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US11450753B2	Edge cell signal line antenna diodes Aspects of the disclosure provide a semiconductor device and method of manufacturing. Embodiments of the disclosure enable placing of protective structures without modifying spacing rules. The device includes a first device region defined above a substrate, the first device region being isolated from the substrate by a buried insulating layer. The first device region includes a first power rail, a first signal line traversing at least a first portion of the first device region, and a first plurality of edge cells positioned in the substrate adjacent the first device region. A first edge cell includes a substrate contact connecting the first power rail to the substrate and a first signal line antenna diode connecting the first signal line to the substrate.
US11450748B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device has a semiconductor layer and a gate structure located on the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device has source and drain terminals disposed on the semiconductor layer, and a binary oxide layer located between the semiconductor layer and the source and drain terminals.
US11450740B2	Integrated memory comprising gated regions between charge-storage devices and access devices Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having an access transistor. The access transistor has a first source/drain region gatedly coupled with a second source/drain region. A digit line is coupled with the first source/drain region. A charge-storage device is coupled with the second source/drain region through an interconnect. The interconnect includes a length of a semiconductor material. A protective transistor gates a portion of the length of the semiconductor material.
US11450735B2	Method of forming guard ring and circuit device A method includes implanting a first guard ring around a periphery of core circuitry. The implanting of the first guard ring includes implanting a first component a first distance from the core circuitry on a first side of the core circuitry, and implanting a second component a second distance from the core circuitry on a second side of the core circuitry, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance. The method further includes implanting a second guard ring around the periphery of the core circuitry. The implanting of the second guard ring includes implanting a third component a third distance from the core circuitry on the first side of the core circuitry, and implanting a fourth component a fourth distance from the core circuitry on the second side of the core circuitry, wherein the third distance is greater than the fourth distance.
US11450732B2	Structure for capacitor protection, package structure, and method of forming package structure A package structure includes: a substrate; a chip arranged on a part of a surface of the substrate; a metal thermal conducting layer arranged on a top surface of the chip; a capacitive structure arranged on another part of the surface of the substrate and arranged to be independent from the chip; and a cover including a first cover layer and a second cover layer connected to the first cover layer. A first opening is defined to extend through the first and the second cover layers. The second cover layer is arranged on a bottom of the first cover layer and perpendicular to the first cover layer. The first cover layer is arranged on the capacitive structure. The chip is received in the first opening. The second cover layer is arranged between the capacitive structure and the chip, and is fixed to the substrate.
US11450727B2	Array substrate for flexible display panel including gap between peripheral trace and insulating layer An array substrate includes a base, conductive structures, a peripheral trace, a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer. The base has a working area and a peripheral area outside the working area. The conductive structures are arranged in a matrix on the working area of the base. The peripheral trace is disposed on the peripheral area of the base and electrically connected to at least one of the conductive structures. The first insulating layer has an opening, wherein the peripheral trace is disposed in the opening or on the first insulating layer and besides the opening, and there is a gap between a sidewall of the first insulating layer defining the opening and the peripheral trace. The second insulating layer is disposed on the first insulating layer and the peripheral trace, and the second insulating layer is filled in the gap.
US11450722B2	Display device A display device includes: a first semiconductor layer on a first buffer layer, and including a first active layer; a first gate insulating layer on the first semiconductor layer, and covering the first active layer; a first conductive layer on the first gate insulating layer, and including a first gate electrode; a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer, and including a first source/drain electrode; a first interlayer insulating layer on the first conductive layer; a second semiconductor layer on the first interlayer insulating layer, and including a second active layer; a second gate insulating layer on the second semiconductor layer, and covering the second active layer; and a third conductive layer on the second gate insulating layer, and including a second gate electrode and a second source/drain electrode. The first gate insulating layer and the second gate insulating layer include different insulating materials from each other.
US11450717B2	Display device A display device including a first sensor part that includes a first trunk portion, a first branch portion connected to the first trunk portion and extending in a direction different from a first direction and a second direction, a second branch portion spaced apart from the first branch portion, and a bridge connecting the first branch portion to the second branch portion. A second sensor part includes a second trunk portion extending in the second direction, and a third branch portion disposed between the first branch portion and the second branch portion.
US11450703B2	Photodetection apparatus and photodetection sensor used therefor A photodetection apparatus includes a display unit (102), a photodetection sensor (104) disposed beneath the display unit (102), a low refractive index adhesive (103) disposed between the display unit (102) and the photodetection sensor (104), and a main circuit board (106) disposed below the photodetection sensor (104). The display unit (102) includes a display member having a light transmittance greater than 3%. The photodetection sensor (104) includes a pixel thin film circuit (91) and a photodetection film (92) electrically connected to the pixel thin film circuit (91) and is adapted to receive an incident light and to convert the incident light into an optoelectronic signal. The low refractive index adhesive (103) has a refractive index smaller than that of the photodetection sensor (104).
US11450702B2	Image sensor device An image sensor device which can reduce a chip size and power consumption, is disclosed. The image sensor device includes a substrate provided with a first surface and a second surface that are arranged to face each other, a pad disposed at the first surface of the substrate, a line layer disposed below the second surface of the substrate, a first through silicon via (TSV) formed to penetrate the substrate and the line layer, and disposed at one side of the pad, a second TSV formed to penetrate the substrate and the line layer, and disposed at the other side of the pad, and a power-supply switch disposed between the first TSV and the second TSV.
US11450696B1	Dual floating diffusion transistor with vertical gate structure for image sensor A pixel circuit includes a photodiode and a floating diffusion disposed in a semiconductor substrate. A transfer gate is disposed between the photodiode and the floating diffusion to transfer photogenerated image charge from the photodiode to the floating diffusion. A dual floating diffusion (DFD) transistor is coupled between the floating diffusion and a DFD capacitor. The DFD transistor includes a DFD gate that includes a planar gate portion disposed over a surface of the semiconductor substrate and a vertical gate portion that extends vertically from the planar gate portion into the semiconductor substrate. The vertical gate portion of the DFD gate is configured to increase a gate to substrate coupling capacitance of the DFD transistor. The gate to substrate coupling capacitance and the DFD capacitor are coupled to increase an effective capacitance associated with the floating diffusion in response to the DFD transistor being turned on.
US11450687B2	Multibit ferroelectric memory cells and methods for forming the same A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers and memory stack structures vertically extending through the alternating stack. Each of the memory stack structures includes a vertical semiconductor channel and a vertical stack of ferroelectric memory elements surrounding the vertical semiconductor channel and located at levels of the electrically conductive layers. Each of the ferroelectric memory elements includes a respective vertical stack of a first ferroelectric material portion and a second ferroelectric material portion that differs from the first ferroelectric material portion by at least one of a material composition and a lateral thickness.
US11450685B2	Three-dimensional memory device containing bridges for enhanced structural support and methods of forming the same A three-dimensional memory device includes a first word-line region including a first alternating stack of first word lines and continuous insulating layers, first memory stack structures vertically extending through the first alternating stack, a second word-line region comprising a second alternating stack of second word lines and the continuous insulating layers, second memory stack structures vertically extending through the second alternating stack, plural dielectric separator structures located between the first word-line region and the second word-line region, and at least one bridge region located between the plural dielectric separator structures and between the between the first word-line region and the second word-line region. The continuous insulating layers extend through the at least one bridge region between the first alternating stack in the first word-line region and the second alternating stack in the second word-line region.
US11450677B2	Partially silicided nonvolatile memory devices and integration schemes A nonvolatile memory device may be provided. The nonvolatile memory device comprises an active region, an n-well region and an isolation region separating the active region and the n-well region. A floating gate may be provided. The floating gate may be arranged over a portion of the active region and over a first portion of the n-well region. A first doped region in the active region may be laterally displaced from the floating gate on a first side and a second doped region in the active region may be laterally displaced from the floating gate on a second side opposite to the first side. A contact may be arranged over the n-well region, whereby the contact may be laterally displaced from a first corner of the floating gate over the first portion of the n-well region. A silicide exclusion layer may be arranged at least partially over the floating gate.
US11450671B2	Semiconductor apparatus having stacked devices and method of manufacture thereof Aspects of the disclosure provide a semiconductor apparatus including a first stack of transistors and a second stack of transistors. The first stack includes a first transistor and a second transistor stacked on the first transistor along a Z direction perpendicular to a substrate plane. The second stack includes a third transistor and a fourth transistor stacked on the third transistor along the Z direction. The semiconductor apparatus includes a first routing track and a second routing track electrically isolated from the first routing track. The first and second routing tracks extend in an X direction parallel to the substrate plane. A first and fourth conductive trace conductively couple a first gate of the first transistor and a fourth gate of the fourth transistor to the first routing track, respectively. A first terminal structure conductively couples four source/drain terminals of the first, second, third and fourth transistors, respectively.
US11450670B1	Semiconductor memory cell and the forming method thereof The invention provides a semiconductor memory cell, the semiconductor memory cell includes a substrate having a first conductivity type, a doped region in the substrate, wherein the doped region has a second conductivity type, and the first conductivity type is complementary to the second conductivity type, a capacitor insulating layer and an upper electrode on the doped region, a transistor on the substrate, and a shallow trench isolation disposed between the transistor and the capacitor insulating layer, and the shallow trench isolation is disposed in the doped region.
US11450662B2	Gate isolation structure A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a first gate structure and a second gate structure aligned along a direction, a first metal layer disposed over the first gate structure, a second metal layer disposed over the second gate structure, and a gate isolation structure extending between the first gate structure and the second gate structure as well as between the first metal layer and the second metal layer.
US11450653B2	Bonded three-dimensional memory devices having bonding layers Embodiments of bonded 3D memory devices and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. In an example, a 3D memory device includes a first semiconductor structure and a second semiconductor structure. The first semiconductor structure includes a plurality of first NAND memory strings and a plurality of first BLs. At least one of the first BLs may be conductively connected to a respective one of the first NAND memory strings. The first semiconductor structure also includes a plurality of first conductor layers, and a first bonding layer having a plurality of first bit line bonding contacts conductively connected to the plurality of first BLs and a plurality of first word line bonding contacts conductively connected to the first conductor layers. A second semiconductor structure includes a plurality of second NAND memory strings and a plurality of second BLs.
US11450648B2	Light emitting device package and application thereof A light emitting device package including a printed circuit board having a front surface and a rear surface, at least one light emitting device disposed on the front surface and emitting light in a direction toward the front surface, and a molding layer disposed on the printed circuit board and surrounding the light emitting device, in which the light emitting device includes a light emitting structure disposed on the printed circuit board, a substrate disposed on the light emitting structure, and a plurality of bump electrodes disposed between the light emitting structure and the printed circuit board, and the molding layer may cover an upper surface of the substrate and partially reflect, scatter, or absorb external light.
US11450640B2	Wire bonding apparatus and manufacturing method for semiconductor apparatus A wire bonding apparatus includes: a first tensioner which forms, nearer a wire supply side than a bonding tool, a first gas flow for applying a tension toward the wire supply side on a wire; a second tensioner which forms, between the first tensioner and a pressing part of the bonding tool, a second gas flow for applying a tension toward the wire supply side on the wire; and a control part which controls the first tensioner and the second tensioner. The control part implements control, in a predetermined period after a first bonding step for bonding the wire to a first bonding point, to turn off at least the second gas flow of the second tensioner among the first tensioner and the second tensioner or to make at least the second gas flow smaller than in the first bonding step.
US11450634B2	Package substrate and semiconductor package with elevated bonding pad, and comprising the same A package substrate includes a first insulating layer, a first redistribution wiring buried in the first insulating layer, a first bonding pad including a lower surface disposed on an upper surface of the first insulating layer, and a first bonding surface, and a second, elevated, bonding pad disposed on the upper surface of the first insulating layer. The second bonding pad includes a metal layer disposed on the upper surface of the first insulating layer, and a second bonding pad layer having a lower surface connected to the metal layer and a second bonding surface. The metal layer is disposed between the upper surface of the first insulating layer and the lower surface of the second bonding pad layer. The second bonding surface of the second bonding pad layer is higher than the first bonding surface of the first bonding pad.
US11450633B2	Package structure of semiconductor device with improved bonding between the substrates A package structure of a semiconductor device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a bonding layer. The bonding layer bonds the first substrate and the second substrate. The bonding layer includes an inner bonding pad pattern and an outer bonding pad pattern formed in a dielectric layer. The outer bonding pad pattern surrounds the inner bonding pad pattern. A first bonding pad density of the outer bonding pad pattern is greater than a second bonding pad density of the inner bonding pad pattern.
US11450626B2	Semiconductor package A semiconductor package includes a multilayer substrate, a device die, an insulating encapsulant, and a shielding structure. The multilayer substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The multilayer substrate includes through holes, and each of the through holes extends from the first surface to the second surface. The device die is disposed on the first surface of the multilayer substrate. The insulating encapsulant is disposed on the first surface of the multilayered substrate and encapsulating the device die. The shielding structure is disposed over the first surface of the multilayer substrate. The shielding structure includes a cover body and conductive pillars. The cover body covers the device die and the insulating encapsulant. The conductive pillars are connected to the cover body and fitted into the through holes of the multilayer substrate.
US11450612B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a bridge and a plurality of dies. The bridge is free of active devices and includes a substrate, an interconnect structure, a redistribution layer structure and a plurality of conductive connectors. The interconnect structure includes at least one dielectric layer and a plurality of first conductive features in the at least one dielectric layer. The redistribution layer structure includes at least one polymer layer and a plurality of second conductive features in the at least one polymer layer, wherein a sidewall of the interconnect structure is substantially flush with a sidewall of the redistribution layer structure. The conductive connectors are electrically connected to one another by the redistribution layer structure and the interconnect structure. The bridge electrically connects the plurality of dies.
US11450610B2	Vertical semiconductor devices A vertical semiconductor device may include may include a substrate, a stacked structure, an insulating interlayer, a buffer pattern and a first contact plug. The stacked structure may include insulation patterns and conductive patterns stacked on each other on the substrate. The conductive patterns may extend in a first direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate, and edges of the conductive patterns may have a staircase shape. The conductive patterns may include pad patterns defined by exposed upper surfaces of the conductive patterns. The insulating interlayer may cover the stacked structure. The buffer pattern may be on the insulating interlayer. The first contact plug may pass through the buffer pattern and the insulating interlayer. The first contact plug may contact one of the pad patterns. The buffer pattern may reduce defects from forming the first contact plug.
US11450599B2	Semiconductor component An integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit includes a first trace, a second trace and a third trace. The first trace, the second trace and the third trace are each a continuous trace. The first trace, the second trace and the third trace together use only two conductor layers of a semiconductor structure. In a crossing area of the first trace, the second trace and the third trace, the first trace crosses the second trace once, the first trace crosses the third trace once, and the second trace crosses the third trace once.
US11450597B2	Semiconductor package substrate having heat dissipating metal sheet on solder pads, method for fabricating the same, and electronic package having the same A semiconductor package substrate, a method for fabricating the same, and an electronic package having the same are provided. The method includes: providing a circuit structure having a first solder pad and a second solder pad; forming on the circuit structure a metal sheet having a first hole, from which the first solder pad is exposed, and a second hole, from which the second solder pad is exposed; and forming an insulation layer on the metal sheet and a hole wall of the second hole. A first conductive element that is to be grounded is disposed in the first hole and is in contact with the metal sheet and the first solder pad. Therefore, heat generated in a signal transmission process is dissipated by the metal sheet and the first conductive element.
US11450589B2	Heat-conductive sheet, mounting method using same and bonding method using same A heat conductive sheet of the present invention is a heat conductive sheet containing a curing reaction catalyst, wherein a heat conductive uncured composition 2 not containing a curing reaction catalyst is joined to at least one principal surface of the heat conductive sheet 1 containing a curing reaction catalyst. The heat conductive sheet 1 containing a curing reaction catalyst contains the curing reaction catalyst in an amount necessary to cure the heat conductive uncured composition. A mounting method of the present invention includes: joining a heat conductive uncured composition 2 not containing a curing reaction catalyst to at least one principal surface of the heat conductive sheet 1 containing a curing reaction catalyst, and curing the heat conductive uncured composition by diffusion of the curing reaction catalyst contained in the heat conductive sheet 1. Thereby, the heat conductive uncured composition can be joined to the heat conductive sheet immediately before mounting to an electronic component or the like, easily follow the unevenness of a heat generating part and/or heat dissipating part, and cure after mounting.
US11450588B2	Method for forming chip package structure with heat conductive layer A method for forming a chip package structure is provided. The method includes disposing a chip over a substrate. The method includes forming a heat-spreading wall structure over the substrate. The heat-spreading wall structure is adjacent to the chip, and there is a first gap between the chip and the heat-spreading wall structure. The method includes forming a first heat conductive layer in the first gap. The method includes forming a second heat conductive layer over the chip. The method includes disposing a heat-spreading lid over the substrate to cover the heat-spreading wall structure, the first heat conductive layer, the second heat conductive layer, and the chip. The heat-spreading lid is bonded to the substrate, the heat-spreading wall structure, the first heat conductive layer, and the second heat conductive layer.
US11450587B2	Heat removal mechanism for stack-based electronic device with process control component and processing components An electronic device includes a stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, a plurality of processing components on and/or in the stack, a process control component coupled with at least part of the processing components for transmitting signals and configured for controlling processes executed by the processing components and/or by the process control component, and a heat removal structure on or above which at least one of the process control component and the processing components is arranged.
US11450575B2	System and method for die crack detection in a CMOS bonded array A system and method for die crack detection in a CMOS bonded array includes a capacitor that is formed in an edge seal, where one of the capacitor plates is in the edge seal portion of a first wafer, and the other capacitor plate is in the edge seal portion of a second wafer. A crack in the die can be detected by applying an alternating current waveform to a testing contact on the integrated circuit and monitoring for a shift in the alternating current waveform, as a crack would cause modulation in the capacitance.
US11450574B2	Deep trench isolation structure and method of making the same A semiconductor structure can include a high voltage region, a first moat trench isolation structure electrically insulating the high voltage region from low voltage regions of the semiconductor structure, and a second moat trench isolation structure electrically insulating the high voltage region from the low voltage regions of the semiconductor structure. The first moat trench isolation structure can include dielectric sidewall spacers and a conductive fill material portion located between the dielectric sidewall spacers. The second moat trench isolation structure can include only at least one dielectric material, and can include a dielectric moat trench fill structure having a same material composition as the dielectric sidewall spacers and having a lateral thickness that is greater than a lateral thickness of the dielectric sidewall spacers and is less than twice the lateral thickness of the dielectric sidewall spacers.
US11450573B2	Structure with different stress-inducing isolation dielectrics for different polarity FETs A structure and method use different stress-inducing isolation dielectrics to induce appropriate stresses in different polarity FETs to improve performance of both type FETs. The structure may include a first stress-inducing isolation dielectric surrounding and contacting a first active region for a p-type field effect transistor (PFET), and a second stress-inducing isolation dielectric surrounding and contacting a second active region for an n-type field effect transistor (NFET). The first and second stress-inducing isolation dielectrics induce different types of stress, thus improving performance of both polarity of FETs.
US11450569B2	Semiconductor device and forming method thereof A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a fin structure having a stack of alternating first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers over a substrate, the first semiconductor layers and the second semiconductor layers having different compositions, forming a dummy gate structure across the fin structure, forming gate spacers on opposite sidewalls of the dummy gate structure, respectively, removing the dummy gate structure to form a gate trench between the gate spacers, removing portions of the first semiconductor layers in the gate trench, such that the second semiconductor layers are suspended in the gate trench to serve as nanosheets, forming a first titanium nitride layer wrapping around the nanosheets, wherein an atomic ratio of titanium to nitrogen of the first titanium nitride layer is less than 1, and forming a metal fill layer over the first titanium nitride layer.
US11450563B2	Interconnect structure and method An embodiment is a method including forming an opening in a mask layer, the opening exposing a conductive feature below the mask layer, forming a conductive material in the opening using an electroless deposition process, the conductive material forming a conductive via, removing the mask layer, forming a conformal barrier layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the conductive via, forming a dielectric layer over the conformal barrier layer and the conductive via, removing the conformal barrier layer from the top surface of the conductive via, and forming a conductive line over and electrically coupled to the conductive via.
US11450554B2	Method of forming material film, integrated circuit device, and method of manufacturing the integrated circuit device To manufacture an integrated circuit (IC) device, a lower structure having a step structure defining a trench is prepared. A material film is formed inside the trench. To form a material film, a first precursor including a first central element and a first ligand having a first size is supplied onto a lower structure to form a first chemisorbed layer of the first precursor on the lower structure. A second precursor including a second central element and a second ligand having a second size less than the first size is supplied onto a resultant structure including the first chemisorbed layer to form a second chemisorbed layer of the second precursor on the lower structure. A reactive gas is supplied to the first chemisorbed layer and the second chemisorbed layer.
US11450549B2	Substrate transfer apparatus and substrate transfer system using the same A substrate transfer apparatus includes: a body including a first surface to which a semiconductor substrate is suctioned and a second surface opposing the first surface, the first surface including a cavity disposed in a center region of the body and an attaching unit disposed on an edge of the body so as to surround the cavity and form negative pressure to suction the semiconductor substrate, and a connector connected to the second surface of the body and supporting the body, wherein the cavity includes a lower surface with at least one through hole penetrating the first and second surfaces of the body and connecting the cavity to an external space, and the cavity includes a side surface inclined at an angle of 2.9° to 5° with respect to the first surface at the edge of the body.
US11450543B2	Substrate storage container The sealability against interior positive pressure is ensured, while reducing particles generated by friction in opening and closing a lid. Disclosed is a substrate storage container, including: a container body configured to store at least one substrate; and a lid configured to close an opening of the container body. In the substrate storage container, a first part of the container body, the first part being provided around the opening, is non-contact at least partially with a second part of the lid, the second part being opposed to the first part; and the first part and the second part cooperatively form a labyrinth seal structure.
US11450533B2	Imprint apparatus, imprint method, and article manufacturing method An imprint apparatus cures an imprint material supplied onto a substrate held by a substrate holder by bringing a mold held by a mold holder into contact with the imprint material. The imprint apparatus includes an adjuster to adjust a distance between the substrate holder and the mold holder for contact and separation between the imprint material and the mold, an energy supply tool to supply, to the imprint material, energy for curing the imprint material supplied onto the substrate held by the substrate holder, and a controller to control the adjuster and the energy supply tool. The controller controls the adjuster so as to start separation between the imprint material and the mold in a period during which the energy supply tool supplies the energy to the imprint material that is in contact with the mold.
US11450529B2	Methods for selectively forming a target film on a substrate comprising a first dielectric surface and a second metallic surface Methods for selectively forming a target film on a substrate comprising a first dielectric surface and a second metallic surface are disclosed. The methods may include: contacting the substrate with a plasma generated from a hydrogen containing gas, selectively forming a passivation film from vapor phase reactants on the first dielectric surface while leaving the second metallic surface free from the passivation film, and selectively depositing the target film from vapor phase reactants on the second metallic surface relative to the passivation film.
US11450528B2	Process for growing nanowires or nanopyramids on graphitic substrates A process for growing nanowires or nanopyramids comprising: (I) providing a graphitic substrate and depositing AlGaN, InGaN, AlN or AlGa(In)N on said graphitic substrate at an elevated temperature to form a buffer layer or nanoscale nucleation islands of said compounds; (II) growing a plurality of semiconducting group III-V nanowires or nanopyramids, preferably III-nitride nanowires or nanopyramids, on the said buffer layer or nucleation islands on the graphitic substrate, preferably via MOVPE or MBE.
US11450516B2	Large-grain tin sputtering target The present disclosure relates generally to a planar sputtering target. In particular, the present disclosure provides a planar sputtering target comprising a planar sputtering surface and a back surface opposite the planar sputtering surface. The planar sputtering target is formed from a 2N purity tin having an average grain size from at least 10 mm to at most 100 mm. The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing the tin planar sputtering target having an average grain size from at least 10 mm to at most 100 mm.
US11450513B2	Atomic layer etching and smoothing of refractory metals and other high surface binding energy materials Etching a refractory metal or other high surface binding energy material on a substrate can maintain or increase the smoothness of the metal/high EO surface, in some cases produce extreme smoothing. A substrate having an exposed refractory metal/high EO surface is provided. The refractory metal/high EO surface is exposed to a modification gas to modify the surface and form a modified refractory metal/high EO surface. The modified refractory metal/high EO surface is exposed to an energetic particle to preferentially remove the modified refractory metal/high EO surface relative to an underlying unmodified refractory metal/high EO surface such that the exposed refractory metal/high EO surface after removing the modified refractory metal/high EO surface is as smooth or smoother than the substrate surface before exposing the substrate surface to the modification gas.
US11450511B2	Methods and apparatus for zone control of RF bias for stress uniformity Methods and apparatus are used for adjusting film stress profiles on substrates. An apparatus may include a PVD chamber with a pedestal configured to support a substrate during processing on a cover positioned on an uppermost surface of the pedestal. The cover is constructed with multiple electrodes such as, for example, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode. The second electrode is positioned between and electrically separated from the first electrode and the second electrode. A substrate stress profile tuner is electrically connected to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode and configured to independently adjust an RF voltage level of at least the second electrode and the third electrode relative to RF ground to produce a more uniform film stress profile.
US11450510B2	Inter-period control system for plasma power delivery system and method of operating same A generator produces output such as delivered power, voltage, current, forward power etc. that follows a prescribed pattern of output versus time where the pattern repeats with a repetition period by controlling sections of the pattern based on measurements taken one or more repetition periods in the past. A variable impedance match network may control the impedance presented to a radio frequency generator while the generator produces the output that follows the prescribed pattern of output versus time where the pattern repeats with a repetition period by controlling variable impedance elements in the match during sections of the pattern based on measurements taken one or more repetition periods in the past.
US11450509B2	Inductive plasma source with metallic shower head using b-field concentrator A method and apparatus for plasma processing of substrates is provided. A processing chamber has a substrate support and a lid assembly facing the substrate support. The lid assembly has a plasma source that comprises a coil disposed within a conductive plate, which may comprise nested conductive rings. The coil is substantially coplanar with the conductive plate, and insulated therefrom by an insulator that fits within a channel formed in the conductive plate, or nests within the conductive rings. A field concentrator is provided around the coil, and insulated therefrom by isolators. The plasma source is supported from a conductive support plate. A gas distributor supplies gas to the chamber through a central opening of the support plate and plasma source from a conduit disposed through the conductive plate.
US11450502B2	X-ray imaging apparatus and consumption level estimation method for X-ray source An X-ray imaging apparatus and a consumption level estimation method for an X-ray source, which estimate the consumption level of an X-ray source without measuring grid voltage. An X-ray control part includes: a tube current value setting part setting a tube current value supplied to an X-ray source; a tube current value measurement part measuring a cathode current value as the tube current value by a cathode current detector; a time measurement part measuring the time when the tube current value is set by the tube current value setting part and the time when the tube current value measured by the tube current value measurement part reaches the set value; and a consumption level estimation part estimating the consumption level of a cathode in the X-ray source based one the time until the tube current value reaches the set value after the tube current value has been set.
US11450496B2	Relay A relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a holder, a drive shaft, a contact case, a magnetic field generation member, and an inner member. The drive shaft is connected to the holder on a side close to the first end of the drive shaft. The magnetic field generation member is arranged around the contact case and is configured to generate a magnetic field in which an arc generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact extends in a lateral direction of the movable contact piece. The inner member includes a rotation preventing portion for restricting rotation of the holder around the drive shaft. The rotation preventing portion is arranged so as to contact the holder at a position closer to a second end of the drive shaft than the movable contact piece and closer to the drive shaft than the movable contact.
US11450495B2	Actuator and actuator manufacturing method The object is to provide an actuator that consumes less power. An actuator comprises: a stator that rotatably supports a plurality of stator rollers; a mover that rotatably supports a mover roller disposed between the stator rollers; and a wire made of a shape memory alloy that is disposed between the stator rollers and the mover roller and has both ends connected to respective two stator terminals provided in the stator.
US11450490B2	Mechanical interlock assemblies for panelboards and related systems and methods A panelboard system includes a panelboard, a first circuit breaker in the panelboard, a second circuit breaker in the panelboard, and an interlock assembly. The interlock assembly includes: an interlock panel, a first protrusion on the interlock panel and positioned above the first circuit breaker, a second protrusion on the interlock panel and positioned above the second circuit breaker, and a toggle bracket pivotally connected to the interlock panel at a pivot member between the first and second protrusions. The toggle bracket includes a first arm extending from the pivot member toward the first circuit breaker and a second arm extending from the pivot member toward the second circuit breaker.
US11450485B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor In a solid electrolytic capacitor having an electrolyte layer consisting of a solid electrolyte layer and a liquid, the solid electrolytic capacitor, which suppresses a dedoping reaction and which ESR thereof does not keenly increase, in particular, after a loading of heat stress, is provided. In the solid electrolytic capacitor, the electrolyte layer is formed in the capacitor element which is formed by opposing an anode foil and a cathode foil. This electrolyte layer includes the solid electrolyte layer and the liquid. The solid electrolyte layer includes a conductive polymer consisting of a dopant and a conjugated polymer. The liquid is filled in air gaps in the capacitor element on which the solid electrolyte layer is formed. A molecular ratio of a cation component relative to 1 mol of a functional group which can contribute to a doping reaction of the dopant, in the electrolyte layer is 6 or less.
US11450469B2	Insulation jacket for top coil of an isolated transformer A micro-isolator is described. The micro-isolator may include a first isolator element, a second isolator element, and a first dielectric material separating the first isolator element from the second isolator element. A second dielectric material may completely or partly encapsulate the second isolator element, or may be present at outer corners of the second isolator element. The second dielectric material may have a larger bandgap than the first dielectric material, and its configuration may reduce electrostatic charge injection into the first dielectric material. The micro-isolator may be formed using microfabrication techniques.
US11450457B2	Method for fastening a contact element in an electrical component, and electrical component having a contact element In a method for fastening a contact element (5, 6) in an electrical component (1), a contact element (5, 6) is arranged on a contact surface (3, 4) of a base body (2) of the component (1) and a laser beam (18) is directed onto a region (16, 17) of the contact element (5, 6) in such a way that the base body (2) is not located in the beam direction (24) of the laser beam (18). The contact element (5, 6) is partially melted by the laser beam (18), so that the molten material (7, 8) wets the contact surface (3, 4) and produces fastening of the contact element (5, 6) on the contact surface (3, 4).
US11450456B1	Coaxial cable and method for forming the cable A cable may include an inner conductor and an outer conductor coaxially arranged around the inner conductor. A dielectric strength member may be positioned between the inner and outer conductors. The dielectric strength member may have a thickness between 0.1 mm and 50 mm and a tensile strength of at least 5,000 MPa. Additionally, a jacket may be formed around the outer conductor.
US11450452B2	Insulated flat rectangular conductor, coil, and method of producing insulated flat rectangular conductor There is provided an insulated flat rectangular conductor including: a flat rectangular conductor; and an insulating film coating the flat rectangular conductor, in which the flat rectangular conductor has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the first surface is rougher than the second surface.
US11450451B2	Circuit module and interposer A circuit module includes an interposer, and the interposer includes an element body including a first surface, a first interposer terminal provided on the first surface of the element body, and connected to a first external element, a second interposer terminal provided on the first surface of the element body, and connected to a second external element, a first wiring provided in the element body, and electrically connecting the first interposer terminal and the circuit board with each other, a second wiring provided in the element body, and electrically connecting the second interposer terminal and the circuit board with each other, and a bypass wiring provided in the element body and/or on a surface of the element body, and electrically connecting the first interposer terminal and the second interposer terminal with each other.
US11450436B2	Method and apparatus for machine learning Samples each including a feature amount and a label indicating one of a first value and a second value are classified into three or more clusters according to their feature amounts. Some of the clusters are combined to form a combined cluster on the basis of information on the number of samples with labels of the first value. The accuracy level of each sample with respect to the first value or the second value is calculated on the basis of the result of classifying into the combined cluster and the remaining clusters. Then, machine learning is performed using samples whose accuracy levels do not meet a prescribed condition more preferentially than samples whose accuracy levels meet the prescribed condition.
US11450435B2	Spinal stenosis detection and generation of spinal decompression plan A method and system for detecting spinal stenosis is provided. The method may receive image data corresponding to a spine region of a patient. The method may also identify a spinal cord in the image data. The method may determine at least one compression of the spinal cord and may mark an anatomical element proximate to a location of the determined at least one compression to yield at least one marking. The method may generate a decompression plan based on the at least one marking.
US11450434B2	Implementation of machine-learning based query construction and pattern identification through visualization in user interfaces A computer system, computer-implemented method, and computer program product include a processor(s) (executing code) that obtains a data set(s) related to a patient population diagnosed with a medical condition a database(s). The processor(s) identifies common features, generates patterns of the common features, and generates machine learning algorithms based on the patterns to identify presence or absence of the given medical condition in an undiagnosed patient. The processor(s) compiles a training set of data and tunes the machine learning algorithms with the training set of data. The processor(s) integrates the machine learning algorithms into a graphical user interface. The processor(s) obtains data related to the undiagnosed patient via the interface and applies the machine learning algorithms to determine a probability (numerical value indicating a percentage of commonality between the data related to the undiagnosed patient and the one or more patterns) and display the probability as a score in the interface.
US11450433B2	System and method for remote diagnosis of disease progression A system and method based on the use of a mobile application running on a handheld mobile device that can be manipulated by a user/patient with the result that the data gathered by the application is communicated via a secure link to a computer service in order for evaluation of the user/patient's neurological and physical functioning for purposes of detecting changes in the progression of certain functions to aid in the diagnosis of certain diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and related neurological diseases.
US11450431B2	Method to identify optimum coronary artery disease treatment A method of identifying an optimum treatment for a patient suffering from coronary artery disease, comprising: (i) providing patient information selected from: (a) status in the patient of one or more coronary disease associated biomarkers; (b) one or more items of medical history information selected from prior condition history, intervention history and medication history; (c) one or more items of diagnostic history, if the patient has a diagnostic history; and (d) one or more items of demographic data; (ii) aggregating the patient information in: (a) a Bayesian network; (b) a machine learning and neural network; (c) a rule-based system; and (d) a regression-based system; (iii) deriving a predicted probabilistic adverse event outcome for each intervention comprising percutaneous coronary intervention by placement of a bare metal stent, or a drug-coated stent; or by coronary artery bypass grafting; and (iv) determining the intervention having the lowest predicted probabilistic adverse outcome.
US11450427B1	Computing system for displaying locations of clinical events undergone by patients An agent application executing on a computing device identifies a patient health record for a patient based upon an identifier for the patient. The patient health record comprises an identifier for a healthcare facility at which a clinical event of the patient occurred and information about the clinical event. The agent application transmits the identifier for the healthcare facility to a mapping computing system that retrieves a map of an area encompassing the healthcare facility based upon the identifier for the healthcare facility. The map includes a marker that marks a location of the healthcare facility. Responsive to receiving the map, the agent application causes a graphical indicator to be included in the map proximate to the marker, the graphical indicator including the identifier for the healthcare facility and the information about the clinical event. The agent application causes the map to be displayed on a display.
