perform, by the plurality of agents, one or more operations for the plurality of entities based on the data.
US11327449B2	Nonlinear optimization for stochastic predictive vehicle control A predictive controller controls a system under uncertainty subject to constraints on state and control variables of the system. At each control step, the predictive controller solves an inequality constrained nonlinear dynamic optimization problem including probabilistic chance constraints representing the uncertainty to produce a control command, and controls an operation of the system using the control command. The predictive controller solves the dynamic optimization problem based on a two-level optimization that alternates, until a termination condition is met, propagation of covariance matrices of the probabilistic chance constraints within the prediction horizon for fixed values of the state and control variables with optimization of the state and control variables within the prediction horizon for fixed values of the covariance matrices.
US11327432B2	Process cartridge and image forming apparatus A process cartridge includes a first unit including an image bearing member configured to carry an electrostatic latent image, and a second unit including a developer bearing member configured to develop the electrostatic latent image carried on the image bearing member into a toner image, the second unit being capable of being mounted on the first unit in a mounting direction. The first unit includes a moving member that moves the second unit mounted on the first unit at a mounting position to a detachment position. The second unit includes a storage unit that stores information about the second unit. The moving member is disposed on a first side of the process cartridge in a longitudinal direction of the image bearing member. An electrode of the storage unit is disposed on a second side of the process cartridge in the longitudinal direction.
US11327431B2	Toner cartridge having a positioning boss A toner cartridge includes a photoconductive drum and a boss that protrudes outward from a first longitudinal end of the toner cartridge at a rotational axis of the photoconductive drum. An outermost axial segment of the boss along the rotational axis includes a partial cylinder having a cross-sectional shape of a circular segment. An outer circumferential surface of the partial cylinder is convex to a bottom of the toner cartridge and forms a bottom contact surface of the boss that is unobstructed to contact and sit in a corresponding V-block in an image forming device when the toner cartridge is installed in the image forming device. The outermost axial segment of the boss includes clearance above a topmost portion of the partial cylinder and within the radius of the outer circumferential surface of the partial cylinder permitting the clearance to accommodate one or more features in the image forming device.
US11327429B2	Image-forming apparatus with a durable contact member that abuts against a belt A surface roughness Rz of an outer peripheral surface of an intermediate transfer belt is 0.05 μm or more, and toner contains toner base particles and an organosilicon polymer on the surface of the toner base particles. After residual toner on the intermediate transfer belt is collected by a blade into a belt cleaning device, the blade has a coating layer on its surface facing the intermediate transfer belt, the coating layer containing the organosilicon polymer.
US11327415B2	Image forming apparatus having developer transporting member that transports developer toward a developer bearing member An image forming apparatus is capable of performing a second image forming operation in which a peripheral velocity ratio of a developer bearing member to an image bearing member becomes greater than that in a first image forming operation, and in which a potential difference between a developing bias applied to the developer bearing member and a supply bias applied to a supply member becomes a potential difference at which a urging force causing a developer at the contact portion between the developer bearing member and the supply member to move from the supply member to the developer bearing member becomes smaller than that in the first image forming operation, or becomes a potential difference at which a urging force causing the developer to move from the developer bearing member to the supply member is generated.
US11327414B2	Toner, toner cartridge, and image forming apparatus A toner comprises toner particles containing a colorant, non-crystalline polyester, and crystalline polyester. The crystalline polyester does not contain an esterification catalyst and has a melting point in a range of 80 to 110° C. A gel content of the toner particles is in the range of 4 to 11% by mass.
US11327409B2	Systems and methods for curing an imprinted field Methods and systems that include the generation of a map of modulation values for a spatial light modulator. In which a map representative of a desired curing region is received. Receiving, for each pixel of a spatial light modulator, spatial information representative of an intensity distribution of actinic radiation at a plane of formable material under a template that is guided from the spatial light modulator to the plane of the formable material for curing the formable material under the template. Receiving a dose threshold for the formable material. Generating a map of modulation values for each pixel in the spatial light modulator based on: the dose threshold; the spatial information for all of the pixels; and the map representative of the desired curing region.
US11327407B2	Methods of determining corrections for a patterning process, device manufacturing method, control system for a lithographic apparatus and lithographic apparatus A method of determining a correction for a process parameter related to a lithographic process, wherein the lithographic process includes a plurality of runs during each one of which a pattern is applied to one or more substrates. The method of determining includes obtaining pre-exposure metrology data describing a property of a substrate; obtaining post-exposure metrology data comprising one or more measurements of the process parameter having been performed on one or more previously exposed substrates; assigning, based on the pre-exposure metrology data, a group membership status from one or more groups to the substrate; and determining the correction for the process parameter based on the group membership status and the post-exposure metrology data.
US11327399B2	Photoresist composition and process for producing photoresist pattern A photoresist composition comprising a resin which comprises a structural unit represented by the formula (I): and a salt represented by the formula (B1):
US11327398B2	Photoresist compositions and methods for fabricating semiconductor devices using the same Provided herein are photoresist compositions and methods for fabricating semiconductor devices using the same. A photoresist composition may include an organometallic material, a fluorine-containing material, and an organic solvent.
US11327397B2	Pattern forming method, coating material for imprint pretreatment and substrate pretreatment method A pattern forming method using a photo-nanoimprint process on each of a plurality of shot areas: a step (1) of laying a layer of a curable composition (A1); a step (2) of dispensing liquid droplets of a curable composition (A2) dropwise discretely onto the layer of (A1); a step (3) of sandwiching a layer obtained by partially mixing (A1) and (A2), between a mold and the substrate; a step (4) of irradiating the layer with light to cure the layer; and a step (5) of releasing the mold from the layer of (A1) and (A2), in which when steps from the step (3) to the step (5) are collectively called an imprinting step [Im], in a time period from an end of the step (2) to a beginning of the step [Im] in one shot, the step (2) or the step [Im] is performed on another shot area.
US11327393B2	Photomask blank and method for preparing photomask A photomask blank comprising a transparent substrate and a light-shielding film disposed thereon is provided. The light-shielding film is constructed by a single layer or multiple layers including a light-shielding layer containing Si and N, having a N content of 3-50 at % based on the sum of Si and N, being free of a transition metal.
US11327367B2	Display panel and fabricating method thereof A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display medium layer, a sealant and a conductor. The first and second substrates are assembled via the sealant that surrounds the display medium layer disposed between the first and second substrates. The second substrate includes a second conductive layer and a passivation layer disposed on the second conductive layer. The passivation layer reveals a portion of the second conductive layer. The conductor electrically connects a first conductive layer of the first substrate to the revealed portion of the second conductive layer and is disposed between the sealant and an edge of the display panel. A first conductive protrusion and a second conductive protrusion are sequentially disposed on one of the first and second substrates to form the conductor. A material of the second conductive protrusion may be formed from a conductive composite material, that may include a curable material.
US11327358B2	Optical stack for directional display A privacy display comprises a spatial light modulator and a passive retarder arranged between first and second polarisers arranged in series with the spatial light modulator. On-axis light from the spatial light modulator is directed without loss, and off-axis light has reduced luminance. The visibility of the display to off-axis snoopers is reduced by means of luminance reduction over a wide polar field of view. Off-axis visibility of the display in an automotive vehicle can be reduced.
US11327355B2	Display substrate, display apparatus, and method of fabricating display substrate The present application discloses a display substrate. The display substrate includes a base substrate; a color filter on the base substrate; and an overcoat layer on a side of the color filter distal to the base substrate. The overcoat layer includes a first sublayer and a second sublayer, the second sublayer on a side of the first sublayer distal to the base substrate. The first sublayer includes a first polymer material. The second sublayer includes a second polymer material different from the first polymer material.
US11327349B2	Method of assembling curved display devices Described are methods for assembling a display device by forcibly flexing a first component to conform to a curved surface, adhering the first component to the curved surface, forcibly flexing a second component to conform to an outer surface of the first component and adhering the second component to the first component. The first and second components each comprise at least one of: i) a touch sensor component or a component film of a touch sensor component; ii) at least one pair of orthogonal polariser sheets; iii) a liquid crystal cell comprising liquid crystal material contained between two containing films; iv) at least one encapsulation film; v) at least one diffuser sheet; vi) a backlight component; vii) a light-emitting diode unit; and viii) a circular polariser component, or a component film thereof, for use with a light-emitting diode unit.
US11327342B2	Optical lens for correcting color vision The present invention relates to optical lens for correcting color vision for individuals with color vision deficiency comprising a substrate and an absorbing dye which has at least a minimum light transmission factor at a wavelength ranging from 515 nm to 80 nm that is lower than or equal to 40% and quickly varying transmission around 500 nm and around 595 nm.
US11327341B2	Toric contact lens stabilization design based on thickness gradients orthogonal to eyelid margin Ophthalmic lenses are described herein. An example ophthalmic lens may comprise a first surface. The example ophthalmic lens may comprise a second surface disposed opposite the first surface and defining a volume of lens material therebetween. A thickness profile of the volume of lens material may be derived from one or more eyelid profiles such that a thickness gradient of the volume of lens material is oriented to be substantially orthogonal to a target eyelid margin shape.
US11327336B2	Panel with virtual curved display surface and display device A panel with a virtual curved display surface and a display device are provided. The virtual curved display panel includes a display panel and a grating. The grating is disposed at a light-exiting side of the display panel, and includes a plurality of light-transmitting regions and a plurality of light-shielding regions spaced apart from each other. Respective widths of the plurality of light-shielding regions of the grating are gradually decreased as respective distances from the plurality of light-shielding regions to a symmetry axis of the display panel are increased, and respective widths of the plurality of light-transmitting regions are gradually increased as respective distances from the plurality of light-transmitting regions to the symmetry axis of the display panel are increased.
US11327325B2	Optical beam former Optical beam former for generating an emerging light beam from an incident light beam, the optical beam former including: a condenser lens array including several condenser lenses; and a projection lens array arranged in parallel to the condenser lens array and including several projection lenses; wherein exactly one of the projection lenses is assigned to each of the condenser lenses so that several optical channels are formed and so that each of the several optical channels generates a partial light beam of the emerging light beam, said partial light beam emerging in an angle-of-emergence range with a partial intensity distribution that is homogenous with respect to an angle of emergence, from an incident partial light beam, wherein the admissible angle-of-incidence ranges of the optical channels have the same size as to the magnitude in a plane extending in parallel to the optical axes of the condenser lenses; and wherein the angle-of-emergence ranges of at least two of the optical channels are different so that an intensity distribution with respect to the angle of emergence includes several regions having a homogenous intensity in a far field of the emerging light beam.
US11327323B2	Content presentation in head worn computing Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and devices for receiving and presenting content. In an example method, content is received, the content to be delivered to a plurality of recipients. Each recipient of the plurality of recipients has a preference for a respective first physical location at which the content is to be presented on a display of a wearable head device associated with the recipient. A sender of the content has a preference for a second physical location at which the content is to be presented to the respective recipient of the plurality of recipients. A respective final physical location for the presentation of the content for the respective recipient of the plurality of recipients is identified. The respective final physical location is based on the respective recipient's preference and the sender's preference. It is determined whether the respective recipient is proximate to a zone associated with the respective final physical location. In accordance with a determination that the respective recipient is proximate to the zone, an alert is generated on the wearable head device, the alert associated with the respective final physical location. It is determined whether the respective recipient is in the zone associated with the respective final physical location. In accordance with a determination that the respective recipient is in the zone, the content is caused to be presented to the respective recipient of the plurality of recipients.
US11327321B2	Electronic device The present invention relates to an electronic device. More particularly, the present invention relates to an electronic device used in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), etc. Disclosed herein is an electronic device which includes: a frame including at least one opening and worn on a human body of a user; a control unit fixed to the frame and generating an image; and a display unit fixed to the opening of the frame and showing the image to the user, in which the frame includes a front frame including the at least one opening and first and second side frames which extend in a first direction crossing the front frame at both ends of the front frame and are parallel to each other, and at least one of a first length of each of the first and second side frames and a first interval between the first side frame and the second side frame is adjustable.
US11327317B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method [Problem] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a virtual image in a three-dimensional space. The display control unit causes the display unit to display only one of a left-eye image and a right-eye image corresponding to the virtual image if it is determined that the virtual image is located outside of a predetermined range in a depth direction when viewed from a user of the display unit, and causes the display unit to display the left-eye image and the right-eye image if it is determined that the virtual image is located inside of the predetermined range.
US11327310B1	Wearable device with in-eye display capability The present application discloses examples of various apparatuses and systems that can be utilized for augmented reality. According to one example, a wearable device that can optionally comprise: a frame configured for wearing by a user; one or more optical elements mounted on the frame; an array having a plurality of light emitting diodes coupled to the one or more optical elements, wherein the one or more optical elements and the array are mounted within a field of view of the user when the frame is worn by the user; and additional onboard electronic components carried by the frame including at least a battery that is configured to provide for electrically powered operation of the array.
US11327308B2	Free-form prism-lens group and near-eye display apparatus A freeform prism-lens group includes: a primary prism; a first auxiliary lens; and a beamsplitter film between the primary prism and the first auxiliary lens and having a predetermined beamsplitting ratio; wherein: the first auxiliary lens has a first optical surface substantially conforming to a neighboring freeform surface of the primary prism; and the first auxiliary lens has a second opposing optical surface distal from the primary prism that is planar, aspheric, or spherical with a curvature radius greater than 100 mm.
US11327304B2	Windshield head-up display, and method for suppressing ghost image A windshield head-up display, and a method for suppressing a ghost image are disclosed. The windshield head-up display comprises an image source and a projection assembly. The image source is projected onto a windshield by means of the projection assembly, such that a first virtual image and a second virtual image are formed on the same side of the windshield. The first virtual image is closer to an eye-box region than the second virtual image. The distance from the first virtual image to the eye-box region is an imaging distance. The method comprises: measuring a ghost image value of the first virtual image and the second virtual image upon a change in the imaging distance; and if the imaging distance has increased, reducing the ghost image value of the first virtual image and the second virtual image projected by the projection assembly onto the same side of the windshield.
US11327301B2	Virtual image display device A virtual image display device includes an image element configured to display an image, a first lens disposed in an extraction position of image light and including at the image element side thereof a convex surface, a second lens disposed further toward the image element side than the first lens and including a concave surface bonded to the convex surface of the first lens, a half mirror provided in a bonding portion for bonding together the convex surface and the concave surface, a transmission/reflection selection member provided at a light emitting side of the first lens and configured to selectively perform transmission or reflection of the light depending on a polarization state of the light, and a light-guiding portion keeping close contact between the image element and the second lens and configured to guide the image light.
US11327287B2	Microscope A microscope comprising a first turret bearing a plurality of lenses and a second turret bearing a plurality of filtering modules, the first turret and the second turret being borne on the same pivot and mounted to rotate, independently of each other, about this pivot, each lens of the first turret and each filtering module of the second turret being able to be arranged by rotation of the first turret and of the second turret into an active position of use in which a filtering module of the second turret is inserted into the optical path between a lens of the first turret and a detector.
US11327286B2	Managing plural scanning devices in a high-throughput laboratory environment Systems and methods for managing a plurality of scanning devices in a high-throughput laboratory environment. Each of the scanning devices is configured for a remote boot operation from an administrative server that is communicatively coupled with the plurality of scanning devices via a local network. The remote boot replaces the complete operational firmware of a scanning device. The scanning devices are each configured to periodically provide operational information to the administrative server for centralized storage. The centralized storage of operational information for each of the plurality of scanning devices, coupled with the ability of the administrative server to initiate a reboot of any scanning device and thereby update the complete operational firmware of the scanning device, allows for centralized administration of multiple scanning devices that facilitates configuration, support, image data storage, and/or communication with outside servers.
