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US11639262B2	Systems and methods for pharmaceutical package delivery A pharmaceutical package for carrying a pharmaceutical container includes a first housing and a second housing in the first housing. The second housing defines a compartment sized and shaped to receive and carry the pharmaceutical container. A gas chamber is disposed between the first and second housings. The gas chamber is configured to hold a gas in an inflated state of the gas chamber. A passage extends from the first housing to the second housing and defines a passageway extending there-between to allow the pharmaceutical container to be positioned in the compartment of the second housing by moving the pharmaceutical container through the passageway. One or more supports are connected to and extending between the first housing and the second housing. The one or more supports secure and hold the second housing in the first housing.
US11639256B2	Non-roll stick product containers The present invention relates to three stick product containers. One has a removable top cap with a crown and a hollow base, such that the top cap can be removed and inserted into the hollow base. The top cap has associated with it a thumb lever push ring to prevent the stick from rolling when laid horizontal. The other container is more suitable, for example, for a lip balm that has a top cap with a living hinge that can be flipped all the way back, inserted into a plug insert hole in the base of the cap, and then the cap is used to support the container in an at rest position to prevent it from rolling.
US11639252B2	Container with venting or multiple sealing feature A container assembly includes a lid, a gasket connected with the lid, and a container body. The gasket includes an outer peripheral edge. The container body may include an inner surface, an upper opening defined by a peripheral top edge, and at least one discontinuity where the inner surface or the peripheral top edge deviates in shape from the outer peripheral edge of the gasket. The container assembly may also include an inner container where the gasket includes an inner edge spaced inwardly from the outer peripheral edge. The inner container includes a top opening defined by a peripheral upper edge, and is receivable in the container body. The outer peripheral edge of the gasket seals against an inner surface of the container body and the inner edge of the gasket seals against an internal surface or the peripheral upper edge of the inner container.
US11639251B2	Compact cap and cap and container assembly with an opening block, after opening A compact cap with an opening block, after opening, for a container having a mouthpiece, includes a base ring preventing separation from the mouthpiece, a protective cap or cover for opening and closing the mouthpiece, a hinge arrangement that makes the base ring and the cover integral, and frangible bridges, which connect a lower edge of the cover with an upper edge of the base ring when the cover is closing on the ring base and the mouthpiece. The hinge arrangement includes a plurality of spaced strips or bridges, which connect the cover and the base ring, and an extension enlarged outwardly, which forms an integral part of an annular collar and is obtained at the lower end of the cover, and which becomes engaged with the mouthpiece when the cover is rotated from a closed position to an open position to provide a stable open position of the cover.
US11639243B2	System and method for controlling a manufacturing process for packaging units A system for controlling a manufacturing process for packaging units is disclosed, the packaging units are manufactured from a packaging material comprising machine readable identifiers. A control unit associates the identifiers with corresponding data images of the packaging units, wherein for a first process application to manipulate packaging material based on a first set of process parameters, the control unit is configured to store at least part of the first set of process parameters to the associated data image, wherein for a subsequent second process application to manipulate said packaging material, read at least part of the first set of process parameters stored in said associated data image to control the second process application based on at least part of the first set of process parameters.
US11639231B2	Systems and methods for fault detection and control in an electric aircraft A system for fault detection and control in an electric aircraft including an inertial measurement unit, the inertial measurement unit including at least a sensor configured to detect a torque datum associated with at least a propulsor. The system includes an observer, the observer configured to generate a torque prediction datum associated with the at least a propulsor, compare the torque prediction datum with the torque datum, and generate a residual datum as a function of the comparison. The system includes a mixer, the mixer comprising circuitry configured to generate, as a function of the residual datum, a torque priority command datum and transmit, to the at least a propulsor, the torque priority command datum.
US11639224B2	Vehicle consumer goods systems and methods A system for consumer goods management includes at least one sensor and at least one processor. The at least one sensor is configured to identify consumables and provide tracking information corresponding to the consumables. The at least one processor configured to acquire consumption information for a trip to be performed; determine a meal plan based on the consumption information, the meal plan specifying a plurality of types of consumables, quantities of the types of consumables, and a storage arrangement of the types of consumables; and acquire the tracking information from the at least one sensor to implement the meal plan.
US11639204B2	Aerodynamic system for vehicles and methods for operating the same A fairing system, including a fixed fairing assembly configured to attach to a cab of a tractor-trailer, a movable fairing assembly configured to attach to at least one of the fixed fairing assembly or the cab of the tractor-trailer, and an actuator assembly configured to move the movable fairing assembly relative to the fixed fairing assembly.
US11639203B2	Airflow adjusting apparatus An airflow adjusting apparatus to be installed in a vehicle includes two or more outward airflow generators and a controller. The outward airflow generators are disposed side by side in a vehicle front-rear direction in vicinity of an outer edge in a vehicle widthwise direction on an upper surface of a vehicle body on a front side of a windshield. The outward airflow generators are each configured to form an outward airflow with respect to the vehicle body. The outward airflow flows in a direction that is toward an outer side in the vehicle widthwise direction and toward a rear side of the vehicle. The controller is configured to control the outward airflow generators.
US11639202B2	Truck or tractor vehicle with adjustable panhard bar and method for adjusting alignment of a truck or tractor vehicle cab relative to a truck or tractor vehicle frame A truck or tractor vehicle includes a frame having a longitudinal centerline, an operator cab mounted relative to the frame via a cab suspension, the cab having a longitudinal centerline, the cab suspension comprising a front suspension and a rear suspension, the rear suspension comprising an adjustable panhard bar attached at a first end to the cab and attached at a second end to the frame, the adjustable panhard bar being adjustable in length to position the longitudinal centerline of the cab at a desired angle relative to the longitudinal centerline of the frame.
US11639201B2	Tailgate accessibility An articulating tailgate assembly with improved accessibility into a cargo bed of a pickup truck, incorporating at least one door. The tailgate system provides a tailgate with a combination of predetermined plurality of functions for accessibility into the cargo bed of the vehicle and to improve functionality of the tailgate assembly.
US11639196B2	Suspension structure of vehicle for skateboard platform An embodiment suspension structure includes a rail housing configured to be installed in a vehicle body along a height direction of the vehicle body, a rail attached to the rail housing toward an outer side of the vehicle body, a plurality of variable position links configured to be moved in the height direction of the vehicle body by engaging with the rail, a link transfer screw threaded to the plurality of variable position links and disposed in parallel with the rail to allow the plurality of variable position links to move by rotation, and a screw motor fixed to an upper inner side of the rail housing and coupled to one end of the link transfer screw, the screw motor being configured to provide a driving force to rotate the link transfer screw.
US11639195B2	Lane change assistant A number of illustrative variations may include a method of communication between a driver and an autonomous steering system.
US11639194B2	Vehicle control system A vehicle control system includes a steering input member rotatably supported by a vehicle body of a vehicle, a primary capacitive sensor provided along an outer edge of a steering input member and configured to detect a position on the steering input member at which a contact is made by a vehicle operator, a rotational angle sensor configured to detect a rotational angle of the steering input member, and a control unit configured to control a steering unit of the vehicle according to a signal from the rotational angle sensor and a signal from the primary capacitive sensor, wherein the control unit is configured to operate in a first operation mode and a second operation mode, the steering unit being controlled according to the signal from the rotational angle sensor in the first operation mode, and according to the signal from the primary capacitive sensor in the second operation mode.
US11639189B2	Flatbed utility cart A utility cart including a rectangular base is provided. The utility cart includes at least one handle extending outward and upwards from a short side of the rectangular base and a leg extending down from the short side of the rectangular base on the short side of the handles. The utility cart also includes a first wheel assembly joined to the rectangular base on end opposite to the handles, wherein two wheels and the leg are positioned such that the rectangular base is horizontal with a floor, two holes centered along each long side of the rectangular base, and a first adjustable guard that fits into the two holes.
US11639187B2	Rail transport system The present disclosure discloses a rail transport system. The rail transport system includes: a rail, the rail includes a steering portion and a travelling portion, the travelling portion is connected to the steering portion, and a first recess is constructed on the travelling portion to form an escape passage; and a rail vehicle, where the rail vehicle includes bogies and a vehicle body, the bogie movably straddles the rail, the bogie fits in with an inner bottom surface of the escape passage of the travelling portion and the steering portion, and the bogie travels by using the travelling portion and is steered by using the steering portion, and the vehicle body is connected to the bogie and pulled by the bogie to travel along the rail. The rail transport system according to this embodiment of the present disclosure has advantages such as facilitation of evacuation of passengers in an emergency, low costs, small occupied space, small rail weight bearing, and high stability.
US11639183B2	Driving control device, driving control method, and computer readable medium A mode acquisition unit (21) accepts designation of a driver type from a driver or a passenger, among driver types provided by driver's driving skill. A mode acquisition unit (21) acquires a driving mode corresponding to a designated type which is a designated driver type. The driving mode indicates a control method of automated driving corresponding to a driving skill. The driving control unit (22) causes a mobile body (100) to perform automated driving in accordance with the control method indicated by the driving mode acquired by the mode acquisition unit (21), thereby realizing automated driving corresponding to the driving skill.
US11639176B2	Method, system, and apparatus for measuring the depth of a body of water ahead of the user's position/location This application describes a method, system, and apparatus for measuring the depth of a body of water ahead of the user's location or position. The user can be a driver of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a fording depth sensor, a second fording depth sensor, a proximity sensor to determine road angle or position ahead of the vehicle, wherein the proximity sensor is designed to operate underneath the water surface and a control unit configured to use signals of the wading depth and sensors to compute a wading depth at a location ahead of the direction of vehicle movement and/or to compute a distance ahead of the direction of vehicle movement to maximum wading depth. A method of building the apparatus, system, and vehicle is also provided.
US11639165B2	Gear assembly for a geared motor of an electrically operable brake, geared motor, parking brake system, and service brake system The gear assembly can be operatively connected on the input side to a drive machine and on the output side preferably to an actuating element of the electrically operable brake and comprises at least one gear stage. The at least one gear stage comprises at least two intermeshing gear wheels, of which at least one gear wheel is rotatably mounted on an axle element by engagement of the axle element in a receptacle of the at least one gear wheel. The receptacle and the axle element have mutually corresponding peripheral surfaces, of which, in the axial direction, at least one peripheral surface has an outwardly curved contour and the other peripheral surface has a contour designed such that the peripheral surfaces roll against one another on the contours in order to bring the at least one gear wheel and the axle element into an oblique position relative to one another.
US11639154B1	Systems and methods to detect tailgate removal using alarm circuits A vehicle includes a cabin and a vehicle body including a cargo area rearward of the cabin. A tailgate assembly is mounted to the vehicle body that closes the cargo area. The tailgate assembly includes a rear-mounted video camera. An electronic control unit receives image data from the rear-mounted video camera. A connector communicatively couples the electronic control unit and the rear-mounted video camera. The connector has a closed configuration with the tailgate assembly mounted to the vehicle body and an open configuration with the tailgate assembly removed from the vehicle body. The electronic control unit includes logic that, wherein executed by a processor, causes the electronic control unit to receive signals from an alarm circuit when the connector is in the closed configuration and detect when the signals from the alarm circuit have stopped when the connector is in the open configuration.
US11639152B2	Seatbelt assist device and vehicle seat Provided is a belt assist device having a compact configuration and being configured to move a seatbelt to an easily reachable position. A vehicle seat includes a belt assist device attached to a lateral portion of a seat back and configured to move a portion of a seatbelt placed on the lateral portion to the easily reachable position. The belt assist device includes a rotary member attached to a recessed housing portion of the lateral portion via a rotary shaft and configured to rotate up and down between a housing position at which the rotary member is housed in the seat back and a protruding position at which the rotary member rotates to protrude forward of the seat back to push out a portion of the seatbelt. The rotary member is disposed forward of a belt guide provided at the periphery of an upper end of the seat back.