US11450425B2	Medical image processing apparatus, endoscope apparatus, diagnostic support apparatus, medical service support apparatus, and report creation support apparatus A medical image processing apparatus 10 includes a medical image acquisition unit 11 that acquires a medical image 50 including a subject image, a medical image analysis result acquisition unit 12 that acquires an analysis result obtained by analyzing the medical image 50, a display unit 13 that displays at least one medical image 50 and at least information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion in the analysis result acquired by the medical image analysis result acquisition unit 12, and an input receiving unit 14 that receives an input regarding whether or not the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion included in the analysis result is correct.
US11450415B1	Methods and systems for health insurance portability and accountability act application compliance Methods and systems for determining whether a software application that is executable by an electronic device is compliant under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are provided. A software application is accessed over a network. A programmed computer processor is used to determine whether said software application, upon execution, is at or above an (i) access control threshold, (ii) audit control threshold, (iii) data integrity threshold, (iv) authentication threshold, and (v) transmission security threshold, which thresholds are minimum thresholds for HIPAA compliance. Additionally, a determination that said software application is HIPAA compliant is made if said software application, upon execution, is at or above (i) said access control threshold, (ii) audit control threshold, (iii) data integrity threshold, (iv) authentication threshold, and (v) transmission security threshold. Further, a determination as to whether said software application is HIPAA compliant is output.
US11450410B2	Apparatus and method for generating molecular structure A method of generating a molecular structure includes generating, based on a predetermined number of a plurality of nodes, all possible two-dimensional (2D) graphs and a plurality of edges representing connections between the plurality of nodes and, for each 2D graph from among the generated 2D graphs, generating all possible molecular structures based on the 2D graph by substituting each of the plurality of nodes with a polygonal ring structure including carbon atoms and substituting the edges with bonds between polygonal ring structures. Also, a method includes substituting at least one of carbon atoms included in the polygonal ring structures with an atom other than a carbon atom.
US11450400B2	Controller and operating method thereof The controller that controls a memory device includes: a processor suitable for controlling the memory device to perform a first soft read operation by using first soft read voltages; and an error correction code (ECC) codec suitable for performing a first soft decision decoding operation based on first soft read data obtained through the first soft read operation, wherein the processor controls the memory device to perform a second soft read operation with an additional read voltage, of second soft read voltages, that is different than any of the first soft read voltages and which is determined based on the first soft read data, according to whether the first soft decision decoding operation failed, and wherein the ECC codec performs a second soft decision decoding operation based on the first soft read data and second soft read data obtained through the second soft read operation.
US11450396B2	Semiconductor memory devices and methods of operating semiconductor memory devices A semiconductor memory device comprises a memory cell array including segments disposed at corresponding intersections of row and column blocks, each row block including dynamic memory cells coupled to word-lines and bit-lines, a row decoder that activates a first word-line of a first row block in response to a row address, determines whether the first row block is a master block based on a first fuse information and a second row block is mapped as a slave to the master block, activates a second word-line of the second row block, and outputs a row block information signal, and a column decoder accessing a portion of first memory cells coupled to the first word-line or a portion of second memory cells coupled to the second word-line based on a column address, the row block information signal and a second fuse information.
US11450395B2	Non-volatile memory circuit and method A memory circuit includes a first bank of non-volatile memory (NVM) devices, a first plurality of decoders, a first plurality of high-voltage (HV) drivers corresponding to the first plurality of decoders, and a first plurality of HV power switches. A first HV power switch is coupled to each HV driver of the first plurality of HV drivers, and each decoder is configured to generate an enable signal corresponding to a column of the first bank of NVM devices. Each HV driver is configured to output a HV activation signal to the corresponding column of the first bank of NVM devices responsive to a power signal of the first HV power switch and to the enable signal of the corresponding decoder.
US11450394B2	Controller and operating method thereof A controller that controls a nonvolatile memory apparatus may include a first memory configured to temporarily store user data, a second memory including a plurality of memory regions composed of one or more meta regions for storing meta data and at least one spare region, and a processor configured to control the first memory and the second memory and perform first start-gap wear leveling on at least one meta region using the at least one spare region as a gap.
US11450391B2	Multi-tier threshold voltage offset bin calibration A system includes a memory device and a processing device. The processing device performs, at a first frequency, a first scan of a page of a block family that measures a first data state metric and identifies a specific bin corresponding to a measured value for the first data state metric. Processing device updates a bin, to which the page is assigned, to match the specific bin. Processing device performs, at a second frequency higher than the first frequency, a second scan of the page to measure a second data state metric for read operations performed using a threshold voltage offset value from each of multiple bins. Processing device updates the bin, to which the page is assigned for the specified die, to match a second bin having the threshold voltage offset value that yields a lowest read bit error rate from the second scan.
US11450390B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit and semiconductor storage device In a semiconductor integrated circuit, an input circuit includes an input and an output stage electrically connected to the input stage via a first node and a second node. The input stage includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a first time constant adjusting circuit, and a second time constant adjusting circuit. The first transistor includes a gate that receives an input signal. The second transistor includes a gate that receives a reference signal. The third transistor is disposed adjacent to a drain of the first transistor. The fourth transistor is disposed adjacent to a drain of the second transistor. The first time constant adjusting circuit is electrically connected between a gate of the third transistor and the first node. The second time constant adjusting circuit is electrically connected between a gate of the fourth transistor and the second node.
US11450387B2	Method of controlling internal address for a serial nor flash memory The present application discloses a serial flash memory, including a memory array, a row decoder, a column decoder, a control module, and an SPI interface, wherein the control module includes a row enable signal; and when the last bit of an SPI row address in an SPI address signal is to be read, the control module enables the row enable signal, and the row enable signal enables an internal row address of an internal address of the serial flash memory to be valid and enables the row decoder to perform decoding and select the internal row address. The present application further provides an address control method of a serial flash memory. In the present application, the timing requirement on the row address can be relaxed, the area of the row decoder can be reduced, and the area of the row drive circuit can be reduced.
US11450386B2	Nonvolatile memory device performing two-way channel precharge A nonvolatile memory device that performs two-way channel precharge during programming is provided. A program operation of the nonvolatile memory device simultaneously performs a first precharge operation in a bit line direction and a second precharge operation in a source line direction on channels of a plurality of cell strings before programming a selected memory cell to initialize the channels. The first precharge operation precharges the channels of the plurality of cell strings using a first precharge voltage applied to the bit line through first and second string selection transistors, and the second precharge operation precharges the channels of the plurality of cell strings using a second precharge voltage applied to the source line through first and second ground selection transistors.
US11450385B2	Digital RRAM-based convolutional block One embodiment provides a resistive random-access memory (RRAM) based convolutional block including a complementary pair of RRAMs having a first RRAM and a second RRAM, a programming circuit coupled to the complementary pair of RRAMs, and a XNOR sense amplifier circuit coupled to the complementary pair of RRAMs. The programming circuit is configured to receive a kernel bit from a kernel matrix, program the first RRAM to at least one selected from a group consisting of a low resistive state (LRS) and a high resistive state (HRS) based on the kernel bit, and program the second RRAM to other of the LRS and the HRS. The XNOR sense amplifier circuit is configured to receive an input bit from an input matrix, perform a XNOR operation between the input bit and the kernel bit read from the complementary pair of RRAMs, and output a XNOR output based on the XNOR operation.
US11450383B2	Semiconductor storage device A semiconductor storage device includes: a first memory cell and a second memory cell that are adjacent to each other and connected to each other in series; a first word line connected to the first memory cell; a second word line connected to the second memory cell; and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to, in a first read operation to read a first bit stored in the first memory cell, apply a first voltage to the first word line, and then, apply a first read voltage lower than the first voltage, to the first word line, and apply a second voltage to the second word line, and then, apply a third voltage lower than the second voltage and higher than the first voltage, to the second word line. The third voltage is applied to the second word line after the first read voltage is applied to the first word line.
US11450356B2	Synchronous signaling interface with over-clocked timing reference In a chip-to-chip signaling system includes at least one signaling link coupled between first and second ICs, the first IC has an interface coupled to the signaling link and timed by a first interface timing signal. The second IC has an interface coupled to the signaling link and timed by a second interface timing signal that is mesochronous with respect to the first interface timing signal. The second IC further has phase adjustment circuitry that adjusts a phase of the second interface timing signal using a digital counter implemented with Josephson-junction circuit elements.
US11450353B2	Video tagging by correlating visual features to sound tags Automatically recommending sound effects based on visual scenes enables sound engineers during video production of computer simulations, such as movies and video games. This recommendation engine may be accomplished by classifying SFX and using a machine learning engine to output a first of the classified SFX for a first computer simulation based on learned correlations between video attributes of the first computer simulation and the classified SFX.
US11450350B2	Video recording method and apparatus, video playing method and apparatus, device, and storage medium A video recording method, performed by a video recording terminal for recording an interactive video, includes acquiring a recorded first video clip and displaying an interactive editing control corresponding to the first video clip. The method also includes determining a second video clip in a case that a first operation performed on the interactive editing control is received, and generating interactive control information. The interactive control information instructs to display an interactive control point on the first video clip, the interactive control point triggering playing of the second video clip in a case that a second operation is received. Finally, the method includes obtaining the interactive video including the first video clip, the second video clip, and the interactive control information. The first video clip and the second video clip have an interactive relationship in the interactive video.
US11450349B2	Real time video processing for changing proportions of an object in the video Method involving: providing an object in the video that at least partially and at least occasionally is presented in frames of a video; detecting the object in the video, wherein said detection comprises detecting feature reference points of the object; tracking the detected object in the video, wherein the tracking comprises creating a mesh that is based on the detected feature reference points of the object and aligning the mesh to the object in each frame; generating a first set of node points on the created mesh based on a request for changing proportions; generating a second set of node points based on the first set of node points; and transforming the frames of the video in such way that the object's proportions are transformed in accordance with the second set of the node points using the mesh.
US11450341B1	Thermal spot-dependent write method and apparatus for a heat-assisted magnetic storage device An apparatus comprises a write pole for writing data to a magnetic recording medium and a near-field transducer (NFT) optically coupled to a laser source and configured to produce a thermal spot on the medium. A laser driver applies laser operation power (Iop) to the laser source. A channel circuit generates symbols having a length of nT, where T is a channel clock rate and n is an integer. The laser driver applies Iop to the laser source and a write driver applies bi-directional write currents to the write pole to record the symbols at a location of the thermal spot on the medium, wherein a duration of applying Iop to the laser source by the laser driver is dependent on a length of the symbols and the effective thermal spot size.
US11450333B2	Sound insulation method and device and system thereof based on LiFi optical communication A sound insulation method and a device based on LiFi optical communication, electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The sound insulation method based on LiFi optical communication includes: zoning a public area and a private area by a light through LiFi optical communication; collecting one or multiple sound sources; extracting a private voice data of one or multiple sound sources from the sound sources; obtaining a sound source location of a private voice data according to the identified voice data; filtering a private voice data whose sound source location is located in the private area from the sound sources; and performing voice communication according to the filtered sound sources. The invention realizes intelligent sound insulation in audio calls and/or video calls.
US11450327B2	Systems and methods for improved accuracy of bullying or altercation detection or identification of excessive machine noise Systems and methods for identifying potential bullying are disclosed. In various aspects, a system for identifying potential bullying includes a sound detector configured to provide samples of sounds over time, a processor, and a memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the system to determine that a noise event has occurred by processing the samples to determine that the sounds exceed a sound level threshold over a time period that exceeds a time period threshold, process the samples to provide frequency spectrum information of the noise event, determine whether the noise event is a potential bullying occurrence based on comparing the frequency spectrum information of the noise event and at least one frequency spectrum profile, and initiate a bullying notification in a case of determining that the noise event is a potential bullying occurrence.
US11450318B2	Speech skill creating method and system The present disclosure provides a speech skill creating method and system, wherein the method comprises: providing a speech skill creating interface in response to a developer's speech skill creating instruction; obtaining basic information and content configuration of the speech skill through the speech skill creating interface; in response to the developer's online publication instruction, adding a corresponding speech interaction capability for the content of the speech skill, and creating and publishing the speech skill. It is possible to, by employing the solutions of the present disclosure, complete the creation of the speech skill without performing any programming, and improve the development efficiency of the speech skill.
US11450315B2	Electronic apparatus and method for operating same Various embodiments of the disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for processing a voice recognition service in an electronic device. According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a microphone, a memory, and a processor operatively coupled to the microphone and the memory. The processor may be configured to wake-up on the basis of detection of a wake-up word, process a first task corresponding to a first voice command of a user on the basis of the wake-up, set a wait time during which a follow-up command can be received on the basis of the processing of the first task, detect a second voice command of the user during the wait time, analyze a conversational context on the basis of the first voice command and second voice command, and process a second task on the basis of a result of the analysis. Various embodiments are possible.
US11450314B2	Voice user interface shortcuts for an assistant application Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for using shortcut command phrases to operate an automated assistant. A user of the automated assistant can request that a shortcut command phrase be established for causing the automated assistant to perform a variety of different actions. In this way, the user does not necessarily have to provide an individual command for each action to be performed but, rather, can use a shortcut command phrase to cause the automated assistant to perform the actions. The shortcut command phrases can be used to control peripheral devices, IoT devices, applications, websites, and/or any other apparatuses or processes capable of being controlled through an automated assistant.
US11450312B2	Speech recognition method, apparatus, and device, and storage medium A speech recognition method includes: obtaining speech information; and determining beginning and ending positions of a candidate speech segment in the speech information by using a weighted finite state transducer (WFST) network. The candidate speech segment is identified as corresponding to a preset keyword. The method also includes clipping the candidate speech segment from the speech information according to the beginning and ending positions of the candidate speech segment; detecting whether the candidate speech segment includes a preset keyword by using a machine learning model; and determining, upon determining that the candidate speech segment comprises the preset keyword, that the speech information comprises the preset keyword.
US11450310B2	Spoken language understanding Systems and methods for spoken language understanding are described. Embodiments of the systems and methods receive audio data for a spoken language expression, encode the audio data using a multi-stage encoder comprising a basic encoder and a sequential encoder, wherein the basic encoder is trained to generate character features during a first training phase and the sequential encoder is trained to generate token features during a second training phase, and decode the token features to generate semantic information representing the spoken language expression.
US11450309B2	Information processing method and system, computer system and computer readable medium The present disclosure provides an information processing method, including: acquiring a voice test signal, wherein the voice test signal is used for testing an influence parameter of a specified environment on a voice signal; acquiring a voice feedback signal obtained after the voice test signal is reflected by at least one reflecting object, wherein the at least one reflecting object is located in the specified environment; and estimating the influence parameter of the specified environment on the voice signal based on the voice test signal and the voice feedback signal acquired. In addition, the present disclosure also provides an information processing system, a computer system and a computer readable medium.
US11450305B2	Feedback control for calibration of display as sound emitter Aspects of the disclosure relate to using a display as a sound emitter and may relate to an electronic device including a display. In particular a vibration sensor such as an accelerometer is physically coupled to the display and senses display vibration to provide a high accuracy feedback loop with respect to representing actual audio output from the display. The electronic device includes an actuator physically coupled to the display and configured to cause vibration of the display in response to an audio signal. The electronic device further includes a vibration sensor physically coupled to the display and configured to output a vibration sensor signal proportional to the vibration of the display due to the actuator. The electronic device further includes a processor operably coupled to the vibration sensor. The processor is configured to adjust the audio signal based on the vibration sensor signal from the vibration sensor.
US11450303B2	Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based noise cancellation in physical area A control apparatus and method for noise cancellation in a physical area. The control apparatus receives a trigger input which includes information about a first physical area and further controls an image capturing device to capture at least one first image of the first physical area based on the received trigger input. The control apparatus further determines a number of occupants of a first set of occupants present in the first physical area and scene information corresponding to the first physical area based on the captured at least one first image. The control apparatus further controls a movement of a first plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a physical three-dimensional (3D) space to create a virtual noise cancellation boundary around the first physical area based on the determined number of occupants of the first set of occupants and the scene information.
US11450298B2	Drum pedal, retrofitting assembly for a drum pedal, and method of retrofitting a drum pedal Drum pedal for striking a drum, the pedal comprising: a support having at least one leg; a rotary shaft borne by said support; a beater mounted on said rotary shaft and configured to rotate upon rotation of said rotary shaft, wherein the beater is configured to strike the drum; an actuation mechanism for rotating the beater in a first direction towards the drum; a return mechanism for rotating the beater in a second direction opposite the first direction away from the drum.
US11450292B2	Charge sharing circuit and method for liquid crystal display panel to improve display effect This application discloses a charge sharing circuit and charge sharing method for a display panel and a display panel. The charge sharing circuit includes a controller (250) and n sets of sharing sub-circuits (240), where each set of sharing sub-circuits (240) operates in response to a corresponding one of different polarity driving modes of pixel electrodes of the display panel, each set of sharing sub-circuits (240) includes a plurality of control elements (241), in a set of sharing sub-circuits (240), each of the data lines is connected to only one control element (241), within the same period of time, the controller drives only one set of sharing sub-circuits to operate, and n≥1.
US11450289B2	Display device and method of protecting the same A display device includes a display panel including a gate line, a data line, a gate driver outputting a gate signal to the gate line, a data driver outputting a data voltage to the data line and a power voltage generator. The power voltage generator generates a gate-on voltage, a gate-off voltage, and a gate clock signal toggled between the gate-on voltage and the gate-off voltage, detects a current level of a gate clock current, cuts off power of the display device when a count of the gate clock current higher than or equal to a first current level is greater than or equal to a reference count, and cuts off the power of the display device when the gate clock current is higher than or equal to a second current level higher than the first current level in an initial frame after the display device is turned on.
US11450283B2	Pixel circuit and display apparatus having the same A pixel circuit includes a first pixel including a first switching element including a control electrode connected to a first node, an input electrode receiving a first power voltage and an output electrode connected to a second node, a second switching element including a control electrode receiving a first signal, an input electrode receiving a first data voltage and an output electrode connected to the first node, a first light emitting element including a first electrode connected to the second node and a second electrode receiving a second power voltage, a third switching element including a control electrode receiving a second signal, an input electrode connected to the second node and an output electrode connected to a third node and a fourth switching element including a control electrode receiving a third signal, an input electrode connected to the third node and an output electrode connected to a sensing line.
US11450280B2	Organic light emitting display device In an organic light emitting display device which displays an image in a first mode or a second mode, the organic light emitting display device includes: a first scan driver which supplies a first scan signal having a first voltage to first scan lines; a second scan driver which supplies a second scan signal having a second voltage larger than the first voltage to second scan lines; and a pixel unit including pixels each coupled to a corresponding first scan line and a corresponding second scan line. When a first image displayed in the second mode is changed to a second image to be displayed in the second mode, the second image is displayed in the first mode during a predetermined portion of a period, in which the second image is displayed, and is displayed in the second mode during the remaining portion of the period.
US11450277B2	Display device A display device includes: a display panel in which a non-display region and a display region surrounding the non-display region are defined, wherein the display panel includes: a base layer comprising a first region in which a hole is defined corresponding to the non-display region, a second region surrounding the first region, and a third region corresponding to the display region; and first signal line parts disposed on the second region and the third region, the first signal line parts arrayed spaced apart from each other in a first direction, and each of the first signal line parts includes: a first line; a second line spaced apart from the first line; and a first connection part configured to connect the first line and the second line.
US11450273B2	Driving circuit of active-matrix organic light-emitting diode with hybrid transistors A driving circuit includes a first transistor having a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal; a second transistor having a first terminal connected to the second terminal of the first transistor and a second terminal connected to an organic light-emitting diode; a third transistor having a first terminal connected to the control terminal of the first transistor; a fourth transistor having a first terminal connected to the first terminal of the first transistor; and a fifth transistor having a first terminal connected to the second terminal of the second transistor. The first transistor, the second transistor and the fourth transistor are low temperature poly-silicon transistors, and the third transistor is an oxide semiconductor transistor.
US11450269B2	Display device and compensation method The present disclosure relates to a display device and a compensation method and more particularly to a method for sensing mobility of a driving TFT of subpixels while an image is being driven by a display device, and a display device performing the method. A sensing method for compensation, which is performed while a display device is being driven, includes charging, in an Nth frame period, a node M of a shift register A connected to a jth gate line of a display panel. The method also includes charging, in the Nth frame period, a node M of a shift register B connected to a Kth gate line of the display panel. The method further includes sensing, in a next blank period to the Nth frame period, subpixels connected to the jth gate line and sensing subpixels connected to the Kth gate line in the blank period.
US11450268B2	Display device and fabricating method for display device A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area around the display area; and a display element layer on the substrate. The display element layer may include first and second electrodes extending in a first direction and spaced apart from each other in a second direction that is different from the first direction; a first light emitting element electrically coupled to the first and second electrodes; a first dummy electrode extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the first and second electrodes; second dummy electrodes spaced apart from each other in the first direction and spaced apart from the first electrode, the second electrode, and the first dummy electrode; and a second light emitting element electrically coupled to the first dummy electrode and the second dummy electrodes.
US11450251B2	Display device A display device includes a display panel, a data driving circuit, a scan driving circuit, and a driving controller. The driving controller receives an image signal and a control signal and controls the data and scan driving circuits to display an image on the display panel. The driving controller divides the display panel into first and second display regions based on the image signal, and outputs start and masking signals indicating starts of one frame and the second display region, respectively. First and second frames have first and second durations, respectively. The scan driving circuit sequentially drives scan lines in synchronization with the start signal and stop the driving of scan lines, corresponding to the second display region, of the scan lines, in response to the masking signal.
US11450249B2	Display device and compensation method thereof Disclosed are a display device and a compensation method thereof for preventing and compensating for deterioration of pixels using average data of stress for each pixel. The display device includes a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels provided thereon and configured to display an image, a display driver configured to output a driving signal for driving the display panel, a timing controller configured to generate stress data by converting grayscale values included in image data into stress values, to accumulate the stress data for each pixel, to calculate average data for each pixel corresponding to an accumulated number of times, to determine a compensation value by performing lossless and lossy compression and restoration on the average data in a regular region and an irregular region, respectively, and to provide the compensation value to the display driver.
US11450241B2	Electronic label device holder A holder for holding an electronic label device includes a body; a first coupler including a top horizontal extension and a pressing portion extending from the top horizontal extension in a front direction at a predetermined curvature; a second coupler extending in a horizontal direction and protruding from a top of the body in a front direction, wherein the second coupler is spaced from the pressing portion to define a clipping gap therebetween; and a third coupler including: a bottom horizontal extension extending in a horizontal direction and protruding from a bottom of the body in a front direction; and a guide portion extending from the bottom horizontal extension at a predetermined angle relative to the bottom horizontal extension, such that an upper portion of the guide portion and the bottom horizontal extension define a protrusion receiving portion.
US11450239B2	Foldable article with sliceform A foldable article may have a first panel separated from a second panel by a fold, a paper mechanic affixed to at least one of the first panel and the second panel, and a sliceform affixed to the sliceform, the foldable article is movable between a closed state and a fully open state, the paper mechanic is configured to move the sliceform from a substantially two-dimensional, collapsed state to a substantially three-dimensional, expanded state when the foldable article is moved from the closed state to the fully open state.
US11450230B2	Electronic device including meditation application An electronic device includes a user interface; a wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with an external electronic device; a processor; and a memory electrically connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: identify a user input to start a meditation program via the user interface; start the meditation program in response to the identified user input; receive data related to a stress level of a user measured by the external electronic device during execution of the meditation program from the external electronic device via the wireless communication circuit; and display visual information on the user interface, wherein the visual information visually indicates a stress level change of the user resulting from the execution of the meditation program, based on at least a portion of the received data. In addition, various embodiments identified herein are realized.
US11450224B1	Customizing health programs based on individual outcomes In some implementations, one or more computers provide data for an application configured to provide interactive content personalized for a user of a mobile device. The one or more computers obtain activity data for the user for a current segment of the program. The activity data can include interaction data indicating one or more interactions of the user with the application during the current segment and sensor data indicating one or more measurements separate from user input to the application. The one or more computers identify a subset of content for the current segment based data indicating on a current track or level assigned for the user. The one or more computers cause a selected portion of the content in the subset to be presented on the mobile device in response to a determination, based at least in part on the sensor data for the current segment, that one or more triggers or conditions defined by rules associated with the current track or level are satisfied.
US11450221B2	Curriculum optimisation method, apparatus, and system A curriculum optimisation method, apparatus, and system are provided. The method at least includes: collecting lecture information, the lecture information includes a lecture video; performing knowledge point recognition on the lecture video to obtain knowledge point information; segmenting the lecture video according to the knowledge point information; evaluating the lecture video segmented to obtain an optimum video of each of knowledge points; and making courseware according to structural information corresponding to the optimum video of each of the knowledge points, to obtain optimized courseware.
US11450213B2	Flight deck system for determining approach minima A flight deck system for an aircraft includes a processor, a graphical interface for displaying flight-related information in the form of selectable items, a control interface for receiving a selection of the selectable items, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing electronic representations of charts. The selectable items correspond to the electronic representations of charts, and the electronic representations of charts describe minima and associated conditional criteria for operating the aircraft (e.g., proximate to an airport). The processor is configured to arrange the selectable items, receive a selection of the selectable items, identify a corresponding one of the electronic representations of charts, receive a condition associated with the aircraft, compare the condition to the conditional criteria for operating the aircraft to identify an applicable one of the plurality of minima, and display the applicable one of the plurality of minima on the graphical interface.
US11450208B2	Method for transferring a motor vehicle to an automatic parking system, automatic parking system, and motor vehicle The disclosure relates to a method for transferring a motor vehicle to an automatic parking system which is designed to transfer the motor vehicle to a free parking space of the parking system without a driver. The parking system transmits a release code (C) to the motor vehicle, said release code being output in the motor vehicle so as to be perceivable to a motor vehicle user. After leaving the motor vehicle, the motor vehicle user transmits the release code to the parking system in order to grant a drive release. As soon as the drive release is granted, the motor vehicle is transferred to the free parking space of the parking system without the driver. The disclosure additionally relates to an automatic parking system and to a motor vehicle for carrying out the method.
US11450199B2	Communication apparatus and data processing method Provided is a configuration that permits confirmation of emergency information viewing results on a reception apparatus, an endpoint of emergency information such as TV. A data processing section of a reception apparatus such as TV that receives and outputs emergency information generates an emergency information viewing result report that contains a record of emergency information viewing result information and sends the generated emergency information viewing result report to a management server and so on. The data processing section generates an emergency information viewing result report that contains a record of an identifier of emergency information output by the reception apparatus and emergency information output time information in accordance with a CDM (Consumption Data Message) format. The CDM keeps a record of not only emergency information output time information but also reception apparatus position information, emergency information sender information, and so on.
US11450198B2	Manual call point A manual call point for a fire alarm system, the manual call point includes: an operating element 18, wherein a physical movement of the operating element 18 will trigger an alarm condition of the manual call point; at least two switch devices 12, 14, 16. Each switch device 12, 14, 16 is arranged to complete or break a circuit in response to the physical movement of the operating element 18. At least one of the switch devices 12, 14, 16 is a contactless device 12, 14 and the corresponding circuit includes an electromagnetic circuit that is completed or broken without mechanical contact from the operating element 18.
US11450192B2	Fall detection system A fall detection system includes first sensing devices, second sensing devices, positioning modules, a data server and a display device. The first sensing device is configured to detect a posture of a body part of a user for obtaining body part posture data. The positioning modules are configured to detect positions of the first and second sensing devices, so as to obtain corresponding body part position data. Each of the second sensing devices is disposed on a shoe to detect a posture of a user's feet and to measure a distance from an ambient object for obtaining feet posture data and distance measurement data. The data server is configured to receive the body part posture data, the body part position data, the feet posture data and the distance measurement data to determine if the user falls down.
US11450163B1	System and method for the secure delivery and sanitization of packages Disclosed is a delivery portal for a residential home. The portal can be accessed by delivery personnel via an exterior door. A lock on the exterior door is controlled via a key code or similar authentication means. Once accessed, the delivery personnel can leave packages in a climate controlled environment. A refrigerator can be provided within the portal for food items. Ultraviolet lighting can be provided for sanitizing packages. Residents access the portal through a separate, interior door. Preferably, the locks on the interior and exterior doors are computer controlled to prevent both being unlocked at the same time. This avoids residents coming into contact with delivery personnel.
US11450162B2	Door locking and/or opening system, a method for controlling door locking and/or opening, and a door locking and/or opening and documentation system A door locking/opening system includes multiple doors, each configured with a door ID number, a handle, a lock and an I/O controller, the I/O controller controls the corresponding door; multiple door controllers, each door controller connects the I/O controller of the respective door and controls the corresponding door; multiple sensors, each sensor connects the respective door controller and communicates with the corresponding door; a door controller unit, connected with the respective door controller via a decentralized network and controlling the multiple door controllers; the multiple door controllers are digitally connected and communicating with each other via the decentralized network; each door controller contains its local logbook of own activities and a configuration file of the complete door locking and/or opening system, and each door controller configurated to update and synchronize the configuration file with each other in a rotating cycle based on the door ID numbers in an ascending order, beginning with the lowest door ID number.
US11450161B1	Access and communication using near ultra low energy fields Use of a Near Ultra-low Energy Field (NULEF) communications as a non-radiating means of gaining entry to a car when the car owner is near the car or touching the car body avoids the use of problematic radio signals that may be intercepted by thieves. In addition, a NULEF communications system may be used as a high bandwidth in-car communication system using either NULEF-E or NULEF-H.
US11450148B2	Movement monitoring system A monitoring system or tracking system may include an input port and a controller in communication with the input port. The input port may receive video from one or more image capturing devices. The image capturing device is optionally part of the monitoring system and in some cases includes at least part of the controller. The controller may be configured to receive video via the input port and identify a subject within frames of the video relative to a background within the frames. Further, the controller may be configured to identify dimensions, posture, hand location, feet location, twisting position/angle, and/or other parameters of the identified subject in frames of the video and determine when the subject is performing a task. Based on the dimensions and/or other parameters identified or extracted from the video during the predetermined task, the controller may output via the output port assessment information.
US11450140B2	Independently processing plurality of regions of interest In some examples, a method includes determining, by a computing device, a plurality of regions of interest of an image for independently processing relative to a plane of interest; determining, by the computing device and for respective regions of interest of the plurality of regions of interest, a distance from objects within the respective regions of interest to the plane of interest; and processing, by the computing device and independently for the respective regions of interest, the respective regions of interest of the image based on the determined distance from the objects to the plane of interest.
US11450138B2	Under display biometric imaging arrangement An optical biometric imaging arrangement configured to be arranged under an at least partially transparent display panel, and configured to capture an image of an object located on an opposite side of the display panel, comprising: an image sensor comprising a photodetector pixel array; an array of light redirecting elements, each light redirecting element is configured to redirect light onto the pixel array, a color filter arranged between the array of light redirecting elements and the image sensor, the color filter comprising at least two color filter arrays of respective color filter elements being optically transmissive, a first color array comprising first color filter elements and a second color array comprising second color filter elements, the color filter arrays are arranged such that each photodetector pixel is at least partly covered by at least a first and a second color filter element.
US11450130B2	Animal identification based on unique nose patterns A method of identifying an animal may include obtaining a digital image of at least a portion of the animal's nose, identifying a reference point in the digital image from one or more landmarks in the digital image, detecting a plurality of edges in the digital image, the plurality of edges defining a plurality of islands separated by recessed channels, extracting, from the digital image, one or more features characterizing the plurality of islands in relation to the reference point, and comparing the one or more features to a database of extracted features stored in association with known animals.
US11450118B2	Method and apparatus for vehicle interior evaluation and situational servicing A vehicle may be configured to detect an object within an interior of the vehicle using a vehicle sensor. The vehicle may further determine whether the object should be removed, based on a determined object value, such as may be determined by comparison of an object characteristic to a database of objects. Also, responsive to determining the object should be removed, the vehicle may schedule removal at an automated object-removal center. The vehicle may also wirelessly notify the object-removal center of vehicle arrival when the vehicle arrives at the object-removal center, including sending identification of the object, receiving indication from the object-removal center that the object has been removed, and confirming removal of the object by attempting to detect the object using the vehicle sensor, the confirmation occurring based on non-detection of the object by the vehicle that originally detected the object and requested removal.
US11450116B2	Systems and methods for sharing camera setting control among multiple image processing components in a vehicle The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for sharing a video feed of a camera among multiple image processing components in a vehicle. A first priority may be applied to a first image processing component that performs a first image processing function. A second priority that is lower than the first priority, is applied to a second image processing component that performs a second image processing function. The first function may be deemed more important than the second function due to various reasons. Consequently, the first image processing component is offered priority to apply a first set of camera settings on the camera. The second image processing component may prefer to apply a different set of camera settings for executing the second image processing function. An access arbitrator allows the second image processing component to do so when the first image processing component relinquishes control of the camera.
US11450113B1	Method and apparatus for a wearable computer An embodiment of a Wearable Computer apparatus includes a first portable unit for data gathering and providing a natural user interface, and a second portable unit for processing the gathered data from the first unit and taking an action in respond to the received data. The first portable unit includes an eyeglass frame, at least one first scene camera disposed on the eyeglass frame for capturing at least one scene image corresponding to a field of view of a user, at least one microphone, one speaker and one LED to create a natural user interface, and at least one first processor to receive data from the data gathering units in the first portable unit and communicating that data to the second portable unit. The second portable unit is in communication with the first portable unit and includes at least one second processor configured for receiving data from the first processor. The second portable unit also includes at least one interface of a digital personal assistant that receives at least one scene image from the first portable unit and initiates an object recognition procedure to recognize an object in the at least one scene image. Based on the at least one recognized object, the digital personal assistant takes an action that may include providing a feedback to the user via light or audio.
US11450107B1	Dynamic detection and recognition of media subjects A system for indexing animated content receives detections extracted from a media file, where each one of the detections includes an image extracted from a corresponding frame of the media file that corresponds to a detected instance of an animated character. The system determines, for each of the received detections, an embedding defining a set of characteristics for the detected instance. The embedding associated with each detection is provided to a grouping engine that is configured to dynamically configure at least one grouping parameter based on a total number of the detections received. The grouping engine is also configured to sort the detections into groups using the grouping parameter and the embedding for each detection. A character ID is assigned to each one of the groups of detections, and the system indexes the groups of detections in a database in association with the character ID assigned to each group.
US11450099B2	Video accident reporting An example operation may include one or more of receiving, by an accident processing node, an accident report generated by a transport, retrieving, by the accident processing node, a time and a location of the accident from the accident report, querying, by the accident processing node, a plurality of transport profiles on a storage based on the time and the location of the accident, and retrieving video data associated with the time and the location of the accident from the plurality of the transport profiles.