US11327280B2	Zoom lens and imaging apparatus The zoom lens consists of, in order from the object side, a positive first lens group that does not move during zooming, a negative second lens group that moves during zooming, a negative third lens group that moves during zooming, at least one lens group that moves during zooming, and a rear group that does not move during zooming. All distances between the lens groups adjacent to each other change during zooming. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.
US11327276B2	MEMS actuation system A multi-axis MEMS assembly includes a micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) actuator configured to provide linear three-axis movement. The micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) actuator includes: an in-plane MEMS actuator, and an out-of-plane MEMS actuator. An optoelectronic device is coupled to the micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) actuator. The out-of-plane MEMS actuator includes a multi-morph piezoelectric actuator.
US11327272B2	Mirror driving device of imaging apparatus and method for controlling driving of mirror of imaging apparatus A mirror driving device includes a positioner in the imaging apparatus; a mirror holder configured to hold the movable mirror and move to the first position and the second position of the movable mirror; a positioning surface at the mirror holder and configured to come into contact with the positioner to determine the first position of the movable mirror; and a shock dispersion surface provided at the mirror holder. When moving from the second position toward the first position, the movable mirror is configured to contact the positioner before the positioning surface comes into contact with the positioner to reduce a shock. The shock dispersion surface has a smaller inclination with respect to a travel-direction tangent line than an inclination of the positioning surface with respect to the tangent line. The shock dispersion surface is located forward of the positioning surface in the travel direction toward the first position.
US11327270B2	Portable electronic device, camera module, and lens assembly A lens assembly includes a lens including an optical portion refracting light and a flange portion extended along a periphery of at least a portion of the optical portion, and a lens barrel accommodating the lens. The lens includes a first D-cut portion on one side surface of the flange portion spaced apart from the lens barrel and a second D-cut portion on another side surface of the flange portion spaced apart from the lens barrel, wherein the first D-cut portion and the second D-cut portion each include first inclined surfaces, and the first inclined surfaces are spaced apart from respective ends of the first D-cut portion and the second D-cut portion by a predetermined interval.
US11327266B2	Optical assembly having a housing for mounting optical lenses A housing assembly for mounting a first lens and a second lens includes a first lens holder. The first lens holder includes a ring-shaped structure configured to mount the first lens. The housing assembly also includes a second lens holder including a cup-shaped structure. The cup-shaped structure includes an upper portion configured to mount the first lens holder, and a lower portion configured to mount the second lens.
US11327265B2	Clamping device A clamp assembly includes a first clamp half-piece and a second clamp half-piece. In one example, the clamp half-pieces are identically shaped. In one example, each of the clamp half-pieces has at least one integral pin and at least one aperture. The first and second clamp half-pieces are pivotally connected to each other via a first snap-fit interface in which the integral pin of the first clamp half-piece snap-fits into the at least one aperture of the second clamp half-piece. The clamp assembly can also include a link arm connected to the first clamp half-piece via a second snap-fit interface. A lever arm can also be included that is pivotally connected to the link arm via a third snap-fit interface. The clamp assembly does not require separate link pins or other parts and only includes four components: the clamp half-pieces, the link arm, and the lever arm.
US11327262B2	Fiber termination enclosure with modular plate assemblies Certain types of fiber termination enclosures include an enclosure and at least one of a plurality of plate module mounting assemblies. Example plate module mounting assemblies include a termination panel plate assembly; a splice tray plate assembly; a cable spool plate assembly; and a drop-in plate assembly. Example cable spool plate assemblies include a cable spool arrangement rotationally coupled to a mounting plate, which fixedly mounts within the enclosure housing. A stand-off mount element may be disposed on the front of the cable spool arrangement to rotate in unison with the cable spool arrangement. The stand-off mount element may include one or more termination adapters.
US11327260B2	Foam for optical fiber cable, composition, and method of manufacturing Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an optical fiber cable having at least one optical fiber, a cable jacket and a foam layer. The cable jacket includes an inner surface and an outer surface in which the outer surface is an outermost surface of the optical fiber cable. The inner surface is disposed around the at least one optical fiber. The foam layer is disposed between the at least one optical fiber and the cable jacket. The foam layer is made of an extruded product of at least one thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), a chemical foaming agent, and a crosslinking agent. The foam layer has a closed-cell morphology having pores with an average effective circle diameter of less than 100 μm. Further, the foam layer has a compression modulus of less than 1 MPa when measured at 50% strain.
US11327253B1	Traceable fiber using light pipe at fan-out kit of fiber optics cable An apparatus including a cable jacket, a plurality of connectors, a first light pipe and a second light pipe. The cable jacket may comprise one or more data carrying lines configured to transmit data and a tracing fiber. The plurality of connectors may each be connected to one end of one of the data carrying lines and be configured to connect to a communication port. The first light pipe may be connected to a first end of the tracing fiber. The second light pipe may be connected to a second end of the tracing fiber. The first light pipe may be configured to receive a light input and focus the light input by refraction into the tracing fiber. The tracing fiber may be configured to propagate the light input to the second light pipe. The second light pipe may emit the light input.
US11327250B1	Optical interconnect devices Improved optical interconnects obtained by replacing one or more single core fibers with one or more multicore fibers. In some instances, at least one of the optical fibers is shaped.
US11327242B2	Optical fiber connector assembly with ferrule microhole interference fit and related methods The present disclosure relates to a process by which an optical fiber is terminated with a ferrule to form an optical fiber connector assembly. The ferrule is heated at a heating temperature whereby the ferrule bore (and ferrule microhole) expands. The optical fiber is then inserted into the ferrule microhole. The ferrule then contracts when heat is no longer applied resulting in an interference fit between the optical fiber and the ferrule microhole based on the dimensions of the optical fiber and the ferrule microhole. The interference fit yields certain optical fiber characteristics within the optical fiber connector assembly. The present disclosure also relates to an optical fiber having an outer cladding comprising titania-doped silica and the resulting optical fiber characteristics.
US11327237B2	Display-adjacent optical emission or reception using optical fibers An electronic device includes a housing and a display. The housing defines an interior cavity and includes an optically-transmissive housing component. The display is disposed in the interior cavity and is viewable through the optically-transmissive housing component. An optoelectronic component is disposed in the interior cavity. An optical fiber extends between a first end positioned adjacent the optoelectronic component and a second end positioned adjacent the optically-transmissive housing component. The optical fiber defines a non-linear optical path between the first end and the second end. At least a portion of the optical fiber is laterally offset from a lateral edge of the display.
US11327235B2	Methods of producing radiation beams with altered properties In various embodiments, a beam-parameter adjustment system and focusing system alters a spatial power distribution of a plurality of radiation beams before the beams are coupled into an optical fiber.
US11327230B2	Optical fiber holder An optical fiber holder for holding an optical fiber includes: a holder main body; and a groove part that is capable of holding a part of the held optical fiber. The optical fiber holder has an adjustment mechanism that is capable of adjusting a position of the groove part with respect to the holder main body in a state where the groove part is placed on the holder main body.
US11327229B2	Elastomeric optical fiber alignment and coupling device A fiber optic coupling device comprises an elastomeric body. The elastomeric body includes first and second sides with a deformable alignment passage extending there between. The deformable alignment passage is configured to elastically center opposing first and second optical fibers. The deformable alignment passage includes a first portion that is configured to receive the first optical fiber having a first core. The deformable alignment passage also includes an opposing second portion that is configured to receive the second optical fiber having a second core. The first portion and the opposing second portion of the alignment passage are defined by a common encompassing periphery, and meet at a common location within the alignment passage to present the core of the received first optical fiber in coaxial alignment with the core of the received second optical fiber.
US11327210B2	Non-repeating echelettes and related intraocular lenses for presbyopia treatment Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing improved ophthalmic lenses, particularly intraocular lenses (IOLs). Exemplary ophthalmic lenses can include a plurality of echelettes arranged around the optical axis, having a profile in r-squared space. The echelettes may be non-repeating over the optical zone.
US11327208B2	Method of manufacture for a lightweight, high-precision silicon carbide mirror assembly An aerospace mirror having a reaction bonded (RB) silicon carbide (SiC) mirror substrate, and a SiC cladding on the RB SiC mirror substrate forming an optical surface on a front side of the aerospace mirror. A method for manufacturing an aerospace mirror comprising obtaining a green mirror preform comprising porous carbon, silicon carbide (SiC), or both, the green mirror preform defining a front side of the aerospace mirror and a back side of the aerospace mirror opposite the front side; removing material from the green mirror preform to form support ribs on the back side; infiltrating the green mirror preform with silicon to create a reaction bonded (RB) SiC mirror substrate from the green mirror preform; forming a mounting interface surface on the back side of the aerospace mirror from the RB SiC mirror substrate, and forming a reflector surface of the RB SiC mirror substrate on the front side of the aerospace mirror. Additionally, the method can comprise cladding the reflector surface of the RB SiC mirror substrate with SiC to form an optical surface of the aerospace mirror.
US11327203B1	Optical fiber cables substantially free of colorant An optical fiber cable that includes reduced or minimal use of colorant may include a single optical fiber component and a jacket formed around the optical fiber component. The optical fiber component may include at least one optical fiber and a buffer layer formed around the at least one optical fiber. The buffer laying may include one or more first polymeric materials that are not blended or compounded with any colorant, and no colorant may be formed on an outer surface of the buffer layer. Additionally, the jacket may include or more second polymeric materials that are not blended or compounded with any colorant.
US11327200B2	Seismic data acquisition unit A wireless seismic data acquisition unit with a wireless receiver providing access to a common remote time reference shared by wireless seismic data acquisition units in a seismic system. The receiver can replicate local version of remote time epoch to which a seismic sensor analog-to-digital converter is synchronized. The receiver can replicate local version of remote common time reference to time stamp local node events. The receiver can be placed in a low power, non-operational state over periods of time during which the unit continues to record seismic data, thus conserving unit battery power. The system corrects the local time clock based on intermittent access to the common remote time reference. The system corrects the local time clock via a voltage controlled oscillator to account for environmentally induced timing errors.
US11327197B2	Device and method for parallel pressure-volume-temperature analysis using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry A device and method is described to parallelize a pressure-volume-temperature (“PVT”) analysis using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques such that a portion of the pressure, temperature and volume analysis is performed separately from others. The resulting PVT data is then recombined statistically for a complete PVT analysis. The device may also obtain compositional data of the fluid to perform an equation of state analysis or reservoir simulations.
US11327196B2	Marine surveys conducted with multiple source arrays Marine surveys carried out with multiple source arrays comprising three or more sources are discussed. Each source of a multiple source array is an array of source elements, such as air guns. The sources of a multiple source array may be arranged in particular type of configuration that is effectively maintained while the survey vessel travels a sail line. The sources of the multiple source array are activated to acoustically illuminate a subterranean formation with acoustic signals. Two or more sources of a multiple source array may be activated to create blended seismic data. Methods to deblend, source deghost, and attenuate noise in the blended seismic data obtained by using a multiple source array are also discussed.
US11327195B2	Correction of source motion effects in seismic data recorded in a marine survey using a moving source Processes and systems are described for generating an image of a subterranean formation from seismic data recorded during a marine survey that employed a moving vibrational source. Processes and systems compute an up-going pressure wavefield from pressure data and vertical velocity data recorded in the marine survey. A direct incident downgoing vertical velocity wavefield that includes Doppler effects created by the moving vibrational source and characterizes a source wavefield and source ghost of the moving vibrational source is computed and deconvolved from the upgoing pressure wavefield to generate a subsurface reflectivity wavefield. The subsurface reflectivity wavefield is effectively free of contamination from the source wavefield, the source ghost, and the Doppler related effects. Processes and systems generate an image of the subterranean formation based on the subsurface reflectivity wavefield, thereby enhancing resolution of the image by attenuating the source-motion effects, source signature, and source ghost of the moving vibration source.
US11327194B2	Method for identifying boundary of sedimentary facies, computer device and computer readable storage medium The present disclosure discloses a method for identifying a boundary of a sedimentary facies, a computer device and a computer readable storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring a preliminary marked result of the sedimentary facies in a seismic attribute map; acquiring a color-based K-means classification result of the seismic attribute map by using a maximal between-cluster variance and a K-means clustering; acquiring a super-pixel classification result of the seismic attribute map according to a SLIC super-pixel segmentation; and performing a region growing fusion on the super-pixel classification result by taking the preliminary marked result and the K-means classification result as constraints, to determine an identification result of the boundary of the sedimentary facies in the seismic attribute map.
US11327191B2	Seismic mono-frequency workflow for direct gas reservoir detection The present disclosure describes methods and systems, including computer-implemented methods, computer program products, and computer systems for direct gas reservoir detection using frequency amplitude. One computer-implemented method includes spectrally decomposing seismic data associated with a target area into a plurality of mono-frequency volumes. Further, the method includes based on a low-frequency volume of the plurality of volumes, generating a low frequency map of the target area. Yet further, the method includes based on a high-frequency volume of the plurality of volumes, generating a high frequency map of the target area. Additionally, the method includes dividing the low frequency map by the high frequency map to generate a frequency ratio map. The method also includes using the frequency ratio map to identify a subsurface gas reservoir in the target area.
US11327186B2	Submarine seismic monitoring apparatus and system based on submarine internet of things The present invention discloses a submarine seismic monitoring apparatus and system based on the submarine Internet of things. A sea surface buoy network device and a submarine network device in the monitoring apparatus are connected by using an anchor system; the submarine network device and a submarine seismic detection device are connected by using a submarine photoelectric composite cable; there are one or more submarine seismic detection devices; the sea surface buoy network device includes a satellite transceiver apparatus, an Internet of things platform server, a network time server, and an autonomous energy supply apparatus; the submarine network device includes a photoelectric separation cabin, a submarine server, a bottom anchor weight block, and a mechanical releaser; and the submarine seismic detection device includes multiple submarine seismometer network nodes, where the multiple submarine seismometer network nodes are successively connected in series end to end by using the submarine photoelectric composite cable. The apparatus and system in the present invention not only can be used for submarine structure detection, but also can be used for earthquake disaster and tsunami warning, and can implement autonomous energy supply, long timing, and unattended operation.
US11327185B2	Neutron imaging system having neutron shield A neutron imaging system includes a neutron generator, a flight tube, a stage, a neutron imaging module, and a neutron shield. The flight tube enables neutrons from the neutron generator to enter the flight tube through an input opening and exit through an output opening. The stage supports a sample object to receive neutrons that pass through the entire length of the flight tube and the output opening. The neutron imaging module has a neutron-sensitive component that receives neutrons that pass through the sample object and generates neutron detection signals. The neutron shield surrounds at least a portion of the flight tube and the neutron imaging module to block at least a portion of stray neutrons that travel toward the neutron-sensitive component of the neutron imaging module, in which the stray neutrons do not enter the flight tube through the input opening of the flight tube.
US11327179B2	Method and system for tracking, processing, and integrating airport ground vehicle position data into the automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) network infrastructure A method and system for tracking the real-time positions of airport ground vehicles, and integrating the positional data into the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) network infrastructure. The system may include one or more ground receiver stations that receives positional telemetry data from one or more airport ground vehicles, and transmits the ground vehicle positional data to a centralized ground base station. A computer system connected to the ground base aggregates the ground vehicle telemetry data from one or more ground vehicles, converts the aggregate telemetry data into an ADS-B compatible data protocol, and integrates that data into the ADS-B network infrastructure for dissemination and reporting across the ADS-B network. The method enables the use of and dissemination of ADS-B information for ground vehicles without the need for ADS-B transponders on each ground vehicle.