US11639149B2	Flame-resistant airbag, method of manufacturing flame-resistant airbag, and addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition for flame-resistant airbags Provided is a flame-resistant airbag having a low rate of combustion. The flame-resistant airbag is obtained by forming, on a cloth substrate, a cured film of a composition containing: (A) 100 parts by mass of a liquid organopolysiloxane containing an alkenyl group bonded to a silicon atom; (B) 5 to 100 parts by mass of a three-dimensional network-structured organopolysiloxane resin in which 0.05 to 0.15 mol/100 g alkenyl groups are bonded only to D units, the ratio of M units to T and/or Q units is 0.65 to 1.40, and hydroxyl group content is 0.040 mol/100 g or less; (C) 0.1 to 50 parts by mass micropulverized silica having a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g; (D) an organohydrogen polysiloxane comprising a hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom, in an amount such that the number of hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms in component (D) is 1 to 10 per total 1 alkenyl group bonded to a silicon atom in components (A) and (B); (E) an effective amount of a platinum group metal catalyst; and (F) 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of an organic silicon compound. The composition is applied in an amount of 5 to 150 g/m2.
US11639143B2	Vehicle electrical interconnection system Electrified vehicle electrical systems and formatting methods include arranging a first layer including one or more first electrical transmission lines each configured to carry electrical power at a first voltage to one or more electrical powertrain components of the electrified vehicle, arranging a second layer above at least a portion of the first electrical connection layer, wherein the second layer includes one or more second electrical transmission lines each configured to carry electrical power at a second voltage to one or more electrical power distribution components of the electrified vehicle, and arranging a third layer above at least a portion of the first and second layers, wherein the third layer includes one or more third electrical transmission lines each configured to carry electrical power at a third voltage to one or more input/output device components of the electrified vehicle.
US11639141B2	Exterior member for electric wire and wire harness A wire harness includes an electric wire bundle and an exterior member for electric wire. The exterior member for electric wire includes a tubular exterior body for protecting the electric wire bundle, a slit formed in the exterior body along an exterior axis of the exterior body, and an inner portion continuous with a circumferential end portion of the exterior body. The inner portion is disposed on an outer side of the exterior body before the electric wire bundle is accommodated. Further, the inner portion is formed with an electric wire pressed portion against which the electric wire bundle is pressed. Further, the inner portion is pushed into the exterior body through the slit while being deformed so as to be inverted when the electric wire bundle is pressed against the electric wire pressed portion, and is accommodated in the exterior body together with the electric wire bundle.
US11639140B2	Method for manufacturing real aluminum using aluminum alloy capable of being applied to coil-to-uncoil process, and vehicle interior part A method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy sheet may include melting aluminum alloy composition containing silicon (Si), iron (Fe), copper (Cu) and manganese (Mn) in weight % on the basis of remainder of aluminum (Al) to make cast alloy having a constant initial thickness; rolling the cast alloy to allow the initial thickness to be reduced, whereby the cast alloy is elongated to aluminum alloy sheet; and performing heat treatment on the aluminum alloy sheet.
US11639131B2	Awning assembly The present embodiments are directed to an awning assembly 1 for a recreational vehicle comprising a main body, a flexible awning material, a roller tube, a lead rail 5, at least one support leg 6 hinged to the lead rail 5, and at least one tension rafter 7 being mountable between the main body and the lead rail 5. The at least one support leg 6 is hinged to the lead rail 5 so that the support leg 6 can be hinged into a first storage section of the lead rail frame 8. The lead rail frame 8 comprises a second storage section 10 for receiving the tension rafter 7 therein, wherein the second storage section 10 comprises an opening 11, wherein either holder 12 is disposed within the opening 11, or the tension rafter 7 is self-clamping into the second storage section 10.
US11639126B1	Upper body support system An upper body support system for a vehicle seat provides support of a person's head and body via a body portion that extends down along the seat back rest from a stabilizer portion that extends over the top of the seat. The body portion may extend down a substantial portion of the back rest to provide support of the person's upper body. The bottom end of the support is secured by a base strap that is configured to form an anchor loop that is couple with a seat anchor of the vehicle seat. The top of the support is secured to a pair of head rest posts by a head rest strap assembly. This arrangement of securing the top and bottom of the support provides effective stability for a person to lean there against and enables the body portion to be configured in an offset angle from vertical for comfort.
US11639122B2	Position-variable seat back hinge stiffness for belt-integration seats The disclosure provides for a system that includes a seat mounted in a vehicle. The seat includes a base, a back support, a hinge, and a seat belt integrated into the seat. The back support is capable of rotating relative to the base and thereby reclining. The hinge is between the base and the back support and is configured to lock the back support in positions in relation to the base. The seat belt has a shoulder portion and a lap portion and is attached to the seat at a shoulder anchor in the back support and a base anchor in the base. When a generated torque, created from a forward force applied by the shoulder portion of the seat belt, exceeds a threshold amount of torque, the hinge is configured to unlock and back support is configured to rotate forward from a reclined position towards an upright position.
US11639115B2	Power relay assembly deterioration control system for vehicles and power relay assembly deterioration control method thereof Disclosed are a power relay assembly (PRA) deterioration control system for vehicles capable of predicting breakdown of the PRA and actively controlling deterioration of the PRA using big data and a PRA deterioration control method thereof. The PRA deterioration control system includes a vehicle configured to transmit PRA and battery information and a server configured to collect the PRA and battery information of the vehicle and to transmit output control information for PRA deterioration control to the vehicle, wherein, upon collecting the PRA and battery information of the vehicle, the server groups the collected information, sets a monitoring step by vehicle based on the grouped information, performs monitoring by vehicle in response to the set monitoring step by vehicle, and transmits output control information by vehicle corresponding to the result of monitoring to the vehicle such that each vehicle performs PRA deterioration control.
US11639112B2	Fusion of data of multiple sensors for object identification A method for fusing various sensor data of a vehicle within the scope of an object identification (OI). At least one identification feature (IF) detected by a first sensor (FS) and at least one IF detected by a second sensor (SS) for identifying at least one object in the vehicle's surroundings are received. In the task, at least one IF detected by the SS for inspecting the OI is received, the IF detected by the FS and the IF detected by the SS each representing a first measured variable (MV) and the IF detected by the SS representing a second MV independent of the first MV. In a further task, the IF detected by the FS is linked to the IF detected by the SS to generate a feature linkage. In a third task, the plausibility of the feature linkage is checked using the IF detected by the SS.
US11639110B2	Electrified drivetrain for a vehicle An electrified drivetrain for a vehicle includes a first electric machine, a second electric machine, a clutch, an HVAC compressor, and a controller. The second electric machine is rotatably coupled to a geartrain, the first electric machine is rotatably coupled to the HVAC compressor, and is rotatably couplable to the geartrain via the clutch, and the clutch is operative in a first state and a second state. The first electric machine is rotatably coupled to the geartrain when the clutch is controlled to the first state, and is decoupled from the geartrain when the clutch is controlled to the second state. The controller is operatively connected to the first and second electric machines, the clutch, and the HVAC compressor to control operation of the electrified drivetrain. The first electric machine can be used as a heater element and to provide mechanical power to the drivetrain.
US11639105B2	Information provision system An information provision system mounted on a vehicle includes: a visual device configured to visually provide information to an occupant of the vehicle; and a controller configured to control the visual device. The controller is further configured to: cause the visual device to provide first information in a first period; cause the visual device to provide second information different from the first information in a second period later than the first period; and set at least one of a luminance and a saturation of the visual device in at least a part of an information switching period between the first period and the the second period to be lower than that in the first period and the second period.
US11639099B2	Active air flap apparatus for vehicle The present disclosure relates to an active air flap apparatus for a vehicle coupled to an air inlet of a grill to cool the inside of an engine room when a vehicle travels, and the active air flap apparatus for a vehicle includes a frame coupled to a rear surface of the grill in which the air inlet is formed, a plurality of flap portions coupled to an inside of the frame to open or close the air inlet and arranged in a vertical direction of the frame, an actuator coupled to an outside of the frame to generate power, a gear unit operated by the power generated from the actuator, and a connection unit connecting the flap portions and the gear unit to each other to operate the flap portions according to the operation of the gear unit.
US11639093B2	Powertrain A transaxle system for a golf car, wherein the system comprises a transaxle and a mating interface. The transaxle comprises a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to at least one axle tube of the golf car, wherein the at least one axle tube houses at least one wheel axle, and the transaxle is operably couplable to the at least one wheel axle. The transaxle additionally comprising a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mating interface is mountable to the transaxle mounting collar, and is structured and operable to have an integrated internal combustion engine-transmission unit of the golf car mounted thereto.
US11639090B2	Car window and door guard A car window and door guard has an upper or window portion configured to be mounted over the window frame surrounding the window of a car door, and a lower or door portion or cover configured to be lie over the door panel. The window portion has a front panel and a rear panel to form a sleeve. The window portion is generally see-through or transparent. The door includes an upper strip or section and a series of window tabs. Each window tab has a generally flat or planar portion extending from an elongated upper channel portion. The channel portion captures the door window slot or surround to prevent the window tab from being moved upward during the raising of the window. The door portion also has a lower section extending downwardly from the upper section that drapes over the car's door panel to protect the door panel.
US11639088B2	Vehicle half door assemblies A multi-component door assembly for a vehicle includes a lower door portion rotatably coupled to a body of the vehicle and including at least one receiving aperture defined therein, and an upper door portion selectively removable from the lower door portion and including at least one post configured to be received within the at least one receiving aperture for removably coupling the upper door portion to the lower door portion. At least one trim cap is configured to selectively cover and conceal the at least one receiving aperture.
US11639086B2	Vehicle door of the flush type A vehicle door comprising a mount, a encapsulated fixed window module, a movable window, and a sliding joint, the windows comprising outer surfaces which are aligned with each other as well as with an outer surface of a first trim attached to the first ascending strand and fixed to the first ascending post, and an outer surface of a second trim attached to the second ascending strand and fixed to the ascending profile.
US11639085B2	Luminescent glazings A disclosed laminated automotive glazing for displaying an image comprises a first glass sheet; a first interlayer; a luminescent film having luminescent capabilities; a second interlayer; and a second glass sheet, wherein the luminescent film is reactive to an activating light wavelength, and wherein the second interlayer is transparent to the activating light wavelength and the first interlayer has a transparency at the activating light wavelength of equal to or less than 1.0%.
US11639078B2	Pneumatic tire In a pneumatic tire, a plurality of side blocks include a first side block and a second side block that are adjacent in a tire circumferential direction, the first side block comprises a first recess that is recessed in a tire width direction and that is disposed at a location which is separated from an edge of an end in the tire circumferential direction of the first side block, and the second side block comprises a first convexity that protrudes in the tire width direction and that is disposed at a location which is separated from an edge of an end in the tire circumferential direction of the second side block.
US11639069B2	System and process for mounting a printing plate on a carrier A process for mounting a printing plate on a carrier sheet, including disposing registration indicia on the plate, placing the carrier sheet on a cutting table of a cutting system, mounting the plate to the carrier sheet, detecting absolute coordinates of the registration indicia; and cutting the carrier sheet along a cut line having absolute coordinates generated based upon the detected absolute coordinates. A related system includes the cutting system with the cutting table, a camera for detecting the registration indicia, a processor, a cutter, a controller, and a computer memory programmed with instructions for instructing the controller to detect the indicia, calculate the absolute coordinates for the cut line based upon the detected absolute coordinates and stored relative coordinates for the cut line, and cutting the carrier sheet along the cut line. Computer readable media containing such programmed instructions is also disclosed.
US11639055B2	Fluid ejection devices including contact pads A device includes a first column of contact pads. The device also includes a column of fluid actuation devices disposed longitudinally to the first column of contact pads.
US11639048B2	Laminated vehicle glazing having a stiff interlayer Disclosed generally herein is a laminated vehicle glazing including first and second glass sheets and a polymer interlayer interposed therebetween. The interlayer includes a major part and a stiff part adjacent to the major part. The stiff part does not surround the major part, such that the major part is along at least one edge of the laminated vehicle glazing. The stiff part includes at least one layer made of a material that has a higher Young's modulus than that of the material used in the major part. Young's modulus in the thickness direction of the stiff part is higher than that of the major part.
US11639035B2	Spacer for use in precision bonding applications that provides enhanced shear strength A spacer-locator with integrated locator pins and spacer tabs for use in joining applications. The spacer-locator provides consistent and accurate spacing between mating surfaces and the locator pins provide enhanced location control of the joining components while providing a mechanical advantage to the shear strength at the joint. Also, a spacer-locator for joining at least two objects along mating surfaces, the spacer-locator constraining at least two degrees of freedom for the objects to be joined.