US11450096B2	Systems and methods for progressive learning for machine-learned models to optimize training speed Systems and methods of the present disclosure can include a computer-implemented method for efficient machine-learned model training. The method can include obtaining a plurality of training samples for a machine-learned model. The method can include, for one or more first training iterations, training, based at least in part on a first regularization magnitude configured to control a relative effect of one or more regularization techniques, the machine-learned model using one or more respective first training samples of the plurality of training samples. The method can include, for one or more second training iterations, training, based at least in part on a second regularization magnitude greater than the first regularization magnitude, the machine-learned model using one or more respective second training samples of the plurality of training samples.
US11450094B2	Forged-physiological-characteristic filtering device of identity authentication system A forged-physiological-characteristic filtering device includes: a physiological characteristic scanning circuit for conducting a plurality of times of physiological characteristic scanning operations; a control circuit for acquiring a plurality of unverified-user physiological characteristics and generating a plurality of corresponding unverified-user action records, and for calculating time interval between two consecutive unverified-user physiological characteristics to generate corresponding unverified-user time interval records; and a secure circuit for respectively comparing the plurality of unverified-user physiological characteristics with a plurality of valid-user physiological characteristics, for respectively comparing the plurality of unverified-user action records with a plurality of valid-user action records, and for comparing the unverified-user time interval record with a valid-user time interval record. The secure circuit is allowed to conduct encryption, decryption, or signature operation on data transmitted from a host device only if all of the above comparing operations match with predetermined conditions.
US11450093B2	Forged-physiological-characteristic filtering device of identity authentication system A forged-physiological-characteristic filtering device includes: a physiological characteristic scanning circuit for conducting a plurality of times of physiological characteristic scanning operations; a control circuit for acquiring a plurality of unverified-user physiological characteristics and generating a plurality of corresponding unverified-user action records, and for calculating time interval between two consecutive unverified-user physiological characteristics to generate corresponding unverified-user time interval records; and a secure circuit for respectively comparing the plurality of unverified-user physiological characteristics with a plurality of valid-user physiological characteristics, for respectively comparing the plurality of unverified-user action records with a plurality of valid-user action records, and for comparing the unverified-user time interval record with a valid-user time interval record. The secure circuit is allowed to conduct encryption, decryption, or signature operation on data transmitted from a host device only if all of the above comparing operations match with predetermined conditions.
US11450089B2	Methods and systems for an automated design, fulfillment, deployment and operation platform for lighting installations A platform for design of a lighting installation generally includes an automated search engine for retrieving and storing a plurality of lighting objects in a lighting object library and a lighting design environment providing a visual representation of a lighting space containing lighting space objects and lighting objects. The visual representation is based on properties of the lighting space objects and lighting objects obtained from the lighting object library. A plurality of aesthetic filters is configured to permit a designer in a design environment to adjust parameters of the plurality of lighting objects handled in the design environment to provide a desired collective lighting effect using the plurality of lighting objects.
US11450083B2	Dual-pattern optical 3D dimensioning An optical dimensioning system includes one or more light emitting assemblies configured to project one or more predetermined patterns on an object; an imaging assembly configured to sense light scattered and/or reflected off the object, and to capture an image of the object while the patterns are projected; and a processing assembly configured to analyze the image of the object to determine one or more dimension parameters of the object. The light emitting assembly may include a single piece optical component configured for producing a first pattern and second pattern. The patterns may be distinguishable based on directional filtering, feature detection, feature shift detection, or the like. A method for optical dimensioning includes illuminating an object with at least two detectable patterns; and calculating dimensions of the object by analyzing pattern separate of the elements comprising the projected patterns. One or more pattern generators may produce the patterns.
US11450073B1	Multi-user virtual and augmented reality tracking systems Systems and methods are described for virtual and augmented reality. A position of a first user and a position of a second user in a physical space are received, wherein the positions are derived from detected infrared light from a plurality of cameras. An image corresponding to the first user is rendered at a first virtual position in a display device associated with the second user, wherein the first virtual position is determined based at least in part on a position of the first user in the physical space and on a determined viewpoint of the second user. An image corresponding to the second user is rendered at a second virtual position in a display device associated with the first user, wherein the second virtual position is determined based at least in part on a position of the second user in the physical space and on a determined viewpoint of the first user.
US11450059B1	Inverse transform sampling through ray tracing High quality image rendering can be achieved in part by using inverse transform sampling to direct sampling toward regions of greater importance, such as regions with higher brightness values, to reduce noise and improve convergence. Inverse transform sampling can be achieved more efficiently by reformulating as a ray-tracing problem, using tree traversal units that can be accelerated. A geometric mesh can be generated based on a set of cumulative distribution functions (CDFs) for various rows and columns of pixels in a texture, and individual rays can be traced against this mesh, with those rays having a higher probability of intersection at a point with greater importance, such as a higher brightness value. A probability distribution function to be used for importance sampling can be derived by analyzing partial derivatives of the CDF geometry at the intersection location.
US11450058B2	Early termination of bounding volume hierarchy traversal Techniques for performing ray tracing operations are provided. The techniques include receiving a request to determine whether a ray intersects any primitive of a set of primitives, evaluating the ray against non-leaf nodes of a bounding volume hierarchy to determine whether to eliminate portions of the bounding volume hierarchy from consideration, evaluating the ray against at least one early-termination node not eliminated from consideration, and determining whether to terminate traversal of the bounding volume hierarchy early and to identify that the ray hits a primitive, based on the result of the evaluation of the ray against the at least one early-termination node.
US11450056B1	Hardware-assisted emulation of graphics pipeline An example method of hardware-assisted graphics pipeline emulation comprises: computing, based on an input set graphic primitives, a set of tessellation factors; computing, based on the input set graphic primitives, a set of points specifying a plurality of patches; computing, based on the set of points, a tessellation count buffer; generating, based on the set of points and the tessellation count buffer, a tessellation offset buffer; performing, using the tessellation offset buffer, a tessellation setup stage; performing, by a graphics processing unit (GPU), a tessellation stage based on the set of tessellation factors, wherein the tessellation stage generates a plurality of output points corresponding to one or more patches of the plurality of patches; and computing, by a domain shader stage, a plurality of vertex positions defined by the plurality of output points.
US11450052B2	Display control method and apparatus for game screen, electronic device, and storage medium A terminal device for playing a game includes a display screen for displaying animation of the game, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry detects a frame rate inadequacy of animation frames that are generated according to animation features respectively associated with animation files. Then, the processing circuitry obtains preconfigured values respectively associated with the animation files. A preconfigured value associated with an animation file is indicative of performance influence for turning off an animation feature associated with the animation file. Further, the processing circuitry turns off one or more animation features according to the preconfigured values associated with the animation files until an adequate frame rate is achieved.
US11450037B2	Applying palette-based color composition to an electronic image Certain embodiments involve applying a palette-based color harmony and palette-based image recoloration to an electronic image. For instance, an electronic image processing application accesses a color palette that includes colors at a different positions in a color space. The electronic image processing application selects a harmonic template that, when applied to the color palette, minimizes an aggregate of hue distances between the positions in the color space and axes of the harmonic template. The electronic image processing application modifies the color palette based on the selected harmonic template.
US11450030B2	Three-dimensional mesh compression using a video encoder A system comprises an encoder configured to compress and encode data for a three-dimensional mesh using a video encoding technique. To compress the three-dimensional mesh, the encoder determines sub-meshes and for each sub-mesh: texture patches and geometry patches. Also the encoder determines patch connectivity information and patch texture coordinates for the texture patches and geometry patches. The texture patches and geometry patches are packed into video image frames and encoded using a video codec. Additionally, the encoder determines boundary stitching information for the sub-meshes. A decoder receives a bit stream as generated by the encoder and reconstructs the three-dimensional mesh.
US11450023B2	Method and apparatus for detecting anchor-free object based on deep learning A method for detecting an anchor-free object based on deep learning may include receiving a target image for object detection, inputting the image to a backbond network and performing learning to generate a heatmap, post-processing the heatmap, and outputting the post-processed result on a screen.
US11450021B2	Image processing method and apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium The present disclosure relates to an image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring at least two target images; determining an attention map of at least one target in each of the at least two target images according to a result of detecting target of each target image, where the attention map indicates the position of one target in a target image; and determining, based on each target image and the attention map of the at least one target in the each target image, a result of association that indicates whether a correspondence exists between at least some of targets in different target images.
US11450018B1	Fusing multiple depth sensing modalities A method includes receiving a first depth map that includes a plurality of first pixel depths and a second depth map that includes a plurality of second pixel depths. The first depth map corresponds to a reference depth scale and the second depth map corresponds to a relative depth scale. The method includes aligning the second pixel depths with the first pixel depths. The method includes transforming the aligned region of the second pixel depths such that transformed second edge pixel depths of the aligned region are coextensive with first edge pixel depths surrounding the corresponding region of the first pixel depths. The method includes generating a third depth map. The third depth map includes a first region corresponding to the first pixel depths and a second region corresponding to the transformed and aligned region of the second pixel depths.
US11450009B2	Object detection with modified image background An embodiment of a semiconductor package apparatus may include technology to pre-process an image to simplify a background of the image, and perform object detection on the pre-processed image with the simplified background. For example, an embodiment of a semiconductor package may include technology to pre-process an image to subtract the background from the image and perform object detection on the pre-processed image with the background subtracted. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US11450000B2	Image analysis for scoring motion of a heart wall The present disclosure relates to a system (100) for scoring motion of a heart wall (214, 218). The system (100) includes an imaging system (102) operable to acquire a first image (230) of the heart wall (214, 218) at a first time and a second image (240) of the heart wall (214, 218) at a second time. A processor (108) is provided to identify a first set of contour data in the first image (230); and a second set of contour data in the second image (240). The processor (108) defines at least one element (Ei) representing a cardiac cyclic change in a section of the heart wall (214, 218) in dependence on the first and second sets of contour data. Each element (Ei) is analysed to generate at least one metric which is compared with a reference data model to score the motion of the corresponding section of the heart wall (214, 218). The disclosure also relates to a method of scoring motion of a heart wall (214, 218); and a non-transitory computer-readable medium.
US11449994B2	Machine learning model for analyzing pathology data from metastatic sites Described herein are systems and methods of determining primary sites from biomedical images. A computing system may identify a first biomedical image of a first sample from one of a primary site or a secondary site associated with a condition in a first subject. The computing system may apply the first biomedical image to a site prediction model comprising a plurality of weights to determine the primary site for the condition. The computing system may store an association between the first biomedical image and the primary site determined using the site prediction model.
US11449990B2	Medical image processing apparatus and medical image processing system According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires coordinate information of at least one detection position of a cerebrovascular lesion for three-dimensional MR image data relating to a head part, and generates a two-dimensional display image which visualize a part of or all of the at least one detection position based on the three-dimensional MR image data and the coordinate information.
US11449980B2	System and method for combined automatic and manual inspection A method for inspecting a part in a manufacturing environment, the method including: acquiring at least one image of the part; optionally enhancing the at least one image; automatically analyzing the enhanced image to determine if the part has a potential defect; if it is determined that there is a potential defect: displaying the at least one image to an operator; and receiving operator input of a part status, wherein the part status may be defect or no defect; and storing the part status in association with the at least one image. The automatic analysis may include a confidence level and only images having a confidence level that does not meet a threshold will be displayed to an operator.
US11449977B2	Generating training data usable for examination of a semiconductor specimen There is provided a system and method of generating training data for training a Deep Neural Network usable for examination of a semiconductor specimen. The method includes: obtaining a first training image and first labels respectively associated with a group of pixels selected in each segment, extract a set of features characterizing the first training image, train a machine learning (ML) model using the first labels, values of the group of pixels, and the feature values of each of the set of features corresponding to the group of pixels, process the first training image using the trained ML model to obtain a first segmentation map, and determine to include the first training image and the first segmentation map into the DNN training data upon a criterion being met, and to repeat the extracting of the second features, the training and the processing upon the criterion not being met.
US11449975B2	Object count estimation apparatus, object count estimation method, and computer program product An object count estimation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a memory and one or more hardware processors coupled to the memory. The one or more hardware processors are configured to: obtain an image; set, based on the image, a local area size representing a unit of object count estimation in the image; and estimate an object count in the image for each local area having the set local area size.
US11449972B2	Method for aligning digital images of tissue sections using tissue object correspondences The present invention concerns identifying matching tissue objects in two sections of a tissue block, as imaged using a microscope, for the purpose of mapping the biomarker-specific staining in one section onto the other section. The invention is useful because, in many workflows, it is not possible to add a sufficient number of different biomarker-specific stains to a single slide. By staining instead multiple slides, and mapping the staining data obtained across the slides, one obtains a data set that is similar to what one would be able to obtain by staining a single slide with all those stains. The invention first identifies a set of obviously correct matches, then propagates from those matches, using a priority queue driven process, to optimally match up all fibers in the two sections. The matching is based on the shape and neighborhood configuration of each tissue object.
US11449967B2	Machine learning based image processing techniques A machine learning based image processing architecture and associated applications are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a machine learning framework is trained to learn low level image attributes such as object/scene types, geometries, placements, materials and textures, camera characteristics, lighting characteristics, contrast, noise statistics, etc. Thereafter, the machine learning framework may be employed to detect such attributes in other images and process the images at the attribute level.
US11449958B1	Automatically determining a current value for a home A facility for valuing a distinguished home located in a distinguished geographic area is described. The facility receives home attributes for the distinguished home. For each of a plurality of valuation sub-models, the facility applies the valuation sub-model to the received home attributes to obtain a sub-model valuation for the distinguished home. The facility further applies a meta-model to the record home attributes to obtain a relative weighting factor for each sub-model. The facility then uses the obtained relative weighting factors to combine the sub-model valuations to obtain an overall valuation for the distinguished home. The facility reports the obtained valuation for the distinguished home.
US11449957B2	Method, apparatus, device and system for processing commodity transaction, and storage medium Disclosed are a method, apparatus, device and system for processing commodity transaction, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a commodity order of a user from an E-commerce platform; generating a manufacturing order according to the commodity order, and providing the manufacturing order to a manufacturer to enable the manufacturer to produce a commodity on the basis of the manufacturing order; and providing a production progress and/or a delivery progress of the commodity to a user.
US11449944B2	Computerized art investment estimation system An art investment estimation system is provided that is updated to include a first sale price and date, and a second sale price and date of a plurality of repeat sale pairs of a plurality of works of art associated with an artist. The system determines one or more investment value variables derived from the first sale price and associated first sale date and the second sale price and associated second sale date for the plurality of repeat sale pairs of the plurality of works of art. The system receives, at a graphical user interface (GUI), input from a user designating weights for the investment value variables for an artist. The system determines, from the designated weights and the investment value variables, an artist investment potential value for the artist and, at the GUI, displays to the user the artist investment potential value.
US11449942B2	Dynamic asset sector simulator apparatuses, methods and systems The Dynamic Asset Sector Simulator Apparatuses, Methods and Systems (“DASS”) transforms market assumptions, constraints, portfolio construction/adjustment requests inputs via DASS components into asset allocation records, portfolio allocation and graphic presentation, seasonal portfolio investment records output. The DASS includes instructions to obtain a user indication of a portfolio simulation request including user configured market assumption parameters and retrieve a user interface template including a portfolio parameter configuration widget. The DASS's seasonal portfolio construction component may obtain economic indicator data from a data provider based on the selected collection and instantiate a regression structure employing an economic indicator. The DASS's seasonal portfolio construction component may then generate a probabilistic output indicating a probability that a current economic cycle phase belongs to the first economic cycle phase upon the instantiation of the regression structure. Then the DASS may provide the customized portfolio parameter configuration widget to a user device and obtain a user input of portfolio parameter via the customized portfolio parameter configuration widget.
US11449940B2	Systems and methods for using secondary market for primary creation and redemption activity in securities Systems and methods for transforming an electronic portfolio. A system includes an electronic crossing platform that receives data defining trade orders of the electronic portfolio during an initial time period; compares portions of the data to determine an imbalance of the trade orders remaining after the initial time period and receives, during a final time period, a final trade order from a fund agent device to offset the remaining imbalance. The platform receives, after the final time period, a benchmark value of the electronic portfolio from a fund device; compares the final trade order with the remaining imbalance to determine an adjustment value; converts the benchmark value to a final value by applying the adjustment value to the benchmark value; and transforms the electronic portfolio into the transformed portfolio by creating paired buy and sell orders among the trade orders received during the initial time period at the final value.
US11449937B1	Computer system and a computerized method for central counterparty limit management A computer system 10 for central counterparty limit management, the computer system 10 comprising one or more computers on a network. The computer system 10 comprises an input to receive an indication of a planned order of at least one over-the-counter derivative between counterparties from an asset manager 14. The planned order is associated with at least one actual order to be executed on an execution venue 16. The computer system 10 also includes at least one storage device configured to store a limit comprising an indication of counterparty risk as a stored limit of the asset manager 14; an execution venue output configured to output an indication of a counterparty risk limit of the asset manager 14 to an execution venue 16; and an asset manager output configured to output an indication that the planned order is within the stored limit of the asset manager to the asset manager 14. The computer system 10 is configured such that in response to receiving the indication of a planned order at the input from the asset manager 14, computer system 10 checks if the planned order is within the stored limit of the asset manager 14, and, if the planned order is within the stored limited of the asset manager 14, the computer system 10 outputs from the execution venue output an indication of a limit corresponding to the limit required to execute the actual order associated with the planned order on an execution venue 16 to the execution venue.
US11449927B2	Device and method for implementing a vehicle sharing reward program Device and method for implementing a vehicle sharing reward program. The present invention provides for a cost-sharing plan where two or more constituencies share the rental cost associated with a user who rents a shared vehicle in a vehicle sharing program. This results in a reimbursement of the rental cost to the user. When enrolling in the vehicle sharing reward program, the user is given a health prescription to adhere to on any trip taken while using a shared vehicle. On a selected travel route, the user visits a vehicle sharing station, where the sharing station includes a kiosk that the user uses to check-in and upload relevant information such as distance traveled and locations visited. By complying with the health prescription issued to the user, the user can have its total rental cost reimbursed.
US11449917B2	Network computing system for providing interactive menus and group recommendations A network computing system provides an interactive menu to enable a consumer to initiate an order session. The network computing system can detect the order session is for placement of a group order, and can further provide a recommendation to the requesting consumer with respect to personalizing the group order for individual members of the group.
US11449911B2	Blockchain-based document registration for custom clearance Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for document registration. One of the methods includes: at a service platform, receiving first information related to an order, wherein the first information is provided, or to be provided, to a service authority for clearance of the order; at the service platform, encrypting at least a portion of the first information to generate encrypted first data; and sending the encrypted first data to a blockchain network to store the encrypted first data on a blockchain managed by the blockchain network, wherein the encrypted first data are stored on the blockchain through consensus of blockchain nodes of the blockchain network.
US11449884B2	Automatic linking of loyalty accounts of authorized users to loyalty accounts of primary users The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for automatically providing linking partner loyalty rewards accounts using authorized user and primary user information associated with an account. One example method includes authenticating a user at a partner system, and receiving from the user information associated with an account. The information associated with user's account is communicated to a financial institution system via an API where the user can then be verified as an authorized user on an account. The financial institution system then provides the partner system with information associated with the primary user of the account, and the partner system can link a loyalty account of the primary user with the loyalty account of the authenticated user.
US11449881B2	Accountability and satisfaction metrics, ethical standards, and their methods of use Computer-implemented methods for providing real-time customer, patient or accountability, security, consumer and employee metrics include: providing at least one strategic goal; providing at least one metric associated with the at least one strategic goal; providing at least one communication channel between a customer and a company; providing at least one communication code; utilizing the at least one communication code to access the at least one communication channel; providing a survey tool to the customer using the at least one communication channel; capturing data from the survey tool in a database; converting the captured data to the at least one metric; and providing the at least one metric on a dashboard application. An executable software application that implements the computer-implemented method disclosed is also contemplated.
US11449880B2	Methods, systems, apparatus and articles of manufacture to model eCommerce sales Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture methods, systems, apparatus and articles of manufacture to model ecommerce sales are disclosed. A system to model to eCommerce sales includes a trend identifier to compute commerce metric differences corresponding to products, the commerce metric differences based on first commerce metrics scraped at a first time and second commerce metrics scraped at a second time, a splitter to split the commerce metric differences into a first portion of the commerce metric differences corresponding to a first dataset of eCommerce cooperators, and into a second portion of the commerce metric differences corresponding to a second dataset of eCommerce non-cooperators, a machine learning engine to infer sales data by estimating eCommerce non-cooperators sales based on the second portion of the commerce metric differences, and a sales allocator to estimate sales missing from collected sales data based on the estimate eCommerce non-cooperators sales.
US11449867B2	Information generation, acquisition, and processing to improve service efficiency An instruction to generate target information is received by a server and from a first user. The instruction includes two or more pieces of user identity information associated with two or more different users. The two or more pieces of user identity information are combined, by the server and in a predetermined method, into continuous text information. The two or more pieces of user identity information in the continuous text information are separated by one or more separation strings. The target information is generated, by the server, based on at least a predetermined algorithm and the continuous text information.
US11449865B2	Method and device for avoiding double-spending problem in read-write set-model-based blockchain technology Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for avoiding double-spending problem in read-write set-model-based blockchain technology. One of the methods includes receiving instructions to execute two or more blockchain transactions on a piece of data, where all blockchain transactions of the two or more blockchain transactions modify a value of the piece of data, and for each blockchain transaction from the two or more blockchain transactions, pre-executing a smart contract associated with the blockchain transaction to generate a special instruction indicating the blockchain transaction, where the special instruction is used to validate that a current value of the piece of data supports the blockchain transaction when executing the smart contract to write the blockchain transaction to a blockchain.
US11449864B2	Reissuing obligations to preserve privacy A system is provided for reissuing obligations whose ownership is recorded in a distributed ledger to preserve the identity of prior owners of the obligations. The system accesses a target transaction in which an issuer has a target obligation to a target owner specified in the target transaction. The target transaction has one or more ancestor transactions that each specify an owner. The system retires the target transaction so that the issuer no longer has the target obligation. The system then receives an indication that the issuer created a reissue transaction in which the issuer has a reissued obligation to the target owner that is specified in the reissue transaction. The reissue transaction does not have any ancestor transactions.
US11449852B2	Systems and methods for use in facilitating network transactions Systems and methods are provided for use in facilitating network transactions. In connection therewith, a server receives a request from an application of a requestor mobile device and polls sender mobile devices for location data, where a subset of the sender mobile devices is within a defined distance of the requestor mobile device. The server then receives a response from one of the subset of sender mobile devices and presents the response to the application of the requestor mobile device. Upon acceptance of the response, the server transmits the acceptance to the sender mobile device, thereby enabling delivery of an amount requested to a requestor user associated with the requestor mobile device in exchange for a digital transaction from an account of the requestor user to an account of a sender user associated with the sender mobile device.
US11449844B1	Management of payment plan data in a distributed environment This application discloses systems, methods, and computer products related to generation, analysis, and transmission of multiple types of data among multiple computers within a networked computer environment. The disclosed approaches further enable integration of different types of data, notification of availability of certain types of data, and coordination of communication of specific types of data.
US11449839B2	Systems and methods for equipment maintenance Disclosed are systems and methods for an industry-wide and predictive approach to maintenance of commercial equipment. In one embodiment, multiple instances of a frontend infrastructure can be deployed to various sites where one or more physical parameters of industrial equipment are monitored with wireless sensors and routed to a backend infrastructure. The backend infrastructure can process the sensor data received from the multiple sites and generate predictive maintenance notifications.
US11449837B2	Maintenance equipment management method, system and data management server The present application discloses a maintenance equipment management method, maintenance equipment management system and data management server, this method comprises: receiving, via a data management server, a transaction request of using a maintenance equipment from a first user and calling a usage smart contract to grant a permission of usage of the maintenance equipment to the first user according to the transaction request; calling the usage smart contract to send a transaction payment request to the first user according to transaction information when the first user finishes using the maintenance equipment; performing a sharing according to the transaction sharing rule via the data management server when the payment transaction is finished by the first user; and receiving the transaction information submitted by the data management server and registering the transaction information in a block chain via the block chain node device.
US11449834B2	Method of managing strategy-map executable by computer, server performing the same and storage media storing the same An apparatus, including: a memory unit configured to include a business strategy map region for a business strategy map including a business specification in which a relation between a business project and a business executant has been defined, a business contents region for business contents accessible through the business specification and written by the business executant, a business chat message region for at least one business chat message accessible through the business contents, and a business object link region for a business object link included in the business specification and used to access a business object which is the business chat message and in which a business provider and a business recipient have been defined; and a processor configured to provide specific business contents within the business contents region through a specific business specification or to provide a specific business object through a business object link.
US11449830B2	Secure method for health record transmission to emergency service personnel An indication that an occupant has entered a vehicle is detected on a computing device. The occupant is identified based on the indication that the occupant has entered the vehicle. A health record that is associated with the occupant is accessed by the computing device. The computing device enables the accessed health record associated with the occupant to be available from a secure digital storage container. The health record associated with the occupant is provided to a second computing device registered to a first responder from the secure digital storage container based on detecting an indication that the vehicle has had a collision.
US11449822B2	Automatic determination of a shipping speed to display for an item A method including determining a zip code of a user using a website that displays items. The method also can include receiving a selection by the user to display information about an item of the items. The method additionally can include retrieving first information including a predetermined geo-classification for the item. The method further can include retrieving second information including a list of fulfillment nodes that can currently deliver to the zip code of the user within a first shipping speed via ground shipping. The method additionally can include retrieving third information including a node-level inventory for the item. The method further can include determining a shipping speed to display to the user for the item based on (a) the predetermined geo-classification for the item, (b) the list of fulfillment nodes that can currently deliver to the zip code of the user within the first shipping speed, and (c) the node-level inventory for the item. The method additionally can include facilitating a display of the shipping speed to the user. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11449812B2	System for establishment and dynamic adjustment of control parameters associated with resource distribution Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for establishment and dynamic adjustment of control parameters associated with resource distribution. The present invention may be configured to determine, based on historical data of resource distributions, suggested control parameters for resource distributions associated with a source associated with a user and provide the suggested control parameters to the user. The present invention may be configured to receive, after providing the suggested control parameters to the user, user input identifying user-defined control parameters. The present invention may be configured to receive a request to authorize a resource distribution, determine, based on the user-defined control parameters, whether the resource distribution is permitted, and authorize, based on determining that the resource distribution is permitted, the resource distribution.
US11449811B2	Digital twin article recommendation consultation A method, computer system, and a computer program product for consulting a technician on one or more appropriate articles based on a digital twin associated with a physical asset is provided. The present invention may include assigning a technician to a job associated with the physical asset. The present invention may then include associating the digital twin with the physical asset. The present invention may also include matching one or more digital twin resources from a digital twin repository. The present invention may then include identifying a piece of relevant data from the matched one or more digital twin resources to the job associated with the physical asset. The present invention may further include identifying the one or more appropriate articles for the assigned technician to utilize to perform the job associated with the physical asset from the identified piece of relevant data.
US11449810B2	Food safety management system Disclosed are various embodiments of a food safety management system, including a web portal for management and reporting and a handheld computing device for checklist completion. A checklist of tasks to be performed in a food service establishment is obtained and displayed on a touchscreen of the handheld computing device. Confirmation is obtained on the touchscreen whether a task has been completed. An identifier at a location in the food service establishment is inputted to verify that a task has been completed. Temperature and humidity readings are obtained from one or more stationary sensors monitoring a food storage environment. Task completion data, temperature data, and humidity data are sent to a server.
US11449809B2	Application capacity forecasting Systems and methods forecast processing capacity by monitoring historical key performance indicators (KPIs). The KPIs include measured values relating to a number of transactions that can be processed in parallel, an average number of transactions currently being processed, and an average amount of time to process each current transaction. One or more query parameters are received to query stored KPI data corresponding to the monitored historical KPIs. A forecasted processing volume level based on predicted values determined from a predictive model of the stored KPI data. The method also comprises generating an alert in response to the processing volume level being forecast to exceed a defined threshold is generated, thereby providing more reliable capacity monitoring and prediction of problems with processing applications that may otherwise go undetected until performance impacts occur.
US11449806B2	Method for performing memory access management with aid of machine learning in memory device, associated memory device and controller thereof, and associated electronic device A method for performing memory access management with aid of machine learning in a memory device, the associated memory device and the controller thereof, and the associated electronic device are provided. The method may include: in the memory device, during a training phase, performing machine learning according to a predetermined database regarding threshold voltage distribution, to generate at least one threshold voltage identification model, wherein the at least one threshold voltage identification model is utilized for determining bit information read from a memory cell of the NV memory; and in the memory device, during an identification phase, obtaining representative information of one or more reference voltages when reading the NV memory, for performing machine identification according to the at least one threshold voltage identification model to generate read data, wherein the read data includes the bit information.
US11449804B2	Machine-learned database recommendation model A central database system trains a machine-learned model based on training data identifying characteristics of account holder entities, characteristics of account provider entities, and relationships between the account holder entities and account provider entities. For a target entity, the central database system then identifies a target set of account provider entities, and applies the trained machine-learned model to identify a subset of the target set of account provider entities. The identified subset of account provider entities are entities that, if recommended to the target entity, are most likely to result in an established relationship with the target entity. A recommendation is then generated for display to the target entity, the recommendation identifying the subset of account provider entities and including interface elements that, if selected by the target entity, cause a notification identifying the target entity to be sent to a corresponding account provider entity.
US11449802B2	Machine-learning based gesture recognition using multiple sensors A device implementing a system for machine-learning based gesture recognition includes at least one processor configured to, receive, from a first sensor of the device, first sensor output of a first type, and receive, from a second sensor of the device, second sensor output of a second type that differs from the first type. The at least one processor is further configured to provide the first sensor output and the second sensor output as inputs to a machine learning model, the machine learning model having been trained to output a predicted gesture based on sensor output of the first type and sensor output of the second type. The at least one processor is further configured to determine the predicted gesture based on an output from the machine learning model, and to perform, in response to determining the predicted gesture, a predetermined action on the device.
US11449799B1	Systems and methods for post-quantum cryptography optimization Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for post-quantum cryptography (PQC). An example method includes receiving data. The example method further includes receiving a set of data attributes about the data. The set of data attributes comprises one or more sets of data environment data attributes that are each representative of a set of data environments associated with the data. The example method further includes receiving one or more sets of data environment threat data structures associated with one or more data environments in the one or more sets of data environments associated with the data. The example method further includes selecting one or more cryptographic techniques for encrypting the data for at least the one or more data environments based on the set of data attributes, the one or more sets of data environment threat data structures, and a cryptograph optimization machine learning model.
US11449796B2	Machine learning inference calls for database query processing Techniques for making machine learning inference calls for database query processing are described. In some embodiments, a method of making machine learning inference calls for database query processing may include generating a first batch of machine learning requests based at least on a query to be performed on data stored in a database service, wherein the query identifies a machine learning service, sending the first batch of machine learning requests to an input buffer of an asynchronous request handler, the asynchronous request handler to generate a second batch of machine learning requests based on the first batch of machine learning requests, and obtaining a plurality of machine learning responses from an output buffer of the asynchronous request handler, the machine learning responses generated by the machine learning service using a machine learning model in response to receiving the second batch of machine learning requests.
US11449795B2	Process speed-based forecasting Methods and systems for process speed-based forecasting, in which historical data of a process is first aligned to account for latency in the process. Optionally, incorporation of memory and/or clustering can be included in the pre-processing of the historical data before being used to train a machine learning model.
US11449793B2	Methods and systems for medical record searching with transmittable machine learning An artificial intelligence platform system includes at least a server designed and configured to receive training data. Receiving training data includes receiving a first training set including a plurality of first data entries, each first data entry of the plurality of first data entries including at least an element of user data and at least a correlated first constitutional label. At least a server receives at least a user input datum from a user client device. At least a server generates at least an output as a function of the at least a user input datum and the training data. At least a server retrieves at least a stored user datum as a function of the at least a user input datum and the at least an output. At least a server transmits the at least a stored user datum to a user client device.
US11449789B2	System and method for hierarchical classification An example method comprises performing for each class from a plurality of classes: constructing binary training set for the class, the binary training set including labeled cases for that class from the main training set other labeled cases from the main training set; training classifier for the class on the binary training set; computing a local calibration threshold using scores of the labeled cases in the binary training set; and adjusting all scores of the label cases in the binary training set with the local calibration threshold to meet a global decision threshold. The method also comprises determining, with the processor, a global hierarchical calibration threshold by using the adjusted scores for all classes to optimize a performance measurement of all trained classifiers. The method further comprises classifying, with the processor, a new case by using a previously trained classifier, a local calibration threshold, and the global hierarchical calibration threshold.
US11449782B2	Distributed machine learning for cached data validity Database queries are processed by a first client storing cached data. The first client and a second client host a probabilistic model yielding validity values associating with the cached data indicating a probability that the cached data stored coincides with corresponding original data. The first client randomly selects queries at the time the respective query is received from one of the plurality of clients. For each of the queries randomly selected, a first piece of the cached data stored at the first client and matching the randomly selected query is retrieved, and a first piece of the original data matching the randomly selected query from the at least one original data source is retrieved. The probabilistic model is adapted using a machine learning algorithm based on the retrieved first piece of the cached data and the retrieved first piece of the original data and made available to the second client.
US11449781B2	Plant abnormality prediction system and method A system and method predict whether a plant is abnormal by modeling a relationship equation between tags based on a correlation between the tags, applicable even if modeling is executed without understanding a target to abnormality determination, and implements internal early alarm logic based on a difference between measured data and predicted data over time. The plant abnormality prediction system includes a modeling information output unit including a pre-processing part for pre-processing past data received for a plurality of tags, a correlation analysis part for receiving the pre-processed data for each tag to determine an independent tag among the plurality of tags based on correlation coefficients for any two tags, and a modeling part for generating a relationship equation between the tags by using outputs of the pre-processing part and the correlation analysis part; and a prediction unit for calculating estimated data for the tag based on the relationship equation.
US11449770B2	Action selection learning device, action selection learning method, and storage medium An action selection learning device includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to generate a reference model that is a set of model parameter vectors that indicate an influence level of each factor that influences selection of an action alternative, calculate a selection probability for each action alternative, for each of the model parameter vectors, calculate a model parameter vector for each user using a subset of model parameter vectors extracted from the reference model, based on the selection probability for each action alternative and a selection history of the action alternative by each user, generate the action alternatives based on the model parameter vector for each user, and transmit the generated action alternatives to a terminal device.
US11449769B2	Cognitive analytics for graphical legacy documents A cognitive cartography system receives a set of legacy documents, such as maps, in the form of physical hardcopy or as simple graphic images. The system, using rules derived from prior training and experience, revises the documents to resolve formal inconsistences like differences in resolution, orientation, or scale. The system assembles the adjusted documents into a seamless composite document represented as a computerized model. Applying learned rules and logic to contextual information received from extrinsic sources, the system infers semantic meaning from features represented by the composite, such as geographical features of a map. These inferences allow the system to derive new knowledge about the represented features, which is added to the model. When additional documents or contextual information are received, the system further refines the model by repeating this procedure. When the model has been sufficiently refined, the system makes the knowledge available to downstream systems.