US11327174B2	Sensor control device A sensor control device includes a plurality of drive units for oscillating respective transducers included in a plurality of ultrasonic sensors, a driving signal generation section for generating driving signals capable of oscillating the respective plurality of transducers, a control unit having a control signal output section for outputting, to each one of the plurality of drive units, a control signal as an input command for the driving signal to the respective transducer and a bus line configured to connect the control unit to the plurality of drive units in form of a daisy-chain, the bus line being used for bidirectional communication of communication data between the control unit and the plurality of drive units based on preset time-division, the communication data being comprised of a data structure having a first band that allows superimposition of audio data thereon. Control data based on the control signal is included in the first band.
US11327173B2	Object detection device An object detection device includes: a transmission unit transmitting a first transmission wave; a reception unit receiving a first reception wave reflected by an object; a signal processing unit sampling a first processing target signal according to the first reception wave and acquiring a difference signal based on a difference between the first processing target signal for at least one sample at a certain detection timing, and the first processing target signal for a plurality of samples in at least one of first and second periods; a threshold setting unit setting a threshold as a comparison target with the value of the difference signal, based on variation in the values of the first processing target signal for the plurality of samples; and a detection unit detecting information about the object at the detection timing based on a comparison result between the value of the difference signal and the threshold.
US11327164B2	Sensor with monolithic ultrasonic array A sensor and a method for detecting a position of the sensor relative to a guide surface, comprising a housing and an electronic analysis device which outputs measurement values for the position of the guide surface on the basis of the measurement signals. The sensor contains an ultrasonic transducer array, each of the two outer ends of which is additionally equipped with a respective reference ultrasonic transducer and a respective reflector surface flush with the reference piezo disc at a distance from the base side, said ultrasonic transducers and reflector surfaces being inclined by 45° relative to the base side and pointing towards one another, thus forming a reference measurement path with a known length between the two reference ultrasonic transducers. In the method for detecting the relative position, the measurement values are corrected with respect to environmental influences by measurements in a reference path.
US11327162B1	Methods of calibrating or validating sensors by using a plurality of fiducials The technology relates to fiducials for calibrating or validating a vehicle's sensors. One or more computing devices receive a plurality of data sets captured by the sensors from the plurality of fiducials. Each of the data sets corresponds to a respective sensor of the plurality of sensors. The one or more computing devices determine whether data in each of the plurality of data sets contains expected data representative of a respective fiducial of the plurality of fiducials. For each of the respective sensors, the one or more computing devices output a calibration status or a validation status associated with each data set that contains the expected data representative of the respective fiducial.
US11327161B2	Method and system for sidelobe suppression in phase encoded doppler LIDAR A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system includes one or more processors, and one or more computer-readable storage mediums storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine a code that has a first number of symbols, transmit, to an environment, an optical signal generated based on the code such that the first number of symbols are transmitted in a first duration, in response to transmitting the optical signal, receive a returned optical signal that is reflected from an object in the environment, sample, from the returned optical signal, a second number of symbols in a second duration, the second number being different from the first number, and determine, based on the second number of symbols, a range to the object.
US11327159B2	Electronic distance meter An electronic distance meter comprises a laser emitting a laser pulse toward a target, a photodetector adapted for receiving a laser pulse reflected by the target and for outputting a corresponding return pulse signal, and a comparison circuit receiving said return pulse signal and comprising a comparator provided with a first input and a second input and arranged to output a first fixed value signal when the signal at the first input exceeds the signal at the second input and else to output a second fixed value signal, said comparison circuit being arranged for determining a return pulse time signal based on the output of said comparator, said electronic distance meter being arranged for determining a target distance based on said return pulse time signal. The comparison circuit comprises a first branch connected to said first input and provided with an integrator which receives a signal derived from said return pulse signal and comprises an output connected to said first input, and a second branch connected to said second input which receives a signal derived from said return pulse signal.
US11327155B2	Radar sensor misalignment detection for a vehicle A system and method for detecting a level of misalignment of a vehicle sensor, such as a radar sensor, compared to a reference sensor also associated with the vehicle. The reference sensor may comprise a different type of sensor, such as an optical sensor, motion sensor, or position sensor. One or more reference sensors may be utilized in detecting a level of misalignment.
US11327153B2	Motion compensation in radar system for autonomous vehicle In another example, a method is provided that includes transmitting a first radar signal by a first channel of a plurality of channels of a radar unit. The method also includes receiving first radar reflections of the first radar signal by at least one reception antenna of the radar unit. Additionally, the method includes transmitting a second radar signal by the first channel. The method further includes receiving second radar reflections of the second radar signal by at least one reception antenna. Yet further, the method includes processing the received radar reflections from the first and second radar reflections to determine a platform movement parameter. Additionally, a virtual array may be constructed and radar signals received at common location of the virtual array may be used to determine a platform movement parameter. Moreover, the method includes operating the radar unit based on an offset determined from the platform movement parameter.
US11327149B2	Laser speckle system and method for an aircraft A system for registering multiple point clouds captured by an aircraft is disclosed. The system includes a speckle generator, at least one three-dimensional (3D) scanner, and a processor coupled thereto. In operation, the speckle generator projects a laser speckle pattern onto a surface (e.g., a featureless surface). The at least one 3D scanner scans the featureless surface to generate a plurality of point clouds of the featureless surface and to image at least a portion of the laser speckle pattern. The processor, which is communicatively coupled with the at least one 3D scanner, registers the plurality of point clouds to generate a complete 3D model of the featureless surface based at least in part on the laser speckle pattern.
US11327147B2	Systems and methods for determining locations of wireless sensor nodes based on anchorless nodes and known environment information Systems, apparatuses, and methods for determining locations of wireless nodes in a network architecture are disclosed herein. In one example, a system for localization of nodes in a wireless network architecture, comprises a wireless node having a wireless device with one or more processing units and RF circuitry for transmitting and receiving communications in the wireless network architecture; and a plurality of wireless sensor nodes having a wireless device with a transmitter and a receiver to enable bi-directional communications with the wireless node in the wireless network architecture. One or more processing units of the wireless node are configured to execute instructions to determine ranging data including a set of possible ranges between the wireless node and the plurality of wireless sensor nodes having unknown locations, and to associate a set of relative locations within an environment of the wireless network architecture with the wireless node and the plurality of wireless sensor nodes.
US11327146B2	Method, device and computer-readable medium for determining location of communication device Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, a device and a computer readable medium for determining a location of a communication device. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device determines a location of a terminal device relative to a network device using signals received from the terminal device via a reference antenna and a switchable antenna array, thereby improving precision of determining the location of the terminal device.
US11327144B2	Method, device and computer program product for the geopositioning of a radio transmitter The invention relates to a method for geolocating a signal-transmitting device, the geolocation method comprising: a. supplying positions of a plurality of stations and dates of reception of the radio signal by said stations, b. selecting a reference station, c. defining a scanning zone, d. subdividing the scanning zone as a function of a scanning granularity, e. for each subzone, calculating a degree of cumulative error of said subzone, f. selecting a subzone exhibiting a minimal degree of cumulative error, g. defining a new scanning zone, h. defining a new scanning granularity, i. iterating the method from the step d).
US11327131B2	Flexible radio frequency coil for magnetic resonance imaging Some radio-frequency coils comprise three or more electrical conductors that form a radio-frequency coil element. Each of the three or more electrical conductors extends along at least a respective part of a length of the radio-frequency coil element, and, along the length of the radio-frequency coil element, the three or more electrical conductors are separated from each other by respective distances and by one or more dielectric materials.
US11327126B2	Verification of cable application and reduced load cable removal in power over communications systems In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a cable for transmitting power and data from power sourcing equipment to a powered device in a Power over Ethernet (PoE) system, and plugs at each end of the cable, at least one of the plugs comprising at least one resistor, wherein power capacity of the cable is identified at the power sourcing equipment receiving one of the plugs based on the at least one resistor.
US11327119B2	Battery charging circuit and method A method of charging a battery, the method comprising the steps of: providing a charging current to the battery; determining a property of the battery substantially continuously during charging; and varying a property of the charging current in dependence on the determined property of the battery.
US11327118B2	Battery capacity estimation method and battery capacity estimation device A battery capacity estimation method includes first to third steps. The first step involves obtaining information about a Nyquist plot by a predetermined AC-IR measurement. The second step involves obtaining image data of a Nyquist diagram that is obtained when the AC-IR measurement is performed at a predetermined first temperature, based on the information about the Nyquist plot obtained in the first step and on an ambient temperature at which the AC-IR measurement is performed in the first step. The third step involves inputting the image data of the Nyquist diagram obtained in the second step to an input layer of a pre-trained neural network model, to obtain a battery capacity estimate value of a battery to be measured.
US11327115B2	Scheme applied in JTAG TAP apparatus, JTAG host, and target system capable of achieving data verification as well as saving on-chip circuit costs A JTAG TAP apparatus coupled between a host and an interface circuit, which is coupled between a memory and the JTAG TAP apparatus, includes first pin, second pin, first data register, and second data register. The first data register stores data shifted in by the host via the first pin, the shifted in data is stored into a specific address of the memory via the interface circuit. The second data register stores read back data from the specific address of the memory via the interface circuit and outputs the read back data to the host via the second pin to make the host compare the shifted in data with the read back data to perform comparison test.
US11327112B2	Semiconductor device for detecting characteristics of semiconductor element and operating method thereof According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a first monitoring pad and a second monitoring pad; a test circuit including an NMOS transistor having a drain and source coupled between a first voltage terminal and a common node, a PMOS transistor having a drain and source coupled between the common node and a second voltage terminal, a first switching element having a first terminal coupled to the common node via a first resistor and a second terminal coupled to the first monitoring pad, and a second switching element having a third terminal coupled to the common node via a second resistor and a fourth terminal coupled to the second monitoring pad; and a test control circuit suitable for controlling the test circuit.
US11327109B2	Stacked semiconductor device and test method thereof A stacked semiconductor device includes: a plurality of semiconductor chips that are stacked in a vertical direction, wherein each of the semiconductor chips includes: a plurality of first through-electrodes; a plurality of second through-electrodes positioned adjacent to the first through-electrodes; a first voltage driving circuit suitable for providing the first through-electrodes with a test voltage or a ground voltage based on a first driving control signal; a second voltage driving circuit suitable for providing the second through-electrodes with the test voltage or the ground voltage based on a second driving control signal; and a failure detection circuit suitable for generating a failure signal based on a plurality of first detection signals received through the first through-electrodes and a plurality of second detection signals received through the second through-electrodes.
US11327107B2	Testing method of a semiconductor device A method of testing a semiconductor device may include preparing a semiconductor substrate in which the semiconductor substrate includes a test element group including first and second test circuits, measuring first and second leakage currents in the first and second test circuits, respectively, and calculating leakage components by comparing the first and second leakage currents. Each of the first and second test circuits may include an active region, which is an upper portion of the semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode, which is configured to cross the active region and to extend in a first direction, and an active contact, which is on the active region, is spaced apart from the gate electrode, and extends in the first direction. The second test circuit may further include a first gate contact that is connected to the gate electrode and overlaps the active region in a vertical direction perpendicular to the substrate.
US11327102B2	Miniature electric field detector Aspects are generally directed to a compact and low-noise electric field detector, methods of operation, and methods of production thereof. In one example, an electric field detector includes a proof mass, a source of concentrated charge coupled to the proof mass, and a substrate having a substrate offset space defined therein, the proof mass being suspended above the substrate offset space. The electric field detector further includes a sense electrode disposed on the substrate within the substrate offset space and proximate the proof mass, the sense electrode being configured to measure a change in capacitance relative to the proof mass from movement of the proof mass in response to a received electric field at the source of concentrated charge. The electric field detector includes a control circuit coupled to the sense electrode and configured to determine a characteristic of the electric field based on the measured change in capacitance.
US11327091B2	Method for installing inertial sensor unit, and inertial sensor unit A method for installing an inertial sensor unit includes: attaching a substrate to a structure with a magnet; and attaching a case accommodating an inertial sensor, to the substrate. The case is provided with a first attachment part. The substrate is provided with a second attachment part. In the attaching the case, the first attachment part and the second attachment part are fitted together to attach the case to the substrate. The inertial sensor has a base part, a moving part coupled to the base part, a physical quantity detection element arranged at the moving part, and a mass part arranged at the moving part. The mass part is made of a non-magnetic material.
US11327067B2	Rivet measurement system A method, system, and apparatus for a rivet measurement system for non-destructive testing measurements comprising a first measurement apparatus, a second measurement apparatus and a rivet analyzer. The first measurement apparatus acquires non-destructive testing measurements for sample production grade rivets of a particular class installed in a production vehicle structure. The second measurement apparatus acquires destructive testing measurements for the sample production grade rivets of the particular class. The rivet analyzer creates a statistical model representing a relationship between the non-destructive testing measurements and destructive testing measurements of the production grade rivets and to acquire the non-destructive testing measurements for the button height and the button diameter for additional production grade rivets, predict rivet button concentricity from the non-destructive testing measurements for the button height and the button diameter using the statistical model and determine whether the additional production grade rivets installed in the production vehicle structure are acceptable.
US11327062B2	Device for examining an atmosphere and use of the device The invention relates to a device for examining an atmosphere, comprising an atmosphere analysis chamber and a cryocooler, which is thermally coupled to the atmosphere analysis chamber for cooling the atmosphere analysis chamber. The invention further relates to the use of the device for examining an atmosphere, in particular the composition of an atmosphere.
US11327052B2	Ultrasonic inspection probe, system, and method Disclosed herein is an ultrasonic inspection probe for inspecting parts. The ultrasonic inspection probe comprises a probe body that comprises an ultrasonic array and a plate attachment surface. The ultrasonic array comprises a plurality of ultrasound elements, each selectively operable to generate an ultrasonic beam and each fixed relative to the plate attachment surface. The ultrasonic inspection probe also comprises an interface plate, comprising a body attachment surface, removably attachable to the plate attachment surface of the probe body, and a part inspection surface, shaped to complement a shape of one of the parts.
US11327051B1	Ultrasound system with ultrasonic isolators A system for inspection includes an ultrasound transmitter, an ultrasound receiver, an isolator, and a control system. The ultrasound transmitter, the ultrasound receiver, and the isolator are coupled to an exterior of a metal pipeline. The control system is configured to provide an input signal to the ultrasound transmitter; receive a received signal using the ultrasound receiver; and provide a result based at least in part on the received signal.
US11327046B2	PH sensing using pseudo-graphite Methods, electrodes, and sensors for pH sensing using pseudo-graphite are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, a method may include coating a pseudo-graphite material onto a surface of an electrode substrate to produce a pseudo-graphite surface. The method may also include exposing the pseudo-graphite surface to a sample to measure a pH of the sample.
US11327033B1	Methods for detecting stability of X-ray photoelectron spectrometer The present application relates to a method for detecting the stability of an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer, comprising: obtaining a first upper limit value and a first lower limit value of a rate of oxygen and nitrogen contents of a calibrating wafer having a silicon oxynitride film formed on its surface; measuring the calibrating wafer by the X-ray photoelectron spectrometer to obtain a first test value of the rate of oxygen and nitrogen contents; and when the first test value is between the first upper limit value and the first lower limit value, considering that the photoelectron spectrometer can accurately test the nitrogen content of the monitor wafer since the value of the nitrogen content of the monitor wafer obtained by the X-ray photoelectron spectrometer is within the normal fluctuation range, and determining that the X-ray photoelectron spectrometer is stable.
US11327021B1	Method and device for crop canopy chlorophyll fluorescence three-dimensional distribution information acquisition A method and a device for crop canopy chlorophyll fluorescence three-dimensional distribution information acquisition are provided. The device includes a Cropobserver canopy chlorophyll fluorescence detection device, a 3D camera and a computer system. The 3D camera is connected to the computer system, Visual studio 2017 and MATLAB 2018 are run in the computer system, and the Visual studio 2017 calls a point cloud library and a computer vision library to realize three-dimensional visualization of chlorophyll fluorescence information of crops to be tested. By means of the new method and the new device, the problem of incompleteness of the two-dimensional chlorophyll fluorescence information distribution acquired is solved, overall 3D visual distribution of crop canopy chlorophyll fluorescence distribution is realized, and important technical support is provided for acquisition and research of three-dimensional visual distribution information of chlorophyll fluorescence of the whole crop canopy.