US11639030B2	Manufacturing method and shaping device for shaped object To manufacture a shaped object more appropriately by adjusting weight and the like of the shaped object. A manufacturing method for a shaped object for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object by depositing a layer of shaping material, the manufacturing method includes: setting a weight of at least part of the shaped object to be a setting weight different from a filling weight that is weight in a case of forming the shaped object by filling deposition material used for deposition; and forming the shaped object to which the setting weight is set to be matched with the setting weight by forming at least part of the shaped object in a state of including a clearance inside as a region that is not formed with the deposition material.
US11639024B2	Methods for 3D printing of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate and copolymers Methods to fabricate objects by 3D printing of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) and copolymers thereof have been developed. In one method, these objects are produced by continuous fused filament fabrication using an apparatus and conditions that overcome the problems of poor feeding of the filament resulting from the low softening temperature of the filament and heat creep along the fed filament. Methods using an apparatus including a heat sink, a melt tube, a heating block and nozzle, and a transition zone between the heat sink and heating block, with the melt tube extending through the heat sink, transition zone, and heat block to the nozzle are disclosed. 3D objects are also printed by fused pellet deposition (FPD), melt extrusion deposition (MED), selective laser melting (SLM), printing of slurries and solutions using a coagulation bath, and printing using a binding solution and polymer granules.
US11639021B2	Method and device for producing vasculature through extrusion-based 3D printing A method and device for fabricating vascular networks in for tissue engineering. The vascular network is embedded in a porous scaffold and is created from a sacrificial wax template, according to one embodiment. A extrusion-based three dimensional printer is used to create the template, wherein the printer utilizes an extruder incorporating a mixer to maintain the consistency of the extrudate.
US11639020B2	Free blow bottle design An apparatus and method for simultaneously forming and filling a plastic container without the use of a mold forming a mold cavity (116, 16) is provided. A pressure source (120, 20) includes an inlet (146, 150, 46, 50) and a piston-like device (140, 40). The piston-like device (140, 40) is moveable in a first direction wherein liquid is drawn into the pressure source (120, 20) through the inlet (146, 150, 46, 50) and in a second direction wherein the liquid is urged toward the preform (112, 12). A blow nozzle (122, 22) may be adapted to receive the liquid from the pressure source (120, 20) and transfer the liquid at high pressure (P2) into the preform (112, 12) thereby urging the preform (112, 12) to freely expand until an unopened end thereof contacts a platen (118). The platen (118) forms a bottom in a resultant container. The liquid remains within the container as an end product.
US11639017B2	Lamella block with continuously varied lamella division A lamella block is provided for a calibrating device for calibrating an extruded profile, wherein the lamella block includes a lamella structure, which has a plurality of lamellae that are spaced apart from each other by grooves and arranged in the longitudinal direction of the lamella block. The lamella structure has a variably designed division in the longitudinal direction of the lamella block. Further provided is a method for manufacturing the aforementioned lamella block, as well as a calibrating device, which includes a plurality of the lamella blocks mentioned above. Also provided is a system for additively fabricating the lamella blocks mentioned above, a corresponding computer program and a corresponding dataset.
US11639016B2	Shearing part A shearing part for a plasticising screw has at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel, which run helically around or parallel to the longitudinal axis (X) of the shearing part. The inlet channel is open upstream and closed downstream. The outlet channel is open downstream and closed upstream. The inlet outlet channels are arranged lying directly adjacent to one another and contiguous to one another, and are connected directly with one another fluidically, so that inflowing melt can flow over directly from the inlet channel into the outlet channel, wherein a flow direction transversely to longitudinal axis (X) of the shearing part is produced. The inlet channel has a depth (T) at which shearing action on the melt is substantially avoided. The outlet channel is configured as shearing surface, so that shearing action is present onto melt flowing through the outlet channel.
US11639010B2	Electron beam treatment for invasive pests A system and method for the treatment of invasive pests includes an irradiation device that can generate an electron beam that is applicable to a tree infected by an invasive pest, wherein the electron beam provides an in-situ treatment for the tree infected by the invasive pest by killing the invasive pest via electron beam irradiation. One or more temperature sensors can be used to track the internal temperature of a tree surrogate. A differential temperature difference tracked by temperature sensor can be used to ensure that a reduction in temperature of the tree is attributable to the electron beam rather than increase in heat.
US11639007B2	Apparatus for releasably locking a stationary blade to a hair clipper An apparatus is provided for releasably locking a stationary blade to a hair clipper, and includes a stationary blade with a blade opening, and a bracket configured for fixing the stationary blade to the hair clipper. Also, the bracket has a bracket opening. An actuator in the apparatus has a locking formation engageable in the openings and is operable between a first, locked position locking the stationary blade to the bracket, and a second, unlocked position releasing the stationary blade from the bracket.
US11639006B1	Pocket knife A pocket knife includes a chassis that defines a cavity and a blade having a cutting edge. The blade has a retracted position in which the cutting edge is inside of the cavity and a deployed position in which the cutting edge is outside of the cavity. A recess in the chassis defines a base and a sidewall at an obtuse angle to the base. A pocket clip is engaged with the sidewall of the recess.
US11638998B2	Transfer system and transfer control method A transfer system includes a hand that supports a workpiece to be transported; an arm that moves the hand; a scanning controller that moves the hand by the arm along a scanning direction that intersects sides which are provided to be fixed to the hand and not parallel with each other, such that the sides pass a known reference position in a transfer path of the workpiece; and a position detector that detects a positional deviation of the hand in a direction intersecting the scanning direction, based on a timing at which one of the side reaches the reference position and a timing at which the other side reaches the reference position RP, while the scanning controller is moving the hand.
US11638997B2	Positioning and navigation method for a robot, and computing device thereof A positioning and navigation method for a robot includes: receiving point cloud information of a current position and information of a target position sent by a robot, wherein the point cloud information of the current position is updated in real time; determining the current position of the robot according to the point cloud information; planning a plurality of motion paths according to the current position and the target position; searching for an optimal path among the plurality of motion paths by a predetermined heuristic search algorithm; and sending the current position of the robot and the optimal path to the robot, such that the robot moves according to the optimal path.
US11638994B2	Robotic digital twin control with industrial context simulation An industrial control design and testing system allows vendor-specific digital twins of industrial robots to be imported into a vendor-agnostic simulation platform so that coordinated operation of the robots within the context of a larger automation system can be simulated and observed. Rather than requiring a designer to re-write the robot program in a format understandable by the simulation system, the design and testing system can link to instances of the vendor-specific robot simulation platforms to facilitate execution of the actual robot programs that will be installed and executed on the corresponding physical robots. This accurately simulates operation of the robots in a manner that requires less development work on the part of the designer and allows the robot's surrounding environment to be modeled and simulated more accurately than would be the case using a simulation platform specific to a particular robot vendor.
US11638985B2	Cable tray hold-down The present disclosure is related to a hold-down for a cable tray. The hold-down may be configured for high-wind situations. The hold-down includes a support clamp for clamping onto a support, and a hold-down arm for holding the cable tray on the support.
US11638982B2	Core configuration for in-situ electromagnetic induction monitoring system An apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing includes a support for a polishing pad having a polishing surface, and an electromagnetic induction monitoring system to generate a magnetic field to monitor a substrate being polished by the polishing pad. The electromagnetic induction monitoring system includes a core and a coil wound around a portion of the core. The core includes a back portion, a center post extending from the back portion in a first direction normal to the polishing surface, and an annular rim extending from the back portion in parallel with the center post and surrounding and spaced apart from the center post by a gap. A width of the gap is less than a width of the center post, and a surface area of a top surface of the annular rim is at least two times greater than a surface area of a top surface of the center post.
US11638966B2	Short arc welding system A system for controlling a weld-current in an arc welding apparatus for short arc welding comprising a current regulator included in a voltage feedback loop from a power supply to a welding electrode and a ramp generator arranged to provide current ramps during a short circuit phase at said welding electrode.
US11638948B2	Electrochemical cell having wave corner sealed joints, and device and method for forming same A forming device is configured to form metal laminated sheet material into a tray-shaped case half while allowing the material to form pleats in the corners of the recess during the forming process while preventing formation of pleats along the flange. The device forms the flange so that excess material in the corners of the case halves is arranged in an undulating shape. As a result, the flange has a waved or ruffled configuration at each corner. Two such case halves are sealed together along the flange to form a reliably sealed package. A method of forming pouch cell is also described.
US11638940B2	Motor control of a drain cleaning machine A drain cleaning machine includes a brushless direct current (DC) motor configured to rotate a snake about the snake axis. An electronic processor is configured to control power switching elements to drive the brushless DC motor. In a first operating range when a load experienced by the brushless DC motor is less than or equal to a predetermined load, the electronic processor is configured to control the power switching elements to drive the brushless DC motor at an approximately constant speed regardless of the load experienced by the brushless DC motor. In a second operating range when the load experienced by the brushless DC motor is greater than the predetermined load, the electronic processor is configured to control the power switching elements to drive the brushless DC motor at a decreasing speed as the load experienced by the brushless DC motor increases.
US11638939B2	Mobile panel cleaner A mobile panel maintenance system including a mobile panel maintenance unit having a base supported for translational motion over a surface within a panel array and a carriage movably mounted to the base to position a panel maintenance assembly in relation to a panel surface for panel maintenance.
US11638928B2	Dispenser with closed loop control A system and method for controlling a needle motion of a material applicator are disclosed. The system includes an actuator assembly that contains a piezoelectric device, where the actuator assembly is connected to a needle and translates the needle along a vertical direction, and a sensor assembly that includes an emitter for emitting light, where a portion of the actuator assembly occludes a portion of the light. The sensor assembly also includes a receiver for receiving a non-occluded portion of the light and a sensor holder that secures the emitter and the receiver. The system further includes a controller in electrical communication with the piezoelectric device, emitter, and receiver, where the controller adjusts operation of the actuator assembly based on feedback received from the receiver.
US11638927B2	Selective wetting of a roller There is disclosed a selective wetting apparatus comprising a roller rotatable about a roller axis and comprising a wettable roller surface; an applicator unit having a lip which extends parallel to the roller axis and is radially spaced apart from the roller surface by a gap, wherein the applicator unit is to convey liquid agent towards the roller so that the liquid agent forms a liquid bridge over the gap to wet a wetted axial portion of the roller surface; and a flow guide to direct a gas flow into a regulated axial portion of the gap to locally prevent formation of a liquid bridge, and thereby prevent wetting of a corresponding axial portion of the roller surface.
US11638923B1	Flotation reagents from acidic olive oil The flotation reagents from acidic olive oil are made by transesterification of acidic olive oil. Acidic olive oil is olive oil having an acid value high enough to render it unsuitable for consumption, typically greater than 3.3% and/or between 3.3-7%. Transesterification of the olive oil with methanol converts fatty acids in the olive oil to an ester fraction and a glycerol fraction. The ester fraction may be sulfonated and used as the collector in a reverse flotation process, selectively removing the carbonate gangue from phosphate-carbonate rock in the froth, leaving phosphates in the sink. The glycerol fraction may be used without modification as the collector in the reverse flotation process. Both fractions are highly selective for carbonates, substantially reducing loss of phosphates in the froth.
US11638921B2	Demolition device and utility machine for demolishing a concrete structure The application relates to a demolition device for demolishing a concrete structure according to one embodiment. The device has a crushing blade for crushing concrete, and a cutting blade for cutting metal or a pulverizing blade for grinding concrete, and a combination blade. The device can be attached to a utility machine in a detachable manner. The crushing and cutting/pulverizing blade are separate blades from each other. The combination blade is adapted to be used for crushing concrete with the crushing blade. The combination blade is adapted to be used for cutting metal with the cutting blade or for grinding concrete with the pulverizing blade. The combination blade has abutment surface parts for the crushing and cutting/pulverizing blade. The abutment surface part for the cutting/pulverizing blade makes possible a power transmission between the cutting/pulverizing and combination blade when using the combination blade for crushing concrete. The abutment surface part for the crushing blade makes possible a power transmission between the crushing and combination blade when using the combination blade for cutting metal or grinding concrete.