US11449764B2	AI-synthesized application for presenting activity-specific UI of activity-specific content An artificial intelligence (“AI”)-based system is disclosed for utilizing a schema to auto-generate an application for a specific context. An AI engine selects an activity schema associated with an activity. The schema identifies data sources for obtaining activity-specific content for the activity and can be selected based upon topics associated with the activity. The AI engine also selects a view definition that defines an arrangement of an activity-specific user interface (“UI”) for presenting relevant activity-specific content obtained from the data sources identified by the schema. An application is then generated using the schema and the view definition. The application can generate the activity-specific UI for presenting the relevant activity-specific content.
US11449760B2	Quantum assisted optimization Methods and apparatus for quantum assisted optimization. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a set of initial input states, applying one or more of (i) dynamical thermal fluctuations and (ii) cluster update algorithms to the set of input states and subsequent input states when the states evolve within the classical information processors, applying dynamical quantum fluctuations to the set of input states and subsequent states when the states evolve within the quantum systems and repeating the application steps until a desirable output state is obtained.
US11449758B2	Quantization and inferencing for low-bitwidth neural networks A method for operating a low-bitwidth neural network includes converting a first activation to a non-negative value (e.g., absolute value). The first activation has a signed value. The sign of the activation is used to select a weight value. A product of the non-negative activation and the selected weight value is computed to determine a next activation. The next activation is quantized and supplied to a subsequent layer of the low-bitwidth neural network.
US11449757B2	Neural network system for non-destructive optical coherence tomography A system and method for non-destructive optical coherence tomography (OCT) is provided. The system includes: an input interface for receiving OCT data including at least a C-scan; a processing unit executable to detect a feature on a surface or subsurface of the object, trained using a training set and configured to: separate the C-scan into A-scans; using a neural network, successively analyze each A-scan to detect the presence of an A-scan feature associated with the object; separate the C-scan into B-scans; segment each of the B-scans to determine thresholds associated with the object; using a neural network, successively analyze each segmented B-scan to detect the presence of an B-scan feature associated with the object; convert the C-scan to one or more two-dimensional representations; and using a neural network, detect the presence of an C-scan feature associated with the object.
US11449755B2	Sensitivity classification neural network A computing device, including a processor configured to receive a training data set including a first plurality of log entries. Each log entry of the first plurality of log entries may be associated with a tag indicating whether the log entry includes sensitive data. The processor may be further configured to train a sensitivity classification neural network using the training data set. The processor may be further configured to apply the sensitivity classification neural network to a test data set including a second plurality of log entries to obtain a first classified test data set. The processor may be further configured to apply a rule-based data sensitivity classification algorithm to the test data set to obtain a second classified test data set. Based on the first classified test data set and the second classified test data set, the processor may be further configured to modify the sensitivity classification neural network.
US11449741B2	Testing circuitry and methods for analog neural memory in artificial neural network Testing circuitry and methods are disclosed for use with analog neural memory in deep learning artificial neural networks. The analog neural memory comprises one or more arrays of non-volatile memory cells. The testing circuitry and methods can be utilized during sort tests, qualification tests, and other tests to verify programming operations of one or more cells.
US11449730B2	Method and system for verifying classification performed by an artificial neural network This disclosure relates to method and system for verifying a positive classification performed by an artificial neural network (ANN) in a given class. The method includes generating a weight matrix comprising a weight of each neural node in a given layer; determining a contribution factor of a given neural node in the given layer with respect to an output of the ANN for the given class based on a known input vector to the given layer and a modified weight matrix; and generating a dominance matrix based on the contribution factor of each neural node in the given layer. The method further includes determining a rank of each neural node based on the corresponding dominance factor; and verifying the positive classification performed by the ANN in the given class for a test input vector based on the rank of each neural node in each layer of the ANN.
US11449724B2	System and method for quality management utilizing barcode indicators A quality management system for products including a multiplicity of barcoded quality indicators, a barcode indicator reader and a product type responsive indication interpreter, each of the barcoded quality indicators including a first barcode including at least one first colorable area, the first barcode being machine-readable before exceedance of the at least one time and temperature threshold, at least a second barcode including at least one second colorable area, the second barcode not being machine-readable before exceedance of the at least one time and temperature threshold, a coloring agent located at a first location on the indicator and a coloring agent pathway operative to allow the coloring agent to move, from the first location to the first and second colorable areas simultaneously thereby causing the first barcode to become unreadable and at the same time causing the second barcode to become machine-readable.
US11449719B2	Image evaluation A machine may be configured to perform image evaluation of images depicting items for sale and to provide recommendations for improving the images depicting the items to increase the sales of the items depicted in the images. For example, the machine accesses a result of a user behavior analysis. The machine receives an image of an item from a user device. The machine performs an image evaluation of the received image based on an analysis of the received image and the result of the user behavior analysis. The performing of the image evaluation may include determining a likelihood of a user engaging in a desired user behavior in relation to the received image. Then, the machine generates, based on the evaluation of the received image, an output that references the received image and indicates the likelihood of a user engaging in the desired behavior.
US11449708B2	Method of identification and analysis for materials A method of identifying and analyzing materials includes selecting at least two elements, collecting data of a plurality of compounds analyzed to be producible by the at least two elements, preparing image or spectrum-type analysis data for each of the plurality of collected compounds, selecting binary or higher-order compounds from among the plurality of compounds to mix the selected compounds at a predetermined mixing ratio, and generating training data including resultant data obtained by combining and processing the image or spectrum-type analysis data according to the predetermined mixing ratio, performing machine learning using the training data, and identifying and/or analyzing image or spectrum-type analysis data obtained from an actual material, using a model obtained through the machine learning.
US11449707B2	Method for processing automobile image data, apparatus, and readable storage medium Provided are a method for processing automobile image data, an apparatus, and a readable storage medium. The method includes training a preset adversarial network according to automobile image sample data obtained by collecting and preset random noise information, to obtain a trained adversarial network for generating automobile image data; and inputting the automobile image sample data into the trained adversarial network, and generating the automobile image data including a variety of the random noise information, according to a preset generation target, wherein the automobile image data are configured to train an automobile image recognition neural network to perform automobile image recognition. Therefore, the automobile image data that may be used to train an automobile image recognition neural network are generated by using the adversarial network, which amplifies the amount of data, and reduces the cost of obtaining data.
US11449702B2	Systems and methods for searching images The present disclosure relates to a system, method and non-transitory computer readable medium for reverse image searching. The system includes a storage device storing a set of instructions; and one or more processors in communication with the storage device. When executing the set of instructions, the one or more processors: obtain a target part of reference image features of a reference image; obtain a target part of target image features of a target image; determine, based on the target part of the reference image features and the target part of the target image features, whether the target image is similar to the reference image; and mark, upon a determination that the target image is similar to the reference image, the target image as a similar image of the reference image.
US11449695B2	Reading system and camera A reading system includes a portable information terminal configured to recognize information in a symbol on the basis of an acquired image, and a wearable camera that functions as a peripheral device for the portable information terminal. The camera has an image sensor configured to generate the image, and is configured to transmit the generated image to the portable information terminal.
US11449679B1	Methods and systems to facilitate reduction and incremental modeling through set theory prime factorization Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media facilitating reduction and incremental modeling through set theory prime factorization are disclosed herein. An example method includes identifying one or more topics associated with content of a social media message. The example method also includes mapping each of the one or more topics to a respective set key to generate a set list associated with the social media message. Additionally, the example method includes recording the set list associated with the social media message in memory.
US11449672B2	Method for operating speech recognition service and electronic device and server for supporting the same Disclosed is an electronic device including a communication circuit, a microphone, a memory, speaker, and a processor, in which the processor receives the speech input and transmits first data associated with the speech input to a first server for supporting the speech recognition service, receives second data corresponding to processing of a part of the first data from the first server and outputs the second data at a first time that a first period of time has elapsed after the transmission of the first data, and outputs third data corresponding to processing of the rest of the first data at a second time that a second period of time has elapsed from the first time, while receiving the third data from the first server or a second server for supporting the speech recognition service before the second time.
US11449666B2	Browser extension for the collection and distribution of data and methods of use thereof A system and method for automated distribution of content to a designated publisher webpage on a third party publisher server that requires multiple direct manual human interactions for form completion and file upload. In one embodiment, the method is autonomously and directly executed on a local user computing device having a local browser executable thereon to access a distribution origin webpage, and to perform human-like activities in lieu of the required multiple direct manual human interactions so to input locally manipulated distribution content into form fields and file upload and thereby permit submission of a completed form and uploaded file.
US11449665B2	Methods and apparatus for supporting the display and editing of OOXML document content using a web browser Methods and apparatus for converting an OOXML file into a format which can be rendered, displayed and edited by a browser on a device such as a cell phone without the device having to directly work with the document in the OOXML format are described. In various embodiments the contents of an OOXML file are converted into a JSON object, communicated to a client device which can display and edit the document contents. A revised version of the JSON object including edits is returned and converted back into an OOXML file. The method allows for preserving document format and other information while avoiding the need for a client device to support display and direct editing of a document in OOXML format.
US11449664B1	Template for creating content item A system for generating and using templates is described. In an example embodiment, a system may receive a template list and previews of templates in the template list and display the previews to a user via a graphical interface. In some instances, the system may receive an input selecting a certain template from among the templates from the user via the graphical interface, retrieve a template file describing the certain template, and display a content item of the user integrated into the certain template based on the template file. In some embodiments, the system may facilitate unlocking or providing access to templates, the template file may be associated with an asset package including files used when applying the template file to content, or the template may include multiple template pages into which content elements may be inserted to create an arrangement or sequence of content.
US11449663B2	Device dependent rendering of PDF content including multiple articles and a table of contents The technology disclosed relates to systems and methods for device-dependent display of an article from a PDF file that has multiple articles and a table of contents to the articles. The system can use a library to render the article from the PDF file. The rendering can include bounding boxes positioned at on-page coordinates that can include one or more images and multiple text blocks of glyphs. The system can detect at least one table in the PDF file that includes pages numbers and multiple columns. The system includes logic to partition a contiguous sequence of text representing the table into text blocks of entries and columns. The system includes logic to merge multiple text blocks that align horizontally with a single page number into a single text block. Table of contents is displayed in a device-dependent format including the entries from the merged text blocks.
US11449662B2	Automatic generation of layout variations based on visual flow This disclosure includes technologies for image processing, specifically for generating layout variations that are different but visually consistent with the input layout. The disclosed system determines a visual flow of the design blocks in the input layout, and then generates layout variations based on the visual flow. Advantageously, the disclosed technologies enable both novices and seasoned designers to efficiently create alternative layout variations, even in real-time with intricate designs.
US11449659B2	Lithography-based pattern optimization An example is a method. An electronic representation of a design of an integrated circuit to be manufactured on a semiconductor die is obtained. The design of the integrated circuit includes layers. The electronic representation includes initial polygons. Polygon topological skeletons of the initial polygons of the target layer are generated. A space topological skeleton in a space between the polygon topological skeletons is generated. A connected network comprising network edges is generated. Each network edge is connected between a respective polygon topological skeleton and the space topological skeleton. A transformation of the polygon topological skeletons is performed, by one or more processors, based on the network edges, a spacing specification for a spacing between polygons, and respective specified widths associated with the initial polygons by perturbing the polygon topological skeletons.
US11449654B1	System, method, and computer program product for augmented reality circuit design Embodiments include herein are directed towards a method for use in an electronic design environment is provided. Embodiments may include receiving, at a client electronic device, an image of an electronic circuit and storing an electronic circuit design file. Embodiments may further include identifying the electronic circuit design file based upon, at least in part, the image of the electronic circuit. Embodiments may also include displaying a graphical representation of the electronic circuit at a display screen associated with the client electronic device.
US11449652B2	Generating digital models of nutrients available to a crop over the course of the crop's development based on weather and soil data A system for generating digital models of nitrogen availability based on field data, weather forecast data, and models of water flow, temperature, and crop uptake of nitrogen and water is provided. In an embodiment, field data and forecast data are received by an agricultural intelligence computing system. Based on the received data, the agricultural intelligence computing system models changes in temperature of different soil layers, moisture content of different soil layers, and loss of nitrogen and water to the soil through crop uptake, leaching, denitrification, volatilization, and evapotranspiration. The agricultural intelligence computing system creates a digital model of nitrogen availability based on the temperature, moisture content, and loss models. The agricultural intelligence computing system may then send nitrogen availability data to a field manager computing device and/or use the nitrogen availability data to create notifications, recommendations, agronomic models, and/or control parameters for an application controller.
US11449649B2	Techniques for modeling elastic rods in position-based dynamics frameworks In one embodiment of the present invention, a position-based dynamics (PBD) framework provides realistic modeling and simulation for elastic rods. In particular, the twisting and bending physics of elastic rods is incorporated into the PBD framework. In operation, an elastic rod model generator represents the center line of an elastic rod as a polyline of points connected via edges. For each edge, the elastic rod model generator adds a ghost point to define the orientation of a material frame that encodes the twist of the edge. Subsequently, a PBD simulator solves for positions of both points and ghost points that, together, represent the evolving position and torsion of the elastic rod. Advantageously, the ghost points enable more realistic animation of deformable objects (e.g., curly hair) than conventional PBD frameworks. Further, unlike force based methods, elastic rod simulation in the PBD framework performs acceptably in environments where speed is critical.
US11449647B2	Generative shell design for simulations A method and system provide the ability to generate models. A generative shelled base is created as a hollow computer-aided design (CAD) design. A t-spline mid-surface shell is created from the generative shelled base, which is then used to create a shell mesh model. A t-spline solid body is created from the generative shelled base, which is used to create an internal support structure that is converted into a shell CAD geometry, which is used to create a support structure mid-surface shell. The support structure mid-surface shell is combined with the shell mesh model into a generative mid-surface mesh that is used in a computer-aided engineering (CAE) crash simulation. The generated shelled base is combined with the shell CAD geometry into a generative shelled solid that is utilized in an additive build simulation.
US11449645B2	Calibrating a diversion model for a hydraulic fracturing well system The disclosure presents a process for calibrating a diversion model for a treatment stage of a hydraulic fracturing well site. The process can pump a portion of the proppant into the wellbore, flush the wellbore with clean HF fluid, and then perform a diagnostic test to determine a near-wellbore (NWB) flow resistance parameter. Next, diverter material can be distributed into the wellbore and the amount of diverter material delivered to each active perforation cluster can be estimated. A second diagnostic test can be performed followed by computing diversion model parameters such as a near-wellbore zone length parameter for perforation clusters capable of receiving HF fluid. In another aspect, a system is disclosed that can direct operations of a well site pump and collect data from surface and downhole diagnostic sensors, and then use the collected data for the diversion model calibration process.
US11449644B2	Electronic device operating encryption for user data An electronic device includes a memory and a processor. The memory includes a data partition, a key storage partition, and a key backup partition. The processor operatively connected to the memory. The processor is configured to generate an encryption key with respect to at least one data folder generated in the data partition to store the encryption key in the key storage partition. The processor is also configured to store a backup encryption key equal to the encryption key, in the key backup partition. The processor is further configured to store an integrity file including a checksum of the encryption key in the key backup partition.
US11449643B2	Distributed data storage system with offline optimization A distributed data storage system can connect a customization module to at least one host and a second data storage device via a network controller. The customization module may disconnect the first data storage device from the host and second data storage device prior to assessing a security operation of the first data storage device with the customization module, generating an optimization strategy with the customization module based on the assessed security operation, implementing the optimization strategy in the first data storage device to alter at least one security parameter of the first data storage device, and then connecting the first data storage device to the host and second data storage device to allow at least one data access to be executed to the first data storage device with the altered at least one security parameter.
US11449630B2	Embedded third-party application programming interface to prevent transmission of sensitive data Aspects and examples are disclosed for improving security of authentication elements for validating a user of a user device. In one example, a processor of a user device establishes a first communication channel with a host computing system, and a user interface capable of transmitting information to the host computing system via the first channel. An API on the user device establishes a second communication channel with an identification-and-authentication system. The API receives sensitive information entered in the user interface and prevents transmission of the sensitive information to the host computing systems via the first channel. The API also transmits to the identification-and-authentication system, via the second channel, a signal including the sensitive information. The identification-and-authentication system may use the signal to send to the host computing system an additional signal verifying that the user of the user device is authenticated.
US11449629B2	Data transfer management system and data transfer management method Appropriate management of transfer of data generated in real time from an area where handling of data is regulated to the outside is enabled. A storage computer manages transfer of data from a transfer source belonging to an environment where handling of data is regulated to an external transfer destination. Data to be transferred is sequential transfer data sequentially transferred to the outside when the data is not wholly present in the environment. The storage computer includes a memory storing information and CPU connected to the memory and capable of performing predetermined processing. Permissibility of transfer of the data to be transferred to a transfer destination is determined by the CPU based on: personal information included in a data source on which the data to be transferred is based; contents of processing performed on the data source; and an execution result of the processing on the data source.
US11449627B2	Tokenization in a cloud based environment Systems and methods for tokenization in a cloud-based environment. The disclosed systems and methods may perform operations including receiving input to be tokenized; obtaining a keyed hash function from a key management system; using the keyed hash function to generate a storage token for the input; creating an encrypted database entry linking the generated token to the received input; setting an expiry for the storage token; and when the storage token is received before the expiry, providing the linked input in response.
US11449617B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and storage medium An information processing device according to the present invention includes: a storage unit that stores a first unique value calculated for each portion of a program in advance; and an inspection unit that inspects whether or not there is a tampering in the portion by newly calculating a second unique value for the portion and comparing the first unique value with the second unique value.
US11449615B2	System and method of forming a log when executing a file with vulnerabilities in a virtual machine Disclosed herein are systems and methods for forming a log during an execution of a file with vulnerabilities. In one aspect, an exemplary method comprises, discovering an activation of a trigger during an execution of a thread of a process created upon opening the file, wherein the trigger describes conditions accompanying an event which relates to an attempt to exploit a vulnerability of the file, analyzing a stack of the process created upon opening the file, and discovering a chain of function calls preceding the event in a form of a sequence of call and return addresses, analyzing the discovered chain of function calls for fulfillment of conditions of the trigger which relate to the attempt to exploit the vulnerability, and when the conditions of the trigger are fulfilled, saving information about the chain of function calls in a log.
US11449613B2	Systems and methods for providing security services during power management mode Systems and methods for providing security services during a power management mode are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting with a mobile security system a wake event on a mobile device, providing from the mobile security system a wake signal, the providing being in response to the wake event to wake a mobile device from a power management mode, and managing with the mobile security system security services of the mobile device. Managing security services may comprise scanning a hard drive of the mobile devices for viruses and/or other malware. Managing security services may also comprise updating security applications or scanning the mobile device for unauthorized data.
US11449612B2	Ransomware remediation A computer implemented method for decrypting an encrypted data store at a target computer system, the data store being encrypted by a ransomware algorithm using a searchable encryption algorithm, the method including determining an encryption algorithm used by the ransomware algorithm; determining seed parameters used by the encryption algorithm to generate an encryption key; generating the encryption key using the seed parameters; and decrypting the encrypted data store.
US11449604B2	Computer security A method of computer security for a host computer system in communication with remote computer systems, including generating an attack map as a directed graph data structure modelling individual events leading to an exploitation of the host computer system and collecting a log of each of a plurality of attack events occurring at the host including network packets involved in each attack event, the attack map being generated in a training phase of the host computer system in which the host is subjected to attacks by one or more attacking remote computer systems, using stacked autoencoders to extract features from the log event in each attack; generating a directed graph representation based on each of the extracted features, using the attack map to identify a sequence of events indicative of an attack, and responsive to the identification, deploying one or more security facilities to mitigate the attack.
US11449603B2	Managing data exfiltration risk A computer-based method is disclosed to facilitate managing data exfiltration risk in a computer network environment. The method includes collecting computer file management information associated with each respective one of a plurality of computer files in an organization's computer network environment from a computer operating system, collecting user activity information associated with each respective one of a plurality of user sessions by users having access to the organization's computer network environment with a plurality of session monitoring agents, correlating at least some of the collected user activity information to one or more of the computer files associated with the collected file management information; and assessing data exfiltration risk with respect to one or more of the computer files based at least in part on some of the file management information and the correlated user activity information associated with a file history chain.
US11449602B1	Systems and methods for generating trust binaries The various implementations described herein include methods and devices for creating and using trust binaries. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining executable code for a program, identifying a plurality of executable functions from the executable code, and for each executable function of the plurality of executable functions, generating a respective function digest based on one or more static parts of the respective executable function. The method further includes constructing a respective trust binary comprising the respective digest for each executable function of the plurality of executable functions, generating a trust binary name by applying a hash function to a header of the executable code, and indexing the trust binary in a trust database utilizing the trust binary name.
US11449599B2	Memory card system with improved password reset method Systems, devices, and methods for resetting a current password of a memory device or a memory card system. The method includes receiving a data block including a content field, a combined password length of a user-defined current password and a new password, and a user-defined password length of the new password. The content field includes the user-defined current password and the new password. The method also includes determining a system calculated password length of the new password based at least on the combined password length and a length of the current password. The method further includes matching the system calculated password length and the user-defined password length and comparing the user-defined current password with the current password. The method also includes replacing or resetting the current password with the new password based on a result of the matching and a result of the comparing.
US11449596B2	Event-based user state synchronization in a local cloud of a cloud storage system Cloud storage systems and methods provide event-based user state synchronization among the various cloud elements. A global user directory is maintained on a remote cloud storage system. The global user directory includes a plurality of global user definitions associated with a plurality of user accounts, where each of the user accounts has access to one of a remote file system (RFS) hosted by the remote cloud storage system and a local file system (LFS) hosted by a local cloud storage system. As global user definition are altered on the remote cloud storage system, user events are generated and communicated to the local cloud storage system, where they are applied to synchronize the local user definitions with the global user definitions. The invention facilitates centralized control of user definitions, near real-time event delivery to local cloud storage systems, and separation of authentication processes from customers' active directory services.
US11449592B2	Gesture matching mechanism An example apparatus is disclosed herein that includes a memory and at least one processor. The at least one processor is to execute instructions to: select a gesture from a database, the gesture including a sequence of poses; translate the selected gesture into an animated avatar performing the selected gesture for display at a display device; display a prompt for the user to perform the selected gesture performed by the animated avatar; capture an image of the user performing the selected gesture; and perform a comparison between a gesture performed by the user in the captured image and the selected gesture to determine whether there is a match between the gesture performed by the user and the selected gesture.
US11449588B2	Electronic device and method for controlling the same The present disclosure relates to an electronic device that is capable of multimodal biometric authentication and a method of controlling the electronic device.
US11449585B2	Dynamic management of user identifications An example operation may include one or more of authenticating a user, by a first system node, based on a first set of user credentials, computing, by the first system node, a second set of user credentials for a second system node, determining, by the first system node, if the second system node has a user with the second set of the user credentials, and responsive to the second system node not having the user with second set of the user credentials, deleting, by the first system node, an existing user of the second system node.
US11449581B2	Flexible license sourcing at customer sites In a software product installed in a given computing environment, wherein the software product when installed is configured to operate in accordance with a licensing model having a first licensing functionality, a method receives an instruction to modify the licensing model to enable the software product to operate in accordance with a second licensing functionality. The method then automatically modifies the licensing model to enable the software product to operate in accordance with the second licensing functionality.
US11449577B2	Methods and apparatus for performing video processing matrix operations within a memory array Methods and apparatus for performing video processing matrix operations within a memory fabric. Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to converting a memory array into a matrix fabric for discrete cosine transform (DCT) matrix transformations and performing DCT matrix operations therein. Exemplary embodiments described herein perform DCT matrix-matrix multiplication operations within a memory device that includes a matrix fabric and matrix multiplication unit (MMU). In one embodiment, matrix-matrix multiplication operations are obtained using separate matrix-vector products. In one exemplary embodiment, the matrix fabric uses a “crossbar” construction of resistive elements. Each resistive element stores a level of impedance that represents the corresponding matrix coefficient value. The crossbar connectivity can be driven with an electrical signal representing the input vector as an analog voltage. The resulting signals can be converted from analog voltages to a digital values by an MMU to yield a vector-matrix product. In some cases, the MMU may additionally perform various other logical operations within the digital domain.
US11449566B2	Methods and systems for processing geospatial data A computer-implemented method and system for generating partition polygons across a geographic area, wherein a concave hull of the reference network, usually a network of linear features such as roads, and the spatial data objects to be processed is first generated, the resulting concave hull thereby providing the boundary geometry for the final partition scheme. By generating a concave hull from the reference network and the spatial data objects, it is possible to derive a boundary that is based on the spatial position of the reference network and the spatial data objects at the periphery of the geographic area that they cover, that is, the boundary itself connects at least a portion of the end points of the reference network and the spatial data objects.
US11449557B2	Computer data distribution architecture for efficient distribution and synchronization of plotting processing and data Described are methods, systems and computer readable media for computer data distribution architecture for efficient distribution and synchronization of plotting processing and data.
US11449556B2	Responding to user queries by context-based intelligent agents An automatic question answering system serves to respond to questions pertaining to a user-selected domain of a plurality of domains. A plurality of documents pertaining to the domain are received and processed to identify candidate answers. Questions corresponding to the candidate answers are automatically generated. The candidate answers and the questions are used to train a machine comprehension (MC) model. A user interface allows the selection of one of the plurality of domains for querying by a user. When a user query pertaining to the selected domain is received, the user query is analyzed to identify a relevant context from the plurality of documents. An answer span to the user query identified by the MC model from the relevant context is used to frame a complete response to the user query.
US11449549B2	Storing entries as ordered linked lists A processor stores a first data item in a first entry of a data structure in association with a first key. The processor stores a second data item in a second entry of the data structure in association with the second key. The processor causes the second entry of the data structure to reference the first entry of the data structure. The processor stores the second key in a third entry of the data structure in association with a business key. The business key is employed to identify a plurality of entries of the data structure comprising the first entry and the second entry.
US11449543B2	Method, apparatus, and computer program product for vehicle localization via amplitude audio features A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for vehicle localization via amplitude audio features. In this regard, an amplitude audio signature of audio data received from one or more audio sensors of a vehicle is determined. Location data associated with the vehicle is also determined. Based on the location data for the vehicle, at least a portion of an audio feature map is selected. The audio feature map stores amplitude audio signatures associated with road noise in relation to respective locations. Furthermore, the amplitude audio signature of the audio data is compared with the amplitude audio signatures of the audio feature map. Based on the comparison between the amplitude audio signature of the audio data and the amplitude audio signatures of the audio feature map, a location of the vehicle is refined to generate updated location data for the vehicle.
US11449541B2	Face retrieval method and apparatus, server, and storage medium A face retrieval method is applied to a face retrieval system and performed by a computing device, the face retrieval system including a retrieval device cluster, the retrieval device cluster including at least one node. The method includes acquiring a face image, parsing the face image to obtain a first facial feature, and generating a first retrieval instruction according to the first facial feature, the first retrieval instruction carrying the first facial feature. The method further includes selecting a first node from the retrieval device cluster according to a load balancing rule, the first node including a first retrieval server. Finally, the method includes transmitting the first retrieval instruction to the first retrieval server, to trigger the first retrieval server to execute the first retrieval instruction to retrieve the first facial feature, to obtain a first retrieval result.
US11449540B1	Media fingerprinting and identification system The overall architecture and details of a scalable video fingerprinting and identification system that is robust with respect to many classes of video distortions is described. In this system, a fingerprint for a piece of multimedia content is composed of a number of compact signatures, along with traversal hash signatures and associated metadata. Numerical descriptors are generated for features found in a multimedia clip, signatures are generated from these descriptors, and a reference signature database is constructed from these signatures. Query signatures are also generated for a query multimedia clip. These query signatures are searched against the reference database using a fast similarity search procedure, to produce a candidate list of matching signatures. This candidate list is further analyzed to find the most likely reference matches. Signature correlation is performed between the likely reference matches and the query clip to improve detection accuracy.
US11449532B2	Geolocation name system A system and method for representing physical coordinates related to an address in machine-readable format. The disclosed invention provides a method for assigning an identifier to a set of geographical coordinates, such that said identifier may be used to share location information in lieu of a regular address (street name, city, state, etc.). The disclosed invention further allows said identifier to be correlated to additional information related to the address, such as altitude, in order to more accurately point a user to the desired location by only using the assigned identifier.
US11449524B2	Parking infrastructure powered by a decentralized, distributed database A parking system having parking lots and server computers configured to control access to the parking lots. The server computers are connected via a communications network to form a peer to peer network of computing nodes. The peer to peer network of computing nodes hosts a decentralized, distributed database that stores activity records of parking spaces in the parking lots. The peer to peer network can include vehicles planning to use parking services of the parking lots and/or mobile devices connected to infotainment systems of the vehicles. Alternatively, the peer to peer network is formed by parking applications running in the vehicles and/or the mobile devices. The records in the decentralized, distributed database provide parking space availability information and/or can be used to regulate and/or plan parking reservation, usage, and navigational guidance to reach available parking spaces.
US11449519B2	Method, system, and apparatus for enterprise wide storage and retrieval of large amounts of data A scalable network of mobile data storage containers that are connected in peer-to-peer networks to archive large data storage capacities. The various embodiments provide a method of extracting a large amount of data from a variety of sources and storing the extracted data in mobile, storage units. The various embodiments provide storage units housed in mobile containers that can store multiple days/weeks of sensor data in the order of petabytes (1024 terabytes). The various embodiments, integrate high performance computing devices into the mobile storage containers that are able to perform critical extraction, pattern, and index processing on the sensor data. The various embodiments, provide a method for the efficient physical transport of the mobile storage containers from current locations to a center analysis location for re-connecting in another peer-to-peer network for integration into a central enterprise data warehouses.
US11449509B2	Workflow driven database partitioning A database is configured to analyze user queries to dynamically partition the database according to a partition scheme. User queries can be rewritten based on the partition scheme so that, in response to queries, partitions including relevant data are read while partitions including irrelevant data can be skipped, reducing latency. Files can be named according to the partition scheme and stored on respective partitions so that low partition management can be implemented by underlying systems. Blocks within files can be sorted and statistics can be determined. The statistics can be used to find and read relevant blocks and skip irrelevant blocks.
US11449508B2	Serverless data lake indexing subsystem and application programming interface Methods, systems and computer program products are described herein that provide a serverless, multi-engine, multi-user data lake indexing subsystem and application programming interface. Indexes are defined as derived datasets and stored on the data lake in a universal format that enables disparate engines to create and/or discover indexes for workload optimization. Embodiment of indexes enable stateful control and management of an index via metadata included in the index and stored on the data lake.
US11449507B2	Database engine In response to a query to a database, the identity of a slave machine which stores the requested data is resolved, and the query is parsed to identify one or more shards at the slave machine. Each shard corresponds to a partition of the requested data stored at the slave, and rows inside of the shard are respectively assigned a fixed-size local ID. Tasks corresponding to each shard are placed into a thread pool, and the threads are processed using the respective local IDs to obtain the requested data.
US11449506B2	Recommendation model generation and use in a hybrid multi-cloud database environment A unified access layer (UAL) and scalable query engine receive queries from various interfaces and executes the queries with respect to non-heterogeneous data management and analytic computing platforms that are sources of record for data they store. Query performance is monitored and used to generate a query performance model. The query performance model may be used to generate alternatives for queries of users or groups of users or to generate policies for achieving a target performance. Performance may be improved by monitoring queries and retrieving catalog data for databases referenced and generating a recommendation model according to them. Duplicative or overlapping sources may be identified based on the monitoring and transformations to improve accuracy and security may be suggested. A recommendation model may be generated based on analysis of queries received through the UAL. Transformations may be performed according to the recommendation model in order to improve performance.
US11449505B2	System and method for increasing computing efficiency, system and method for compressing a data base, system and method for querying a data base and database A system for increasing computing efficiency is disclosed. The system includes a memory that stores at least one tabular constraint. The tabular constraint contains a finite array of symbols, with each symbol representing a value thereby creating a relational symbol (r-symbol), or a potentially infinite set of values, with such a symbol thereby creating a quasi-finite symbol (QF-symbol). The system includes a program configured to compress and to query the tabular constraint.
US11449500B2	Method and apparatus for outputting structured query sentence Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for outputting a structured query sentence. The method may include: acquiring a to-be-converted natural language sentence; inputting the to-be-converted natural language sentence into a pre-trained sequence to sequence model to obtain an action sequence corresponding to the to-be-converted natural language sentence; generating a directed acyclic graph according to the action sequence; and outputting a structured query sentence corresponding to the generated directed acyclic graph according to a preset corresponding relationship between a directed acyclic graph and a structured query sentence.
US11449496B2	Enhanced natural language processing with semantic shortcuts An example embodiment may involve a software application executable on computing devices of a remote network management platform and a computation instance associated with a managed network. The computational instance may contain a database storing data of the managed network. The software application may receive, from a client device of the managed network, a natural language query (NLQ), and retrieve Backus-Naur form (BNF) rules and a set of metadata associated with the BNF rules. The metadata may include a text-based description of a schema of the database and abbreviations associated with the BNF rules. The NLQ may be parsed using the BNF rules together with the metadata by applying the metadata during parsing to extend the BNF rules. A query object based on the parsed query may be generated, and the database searched using the query object. A result of the search may be transmitted to the client device.
US11449482B2	Dynamic log level with automatic reset Aspects define a dynamic threshold filter data structure that includes a pairing of an override log level value to a key value; in response to an incoming processing request, identify a user identification value that is linked to the request, wherein the user identification value is associated to a default logging level within a thread context map for logging data associated with executing processes in satisfaction of the processing request, and wherein the default logging level is different from the override log level; and in response to determining that the user identification value matches the key value, log data associated with executing processes in satisfaction of the processing request to the override log level.
US11449481B2	Data storage and query method and device Data storage and query method and device are disclosed, which facilitate a quick acquisition of query results through index queries at subsequent stages by establishing indexes for columns of a table. Furthermore, by scanning data in the table to obtain statistical information of data in the columns, this facilitates using the statistical information of the data in the columns to perform cost estimation in subsequent queries, in an attempt to obtain a data query mode that has the least cost and the best performance, thus improving query efficiency.
US11449478B2	Blockchain implemented data migration audit trail Computer-implemented methods, systems and computer program products leveraging blockchain networks to securely store a tamper-proof ledger comprising an audit trail describing the completion or missed data migration tasks, based on a timeline of an end-to-end data migration task schedule. Each of the event logs and alerts from the data migration source, data migration target, and/or migration tools, including network device logs, operating system logs, user-access logs, alerts, migration tool output etc. associated with the end-to-end migration tasks is made a part of the audit trail and stored to the ledger of the blockchain. All event logs, alert or other digital assets recorded to blocks of the blockchain can be timestamped, hashed and distributed across all nodes of the blockchain network and verified as valid by each of the peer nodes. As blocks updating the audit trail are added to the blockchain, the entries cannot be modified or tampered with.