US11327017B2	High-throughput hyperspectral imaging systems High-throughput hyperspectral imaging systems are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, a system includes an excitation light source; an objective that is configured to image excitation light onto the sample, such that the excitation light causes the sample to emit fluorescence light; a channel separator that is configured to separate the fluorescence light into a plurality of spatially dispersed spectral channels; and a sensor. The excitation light source includes a light source and a plurality of lenslet arrays. Each of the lenslet arrays is configured to receive light from the light source and to generate a pattern of light, and the patterns of light generated by the lenslet arrays are combined to form the excitation light. The objective is configured to simultaneously image each of the patterns of light to form a plurality of parallel lines or an array of circular spots at different depths of the sample.
US11327012B2	Method and system for in-line optical scatterometry A system for measuring a periodic array of structures on a sample is provided. The system includes an optical source configured to produce an optical beam; an optical system configured to control the polarization of the optical beam and to focus the optical beam with a first NA1 on a sample surface and to sweep the angle of incidence across a range of angles with an approximately fixed focal position on a sample surface with a second NA2 wherein NA2>NA1; additional optical components configured to receive the optical beam reflected from the sample surface and to focus the reflected beam onto a detector; and a recording system to record the reflectivity of the sample surface as a function of the angle of incidence.
US11327009B2	Determination of an impairment of an optical surface for IR-spectroscopy A device is provided for IR-spectroscopy and for determining an impairment of a surface which is exposed to measuring radiation during the IR-spectroscopy. The device includes a radiation source to generate the measuring radiation a detector and a sample receptacle for receiving a sample. The sample receptacle is at least partially delimited by the surface. The detector measures radiation after interaction with the sample. The device is configured to measure an IR-reference spectrum of a reference sample which is received in the sample receptacle, evaluate the reference spectrum, determine an indicator of the impairment, wherein evaluating encompasses an integration of a quantity which is based on the reference spectrum over a predetermined integration spectral range, wherein the indicator is determined dependently on a value of the integration.
US11326999B2	Particle mass characteristics determining device and method A device and a method for detecting fluid particle characteristics. The device comprises a fluid composition sensor configured to receive a volume of fluid and a controller. The fluid composition sensor comprises a collection media configured to receive one or more particles of a plurality of particles within the fluid; and an imaging device configured to capture an image of one or more particles of the plurality of particles received by the collection media. The controller is configured to determine a particle impaction depth of each of the one or more particles of the plurality of particles within the collection media; and, based at least in part on the particle impaction depth of each of the one or more particles of the plurality of particles, determine a particulate matter mass concentration within the volume of fluid.
US11326995B2	Multi-functional true triaxial shear test device and method for hard rocks with high temperature and high pressure The invention provides a multi-functional true triaxial shear test device and method for hard rocks, the device comprises a hydraulic system, a left-end combination tangential loading oil cylinder, a right-end combination tangential loading oil cylinder, a front-end combination lateral loading oil cylinder, a rear-end combination lateral loading oil cylinder, an upper normal loading oil cylinder, a lower normal loading oil cylinder, an annular framework, a lateral auxiliary push-and-pull framework, an annular framework support platform, a horizontal support platform and a test chamber. The stiffness of the device is improved, and besides, a total section stress covering loading manner of the rock samples in a shear process is guaranteed. Through improving a temperature reduction manner of front ends of the oil cylinders, the situation that high temperature does not enable the temperature of hydraulic oil in the oil cylinders to rise to affect normal motion of the actuator can be guaranteed.
US11326994B2	Parallel sample stress rupture test in a controlled environment The present disclosure provides for parallel sample stress rupture test in a controlled environment by loading predefined amounts of weight on stack lines; positioning the stack lines on a tensioning platform in alignment with respective upper clamps when the tensioning platform is a first distance away from the upper clamps; clamping samples to a corresponding lower clamp and upper clamp pair; and moving the tensioning platform to a second distance away from the upper clamps that is greater than the first distance such that the stack lines are suspended above the tensioning platform to apply individual tensions to the individual samples based on the predefined amount of weight loaded onto the individual stack lines.
US11326993B2	Deformation testing apparatus Provide is a deformation testing apparatus in which a sign of breakage of a specimen under a deformation test can be detected before an actual breakage. The deformation testing apparatus carrying out a plurality of deformation cycles includes an image capturing means; reference data storing means storing the reference data showing the deformation state calculated based on the reference image data shot by the image capturing means; reference cycle number deformation data calculating means to calculate the reference data; detection cycle number deformation data calculating means to calculate detection cycle number deformation data showing the deformation state based on the detection image data shot at the detection cycle number being larger than the reference cycle number; and change detection means to detect that the deformation caused in the specimen is changed based on the reference cycle number deformation data and the detection cycle number deformation data.
US11326992B2	Multilayer device for separating blood components and uses thereof Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to analyte detection and products facilitating the collection, separation of sample components, and analyte detection. The multilayer device that allows for a rapid, easy, accurate, and efficient test of a fluid sample for analytes of interest and methods of collecting, separating components, and testing using the multilayer device are described in various embodiments of the invention.
US11326989B2	Devices and methods for tissue and cell staining Devices and systems are provided herein relating to a novel and rapid assay for tissue staining. Methods for using the devices and systems for analyzing tissue samples are also disclosed.
US11326987B2	Cultivation and sampling method A cultivation and sampling method for plants grown in a multi-section sampling device, the sampling device including an upper section with an upper section identifier and a number of cultivation containers, and a lower section with a lower section identifier and an equal number of sample containers. When the sampling device is in an assembled position, the upper section is connected to the lower section such that the sample containers are arranged to correspond to the cultivation containers being underneath them.
US11326983B2	Circuit retainer systems A circuit retaining system can include a contact monitoring system configured to determine if a retainer is providing at least a selected force and/or pressure to a circuit board when the retainer is retaining the circuit board. The contact monitoring system can include a force and/or pressure sensor configured to be disposed between the retainer and the circuit board and to output a force and/or pressure sensor signal indicating a contact force and/or pressure.
US11326976B2	In-vehicle seal integrity verification system A seal integrity verification system includes a pressure source, a valve, and a pressure sensor. The pressure source is fluidly connected to a housing having at least one sealing member. The valve is fluidly connected to the pressure source and the housing. The valve is movable between a first open position and a closed position. The pressure sensor is arranged to provide a first signal indicative of a pressure within the housing.
US11326974B2	Gas leakage detection method and gas leakage detection apparatus in horizontally-installed canister In a canister horizontally installed and housed inside a concrete silo, at least two temperatures out of a temperature TB at a canister bottom portion to be one end portion in a lateral direction in a horizontally-installed attitude, a temperature TSB at a canister side surface lower portion located below a horizontal plane passing through a center of the canister, a temperature TT at a canister lid portion to be the other end portion in the lateral direction, and a temperature TST at a canister side surface upper portion located above the horizontal plane passing through the center of the canister are monitored, and occurrence of leakage of an inert gas inside the canister is detected when there is a change in a temperature difference between the at least two temperatures.
US11326971B2	Pressure sensor device including improved conductivity and protection A pressure sensing device comprising a body assembly, a connector assembly, an electronic circuit, and a pressure sensor is provided. The pressure sensing device is a compact device allowing for improved assembly. Moreover, the pressure sensing device allows for a leakage test and an electronic circuit control test to be performed before the assembly of the device thereby improving reliability and precision.
US11326969B2	Linearized micromechanical sensor A micromechanical sensor includes a substrate having a cavity; a flexible diaphragm spanning the cavity; and a lever element that spans the diaphragm and has a first and second end section on opposite sides of a center section. A first joint element is between the first end section and the substrate and a second joint element is between the center section and the diaphragm. The lever element can be pivoted due to a deflection of the diaphragm. Two capacitive sensors are provided, each having two electrodes, one electrode of each sensor being mounted at one of the end sections of the lever element, and the other being mounted on the substrate. The electrodes are disposed so that distances between the electrodes of different sensors are influenced oppositely when the lever element is pivoted. Also, an actuator is provided for applying an actuating force between the lever element and the substrate.
US11326967B2	Strain gauge with improved temperature effect detection A strain gauge includes a strain detecting unit and a temperature detecting unit that are formed on or above a flexible substrate. The strain detecting unit includes a resistor formed as a film containing Cr, CrN, and Cr2N, on one surface of a functional layer. A first metallic layer formed of a material of which a gauge factor is less than that of the resistor is laminated on a folded portion, and a resistance value of the first metallic layer on the folded portion is less than a resistance value of the folded portion. The temperature detecting unit is a thermocouple including a second metallic layer formed of a same material as the resistor, on or above the substrate; and a third metallic layer formed of a same material as the first metallic layer, on the second metallic layer.
US11326961B2	Voltage and temperature sensor for a serializer/deserializer communication application The present invention relates to integrated circuits. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for determining temperatures of an integrated circuit using an one-point calibration technique, where temperature is determined by a single temperature measurement and calculation using known electrical characteristics of the integrated circuit.
US11326941B2	Eyewear with detection system Eyewear having monitoring capability, such as for radiation or motion, is disclosed. Radiation, such as ultraviolet (UV) radiation, infrared (IR) radiation or light, can be measured by a detector. The measured radiation can then be used in providing radiation-related information to a user of the eyewear. Motion can be measure by a detector, and the measured motion can be used to determine whether the eyewear is being worn.
US11326937B2	Energy harvesting apparatus and methods for detecting a vibratory signal A vibration transducer module for detecting a vibratory signal, comprising a base, a spring connected to the base at a first location, a mass mechanically coupled to the spring at a second location remote from the first location, and a wall configured to position a first wall electrode and a second wall electrode a selected distance from the first location, the conductive element positioned and sized to contact the first wall electrode and the second wall electrode. The mass comprises a conductive element, and an energy harvester to provide a first voltage signal. The energy harvester may comprise a piezoelectric material or be construct as a SAW device. The module may be combined with a rectifier and an oscillator to form a vibration sensor.
US11326925B2	Probe unit with a securement unit that releasably secures an electrode on the probe body Disclosed is a probe unit for a capacitive and/or conductive apparatus for determining and/or monitoring of at least one process variable of a medium in a containment, comprising a rod-shaped probe body, which is embodied in the form of a hollow body, especially with a cylindrical wall, and which has an internal volume, at least one ring-shaped electrode placeable, especially releasably, around the wall of the probe body, and at least one securement unit, which is embodied to secure the at least one electrode, especially releasably, at a predeterminable position on the probe body. Further disclosed is an apparatus for capacitive and/or conductive determining and/or monitoring of at least one process variable of a medium in a containment and having a probe unit of the present disclosure.
US11326924B2	Device for measuring water level by using capacitive technique, and method therefor Disclosed in one embodiment are a device for measuring water level by using a capacitive technique, and a method therefor. A device for measuring water level comprises: an electrode unit which includes a first electrode and a second electrode arranged in parallel in a lengthwise direction, and which allow voltages to be applied to the first electrode and the second electrode; and a control unit for measuring the applied voltages, calculating the amount of reference charging time it takes to reach a second voltage from a predetermined first voltage on the basis of the measured voltages, and determining water level on the basis of the calculated reference charging time.
US11326923B2	Tamper-resistant lid assembly for dispensing a premeasured amount of liquid A tamper-resistant lid assembly for dispensing a premeasured amount of liquid from a beverage container and a method of providing a tamper-resistant lid assembly for use in dispensing a premeasured amount of liquid. The assembly includes a cup and a ring that are secured to one another using a snap-fit connection, as well as a lockable connection enabled by a selectively twistable rotation of the cup and the ring once the snap-fit connection is established.
US11326922B2	Apparatus for metering and dispensing viscous substance An apparatus for metering and dispensing a predetermined amount of a viscous substance includes an inlet fluidly connected to a supply flow path that branches into a metering flow path and a first dispensing flow path which branches into a second dispensing flow path that is angled relative to the first dispensing flow path. The apparatus also includes a supply valve disposed in the supply flow path, a dispensing valve disposed in the first dispensing flow path and the second dispensing flow path, a metering piston disposed in the metering flow path, and a dispensing piston. A method of metering and dispensing a volume of a viscous substance is also provided.
US11326918B2	Flowmeter A flowmeter is disposed in a passage through which a fluid flows. The flowmeter includes a first passage and a second passage. The first passage defines an opening through which a part of the fluid flows into the flowmeter from the passage. The second passage branches off from the first passage and includes a flow rate detector configured to detect a flow rate of the fluid flowing through the second passage from the first passage. The second passage has one end at which the second passage branches off from the first passage and the other end. The second passage includes at least one end opening at the other end and an inflow reducer configured to restrict the fluid from flowing into the second passage through the at least one end opening.
US11326903B1	Rotary inductive sensor An apparatus, comprising: a transmitting coil; a first receiving coil having a first receiving coil portion and a second receiving coil portion, the first receiving coil portion and the second receiving coil portion being coupled to one another, and the first receiving coil portion and the second receiving coil portion each including N lobes, where N is an integer and N≥1; a second receiving coil having a third receiving coil portion and a fourth receiving coil portion, the third receiving coil portion and the fourth receiving coil portion being coupled to one another, and the third receiving coil portion and the fourth receiving coil portion each including N lobes; wherein the first receiving coil is disposed over the second receiving coil.
US11326894B2	Navigation device, navigation system, and method of operating the same Navigation devices and methods of operation are provided. The navigation device includes a communication unit; a display; an input unit for receiving an input of data; a communication unit; and a controller for controlling operation of the display and the input unit. The controller connects to a data server through the communication unit, requests path setting information to the data server, receives the path setting information from the data server, acquires present position information of the navigation device, acquires a user moving path by reflecting the acquired position information and the received path setting information, and sets the user moving path as a guidance path. In this case, the path setting information is generated in another electronic device or the data server based on user input information input from the another electronic device.
US11326893B2	Display device for vehicle A vehicle display device calculates a travel distance limit of an own vehicle, based on an energy remaining amount of the own vehicle; calculates a degree of scattering being a numerical value indicating a degree of remoteness between a farthest supply facility farthest from the own vehicle, and other supply facilities present within a predetermined distance from the farthest supply facility; calculates a travelable distance being a distance by which the own vehicle is able to travel, based on the travel distance limit and the degree of scattering; and causes the display to display the calculated travelable distance. In the processing of calculating the travelable distance, the travelable distance is decreased, as the degree of scattering increases.
US11326885B2	Inertial measurement device and unmanned aerial vehicle An inertial measurement device includes: a shell, sensor components and vibration damping components installed in the shell. The sensor components include an integrated circuit board, an inertial sensor connected to the integrated circuit board, and a barometric sensor connected to the integrated circuit board. The vibration damping components include a first cushion, a first weighting piece, a second weighting piece and a second cushion which are connected successively. An accommodating cavity for accommodating the integrated circuit board is formed between the first weighting piece and the second weighting piece. The first weighting piece includes a holding cavity for accommodating the inertial sensor and a pressure chamber accommodating the barometric sensor and communicating with the exterior of the inertial measurement device.