US11638912B2	Metal catalyst synthesis and acid/metal bifunctional catalyst systems thereof Methods of producing metal catalysts can include mixing two or more metal salts and an aluminum salt in water to produce a metal catalyst precursor solution having a pH of about 2.5 to about 4.0; mixing the metal catalyst precursor solution and a basic solution having a pH of about 10 to about 13 to produce a mixture with a pH of about 6 to about 7 and a precipitate; producing a powder from the precipitate; and calcining the powder to produce a metal catalyst. Such metal catalysts may be useful in producing bifunctional catalyst systems that are useful in, among other things, converting syngas to dimethyl ether in a single reactor.
US11638909B2	Potassium-merlinoite zeolite, its synthesis and use The present disclosure is directed to processes for the selective separation of carbon dioxide (CO2) from multi-component feedstreams containing CO2. The processes use a potassium-form MER framework type zeolite having a stick-like morphology. The potassium is present in the zeolite as K+ in extra-framework locations, and the zeolite is essentially free of an extra-framework cation other than potassium.
US11638908B2	Potassium-merlinoite zeolite, its synthesis and use The present disclosure is directed to a potassium-form MER framework type zeolite, a MER framework type zeolite having a stick-like morphology, wherein the potassium is present as K+ in extra-framework locations. The zeolite is essentially free of an extra-framework cation other than potassium.
US11638905B2	Compartmentalized oligomerization reactor The present invention relates to the field of gas/liquid reactors permitting the oligomerization of olefins to give linear olefins by homogeneous catalysis, comprising a reaction chamber and vertical internal means of compartmentalization.
US11638901B2	Systems and methods for managing hydrocarbon emissions A system for reducing the release of hydrocarbons emitted from a hydrocarbon source into the atmosphere includes a hydrocarbon supply conduit configured to receive the emitted hydrocarbons. In addition, the system includes an air supply conduit coupled to an air source. Further, the system includes a combustion device coupled to an outlet end of the hydrocarbon supply conduit and an outlet end of the air supply conduit. The combustion device is configured to receive the hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon supply conduit and the air from the air supply conduit, and combust the hydrocarbons. Still further, the system includes a catalytic converter spaced apart from the combustion device and a transfer conduit extending from an outlet of the combustion device to an inlet of a catalytic converter. The catalytic converter is configured to receive the combustion products and any un-combusted hydrocarbons from the transfer conduit, and oxidize the un-combusted hydrocarbons.
US11638892B2	Nanofiber air filter medium with high adsorption performance and preparation method A high-adsorption-performance nanofiber filter medium includes a support material and a composite nanofiber filtration layer that includes multiple nanometer composite nanofiber layers deposited and stacked on the support material. The nanometer composite nanofiber layer includes first, second, and third nano-powder composite nanofibers, which are uniformly mixed by means of an airflow or are sequentially laminated to form the nanometer composite nanofiber layer. The nanometer composite nanofiber layer formed through sequential lamination includes first, second, and third nanofiber layers. The first nanofiber layer includes multiple first nano-powder composite nanofibers. The second nanofiber layer is stacked on the first nanofiber layer and includes multiple second nano-powder composite nanofibers. The third nanofiber layer is stacked on the second nanofiber layer and includes multiple third nano-powder composite nanofibers. The composite nanofiber filtration layer is formed of multiple nanometer composite nanofiber layers, so that the high-adsorption-performance nanofiber air filter medium shows improved performance.
US11638890B2	Particle separation system and method A method including the steps of moving fluid through an inlet into a vessel, the vessel being at atmospheric pressure and having at least one side wall and a bottom wall forming an internal chamber within the vessel. The method further includes moving the fluid into and through a filtration unit utilizing a downstream pump, the filtration unit creating a flux of less than or equal to about 0.05 gallons per minute per square foot (GPM/ft2), and moving the fluid processed by the filtration unit to an outlet and out of the vessel.
US11638883B1	System and method for recycling helium A system for recycling helium comprising a bursting chamber with a re-sealable lid and a vent; a bursting mechanism disposed inside the bursting chamber; wherein the bursting chamber is in fluid communication with a compressor; wherein an output of the compressor is in fluid communication with an evacuation valve and a control valve; wherein when the evacuation valve is opened and the control valve is closed the compressor evacuates the air from the bursting chamber; and wherein when the evacuation valve is closed and the control valve is opened, and the bursting mechanism is activated, compressed helium gas recovered from balloons burst in the bursting chamber flows through the control valve into a helium storage tank.
US11638857B2	Exercise machine adjustable resistance system and method An exercise machine adjustable resistance system and method for efficiently varying the workout resistance for an exercise machine. The exercise machine generally includes a carriage movably positioned with respect to the at least one rail, a plurality of springs selectively connectable to the carriage to provide a resistance level to the carriage, a plurality of electrically actuated mechanical devices adapted to latch a corresponding one of the plurality of springs to the carriage when in the latch state and unlatch a corresponding one of the plurality of springs to the carriage when in the unlatch state and a control unit in communication with the plurality of electrically actuated mechanical devices to selectively control the state of each of the plurality of electrically actuated mechanical devices to be within the latch state or the unlatch state.
US11638856B1	Exercise machine resistance identifier An exercise machine accessory is disclosed. In one embodiment, a resistance identifier is configured to identify resistance for an exercise machine associated with the exercise machine accessory, wherein the resistance identifier is coupled to the exercise machine. In one embodiment, a motion identifier is configured to identify exercise motion for a user of the exercise machine. In one embodiment, a communications module is configured to communicate with the user of the exercise machine, wherein the communications module is coupled to the resistance identifier and the motion identifier.
US11638847B2	Stretch exercise tool A stretch exercise tool having both ends of a band that can adjust a use length passed through a pair of fittings in a retaining state, and a root portion of a stretchable elastic ring is sandwiched by the fittings in the retaining state.
US11638842B2	Portable electric rescue tool A portable electric rescue tool, such as spreader and cutter tool, that allows for manual or remote operation, and operates on a DC power source, which may be an external power source and/or an onboard rechargeable battery. For example, the tool includes a battery cradle or battery attachment portion adapted to removably receive a rechargeable battery pack and electrically couple the battery pack to the tool. The tool also includes a power adapter that is adapted to be removably coupled to the battery attachment portion instead of the battery pack, and allows the tool to be electrically connected to an external DC power source, such as a vehicle battery or other DC power source.
US11638840B2	Radiotherapy methods, systems, and workflow-oriented graphical user interfaces Disclosed herein are radiotherapy methods and systems that can display a workflow-oriented graphical user interface(s). In an embodiment, a method comprises presenting, by a server, a graphical user interface for display on a screen positioned on a gantry of a radiotherapy machine, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a page corresponding to a radiotherapy treatment of a patient, wherein the page comprises a first graphical element indicating at least one attribute of alignment data corresponding to the radiotherapy treatment of the patient.
US11638836B2	Sterilization device utilizing low intensity UV-C radiation and ozone A sterilization system uses ultraviolet radiation and ozone to eradicate deadly pathogens to sterilize a surface of an object or wound/incision site at an adjustable intensity level. The sterilization system has ultraviolet emitters that emit ultraviolet light in wavelengths that kill pathogens and in wavelengths that produce ozone at the sites, therefore killing/disabling several hard-to-kill pathogens. The sterilization system has an intensity control and proximity detectors to enable ultraviolet emission only when the system is properly located near or against the surface so as to protect from unwanted radiation from the ultraviolet light.
US11638827B2	Current source drive-sense circuit (DSC) serviced pacemaker A pacemaker system includes a drive-sense circuit (DSC) operably coupled to a pacemaker lead. The DSC generates a pace signal including electrical impulses based on a reference signal. The DSC provides the pace signal via the pacemaker lead to an electrically responsive portion of a cardiac conductive system of a subject to facilitate cardiac operation of a cardiovascular system of the subject. The DSC senses, via the pacemaker lead, cardiac electrical activity of the cardiovascular system of the subject that is generated in response to the pace signal and electrically coupled into the pacemaker lead and generates a digital signal that is representative of the cardiac electrical activity of the cardiovascular system of the subject that is sensed via the pacemaker lead. The DSC provides digital information to one or more processing modules that includes and/or is coupled to memory and that provide the reference signal to the DSC.
US11638826B2	Stimulator systems and methods for obstructive sleep apnea An electrode lead comprises an electrically insulative cuff body and at least three axially aligned electrode contacts circumferentially disposed along the inner surface of the cuff body when in the furled state. The electrode contacts may be circumferentially disposed around a nerve, and an electrical pulse train may be delivered to the electrode contacts thereby stimulating the nerve to treat obstructive sleep apnea. The electrical pulse train may be one that pre-conditions peripherally located nerve fascicles to not be stimulated, while stimulating centrally located nerve fascicles. A feedback mechanism can be used to titrate electrode contacts and electrical pulse train to the patient. A sensor that is affixed to the case of a neurostimulator can be used to measure physiological artifacts of respiration, and a motion detector can be used to sense tapping of the neurostimulator to toggle the neurostimulator between an ON position and an OFF position.
US11638825B2	Adaptive electrical neurostimulation treatment to reduce pain perception Systems and techniques are disclosed to establish programming of an implantable electrical neurostimulation device for treating chronic pain of a human subject, through the use of a dynamic model adapted to determine pain treatment parameters for a human patient and identify a new device operational program to implement the pain treatment parameters to address the chronic pain condition. In an example, the system to establish programming of the neurostimulation device performs operations that: obtain state data indicating a measured value that is correlated to pain experienced by the human subject; determine neurostimulation programming parameters, using a dynamic model, for pain treatment in the human subject, as the dynamic model is used to identify values of the neurostimulation programming parameters that predict an improvement to the measured value; and indicate a neurostimulation program for the neurostimulation device, that includes the neurostimulation programming parameters for the implantable electrical neurostimulation device.
US11638824B2	Methods, systems, and devices for pairing vagus nerve stimulation with motor therapy in stroke patients A method of treating motor deficits in a stroke patient, comprising assessing a patient's motor deficits, determining therapeutic goals for the patient, based on the patient's motor deficits, selecting therapeutic tasks based on the therapeutic goals, performing each of the selected therapeutic tasks repetitively, observing the performance of the therapeutic tasks, initiating the stimulation of the vagus nerve manually at approximately a predetermined moment during the performance of the therapeutic tasks, stimulating the vagus nerve of the patient during the performance of the selected therapeutic tasks, and improving the patient's motor deficits.
US11638816B2	Softening nerve cuff electrodes A nerve cuff electrode device comprising a cuff body having a smart memory polymer layer with a rigid configuration at room temperature and a softened configuration at about 37° C. The smart memory polymer layer has a trained curved region with a radius of curvature of about 3000 microns or less. A plurality of thin film electrodes located on the smart memory polymer layer. The thin film electrodes include discrete titanium nitride electrode sites that are located in the trained curved region. An exposed surface of each of the discrete titanium nitride electrode sites has a charge injection capacity of about 0.1 mC/cm2 or greater. Methods or manufacturing and using the device are also disclosed.
US11638810B2	Radiopaque and septum-based indicators for a multi-lumen implantable port An access port including a housing, a first septum, a second septum, and a radiographic indicator. The first septum and the second septum can respectively cover a first reservoir and a second reservoir of the access port. The first septum can include a first sub-pattern of protrusions and the second septum can include a second sub-pattern of protrusions. The radiographic indicator can include a first portion including information pertaining to the first sub-pattern, and a second portion including information pertaining to the second sub-pattern.
US11638797B2	Apparatus for enabling blind endotracheal tube or guide wire insertion into the trachea An intubation assistance device facilitates insertion of an endotracheal tube or a guide wire into a patient's trachea without requiring a laryngoscope. The device includes a curved flexible tubular member that has a proximal portion having a proximal end, a distal portion having a distal end, and a curved portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion. A lumen extends from the proximal end of the tubular member and terminates in the curved portion of the tubular member. The lumen is sized and shaped so that an endotracheal tube and/or a guide wire is axially moveable through the lumen. A ramp is disposed at a distal end of the lumen, and is angled to facilitate insertion of the endotracheal tube and/or guide wire into the patient's trachea. The distal portion of the tubular member includes an esophageal protrusion that is configured to be inserted in the patient's esophagus.