US11449470B2	Patching JSON documents that contain arrays undergoing concurrent modification In various aspects, a method, system and computer program product provides for concurrent changes to data of a document or a file by a plurality of users at a plurality of user devices. The documents or file may be rendered in JavaScript™ Object Notation (JSON) format. The documents may be patched or changed by employing new functional operations for applying metadata for elements of the arrays associated with the document or file, and to merge changes from made among the various users. The disclosure provides for maintaining and producing new versions of the document or the file, the changes controlled so that data of the arrays are merged atomically and the updates do not fail permitting simultaneous changes to the document or file by multiple users.
US11449464B2	Graphical user interface for parsing events using a selected field delimiter option A graphical user interface allows a customer to specify delimiters and/or patterns that occur in event data and indicate the presence of a particular field. The graphical user interface applies a customer's delimiter specifications directly to event data and displays the resulting event data in real time. Delimiter specifications may be saved as configuration settings and systems in a distributed setting may use the delimiter specifications to extract field values as the systems process raw data into event data. Extracted field values are used to accelerate search queries that a system receives.
US11449463B2	Analysis database registration device, analysis data collection system, analysis system and analysis database registration method A save folder to be used in order for an analysis data acquisition device to save an analysis data file in a storage is created by a creator. When a file determiner determines that the analysis data file is saved in the created save folder, the analysis data file saved in the save folder is registered by a registrator in an analysis database of a database storage device. When an end determiner determines that an instruction for ending registration of the analysis data file in the analysis database has been given, a region processor makes the save folder unavailable for the registration of the analysis data file in the analysis database.
US11449461B2	Metadata-driven distributed dynamic reader and writer A method for receiving text files, each having data defined in various format types. The text files are received without a reference to a schema defining the text files. A description file for each of the text files describing one of the format types is received and the description file includes a separate file from a corresponding text file. Before processing the text file and absent receiving the schema, the method identifies a data structure of the description file, the data structure comprising one or more parameters and definitions of the various format types. Each of the text files is processed and during processing of each of the text files, dynamically generating, at run-time, one or more reader engines to read the data in the text files and dynamically extracting, at run-time, data based on the identified data structure. The method generates an output file with the extracted data.
US11449455B2	Method and system for facilitating a high-capacity object storage system with configuration agility and mixed deployment flexibility During operation, the system receives, by a master node, a first I/O request with associated data, wherein the master node is in communication with a first plurality of storage drives via a switch based on a network protocol, wherein the master node and the first plurality of storage drives are allowed to reside in different cabinets, and wherein a respective collection of storage drives are coupled to a converter module, which is configured to convert data between the network protocol and an I/O protocol used to access the storage drives. The system identifies, by the master node, a first collection of storage drives from the first plurality on which to execute the first I/O request. The system executes, based on a communication via the switch and a converter module associated with the first collection of storage drives, the first I/O request on the first collection of storage drives.
US11449454B2	Building management system with automatic equipment discovery and equipment model distribution A building management system includes a communications bus, and devices coupled to the communications bus. The devices are coupled to the communications bus and configured to communicate on the communications bus using a master-slave token passing protocol. A first one of the devices has an active node table stored therein. The active node table includes multiple nodes. Each node represents one of the devices participating in a token passing ring used to exchange information among the devices via the communications bus using the master-slave token passing protocol. The first device is configured to monitor the active node table for new nodes and to identify a new device communicating on the communications bus in response to a determination that the active node table includes a new node.
US11449453B2	Multi-package system using configurable input/output interface circuits for single-ended intra-package communication and differential inter-package communication A multi-package system includes a first semiconductor package and a second semiconductor package. The first semiconductor package includes a first die and a second die. The second semiconductor package includes a third die. A first processing circuit of the first die communicates with a second processing circuit of the second die through a first configurable input/output (IO) interface circuit of the first die and a third configurable IO interface circuit of the second die that are configured to perform single-ended intra-package communication. The first processing circuit of the first die communicates with a third processing circuit of the third die through a second configurable IO interface circuit of the first die and a fourth configurable IO interface circuit of the third die that are configured to perform differential inter-package communication. The first configurable IO interface circuit and the second configurable IO interface circuit have a same circuit design.
US11449449B2	Data processing apparatus and operating method thereof A data processing apparatus includes a master device configured to transmit commands for destinations, a slave device including a plurality of command processing regions respectively corresponding to the destinations, and a controller configured to relay communication between the master device and the slave device. The controller assigns time stamp value to the commands as an initial value when the commands was received by the controller and increment the time stamp value every command arbitration cycle, selects a command having a largest time stamp value among the commands in a tournament manner by comparing commands having different destinations every command arbitration cycle, stores a command selection history of each comparison of commands, selects the command based on a command selection history corresponding to the compared commands when respective time stamp values of the compared commands are the same or substantially the same as each other.
US11449447B2	Latency and jitter for traffic over PCIe A method includes transmitting first data with a first priority through a first dedicated interface on a transmit side of a PCIe system. The method also includes transmitting second data with a second priority through a second dedicated interface on the transmit side of the PCIe system. The method includes transmitting the first data and the second data to a receive side of the PCIe system using two or more virtual channels over a PCIe link, where the first data uses a first virtual channel and the second data uses a second virtual channel.
US11449442B2	Single command for reading then clearing a memory buffer An example printing method can involve a memory buffer of a printing system containing image data, and the method can include (i) issuing, by an initiator of the printing system, a single read-then-clear memory command; (ii) receiving, by a memory controller of the printing system, the single read-then-clear memory command; and (iii) in response to receiving the single read-then-clear memory command, the memory controller both (a) reading the image data from the memory buffer of the printing system and (b) after reading the image data, clearing the image data from the memory buffer of the printing system.
US11449440B2	Data copy offload command support across multiple storage access protocols An apparatus includes at least one processing device, with the at least one processing device comprising a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The at least one processing device is configured to generate a data copy offload command to offload a data copy operation from a host device to a storage system, the command comprising a multi-protocol indicator that specifies that data is to be copied from a source logical storage device that utilizes a first access protocol to a destination logical storage device that utilizes a second access protocol different than the first access protocol, and to send the data copy offload command from the host device to the storage system over a network for performance of the offloaded data copy operation in the storage system in accordance with the command. The first and second access protocols illustratively comprise respective SCSI and NVMe access protocols.
US11449436B1	Storage system with division based addressing and cooperative flash management This disclosure provides techniques hierarchical address virtualization within a memory controller and configurable block device allocation. By performing address translation only at select hierarchical levels, a memory controller can be designed to have predictable I/O latency, with brief or otherwise negligible logical-to-physical address translation time. In one embodiment, address transition may be implemented entirely with logical gates and look-up tables of a memory controller integrated circuit, without requiring processor cycles. The disclosed virtualization scheme also provides for flexibility in customizing the configuration of virtual storage devices, to present nearly any desired configuration to a host or client.
US11449432B2	Methods and apparatus for eviction in dual datapath victim cache system Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to evict in a dual datapath victim cache system. An example apparatus includes a cache storage, a cache controller operable to receive a first memory operation and a second memory operation concurrently, comparison logic operable to identify if the first and second memory operations missed in the cache storage, and a replacement policy component operable to, when at least one of the first and second memory operations corresponds to a miss in the cache storage, reserve an entry in the cache storage to evict based on the first and second memory operations.
US11449428B2	Enhanced read-ahead capability for storage devices In the context of data storage, an approach to pre-fetching data prior to a read request involves receiving a read request and a next read request, and updating metadata corresponding to the read request with a next data storage address corresponding to the next read request. Responsive to again receiving the read request at a later time, the next data storage address can be read from the read request metadata and the next data can be pre-fetched from the next data storage address in advance of processing a following read request. Furthermore, the next data can be pre-fetched during read queue idle time and stored in a cache buffer, in anticipation of another incoming next read request, responsive to which the next data can be returned to the host from the buffer rather than from a read of non-volatile memory.
US11449423B1	Enhancing cache dirty information A method performed by a controller comprising assigning a first status indicator to entries in a first address line in a volatile memory belonging to a first region of an LUT stored in a non-volatile memory, and a second status indicator to entries in the first address line in the volatile memory belonging to a second region of the LUT, setting either the first or second status indicator to a dirty status based on whether a cache updated entry at an address m in the volatile memory belongs to the first or second region of the LUT, and writing, based on the dirty status of the first and second status indicator at the address m, all entries in the volatile memory associated with the first region or the second region containing the updated entry to the non-volatile memory.
US11449421B2	Memory system, memory controller and method for minimizing data loss using recovery operations in sudden power loss events Embodiments of the disclosed technology relate to a memory system, and a memory controller and a method of operating the same. In performing a recovery operation after occurrence of sudden power off (SPO), by determining whether to delete, from a memory device, journaling information associated with data stored in a target open memory block based on the state of the memory device, thereby preventing unnecessary data movement in a situation where the number of free memory blocks included in the memory device is insufficient, and maintaining the number of free memory blocks included in the memory device to a predetermined value or more.
US11449419B2	Disassociating memory units with a host system A command pertaining to a non-volatile memory device on a memory sub-system is received from a host system. A portion of the non-volatile memory device has an association with the host system. In response to determining that the command is a dissociate instruction to dissociate the portion of the non-volatile memory device on the memory sub-system with the host system, remove the association of the portion of the non-volatile memory device on the memory sub-system with the host system.
US11449418B2	Controller and method for selecting victim block for wear leveling operation A method for operating a controller for controlling a memory device including memory blocks, the method includes: determining candidate blocks based on erase counts of the memory blocks; determining a victim block among the candidate blocks based on data update counts of logical addresses associated with a plurality of pages in each of the candidate blocks; and moving data of the victim block into a destination block.
US11449414B2	Mapping test parameter data elements during heterogeneous component-based testing in a portable automation framework in both API mode and UI mode The disclosed technology teaches testing with a test parameter data structure, applied to an AUT that operates in both API and UI mode, processing a configurable script to test in both modes. UI mode renders and interacts with UI elements utilizing values stored in the structure, used by the script in both modes, providing display mark-up in the script that is rendered in UI mode and formats fields to receive data that map to specific elements, leaving to be completed a mapping connection between the fields in the display and specific elements in the structure. The method includes providing a mapping of fields to elements, based on names, and while processing the script in UI mode, rendering the mark-up from the script, using a bot to interact with and complete the mark-up, applying the mapping to identify elements to complete fields, and causing processing of the fields in the mark-up.
US11449400B2	Method, device and program product for managing data of storage device A technique involves: in response to receiving a request to write data to a storage device, acquiring metadata of a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) extent that is associated with the request to write data, the RAID extent being built based on disk slices comprised in a plurality of disks of the storage device; determining, based on the metadata, a disk slice of data write-enabled RAID extent to write the data; and copying an identification and a degradation number into a metadata page associated with a mapper for data recovery, the identification and degradation number being comprised in the metadata and associated with the data write-enabled RAID extent, the mapper being used to map a physical space and a virtual logical space, and the degradation number indicating the number of times that the disk slice comprised in the RAID extent changes from being normal to being degraded.
US11449398B2	Embedded container-based control plane for clustered environment Techniques for providing an embedded container-based control plane for clustered environments. A clustered storage system includes one to many storage appliances, in which one storage appliance is designated as a “primary appliance” and any other storage appliance(s) is/are designated as a “peer appliance(s).” The primary appliance includes a central database, one peer appliance includes a synchronously replicated database, and any other peer appliances each include an asynchronously replicated database. The primary appliance further includes a global management IP for managing access to the central database. The primary and peer appliances each further include a control plane container for implementing command processing services. The control plane container of the primary appliance further implements command orchestration services. The clustered storage system with central and replicated databases and a distributed control plane avoids the need to re-synchronize data at the time of storage appliance failure and improves scalability.
US11449387B2	System, device and method for storage device assisted low-bandwidth data repair According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a regeneration-code-aware (RCA) storage device configured to calculate at least one type of data regeneration code for data error correction. The RCA storage device may include a memory configured to store data in chunks which, in turn, comprise data blocks. The RCA storage device may include a processor configured to compute, when requested by an external host device, a data regeneration code based upon a selected number of data blocks. The RCA storage device may include an external interface configured to transmit the data regeneration code to the external host device.
US11449386B2	Method and system for optimizing persistent memory on data retention, endurance, and performance for host memory A system is provided to receive a first request to write data to a storage system, which comprises an MRAM, a NOR, a DRAM, and a NAND. The system writes the data to the MRAM. The system copies the data from the MRAM: to the NOR in response to determining that the data is read at a frequency greater than a first predetermined threshold and is updated at a frequency less than a second predetermined threshold; to the DRAM in response to determining that the data is read at a frequency less than the first predetermined threshold and is updated at a frequency greater than the second predetermined threshold; and to the NAND in response to determining that the data is read at a frequency less than the first predetermined threshold and is updated at a frequency less than the second predetermined threshold.
US11449385B2	Quantum error correction Apparatus for quantum error correction is disclosed. The apparatus includes an array of processing cores, each processing core comprising: a processor on a first chip; and a processor cache on the first chip; and a bus for interconnecting neighbouring processing cores in the array of processing cores; wherein each processing core includes: control code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to access a processor cache of at least one neighbouring processing core.
US11449380B2	Method for detecting and recovery from soft errors in a computing device A method for detecting and recovery from a soft error in a computing device is provided. In examples discussed herein, the method can be performed to detect soft errors that may occur during execution of a predefined critical instruction(s) and/or has been propagated in the computing device prior to the execution of the predefined critical instruction(s). Specifically, a software compiler may be used to embed an error detector block(s) after the predefined critical instruction(s). In this regard, the error detector block(s) can be executed after the predefined critical instruction(s) to detect the soft error. Accordingly, it may be possible to invoke a diagnosis routine to determine severity of the detected soft error and take appropriate action against the detected soft error. As such, it may be possible to protect the execution of the predefined critical instruction(s) concurrent to eliminating vulnerable voting intervals and reducing soft error detection overhead.
US11449379B2	Root cause and predictive analyses for technical issues of a computing environment A process collects information about multiple systems of a computing environment from environmental tools web sources. The process builds and trains a classification model that extracts relevant information that classifies technical issues of the computing environment. The process performs root cause and predictive analyses, and identifies root causes of experienced technical issues and predicted technical issues. Based on identifying the root causes of the experienced technical issues, or identifying predicted issues, the process provides suggested corrective actions or optimization actions. Effectiveness of the suggested corrective actions and suggested optimization actions is tracked, and results of the tracking are fed into a training process that further trains the classification model.
US11449370B2	System and method for determining a process flow of a software application and for automatically generating application testing code A computer-implemented method of mapping a process model of a software application executed by a hosting platform. A series of actions taken by a user with respect to user interfaces generated by the software application are simulated through one or more application programming interface (API) calls. The user interfaces include a form and the series of actions includes opening the form. A plurality of user interface fields of the form are then identified through one or more other API calls executed while impersonating a session of a user under test. At least some of the user interface fields are set to known values and the form is submitted to the software application after the fields have been set. Changes to field-related and record-related information resulting from the submission are then gathered and a process model of the software application is determined based upon the gathered information.
US11449369B2	Broadcast event processing method and device The present disclosure relates to a broadcast event processing method and an apparatus. In the broadcast event processing method, whether current user equipment satisfies a broadcast limiting condition is determined after a broadcast event is received, and after it is determined that the current user equipment satisfies the broadcast limiting condition, a first application is launched. The first application has subscribed to the broadcast event. According to a solution provided in this application, application launching triggered by the broadcast event can be flexibly controlled, thereby reducing power consumption of the user equipment and improving user experience.
US11449364B2	Processing in a multicore processor with different cores having different architectures A multicore processor is provided. In order to select one of the multiple cores in such a multicore processor, an execution time of tasks which are performed multiple times is determined. Based on the determined execution time on the individual cores, an appropriate core for further executions of a task is selected. Additionally, the present disclosure further provides a code generator and code generating method for providing appropriate machine code for the multicore processor.
US11449357B2	Configurable integrated circuit to support new capability Enabling an integrated circuit (IC) to accommodate a new peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) capability of an updated PCIe specification. Firmware-programmable registers for the IC, spanning a target range of register and function numbers to accommodate the new capability, are created. A host issues configuration requests to the IC, which include a register and function number for the new capability. The IC returns a value of a target register when the register number and function number are in the target range. The host updates the value and triggers a firmware interrupt to add the new capability to a list of existing capabilities.
US11449353B2	System and method for proprietary source code interpretation A system and method for interpreting source code in a source language executable in a source computing system for use in to a target computing system that is incompatible with the source computing system. The source code in the source language is parsed to identify a proprietary statement. The proprietary statement is specific to the source computing system and incompatible with the target computing system. A corresponding operational pipeline is selected for the identified proprietary statement; the pipeline specifies at least one command that is executable by a processor in the target computing system. The at least one command is transmitted to the processor in the target computing environment for execution. Execution of the of the at least one command by the processor causes the target computing system to perform corresponding computing tasks to obtain computing results that are equivalent to results obtainable by the source computing system executing the proprietary statement.
US11449346B2	System and method for providing system level sleep state power savings A system for providing system level sleep state power savings includes a plurality of memory channels and corresponding plurality of memories coupled to respective memory channels. The system includes one or more processors operative to receive information indicating that a system level sleep state is to be entered and in response to receiving the system level sleep indication, moves data stored in at least a first of the plurality of memories to at least a second of the plurality of memories. In some implementations, in response to moving the data to the second memory, the processor causes power management logic to shut off power to: at least the first memory, to a corresponding first physical layer device operatively coupled to the first memory and to a first memory controller operatively coupled to the first memory and place the second memory in a self-refresh mode of operation.
US11449339B2	Memory barrier elision for multi-threaded workloads A system includes a memory, at least one physical processor in communication with the memory, and a plurality of hardware threads executing on the at least one physical processor. A first thread of the plurality of hardware threads is configured to execute a plurality of instructions that includes a restartable sequence. Responsive to a different second thread in communication with the first thread being pre-empted while the first thread is executing the restartable sequence, the first thread is configured to restart the restartable sequence prior to reaching a memory barrier.
US11449333B2	Providing external access to a processing platform An apparatus, and a method, performed by one or more processors are disclosed. The method may comprise receiving a build request associated with performing an external data processing task on a first data set, the first data set being stored in memory associated with a data processing platform to be performed at a system external to the data processing platform. The method may also comprise generating a task identifier for the data processing task, and providing, in association with the task identifier, the first data set to an agent associated with the external system with an indication of the data processing task, the agent being arranged to cause performance of the task at the external system, to receive a second data set resulting from performance of the task, and to provide the second data set and associated metadata indicative of the transformation. The method may also comprise receiving the second data set and metadata from the agent associated with the external system and storing the second data set and associated metadata.
US11449331B2	Vehicular update system and control method thereof Disclosed is a vehicular update system including a communication device configured to communicate between a server and a controller included in a vehicle, a memory, and a controller configured to, (i) when a public key set including a root public key for verifying a root signature is stored in the memory, acquire the root signature from the server and verify root metadata based on the acquired root signature and the root public key of the public key set pre-stored in the memory, and configured to, (ii) when the public key set is not stored in the memory, acquire, from the server, root metadata including a public key set and a root signature obtained by performing a digital signature on a hash value of the public key set using a root private key, verify the root metadata based on the root public key of the acquired root metadata and the root signature, and store the public key set.
US11449328B2	Communication control device, communication control method, and storage medium A communication control device, includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: store, in the memory, instructions of standby processing in a specific processing order, when a network coupling is being established to perform communication, acquire a specific instructions, update, in the memory, the instructions of standby processing based on a type of the specific instructions, a type of the instructions of standby processing and a relationship specified by order in which the specific instructions are acquired, and after an establishment of the network coupling is completed, perform the instructions of standby processing in a specific processing order.
US11449323B2	Automated identification of generic module location per electrical signatures A database stored electrical signatures of mounting points for generic modules within a vehicle model. Software for programming each mounting point is mapped to the mounting points. For a production unit of the vehicle model, generic modules are placed at the mounting points without being programmed to perform a specific function. The generic modules measure the electrical signature of the mounting point at which they are mounted. The generic modules then coordinate with a server to identify a matching electrical signature in the database and programming the generic modules with corresponding software for performing specific functions.
US11449314B2	Rapid application development method An application development editor displays in a graphical user interface a list or other arrangement of variations based on or applying to conditions in the application, each variation being associated with one or more changes in properties or events in the application. The editor enables a user to select a specific variation and then displays the user interface implications or consequences of that selection. Selecting a specific variation is programmatically equivalent to a specific conditional logic branch or ‘if . . . then’ code sequence. The invention enable someone with no, or very limited, code writing skills, such as a designer, to be able to produce an application with fully functioning, correct and potentially complex conditional logic.
US11449310B2	Random number generator, encryption/decryption secret key generator and method based on characteristics of memory cells A method for generating a random number, applied in a random number generator coupled to a flash memory is disclosed. the method comprises: selecting a plurality of cells from the flash memory; initializing the selecting cells of the flash memory; programming the selecting cells to obtain a plurality of first potential values of the selecting cells; re-initializing the selecting cells of the flash memory; re-programming the selecting cells to obtain a plurality of second potential values of the selecting cells; and processing the first potential values and the second potential values according to a predetermined algorithm to generating the random number.
US11449303B2	Determining method and corresponding system of music playback for whether to play music based on image information A music playback method for determining, based on image information, whether to play music, includes obtaining at least one detection position image through an image sensing apparatus; determining whether the detection position image meets at least one playback trigger threshold; and starting an audio playback device based on a result of whether the detection position image meets the playback trigger threshold, to output at least one piece of audio content.
US11449298B2	Electronically readable display features for a digital license plate A vehicle information display system includes a digital license plate attachable to a vehicle and having a display able to present electronically readable visual information. This electronically readable visual information is usable to facilitate provision of services, including but not limited to vehicle rental or providing vehicle access to authorized service providers.
US11449294B2	Display system in a vehicle A display system in a vehicle, including: one or more displays; at least one sensor determining a user's line of sight; a controller determining an active zone and a non-active zone of the one or more displays based on the user's line of sight. The one or more displays are configured to operate the active zone at an enhanced level as compared to the non-active zone. There is further provided a controller configured to rank content displayed on one or more displays in a vehicle according to an attention score determined by at least one sensor configured to measure gaze of a user based on the user's line of sight; and a display system including the controller. One of the displays is selected to display the highest ranked content. There is also provided a method of operating one or more displays in a vehicle using the disclosed display systems.
US11449289B2	Print control server, print control system, and print control method A print control server that controls printing through an SNS includes a registration section configured to register, in association with each other, a first account that is an account of a user of a first SNS and print setting information including designation information of a printer to be used for printing. The registration section accepts a designation of the first account and a designation of a second account that is an account of a user of a second SNS and that is to be a share destination of a print setting, and registers the print setting information associated with the first account also in association with the second account.
US11449264B2	Securely arming a memory device for self-destruction by implementing a self-destruction countdown timer using a battery backed real-time clock A processing device receives a command to arm a memory device for self-destruction. In response to the command, a self-destruction countdown timer is commenced. An expiry of the self-destruction countdown timer and based on detecting the expiry of the self-destruction countdown timer, data stored by the memory device is destructed.
US11449263B1	Backup system and method A backup-source storage system extracts, as a pattern, forwarding target data to a backup-destination storage system among data written to a storage apparatus through a volume. The backup-source storage system determines whether the extracted pattern matches with a registered pattern in the backup-source storage system. When a result of the determination is false, the backup-source storage system registers the extracted pattern and forwards the forwarding target data to the backup-destination storage system. When the result of the determination is true, the backup-source storage system does not forward the forwarding target data.
US11449258B2	Apparatuses and methods for accessing hybrid memory system Apparatuses and methods for controlling word lines and sense amplifiers in a semiconductor device are described. An example apparatus includes: a memory array including a plurality of memory cells; a memory controller that transmits a command signal, address signals and further provides and receives data signals; a first port including: a first command terminal that receives the first command signal from the memory controller, first address terminals that receive first address signals from the memory controller, and first data terminals that receive first data signals from the memory controller and further transmit first data signals to the memory controller; and a second port including: a second command terminal that receives a second command signal from the memory controller; second address terminals that receive second address signals from the memory controller and second data terminals that receive second data signals from an external apparatus other than the memory controller and further transmit second data signals to the external apparatus.
US11449257B2	Host device with efficient automated seamless migration of logical storage devices across multiple access protocols An apparatus comprises a host device configured to communicate over a network with a storage system. The host device establishes a migration session in the host device for migration of a source logical storage device accessible utilizing a first access protocol to a target logical storage device accessible utilizing a second access protocol, and migrates the source logical storage device to the target logical storage device utilizing a multi-path layer of the host device. The multi-path layer maintains separate device identities for the respective source and target logical storage devices in conjunction with the migration session but presents a corresponding composite device having a single device identity to one or more applications executing on the host device. The multi-path layer translates one or more commands directed to the composite device in the first access protocol to one or more commands in the second access protocol.
US11449250B2	Managing a mode to access a memory component or a logic component for machine learning computation in a memory sub-system A first mode setting signal is received from a host system. The first mode setting signal indicates a first mode. A memory component is memory component to the first mode based on the first mode setting signal. In the first mode, memory cells of the memory component are exposed to the host system. A second mode setting signal is received from the host system. The second mode setting signal indicates a second mode. The memory component is set to the second mode based on the second mode setting signal. In the second mode, a machine learning operation component of the memory component is exposed to the host system.
US11449243B2	System and method to secure a computer system by selective control of write access to a data storage medium A system and method of securing a computer system by controlling write access to a storage medium by monitoring an application; detecting an attempt by the application to write data to said storage medium; interrogating a rules database in response to said detection; and permitting or denying write access to the storage medium by the application in dependence on said interrogation.
US11449223B2	Voicemail manager for portable multifunction device A computer-implemented method for management of voicemail messages, performed at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, includes: displaying a list of voicemail messages; detecting selection by a user of a respective voicemail message in the list; responding to the user selection of the respective voicemail message by initiating playback of the user-selected voicemail message; displaying a progress bar for the user-selected voicemail message, wherein the progress bar indicates the portion of the user-selected voicemail message that has been played; detecting movement of a finger of the user from a first position on the progress bar to a second position on the progress bar; and responding to the detection of the finger movement by restarting playback of the user-selected voicemail message at a position within the user-selected voicemail message corresponding substantially to the second position on the progress bar.
US11449221B2	User interface for media content playback Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for a user interface for media content playback, such as during travel, are provided. An method of media playback by a media playback device, the method comprising: playing a media content item of a selected playlist of a selected group of playlists; generating a user interface displaying a graphic associated with the media content item that is playing; when an input associated with a first dimension is received into the user interface, playing another media content item of the selected playlist; when an input associated with a second dimension is received into the user interface, playing another media content item of another selected playlist of the selected group of playlists; and when an input associated with a third dimension is received into the user interface, playing another media content item of another selected playlist of another group of playlists.
US11449218B2	Systems and methods for data evaluation and classification The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for evaluating and classifying data, which comprises receiving a first signal associated with a set of user defined categories and a second signal associated with a first set of one or more data items to be analyzed. The set of categories are presented on an interface and each of the data items are to be analyzed are presented on a tile overlay on the interface. A first swipe identification signal identifying a first category to apply to a first data item and a second swipe identification signal identifying a second category to apply to a second data item are received. Based upon the swipe identification signals, a first record associating the first data item with the first category and a second record associating the second data item with the second category are generated and stored in a memory.
US11449216B2	Method and electronic device for interacting between multiple areas of a display An electronic device is provided and includes a display including a front area and a plurality of side areas, at least one processor, and at least one memory. The at least one memory stores instructions configured to, when executed, enable the at least one processor to receive a grip input for the display, identify a grip type based on the grip input, receive a touch input to at least one of the plurality of side areas while the electronic device is gripped, and identify a function corresponding to the touch input based on the identified grip type.
US11449205B2	Status-based reading and authoring assistance Status-based reading and authoring assistance is provided. A status-based reading and authoring assistance feature can automatically determine a status of a user and automatically adapt reading and authoring tools provided for display based on the determined status. The status-based reading and authoring assistance feature provides the right reading and authoring tools at the right time, according to the current use of the application. During a user session with respect to a productivity application that includes status-based reading and authoring assistance, signals (e.g., user actions and context information) associated with a file can be received. A status regarding the use of the file can be determined using at least the signals. The status can comprise a reading status or an authoring status (or even a sub status). Reading and authoring tools provided for a display of the productivity application can be adapted based on the status during the user session.
US11449202B1	User interface and method of data navigation in the user interface of engineering analysis applications A user interface and method. A user interface and method of using said interface that uniquely applies a web browser navigation style to engineering analysis applications is disclosed herein. The user interface, which may be implemented at least in part by use of a computer system, may comprise a browser panel, a tabbed workspace, a graphics view, a search box, and a search and select bar.
US11449199B2	Method and system for generating dynamic user interface layout for an electronic device The present disclosure relates to a method and a layout generation system for generating dynamic User Interface (UI) layout for an electronic device. The method includes identifying one or more operations related to at least one UI element based on a current state of a display screen of the electronic device, calculating a saliency score and an aesthetic score for each of a plurality of grids determined on the display screen, based on the calculated saliency score and the calculated aesthetic score, identifying a plurality of candidate regions, identifying an optimal region from the plurality of candidate regions based on a user interaction score and generating the dynamic UI layout by performing the one or more operations related to the at least one UI element in the optimal region.
US11449198B2	User interface support for large hierarchies A visual depiction of a hierarchy stored at a server computer can be presented at a client computer that interacts with the server computer as operations are performed on the hierarchy. Efficient execution of operations and determination of which nodes are visible within the hierarchy can be supported without sending the entire hierarchy back and forth between the client and the server. Drill state in the user interface can be preserved during operations. The server can support multiple clients interacting with the hierarchy at the same time.
US11449189B1	Virtual reality-based augmented reality development system A virtual reality (VR) system is described that enables users to create, model, and visualize augmented reality experiences at physical, real-world locations, without needing to physically be at the location for which the augmented experience is being modeled. In one example, the VR system includes a head-mounted device (HMD), an augmented reality content development system, and a rendering engine. The HMD is configured to output VR content representing a physical environment for an augmented reality experience. The augmented reality content development system is configured to identify, based on an input, augmented reality content with which to augment the physical environment for the augmented reality experience. The rendering engine is configured to render, via the HMD, the VR content representing the physical environment, augmented with the augmented reality content.
US11449184B2	Touch sensor, window stack structure including the same and image display device including the same A touch sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate layer having an active region and a peripheral region, a plurality of sensing channel columns and a plurality of sensing channel rows disposed on the active region of the substrate layer and extending in directions crossing each other, channel column traces branching from the sensing channel columns and extending on the peripheral region, channel row traces branching from the sensing channel rows and extending on the peripheral region, and a trace connector coupling the channel column traces branching from the same sensing channel columns.
US11449177B2	Method and apparatus for determining whether palm line group needs to be divided The present application provides a method for determining mistaken approaching/touching event, comprising: gathering one or more touch sensitive signal value corresponding to a line piece; calculating a sum of differences of each signal value and a baseline value; and if the sum is less than or equals to zero, determining the line piece is corresponding to a mistaken approaching/touching event.
US11449176B2	Information processing system and method for avoiding execution of unintentional drawing operations Provided are information processing system and information processing method which make it possible to avoid execution of drawing by a pen touching operation which does not follow a user's intention accurately.
US11449175B2	System and method for multi-frequency projection scan for input device detection In some examples, an input device includes a non-linear component, such as a diode. In response to a drive signal, such as a sinusoidal wave, the non-linear passive input device can produce a non-linear output that includes frequency content at the second and other higher harmonics of the fundamental frequency of the drive signal, for example. In some examples, drive electrodes can be driven with a drive signal having one of two fundamental frequencies such that the frequency of the drive signals are applied in an alternating pattern. The electronic device can sense the signal of the stylus to determine the coarse location of the stylus along the sense electrodes and, based on the frequency content of the received signal, a fine location along the axis of the drive electrodes.
US11449159B2	Method of manufacturing a touch sensor with a low visibility conductive micro-mesh Light reflection from a metal mesh touch sensor is reduced or prevented by encasing the metal lines with a passivation coating and including non-reflective nanoparticles in the patterning photoresist. The photoresist is mixed with catalytic nanoparticles wherein the nanoparticles are formed to minimize light reflection. The nanoparticles may be carbon coated metallic particles, or uncoated palladium nanoparticles. Also, a standoff photoresist layer may be included between the substrate and the photoresist composition to prevent reflection from the edges of the metallic lines.
US11449156B1	Touchpad device A touchpad device includes a substrate, a circuit board, a resilient member, an annular plate, a first linkage member, and a second linkage member. The circuit board is disposed above a top surface of the substrate. The resilient member, the first linkage member, and the second linkage member are disposed between the substrate and the circuit board. The annular plate is fixed around a bottom surface of the circuit board and includes an inner periphery. The inner periphery includes a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side connected to each other. The first linkage member includes a first swing plate, and the first swing plate includes a first outer side and a first inner side. The first inner side is swingably connected to the substrate, and the first outer side is sandwiched between the first limiting member and the circuit board.
US11449137B2	Soldier and surface vehicle heads-up display imagery compensation system to align imagery with surroundings A system for rendering a heads-up display element oriented to the surrounding terrain to alleviate cognitive fatigue and eye strain defines buffer regions around a useable region. An orientation element tracks the movement and/or orientation of the user's head and adjusts the useable region via corresponding movements within the buffer regions to align the useable region with the terrain. The orientation element may include a motion tracking camera, micro-electromechanical motion tracking device, etc. Text within the useable region is anchored to a relative location with respect to the horizon for small movements via small translations of the useable region within the buffer regions. For larger movements, the useable is allowed to drift outside the display area completely, and gradually dragged back to a default location according to some time function.
US11449132B2	Emulated computing device in enhanced reality environments A computing device generating an enhanced reality environment may include, in an example, a processor to execute the enhanced reality environment on the computing device and emulate hardware associated with a real-world mobile computing device within the enhanced reality environment; a network adapter to communicatively couple the computing device to the real-world mobile computing device; and an enhanced reality data capture module to capture data defining the enhanced reality environment and deliver the data to the mobile computing device to be processed by an app associated with the real-world mobile computing device.
US11449121B2	Product detection device, product detection system and product detection method applied thereto The product detection system includes a computing device, at least one power detection instrument and a product detection device. The product detection device includes a processing unit, plural USB-C transmission ports and plural detection connection ports. A product detection method includes following steps. Firstly, at least one USB-C under-test product is connected with the plural USB-C transmission ports, and the at least one power detection instrument is connected with the plural detection connection ports. Then, the USB-C transmission port is set as a first role or a second role. Then, the USB-C transmission port corresponding to the first role is cyclically operated at plural designated voltages under control of the processing unit, and the processing unit issues an output voltage to the USB-C transmission port corresponding to the second role. Then, an operation status of the USB-C under-test product is detected.