US11326877B2	Adaptive method for measuring movements The invention can be used for determining absolute movements of objects. The problem to be solved consists in increasing the accuracy of the measurement of movements of an object when obstacles are present in the trajectory of motion thereof by eliminating error accumulation in the positioning of signal sources. A transducer is mounted on an object, separate sources of uniquely coded signals are used and/or groups of sources of a uniquely coded signal are formed, the separate sources of uniquely coded signals and/or formed groups of sources of a uniquely coded signal are placed randomly along the trajectory of movement of the object at any distance between any two consecutively mounted separate sources of a uniquely coded signal and/or between any two formed groups of sources of a uniquely coded signal, said distance not exceeding the measurement range of the transducer, a signal is directed at the moving object having the transducer, an output signal from the transducer regarding the position of the separate sources of uniquely coded signals and/or groups of sources of a uniquely coded signal is received, and the position of the object is determined.
US11326874B2	Structured light projection optical system for obtaining 3D data of object surface A structured light projection optical system for obtaining 3D data of an object surface includes a structured light projection optical part configured to project a plurality of patterns onto an object or a screen, and an imaging optical part configured to obtain 3D data by photographing the patterns being projected from the structured light projection optical part. The structured light projection optical part includes a plurality of light sources, and a plurality of pattern masks. As the plurality of light sources are turned on and off, the pattern mask matches any one of the plurality of light sources illuminating a light, and the plurality of patterns are projected on the object or the screen by the pattern mask. Accordingly, various patterns can be effectively projected, real-time measurement can be easily performed through a quick pattern change, and the accurate 3D data can be obtained.
US11326868B2	Magnetic position sensor system, device, magnet and method A position sensor system for determining a position of a sensor device relative to a magnetic structure, the system comprising: said magnetic structure comprising a plurality of non-equidistant poles; said sensor device comprising at least three magnetic sensors spaced apart over predefined distances; and the sensor device being adapted for: a) measuring at least three in-plane magnetic field components, and for calculating two in-plane field gradients therefrom; b) measuring at least three out-of-plane magnetic field components, and for calculating two out-of-plane field gradients therefrom; c) calculating a coarse signal based on these gradients; d) calculating a fine signal based on these gradients; e) determining said position based on the coarse signal and the fine signal.
US11326851B1	Automatic rifle storage assembly An automatic rifle storage assembly for storing an automatic rifle includes a first member that is mountable to a vertical support surface. A cup is coupled to and extends away from the first member to receive a muzzle of an automatic rifle. A second member is slidably inserted into the first member and the second member is mountable to the vertical support surface. A clamping unit is coupled to the second member to releasably engage a buffer tube of the automatic rifle for storing the automatic rifle in a vertical orientation.
US11326850B2	Suppressor with blowout panel Methods and systems are provided for a firearms suppressor adapted with blowout panels. In one example, the blowout panels may be configured to have a lower tolerance for pressure than the materials from which outer components of the suppressor are formed. During over pressure events of the suppressor, the blowout panels may rupture, thereby dissipating pressure in the suppressor.
US11326846B1	Magazine follower for a firearm and method for operating the firearm A magazine follower is disclosed. The magazine follower may include: a magazine spring receptacle having, a bullet support surface having a first portion and a second portion, each bullet support portion is shaped to support a bullet in the magazine. Therefore, the second portion protrudes from the first portion. The magazine follower further includes a metallic flange, extending from the first portion and positioned in the front of the bullet support surface, in a direction facing a chamber of a firearm when the magazine follower is assembled in a magazine and the magazine is inserted into the firearm.
US11326844B2	Heat exchanger integrated services An apparatus for cleaning heat exchangers may include a cleaning lance for cleaning a plurality of bores of the heat exchanger and an examination lance for examining a plurality of bores of the heat exchanger. The apparatus may further include a first feeder configured to extend and retract the cleaning lance and a second feeder configured to extend and retract the examination lance. The apparatus may further include a controller configured to control the first feeder to feed the cleaning lance into a first bore, to control the cleaning lance to clean the first bore, and to control the first feeder to retract the cleaning lance from the first bore.
US11326830B2	Multiple module modular systems for refrigeration A modular refrigeration system includes refrigeration modules that contain a high side cassette including a compressor and a condenser that is slidable into and out of a framework. A low side cassette including an evaporator is positioned in an area to be refrigerated in proximity to the framework and the high side cassette. A suction refrigerant pipe extends between the high side and low side cassettes and supplies refrigerant to the condenser from the evaporator. A liquid refrigerant pipe returns refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator. The suction refrigerant pipe and/or liquid refrigerant pipes may include threaded connections and/or quick connects/disconnects to be easily disconnected and allow removal of the high side cassette from the framework. Heat is transferred from the refrigerant to the coolant in the condenser in the high side cassette.
US11326829B2	Portable refrigerated cabinet The present invention (1) relates to a folding and portable refrigerated cabinet comprising a locked-compartments structure, made up of the reversible combination of three elements:—a plinth,—a folding exterior structure positioned on the plinth,—a folding interior structure with compartments set into the exterior structure, the plinth containing a refrigeration unit, the folding exterior structure comprising a hermetically sealed facade closed by a refrigeration door, the other sides being covered with a removable isothermal insulation means (4), the folding interior structure with compartments being made up of at least one module comprising walls delimiting at least one closed volume inside the folding exterior structure, said closed volume constituting a compartment (24, 25, 26, 27) provided with a mobile partition allowing the volume of the compartment to be varied as two sub-compartments (24′/24″, 25′/25″, 26′/26″, 27′/27″), each of said compartments and sub-compartments being closed by a door comprising a secured-access means.
US11326828B2	Refrigerator and controlling method thereof A refrigerator including a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion unit that constitute a refrigeration cycle, an evaporator that evaporates a refrigerant that has passed through the expansion unit, a heating unit that provides heat for defrosting the evaporator, and a frost sensor unit that is provided at one side of the evaporator to sense the amount of frost on the evaporator, the frost sensor unit including a sound-source transmitting unit that generates a sound-source of a first volume to the evaporator, and a sound-source receiving unit that receives a sound-source of a second volume formed after the sound-source transmitted by the sound-source transmitting unit reflects from or passes through the evaporator, and a controller that controls the heating unit to generate heat, when the difference between the first volume and the second volume reaches a predetermined value.
US11326826B2	Blast gel pack conditioning equipment Automated blast gel pack conditioning equipment is provided and includes a housing with an evaporator and heater and defining a void space for containing a set of gel packs, at least one fan for circulating air within the housing such that a path of air flow extends through an air insufflation end to an air return end within the housing, at least one temperature sensor located within the housing, and a controller for receiving temperature measurements from the at least one temperature sensor and for automatically controlling operation of the evaporator, heater, and fans during phase change processing and conditioning of gel packs. A method of phase change processing and conditioning gel packs and a temperature sensor assembly are also provided.
US11326823B2	Household refrigeration apparatus with a plug pin or a locking element in a wall unit of a housing of an ice maker as well as method for assembling a housing of an ice maker A household refrigeration apparatus has an interior container with a first wall and with a second wall arranged angled thereto. The interior container bounds a first receiving space for food of the household refrigeration apparatus. An ice maker has a housing formed by a wall area of the first wall of the interior container and a wall area of the second wall of the interior container in certain areas. The housing bounds a receiving space of the ice maker. The housing has a wall unit, which is a unit separate from the interior container. The wall unit includes at least one positioning element, which is formed integrally with the wall unit and which is a protruding plug pin or a locking element.
US11326820B2	Methods and systems for automatically adapting to an input power for a transport refrigeration system Embodiments of systems and methods for a TRS to automatically sense a voltage level and configuration of an input AC power provided by an AC power source and automatically adapt to the input AC power being used are provided. When the voltage level of an input AC power supplied to a TRS changes, the TRS can automatically detect the change of the voltage level, and adjust a winding configuration of a compressor motor of the TRS and a voltage level of the TRS based on the detected voltage level of the input AC power.
US11326819B2	Refrigeration apparatus A refrigeration apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit including: a compressor, a radiator, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator. The refrigerant circuit encloses a refrigerant that contains a fluorinated hydrocarbon that causes a disproportionation reaction. The refrigerant circuit further includes: a discharged refrigerant recovery receiver that is connected to a path between a discharge side of the compressor and a gas side of the radiator through a discharged refrigerant branch pipe; and a discharged refrigerant relief mechanism that is disposed in the discharged refrigerant branch pipe and that connects the discharge side of the compressor with the discharged refrigerant recovery receiver when the refrigerant on the discharge side of the compressor satisfies a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition includes at least one of a first condition under which the refrigerant does not yet cause the disproportionation reaction and a second condition under which the refrigerant causes the disproportionation reaction.
US11326817B2	Ice making system with controlled dryness of refrigerant An ice making system includes: a refrigerant circuit that performs a vapor compression refrigeration cycle and that includes a compressor, a condenser that condenses refrigerant discharged from the compressor, a first expansion valve with an adjustable opening degree that decompresses the refrigerant from the condenser, a flooded evaporator that evaporates the refrigerant decompressed by the first expansion valve, and a superheater that imparts a degree of superheating to the refrigerant discharged from the flooded evaporator; a circulation circuit that circulates a medium that is cooled by the flooded evaporator; and a control device that controls the adjustable opening degree of the first expansion valve such that the superheater imparts to the refrigerant discharged from the flooded evaporator a degree of superheating at which dryness of the refrigerant is kept within a predetermined range of less than 1.
US11326815B2	Heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle apparatus A heat exchanger includes heat exchanger cores connected to a distributor. The inside of the distributor is divided into refrigerant flow paths, allowing the refrigerant to flow from one of the refrigerant flow paths to another one of the refrigerant flow paths. The heat transfer tubes of one of the heat exchanger cores disposed on a windward side of a flow of the air fed to the heat exchanger are connected to at least one of the refrigerant flow paths disposed in the distributor on an upstream side of a flow of the refrigerant. The heat transfer tubes of one of the heat exchanger cores disposed on a leeward side of the flow of the air fed to the heat exchanger are connected to at least one of the refrigerant flow paths disposed in the distributor on a downstream side of the flow of the refrigerant.
US11326811B2	Cryogenic refrigerator and heating method for pulse tube cryocooler A cryogenic refrigerator includes a pulse tube cryocooler including a pulse tube, and a pulse tube cryocooler rotating mechanism that rotatably supports the pulse tube cryocooler allowing it to be changed from a cooling posture to a heating posture. When the pulse tube cryocooler is in the cooling posture, an inclination angle formed between a vertical line and a center axis of the pulse tube is a first angle, and when the pulse tube cryocooler is in the heating posture, the inclination angle is a second angle. In a case where the inclination angle formed when a cold end of the pulse tube faces vertically downward is defined as zero degrees and the inclination angle formed when the cold end of the pulse tube faces vertically upward is defined as 180 degrees, the second angle is larger than the first angle.
US11326810B2	Falling particle solar receivers Falling particle solar receivers, systems, and methods are disclosed that include one non-linear falling particle curtain or two or more falling particle curtains within a solar receiver that receives incident solar radiation. The particles heated in the solar receiver may be used to heat a secondary fluid. In an embodiment, the particles may be recirculated to improve energy capture and thermal efficiency. In other embodiments, an air curtain may be used across the aperture of the receiver, and flow-control devices may be used to evenly spread particles across the width of the receiver inlet. Finally, feed particles may be preheated using heat from the solar receiver.
US11326804B2	Air-conditioning system An air-conditioning system includes a plurality of indoor units; a relay unit including an intermediate heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between refrigerant and a heat medium; and a heat source unit configured to supply cooling energy or heating energy to each of the plurality of indoor units via the relay unit. The heat source unit and the relay unit are connected by a heat-source connection pipe through which the refrigerant flows, and the relay unit and the plurality of indoor units are connected by a load connection pipe through which the heat medium flows. The load connection pipe comprises a main pipe connecting between the relay unit and one of the indoor units provided at an end of the load connection pipe opposite to the relay unit. The main pipe has branch parts associated with the indoor units.
US11326802B2	Systems and methods for intelligently controlling a hybrid cascade boiler system The disclosed technology includes a controller for a cascade boiler system having both condensing and non-condensing boilers. The controller can receive supply water temperature data and return water temperature data to determine a current temperature differential in the system. The controller can determine a current load demand value using the current temperature differential and a set point temperature. If the current load demand value is less than or equal to a first load demand threshold, the controller can output a control signal for a condensing boiler to transition to a heating mode. If the current load demand value is greater than a second load demand threshold, the controller can output a control signal for a non-condensing boiler to transition to a heating mode.
US11326801B2	Environmental apparatus controller with learning control based on user condition An environmental apparatus controller performs control over multiple types of environmental apparatuses, and includes a grasping unit, learning control plan output means, and a selection control unit. The grasping unit grasps current mental and physical condition information of a user, environmental situation information, and target relationship information between a target mental and physical condition and a present mental and physical condition. The learning control plan output means outputs a control change plan for each combination of multiple types of the environmental apparatuses according to the current mental and physical condition information, the environmental situation information, and the target relationship information. The selection control unit selects one of a plurality of the control change plans output by the learning control plan output means and executes the plan. The learning control plan output means performs learning such that a method of determining the control change plans to be output is updated.
US11326797B2	Gas sensing system for an air conditioner unit A gas sensing system for an air conditioner unit is provided. The air conditioner unit includes a bulkhead that divides a cabinet into an indoor portion and an outdoor portion, and a compressor circulates refrigerant through a sealed system. An electrically protected housing is positioned within the indoor portion and defines a sensor enclosure for receiving a gas sensor for measuring a gas concentration of leaked refrigerant within the sensor enclosure. The housing includes vent apertures to permit leaked refrigerant to enter the sensor enclosure while the vent apertures are covered by filters to prevent contaminants from entering the sensor enclosure.
US11326795B2	Air conditioning system with reduced mould growth conditions An air conditioning system includes an outdoor air latent cooling treatment stage providing parallel airflow with a return air sensible cooling treatment stage. A mixer mixes the treated outdoor air with the return air to form the conditioned space supply air. A first relative humidity controller monitors the outdoor air relative humidity and separates the outdoor air from saturation to maintain relative humidity in outdoor air ducting below a predetermined mould growth limit. A second relative humidity controller monitors the conditioned space supply air relative humidity and separates the space supply air from saturation to maintain relative humidity in space supply air ducting below a predetermined mould growth limit. The outdoor air latent cooling treatment stage includes a dehumidification heat exchanger, combination pre-cooling and heat reclaim heat exchangers, or a heat transfer pump. The return air sensible cooling treatment stage includes at least a sensible cooling heat exchanger.
US11326781B2	Liner for a combustor with strain isolated inserts A liner for a combustor includes a first wall and a second wall extending around at least a portion of the first wall to form a liner cavity with the first wall. The first wall defines a first wall orifice and the second wall defines a second wall orifice. The liner further includes a first insert mounted on the second wall within the second wall orifice and extending through the first wall orifice. The first insert is configured to direct a first air jet through the second wall and the first wall. The first insert is formed by a tubular body portion extending through the first wall orifice and the second wall orifice, and a shoulder extending around the body portion that abuts the first side of the second wall. The shoulder has a first diameter and the first wall orifice has a second diameter, greater than the first diameter.
US11326779B2	Two component char and biochar combustion/pyrolization system A combustion/pyrolization system for generating at least one of char and biochar comprising an upper base frame supporting a combustion/pyrolization housing, and the combustion/pyrolization housing having both an open top end and an open bottom end. A char collection bin defining a collection chamber therein and a perforated grate normally covering the open top end of the char collection bin. The perforated grate being sized so as to permit desired sized char and/or biochar to pass therethrough into the collection chamber. The open bottom end of the combustion/pyrolization housing of the upper base frame is movable into an engaged position where the combustion/pyrolization housing partially receives and surrounds the perforated grate and defines a combustion/pyrolization chamber for receiving and consuming feed material. The upper base frame is movable out of engagement with the perforated grate to facilitate movement of the perforated grate and removal of the generated char and/or biochar.