US11638795B2	System and method for providing enhanced PAP metrics A system for obtaining and providing enhanced PAP metrics of a patient's sleep period includes: a pressure support device for use in providing a flow of breathing gas to the patient; a processing unit; and a number of auxiliary devices in wireless communication with the processing unit. Each auxiliary device of the number of auxiliary devices is structured to detect and collect sleep-related data of the patient. The processing unit is programmed to: receive data obtained by a number of sensors of the pressure support device during operation of the pressure support device in providing the flow of breathing gas to the patient; receive supplemental data obtained by the number of auxiliary devices while the pressure support device is not providing the flow of breathing gas to the patient; and determine the enhanced PAP metrics of the sleep period of the patient utilizing the data and the supplemental data.
US11638793B2	Aerosol generating device having an internal heater An aerosol generating device is provided, including a storage portion to store an aerosol-forming substrate and having an outer housing and an internal passageway, the portion forming a reservoir for the substrate between the housing and the passageway; a vaporizer including an electric heater to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, the vaporizer at least partially inside the passageway; and a porous interface at least partially lining the passageway to convey the substrate towards the vaporizer, the device being electrically operated, the heater including first and second electrical connection portions, and a heating filament therebetween, a cylindrical shape of the connection portions and the filament define a cylindrical bore, an air flow route is defined through the bore, and the first connection portion being a first cylindrical electrical connection portion, the second connection portion being a second cylindrical electrical connection portion, and the filament being a cylindrical heating element.
US11638791B2	Syringe type ejection device A syringe type ejection device capable of reducing an amount of residual liquid is provided. A syringe type ejection device includes: a barrel; a nozzle disposed to face the barrel; and a core inserted in the nozzle, the barrel having a large-diameter portion provided with a discharge space for discharging liquid, the nozzle being provided with a holding space for holding the core, the holding space being in communication with the discharge space, and the core being inserted in the discharge space.
US11638786B2	Medicament delivery device Described is a medicament delivery device (1), comprising a body (2), a container carrier (7) for retaining a medicament container within the body (2) and being slidably disposed in the body (2), a sleeve (6) slidably coupled to body (2), and a piston rod (11) coupled to the body (2) and the container carrier (7). The piston rod (11) and the container carrier (7) provide a feedback as the container carrier (7) moves from a first position (P1) to a second position (P2) relative to the body (2).
US11638784B2	Ratchet mechanism and injection device The present disclosure relates to a ratchet mechanism and to an injection device for expelling of a number of preset or user-selectable doses of a medicament. The ratchet mechanism comprises a housing and a ratchet member that is circularly shaped and rotationally supported relative to the housing. The ratchet member comprises a ratchet surface, a plurality of ratchet features on the ratchet surface, and one or more intermediate ratchet sections on the ratchet surface extending between the plurality of ratchet features. The ratchet mechanism further comprises a counter ratchet member that is circularly shaped, coaxially arranged relative to the ratchet member, rotatable relative to the ratchet member at least along a first sense of rotation, and rotationally supported relative to the housing. The counter ratchet member comprises a counter ratchet surface, a plurality of counter ratchet features on the counter ratchet surface, and one or more intermediate counter ratchet sections.
US11638783B2	Opening and supplying system for pre-filled containers, respective filled containers, and methods for their realization The present invention relates to an opening and liquid supplying system (100) for pre-filled containers (10, 30) equipped with a supplying end, comprising a coupling element (20), connecting means (6) movable from a first position to a second position, and movable protection means (9); the coupling element (20) has an end (27) closed and suitable for being punched, and first guiding means (21) for guiding the movement of the connecting means (6) movable from the first position, close to the closed end (27), to the second position, apart from such end, and vice versa; the connecting means (6) have engaging means (7) for engaging with the protection means (9) so as to move integrally along a second degree of freedom, different than the first degree of freedom, and first matches (11) for the first guiding means (21). The invention relates also to a respective pre-filled container equipped with such system and the method for realize them.
US11638782B2	Sealant syringe assembly A sealant syringe assembly includes a first syringe including a plurality of chambers and discharging a first solution which is a mixture of a buffer solution and compound powder; a reaction solution syringe including at least one chamber and discharging a reaction solution capable of reacting with the first solution; and a connector for connecting the first syringe and the reaction solution syringe to mix and discharge the first solution and the reaction solution. The first syringe includes three packing members provided inside the first syringe; a passage provided in the inner circumferential surface of the first syringe; and a plunger for providing a pressure to one of the packing members.
US11638779B2	Adaptable wound drainage system Provided are drainage systems that may include a drainage manifold and may be suitable for draining fluid from a tissue site. The drainage manifold may include a plurality of elongate members having a moveable end that may be adapted to configure the drainage manifold to treat a uniquely shaped tissue site. The drainage manifold may be coupled to a drainage tube with a transitional connector to provide a drainage system capable of distributing reduced pressure to the tissue site to enhance the drainage of fluids.
US11638773B2	Fluid disinfection device and method A system for disinfecting a fluid containing contaminants (chemical and biological) includes a plurality of photocatalytic particles secured to a substrate which contacts the fluid to be disinfected. An agitator for imparting translation and/or vibrational movement is in operational communication with the substrate to increase the contact of photocatalytic particles with contaminants in the fluid. The system can include a source of photons having a wavelength corresponding to band gap energy of the photocatalytic particles to illuminate the substrate. Although the invention can be used to disinfect air in air supply registers of a heating, ventilating and air conditioning system, or in air ducts, the disinfection of any fluid (including water) is contemplated.
US11638770B2	Ultraviolet sanitizing apparatus An ultraviolet sanitizing apparatus for elimination of germs, viruses, and bacteria includes a housing having a receiving cavity extending from a housing front side through a housing back side. A plurality of LED ultraviolet lights is coupled to the housing within the receiving cavity on each of a cavity bottom side, a cavity top side, a cavity left side, and a cavity right side. A power source is coupled to the housing and is in operational communication with the plurality of LED ultraviolet lights. A motion sensor is coupled to the housing. The motion sensor is coupled within the receiving cavity and is in operational communication with the power source to activate the LED ultraviolet lights when triggered.
US11638761B2	Muscle targeting complexes and uses thereof for treating Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload inhibits expression or activity of DUX4. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide or RNAi oligonucleotide.
US11638759B2	Non-activated, amorphous, pH neutral, two-part bedside-ready clay delivery system that treats pathogen infections in humans and animals Clay delivery systems for providing antimicrobial compositions are provided. The delivery systems include a two-part active excipient system that delivers clay for various applications of use, including topical applications. The two-part delivery system can include a first part comprising suspending agent(s), poloxamer and optionally a gellant, and a second part that is simultaneously delivered therewith comprising one or more nonionic EO-PO block copolymers in a water-based system. The delivery systems beneficially provide clays in a stable system that also unexpectedly accelerate the release of the clay into the water system for activation and delivery that is enhanced by the poloxamers into the tissue or organ of the body in need of treatment thereof.
US11638756B2	Adjuvant treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer Methods are provided for the adjuvant treatment of operable HER2-positive primary breast cancer in human patients by administration of pertuzumab in addition to chemotherapy and trastuzumab. The methods reduce the risk of recurrence of invasive breast cancer or death for a patient diagnosed with HER2-positive early breast cancer (eBC) compared to administration of trastuzumab and chemotherapy, without pertuzumab.
US11638746B2	Extended release of neuregulin for improved cardiac function The present invention provides extended release compositions comprising neuregulin for preventing, treating or delaying various diseases or disorders. The present invention also provides methods for preventing, treating or delaying various diseases or disorders by extended release of neuregulin.
US11638743B2	Compositions and methods for treating cancer Use of a CXCR4 antagonistic peptide and an immune-check point regulator in the treatment of cancer is provided. Accordingly there is provided a method of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a peptide having an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 or an analog or derivative thereof; and a therapeutically effective amount of a PD1 antagonist, a PDL-1 antagonist, a CTLA-4 antagonist, a LAG-3 antagonist, a TIM-3 antagonist, a KIR antagonist, an IDO antagonist, an OX40 agonist, a CD137 agonist, a CD27 agonist, a CD40 agonist, a GITR agonist, a CD28 agonist or an ICOS agonist, thereby treating the cancer in the subject. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and articles of manufacture.
US11638741B2	Composition for treating cancer or inhibiting cancer metastasis, including TFG or TFMG nanoparticles The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating cancer, a composition for inhibiting the metastasis of cancer, and the like, including TFG nanoparticles or TFMG nanoparticles, and more particularly, to a composition exhibiting effects of treating cancer, effects of inhibiting the metastasis of cancer, and the like by normalizing blood vessels inside a tumor.
US11638737B2	Food compositions and pharmaceutical compositions containing Filipendula glaberrima extract for lowering blood cholesterol levels and for ameliorating atherosclerosis Disclosed are a Filipendula glaberrima alcoholic extract and solvent fractions fractionated therefrom or novel compounds 1 and 2 purely isolated from a Filipendula glaberrima ethyl acetate fraction that have an excellent inhibitory effect against HMG-CoA reductase activity, an excellent antioxidant effect and a remarkably excellent effect of suppressing the formation of foam cells in macrophages. Also, disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition or health food composition for treating, preventing and ameliorating vascular diseases, hypercholesterolemia, or heart diseases caused by hypercholesterolemia, or lowering blood cholesterol levels, containing, as active ingredients, the Filipendula glaberrima alcoholic extract and the solvent fractions or the novel compounds 1 and 2.
US11638733B2	Optimizing volatile entourages in dry flowering plant mixtures Novel plant products customized to provide a desired, consistent and stable Entourage of Interest (EOI) and processes for making and using the same are provided.
US11638731B2	Medical compositions with Omega-3 containing excipients A composition comprising a concentration of total lipids, wherein at least 20% of the total lipids concentration by weight % comprises a polar lipids fraction, with greater than about 30% by weight % of the polar lipids fraction comprising glycolipids, and wherein the composition comprises no greater than 4% of its weight % as chlorophyll concentration, and formulations and medical compositions including the lipids-containing composition.
US11638726B2	Methods for producing probiotics fortified avian eggs and egg products and formulations thereof Disclosed are probiotic formulations comprising fortified avian eggs and avian egg products such as egg powder, and methods for producing the same substantially no meat containing growth media such as MRS. The formulations may be used to supplement food that include, but are not limited to, baby foods, milk, and pet foods. Effective amounts of the fortified egg formulations comprising at least about 109 CFU/dosage of probiotics may be used to treat health issues that include, but are not limited to, irritable bowel syndrome. The probiotic formulation may comprise bacterial strains comprising at least one of L. casei, L. rhamnosus, B. breve, Bifidobacterium longum, L. acidophilus, L. plantarum, B. bifidum, L. fermentum, L. lactis, L. paracasei, and L. salivarius.
US11638724B2	Ocular applications of matrix bound vesicles (MBVs) Methods are disclosed herein for increasing retinal ganglion cell survival in a subject in need thereof. These methods include selecting a subject in need of increased retinal ganglion cell survival and administering a therapeutically effective amount of isolated nanovesicles derived from an extracellular matrix (MBVs) to the subject.
US11638713B2	Patentiflorin A analogs as antiviral agents The present disclosure relates to patentiflorin A analogs that are useful as antivirals, such as anti-HIV, anti-coronaviral, anti-Ebola viral, and anti-influenza viral agents and methods of use thereof.
US11638691B2	Anti chafing gel composition A gel composition comprising silicone crosspolymer and silicone oil wherein the composition when applied to the skin adheres to the skin with a work of adhesion of more than about 0.500 Newton·sec when measured by TA.XT plus text analyzer using a mucoadhesive rig and forms a film with a coefficient of friction of less than 0.400 when measured by Automatic surface tester (method ASTM D 1894).
US11638690B2	Therapeutic agent preparations for delivery into a lumen of the intestinal tract using a swallowable drug delivery device Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Many embodiments provide a swallowable device for delivering the agents. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade to release the drug into the bloodstream to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be operably coupled to delivery means having a first configuration where the preparation is contained in the capsule and a second configuration where the preparation is advanced out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract.
US11638688B2	Composition A cosmetic composition includes: (i) one or more vegetable butters in an amount of from 5 to 35% by weight of the total composition; (ii) one or more vegetable oils in an amount of from 20 to 50% by weight of the total composition; and (iii) starch in an amount of from 40 to 85% by weight of the total composition. The cosmetic composition is free from preservatives as defined herein.