US11449118B2	Sharing locations with friends on online social networks In one embodiment, a mobile-client system may receive user input from a first user to send a message to a plurality of second users. The user input may include an indication of the first user currently being located at a first geographic location, a time period for which the first geographic location of the first user is visible to the plurality of second users, and one or more content items shared by the first user. The mobile-client system may send the message to one or more second users selected from the plurality of second users. The mobile-client system may receive a notification referencing one or more of the selected second users to whom the message was sent. The notification may include an indication of one or more second geographic locations shared by the one or more of the selected second users.
US11449117B2	Reactive droop limiter During normal operation of a processor, voltage droop is likely to occur and there is, therefore, a need for techniques for rapidly addressing this droop so as to reduce the probability of circuit timing failures. This problem is addressed by provided an apparatus that is configured to detect the droop and react to mitigate the droop. The apparatus includes a frequency divider that is configured to receive an output of a clock signal generator (e.g. a phase locked loop) and produce an output signal in which a predefined fraction of the clock pulses in the output of the clock signal generator are removed from the output signal. By reducing the frequency of the clock signal in this way (as may be understood by examining equation 3) VDD is increased, hence mitigating the voltage droop. This technique provides a fast throttling mechanism that prevents excessive VDD droop across the processor.
US11449110B2	Computer enclosure An enclosure for a computer proofed against being accidentally opened includes a cabinet and a cover plate, the cabinet defines a first chute, the cover plate includes a first hook structure, the first hook structure cooperates with the first chute to cover the cover plate on the cabinet. The cabinet defines a groove in the first chute, the first hook structure comprises a locking portion, and the locking portion is used to engage with the groove.
US11449108B2	Flexible hinge device The present description relates to flexible hinges and hinged devices. One example device includes a first portion and a second portion. The example also includes a relieved flexible hinge rotatably securing the first and second portions.
US11449104B2	Flexible display with electromagnetic adjustment A flexible display that can be adjusted by an electromagnetic mechanism to remove a deformation is disclosed. The flexible display is attached to a body that is configurable in a folded configuration or an unfolded configuration by a hinge mechanism. When unfolded the flexible display includes a deformation (i.e., warp) in an area around the hinge mechanism. Accordingly, an electromagnet is included with the hinge mechanism to remove the deformation by attracting a magnetic element is disposed on a back surface of the flexible display.
US11449103B2	Flexible display device having support layer The present disclosure provides a flexible display device including a flexible display screen having a bendable region; a housing around the flexible display screen; and a support layer having ductility between the housing and a back side of the flexible display screen, wherein the support layer is at least partially on the bendable region of the flexible display screen.
US11449101B2	Display monitors and monitor mount A system includes a monitor mount and first and second monitors. The monitor mount includes a first coupling, a second coupling, and a first power bus. The first monitor includes a first electronic visual display and has a size and shape configured to be detachably secured to the monitor mount by the first coupling. The first monitor can optionally be powered by the first power bus when secured to the monitor mount. The second monitor includes a second electronic visual display and a third coupling. The second monitor has a size and shape configured to: (i) be detachably secured to the monitor mount by the second coupling, (ii) detachably secure the first monitor by the third coupling, and (iii) surround at least a portion of the first electronic visual display when the first monitor is secured to the second monitor.
US11449098B2	Mobile terminal including flexible display A mobile terminal includes a first frame, a second frame movable from the first frame in a first direction, a third frame movable in the first direction with respect to the second frame, a flexible display including a first region coupled to the first frame, a second region coupled to the third frame, and a third region bendably disposed between the first region and the second region, and a display frame bendably coupled to a rear surface of the third region. The second frame includes a side portion positioned facing in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and a guide rail formed on the side portion. The display frame has a guide hook inserted into the guide rail. Even when the display is extended, the mobile terminal keeps the display flat such that the display unit is prevented from being separated or sagged from the frame.
US11449089B1	Joystick having increased control functionality A joystick having increased control functionality preferably includes an industrial joystick base and a rotary upper handle. The rotary upper handle preferably includes an outer base ring, a rotatable ring, a position sensor and a base portion. The outer base ring extends upward from the base portion. The base portion extends from the industrial joystick base. The rotatable ring is rotatably retained in an inner perimeter of the outer base ring. The position sensor is retained in a sensor cavity formed in an inner perimeter of the outer base ring. The rotatable ring preferably includes a ring portion, a rotatable cylinder bar and a compression spring. A center contact and a peripheral contact are retained in an end of the rotatable cylinder bar and make contact with the position sensor. The motion of the rotatable ring and the rotatable cylinder bar are sent to a ring controller for processing.
US11449087B1	Start-up circuit for self-biased circuit An integrated circuit (IC) includes a self-biased circuit and a start-up circuit for the self-biased circuit. The self-biased circuit generates a start-up indicator signal and an output signal. The start-up indicator signal indicates whether the self-biased circuit has started up. The start-up circuit includes a comparator, a start-up controller, and a peak controller. The comparator compares the start-up indicator signal with a reference signal generated based on supply voltages, and generates a comparison signal. The start-up controller controls a start-up of the self-biased circuit when the comparison signal is at a first logic state. Further, when the comparison signal transitions from the first logic state to a second logic state, the peak controller controls the output signal to maintain one of a voltage level and a current level of the output signal below a peak limit.
US11449086B2	Power voltage selection circuit Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a first external terminal supplied with a first power potential, a second external terminal supplied with a second power potential different from the first power potential, a first transistor connected between the first external terminal and an internal power line, a second transistor connected between the second external terminal and the internal power line, and a first circuit configured to turn the first transistor OFF during at least a first period until the second power potential is supplied after the first power potential is supplied.
US11449083B2	Evaluating enhanced oil recovery methods Evaluating enhanced oil recovery methods by identifying a first nanofluidic device associated with a reservoir rock formation and saturated with a target fluid, directing the injection of a secondary recovery fluid into the first nanofluidic device, determining a target fluid secondary recovery saturation level associated with injection of the secondary recovery fluid into the first nanofluidic device, identifying a second nanofluidic device associated with the reservoir rock formation and saturated with the target fluid, directing the injection of a tertiary recovery fluid into the second nanofluidic device, determining a target fluid tertiary recovery saturation level associated with the injection of the tertiary recovery fluid into the second nanofluidic device, determining a target fluid production efficiency associated with the tertiary recovery fluid, and providing the target fluid production efficiency to a user.
US11449081B2	Water utility meter with smart reconnect function A water utility meter arranged to register the volume of water delivered to a consumption site through a distribution network and connect or disconnect the consumption site from the utility distribution network is disclosed. The water utility meter comprises: a flow sensor arranged to measure a flow rate and/or a volume of water delivered to the consumption site; a valve for connecting and disconnecting the consumption site from the distribution network; an actuator for opening and closing the valve; and a controller unit arranged to control the actuator. The controller unit is configured to connect the consumption site to the distribution network by operating the actuator to open the valve. After opening the valve the controller unit analyses flow rate and/or volume measurements from the flow sensor to determine if a reference profile is violated. If the reference profile is violated the controller unit will disconnect the consumption site from the distribution network by closing the valve.
US11449074B2	Robot for providing guidance service using artificial intelligence and method of operating the same A robot for providing a guidance service using artificial intelligence. The robot measures distances between external robots and the robot and, based on the measured distances, determines that robots are concentrated in a specific area. Based on the determination that robots are concentrated in the specific area, the robot moves some of the external robots to the specific area.
US11449067B1	Conflict resolver for a lidar data segmentation system of an autonomous vehicle An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle generates segmentation scenes based upon lidar data generated by a lidar sensor system of the autonomous vehicle. The lidar data includes points indicative of positions of objects in a driving environment of the autonomous vehicle. The segmentation scenes comprise regions that are indicative of the objects in the driving environment. The autonomous vehicle generates scores for each segmentation scene based upon characteristics of each segmentation scenes and selects a segmentation scene based upon the scores. The autonomous vehicle then operates based upon the segmentation scene.
US11449061B2	Obstacle recognition method for autonomous robots Provided is a method for operating a robot, including capturing images of a workspace, comparing at least one object from the captured images to objects in an object dictionary, identifying a class to which the at least one object belongs using an object classification unit, instructing the robot to execute at least one action based on the object class identified, capturing movement data of the robot, and generating a planar representation of the workspace based on the captured images and the movement data, wherein the captured images indicate a position of the robot relative to objects within the workspace and the movement data indicates movement of the robot.
US11449056B2	Hailing a vehicle In general, an indication is received through a user interface of an intention of a potential rider to use an autonomous vehicle. In response to the receipt of the indication, a hailing request is sent by a signaling mode to at least one autonomous vehicle that can receive the hailing request directly in accordance with the signaling mode.
US11449051B2	Method for managing movements of a fleet of autonomous mobile objects, method for movement of an autonomous mobile object, corresponding devices and computer program products A method for managing movements of a fleet of a plurality of autonomous mobile objects capable of communicating with a management server. An autonomous mobile object is associated with a user terminal with which a user is equipped. The management server performs the following steps, for a given autonomous mobile object, referred to as a first object, associated with a first user terminal with which a user is equipped: obtaining information representing a position to be reached by the first object, referred to as first object destination information; determining information representing a movement to be made by the first object, referred to as first object movement information, the determining taking into account of at least the first object destination information; and transmitting the first object movement information to the first object.
US11449050B2	Real-time violations and safety monitoring system on autonomous vehicles Provided herein are platforms for determining a real-time human behavior analysis of an unmanned vehicle by a plurality of autonomous or semi-autonomous land vehicles through infrastructure recognition and assessment. The platforms determine a real-time parking status for a plurality of parking locations, a platform for detecting a traffic violation by a manned vehicle at a roadway location, and a platform for monitoring security of a physical location.
US11449048B2	Moving body control apparatus, moving body control method, and training method A moving body control apparatus for controlling a moving body includes: an acquisition device that acquires a control command for the moving body and an image of a view in the traveling direction of the moving body; and an information processing device that uses a machine learning model to output a control parameter for controlling the moving body, using the control command and the image acquired by the acquisition device as inputs.
US11449036B2	Robotic process selection and configuration A system for selection and configuration of a robotic process includes a data input module to receive a stream of inputs relating to a user engaged in a task of interest, an input analysis module to analyze the stream of inputs and provide a series of timestamped actions and associated action parameters, and a component selection module to select a component of an AI solution for use in an automated robotic process, based on, at least in part, an action of the series of actions, the associated action parameters, or the components ability to simulate one or more of the actions in the series of actions.
US11449033B2	MIMO different-factor partial-form model-free control The invention discloses a MIMO different-factor partial-form model-free control method. In view of the limitations of the existing MIMO partial-form model-free control method with the same-factor structure, namely, at time k, different control inputs in the control input vector can only use the same values of penalty factor and step-size factors, the invention proposes a MIMO partial-form model-free control method with the different-factor structure, namely, at time k, different control inputs in the control input vector can use different values of penalty factors and/or step-size factors, which can solve control problems of strongly nonlinear MIMO systems with different characteristics between control channels widely existing in complex plants. Compared with the existing control method, the inventive method has higher control accuracy, stronger stability and wider applicability.
US11449029B2	Creating a print job using user-specified build material layer thicknesses An apparatus has a processor and a machine-readable storage medium storing machine-readable instructions executable by the processor. The processor is to create a 3D print job defining a spatial arrangement of objects to be printed such that each object or each object portion is arranged in a region or regions having a build material layer thickness corresponding to a user-specified build material layer thickness and such that objects or object portions having different build material layer thicknesses are arranged in different regions. Different build material layer thicknesses may be user-specified for different objects or different object portions.
US11449014B2	Combined learned and dynamic control system Example embodiments allow for networks of hybrid controllers that can be computed efficiently and that can adapt to changes in the system(s) under control. Such a network includes at least one hybrid controller that includes a dynamic sub-controller and a learned system sub-controller. Information about the ongoing performance of the system under control is provided to both the hybrid controller and to an over-controller, which provides one or more control inputs to the hybrid controller in order to modify the ongoing operation of the hybrid controller. These inputs can include the set-point of the hybrid controller, one or more parameters of the dynamic controller, and an update rate or other parameter of the learned system controller. The over-controller can control multiple hybrid controllers (e.g., controlling respective sub-systems of an overall system) and can, itself, be a hybrid controller.
US11449013B2	Linepack delay measurement in fluid delivery pipeline Technical solutions are described for predicting linepack delays. An example method includes receiving temporal sensor measurements of a first fluid-delivery pipeline network and generating a causality graph of the first fluid-delivery pipeline network. The method also includes determining a topological network of the stations based on the causality graph, where the topological network identifies a temporal delay between a pair of stations. The method also includes generating a temporal delay prediction model based on the topological network and predicting the linepack delays of a second fluid-delivery pipeline network based on the temporal delay prediction model, where a compressor station of the second fluid-delivery pipeline network compresses fluid based on the predicted linepack delays to maintain a predetermined pressure.
US11449010B2	Water-resistant watch case A water-resistant watch case of a diving watch, includes a back mounted on a lower side of a middle part, and a crystal mounted on an upper side of the middle part. The crystal includes an annular peripheral surface mounted by a first portion of an annular gasket made of amorphous metal on an inner annular surface that is complementary in shape, on the upper side of the middle part. A second portion of the gasket on the first portion of the gasket maintains the crystal against the middle part. The annular peripheral surface of the crystal is inclined towards the inside of the watch case at an angle less than 90° relative to a central axis perpendicular to the plane of the watch case to distribute stresses between the crystal and the middle part due to the water pressure.
US11449005B2	Holographic decorated glass for screen color matching Systems may reduce or eliminate the visibility of a boundary between the displaying portions of the system and the non-displaying portions of the system. An exemplary system includes a display screen including a plurality of pixels forming a first periodic structure and a frame surrounding at least a portion of the display screen. The frame may include a holographic structure having a second periodic structure. The first pitch of the first periodic structure may be within 0.5 percent to 20 percent of the second pitch of the second periodic structure.
US11449000B2	Electrophotographic apparatus, process cartridge, and cartridge set An electrophotographic apparatus having an electrophotographic photosensitive member, a charging unit, and a developing unit for forming a toner image, wherein the charging unit has a conductive member disposed to be contactable with the electrophotographic photosensitive member, a conductive layer at the surface of the conductive member has a matrix-domain structure, at least a portion of the domains is exposed at the outer surface of the conductive member, the outer surface of the conductive member is constituted at least of the matrix and these domains, a volume resistivity R1 of the matrix is greater than 1.00×1012 Ω·cm, a volume resistivity R2 of the domains is less than R1, Martens hardness G1 of the matrix and Martens hardness G2 of the domains satisfy a prescribed relationship, and an onset temperature T(A) for a storage elastic modulus E′ of the toner is not more than 80.0° C.
US11448999B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a drum cartridge and developing cartridge. The drum cartridge may include a photosensitive drum rotatable about a first axis extending in an axial direction. The developing cartridge may include a developing roller rotatable about a second axis extending in the axial direction. The image forming apparatus may include a main casing including a slot extending in the axial direction. The image forming apparatus may include a first inner surface positioned inside of the slot, and a second inner surface positioned inside of the slot farther from the cover in the axial direction than the first inner surface from the cover in the axial direction. The first and second inner surfaces may be configured to press the developing roller toward the photosensitive drum.
US11448996B2	Imaging system including image carrier and coating roller to lubricate image carrier An imaging system includes an image carrier to carry a toner image, a coating roller to transfer a lubricant from a lubricant source to a surface of the image carrier, the coating roller being disposed adjacent to the image carrier to receive a toner from the image carrier, and a toner adjustment element to adjust a toner amount of the coating roller in an axial direction of the coating roller.
US11448992B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming system and method of controlling image forming system An image forming apparatus to which a sheet treating apparatus is to be connected includes a communication device, having a serial port used for serial communication with the sheet treating apparatus and a parallel port used for parallel communication with the sheet treating apparatus, to communicate with the sheet treating apparatus, and one or more processors. At least one of the one or more processors operates to determine a communication method to communicate with the sheet treating apparatus based on configuration information representing a connection configuration of the sheet treating apparatus, and switch an operation of the serial port such that the serial port of the communication device is used in the parallel communication in a case where a determined communication method is a method in which the parallel communication is performed and the serial communication is not performed.
US11448985B2	Image forming apparatus having a fixing unit operated by AC voltage An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image; a transferring unit configured to transfer the image formed by the image forming unit on a recording material; a fixing unit having a fixing heater, the fixing heater being configured to generate heat with electric power supplied from a commercial power source, and the fixing unit being configured to fix the image on the recording material by heating the recording material on which the image is transferred with the heat generated by the fixing heater; a memory configured to store resistance information representing a resistance value of the fixing heater; a zero-cross detection unit configured to detect a zero-cross timing of an AC voltage supplied from the commercial power source, and a voltage detection unit configured to detect a voltage value of AC voltage.
US11448982B2	Electrophotographic apparatus, process cartridge, and cartridge set An electrophotographic apparatus including an electrophotographic photosensitive member, a charging unit, and a developing unit, wherein the charging unit includes a conductive member disposed to be contactable with the electrophotographic photosensitive member, a conductive layer of the conductive member has a matrix-domain structure, at least some of the domains are exposed at the outer surface of the conductive member, the volume resistivity RI of the matrix is greater than 1.00×1012 Ω·cm and not greater than 1.00×1017 Ω·cm, the matrix volume resistivity R1 is at least 1.0×105-times the domain volume resistivity R2, and the developing unit includes a toner, the toner includes a binder resin-containing toner particle and an external additive, and the external additive contains fine particles of a hydrotalcite compound.
US11448981B2	Fluorescent latexes with enhanced brightness Fluorescent latexes are provided. In embodiments, a fluorescent latex comprises water and fluorescent agent-incorporated resin particles, the particles comprising a resin and a Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) pair comprising a fluorescent brightener having a fluorescence emission spectrum and a fluorescent dye having an absorption spectrum that overlaps with the fluorescence emission spectrum of the fluorescent brightener, wherein the fluorescent latex exhibits FRET under illumination with ultraviolet (UV) light. Fluorescent toners made from the fluorescent latexes are provided. Methods of making and using the fluorescent toners are also provided.
US11448977B1	Gas distribution plate with UV blocker at the center Apparatus for processing substrates can include a gas distribution plate that includes an upper plate and a lower plate and a solid disk between the upper plate and the lower plate. Each of the upper plate and the lower plate has a central region and an outer region surrounding the central region, the central region being solid and the outer region having a plurality of through holes. The upper plate and the lower plate are coaxially aligned along a central axis extending through a center of the central region of the upper plate and a center of the central region of the lower plate. The solid disk is coaxially aligned with the upper plate and the lower plate. The solid disk is configured to block transmission of ultraviolet radiation through the solid disk.
US11448953B2	Overhead frame corners Improved corners for overhead frames having primary and secondary fasteners that are located within the distal rectangular periphery of alpha oriented overhead frame components so that the width of bundled overhead frames is reduced; protrusions leading to snagging are eliminated; obstructions to the preferred, industry-wide, disassembled frame orientation are precluded; and frame components may be rigidly bundled into the alpha orientation without the wasteful and time-consuming use of temporary materials.
US11448952B2	Screen and projection system A screen comprises the following layers sequentially stacked from an incident side of projected light rays: a micro-lens layer, a transparent matrix layer, a total internal reflection layer, and a light-absorbing layer. The light-absorbing layer absorbs light passing through the micro-lens layer, the transparent matrix layer, and the total internal reflection layer. The micro-lens layer comprises a plurality of micro-lens units. The total internal reflection layer comprises a plurality of microstructure units. The microstructure unit has a lower first flat surface and an upper second flat surface. The first flat surface intersects the second flat surface. The plurality of microstructure units forms a serrated structure. The micro-lens units and the microstructure units are at least partially arranged in an alternating manner. The projected light rays converged toward the first flat surface exit after being totally internally reflected by the first flat surface and the second flat surface sequentially.
US11448948B2	Processing method of image data, projection apparatus, processing apparatus of image data In a processing method of image data in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a processor of an information processing apparatus calculates a heat quantity value when projecting and displaying image data, determines the image data as an image to be projected and displayed when the heat quantity value does not reach a threshold value, and generates processed image data so that a heat quantity is to be lower than the heat quantity value and determines the processed image data as an image to be projected and displayed when the heat quantity value exceeds the threshold value.
US11448944B2	Moldable and flexible mount for a curved surface The embodied invention is a mounting assembly comprising an attaching bracket, a moldable base with a bending metal insert, and a foam attaching tape. The moldable base is conveniently formed to match the curved surface shape, and the foam tape utilizes a pressure sensitive adhesive to bond to the curved surface.
US11448943B2	Apparatus for stabilizing camera of autonomous vehicle and method thereof An apparatus for stabilizing a camera of an autonomous vehicle includes: a sensor that detects vibration generated and applied to the camera due to a state of a road surface when the autonomous vehicle is traveling; a first actuator that attenuates roll vibration applied to the camera; a second actuator that attenuates pitch vibration applied to the camera; and a controller that controls the first actuator and the second actuator to attenuate the vibration detected by the sensor.
US11448938B2	Entangled photon source that can replace a pulsed laser in non-ablative multiphoton and nonlinear processes A coherent, entangled photon source which uses a continuous wave laser to replace pulsed photon excitation sources in multiphoton nonlinear processes. In various embodiments, the device comprises a continuous wave photon laser creating electromagnetic radiation at a specific frequency and narrow linewidth. The emitted beam may be conditioned by an optical fiber to allow for efficient interaction with a nonlinear crystal. The nonlinear material is designed and fabricated in a specific manner, enabling the quantum mechanical process of a single photon with well-defined energy being converted into two or more photons which display quantum correlations. The nonlinear material and subsequent fiber-optic or free space components control the temporal, spatial, and polarization-related quantum correlations such that the entangled photons can create a signal in multiphoton nonlinear processes that is the same or exceeds that of a pulsed photon source but at the average and peak powers of a continuous wave laser.
US11448937B2	Transparent waveguide display for tiling a display having plural optical powers using overlapping and offset FOV tiles One embodiment provides an apparatus for displaying an image comprising: a first optical substrate comprising at least one waveguide layer configured to propagate light in a first direction, wherein the at least one waveguide layer of the first optical substrate comprises at least one grating lamina configured to extract the light from the first substrate along the first direction; and a second optical substrate comprising at least one waveguide layer configured to propagate the light in a second direction, wherein the at least one waveguide layer of the second optical substrate comprises at least one grating lamina configured to extract light from the second substrate along the second direction; wherein the at least one grating lamina of at least one of the first and second optical substrates comprises an SBG in a passive mode.
US11448933B2	Display device According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display region in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed in a row direction and a column direction; a plurality of gate lines extending in the row direction and coupled to the pixels; a plurality of signal lines extending in the column direction and coupled to the pixels; a plurality of pixel electrodes provided in the pixels; a plurality of first electrodes facing the pixel electrodes; a plurality of auxiliary wiring lines coupled to the respective first electrodes; a second electrode provided in the same layer as the auxiliary wiring lines and overlapping with the signal lines; and a detection circuit configured to detect force applied to the display region based on at least first capacitance generated between the second electrode and the signal lines.
US11448932B2	Array substrate and manufacturing method thereof An array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof in the embodiment of the present invention can complete the process of the array substrate with the touch function by using six photolithography processes, thereby simplifying the production process, saving cost, and shortening the production cycle.
US11448931B2	Method for repairing broken line, array substrate and active matrix display device The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides a method for repairing broken line, an array substrate, and an active matrix display device. The method for repairing broken line comprises: providing an array substrate including a data driving circuit disposed in the bottom peripheral area, a plurality of data lines derived from the data driving circuit and extending to the top peripheral area through the active area, a repair line derived from the data driving circuit and extending along the side peripheral area and the top peripheral area, detecting each of the data lines of the array substrate to determine a broken data line including a first section and a second section disconnected with each other; performing laser-welding on an laser intersection position between the broken data line and the repair line in the top peripheral area to weld the broken data line and the repair line; forming, by disconnecting the repair line near the intersection position in the top peripheral area, a repair section which is extending from the data driving circuit to be conductive connected with the second section, and signals are introduced to two disconnected sections of the broken data line from the data driving circuit, and the data driving circuit and the repair section, respectively. The present disclosure can achieve a high repair success rate of the broken data line and a small resistance-capacity loading after repairing.
US11448923B2	Liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal module A liquid crystal display panel to be used in a vertical orientation includes: a first substrate; a second substrate located opposite to the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. When a position of a top end of the liquid crystal layer is defined as a first position and a position of a bottom end of the liquid crystal layer is defined as a second position when the liquid crystal display panel is placed in the vertical orientation, a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate when the liquid crystal panel is in a horizontal orientation gradually decreases from the first position to the second position.
US11448900B2	Tunable non-round fluidic lens with immersed lens shaper The invention relates to an optical device (1), comprising: at least a first lens 100) having an adjustable focal length, wherein the first lens (100) comprises a container (2) that defines a volume (V) which is filled with a transparent fluid (F), and wherein the container (2) comprises a front wall (20), which front wall (20) comprises a transparent membrane (21) that is flexible and stretchable and a transparent lens shaper (22) that is immersed in the fluid (F) and connected to the membrane (21), so that the lens shaper (22) defines a curvature-adjustable area (23) of the membrane (21), and wherein the container (2) comprises a back wall (30) facing the front wall (20), wherein the fluid (F) is arranged between the front wall (20) and the back wall (30), and wherein the back wall (30) forms a lens.
US11448891B2	Multifunctional collimator for contact image sensors Disclosed is a method to fabricate a multifunctional collimator structure In one embodiment, an optical collimator, includes: a dielectric layer; a substrate; and a plurality of via holes, wherein the dielectric layer is formed over the substrate, wherein the plurality of via holes are configured as an array along a lateral direction of a first surface of the dielectric layer, wherein each of the plurality of via holes extends through the dielectric layer and the substrate from the first surface of the dielectric layer to a second surface of the substrate in a vertical direction, wherein the substrate has a bulk impurity doping concentration equal to or greater than 1×1019 per cubic centimeter (cm−3) and a first thickness, and wherein the bulk impurity doping concentration and the first thickness of the substrate are configured so as to allow the optical collimator to filter light in a range of wavelengths.
US11448887B2	Multifunctional illuminated lighting pad A multifunctional illuminated lighting pad is an apparatus that enables a user to write with one hand, rather than requiring a hand to hold a clipboard or writing surface and another hand to write down information. The apparatus provides a mechanism by which to secure to a user, thus preventing difficulty or danger resulting from a loose clipboard. An illumination source provides ample light, allowing the user to read and write in otherwise poorly-lit areas. A portion of the opaque backing may be secured to a user's pocket and molded to the rough curvature of a leg. An exposed portion of a backing surface holds a writing surface, an LED, and a clip. A thumb-pull cut allows the user to insert or remove a reference sheet from between the plexiglass front plate and the backing, thus allowing the user to refer to information behind the plexiglass front plate while writing.
US11448877B2	Projection optical system and head-up display A projection optical system includes an eyepiece optical system configured to refract and reflect a light emitted from an image forming unit for forming image information to display a virtual image, wherein the eyepiece optical system includes at least a concave lens, a folding mirror, and a concave mirror which are successively placed in order from the image forming unit including a liquid crystal display panel. The projection optical system configured as above is provided on a head-up display.
US11448874B2	Method and apparatus for correction of aberration An aberration correction method and apparatus. The apparatus includes at least one processor, and an input/output unit configured to receive an captured image, wherein the processor is configured to initialize a first matrix or a second matrix by reducing a matrix of a point spread function (PSF) of a lens included in a capturing device used to capture the captured image, iteratively perform an aberration removal and a noise removal based on the captured image and the first matrix or the second matrix, and output a final original image as a result of the iteratively performing. Here, the first matrix is a matrix obtained by reducing the number of indices indicating light arrival points of the matrix of the PSF, and the second matrix is a matrix obtained by reducing the number of indices corresponding to light arrival points of a transposed matrix of the PSF.
US11448859B2	Optical lens system An optical lens system using ultraviolet for imaging includes, in order from a magnified side to a minified side, a first lens group of positive refractive power and a second lens group of positive refractive power. The second lens group includes at least one cemented lens and at least one aspheric lens. The optical lens system satisfies the condition of TE(λ=400)>94%, where TE(λ=400) denotes an overall transmittance of all of the lenses in the optical lens system measured at a wavelength of 400 nm and is equal to a product of respective internal transmittances of all of the lenses measured at a wavelength of 400 nm.
US11448857B2	Optical imaging system An optical imaging system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side. The third lens and the seventh lens are formed of plastic, and the first lens, the second lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, and the sixth lens are formed of glass.
US11448841B2	Fire resistant cable having two jackets separated by porous insulating layer Embodiments of an optical fiber cable are provided. The optical fiber cable includes an outer jacket, an inner jacket, a porous insulating layer, and at least one optical fiber. The outer jacket has a first thickness between its inner surface and its outer surface. The inner jacket has a second thickness between its inner surface and its outer surface. The inner jacket is disposed within the outer jacket. The porous insulating layer is disposed between the inner jacket and the outer jacket. The porous insulating layer is configured to reduce the transfer of heat to the inner jacket during combustion of the outer jacket. The optical fiber is disposed within the inner jacket. In the optical fiber cable, the first thickness is less than the second thickness, and each of the outer jacket and the inner jacket include at least one flame retardant additive.
US11448832B2	Optical fiber connection system An optical fiber connection system (100) for connecting a plurality of optical fibers is described. The connection system comprises a first bare fiber holder (120) comprising a first splice element (160) and a second bare fiber holder (120′) comprising a second splice element (160′). Each of the first and second splice elements (160,160′) comprises a splice body (161) having a first end (160a) and a second end (160b) and a plurality of alternating alignment and clamping channels (165,167) formed in a top surface (161b) of the splice body (161) that extend from the first end to the second end of the splice body. When the first and second bare fiber holders (120,120′) are mated, at least a portion of the alignment channels (165) of the first splice element (160) overlap a portion of the clamping channels (167) in the second splice element (160′) and at least a portion of the clamping channels (167) of the first splice element (160) overlap a portion of the alignment channels (165) of the second splice element (160′) to hold the first and second optical fibers in end to end alignment.
US11448830B2	Photo-detecting apparatus with multi-reset mechanism A photo-detecting apparatus includes an optical-to-electric converter, having a first output terminal, configured to convert an incident light to an electrical signal; a cascode transistor, having a control terminal, a first channel terminal and a second channel terminal, wherein the second channel terminal of the cascode transistor is coupled to the first output terminal of the optical-to-electric converter; and a reset transistor, having a control terminal, a first channel terminal and a second channel terminal, wherein the first channel terminal of the reset transistor is coupled to a supply voltage and the second channel terminal of the reset transistor is coupled to the first channel terminal of the cascode transistor.
US11448821B2	Slant-type fiber grating One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an SFG (slanted fiber grating) that can easily realize a high-performance gain equalizer. The SFG includes an optical fiber comprised of silica-based glass and including a core, a first cladding containing a photosensitive material, and a second cladding. A specific section between two different points arranged along a fiber axis in the optical fiber is configured with a first region, a pair of second regions, and a third region. The first region includes a slanted Bragg grating provided in a region as the first cladding. The pair of second regions are arranged to sandwich the first region. The third region is disposed to sandwich both the first region and the pair of second regions. An MFD at a wavelength of 1.55 μm in the third region is smaller than an MFD at a wavelength of 1.55 μm in the first region.
US11448808B2	Color compensating optical filters having low refractive index layer Example systems may include one or both of a light emitter and a light receiver, and an optical filter. The optical filter may include a wavelength selective scattering layer configured to scatter visible light. The optical filter may include a wavelength selective reflecting layer having a predetermined transmission band configured to compensate for a color deviation. The optical filter may include a broadband reflecting layer having a predetermined reflection band configured to compensate for a color deviation. The optical filter may include a low-index layer configured to reduce a color deviation in light emitted by the light emitter or received by the light receiver. The wavelength selective scattering layer may include nanoparticles dispersed in a binder, wherein the ratio of the nanoparticles to the binder by weight is at least 50%. Example articles may include example optical filters.
US11448806B1	Fabrication of self-aligned grating elements with high refractive index for waveguide displays A lithographic patterning of a resist is performed to create a mandrel over a substrate. A deposition of one or more functional materials on the mandrel is performed. And each functional material has a respective refractive index. A selective removal of the mandrel is performed to create a plurality of grating elements formed from the one or more functional materials. The plurality of grating elements are self-aligned and form a diffraction grating. Each grating element may have a heterogenous refractive index (e.g., substantial normal to and/or parallel to a surface of the substrate). The diffraction grating may be used in a near-eye display.
US11448803B1	Pancake lens including diffuser Various embodiments set forth a foveated display system and components thereof. The foveated display system includes a peripheral display module disposed in series with a foveal display module. The peripheral display module is configured to generate low-resolution, large field of view imagery for a user's peripheral vision. The foveal display module is configured to perform foveated rendering in which high-resolution imagery is focused towards a foveal region of the user's eye gaze. The peripheral display module may include a diffuser that is disposed within a pancake lens, which is a relatively compact design. The foveal display module may include a Pancharatnam-Berry Phase grating stack that increases the steering range of a beam-steering device such that a virtual image can be steered to cover an entire field of view visible to the user's eye.
US11448802B2	Glass article and production method for glass article The glass article has a three-dimensional shape. The glass article contains a first surface and at least one second surface opposite to the first surface, and contains a bent part in at least one place of the first surface or the second surface.
US11448796B2	Evaluation method for the coverage of a coating on a contact lens surface The invention provides a method for determining whether a coated contact lens is completely covered by a covalently bonded coating, comprising the steps of (1) providing a coated polyvinylalcohol-based hydrogel contact lens wherein the polyvinylalcohol-based hydrogel lens body is composed of a polymer comprising at least 50% by mole of repeating units of vinyl alcohol, comprising a lubricious coating covalently attached to the lens body, (2) contacting the coated polyvinylalcohol-based hydrogel contact lens with an aqueous solution of a hydrophilic marker polymer for obtaining a treated contact lens, the hydrophilic marker polymer having reactive groups of in which R1 is methyl or ethyl and R2 is hydrogen or a C1-C4 alkyl and a dye tag moiety, at a pH of 4.0 or less for a contacting time to covalently attach the marker polymer onto the coated polyvinylalcohol-based hydrogel contact lens through 6-membered acetal rings, (3) determining whether marker polymer is (covalently) attached to the surface of the treated contact lens.
US11448783B2	Docking station for wireless seismic acquisition nodes A docking station for receiving different types of seismic nodes, the docking station including a frame; a control module attached to the frame plural docking modules attached to the frame, wherein each docking module includes plural docking bays; a monitor attached to the frame and configured to display information about the plural docking modules; and a network connection device attached to the frame and configured to provide data transfer capabilities for each docking bay of the plural docking bays. The plural docking bays are configured to accept interchangeable ports that are compatible with the different types of seismic nodes.