US11326774B2	Coal nozzle assembly for a steam generation apparatus A steam generating system includes a nozzle assembly for pulverized coal and air, the coal nozzle assembly comprises an inner housing (3) for conveying primary air and coal and an outer housing (5) for conveying secondary air to an exit face (13) of a nozzle tip (1), wherein the outer housing (3) and the inner housing (5) are arranged coaxially and limit a channel (15) for the secondary air, wherein the cross-sectional area (AIH) of the inner housing (3) increases towards the exit face (13) of the nozzle tip (1), wherein the cross-sectional area (AOH) of the outer housing (5) decreases towards the exit face (13), and wherein bars (11) are located in the inner housing (3) near the exit face (13) that accelerate the velocity of the primary air and coal particles.
US11326773B2	Waste heat recovery boiler in producing glass beads A waste heat recovery boiler in producing glass beads includes an equipment base arranged at the lower part of the waste heat recovery boiler. The upper part of the equipment base is connected with a cylindrical combustion production chamber, the lower part of the combustion production chamber is provided with a raw material inlet with single-layer or staggered layers. A finished product outlet is arranged at the lower end inside the combustion diffusion chamber, a membrane wall is arranged outside the combustion diffusion chamber, a steam-water lead-out straight tube system is symmetrically arranged at the upper end of the combustion diffusion chamber, a top annular water collecting tank is connected between the steam-water lead-out straight tube system and a steam-water lead-out tube system, and the steam-water lead-out tube system is connected with an upper drum.
US11326772B2	Boiler with a heat generation body that stores hydrogen Provided is a boiler configured to perform heating by a heat generation section provided with heat generation bodies in a container and capable of properly charging a circulation path including, as part thereof, the inside of the container with required gas. A boiler includes: heat generation bodies; a container configured such that the heat generation bodies are provided inside and configured chargeable with gas with higher specific heat than that of air; and a circulation path including, as part thereof, the inside of the container, the circulation path being a path in which gas circulates. When the charging process of charging the circulation path with the gas is performed, a circulation amount and a gas concentration in the circulation path are monitored.
US11326765B2	Lighting device capable of controlling light radiation direction A lighting device configured for controlling a light radiation direction thereof, may include a housing provided with a light source; a lens unit provided in the housing, the lens unit being configured to concentrate the light generated from the light source; a length-variable unit mounted to the housing, the length-variable unit being configured so that a length thereof is changed, in a response to application of electricity thereto, in a direction in which the position of the lens unit is changed; and a controller configured to control a light radiation direction of the lens unit by setting a voltage of the electricity to be applied to the length-variable unit so that a length of the length-variable unit is changed according to a set voltage and the position of the lens unit is changed according to a change in the length of the length-variable unit.
US11326758B1	Spotlight illumination system using optical element An illumination system for a vehicle includes a light source to emit light along an optical path and into an environment. A lens is positioned along the optical path and configured to collimate the light to a light beam. An optical element, having a body comprising four sides and a reflective member within the body, is positioned along the optical path and configured to redirect the light beam. The optical element is configured to move around an optical element axis to change a direction the light beam is transmitted into the environment. The illumination system is configured to receive a target position within the environment and move the optical element to fixate the light beam onto the target position.
US11326751B2	Flame simulating device and method A flame simulating device has a light source which is reflected by a rotating device which has mirrors which are spaced apart. The spaced apart mirrors rotate, and thus provide a selective reflection, at some points reflecting during time and at other points not reflecting during time. This produces a flickering effect. The flickering effect is shown through a cut out in the shape of the flame, to display a simulated flame devi effect. The display screen for the simulated effect can be a part mirror, and can display, for example, an artificial log mixed in with the flame effect.
US11326747B2	Optical and mechanical manipulation of light emitting diode (LED) lighting systems Various examples concern techniques for opto-mechanically manipulating LED-based lighting systems. More specifically, various embodiments concern creating patterns of colored LEDs by determining the preferred color-specific density distribution and sequence(s) of LEDs. When creating the patterns, multiple considerations can be taken into account, including the power to be shared amongst the color channels when certain color models are generated by the linear array of LEDs, allocating an appropriate number of LEDs to each color channel to support the desired color spectrum, the sequencing of those LEDs along a string (e.g., as part of a linear array), etc. The appropriate number of LEDs for each color channel may be determined by first establishing the color model of the linear array within which the LEDs are interleaved.
US11326742B2	Valve Provided is a valve for high-pressure gas, wherein a sheet member is provided inside a through hole formed in a valve body of the valve, wherein the sheet member constitutes a channel for high-pressure gas inside the through hole, wherein the sheet member is fixed inside the through hole by a pressing member, wherein an end opening of the through hole is closed by a lid member, wherein a gasket is provided at a peripheral part of the end opening of the through hole, wherein the gasket is sandwiched between the lid member and the valve body, wherein the lid member is pressed toward the valve body by a plug, and wherein a bearing is provided between the plug and the lid member.
US11326735B1	Toolless mounting of electronic devices A mounting bracket for mounting an electronic device to the T-bar of a drop ceiling provides for self-locking snap-action securing of the mounting bracket to a flange of the T-bar, suspending the mounting bracket from the T-bar. The mounting bracket also provides for self-locking snap-action attachment of the mounted device to the bracket, suspending the device from the suspended mounting bracket. A split adapter allows vertical offsetting of the device from the ceiling, reducing vertical displacement of ceiling tiles resting on the T-bar. The split adapter has two halves the are laterally slid on to the T-bar flange and are then longitudinally slid together to be joined against lateral separation. The composite adapter thus formed presents an adapter flange to which the mounting bracket snap-secures, the mounting bracket locking the adapter halves against longitudinal separation.
US11326734B2	Monolithic gimbal for a fast steering mirror A monolithic gimbal includes a top body portion having a top surface configured to be mounted to a housing, a middle body portion coupled to the top body portion, and a bottom body portion coupled to the middle body portion. The bottom body portion has a bottom surface configured to be mounted to a device. The monolithic gimbal further includes first flexure blades integrally formed with the top body portion and the middle body portion. The first flexure blades enable rotation of the top body portion and the bottom body portion about a first axis. The monolithic gimbal further includes second flexure blades integrally formed with the middle body portion and the bottom body portion. The second flexure blades enable rotation of the top body portion and the bottom body portion about a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis.
US11326731B2	Pipe repair assembly Example aspects of a deployment probe for deploying a stent, a pipe repair assembly, and a method for repairing a pipeline are disclosed. The deployment probe for deploying a stent can comprise a probe body defining an inner surface, an outer surface, and a slot extending from the inner surface to the outer surface, the inner surface defining a probe void, the probe void defining a probe axis, the slot extending in an axial direction relative to the probe axis; and a release mechanism comprising a retainer body received within the probe void and a stent retainer coupled to the retainer body, the stent retainer substantially aligned with the slot and configured to engage a stent.
US11326730B2	Support assembly A support assembly comprises a mounting bracket and a coupling component. The mounting bracket comprises a first material and has an engagement surface defining a void along a first axis. The coupling component comprises a second material, which is different than the first material. The coupling component has a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion extends through, and partially fills, the void defined by the mounting bracket. The intermediate portion defines a fluid passageway about the first axis within the void and also presents a locking surface. The locking surface abuts the engagement surface to prevent rotation of the coupling component with respect to the mounting bracket.
US11326724B2	Pipe with alternating sections A plastic drain pipe for drainage includes a first end, a second end, and a pipe sub-section between the first end and the second end. The pipe sub-section includes a collapsible section of corrugated pipe, a first non-collapsible section of corrugated pipe, and a second non-collapsible section of corrugated pipe. The collapsible section of corrugated pipe has a first joining area and a second joining area. The first non-collapsible section of corrugated pipe is connected to the collapsible section of corrugated pipe at the first joining area, and the second non-collapsible section of corrugated pipe is connected to the collapsible section of corrugated pipe at the second joining area.
US11326721B2	Apparatus for supporting a flexible conduit having a releasable connector An apparatus having a flexible conduit which includes a flexible member and a rigid member in fluid communication with the flexible member, and a releasable connector. The releasable connector has a first member and a second member. When a releasing force is applied to the flexible conduit, the releasable connector separates. The apparatus also includes a shock absorber to configured to absorb a load when the releasable connector separates. The shock absorber may include elastomeric pads between rigid plates, a rotary dampener, a spring, rod and piston, or an elastic strap.
US11326720B2	Pipe support stand having saddle, and method of use A pipe support system includes a pipe base, a threaded stud having a head, a saddle supported above the pipe base, and a shoe removably nested along a concave upper surface of the saddle. Methods for installing the pipe support system include determining a height of a joint of pipe above a ground surface; selecting a length of pipe for the pipe base in accordance with the height of the joint of pipe above the ground surface, thereby making a macro-adjustment; and rotating a threaded stud relative to a stud housing in order to make a micro-adjustment to the height of t\he joint of pipe; and placing the joint of pipe onto the shoe, thereby supporting the pipe above the ground surface. A method for replacing the shoe when it becomes worn is also provided by reversing said installation.
US11326717B1	Three-way piezoelectrically-actuated microvalve device and method of fabrication A three-way (3-way) Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)-based micro-valve device and method of fabrication for the implementation of a three-way MEMS-based micro-valve which uses a single piezoelectric actuator. The present invention has a wide range of applications including medical, industrial control, aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics and products, as well as any application(s) requiring the use of three-way micro-valves for the control of fluids. The present invention allows for the implementation of a three-way microvalve device and method of fabrication that can be tailored to the requirements of a wide range of applications and fluid types. The microvalve may employ a novel pressure-balancing scheme wherein the fluid pressure balances the actuator mechanism so that only a small amount of actuation pressure (or force) is needed to switch the state of the actuator and device from open to closed, or closed to open.
US11326714B2	Multi-directional touch valve A multi-directional touch valve has a valve unit and a press unit. The valve unit has a housing, a main flow channel, and a switching unit. The housing has a shoulder portion being adjacent to an outlet end of the housing. The switching unit is mounted in the housing and selectively blocks the main flow channel. The press unit is connected with the valve unit and has a passing portion, a hanging portion, and an abutting portion. The hanging portion is movably held on the shoulder portion and has an inner edge spaced from an outer surface of the housing and a space formed in a side of the at least one hanging portion facing the passing portion. The press unit can be pressed from any of axial direction, transversal directions, and oblique directions to switch the switching unit.
US11326711B2	Control valve for a process plant The invention relates to a control valve (10) for a process plant, comprising an actuator (16) which is connected to, and spaced from, a valve body (12) of a valve unit (11) via a yoke (14), the valve body (12) having a housing flange (32) which is detachably connected to the yoke (14), with the valve body (12) having an inlet (20) and an outlet (22) adapted to allow the flow of a process fluid therethrough, which inlet (20) and outlet (22) are each arranged in a fluid connection region (18, 19), and with an actuating member adapted to be displaced by the actuator (16) for controlling the flow rate of the process fluid being arranged in the passage (24) from the inlet (20) to the outlet (22). The invention is characterized in that the housing flange (32) connected to the yoke (14) has at least one recess (44) as well as a yoke fastening region (33), with the yoke fastening region (33) being formed as a bolt hole circle (34) with radially arranged connecting holes (36).
US11326710B2	Valve with electrodynamic actuator A valve with an electrodynamic actuator includes a magnet device that generates a magnetic field and a drive element that is movable relative to the magnet device. The drive element is pivotally mounted and comprises a current-carrying air coil that is arranged in the magnetic field and is fixedly coupled to a coil carrier made of a non-magnetic material. Sealing surfaces for sealing valve seats are arranged on two opposite sides of the drive element, such that the sealing surfaces face in opposite directions. A housing is comprised of a plurality of plastic housing parts and a metallic encasement. The metallic encasement surrounds an upper area of the housing in which the electrodynamic actuator is arranged and at least partially surrounds a lower area of the housing in which fluid channels are arranged.
US11326703B2	Oil control valve for a cam phaser of an internal combustion engine and a cam phaser comprising an oil control valve An oil control valve for a cam phaser of an internal combustion engine, the oil control valve including a valve housing, including a first operating connection, a second operating connection, a supply connection, and a tank drain connection configured to drain a hydraulic fluid; a piston assembly, including a piston, a hollow check valve tube, a first check valve and a second check valve configured to provide cam torque recirculation, wherein the piston assembly is arranged in the housing axially displaceable by an actuator, wherein a control chamber is arranged within the piston between the first check valve and the second check valve and wherein a check valve compression spring which closes the first check valve and the second check valve is arranged within the piston between the first check valve and the second check valve.
US11326700B2	Seat insert in a ball valve for cryogenic applications Systems and methods are disclosed that include providing a valve suitable for maintaining a seal and preventing fluid flow through the valve at cryogenic temperatures. The valve includes a valve body having a longitudinal axis along a flow path through the valve, a ball selectively rotatable within the valve body to selectively allow fluid flow through the valve, a seat formed within the valve body and comprising a cavity having an angled wall, and a seat insert at least partially disposed within the cavity and having a first sealing surface that forms a first sealing interface with the ball to prevent leakage through a first leakage path and a second sealing surface that forms a second sealing interface with the angled wall to prevent leakage through a second leakage path when the ball valve is selectively rotated to prevent fluid flow through the valve.
US11326695B2	Metal gasket A metal gasket (10) installed between a cylinder head and a cylinder block comprises at least one metal substrate (11) coated with a sealant (19) on its outer surface, and including a full bead (13) for cylinder bore hole sealing and a half bead (16) for liquid hole sealing. The half bead (16) includes: an inclined plate portion (16b) connected to a flat substrate body (11a) of the metal substrate (11) through a first bend portion (16a) and inclined with respect to the substrate body (11a); and an edge plate portion (16d) connected to the inclined plate portion (16b) through a second bend portion (16c) and inclined with respect to the inclined plate portion (16b). A radius at a convex surface of the first bend portion (16a) and a radius at a concave surface of the second bend portion (16c) are in a range of 2.0 mm to 3.5 mm.
US11326694B2	Cryogenic piston ring improvement A piston ring set of a cryogenic pump includes a first piston ring and a second piston ring which are dissimilarly shaped and cooperatively shaped to form a hollow cylindrical shape when in abutment to one another. The first piston ring is C-shaped and defines a middle portion disposed between a first end portion and a second end portion. A piston ring gap is disposed between a first distal end of the first end portion and a second distal end of the second end portion. When the first piston ring is in abutment with the second piston ring forming the hollow cylindrical shape, the second piston ring does not extend along the middle portion of the first piston ring while the second piston ring does extend along the first end portion and second end portion of the first piston ring.
US11326686B2	Utility vehicle having continuously variable transmission A utility vehicle has a CVT, an engine providing power to the CVT, a CVT case accommodating the CVT, front and rear wheels supporting the vehicle body frame on the ground surface and an exterior side panel supported to the vehicle body frame. The exterior side panel includes an inner wall located inside a vehicle cabin and an outer wall located outside the vehicle cabin. An intake chamber is formed between the inner wall and the outer wall of the exterior side panel. An intake opening portion is provided in the exterior side panel for introducing ambient air present around the exterior side panel to the intake chamber. The intake chamber and the CVT case are connected and communicated to each other via an intake hose.
US11326683B2	Gear manufacturing process A method for controlling a process for manufacturing a bevel gear includes forming, via a first process, a ring gear and determining a first set of parameters associated with the ring gear, and forming, via a second process, the pinion gear, and determining a second set of parameters associated with the pinion gear. The ring gear and the pinion gear are paired, and a single-flank test is executed on the paired ring gear and pinion gear to determine a third set of parameters. The paired ring gear and pinion gear are assembled into a final assembly, and an end-of-line noise/vibration analysis of the final assembly is executed. The noise/vibration analysis, the first set of parameters, the second set of parameters, and the third set of parameters are evaluated, and one of the first process, the second process, the pairing process, and the assembly process are adjusted based thereon.