US11638678B1	Vibrating capsule system and treatment method A vibrating gastrointestinal capsule and method of use thereof for treating Parkinsonism in a subject, the method including: (a) providing a vibrating gastrointestinal capsule having a housing; a vibrating agitation mechanism adapted such that, in a vibrating mode of operation, the housing exerts vibrations on an environment surrounding the capsule; and a power supply disposed within the housing and adapted to power the vibrating agitation mechanism; (b) ingesting the capsule, by the subject; and (c) controlling the vibrating agitation mechanism such that at least a portion of the vibrating mode of operation occurs within the stomach and/or the small intestine of the subject.
US11638676B2	Garment system including at least one sensor and at least one actuator responsive to the sensor and related methods Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a garment system including at least one sensor and at least one actuator that operates responsive to sensing feedback from the at least one sensor to cause a flexible compression garment to selectively constrict or selectively dilate, thereby compressing or relieving compression against at least one body part of a subject. Such selective constriction or dilation can improve muscle functioning or joint functioning during use of motion-conducive equipment, such as an exercise bike or rowing machine.
US11638674B2	Walking assistant device deformable based on thigh shape A walking assistance device deformable based on a thigh shape includes a hip joint actuator, an upper thigh frame connected to the hip joint actuator and configured to receive power from the hip joint actuator and rotate about a first axis and rotate about a second axis intersecting the first axis, a motion frame connected to the upper thigh frame, the motion frame including a plurality of segment frames configured to rotate relative to each other, and a lower thigh frame connected to the motion frame.
US11638671B2	Mycelium composite burial container A container for holding the deceased or their remains having an outer surface, a lid, an opening, and one or more pegs. The outer surface made at least in part of mycelium composite and featuring a plurality of equally spaced apart grooves on at least a majority of the outer surface. The lid made at least in part of mycelium composite, wherein the lid is configured to completely seal the opening. The one or more pegs made at least in part of mycelium composite, each peg having a first end and a second end distal from the first end, the first end configured for insertion into any of the plurality of grooves, the second end including of a decorative element.
US11638669B2	Lift control systems for lifting devices and lifting devices comprising the same According to embodiments, a method for operating a lifting device monitoring with a control unit, monitoring current supplied to the lift actuator when the lift actuator is actuated; discontinuing the current supplied to the lift actuator when the current exceeds a current threshold value; determining an accumulated number of overload stops based on the current supplied to the lift actuator; determining at least one operating characteristic of the lifting device and an operating time of the lifting device as the lifting device is actuated; determining an accumulated load-time parameter for the lifting device based on the at least one operating characteristic and the operating time; and uploading, with a transceiver, at least one of the accumulated number of overload stops and the accumulated load-time parameter to at least one of the computer, the network, and the data storage device.
US11638664B2	Biocompatible encapsulation and component stress relief for sensor enabled negative pressure wound therapy dressings Devices and methods for encapsulating a portion of a wound dressing with biocompatible coating are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method includes coating a first side of a flexible wound contact layer of the wound dressing with a hydrophobic coating. The first side of the wound contact layer can support a plurality of electronic components. The method can further include coating a second side of the wound contact layer opposite the first side with the hydrophobic coating. The wound contact layer can be formed at least partially from hydrophilic material.
US11638663B2	Vacuum wound therapy wound dressing with variable performance zones A dressing for an open wound includes a cover layer dimensioned for positioning relative to a wound bed. The cover layer permits an evacuation of the space around the wound bed such that a sub-atmospheric pressure may be established to stimulate healing and facilitate the removal of fluid from the wound. Multiple performance zones in the cover layer allow the wound dressing to remain in position through repeated cycles of evacuation without placing undue strain on the wound bed. An outer peripheral zone may include a high peal-strength adhesive while an intermediate zone may include a shear resistant adhesive. A central zone may be devoid of any coating to maximize moisture transmission through cover layer.
US11638659B2	Bed for therapeutic and recreational applications A bed for therapeutic and recreational applications, comprises a frame structure, a mattress provided on the frame structure of the bed, a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) configured to emit electromagnetic radiation, an infrared heater assembly provided within the frame structure, the infrared heater assembly including a plurality of flexible heating elements connected with a power source, a plurality of temperature sensors provided at a plurality of locations on the frame structure and the mattress in order to generate signals in correlation with temperature values at the plurality of locations. Further, the frame structure includes a plurality of frame segments adapted to rotate to respective predetermined angles. Also, the mattress is made from at least partially transparent material and includes a fluid that is at least partially transparent.
US11638658B2	Ostomy wafers incorporating adhesives and foam layers, ostomy devices including the same, and methods of applying ostomy wafers and ostomy devices Ostomy wafers, ostomy devices incorporating ostomy wafers, and methods of applying ostomy wafers and ostomy devices are disclosed herein. An ostomy wafer may include an external layer and a foam layer coupled to the external layer. An ostomy device may include an ostomy pouch and an ostomy wafer coupled to the ostomy pouch that includes an external layer and a foam layer coupled to the external layer.
US11638654B2	Detachable and retrievable stents for therapeutic agent delivery The present embodiments provide systems and methods for treating a medical condition. In one embodiment, the system comprises a stent having proximal and distal regions, and further having a delivery state and an expanded state. A therapeutic agent is disposed on a segment of the stent. The stent is disposed around an exterior surface of a core assembly in the delivery state. A coupling assembly releasably secures the proximal region of the stent to the exterior surface of the core assembly. The coupling assembly secures the stent to the core assembly for a predetermined period while the stent is in the expanded state and during release of the therapeutic agent at a target site. The coupling assembly further enables the stent to be disengaged from the core assembly and deployed in a bodily passageway.
US11638652B2	Systems and methods for spinal fusion A system and method for spinal fusion comprising a spinal fusion implant of non-bone construction releasably coupled to an insertion instrument dimensioned to introduce the spinal fusion implant into any of a variety of spinal target sites, in particular into the thoracic region of the spine.
US11638644B2	Crimping device A crimping system for a prosthetic heart valve comprises a split funnel comprising an elongated annular body having an enlarged insertion end, a narrower outlet end, and a central opening extending along a central longitudinal axis of the split funnel, between the insertion end and the outlet end. The body comprises first and second slots extending axially along opposite sides of the body from the outlet end toward the insertion end, the first and second slots defining first and second split portions of the body extending circumferentially between the first and second slots on opposite sides of the central opening. The crimping device is configured to crimp a prosthetic heart valve moving axially through the central opening from the insertion end to the outlet end while allowing portions of the prosthetic heart valve to protrude through the first and second slots and remain in an expanded configuration.
US11638641B2	Prosthetic capsular devices, systems, and methods A prosthetic capsular device configured to be inserted in an eye includes a housing structure and a ring structure. The housing structure includes a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a third side, a fourth side opposite the third side, a posterior side including a refractive surface, an anterior side opposite the posterior side, and a longitudinal axis. The first side, the second side, the third side, the fourth side, the posterior side, and the anterior side at least partially define a cavity configured to contain an intraocular device (e.g., an IOL). The anterior side includes an opening. The ring structure includes a ring structure portion extending radially outward from proximate one of an end of the first side and an end of the second side.
US11638636B2	Systems and methods for remote dental monitoring An intraoral imaging system comprising an intraoral adapter. The intraoral adapter may be operably coupled to a mobile device. The intraoral adapter may comprise an elongated housing comprising a viewing channel. The viewing channel may define a field of view of an intraoral region of a subject's mouth for intraoral scanning using a camera of a mobile device. The elongated housing may comprise a flange that is positioned outside of the field of view of the intraoral region of the subject's mouth. The intraoral imaging system may further comprise an image processing unit configured to (i) process a plurality of intraoral images and/or videos captured using the camera of the mobile device, and (ii) determine a dental condition of the subject based at least in part on the plurality of intraoral images and/or videos.
US11638634B2	Method and arrangement for cleaning of a canal The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for the cleaning of a circumferentially closed canal by means of a light guide conducting a laser beam, wherein the entry of the laser beam into the light guide is interrupted when the free end of the light guide is outside of the canal and/or the movement of the light guide within the canal is monitored and if there is no movement or the movement is below a first threshold value then a signal is triggered and/or the laser radiation is turned off or its output is reduced, and wherein the turning off of the laser radiation or its reducing is controlled in dependency of at least one signal change and/or a second threshold and/or a signal change relative to the second threshold determined during at least one course of time starting before and including the entry of the light guide into the canal.
US11638624B2	Ultrasonic endovascular catheter with a controllable sheath A method for performing an endovascular procedure using ultrasonic energy includes providing a first sheath having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, and having a first window in the distal end portion; positioning a wave guide in the first sheath for delivering the ultrasonic energy through the first window for performing the endovascular procedure; and selectively covering the first window with a cover.
US11638618B2	Systems and methods for aligning inputs on medical instruments Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for aligning inputs on medical instruments. In one aspect, the method includes receiving, at a data reader of the instrument drive mechanism, alignment data from the tool when the tool is positioned within a threshold distance of the data reader. The tool include one or more inputs and one or more pull wires configured to be actuated by output shafts of the instrument drive mechanism via the one or more inputs. The method also includes receiving, at a processor, the alignment data from the data reader, and rotating, via the processor, the one or more output shafts of the instrument drive mechanism into alignment with the one or more inputs of the tool based on the alignment data. Each of the output shafts is configured to mechanically couple with a corresponding one of the inputs of the tool.
US11638617B2	Robotic manipulator for guiding an endoscope having a parallel linkage A surgical manipulator device for positioning a surgical instrument has a frame, a first mount, a second mount, a first suspension arm arrangement supported on the frame and connecting the frame to the first mount in an articulated manner, and a second suspension arm arrangement supported on the frame and connecting the frame to the second mount in an articulated manner. The first and the second suspension arm arrangements are each displaceable relative to the frame in first and second motion planes parallel to each other and spaced apart, so that the first mount is displaceable in the first motion plane and the second mount is displaceable in the second motion plane.
US11638615B2	Intelligent surgical tool control system for laparoscopic surgeries An intelligent surgical tool control system, comprising a tool management system; an indicating means to indicate at least one surgical event; a communicable database for storing, for each item of interest, its identity, its present 3D position and at least one previous 3D position; and at least one processor to identify, from a surgical event, an output surgical procedure. The tool management system can comprise a maneuvering mechanism to maneuver a surgical tool in at least two dimensions; and a controller to control at least one of activation and deactivation of a surgical tool and articulation of a surgical tool. The indicating means can indicate a surgical event selected from movement of a moving element and presence of an item of interest, where movement is determinable if the current 3D position of the moving element is substantially different from a previous 3D position of the same.
US11638614B2	Cranial insertion placement verification A method for verifying surgical tool placement includes attaching a guide sleeve to a surgical robot, the guide sleeve defining a guide sleeve axis; aligning the surgical robot such that the guide sleeve axis is directed at a predetermined target location; and attaching an aiming rod to the guide sleeve such that the aiming rod can rotate around the guide sleeve axis, the aiming rod having apertures along its length. The aiming rod is attached to the guide sleeve at an angle and position such that when the surgical robot is adjusted to align the guide sleeve axis with the predetermined target location, a center of each aperture of the apertures of the aiming rod and a center of the predetermined target location are collinear, independent of a rotational position of the aiming rod around the guide sleeve axis.
US11638613B2	Systems and methods for augmented reality based surgical navigation The present disclosure involves object recognition as a method of registration, using a stereoscopic camera on Augmented Reality (AR) glasses or an endoscope as the image capture technology. Exemplary objects include surgical tools, anatomical components or features, such as bone or cartilage, etc. By detecting just a portion of the object in the image data of the surgical scene, the present disclosure may register and track a portion of the patient's anatomy, such as the pelvis, the knee, etc. The present disclosure also optionally displays information on the AR glasses themselves, such as the entire pelvis, the femur, the tibia, etc. The present disclosure may include combinations of the foregoing features, and may eliminate the need for electromagnetic, inertial, or infrared stereoscopic tracking as the tracking technology.
US11638612B2	Automatic ablation antenna segmentation from CT image Provided in accordance with the present disclosure are systems and methods for identifying a percutaneous tool in image data. An exemplary method includes receiving image data of at least a portion of a patient's body, identifying an entry point of a percutaneous tool through the patient's skin in the image data, analyzing a portion of the image data including the entry point of the percutaneous tool through that patient's skin to identify a portion of the percutaneous tool inserted through the patient's skin, determining a trajectory of the percutaneous tool based on the identified portion of the percutaneous tool inserted through the patient's skin, identifying a remaining portion of the percutaneous tool in the image data based on the identified entry point and the determined trajectory of the percutaneous tool, and displaying the identified portions of the percutaneous tool on the image data.