US11448776B2	Method of providing location information to external electronic device and electronic device for supporting same A movable electronic device for providing location information to an external electronic device includes: at least one sensor; a satellite-positioning circuit; a communication interface; and a processor functionally connected to the at least one sensor, the satellite-positioning circuit, or the communication interface. The processor is configured to identify that the electronic device is in a fixed state, identify whether a predetermined time elapses from the identification based on the identification, determine absolute coordinates of an area in which the electronic device positioned using a plurality of signals received from at least one satellite for the predetermined time from the identification based on identification of the elapse of the predetermined time, and transmit information on the determined absolute coordinates to the external electronic device. The transmitted information on the absolute coordinates is used to determine absolute coordinates of an area in which the external electronic device is positioned by the external electronic device.
US11448775B2	Positioning apparatus and method and self-moving device The present disclosure relates to a positioning apparatus and method and a self-moving device. The positioning apparatus includes a first positioning module (101), a sensor module (102), and a processing module (103). The position of the positioning apparatus is determined according to the positioning result of the first positioning module (101) and the positioning result determined by using the sensor module (102) to measure the acceleration and the angle parameter and based on a pedestrian dead reckoning algorithm, and determine the boundary of the self-moving device. A pedestrian dead reckoning technology independent of an external environment is introduced during boundary positioning, and the pedestrian dead reckoning technology and other positioning technologies are integrated to establish a virtual boundary, so that positioning precision is high, and a precise boundary is established. In addition, it is not necessary to arrange a physical boundary, so that operations of a user are less complex.
US11448774B2	Bayesian geolocation and parameter estimation by retaining channel and state information There is provided a method of parameter estimation in a multi-channel signal environment where a plurality of receive antennas receive signals from one or more transmitters that transmit a signal or wave that is reflected from one or more targets, or receive antennas that receive directly from the transmitters, whose received signals are processed over multiple frequencies or channels by a digital receiver. The method comprises (a) calibrating before the operation of the digital receiver to determine the free parameters of a mathematical model of a channel either as the channel model parameters or in the form of tabulated data; (b) calibrating during the operation of the digital receiver to determine the channel model; (c) comparing received antennas array voltages to an analytic or table driven channel model from a calibrated template without only relying on information lossy intermediate steps such as delay time of arrival or angle of arrival measurements; (d) creating a statistical likelihood function modeling receiver noise to determine model channel parameters or prior channel uncertainty; (e) saving target reflector/emitter parameters to be reused for dynamic tracking; and (f) using Bayesian particle filtering or Maximum Likelihood Methods to update mixture models for the unknown parameters.
US11448770B2	Methods and systems for detecting signal spoofing A method and system for detecting signal spoofing are disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the spoofing detection method may include receiving one or more position signals indicative of a first position of a vehicle at a first time. The method may also include receiving one or more reference signals indicative of a second position of the vehicle at the first time. The method may also include determining a difference between the first position and the second position. The method may also include determining that the difference is above a predetermined tolerance. The method may further include notifying the vehicle positioning system.
US11448762B2	Range finder for determining at least one geometric information A range finder for determining at least one geometric information about at least one object is proposed that includes at least one illumination source adapted to generate at least one illumination pattern, wherein the illumination source is adapted to illuminate the object with the illumination pattern under an angle of inclination; at least one optical sensor having at least one light sensitive area, wherein the optical sensor is designed to generate at least one image matrix in response to an illumination of its light sensitive area by at least one reflection pattern originating from the object; at least one evaluation device being configured for determining the geometric information about the object from the reflection pattern by evaluating the image matrix assuming at least one geometrical constellation to be present in the reflection pattern.
US11448758B2	Method and device for optical distance measurement The invention relates to a method for optical distance measurement which includes the steps of emitting measurement pulses by a transmission unit and receiving measurement pulses reflected by an object by a receiver unit to identify objects within a field of view of the receiver unit. A background signal is received by receiver elements and the intensity of the background signal is determined for each receiver element, wherein the determined intensities of the background signal are compared in order to identify objects not identified by the measurement within the field of view of the receiver unit. At least one region of minimal intensity of the background signal is established within an intensity image of the field of view of the receiver unit. The region of minimal intensity is assigned a masking in the field of view, the masking originating from an object not identified by the measurement.
US11448755B2	System and techniques for split-aperture beamforming Technologies for correcting beamformed data are disclosed. A sonar computing device receives, at two or more sets of two-dimensional (2D) subarrays of a multi-element detector array, raw data representing a three-dimensional (3D) volumetric view of a space. A first set of subarrays of the two or more sets of subarrays includes elements of the detector array along a first direction. A second set of subarrays of the two or more sets of subarrays includes elements of the detector array along a second direction. The raw data is subdivided into slices and beamformed. The beamformed data is corrected by, per slice, obtaining first phase data from the first set, obtaining second phase data from the second set, correcting a beam position of each beam in the first and second directions per voxel based on the first and second phase data, and interpolating the corrected beam positions to an output grid.
US11448730B2	Optical sensor arrangement and method for manufacturing an optical sensor arrangement An optical sensor arrangement for time-of-flight comprises a first and a second cavity separated by an optical barrier and covered by a cover arrangement. An optical emitter is arranged in the first cavity, a measurement and a reference photodetector are arranged in the second cavity. The cover arrangement comprises a plate and layers of material arranged on an inner main surface thereof. The layers comprise an opaque coating with a first and second aperture above the first cavity, and with a third and fourth aperture above the second cavity. The measurement photodetector is configured to detect light entering the second cavity through the fourth aperture. The second and the third aperture establish a reference path for light from the emitter to the reference photodetector.
US11448729B2	Optical deflection device and LIDAR apparatus In a light deflection device and a lidar device, a parallel operation can be realized with a simple constitution, so as to avoid enlargement or complication of a system. The reflection angle of the light deflection device depends on a wavelength and a refractive index, so that light beams with respective wavelengths different from each other are simultaneously and parallelly deflected in directions of deflection angles each defined by the wavelength and the refractive index. The light beams with the plural wavelengths different from each other are deflected at the different deflection angles each defined by each wavelength and the refractive index, so that they can be deflected simultaneously and parallelly. The plural deflected light beams can be distinguished from each other based on the difference in the wavelength and the deflection angle of the light, even in the simultaneous and parallel operation.
US11448727B2	Method, apparatus, and system for human recognition based on gait features Methods, apparatus and systems for human recognition based on one or more gait features detected wirelessly are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured to transmit a first wireless signal through a wireless channel of a venue; a receiver configured to receive a second wireless signal through the wireless channel, wherein the second wireless signal comprises a reflection of the first wireless signal by at least one object in the venue; and a processor. The processor is configured for: obtaining a time series of channel information (CI) of the wireless channel based on the second wireless signal, determining a presence of a person moving in the venue based on the time series of CI (TSCI), extracting at least one gait feature of the person from the TSCI, and recognizing an identity of the person based on the at least one gait feature.
US11448718B2	Subtle intensity graduating homomorphic transform to improve conspicuity of low-intensity pathologies The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for visualizing low-intensity pathologies or anatomical structures. The method can include applying, via a MRI machine, an RF pulse configured to suppress the imaging of fat in the subject and acquiring, via the MRI machine, an image of the subject. A subtle intensity graduating homomorphic transform is applied to the acquired image to provide improved visualized of the low-intensity pathology or anatomical structure. The resulting transformed image can be output to the user.
US11448708B2	Method for determining an ageing parameter, a state of charge parameter and a temperature of a rechargeable battery, especially a lithium rechargeable battery A method for determining an ageing parameter KSOH of a rechargeable battery, especially a lithium rechargeable battery, featuring the steps (a) detecting an impedance Z of the rechargeable battery at different frequencies f, so that a Nyquist plot and a real part path, which plots a real part of the impedance Z against the frequency f, are obtained, determining at least one of the following SOH parameters, which can be selected from a predetermined list, establishing an SOH row vector {right arrow over (PSOH)} from the SOH parameters and all mixed terms of the form pSOH,m·pSOH,n, m=1, . . . , 11, n=1, . . . , m. The invention provides for the multiplication of the SOH row vector {right arrow over (PSOH)} by a saved calibration vector {right arrow over (ASOH)}, thereby obtaining the ageing parameter KSOH.
US11448706B2	System and method for calculating insulation resistance A system and a method for calculating insulation resistance, and more particularly for calculating insulation resistance between a positive terminal and a negative terminal of a battery and a chassis based on voltages of the battery applied to a resistor that connects the positive terminal of the battery and the chassis and a resistor that connects the negative terminal of the battery and the chassis.
US11448705B2	Capacity estimation method and capacity estimation system for power storage device It is difficult to know the remaining amount and the degradation state of a power storage device, and it is also difficult to estimate how long the power storage device can be used. Data obtained through midway discharge and mid-to-full charge is used as the learning data to calculate the degradation state and the capacity. In other words, the learning data includes both a discharge curve of midway discharge and a charge curve of mid-to-full charge, and neural network processing is performed with the use of the learned data.
US11448703B2	Device and method for estimating SOC via open-circuit voltage of battery A state of charge (SOC) estimation method of a battery including: an SOC estimation device estimation mode checking step of checking an operation mode of an SOC estimation device; and an SOC estimation step of estimating an SOC of the battery according to an estimation mode of the SOC estimation device checked in the SOC estimation device operation mode checking step. The SOC estimation step estimates an SOC based on any one of an open circuit voltage during charging, an open circuit voltage during discharging, and an average open circuit voltage according to an estimation mode of the SOC estimation device.
US11448692B2	Method and device for wafer-level testing The present disclosure provides a method and a system for testing semiconductor device. The method includes providing a device under test (DUT) having an input terminal and an output terminal; applying a voltage having a first voltage level to the input terminal of the DUT during a first period; applying a stress signal to the input terminal of the DUT during a second period subsequent to the first period; obtaining an output signal in response to the stress signal at the output terminal of the DUT; and comparing the output signal with the stress signal. The stress signal includes a plurality of sequences, each having a ramp-up stage and a ramp-down stage. The stress signal has a second voltage level and a third voltage level.
US11448684B2	Power module A power module according to the present invention switches an operation mode between a control mode where an ON/OFF operation of a switching element having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode is controlled, and a deterioration determination mode where the deterioration is determined based on information including ΔVgs based on information including a threshold voltage detected before a stress current is supplied to the switching element and a threshold voltage detected after the stress current is supplied to the switching element. According to the power module of the present invention, the deterioration can be determined during an operation time and hence, breaking of the device can be prevented, and operation efficiency of the power module can be increased, and a manufacturing cost of the power module can be lowered.
US11448673B2	Reduction of noise in impedance measurement circuits A device having an impedance measurement circuit that allows for reduction of flicker noise can be implemented in a variety of applications. A carrier suppression technique can be implemented that substantially removes the carrier signal with removal of noise artifacts associated with the carrier signal from sidebands of the carrier signal. Carrier suppression in an AC impedance measurement circuit can be implemented by sensing a carrier signal of the measurement circuit at a transmit location of the measurement circuit and subtracting a weighted version of the carrier signal at a receive location of the measurement circuit. One or more compensation impedances can be used such that the sidebands of the carrier signal are received with the carrier signal suppressed with respect to the receive location.
US11448665B2	Heating device for carrying out temperature-dependent tests on electronic components arranged in a socket The present invention concerns a heating assembly (10, 15) for generating heat in order to carry out temperature-dependent tests on an electronic component (3, 200) arranged inside a socket (2), the heating assembly (10, 15) comprising: A heating device (10) comprising an electrically conductive material (25) in such a manner as to allow the passage of an electrical current to produce heat. According to the invention, the assembly further comprises: A covering (15) of a thermally insulating material suitable for containing said heating device (10) inside, the covering having at least one opening at one side for allowing the heat diffusion through said opening; Fastening means for fastening said covering (15) to a support surface (5B), in such a manner that, while used, the heating device (10), arranged inside said covering (15), faces said support surface (5B) through said opening.
US11448663B2	Pattern height information correction system and pattern height information correction method This invention is directed to a pattern height information correction system which includes a contour line information of a pattern extracted from an acquired image including at least an AFM (atomic force microscope) module, a design information database that stores design information including at least layer information, and a computer system that divides the extracted pattern into regions based on the design information stored in the design information database relating to the extracted pattern and associates the divided regions with layer information, in which the computer system specifies a horizontal region designated as horizontal in advance from the divided regions, creates an approximated curved surface based on the specified horizontal region corresponding to the same layer information, and corrects height information of the extracted pattern using the approximated curved surface.
US11448656B2	Compositions useful in the diagnostic of latently infected Mycobacterium tuberculosis The present invention concerns a composition comprising at least three peptides derived from Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen Rv2626c, its use in the diagnostic of latently infected Mycobacterium tuberculosis (LTBI) subjects, corresponding methods of use and kits.
US11448650B2	Methods for diagnosing high-risk cancer using polysialic acid and one or more tissue-specific biomarkers Described herein are methods for diagnosing high-risk cancer in a subject by detecting PolySialic Acid (polySia) in a biological sample obtained from the subject, or by detecting polySia and one or more tissue-specific markers in a biological sample obtained from the subject.
US11448642B2	Method for identifying malodour counteractants The invention relates to a method for determining whether a test compound can counteract malodour from a sulphur odorant. The method includes contacting the test compound and the sulphur odorant with an olfactory receptor OR4E2, and comparing the binding of the OR4E2 to the sulphur odorant, or the activity of the OR4E2, in the presence and in the absence of the test compound.
US11448636B2	Magnetic chip detector Magnetic chip detectors for detecting magnetic chips in a lubrication fluid are provided. The chip detector includes a first electric terminal, a second electric terminal and a magnet. The second electric terminal is spaced apart from the first electric terminal to define a gap between the first and second electric terminals. The gap exposes a cavity formed in the magnet for collecting magnetic chips. The cavity accommodates the accumulation of smaller and relatively harmless magnetic chips without triggering an alarm to reduce the occurrence of nuisance alarms.
US11448635B2	Method for screening EOR agents effects on reservoir rock wettability: an in-situ contact angle measurement A method for determining a contact angle of a hydrocarbon on a rock surface, the method including injecting a first brine fluid into a test cell, the first brine fluid having an initial ionic composition, injecting a hydrocarbon fluid into the test cell, contacting the hydrocarbon fluid with the first brine fluid, forming a droplet, measuring the contact angle of the hydrocarbon fluid, at least partially displacing the first brine fluid with an inert gas, measuring a ionic composition of the displaced first brine fluid in an ionic chromatograph, and comparing the measured ionic composition to the initial ionic composition.
US11448632B2	System and method for the determination of produce shelf life A system and a method for the determination of product shelf life in a supply chain environment are discussed. The system receives periodic readings from various sensors that are associated with a shipment of produce. The system determines ambient deviations throughout the supply chain for temperature, humidity and ethylene. The system determines a product shelf life based on a calculated sensitivity and exposure to temperature, humidity, and ethylene. The system determines a remaining shelf life based on the determined product shelf life, and generates an event based on the remaining shelf life meeting a threshold. The system updates an indication of the remaining shelf life on a graphical interface for action.
US11448620B2	Motorized scanner for inspection with magnetostrictive EMAT sensors A system comprising a motorized scanner, a magnetostrictive EMAT sensor, and a mechanism to pressure-couple the sensor against the structure that is going to be ultrasonically inspected. The magnetostrictive EMAT sensor includes a magnet or magnets to provide a biasing field, an EMAT RF coil or coils to generate the RF field, a magnetostrictive strip under the coil or coils where the ultrasound is generated. Different magnet and coil configurations can be used to generate guided waves, such as shear horizontal and lamb waves, or bulk waves at different angles. The motorized scanner moves the sensor on the structure and stops at the desired inspection locations based on position readings. Once in position, a built-in device applies downward pressure on the sensor to pressure couple the magnetostrictive strip against the structure so the ultrasound can propagate within this structure and ultrasonic readings can be taken.
US11448617B2	Eddy current sensor array and eddy current sensor system for additive manufacturing An additive manufacturing apparatus for manufacture of aluminum parts layer-by-layer, the apparatus comprising an eddy current sensor for in-process measuring of contour and defects of manufactured layers with a defect resolution of at least 0.25 mm. Preferably, the eddy current sensor is embodied as a differential mode line sensor with dual use of sensor coils. Preferably, the array of the line sensor comprises a zig-zag-arrangement of sensor coils with a cross section of 0.15 mm2 maximal and with a core with an initial magnetic permeability of at least 5000, preferably a permalloy or metal glass coil core.
US11448612B2	Electrochemical FET sensor A sensor includes a working electrode in contact with an analyte solution; an amplifier including: a source terminal; a drain terminal; a back gate terminal; and nanowires, each nanowire electrically connecting the source terminal to the drain terminal; and an insulator having a first side and a second side. The working electrode is positioned to the first side of the insulator. The source terminal, the drain terminal, and the nanowires are positioned to the second side of the insulator. The insulator prevents direct electrical contact between the working electrode, the analyte solution and either the source terminal, the drain terminal, or the nanowires. The working electrode is configured such that, when a chemical species is present in the analyte solution, a variation in an electrical field at a location of the nanowires is induced, inducing a corresponding variation in an electrical current between the source terminal and the drain terminal.
US11448592B2	Method for rapidly predicting freezer storage time of frozen pork based on reflectance ratio of two near-infrared bands The invention discloses a method for rapidly predicting freezer storage time of frozen pork based on reflectance ratio of two near-infrared bands. Firstly, the near-infrared spectra information of the frozen pork is obtained by a near-infrared spectrometer, and the near-infrared spectra are analyzed to obtain center values of bands centered on 1500 nm, 1350 nm and 1890 nm characteristic peaks. The ratio thereof is treated as a eigenvector, which is substituted into the characteristic exponential function based on the eigenvector and freezer storage time to calculate the freezer storage time of frozen pork. By near-infrared spectroscopy technology, the invention directly detects the freezer storage time of pork in a frozen state, significantly reduces the time required by the conventional method, and has the advantages of being fast and non-destructive.
US11448591B2	Inspection device, PTP packaging machine and inspection method An inspection device used in manufacture of a Press Through Package (PTP) sheet includes a container film including a pocket portion in which a content is placed and a cover film closing the pocket portion. The inspection device includes: an illumination device that irradiates the content with near-infrared light; a spectroscope that disperses reflected light from the content irradiated with the near-infrared light; an imaging device that takes an image of an optical spectrum of the reflected light dispersed by the spectroscope and acquires spectroscopic image data; and a controller that obtains spectral data of the content based on the spectroscopic image data, executes an inspection of the content based on the spectral data of the content, and executes good or poor quality judgment of the content.
US11448588B2	Analyzer, analysis method, analyzer program, and analysis learning device An analyzer that analyzes a measurement sample on the basis of spectrum data obtained by irradiating the measurement sample with light and includes a total analysis value calculation part that, on the basis of the total analysis value of a reference sample of which the total analysis value of multiple predetermined components are preliminarily obtained, calculates the total analysis value of the multiple components in the measurement sample from the spectrum data of the measurement sample.
US11448583B2	Image atlas systems and methods In some embodiments, a process and system are provided for generating a user interface for classification of a sample image of a cell that includes receiving a sample image of a sample particle from a biological sample and selecting reference images that each portray a reference particle of a biological sample. The reference images can be ordered based on similarity and the reference images can be selected based on the order. The first selected reference image can be aligned with the sample image and expanded such that the adjacent edges of the reference image and sample image are the same. The expanded image can be dynamically filled. The sample image and the expanded reference image can be displayed in a user interface.
US11448570B2	Method and system for unsupervised anomaly detection and accountability with majority voting for high-dimensional sensor data One embodiment can provide a system for detecting anomaly for high-dimensional sensor data associated with one or more machines. During operation, the system can obtain sensor data from a set of sensor associated with one or machines, apply data exploration techniques on the sensor data to automatically process sensor data to identify a subset of feature sensors from the available set of feature sensors, apply an unsupervised machine-learning technique to the identified subset of feature sensors and the target sensor to learn a set of pair-wise univariate models, and determine whether and how an anomaly occurs in the operation of the one or more machines based on the set of pair-wise univariate models.
US11448569B2	Transmission actuator attachment structure of vehicle automatic driving device A transmission actuator unit (131) is fixed on a actuator support plate (105) of a connection box unit (101) through a pair of lock mechanisms (143). A pair of grommets (121), with which lock pins (144) are engaged, are provided at both of a front side and a rear side of the actuator support plate (105). Then, the transmission actuator unit (131) can be selectively mounted on the actuator support plate (105) in either of two attitudes that are reversed 180 degrees according to vehicle types. Since a base plate of the transmission actuator unit (131) is mounted on the actuator support plate (105) settled in a horizontal attitude, rigidity of support of the transmission actuator unit (131) and the actuator support plate (105) is high.
US11448568B2	Method of determining the evaluation time for a diagnosis A method of determining a suitable evaluation time for a diagnosis method for the diagnosis of a component, wherein the diagnosis method is based on at least one measured sensor value and at least one modeled comparative value (cOBDsim), wherein the method comprises: replacing, in the diagnosis method, at least one measured sensor value with a calculated model value (cBPU), where the model (20) for the calculation of the model value is a model of the component in a state that is to be recognized by the diagnosis method; executing (102, 104, 106) the diagnosis method with the calculated model value; obtaining a result value (aOBDsim) of the diagnosis method; repeating the preceding steps until the result value attains a defined threshold value; and fixing the suitable evaluation time in the diagnosis method as the time after which the result value has attained the threshold value.
US11448564B2	Sensor arrangement and method of operating a sensor arrangement In an embodiment a sensor arrangement includes a pressure sensor realized as a capacitive pressure sensor, a capacitance-to-digital converter coupled to the pressure sensor and implemented as a delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter and a reference voltage generator having a control input configured to receive a control signal and an output configured to provide a reference voltage, wherein the output of the reference voltage generator is connected to an input of the capacitance-to-digital converter, wherein the reference voltage generator is configured to set a value of the reference voltage as a function of the control signal, and wherein at least two different values of the reference voltage have the same sign and different amounts.
US11448562B2	Mechanical component torque measurement A solution for measuring torque and other parameters of a mechanical component is provided. At least two bands can be affixed to the mechanical component and at least two sensing assemblies can be operatively coupled to each band. Each sensing assembly generates signals indicative of relative movement between a respective band and the sensing assembly. A signal conditioner conditions the signals for a computing unit to determine the torque to the mechanical component. The computing unit can determine the torque from a twist of the mechanical component that can be correlated with the torque.
US11448548B2	Optical fiber assembly with improved sensitivity An optical fiber assembly comprising an optical fiber casing and optical fiber deployed within and fixed relative to the casing at multiple fixation points spaced along the casing. The optical fiber assembly includes one or more weights attached within the casing to the optical fiber, for increasing a tension of the optical fiber between the multiple fixation points; flexible portions and rigid portions, with the optical fiber fixed to the flexible portions; and/or at least one guide member positioned at at least one of the fixation points and configured to constrain a bend radius of the optical fiber.
US11448545B1	Scale apparatus and methods of use thereof A scale apparatus is described. The scale apparatus may include a housing sized to fit within a playing card tuck box; a pressure plate operable to measure a weight of a plurality of objects; a wireless transmitter; and a microcontroller in communication with the pressure plate and the wireless transmitter. The microcontroller may be configured to: continuously measure the weight on the pressure plate; when the weight holds steady for a sequence of measurements, transmit a first weight measurement via the wireless transmitter; measure a change in the weight; and when the change in the weight is steady, transmit a second weight measurement via the wireless transmitter.
US11448543B2	Quantity measurement device with detection unit contacting housing A physical quantity measurement device measures a physical quantity of a fluid. A detection unit has a physical quantity detector that detects a physical quantity of the fluid in a measurement flow channel. A housing accommodates at least a part of the detection unit and forms the measurement flow channel. The housing includes a housing attachment that is attached to a predetermined attaching target, and a position holder holding a position of the detection unit by contacting the detection unit. The housing includes an inward part positioned inward of the attaching target and an outward part positioned outward of the attaching target. The position holder is provided inward of the housing attachment in an alignment direction along which the inward part and the outward part are aligned.
US11448534B2	Catalyst flow sensor A catalyst alarm system for resin/catalyst spray applications, the system having a first flow sensor that monitors whether a catalyst from a manifold is flowing for supply to a spay gun or other applicator at a specified minimum rate; a second flow sensor that detects if the catalyst is flowing out of a bypass conduit of the manifold, which indicates the catalyst is not being mixed with the resin; a third flow sensor that detects if the catalyst is flowing out of an over-pressure conduit of the manifold, which indicates that only a partial amount of the required catalyst is being mixed with the resin; and monitoring circuitry for providing alarm and/or control features based on activation combinations of the three flow sensors.
US11448524B2	Multipole magnet for use with a pitched magnetic sensor A position encoder comprising a cylindrical rotor; first and second magnetic poles having opposite polarity helically disposed about the inner or outer diameter of the rotor; first and second Hall sensors disposed within a distance suitable for the Hall sensors to detect the magnet poles.
US11448522B2	Radio frequency communication system and method Method and devices for wirelessly transmitting data packets in a meter reading system, wherein the method comprises generating at the meter device, a first data packet including payload data and a first message authentication code computed based the payload data and associated meter data stored in a memory of the meter device, transmitting the first data packet from the meter device to the receiver, and performing a primary authentication check of the first data packet and verifying the associated meter data at the receiver by recalculating the first message authentication code using the received payload data and current associated meter data stored in a memory of the receiver, as input.
US11448519B2	Method, apparatus, electronic device and storage medium for displaying AR navigation A method, an apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium for displaying an AR navigation are provided. The method may include: recognizing a navigation scene at a current moment during an AR navigation; determining, according to a preset mapping relationship between a navigation scene and a service function, a current service function corresponding to the navigation scene at the current moment; and displaying the current service function corresponding to the navigation scene at the current moment in the navigation scene at the current moment. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, different service functions may be flexibly displayed for different navigation scenes. Therefore, a multi-channel output in the different navigation scenes may be realized, thus saving maintenance time and a maintenance cost.
US11448517B2	Apparatus and method for controlling mulitmedia of vehicle An apparatus for controlling multimedia of a vehicle includes: a display to display a route guiding screen or a content screen; and a controller to control the display to display the route guiding screen or the content screen based on an active screen switching manner or a non-switching manner. A driver is prevented from deviating from a route because the driver fails to see the route guiding screen or prevented from inconveniently performing the additional handling of the driver to switch to the route guiding screen.
US11448511B2	System and method for probabilistic multi-robot positioning A robot configured for multi-robot pose estimation execute iteratively the primary particle filter and the secondary particle filter independently from each other to update the pose estimations in the primary and the secondary particles. In response to each encounter of the robot with a neighboring robot, the robot receives neighboring particles of a particle filter of the neighboring robot identifying poses and likelihoods of the poses of the neighboring robot and replaces the primary particles of the primary particle filter with the secondary particles fused with the neighboring particles. The robot outputs its pose according to the primary particles of the primary particle filter.
US11448501B2	Image capturing system and a method for determining the position of an embossed structure on a sheet element An image capturing system (10), and a corresponding method, for determining the position of an embossed structure (30) on a sheet element (4) moved though a viewing area (18). It includes a camera (12) adapted for capturing a line image of the surface of the sheet element (4) in the viewing area (18), and an illumination unit (14) with a plurality of light sources (20, 21, . . . ) each adapted for illuminating the viewing area (18). The light sources (20, 21, . . . ) are arranged at different inclinations with respect to the viewing area (18). An image evaluation unit (16) determines an inclination-related parameter for the surface of the sheet element (4) in the viewing area (18) across the viewing area (18).
US11448498B2	Three-dimensional reconstruction system and three-dimensional reconstruction method A three-dimensional reconstruction system and a three-dimensional reconstruction method, the system includes: a carrier device which includes a rotatable support and a carrier arranged on the rotatable support, the rotatable support is provided with a rotational axis; a data acquisition device spaced apart from the carrier and configured to collect reflective light data of an object on the carrier when the rotatable support rotates to a corresponding angle and to obtain single-visual-angle data of the object at the corresponding angle; and a data processing device connected with the data acquisition device and configured to perform three-dimensional reconstruction according to the single-visual-angle data and a reconstruction algorithm.
US11448497B2	Systems and methods of determining image scaling An example system includes two objects each having a known dimension and positioned spaced apart by a known distance, and a fixture having an opening for receiving an imaging device and for holding the two objects in a field of view of the imaging device such that the field of view of the imaging device originates from a point normal to a surface of the base. The fixture holds the imaging device at a fixed distance from an object being imaged and controls an amount of incident light on the imaging device. An example method of determining image scaling includes holding an imaging device at a fixed distance from an object being imaged, and positioning the two objects in the field of view of the imaging device such that the field of view of the imaging device originates from a point normal to a line formed by the known distance.
US11448494B2	Device and method for generating geomagnetic sensor based location estimation model using artificial neural networks A device that generates a location estimation model is provided. The location estimation model generator device includes a map generator part configured to generate a magnetic field map, which includes magnetic field values corresponding respectively to the coordinates of an indoor space; a data generator part configured to generate learning data by implementing the magnetic field map; and a learning part configured to generate a location estimation model by artificial neural network (ANN) learning implementing the learning data.
US11448482B1	Firearm light accessory for brightness control A firearm light accessory with one or more embodiments enabling its user to control brightness of the colored beam or white beam of the firearm light. It comprises three items: a see-through lens cover with its base (18) attached to its cap (10) by a spring-assisted hinge, iris (12), and transparent colored disk (20). The cap is closed for the colored beam and opened for the white beam. Iris adjusting lever (14) protrudes through lens cover base (18). The lever position determines the amount of light passing through the accessory, so as to control brightness. The accessory can be produced with minimal equipment and materials by a person having ordinary skill in the art. Costs of production compared to the prices of colored filter devices not having brightness-control ability indicate commercial feasibility. Benefits include reducing glare, preserving the user's night vision, and reducing the user's risk of detection, thereby to assist hunters and to protect persons in combat or similar danger.
US11448481B2	Rear sight with variable notch settings A rear sight is provided for use on a firearm. The rear sight includes a rear sight blade connected to a mounting base. The mounting base is configured to be connected to a top surface of the firearm. The blade includes a sighting notch positioned to be aligned with a post on a front sight. The width of the sighting notch is variable. The rear sight is configured to be provided with a second sighting notch integrated within the rear sight and which is configured to move between a first position and a second position.
US11448478B2	Draw-string mechanism for crossbows The invention relates to the technical field of the athletic equipment, specifically relating to a draw-string mechanism for crossbows comprising a carriage mounted inside the slideway of the crossbow limb, a hook-string board mounted on the carriage, a pull-cord device used to drive the carriage to slide back on the slideway of the crossbow limb and a reset device to draw the carriage to slide forward to its initial position; said pull-cord device includes two pull cords, a pull handle, and pull-cord pulley blocks wherein two pull cords respectively has a corresponding pull-cord pulley block and passes around the pull-cord pulley block with its end fixed inside pull handles. The invention can not only avoid hurting fingers of crossbow operators, but also generate 2-4 fold drawing force to draw string via force-increasing effect of pull-cord pulley blocks, which is very easy to operate and more labor-saving.
US11448476B1	Hammer and trigger pin removal tool A method of removing a trigger assembly from a firearm includes placing a projection of a pin removal tool against a first end of a trigger pin of a firearm. The projection of the pin removal tool extends from a first end of a handle of the pin removal tool. The projection is then pushed against the pin so as to cause the pin to partially unseat from its position within the firearm. The pin removal tool is then turned around and the head is engaged to the pin between the first end and a second end thereof via a notch of the head. The pin removal tool is pulled so that the trigger pin is removed from the firearm so as to release a trigger assembly which is at least partially held within the firearm by the trigger pin.
US11448475B1	Hand operated, mechanical magazine loader, for ammunition on stripper clips This invention is generally related to the firearm/shooting and magazine loading industry. Many firearms are fed ammunition via a detachable magazine, which is generally a rectangular tube with an internal guide, operated by a spring. Ammunition is typically loaded from the top, one round at a time. Ammunition generally comes either loose, not contained in any grouping outside of the box, or on stripper clips, a small strip of metal that usually holds between five and ten rounds. This invention loads ammunition on stripper clips into magazines using mechanical leverage with a plunger (1) operated by a lever (2), travelling down rails (3), that pushes the rounds into the magazine. The stripper clip and magazine are held into place by their respective holders (4)(5).
US11448473B2	Heat exchanging arrangement and subsea electronic system A heat exchanging arrangement for a subsea electronic system, the heat exchanging arrangement including a wall section; a corrugation formed in the wall section, the corrugation having two generally opposing internal corrugation surfaces; and at least one heat exchanging element forced against at least one of the internal corrugation surfaces. A subsea electronic system including a heat exchanging arrangement is also provided.
US11448472B2	Heat transfer fin and fin-tube type heat exchanger unit using the same A heat transfer fin includes a fin body having a plate shape, a plurality of through-holes famed through the fin body and spaced apart from each other in a first direction, in which a heat exchange pipe is inserted into the plurality of through-holes and heating water flows along an empty space in the heat exchange pipe, and two outer body portions protruding outward from at least partial areas of opposite ends of the fin body with respect to the first direction. Each of the outer body portions includes a contact portion that makes contact with a heat-insulating pipe with a heat-insulating side plate therebetween and that has a shape corresponding to at least a partial area of an outer surface of the heat-insulating pipe through which the heating water flows and a separated portion spaced apart from the heat-insulating side plate to form a gap.
US11448469B2	Heat-wing A heat-wing includes: a sealed hollow chamber including two plates and a frame connecting the two plates; a capillary structure layer closely attached to an inner surface of the chamber; and a phase transition working medium sealed in the chamber. A portion of the frame or a portion of a periphery of one of the two plates serves as an evaporation area of the heat-wing, and the rest portion of the chamber serves as a condensation area of the heat-wing. The heat-wing has an increased vapor passage area, liquid working medium flow-back passage width and condenser heat transfer area and a reduced evaporator center-to-edge distance, and is hence capable of achieving a great improvement in heat transfer limit and heat flux density.
US11448468B2	Plate for heat exchange arrangement and heat exchange arrangement A plate for a heat exchange arrangement for the exchange of heat between a first and a second medium. The plate has a first heat transferring surface in contact with the first medium and a second heat transferring surface in contact with the second medium. The plate includes an inlet porthole for the first medium; an inlet porthole for the second medium, and an outlet porthole for the first medium. The first heat transferring surface includes a protrusion forming at least one ridge arranged to divide the heat transfer surface into at least a first region in direct thermal contact with the inlet porthole for the second medium, and a second region not in direct thermal contact with the inlet porthole for the second medium. The second region substantially surrounds the first region. The inlet porthole for the first medium is arranged in the first region, while the outlet porthole for the first medium is arranged in the second region. Moreover, the at least one ridge forms at least one elongated transfer channel arranged to convey the first medium from the first region to the second region.