US11326674B2	Spindle nut, threaded drive, and method for manufacturing a spindle nut Methods for producing a spindle nut, and spindle nuts produced by such methods are disclosed. The method for producing a spindle nut may include producing a blank which has a sleeve portion and a cylindrical outer surface by non-cutting shaping from sheet metal; and forming a thread provided for cooperation with a threaded spindle in the blank by non-cutting shaping, while maintaining the cylindrical outer surface of the sleeve portion.
US11326673B2	Increased durability linear actuator A linear actuator includes a motor, a shaft, and a casing. The shaft has a longitudinal axis, and the shaft is moveable along the longitudinal axis by the motor. The casing supports the motor and the shaft with a tapered roller bearing positioned between at least a portion of the shaft and a portion of the casing.
US11326672B2	Continuously variable, non-friction, drive chain A power transmitting chain that operates between continuously variable pulley sheaves, but which is retained by radial locking forces rather than by teeth, sprockets, strain forces, or tangential friction. The chain is comprised of three basic elements: 1) An inner drive-chain of conventional chain links, which transmits power, but which is free-floating with no contact with the sheaves; 2) an outer series of chocks which immovably wedge into place between the sheave faces; and 3) radial links that are arranged to form the connections between the drive-chain and each of the chocks. The connecting links pivot or swing longitudinally, in both directions at both ends, and are arranged radially, so only radial forces are transmitted between the drive-chain and the chocks. With the primary vectors nearly perpendicular and restricted to angles well below tangency, the chocks are immovably seated and will not slip. However, as the radial links are slightly angled, they also duplicate the necessary horizontal vector components to rotate the sheaves.
US11326670B2	Tensioner with piston containing an internal check valve A hydraulic tensioner for an internal combustion engine for tensioning a span of a chain or a belt has a piston with an internal reservoir connected to a high pressure chamber through a check valve assembly. The check valve assembly has a disk seat formed by an internal bulge within the piston; a check valve retainer within the piston, and a moveable disk that is received between the disk seat formed by the internal bulge and the check valve retainer and is moveable between a first position and a second position, and a check valve spring that is received between the check valve disk and the check valve retainer.
US11326665B2	Transmission belt The present invention relates to a transmission belt which is provided with: a rubber layer that is formed from a vulcanized product of a rubber composition which contains a rubber component containing an ethylene-α-olefin elastomer, a filler containing silica, a vulcanizing agent containing a sulfur-based vulcanizing agent, and a curable resin containing an amino resin; and a fiber member that is in contact with the rubber layer.
US11326664B2	Control of real-time damper in a sprung mass system A method for reshaping an electric drive signal of a real-time damper in a sprung mass system includes detecting a periodic frequency and magnitude of a target periodic vibration of a sprung mass. The periodic vibration has velocity and elasticity components that are 90 degrees out-of-phase. An electric drive signal to the real-time damper is reshaped by a controller depending on polarity of the velocity component to thereby generate a composite drive signal. The damper is energized using the composite drive signal to modify a damper force. Reshaping the electric drive signal includes injecting a force and/or an intermittent drive suppression component onto the electric drive signal based on the frequency and magnitude. The sprung mass system may have a frame and body, motion and wheel speed sensors, the real-time dampers, road wheels, and a controller programmed to perform the method.
US11326660B2	Reaction force generation unit A reaction force generation unit includes an opposing member and a pressed body, which includes a base and domes, including a first dome, a second dome, and a third dome, bulging from the base. A leading end of each dome faces an opposing surface of the opposing member. When the pressing member presses the base, the leading ends of the domes move in a direction relatively close to the opposing member, where the domes become elastically deformed and cause an appropriate reaction force with respect to the handle. In a natural state where the pressed body is not subjected to any pressing force, axes of the domes are substantially parallel to each other, and acute angles formed by the axes and a normal line of the opposing surface are substantially similar to each other at a predetermined angle larger than zero degree.
US11326657B2	Electrohydraulic transmission clutch of a motor vehicle A method for operating an electrohydraulic transmission clutch of a motor vehicle, wherein, for a clutch operation, a hydraulic pressure is set by way of a regulating device of a controller as a function of a clutch signal, and, through the pressure, a disengagement element of the transmission clutch is moved through a soft region into a rigid region via a rigid point, or vice versa. The soft region is to be compensated for. Further, as a function of the clutch signal, the regulating device generates a preliminary target value signal for the pressure and a time derivative of the preliminary target value signal is generated as a movement signal, and a pilot control generates a pilot control signal as a function of the movement signal, and the preliminary target value signal and the pilot control signal are combined to give a final actuating value signal for the pressure.
US11326652B2	Self-adjusting friction clutch A friction clutch includes a housing, an axially displaceable pressure plate, a lever system for displacing the pressure plate, a ramp system arranged between the pressure plate and the lever system, a torsion device for rotating the ramp system, and a control device. The torsion device has a spindle to drive the ramp system and a drive gear with an external profile. The control device has a fastening portion fixed to the housing and a pawl with a plurality of tongues to forming a positive interlock. At least one tongue is arranged to engage the external profile. Each tongue is separated from another tongue by a gap extending in the axial direction. At least one gap, starting from a tip of the tongue, extends in the axial direction 30% or less of a minimum distance between the tip and the fastening portion.
US11326649B2	Rear-wheel drive shaft A rear-wheel drive shaft (1) includes a fixed type constant velocity universal joint (3), a plunging type constant velocity universal joint (2), and an intermediate shaft (4) coupling both the constant velocity universal joints to each other. A ratio (PCDBALL(f)/DBALL(f)) of a pitch circle diameter (PCDBALL(f)) of balls (33) of the fixed type constant velocity universal joint (3) to a diameter (DBALL(f)) of each of the balls (33) is set from 3.70 to 3.87. A ratio (PCDBALL(s)/DBALL(s)) of a pitch circle diameter (PCDBALL(s)) of balls (23) of the plunging type constant velocity universal joint (2) to a diameter (DBALL(s)) of each of the balls (23) is set from 3.3 to 3.6.
US11326634B2	Composite structure having a tapered joint and a method for making the same A tubular structure is described herein comprising an elongate tubular member extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the tubular member comprises an inwardly tapered portion adjacent said first end, the inwardly tapered portion narrowing the tubular member in a longitudinal direction towards said first end. A nut is also provided internally of said tubular member at said inwardly tapered portion, said nut having an outer surface that is in contact an inner surface of said tubular member. An annular member is also provided externally of said tubular member at said inwardly tapered portion, said annular member having an inner surface that is in contact with said outer surface of said tapered portion. The inner surface of said tubular member at said inwardly tapered portion is tapered so as to extend at an angle that compliments an angle of the outer surface of said nut.
US11326627B2	Control method and system for using a pair of independent hydraulic metering valves to reduce boom oscillations A hydraulic system (600) and method for reducing boom dynamics of a boom (30), while providing counter-balance valve protection, includes a hydraulic cylinder (110), first and second counter-balance valves (300, 400), and first and second control valves (700, 800). A net load (90) is supported by a first chamber (116, 118) of the hydraulic cylinder, and a second chamber (118, 116) of the hydraulic cylinder may receive fluctuating hydraulic fluid flow from the second control valve to produce a vibratory response (950) that counters environmental vibrations (960) on the boom. The first control valve may apply a holding pressure and thereby hold the first counter-balance valve closed and the second counter-balance valve open.
US11326622B2	Oil cooled centrifugal compressor and turbocharger including the same A centrifugal compressor includes: a housing; an impeller rotatably disposed within the housing; a rotational shaft connected to the impeller; and a bearing member supporting the rotational shaft in the housing. An oil flow passage through which oil flows is formed in the housing. The oil flow passage includes a lubricating oil passage through which the oil flows as lubricating oil to be supplied to the bearing member, and a cooling oil passage through which the oil flows as cooling oil for heat exchange with a fluid compressed by the impeller. The cooling oil passage is configured so that the oil flows into the cooling oil passage as the cooling oil without passing through the bearing member.
US11326620B1	Compressor stator vane airfoils A stator vane includes an airfoil having an airfoil shape. The airfoil shape has a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in one of Table I, Table II, Table III, Table IV, Table V, Table VI, Table VII, Table VIII, Table IX, Table X, Table XI, or Table XII. The Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values from 0% to 100% convertible to dimensional distances expressed in a unit of distance by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a scaling factor of the airfoil in the unit of distance. The X and Y values, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z value. The airfoil profile sections at Z values are joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
US11326616B2	Disk-shaped fan impeller structure A disk-shaped fan impeller structure includes a plate body having an inner rim and an outer rim. The inner rim is connected with a hub via multiple connection members. The outer rim extends in a direction away from the hub. The connection members are annularly disposed on outer circumference of the hub at intervals to radially extend toward the inner rim of the plate body. A top face and a bottom face are defined between the inner rim and outer rim. Multiple upper boss bodies are arranged on the top face at intervals. Multiple first gaps are distributed between the upper boss bodies. By means of the boss bodies, the periodical noise problem of the conventional fan impeller can be improved.
US11326610B2	Blower A blower may include a motor; a centrifugal fan configured to rotate with rotation of the motor; a casing configured to guide air from a suction port to a discharge port; a trigger configured to be pressed; and a control board configured to control rotation of the motor. The control board may include a normal mode and a low speed mode. In the normal mode, the control board may be configured to adjust a rotation speed of the motor in accordance with a degree by which the trigger is pressed. In the low speed mode, the control board may be configured to adjust the rotation speed of the motor to a target rotation speed, wherein the target rotation speed is lower than a maximum rotation speed of the motor that is achieved when the degree by which the trigger is pressed is a maximum degree in the normal mode.
US11326609B2	Cross flow blower Embodiments relate generally to a cross flow blower (100) including a housing (108) which includes an inlet (104) and an outlet (102), rotating impeller blades (212) located within the housing (108), wherein airflow enters and exits the impeller blades (212) radially, a motor (106) operable to power the rotating impeller blades (212), and a plurality of flow forming blades (210, 214) located within the blower (100) operable to direct airflow within the blower (100).
US11326608B2	Thermally controlled utility pump and methods relating to same A multi-outlet fluid pump includes a housing, a motorized pump, an electrical power supply, and a self-locking thermal cutoff. In one form, the pump includes a first or primary thermal cutoff and a second or secondary thermal cutoff to prevent the pump from operating once a thermal cutoff has deactivated the pump until a user or operator has taken some affirmative action. Related methods are also disclosed herein. In some forms an indicator is provided to indicate if the thermal cutoff has disabled the pump to alert a user as to the need to unplug or reset the pump before operating the pump again.
US11326606B2	Abrasion-resistant thrust bearings for ESP pump A multistage centrifugal pump has a rotatable shaft, a plurality of pump stages and a thrust module. Each of the plurality of pump stages has an impeller connected to the rotatable shaft and a stationary diffuser. The thrust module has a thrust runner and a unitary thrust pad. The unitary thrust pad has an axial wear face adjacent the thrust runner and a radial wear surface adjacent the rotatable shaft. The axial wear face and radial wear surface are integrated as a unitary component. The unitary thrust pad is secured to a thrust pad support with threaded fasteners that are torqued to a predetermined extent.
US11326602B2	Scroll compressor including end-plate side stepped portions of each of the scrolls corresponding to wall-portion side stepped portions of each of the scrolls A scroll compressor with a stationary scroll, an orbiting scroll, and a discharge port through which a fluid that has been compressed by both the scrolls is discharged. An end plate of the orbiting scroll is provided with an end-plate side stepped portion formed such that, along a spiral of a spiral wrap, the height thereof increases toward a central side of the spiral and decreases toward an outer end side thereof. A spiral wrap of the stationary scroll is provided with a wall-portion side stepped portion formed corresponding to the end-plate side stepped portion such that the height thereof decreases toward the central side of the spiral and increases toward the outer end side thereof. A pair of compression chambers which face each other, the ventral side compression chamber communicates with the discharge port before the dorsal side compression chamber communicates with the discharge port.
US11326600B2	Scroll type compressor A scroll type compressor includes a housing, a fixed scroll cooperating with the housing to define a discharge chamber, a movable scroll cooperating with the fixed scroll to define a compression chamber, and a shaft support member cooperating with the movable scroll to define a back pressure chamber. Fluid in the compression chamber is supplied to the back pressure chamber. The back pressure chamber and the discharge chamber communicate with each chamber through a relief passage. A check valve is disposed in the relief passage, and the check valve allows the fluid to flow from the back pressure chamber to the discharge chamber, when back pressure of the back pressure chamber is higher than discharge pressure of the discharge chamber.
US11326594B2	Stator element of a progressive cavity pump and progressive cavity pump A stator element of a progressive cavity pump having a reinforcement tube having a longitudinal axis, an inner face (22), and an outer face, and an elastomer liner fixed to the inner face of the reinforcement tube, wherein a portion of the reinforcement tube has a substantially constant thickness (e) and in that said portion of the reinforcement tube is deformed such that it comprises at least a first relief pattern and a second relief pattern, the first relief pattern having the shape of a helical strip that is right-handed relative to the longitudinal axis, the second relief pattern having the shape of a helical strip that is left-handed relative to the longitudinal axis, the first and second relief patterns meeting in at least one section.
US11326587B2	Fluid pump A fluid pump is proposed. The fluid pump includes: a housing having an operation space and having connection ports disposed at a side in the operation space to discharge working fluid and suctioning working fluid from the outside; a swash plate coupled to the housing at an opposite side to the connection ports and having an inclined surface on a top facing the operation space; a cylinder block disposed in the operation space to be rotated by a driving shaft and having several cylinder rooms therein that extend in parallel with the driving shaft.
US11326586B2	Exhaust coupling An exhaust coupling for a pump is disclosed. The exhaust coupling for a pump, comprises: an inlet chamber defining a coupling inlet for receiving a fluid from said pump; an outlet chamber defining a coupling outlet for outputting said fluid from said exhaust coupling; and a non-linear inter-chamber conduit fluidly coupling said inlet chamber with said outlet chamber for conveying said fluid from said inlet chamber to said outlet chamber. In this way, noise from the pump is abated since it is initially dampened when received in the inlet chamber, then dampened further by the non-linear inter-chamber conduit, before being dampened yet further within the outlet chamber prior to being emitted through the coupling outlet. The presence of the non-linear inter-chamber conduit ensures that there is no direct, linear path along which the noise can travel from the coupling inlet to the coupling outlet.
US11326583B2	Methods for controlling power delivered to an SMA actuator Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide techniques for delivering, when required, higher powers to SMA actuator wires by using a single controller/control circuit that implements pulse width modulation (PWM). Typically, when PWM is used to deliver power, the PWM frequency may be fixed, and power may be applied to each SMA actuator wire during each PWM cycle/period. The present techniques provide a method for delivering higher powers to SMA actuator wires (i.e. increasing the length of individual PWM pulses) without changing the duration of the PWM cycle/period. The present techniques also provide techniques for making accurate resistance measurements to determine position of a moveable component that is moved by the SMA actuator wires.
US11326567B2	Method and assembly for delivering fuel in a fuel tank The present disclosure is related to a method and an assembly for delivering fuel in a fuel tank (10), wherein the fuel tank comprises at least a first chamber (12) having a module pot (18) disposed therein and at least a first pump (30) adapted to deliver fuel from the first chamber to the module pot, and wherein a fuel pump (20) for delivering fuel to an engine is disposed within the module pot. In order to minimize the duty cycle of the pumps and therefore the energy consumption, it is proposed according to the present disclosure that a sensor device (22) is used to detect a predetermined minimum fill level in the module pot, wherein the pump disposed in the first chamber is activated when the minimum fill level is reached and is deactivated after a predetermined time interval or when a predetermined higher fill level in the module pot is reached.