US11638610B2	Using force sensor to give angle of ultrasound beam Catheterization is carried out by inserting a probe into a cavity in a body of a subject. The probe has a contact force, a transmitter, a receiver, and an ultrasound transducer in its distal segment. After navigating the probe into contact with a target in a wall of the cavity using the contact force sensor, a desired contact force is established and maintained between the probe and the target. Responsively to readings by the receiver of signals from the transmitter, the distal end of the probe is oriented orthogonally to the target.
US11638609B2	Systems and methods for risk assessment and treatment planning of arterio-venous malformation A computer implemented method for assessing an arterio-venous malformation (AVM) may include, for example, receiving a patient-specific model of a portion of an anatomy of a patient; using a computer processor to analyze the patient-specific model for identifying one or more blood vessels associated with the AVM, in the patient-specific model; and estimating a risk of an undesirable outcome caused by the AVM, by performing computer simulations of blood flow through the one or more blood vessels associated with the AVM in the patient-specific model.
US11638608B2	Femoral base plate THA A method of creating a mass-customized femoral bone base plate comprising: (i) establishing anatomical landmarks across a plurality of bone models of a statistical atlas; (ii) establishing instrument landmarks across the plurality of bone models of the statistical atlas; (iii) establishing definitions for a reference plane calculation across the plurality of bone models of the statistical atlas, where the reference plane represents a boundary of a prosthetic implant; (iv) establishing an attachment site for a mass-customized femoral bone base plate using the anatomical landmarks, the instrument landmarks, and the reference plane; and, (v) fabricating the mass-customized femoral bone base plate configured to be attached to a femur, where the attachment sites of the mass-customized femoral bone base plate are predetermined to avoid impingement with the prosthetic implant when implanted.
US11638606B2	Bipolar electrosurgical pleura sealing device, system, and method of operating same A bipolar electrosurgical pleura sealing device includes an electrosurgical probe assembly having a coaxial arrangement that includes an inner stylet, a first intermediate cannula, a second intermediate cannula, and an outer cannula, having appropriate insulation. A first mesh electrode connects to and extends between a distal end portion of the inner stylet and a distal end of the first intermediate cannula, and is movable between a first extended position and a first retracted position by an axial movement of the inner stylet and/or the first intermediate cannula. A second mesh electrode connects to and extends between a distal end of the second intermediate cannula and a distal end of the outer cannula, and is movable between a second extended position and a second retracted position by an axial movement of the second intermediate cannula and/or the outer cannula.
US11638604B2	Treatment instrument A treatment instrument includes a grasping piece that is openable and closable to a treatment portion, and includes an electrode member. An electrode inclination surface facing a side on which the treating portion is located is provided on an outer surface of the electrode member of the grasping piece, and the electrode inclination surface extends from an inner side to an outer side in a width direction so as to be inclined in a direction away from the treatment portion.
US11638593B2	Insertion device systems and methods An actuation device includes a lancing device held by and moveable relative to a distal end portion of a housing. A drive member is supported by the housing and arranged to engage the lancing device to move the lancing device in the first direction from a retracted position to an extended position upon movement of the drive member in a first direction. A piercing member of the lancing device is arranged to extend from the distal end portion of the housing by a first distance when the lancing device is moved to the extended position, the first distance being adjustable by adjusting the retracted position of the lancing device relative to the distal end portion of the housing.
US11638582B2	Surgical instruments with torsion spine drive arrangements Surgical instruments with articulatable surgical end effectors and rotary driven flexible drive members.
US11638580B2	Devices and methods for suturing a cardiac implant Described herein are reusable surgical needles having a resiliently collapsible rear loop that captures a suture as it is passed through an object and resiliently expands upon exiting the object to release the suture. Also described are suture spool assemblies that include a rigid housing and a rotatable spool of suture material suspended within the housing so that a plurality of sutures can be dispensed from the assembly in succession during a surgery. Also described are annular pledgets having diametrical dimensions similar to an outer ring of a cardiac implant such that a single annular pledget can be used with a plurality of sutures that secure the cardiac implant to native tissue around the perimeter of the cardiac implant. Related methods of suturing cardiac implants are also disclosed.
US11638572B2	Methods and apparatus for performing measurements on an ultrasound image Aspects of the technology described herein include a processing device configured to display, on a touch-sensitive display screen of a processing device in operative communication with an ultrasound device, an ultrasound image, a movable measurement tool, and an icon that maintains a fixed distance from a portion of the measurement tool. The icon may be configured to modify the measurement tool, and the icon may not overlap the measurement tool.
US11638571B2	Ultrasound probe and ultrasound diagnostic apparatus An ultrasound probe and ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that achieve high transmission/reception sensitivity and wide frequency band are provided. The ultrasound probe includes a pMUT array in which a plurality of pMUTs are arranged. The pMUTs include first pMUTs for ultrasound transmission and pMUTs for ultrasound wave reception having a structure different from that of the first pMUTs. The cell region of each first pMUT and the cell region of each second pMUT are separated from each other in the ultrasound wave radiation plane.
US11638567B2	Simultaneous interior MRI and X-ray imaging system (MRX) Systems and methods for obtaining simultaneous X-ray—magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images are provided. A magnetic resonance X-ray CT (MRX) system can combine X-ray imaging and MRI in a cost-effective and relatively simple solution for improved imaging. During imaging of a subject, the X-ray source and X-ray detector can be simultaneously rotated around the subject, and the means for generating a magnetic field can also be rotated around the subject. The means for generating a magnetic field can be a plurality of permanent magnets.
US11638559B2	Sleeping or reclining furniture with a sensor The invention relates to a piece of sleeping or reclining furniture, comprising a support element (2) for applying a padding or a mattress and at least one sensor (12) for detecting vibrations, movement, and/or sound. The piece of sleeping or reclining furniture is characterized in that the at least one sensor (12) is arranged at a section (120) of the support element (2) that is decoupled from further sections of the support element (2) and/or of the sleeping or reclining furniture.
US11638552B2	Prostate glove, fingertip optical encoder, connector system, and related methods Systems and methods are provided herein that generally involve measuring a prostate or other object. In some embodiments, a finger clip having a roller ring or wheel rotatably mounted thereto is disposed within an inflatable membrane. The roller ring can include a measurement pattern positioned opposite to optical fibers configured to receive light reflected from the measurement pattern. A user can put on the finger clip, position the membrane in proximity to a rectal wall overlying a prostate, and inflate the membrane. As the user slides their finger across the inside of the membrane, which is pressed against the rectal wall, the roller ring can rotate with respect to the fibers such that the fibers move relative to the measurement pattern. A controller can sense light reflected through the fibers from the reference pattern and calculate or estimate various attributes of the prostate based on the reflected light.
US11638550B2	Systems and methods for stroke detection A stroke detection device includes a cell phone having a sensor adapted to sense a characteristic of the user of the cell phone. An app executed by the cell phone passively monitors the characteristic to determine if the user has experienced a stroke. The app requests that the user take one or more tests using the cell phone if the presence of a stroke is possible. The tests include the user speaking a specific phrase into the cell phone that is compared to a previously recorded sound sample of the user; the user taking a picture of himself or herself with the cell phone that the app compares to a previous picture of the user; and the user attempting to hold his or her arm out straight while holding the cell phone wherein accelerometers in the phone measure the steadiness of his or her arm.
US11638545B2	Reducing sensor foreign body response via high surface area metal structures Embodiments of the invention provide optimized sputtered metallic surfaces adapted for use with implantable medical devices as well as methods for making and using such polymeric surfaces. These sputtered metallic surfaces have features that function to inhibit or avoid an inflammatory immune response generated by implantable medical devices. Typical embodiments of the invention include an implantable glucose sensor used in the management of diabetes having a sputtered metallic surface adapted to contact an in vivo environment.
US11638542B2	Methods and apparatus for analyte concentration monitoring using harmonic relationships Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) may include applying a periodic excitation signal via an electrode of a CGM sensor to human interstitial fluid to drive an oxidation/reduction reaction, and measuring the current through the electrode. In some embodiments, the measured current is sampled and digitized, and various harmonics of the excitation signal's fundamental frequency are extracted. A set of relationships of at least two harmonics each is generated from the spectral amplitudes of a set of pairs, triplets, etc., of the harmonics, and the set of relationships is mapped to a glucose concentration such as based on the contents of a harmonic relationship database having a pre-existing set of harmonic relationships and glucose concentrations to which those sets of harmonic relationships correspond, for example. Numerous other embodiments are provided.
US11638541B2	Signal processing for continuous analyte sensor Systems and methods for dynamically and intelligently estimating analyte data from a continuous analyte sensor, including receiving a data stream, selecting one of a plurality of algorithms, and employing the selected algorithm to estimate analyte values. Additional data processing includes evaluating the selected estimative algorithms, analyzing a variation of the estimated analyte values based on statistical, clinical, or physiological parameters, comparing the estimated analyte values with corresponding measure analyte values, and providing output to a user. Estimation can be used to compensate for time lag, match sensor data with corresponding reference data, warn of upcoming clinical risk, replace erroneous sensor data signals, and provide more timely analyte information encourage proactive behavior and preempt clinical risk.
US11638534B2	Continuous monitoring of the perfusion of an organ or extremity A method and system are provided for continuous monitoring perfusion of an organ or extremity, and for early detection of progressive partial occlusion of arterial blood supply or venous drainage of tissue. The method and system measure a delay in wave propagation of a blood perfusion wave, which is associated with flow of blood through a blood vessel. The delay is correlated to an amount of obstruction in the blood vessel.
US11638521B2	Methods and systems for determining a refraction of at least an eye of a person Method for determining a refraction of at least an eye of a person under specific spectral conditions, the method including: an eye illumination step, during which the eye of the person is illuminated under the specific spectral conditions, the specific spectral conditions being provided by a polychromatic source having a spectrum which is different from the spectrum of a white light source and/or by a chromatic filter positioned before the eye of the person and illuminated by a source; and a refraction determination step during which the refraction of the eye of the person is determined under the specific spectral conditions.
US11638520B2	Ophthalmic imaging system An ophthalmic imaging system including an ocular lens and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging module is provided. The OCT imaging module is able to image both retina and anterior segment of eyes by switching a lens group into and out of the OCT light path. The OCT imaging module includes a retina imaging mode and an anterior segment imaging mode. In the retina imaging mode, there exists an intermediate image plane located between the ocular lens and the OCT imaging module. From the retina imaging mode, anterior segment imaging is achieved by inserting a switching lens group into the optical path inside the OCT imaging module or replacing the whole OCT imaging module of the retina mode, wherein, after the insertion, there exist a new intermediate image plane located inside the OCT imaging module and a conjugate of the entrance pupil of the OCT imaging module located between the ocular lens and the OCT imaging module.
US11638508B2	Locking assembly for in-vehicle vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner configured to be mounted in a vehicle. The vacuum cleaner including a vacuum module configured to draw a vacuum, and a collector module configured to collect debris and coupled to the vacuum module. The collector module has a canister sub-assembly. A locking assembly for the canister sub-assembly includes at least one latch stay, a latch adapted to contact the latch stay, and a latch lock having a latch lock blade. The latch lock is moveable between a fully closed position, in which the latch lock blade contacts a panel member to maintain engagement between the latch and the at least one latch stay, and a fully open position. In the fully open position, the latch is disengaged from the at least one latch stay, enabling the canister sub-assembly to be removed from the collector module.
US11638505B2	Wipe dispensing system A wipe dispensing system including a wall-mountable dispenser adapted to clamp a bag of wipes and optional saturating fluid in place in hanging relation below the dispenser such that no additional support structure is required. The mounting locations can be selected to provide access at varying heights directly against a wall without relying on a shelf thereby promoting availability to wheelchair users. Moreover, very little space is required since the bags hang down against the support wall thereby maintaining a relatively small outwardly projecting profile.