US11448460B2	Process for separating hydrogen from an olefin hydrocarbon effluent vapor stream One or more specific embodiments disclosed herein includes a method for separating hydrogen from an olefin hydrocarbon rich compressed effluent vapor stream, employing a single heat exchanger, multiple gas-liquid separators, multiple expander/compressor sets, and a rectifier attached to a liquid product drum.
US11448457B2	Refrigerator with an adjustable bin A refrigerator appliance having one or more adjustable bins. The refrigerator door may include the one or more adjustable bins. The adjustable bin may move along one or more rails. The adjustable bin may include one or more actuators engaging the one or more rails. The adjustable bin may include one or more bushings slidably engaging the one or more rails. The adjustable bin may include a storage bin removable from a carriage. The adjustable bin may include a locking mechanism between the storage bin and the carriage. The carriage may include one or more actuators.
US11448451B2	Air-cooled refrigerator An air-cooled refrigerator includes an air duct assembly and an air door shielding device. The air duct assembly is provided with an accommodating cavity with a rearward air inlet. A plurality of air supply communicating holes are formed in a peripheral wall of the accommodating cavity. The air door shielding device is provided with a shielding part. The shielding part is provided with a plurality of air baffles. The shielding part is rotatably in the accommodating cavity, so as to have shielding positions for the plurality of air baffles to completely shield all of the air supply communicating holes. A bottom of a sidewall of the accommodating cavity is provided with a water guide groove inclined rearward and downward. The air duct assembly is provided with a water outlet hole communicating a rear side of the air duct assembly with a rear end of the water guide groove, so that water in the accommodating cavity flows out of the air duct assembly by means of the water guide groove.
US11448447B2	Ice bucket assembly for producing nugget ice for refrigerator appliance A refrigerator includes an ice compartment region disposed in at least one of a fresh food compartment or a freezer compartment; an ice maker disposed in the ice compartment region and configured to make ice pieces; and an ice bucket assembly configured to store the ice pieces made by the ice maker. The ice bucket assembly includes a mechanism for producing nugget ice from the ice pieces made by the ice maker and stored in the ice bucket assembly, the nugget ice being smaller in size as compared to the ice pieces made by the ice maker and stored in the ice bucket assembly.
US11448445B2	Ice crushing device and refrigerator An ice crushing device and a refrigerator are provided, the ice crushing device includes a housing assembly including a housing and an ice bucket supported in the housing; a driver for driving the ice bucket to rotate, at least a portion of the driver being mounted in the housing; an ice crusher disposed in the ice bucket; the housing assembly further includes an ice-discharging plate provided at a bottom of the ice bucket, the ice-discharging plate is provided with an ice-discharging port, wherein the housing includes a first portion that houses the ice bucket and a second portion in which the driver is mounted, a groove extending along the circumferential direction of the ice bucket is provided between the ice-discharging plate and the first portion, the groove is communicated with the ice-discharging port, and a lower edge of the ice bucket projects into the groove.
US11448442B2	Ice crushing device and refrigerator An ice crushing device and a refrigerator are provided, the ice crushing device includes a housing assembly having a housing and an ice bucket supported in the housing; a driver for driving the ice bucket to rotate; an ice crusher disposed in the ice bucket; the housing assembly further includes an ice-discharging plate provided at a bottom of the ice bucket, the ice-discharging plate is provided with an ice-discharging port communicated with the ice bucket, wherein the driver includes a motor, a gear assembly driven by the motor, and a gear box accommodating the gear assembly, the gear box has an input end connected with the motor and an output end, wherein the gear box is mounted on the housing, and an axis of the output end is disposed in parallel with a rotation axis of the ice bucket.
US11448436B2	Method of forming electrodes on electrocaloric film A method of making an electrocaloric element includes forming conductive layers on opposing surfaces of a film comprising an electrocaloric material to form an electrocaloric element, wherein the forming of the conductive layers includes one or more of: vapor deposition of the conductive layers under reduced pressure for a duration of time, wherein the duration of time under reduced pressure is less than 240 minutes; vapor deposition of the conductive layers under reduced pressure for a duration of time, wherein the duration of time of exposure to conductive material deposition is less than 240 minutes; vapor deposition of the conductive layers under reduced pressure, wherein the reduced pressure is 10−8 torr to 500 torr; or maintaining the film at a temperature of less than or equal to 200° C. during forming of the conductive layers.
US11448431B1	Thermal management systems for extended operation Thermal management systems include an open circuit refrigeration system featuring a first receiver configured to store a gas, a second receiver configured to store a liquid refrigerant fluid, an evaporator configured to extract heat from a heat load that contacts the evaporator, and an exhaust line, where the first receiver, the second receiver, the evaporator, and the exhaust line are connected to provide a refrigerant fluid flow path.
US11448429B2	Air and water cooled chiller for free cooling applications A heating, ventilation, air conditioning or refrigeration system includes a refrigerant circuit having a compressor, a first condenser, and a second condenser arranged in parallel or in series with the first condenser. A first expansion valve is in fluid communication with the first condenser to selectably direct a refrigerant flow through the first condenser, and a second expansion valve is in fluid communication with the second condenser to selectably direct the refrigerant flow through the second compressor. An evaporator is configured to remove thermal energy from a fluid flow through the evaporator via the refrigerant flow through the evaporator. A fluid flow circuit includes a liquid cooler in selectable fluid communication with the second condenser and/or the evaporator and the evaporator, through which the fluid flow is directed for thermal energy exchange with the refrigerant flow.
US11448426B2	Cooling system A cooling system is configured for arranging a cooling machine and a heat exchanger, for example, inside and outside a heat insulation box. A cooling unit for discharging cooled air by heat exchange using a refrigerant and a heat exchange unit for returning the refrigerant to a coolable condition are connected by a connection portion connecting the upper portions to form an integrated cooling device. The connection portion is arranged so as to straddle an end of a sidewall of the heat insulation box, the cooling unit is arranged inside the heat insulation box, and the heat exchange unit is arranged outside the heat insulation box. During storage or movement by a delivery vehicle, the cooling device is mounted on the heat insulation box. When carrying with hand, only the heat insulation box from which the cooling device is removed can be carried.
US11448423B2	Hot liquid generation module for liquid treatment apparatus Provided is a hot water generation module for a water treatment apparatus. The hot water generation module for the water treatment apparatus includes a ceramic heater in which at least one heating wire is disposed and which has a hollow tube shape, a housing disposed to surround the outside of the ceramic heater, and a heating passage of which at least a portion is disposed in the housing to surround an outer circumferential surface of the ceramic heater in a spiral shape and in which raw water introduced into the housing is discharged to the outside of the housing after heating the raw water to generate hot water by coming into contact with the ceramic heater.
US11448415B2	Auto-adjusting fan assembly for an air conditioning appliance An air conditioner unit is configured for automatically detecting a restricted duct and adjusting fan speed schedules in response. The air conditioner unit includes an indoor fan including a drive motor for selectively rotating the indoor fan to urge a flow of air through the indoor portion and a controller is configured for sending a control signal to the drive motor to rotate the indoor fan to an actual fan speed. Based on the actual fan speed and a unit voltage, the controller obtains a target control signal, e.g., via a lookup table, and determines that a restricted duct condition exists if the control signal is different than the target control signal. The controller adjusts the operation of the indoor fan in response to determining that the restricted duct condition exists.
US11448414B2	Computer-readable recording medium recording torque control program, torque control method, and information processing apparatus A recording medium stores a control program for causing a computer to execute a process including: calculating cooling capacity information and thermal insulation information, based on an outdoor temperature, a room temperature of a space subjected to air-conditioning, and history information regarding an operation of an air-conditioning apparatus that performs air-conditioning control in the space, the cooling capacity information being regarding a capacity of the air-conditioning apparatus for cooling the space, the thermal insulation information being regarding a thermal insulation state of the space from outside; and switching, when the air-conditioning apparatus performs air conditioning in the space, based on the outdoor temperature and the room temperature, an operation mode between a first operation mode in which the operation is performed based on the cooling capacity information and a second operation mode in which the operation is performed based on the cooling capacity information and the thermal insulation information.
US11448411B2	Smart thermostat orchestration Systems and methods for orchestrating the operation of energy-consuming loads, so as to minimize power consumption, are described. In some embodiments, the loads can be HVAC, refrigeration systems, air compressors, and the like, and orchestration is effected either directly or by means of the loads' respective controllers. In some aspects, the controllers can be Smart Thermostats and orchestration is effected through a Cloud-based orchestration platform or “COP.” In certain aspects, a COP uses specifically programmed application programming interfaces, or APIs, to control the operation of a single manufacturer's Smart Thermostats, where the manufacturer provides its own Cloud-based control platform, through which the COP operates. The COP can similarly orchestrate the operation of two or more manufacturers' Smart Thermostats through their respective Cloud-based control platforms. By these and other means, the operation of a variety of energy-consuming loads can be more easily and efficiently orchestrated.
US11448409B2	Device and method for purifying air purification device and method An air purification device includes a reactor having a hollow shape and extending in one direction, a discharge plasma generator comprising a first electrode disposed on an outer wall of the reactor and a second electrode disposed inside the reactor, where the discharge plasma generator is configured to generate a discharge plasma in a discharge region, a plurality of dielectric particles disposed on a packed-bed of the reactor, a liquid supplier which supplies a liquid into the reactor, and a liquid recoverer which recovers the liquid discharged from the reactor.
US11448403B2	Cooking appliance with a user interface A cooking appliance having a cooking chamber, a user interface with a selector that allows a user to set a target degree of browning, an imaging device that captures an image of a food item inside the cooking chamber, a computing device in communication with the imaging device and has a software module that receives the captured image from the imaging device and computes a target image based on the captured image and the target degree of browning, and where the target image and the target degree of browning are displayed on the user interface.
US11448399B2	Standing pilot igniter for oilfield separators An electronically controlled burner management system for oilfield separators. The system includes an autonomous standing pilot spark ignition that includes a self-aligning clamp that holds the igniter to the burner nozzle. The self-aligning clamp enables rapid installation and removal, lowering the total cost of ownership. The autonomous spark ignition system incorporates temperature sensors to determine when the standing pilot needs to be relit, and can shut off the gas or other fuel flow to the standing pilot and the main burner when the pilot is not lit. The system increases oil and gas production from the well, reduces fugitive emissions of unburned gas, and improves oilfield worker safety. When installed or retrofitted into an existing oilfield separator, the original burner control components are left in place, allowing the user to revert to traditional operation in case of failure of any electronic component of the present system.
US11448397B2	Gas combustor and safety switch thereof A gas combustor includes: a housing, a storage cylinder, a fuel gas controlling device, an igniting device, a safety switch, and a combusting device. The safety switch has a fastening unit and a locking unit abutted against a locking bolt formed on a bottom surface of a press button; the fastening unit has an accommodation chamber allowing the locking unit to be accommodated, and a swing arm having a latching hook and longitudinally disposed at a front end of the accommodation chamber; the locking unit has a main body accommodated in the accommodation chamber, a longitudinal spring is disposed between the main body and the accommodation chamber, and the main body has a push button protruded from a penetrated slot longitudinally formed on a rear wall of the accommodation chamber, and a locking hook protruded towards the latching hook.
US11448390B2	Waterproof light bulb assembly A waterproof light bulb assembly implements a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) for use in light fixture in an outdoor or wet environment. The light bulb assembly includes a plastic bulb shell which used a threaded portion to mate to a bulb cap. The bulb cap includes a passage to receive a light emitting assembly having a direct current (DC) connector. The light emitting assembly includes the plurality of LEDs and a printed circuit board. A switching circuit regulates current and heat emitted by the plurality of LEDs. The light bulb assembly also includes a socket to receive the plastic bulb shell and bulb cap.
US11448382B1	Sanitizer device The sanitizer device includes a main member, a sanitizing lamp, a clamp member, and a fastening member. The sanitizing lamp, inside the main member, includes a lighting element, a sensor element, a control element, and a power element. The clamp member is configured to an end of the main member, and includes two symmetrical and oppositely positioned clamps. The clamps form a close space when moved towards each other and joined together. The clamps respectively have a through openings, and the fastening member runs through the through openings to tie the clamps together. To mount the sanitizer device onto a door handle, the clamps are closed around the door handle. The sanitizing lamp emits disinfecting light on door handle to sanitize the door handle. When the sensor element detects an object in the proximity, the sensor element notifies the control element to turn off the sanitizing lamp.
US11448378B2	Vehicle lamp using compound optical lens A vehicle lamp includes a light source and a compound optical lens that emits light forward. The compound optical lens has an incidence surface, an emission surface, and a shade part. The emission surface emits the light received by the incidence surface forward. The shade part is disposed between the incidence surface and the emission surface. The compound optical lens has first and second reflector surfaces. The first reflector surface reflects light forming a first light distribution pattern toward the emission surface. The second reflector surface reflects light forming a condensed-light distribution pattern toward the emission surface. The width of the first reflector surface is larger than the width of the second reflector surface in a vehicle width direction at a position where the first reflector surface and the second reflector surface are adjacent to each other.
US11448370B2	LED light bulb The lighting device includes at least one filament module, a base, at least one pillar, and a base. The filament module includes more than two filaments. Each filament includes a substrate, multiple LED chips, a phosphor film, a top extended electrode, and a bottom extended electrode. Multiple LED chips are mounted on the substrate. The phosphor film covers the substrate and multiple LED chips. The top extended electrode and bottom extended electrode are connected to two ends of the substrate respectively. At least part of top extended electrode and bottom extended electrode are not covered by the phosphor film, and each top extended electrode of the filaments is fixed together.
US11448369B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device (1) having a longitudinal axis (A) comprising at least one LED light source (8, 9) adapted for, in operation, emitting first light, at least one LED filament (4, 5, 6, 7) adapted for, in operation, emitting second light, at least one translucent core element (2), the translucent core element comprising a circumferential wall (3), an inner space (21) enclosed by the circumferential wall, and an outer bulb (13) enclosing the at least one translucent core element (2) and the at least one LED filament (4, 5, 6, 7), wherein the at least one LED light source (8, 9) being arranged in the inner space enclosed by the circumferential wall of the translucent core element, and the at least one LED filament (4, 5, 6, 7) being arranged outside of the at least one translucent core element, and wherein the at least one translucent core element (2) is centrally arranged on the longitudinal axis (A).
US11448368B2	Sensor mounting system A sensor mounting assembly is configured for use with a vessel arrangement including at least four vessels. The assembly includes first and second elongated frame members, first and second rollers, and first and second sensors. The first sensor is attached to the first elongated frame member and is configured to contact the surface of the first vessel upon actuation in a first direction. The second sensor is attached to the second elongated frame member and is configured to contact the surface of the second vessel upon actuation in a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. This disclosure also describes a method of mounting at least six sensors for use with a vessel arrangement including at least four vessels, the vessel arrangement disposed in a container in a two-by-two stacked configuration having a central space.
US11448365B2	Pressure vessel This invention relates to a pressure vessel comprising a hollow body comprising endless fibers embedded in a thermoplastic polymer, in which the thermoplastic polymer comprises one or more polyamides containing one or more aliphatic monomeric units, wherein the one or more polyamides have a CH2-ratio of at least 5.5 and less than 10, calculated by □ identifying the number of different aliphatic monomeric units in the one or more polyamides; □ determining the number of CH2 groups per aliphatic monomeric unit for each of these different aliphatic monomeric units; □ calculating the sum of the so determined numbers of CH2 groups; □ dividing said sum by the number of different aliphatic monomeric units in the one or more polyamides; taking into account only the aliphatic monomeric units present in the one or more polyamides in an amount of at least 10 wt % with respect to the total weight of the one or more polyamides.
US11448364B2	Lightweight composite overwrapped accumulators The present invention provides lightweight high-pressure accumulators that avoids diaphragm failure observed in conventional diaphragm accumulators. Lightweight high-pressure composite overwrapped accumulators of the invention are made from a plurality of hollow casings that are mated to form an accumulator housing. The accumulator housing is overwrapped with a composite material to provide additional mechanical strength and structural integrity. More significantly, the accumulators of the invention includes a plurality of annular grooves and a plurality of bulb on the flexible diaphragm such that the plurality of bulbs on the flexible diaphragm are placed in the plurality of annular grooves that are formed between the first and the second hollow casing. In this manner, diaphragm failure is significantly reduced or even completely eliminated during repeated high pressure charge/discharge cycle of the accumulator.
US11448359B2	Adjustable plant stand assembly An adjustable plant stand assembly is provided with a baseplate to support a planter. The baseplate has an overall profile. A plurality of upright supports is adjustably connected to the baseplate to support the baseplate above an underlying support surface, to expand relative to the baseplate to support planters of varying sizes, and to retract relative to the baseplate within the overall profile of the baseplate.
US11448350B2	Flow divider with internal vane A flow splitter may include an inlet, at least two outlets, and an internal vane comprising a first end corresponding to the inlet and a second end corresponding to the at least two outlets, wherein the internal vane is configured to turn, between the first end and the second end, an internal flowing fluid from 0 degrees to a degree between about 60 degrees and 150 degrees. Methods of dividing fluid flow are also provided.
US11448349B2	Universal hose coupling adapter Technologies are described for devices and methods to couple a hose to another hose or apparatus. The device may comprise a first side with at least two barbed fittings, each configured to insert into a flexible hose to create a waterproof seal. A diameter of each barbed fitting may increase in size from a first end of the first side to a second end of the first side. The device may comprise a second side with at least two male fittings, each configured to threadly interact with threads of a female fitting to create a waterproof seal. A diameter of each two male fitting may increase in size from a first end of the second side to a second end of the second side. The device may comprise a separator rim attached to the second end of the first side and to the second end of the second side.
US11448339B2	Valve device and system in which the valve device is mounted A valve device that includes a valve body; a valve shaft configured to rotate the valve body; a coil spring being electrically conductive and configured to be twisted with rotation of the valve body and the valve shaft; a first conductive member being electrically conductive and facing an inner circumferential surface or an outer circumferential surface of the coil spring in a radial direction of the coil spring; and a first detector configured to detect at least one of a rotation angle of the valve body or a rotation angle of the valve shaft based on an electrostatic capacitance between the coil spring and the first conductive member, the electrostatic capacitance changing according to a state of the coil spring that changes with the rotation of the valve body and the valve shaft.
US11448338B2	Negative pressure pipeline opening and closing device A negative pressure pipeline opening-and-closing device includes a blocking member and a buoyant member. The buoyant member comprises two floats and a connection rod connected to the two floats. The liquid reservoir is provided with a guide therein, and the guide confines the two floats, the blocking member and the liquid outlet port in the same vertical line. A limiting member is arranged between the two floats and is fixed to an inner wall of the liquid reservoir. A maximum distance between the limiting member and a top wall of a lower float of the two floats is smaller than a maximum distance between a top wall of an upper float of the two floats and a top wall of the liquid reservoir. The negative pressure pipeline opening-and-closing device can replace an existing electrically controlled valve. Therefore, the cost is reduced, the maintenance is convenient and service life is prolonged.
US11448335B2	Electronic expansion valve, control system, and control method Provided are an electronic expansion valve, a control system, and a control method, including: a step motor and a Hall sensor; the step motor includes a rotor and a stator; the rotor includes a permanent magnet; the Hall sensor is provided on the outer periphery of the permanent magnet; the Hall sensor and rotor are arranged in the radial direction, and the stator and Hall sensor are arranged in the axial direction; the main-body part of the Hall sensor is used for sensing the magnetic pole change of the permanent magnet; such a structure reduces the effect that an operating environment has on the Hall sensor when detecting a signal.
US11448320B2	Sealing device A sealing device is located between an inner member and an outer member that rotate relative to each other. The sealing device includes a tubular part that is to be mounted on a cylindrical end portion of the outer member, an annular part connected to an end of the tubular part and having a portion located radially inside the end portion of the outer member, at least one lip extending from the annular part toward the inner member. Each of the annular part and the tubular part includes an elastic part and a rigid part. At least one of an upper surface of the annular part that is opposite to the tubular part and a lower surface of the tubular part that is opposite to the annular part is formed of the elastic part. Multiple protrusions are formed on at least one of the upper surface of the annular part and the lower surface of the tubular part, the protrusions protruding along an axial direction of the sealing device. The multiple protrusions are arranged on a circle centered on the central axis and spaced apart from each other.
US11448316B2	Shift range control apparatus A shift range control apparatus controls driving of a motor in a shift range switching system provided with the motor and a shift range switching mechanism. A drive controller controls the driving of the motor to fit an engaging member in a recess according to a shift range in response to that the shift range is switched. A polarity determination device determines a polarity of a stator, which faces a rotor. The drive controller causes the engaging member to move to the recess according to the shift range, and then performs cancel energization control to energize a coil with a cancellation current which is a current reducing the magnetic flux density of the stator according to the polarity of the stator.
US11448299B2	Drive apparatus for four-wheel drive vehicle A drive apparatus for an electric-motor four-wheel drive vehicle includes first and second motors, first and second differential mechanisms, and a propeller shaft. The vehicle includes a first wheel pair including first left and right wheels and a second wheel pair including second left and right wheels and positioned on opposite side to the first wheel pair in a front-rear direction. The first and second motors are configured to output first output torque and second output torque, respectively. The first differential mechanism is configured to distribute the first output torque to a first torque-transmitting member coupled to the first left wheel and a third torque-transmitting member coupled to the propeller shaft. The second differential mechanism is configured to distribute the second output torque to the third torque-transmitting member and a second torque-transmitting member coupled to the first right wheel.
US11448276B2	Brake lining restoring device for a vehicle brake system A brake lining restoring device includes at least one clamping limb with at least one first aperture, at least one base limb, and at least one clamping limb. The clamping limb and the one base limb may be connected to one another via at least one spring section. The clamping limb may be moved under elastic deformation relative to the at least one base limb. The brake lining restoring device may include a frictionally locking connection to a holding element which is assigned to the brake lining arrangement can be established via one edge (R) of the first aperture of the clamping limb.
US11448255B2	Suspension bearing ring for a motor vehicle comprising a fuse portion A suspension bearing ring suitable for a motor vehicle suspension includes: an outer part, an inner part, and an elastomeric body. In embodiments, the elastomeric body connects the inner part and the outer part, and the inner part includes an inner portion, an outer portion, and at least one connection device. Further, in embodiments, the inner portion extends axially into a space by being coupled to the outer portion via the connection device. In embodiments, the connection device includes a fuse portion that is configured to break when the ring is subjected to a predetermined force, and in which a clearance is provided between the inner portion and the outer portion such that the inner portion can move in relation to the outer portion when the fuse portion is broken.
US11448248B2	Panel mounted glass bracket assembly A bracket for securing a panel is provided, the bracket including a panel contact member including an interface portion. Also provided are a first clamp member having a first clamp surface contact portion and a first clamp adjustable portion operable to interface with the panel contact member interface portion and a second clamp member having a second clamp surface contact portion positioned such that it is facing toward the first clamp surface contact portion of the first clamp when the first clamp adjustable portion is interfacing with the panel contact member interface portion, such that the first and second clamp surface contact portions are facing inward towards each other. A securing member is operable to secure the first clamp member to the panel contact member, the securing member positioned substantially perpendicular to the first and second clamp surface contact portions.
US11448247B2	Modular clamping system for lines of differing diameter and clamping part thereof The invention relates to a modular clamping system for fixing a plurality of supply lines, for example, for tension relief in energy chains, and to a clamping part therefor. A plurality of identical clamping parts are stackable one atop the other and hold to each other, wherein each clamping part has a first clamping jaw having a clamping surface and a second opposite clamping jaw facing away, having a clamping surface. A receiving channel for a line that is to be fixed is delimited between the clamping surfaces of facing clamping jaws. According to the invention, in each clamping part, at least the first clamping jaw forms at least one recess, in which a second clamping jaw of a following, identical clamping part can penetrate, crosswise to the lead-through direction of the lines, wherein the free cross-section of the receiving channel is reduced further compared to a non-penetrating position.
US11448243B2	Electrohydraulic system for use under water, comprising an electrohydraulic actuator An electrohydraulic system for use under water includes an electrohydraulic actuator and a container. A hydraulic cylinder or a hydraulic motor and a hydraulic machine are arranged in an internal space of the container. The hydraulic machine is mechanically coupled to a rotary drive unit for a common rotary movement, and the hydraulic machine adjusts the hydraulic cylinder or the hydraulic motor. The rotary drive unit is arranged outside the container and is configured to couple to and decouple from the hydraulic machine. A device in one embodiment includes the electrohydraulic system.
US11448238B2	Pneumatic landfill pump cycle counter Various embodiments concern a pneumatic landfill pump cycle counter comprising a spring located within a housing passage and a shuttle comprising a shuttle magnet, the shuttle located within the passage. The shuttle can be configured to move axially by the spring within the passage in an upstream direction to a home position, move axially by one or both of air pressure differential and airflow within the passage in a downstream direction away from the home position to a hold position. The cycle counter can further comprise a counter comprising an element responsive to a magnetic field of the shuttle magnet, the counter configured to increment a numeric count for each complete cycle of the shuttle moving from the home position to the hold position and then back to the home position.
US11448228B2	Pumps with a waterproof structure A motor driven pump with a waterproof structure is provided. The pump includes a motor, a pump body, a pump shaft, a shaft seal, and a first blocking member. The motor includes a motor housing. The pump body includes an impeller and a first drainage chamber having a first drainage outlet. The pump shaft includes a first end and a second end located opposite to the first end, wherein the first end is connected to the motor and the second end is connected to the impeller. The shaft seal forms a fluid seal with the pump body to prevent a fluid in the pump body from leaking into the motor. The first blocking member is located between the motor and the shaft seal and is connected in a sealed and a fixed manner to the pump shaft for conjoint rotation. The first blocking member is positioned to block fluid leaking from the shaft seal.
US11448221B2	Thermal and sound optimized lattice-cored additive manufactured compressor components A light-weight, high-strength insulating compressor component formed via additive manufacturing is provided. The component may have at least one interior region comprising a lattice structure that comprises a plurality of repeating cells. A solid surface is disposed over the lattice structure. The interior region comprising the lattice structure minimizes or reduces transmission of at least one of thermal energy, sound, or vibrational energy through the component. Methods of making such compressor components via additive manufacturing processes are also provided.
US11448212B2	Geared volumetric machine A geared volumetric machine including: a first and a second door; the second door operating at a greater pressure than the first door; one from between the first and second door being an inlet door of a fluid into the volumetric machine and the other door being an outlet door; a first cogged wheel in turn including a first and a second lateral flank; a second cogged wheel enmeshing with the first cogged wheel; a first and a second abutment between which the first cogged wheel is interposed and that respectively face the first and the second lateral flank of the first cogged wheel; a first grooved pathway which at least in a first angular position of the first cogged wheel connects a first and a second zone, the first zone including at least one of the compartments which is in communication with the second door.
US11448199B2	SMA actuator assembly A shape memory alloy actuator assembly comprises a first part, including a surface, a second part which moves relative to the first part across the surface and a resilient biasing element that biases the second part into contact with the first part so as to generate frictional forces therebetween for retaining the second part on the surface. At least one shape memory alloy actuator wire is connected between the first part and the second part and arranged to, on contraction thereof, apply a force to the second part with a component parallel to the surface that drives movement of the second part relative to the first part across the surface. Thus, the second part is retained on the surface when no power is applied to the shape memory alloy wire, and movement is achieved when power is applied.
US11448198B2	Inertial force polarizer apparatus An inertial force polarizer apparatus including a rotor frame member comprising a plurality of rotor nests, a plurality of rotor assemblies rotatably mounted to the rotor frame member, each rotor assembly includes a shaftless rotor having one or more attachment members, and a motor having a rotatable shaft coupled to the one or more attachment members, the motor configured to drive rotation of the shaftless rotor about an axis, wherein a rotation of the shaftless rotor generates an inertia on the rotor frame member.
US11448169B2	Vehicle exhaust gas recirculation cooler The present invention relates to a vehicle EGR cooler for cooling down recirculation exhaust gas of a vehicle engine and, more particularly, to a vehicle EGR cooler, which is inserted into an engine block, and facilitates diameter adjustment and design change of a coolant outlet since a coolant outlet side is provided on an outer side of the engine block.
US11448161B2	Acoustic fairing A thrust reverser arrangement may comprise an inner fixed structure (IFS), a track beam, a translating sleeve slideably mounted to the track beam, a bypass duct defined between the IFS and the translating sleeve, and an acoustic treated fairing coupled to the translating sleeve, wherein the acoustic treated fairing is configured to attenuate noise generated during operation of a gas turbine engine.
US11448159B2	Stirling engine with a membrane connecting the piston to the cylinder of the Stirling engine and a method of using this Stirling engine The present invention relates to a low temperature, low frequency Stirling engine. Its special geometry allows for large heat exchanger surfaces and great regenerators in order to reach good “Carnoization” efficiency factors. Displacer and power piston may be connected with circular polymer based membrane sealings to the cylinder walls. The cold space of the Stirling Engine may cylindrically Surround the outer periphery of the working cylinder, making thermal isolation obsolete. The engine is for instance suited to operate as base power prime mover using thermal solar collectors and may be coupled with hot oil or pressurized water heat storages. In the reverse mode, the Engine works as effective Heat-Pump/Cooling Engine.
US11448152B2	Systems and methods for engine air filter system diagnostics A method for diagnosing an air filter status includes receiving, by a controller, sensor data indicative of a mass air flow rate, an air temperature and an air pressure of an air cleaner assembly including an air filter, determining an air filter life remaining from the sensor data, and receiving data indicative of a vehicle condition. The method also includes determining when a first condition is satisfied and when true, triggering an air filter leakage alert. When the first condition is not satisfied, the controller determines when a second condition is satisfied. When the second condition is satisfied, the controller determines when a third condition is satisfied, and when the third condition is satisfied, triggers an air filter snow intrusion alert. When the second condition is satisfied and the third condition is not satisfied the controller triggers an air filter blockage alert.
US11448151B1	Methods and systems for improving fuel injection Systems and methods for improving accuracy of an amount of fuel injected to an engine are disclosed. In one example, a maximum fuel injector holding current value is adjusted from a higher value to a lower value within a predetermined amount of time of an end of fuel injection. By adjusting the maximum fuel injector holding current value, it may be possible to reduce variation in an amount of fuel that is injected via the fuel injector.
US11448142B2	Exhaust valve device for vehicle Provided is an exhaust valve device 1 for a vehicle in which a valve element 7 is supported in an exhaust passage 4 by a rotating shaft 5 axially supported by a valve body 3, a flexible joint member 16 is secured to an output shaft 13a of a motor unit 13 attached to the valve body 3, and a lower end of the flexible joint member 16 and an upper end of the rotating shaft 5 are coupled via a rigid joint member 15, in which the rigid joint member 15 includes: a sealing element 18 having a sealing surface 18a and arm portions 18c, the sealing surface 18a being coupled to one end of the rotating shaft 5 and sealing an axially supported portion of one end of the rotating shaft to prevent exhaust gas from leaking, the arm portions 18c being formed in a periphery of the sealing surface 18a; and a transmission element 19 having a spring groove 19a and engagement grooves 19b, the spring groove 19a being coupled to the end of the flexible joint member 16, the engagement grooves 19b being engaged with the arm portions 18c of the sealing element 18 to restrict relative rotation.
US11448141B2	System and method for generating power The method and system are for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine when generating power. A combustion chamber is arranged outside a turbine and provides compressed air from a turbocharger powered with a heat source in order to carry out a combustion process supplemented with high pressure steam pulses.
US11448132B2	Aircraft bypass duct heat exchanger A turbine engine heat exchanger has an array of heat exchanger plates mounted to an inner case wall for providing heat transfer from a bleed flowpath to a bypass flowpath. Each plate has: first and second faces along the bypass flowpath; a proximal edge mounted to the inner case wall; an inlet along the proximal edge; an outlet along the proximal edge; and a branch segment of the bleed flowpath passing from the inlet to the outlet.
US11448129B2	Inlet air heating system for a gas turbine system An inlet air heating system for a gas turbine system includes an inlet heat exchanger configured to be positioned upstream of a compressor of the gas turbine system. The inlet air heating system also includes a heating loop fluidly coupled to the inlet heat exchanger. The heating loop is configured to provide heating fluid to the inlet heat exchanger, and the inlet heat exchanger is configured to facilitate transfer of heat from the heating fluid to an airflow into the compressor. Furthermore, the inlet air heating system includes a heat transfer assembly configured to receive cooling tower fluid from a fluid pathway extending between a steam condenser and a cooling tower. The heat transfer assembly is configured to facilitate transfer of heat from the cooling tower fluid to the heating fluid.
US11448125B2	Multistage gas turbine engine with differential drive of compressor A gas turbine engine is disclosed. In various embodiments, the gas turbine engine includes a high pressure turbine having a first stage and a second stage, the first stage connected to a high pressure turbine first stage spool and the second stage connected to a high pressure turbine second stage spool; a high pressure compressor connected to a high pressure compressor spool; and a differential system having a first stage input gear connected to the high pressure turbine first stage spool, a second stage input gear connected to the high pressure turbine second stage spool and an output gear connected to the high pressure compressor spool.
US11448124B2	Geared turbofan engine with a high ratio of thrust to turbine volume A gas turbine engine turbine has a high pressure turbine configured to rotate with a high pressure compressor as a high pressure spool in a first direction about a central axis and a low pressure turbine configured to rotate with a low pressure compressor as a low pressure spool in the first direction about the central axis. A power density is greater than or equal to about 1.5 and less than or equal to about 5.5 lbf/cubic inches. A fan is connected to the low pressure spool via a speed changing mechanism and rotates in the first direction.
US11448121B2	Outboard motor and engine mechanism An outboard includes a plurality of first branched pipes connected to a plurality of first exhaust ports and a plurality of second branched pipes connected to a plurality of second exhaust ports, respectively, wherein the plurality of first branched pipes are connected to a first collecting pipe and the plurality of second branched pipes are connected to a second collecting pipe. A connector connects the first collecting pipe and the second collecting pipe. The plurality of first branched pipes extend in a direction away from the connector in a plan view, and each includes a first exhaust pathway located farther away from the connector than the first collecting pipe is in the plan view. The plurality of second branched pipes extend in a direction away from the connector in a plan view, and each includes a second exhaust pathway located farther away from the connector than the second collecting pipe.
US11448120B2	Gas heat-pump system Proposed is a gas heat-pump system capable of supplying recirculation exhaust gas to an engine using an exhaust gas turbocharger and thus actively controlling an amount of the flowing recirculation exhaust gas and pressure thereof.
US11448117B2	Auxiliary coolant pump with bypass An auxiliary coolant pump for circulating a coolant in a vehicle thermal system having a main coolant pump includes a housing, an impeller, a motor selectively driving the impeller, a coolant inlet configured to receive the coolant, a coolant outlet fluidly coupled to the coolant inlet, and a bypass passage fluidly coupled between the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet. When the main coolant pump is on, the auxiliary coolant pump is selectively turned off such that coolant flows through the bypass passage to reduce or eliminate restriction of the coolant flow rate in the thermal system. When the main coolant pump is off, the auxiliary coolant pump is selectively turned on such that coolant continues to flow through at least a portion of the thermal system.

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