US11326559B2	Leakage detector for fuel vapor treatment device A leakage detector for a fuel vapor treatment device includes a fuel vapor treatment device that maintains the interior of a treatment system of the fuel vapor treatment device in a sealed state. In addition, the leakage detector includes; a closing valve and shutoff valve that can shut off fluid communication between the fuel tank and the canister to section the interior of the treatment system into a first region including the fuel tank and a second region including the canister. Further, the leakage detector includes an aspirator that applies a negative pressure to the second region. The leakage detector for the fuel vapor treatment device determines the presence and/or absence of leakage in the first region on the basis of a change in the pressure in the first region while an engine is stopped and determines the presence and/or absence of leakage in the second region on the basis of a change in the pressure in the second region by applying a negative pressure to the second region while the engine is operated.
US11326556B2	Hybrid rocket motor with integral oxidizer tank A hybrid rocket motor includes a solid fuel element, and an oxidizer tank containing an oxidizer. The solid fuel element adjoins and at least partially defines a combustion chamber in which the solid fuel and the oxidizer are burned, to produce thrust from the hybrid rocket motor. The oxidizer tank is at least partially within the combustion chamber, and the entire oxidizer tank may be within the combustion chamber. The oxidizer tank may be protected by an insulating material, which may also serve as a structural material that contains the pressure of the oxidizer. The insulating material and the fuel material may both be polymer-based materials, although they may be different materials having different characteristics, for example including different additives to the same polymer material. The fuel element and the oxidizer tank may be made by additive manufacturing processes, for example by adding different materials in different locations.
US11326555B2	Gear and gas turbine engine A gearbox for a gas turbine engine with a rotatably mounted structural component that is formed with an at least approximately rotationally symmetrical duct into which, starting from its radially inner area, oil from an oil supply which is fixedly attached at the housing can be introduced. Starting from the oil supply, an introduction direction of the oil into the duct encloses an angle of 90° or an angle of between 60° and 90° with the axial extension direction of the duct. Additionally, in the circumferential direction of the duct, the introduction direction of the oil encloses an angle with the radial extension direction that is larger than or equal to 0° and smaller than 90°.
US11326541B2	Vehicle learning control system, vehicle control device, and vehicle learning device A vehicle control device includes a storage device that stores mapping data including data that defines mapping that receives input data based on a plurality of detection values which are detection values of an in-vehicle sensor and which are before or after in time series and outputs a predetermined output value and that is learned by machine learning and an execution device that executes an acquisition process of acquiring the input data from the storage device, a calculation process of calculating the predetermined output value with the input data as an input of the mapping, and a transmission process of transmitting the detection values used when the input data is generated and time series data including data based on one or a plurality of detection values which are before or after the detection value used for the input data in time series to an outside of the vehicle.
US11326539B2	Method for detecting a malfunction of a voltage-limiting circuit and control system for implementing said malfunction-detecting method Disclosed is a method for detecting a malfunction of a voltage-limiting circuit of a control circuit, the control circuit including an output port connected to a capacitive actuator of a motor vehicle, an output voltage on the output port being, in the absence of a malfunction of the voltage-limiting circuit, equal to or lower than a theoretical maximum value. The capacitive actuator is arranged in series with a commutator, the method including steps of: placing the commutator in an open state; activating the control circuit; measuring the output voltage over the output port; and evaluating a criterion for detecting a malfunction of the voltage-limiting circuit as a function of the output voltage.
US11326538B2	Injection control device An injection control device for a fuel injection valve includes: a current detection unit of the fuel injection valve; a current area correction control unit that performs current area correction for an area correction amount of an energization time to equalize the integrated current value of the energization current profile and an integrated current value of the detected current; and an information correction unit that learns and stores a reference attainment time, from a start of energization to an attainment of each of the plurality of reference currents, in a storage unit, and corrects information related to the current area correction based on a difference between the reference attainment time and an actual attainment time from the start of energization to the attainment of each reference current.
US11326500B2	Attachment structure for exhaust gas sensor An attachment structure for an exhaust gas sensor, wherein an exhaust gas sensor is attached to a downstream connection pipe part of an exhaust pipe so as to be disposed, in a side view of a motorcycle, in a spatial region between a footrest and a brake pedal provided to the motorcycle.
US11326499B2	Method for controlling regeneration of an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine arranged on a vehicle The invention concerns a method for controlling regeneration of an exhaust gas aftertreatment system (7, 8) of an internal combustion engine (4) arranged on a vehicle (1), wherein the vehicle (1) is provided with a control system configured to control the regeneration in at least a first regeneration strategy mode comprising a first set of predetermined actions to be taken for controlling initialization and performance of regeneration processes. The method comprises the steps of: (100)—adapting the control system so as to be configured to alternatively control the regeneration in a second regeneration strategy mode, wherein the second regeneration strategy mode comprises a second set of predetermined actions to be taken for controlling initialization and performance of regeneration processes, and wherein the first and second regeneration strategy modes differ from each other in that the first and second set of predetermined regeneration control actions differ from each other; (200)—collecting, during operation of said vehicle (1) or of another vehicle, data on an exhaust gas regeneration capability of said vehicle (1) or the other vehicle as a function of time; and (300)—evaluating, based on the collected data and the difference between the first and second regeneration strategy modes, whether the first or the second regeneration strategy mode is the most suitable for said vehicle (1) if operating under conditions corresponding to the operational conditions for the vehicle for which data were collected. The invention also concerns a vehicle arranged to be the subject of such a method and to a computer program product, a computer readable medium and a control system related to performance of the steps of the above method.
US11326496B2	Vehicle control device An ECU stores and holds in a memory unit NOx information which is information concerning NOx in an exhaust gas flowing through an exhaust system of an onboard engine of a vehicle or NOx purification by a catalyst placed in the exhaust system. The ECU includes a parameter acquisition unit that acquires an NOx parameter, which is an outflow quantity of NOx flowing out to a downstream side of the catalyst or a correlation value correlating to the outflow quantity of NOx, according to a working state of the engine, an integrated value computation unit that computes a parameter integrated value by integrating NOx parameters acquired by the parameter acquisition unit, and a storage processing unit that stores in the memory unit the parameter integrated value as the NOx information.
US11326489B1	Air-oil separator system for a vehicle The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for replacing an original equipment manufacturer air-oil separator apparatus having an integral pressure control valve (“OEM-AOS” system) in a vehicle. The OEM-AOS system is disconnected from the engine air intake. The integral pressure control valve is disabled. An accumulator for collecting oil from by-pass combustion gas is connected to the OEM-AOS system. A discrete pressure control valve (“discrete-PCV”) is connected to the accumulator and to the engine air intake. The discrete-PCV is located within the vehicle at an easily accessible location so that it can be quickly accessed and replaced when necessary. The accumulator includes a sensor that is operable to send a warning signal to a vehicle operator when the vehicle needs to be serviced to remove condensed oil from the accumulator.
US11326482B2	Method and system for a continuously variable valve lift system Methods and systems are provided for a valve system for actuating two cylinder valves in an engine. In one example, the valve system may include a single pump and a solenoid valve capable of non-concurrently actuating the two cylinder valves coupled to separate cylinders.
US11326480B2	Rocker arm assembly A rocker arm assembly including a rocker body having an upper wall arranged above a pivot axis, two ears extending from opposing sides of the upper wall and defining a pivot bore coaxial with the pivot axis, and a pad end wall and a socket end wall each extending from the upper wall and the ears. A pad having a convex pad surface is formed on the pad end wall for engaging a valve and a socket having a concave socket surface is formed on the socket end wall for engaging a pushrod. The rocker arm assembly further includes a trunnion body and a bearing, each disposed in the pivot bores and for facilitating pivoting movement between the rocker body and the trunnion body.
US11326472B2	Turbine engine comprising means for axially homogenising the temperature of an inner ring of a roller bearing A turbine engine comprises a rotor shaft and a roller bearing supporting the shaft in rotation along an axis. The bearing comprises an inner ring, an outer ring, and rolling elements engaged between the inner and outer rings. The inner ring has a first axial end annular portion that is more exposed to heat during operation than a second axial end annular portion thereof. The turbine engine further comprises an oil injection device configured to supply the rolling elements with oil for lubrication of the latter. In order to homogenise the temperature of the inner ring, the latter comprises through-holes formed in the first axial end annular portion and distributed around the axis in order to allow for a circulation of oil coming from the oil injection device through the first axial end annular portion, thereby providing additional cooling to the first end annular portion.
US11326471B2	System and method to improve boiler and steam turbine start-up times A system for warming a power generation system including a boiler and a mixer fluidly coupled to the boiler, a turbine first section operable to receive steam from the boiler at a first temperature. The turbine supplies steam at a second temperature to a first heat exchanger operably connected to receive the heated steam at the second temperature from the output of at least the first section of the turbine and transfer heat to at least one of water and steam in the boiler or the mixer, feedwater for the boiler, and a thermal energy storage system. The system further includes a control unit configured to receive the monitored operating characteristic and control the amount of steam directed through the turbine.
US11326467B2	Dual drive electro-aero-thermal turbine engine A turbine engine includes integrated electric machines in the compressor section and the turbine section to supplement power produced from fuel with electric power. The compressor section includes a compressor electric motor that is electrically coupled to a compressor generator. The example turbine section includes a turbine electric motor that is coupled to a geared architecture to supplement power driving the fan section. A turbine generator driven by a portion of the turbine section provides electric power to the turbine electric motor.
US11326463B2	BOAS thermal baffle A blade outer air seal assembly includes a support structure. A blade outer air seal has a plurality of segments that extend circumferentially about an axis and mounted in the support structure. At least two of the segments have a first wall circumferentially spaced from a second wall. A base portion extends from the first wall to the second wall. A recess is arranged in at least one of the first wall and the second wall. An intersegment seal is arranged between the at least two segments. The intersegment seal has a circumferentially extending portion and a radially extending tab. The radially extending tab extends into the recess to define at least two cavities within the recess.
US11326462B2	Gas turbine and spacer disk for gas turbine A gas turbine spacer disk includes a disk portion, a rim portion, a first fillet, and a second fillet. The disk portion is disposed about a rotational axis. The rim portion is disposed about the disk portion. An outer face of the rim portion defines a plurality grooves extending circumferentially about the rotational axis. The first fillet transitions from the rim portion to a first side of the disk portion. The second fillet transitions from the rim portion to a second side of the disk portion. The plurality of grooves includes a pair of first grooves having a first diameter and a pair of second grooves having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter. A first one of the first grooves overlaps in an axial direction with the first fillet. A second one of the first grooves overlaps in the axial direction with the second fillet.
US11326461B2	Hybrid rubber grommet for potted stator A hybrid grommet assembly for a vane comprising a body portion comprising a first lip opposite a second lip forming a slot receiver, said slot receiver configured to receive a shroud slot of a shroud; said body portion comprising a vane receiver extending from said body portion and configured to receive a vane; a fiber integral within said body portion; and a potting coupled to said grommet proximate said vane receiver, wherein said potting fills a gap between the grommet and the vane.
US11326458B2	Aerofoil for a turbine blade An aerofoil for a turbine blade, having a leading edge onto which a hot gas can flow and from which a suction-side wall and a pressure-side wall extend to a trailing edge of the aerofoil, the aerofoil extending in a direction transverse thereto from a root-side end having an aerofoil height of 0% to a tip-side end having an aerofoil height of 100%, and having at least two rows of cooling holes arranged along the leading edge, which cooling holes are at a mutual spacing which can be measured perpendicularly to the leading edge. In order to provide a turbine blade which can be used, with reduced cooling complexity, for additional reliable cooling of the leading edge in various operating conditions, the at least two rows of cooling holes are arranged at least in part in a wavy line along the leading edge.
US11326453B2	Displacement expanding apparatus and engine including the same Provided are: a displacement expanding apparatus, which uses environmentally friendly electrical energy to generate rotational power; and an engine including the displacement expanding apparatus, the novel engine having improved performance and a long lifespan. Also, to realize a novel engine, provided is a novel engine which is environmentally friendly and has a long lifespan.
US11326436B2	Enhanced wellbore design and methods A wellbore completion comprises a borehole extending into a subterranean formation, a first portion of the borehole disposed within at least one production zone of the subterranean formation, and one or more completion zones within the first portion of the wellbore. The first portion maintains a high dog-leg severity throughout the first portion, and the one or more completions are configured to allow for fluid communication between an interior of the borehole and the subterranean formation.
US11326435B1	Method and materials for manipulating hydraulic fracture geometry A method for manipulating hydraulic fracture geometry. In one embodiment, the method comprises injecting a fracturing fluid into a well to generate one or more hydraulic fractures in a subsurface rock formation and then substantially draining any fluids from the one or more hydraulic fractures. The method may further comprise injecting a hydrophilic polymer and one or more crosslinking agents into the well to subsequently form low-density hydrogels which may then screen out only each tip of the one or more hydraulic fractures. A working fluid may then be injected into the well to increase fracture width of the one or more hydraulic fractures without substantially increasing fracture length. In an alternative embodiment, the hydrophilic polymer may be fully crosslinked by the one or more crosslinking agents and injected as pre-formed particle gels (PPGs) which may also screen out only each tip of the one or more hydraulic fractures.
US11326431B2	Dense aqueous gravity displacement of heavy oil Methods are provided that facilitate the production of hydrocarbons from subterranean formations, involving the mobilization of an immobile heavy oil in situ by gravity displacement. In effect, heavy oil is mobilized by dense aqueous gravity displacement (DAGD), in a process that generally involves injecting a dense, heated aqueous injection fluid into the formation into an injection zone that is in fluid communication with immobile heavy oil. The injection well is operated so that the injection fluid mobilizes and displaces the immobile heavy oil, to produce an expanding upper zone of mobilized heavy oil amenable to production.
US11326430B2	Frac system with hydraulic energy transfer system A pumping system that includes a reciprocating isobaric pressure exchanger (reciprocating IPX) designed to exchange pressures between a first fluid and a second fluid. The first fluid includes a substantially particulate free fluid and the second fluid includes a particulate laden fluid. The reciprocating IPX includes a valve having a first and second piston. The value further includes a shaft coupling the first piston to the second piston and a drive coupled to the shaft.
US11326426B2	Hydrocarbon wells including gas lift valves and methods of providing gas lift in a hydrocarbon well Hydrocarbon wells including gas lift valves and methods of providing gas lift in a hydrocarbon well. The hydrocarbon wells include a wellbore extending within a subsurface region and a downhole tubular extending within the wellbore. The downhole tubular defines a tubular conduit, and the wellbore and the downhole tubular define an annular space therebetween. The hydrocarbon wells also include a lift gas supply system configured to provide a lift gas stream to the annular space and a closure material supply system configured to provide a closure material stream to the annular space. The hydrocarbon wells further includes a gas lift valve operatively attached to the downhole tubular. The gas lift valve includes a lift gas injection conduit and an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism selectively transitions to a closed state responsive to contact with the closure material. The methods include methods of operating the hydrocarbon wells.
US11326423B2	Automated production optimization technique for smart well completions using real-time nodal analysis including recommending changes to downhole settings Systems and methods include a method for optimizing smart well completions using real-time nodal analysis including recommending changes to downhole settings. Real-time well rates and flowing bottom-hole pressure data at various choke settings for multiple flow conditions are collected for each lateral of a multilateral well. Recommended optimizing changes to downhole inflow control valve (ICV) settings for surface and subsurface ICVs are determined based on the real-time well rates and the flowing bottom-hole pressure data. The optimizing changes are designed to optimize production in the multilateral well. The recommended optimizing changes to the downhole ICV settings for the surface and subsurface ICVs in the laterals are provided for presentation to a user in a user interface of a multilateral well optimizing system. A user selection of one or more of the recommended optimizing changes is received. The recommended optimizing changes selected by the user are implemented.

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