US11638494B2	Adjustable sleeping pillow that balances the body pressure ratio The present invention provides a kind of sleeping pillow complying with the spinal medical theories, including the pillow case and fillers. The space enclosed by the said pillow case is divided into the isolated head bearing area and neck bearing area, and the said head bearing area is divided into the middle dented face-up sleeping head bearing area and the side sleeping head bearing area whose sides are higher. The said neck bearing area is divided into the face-up sleeping neck bearing area set in the middle and the side sleeping neck bearing area set on both sides of the said face-up sleeping neck bearing area. The height of the said the side sleeping neck bearing area is not lower than that of the said face-up sleeping neck bearing area. The adjustable sleeping pillow in the present invention that makes the body pressure balanced has a standalone head bearing area and neck bearing area, which can avoid random movement of fillers to ensure the stability of the pillow shape; moreover, the head bearing area is provided with the face-up sleeping and side sleeping bearing areas at different heights, which make a human head feel naturally comfortable while a person is sleeping. The neck bearing area can make the neck closely fit to the sleeping pillow during side sleeping and face-up sleeping giving the neck a mild support force.
US11638489B2	Apparatus and method for a drop tray An apparatus and method for catching spills are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a drop tray and a high-chair including one or more legs and a high-chair seat. The apparatus further comprises the one or more legs that may be connected to the high-chair where one or more legs may raise the high-chair seat above a floor. Moreover, the apparatus comprises the drop tray that may be disposed above the floor and underneath the high-chair seat. The drop tray may surround the one or more legs of the high-chair where the drop tray may include an upper peripheral edge above and surrounding a base. Furthermore, the drop tray may include one or more sidewalls extending between the upper peripheral edge and the base. Moreover, the base may affixed to the one or more legs of the high-chair.
US11638472B2	Sticker with user-edited image printed thereon and method for manufacturing same A method for providing an augmented reality service using an AR sticker comprises: a step where a mobile terminal requests, from a server, an AR sticker template enabling a user to edit an AR sticker, and the server transmits the AR sticker template; a step where the mobile terminal directly edits the AR sticker image using the AR sticker template and creates AR content corresponding to the AR sticker image; a step where the server receives the AR sticker image and the AR content from the mobile terminal and stores same in an AR database, and creates an AR sticker including the AR sticker image and the AR content; a step where the mobile terminal receives the AR sticker, transmits the AR sticker to a printer, and requests printing of the AR sticker; and a step where the printer prints the AR sticker and conveys the printed AR sticker.
US11638471B2	Antimicrobial, antibacterial, and anti-fungal reversible athletic bag with dual purpose strap An athletic bag comprising a body having antibacterial, antimicrobial, and antifungal properties on one or both sides of the body and a detachable dual-purpose carrying strap that may also serve as fitness equipment is provided. The bag may be reversible. The body may further comprise a fabric having a silver-treated coating. The body may also further comprise a fabric having an embedded silver component. The bag may also include at least one insert to store various items. The bag may also include a thermal pouch, a compartment to visually and audibly display electronic devices, and an antibacterial monitor that measures the growth of bacteria in the bag. The bag may also include an attachment for an exercise mat.
US11638469B2	Disposable hand operated cartridge body piercing instrument method Methods for apparatuses and systems for ornamental piercing of body parts are disclosed comprising a main housing having a thumb grip section along a rear surface, a post holder including separate portions held together slidably engaged within a post holder track within the main housing such that the separate portions support a post while held together within the post holder track and fall away to release the post after exiting the post holder track, and a jaw slidably engaged with the main housing with a jaw track. The jaw track is parallel to the post holder track and the jaw supports a backing platform for piercing with the post as the jaw and main housing are moved together along the jaw track. The jaw includes a finger grip section disposed below and opposite the backing platform and opposite the thumb grip section of the main housing.
US11638458B2	Helmet for impact protection A helmet for protecting a head of a wearer, such as a hockey, lacrosse, football or other sports player. The helmet may have various features to protect the wearer's head against impacts, such as linear impacts and rotational impacts. For example, pads of the helmet may be movable relative to one another in response to an impact on the helmet. The helmet may comprise a frame comprising a plurality of frame members carrying respective ones of the pads and configured to move relative to one another in response to the impact to allow relative movement of the pads.
US11638447B2	Battery unit and flavor inhaler A battery unit is installed in a flavor inhaler with an atomizing unit that atomizes an aerosol-generating material according to a puffing action of inhaling air through an air passage leading from an air inlet to an air outlet. The battery unit includes a battery, an electronic component configured to control the atomizing unit, and a housing configured to accommodate the battery and the electronic component. The electronic component is located in a predetermined portion of the battery unit. The predetermined portion includes a water detection member configured to detect water that enters the predetermined portion.
US11638437B2	Automatic immersion ice-coating machine Disclosed is an automatic immersion ice-coating machine, including a frame, an ice-coating working pool, a feed port, a conveying device, a control system and a driving system. A first side of the ice-coating working pool communicates with a buffer tank. A bottom of the ice-coating working pool is stepped or inclined, and a drain valve is provided at a bottom of the ice-coating working pool. The conveying device includes a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt. The first conveyor belt is located under the feed port, and a lower portion of the first conveyor belt is lower than the liquid level, and the second conveyor belt communicates with the discharge port. The first and second conveyor belts are made of stainless steel mesh belts, and surfaces of the stainless steel mesh belts are provided with separators in a spaced manner.
US11638435B2	Systems and methods for providing food intervention and tenderization Systems and methods for providing food intervention, pumping up, and tenderization are discussed. While such systems can include any suitable component, in some cases, they include a needleless spray nozzle head that injects injectade into food without requiring the head to contact the food. In some cases, the head comprises an elongated needleless spray bar that defines multiple internal fluid channels that extend from a first end to a second end of the spray bar. In some cases, the head comprises a manifold system with a first manifold portion at the first end and a second manifold portion at the second end of the spray bar. In some cases, the first manifold portion directs the injectade towards the second end, and the second manifold portion directs the injectade towards the first end of the elongated needleless spray bar. Other implementations are described.
US11638427B2	Methods and compositions for altering secondary metabolites in plants The disclosure relates to methods and compositions for altering the production of one or more secondary plant metabolites comprising applying an effective amount of at least one elicitor, wherein the elicitor is a jasmonate or a salicylate, and combinations thereof. The disclosure further teaches compositions comprising effective amounts of the elicitors disclosed here. The disclosure further relates to methods and compositions for controlling plant pathogens, such as fungal pathogens.
US11638423B2	Synthetic polymer film whose surface has microbicidal activity, multilayer structure having synthetic polymer film, sterilization method with the use of surface of synthetic polymer film, method for reactivating surface of synthetic polymer film, mold for production of synthetic polymer film, and mold manufacturing method A synthetic polymer film (34A), (34B) having a surface which has a plurality of first raised portions (34Ap), (34Bp), wherein a two-dimensional size of the plurality of first raised portions (34Ap), (34Bp) is in a range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm when viewed in a normal direction of the synthetic polymer film (34A), (34B); and the surface has a microbicidal effect.
US11638421B2	Oxygen reduction disposable kits, devices and methods of use thereof The present disclosure relates to Oxygen Reduction Disposable kits (ORDKit), devices and methods for the improved preservation of whole blood and blood components. The improved devices and methods for the collection of blood and blood components provide for whole blood and blood components having reduced levels of oxygen. The devices and methods provide for the rapid preparation of deoxygenated blood and blood components for storage that improves the overall quality of the transfused blood and improves health outcomes in patients.
US11638419B2	Sensor station system for pest monitoring A system for managing and monitoring a sensor network that senses pest activity. A plurality of sensor stations may be controlled by the system, such sensor station configured for detecting the presence of pests at a baiting station, or for alerting users to the presence of a pest in a trap, as well as a related system of data collection and data management of pest activity data.
US11638416B2	Livestock tracing system and method The present invention discloses a livestock tracing system and method. The system includes: a feeding module, an adopting and purchasing module, a weighing module, a server, a first commutation module and a second communication module; the feeding module is configured to provide food intake information of livestock and transmit the food intake information to the server via the first communication module; the weighing module is configured to provide weight information of the livestock and transmit the weight information to the server via the second communication module; the adopting and purchasing module is configured to provide vaccine information of the livestock and transmit the vaccine information to the server; and the server is configured to store the food intake information, the weight information and the vaccine information, and obtain corresponding tracing information according to a tracing look-up instruction.
US11638406B2	Bioreactor and method for culturing seaweed A bioreactor includes a first compartment designed to retain seaweed sporophytes, a second compartment in fluid communication with the first compartment that includes one or more settlement surfaces, and a first porous barrier between the first and second compartments that allows the seaweed spores to pass from the first compartment to the second compartment, and systems comprising the bioreactor. Also provided herein are methods of culturing seaweed, for example, using a bioreactor provided herein.
US11638403B2	Salt aerosol removal and irrigation water cooling system A water cooling and salt aerosols removal system for cooling roots of a plant includes a salt water module configured to cool a salt water and to remove salt aerosols from an air stream, and a fresh water module configured to further remove salt aerosols from the air stream by using fresh water. The air stream exits the salt water module and enters the fresh water module, and wherein the salt water has a higher content of salt than the fresh water.
US11638400B2	Light source for plant cultivation A plant cultivation light source includes a plurality of light sources configured to be turned on or turned off depending on a selected plant and a growth stage of the selected plant, and a controller. The controller is operable to turn on the light sources during a light period such that the light sources are operable to emit a light having a spectrum with a plurality of peaks to the selected plant. The light period including a first period and a second period and the first period preceding or following the second period. The controller is operable to adjust the spectrum of the light to alternate the first period and the second period during the light period.
US11638399B2	Device for picking up forage bales from the ground and self-loading forage bale machine comprising this device Device for collecting forage bales found on the ground, wherein it includes first means (17) of traction of bales (19) and dragging means (2) of said first traction means (17) mounted on a first chassis (1) of a frame in such a way that they define a first section (“A”) of ascent of the bales, means (16) of traction of the bales and means (4) of dragging those means (16) of traction mounted on a second chassis (3) of the frame so that they define a second section (“B”) of ascent of the bales coming from the first section (“A”) of ascent, the first chassis (1) being joined to the second chassis (3) in such a way that it is capable of rotating around a rotating axle (“Y”) due to the effect of the force of the impact with the bales, the first means (17) approaching the ground, and the device comprising a set (8) of shock absorbers of the turning movement of the first chassis (1).
US11638397B2	Control assembly coupled to handle of an implement A handle is configured to be coupled to an implement to guide the implement during operation. The handle includes a first member configured to be coupled to a main body of the implement, a second member movably coupled to the first member between a retracted position and an extended position, and a locking mechanism coupled between the first member and the second member. The locking mechanism is moveable between a locked position, in which the second member is fixed relative to the first member, and an unlocked position, in which the second member is movable relative to the first member. The handle also includes a control assembly configured to allow operation of the implement in response to the locking mechanism being moved into the locked position.
US11638394B2	System for agricultural water oxygenation A system for agricultural irrigation water oxygenation for enriching soil oxygen level comprises a source of compressed oxygen (and not compressed air) coupled to a water line feeding an irrigation system, such as a drip irrigation system. The coupling system may include a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure in the water line, a solenoid safety valve, a control valve, a flow meter and a controller that controls the flow of oxygen from the source of compressed liquid oxygen to the water line using the components of the coupling system, without using a special cavitation valve and using off-the-shelf components while achieving the same benefits as a system incorporating the special cavitation valve.
US11641789B2	Memory cells and methods for forming memory cells According to various embodiments, there is provided a memory cell. The memory cell may include a transistor, a dielectric member, an electrode and a contact member. The dielectric member may be disposed over the transistor. The electrode may be disposed over the dielectric member. The contact member has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end is disposed towards the transistor, and the second end is disposed towards the dielectric member. The contact member has a side surface extending from the first end to the second end. The second end may have a recessed end surface that has a section that slopes towards the side surface so as to form a tip with the side surface at the second end. The dielectric member may be disposed over the second end of the contact member and may include at least a portion disposed over the tip.
US11641768B2	Display panel having conductive members contacting pad at opening in display panel layer A display device includes a display panel including a first pad on a base substrate, an adhesive pattern which faces the base substrate with the first pad therebetween, a circuit board electrically connected to the display panel at the first pad and including a second pad facing the first pad, and a plurality of conductive members between the first pad and the second pad to electrically connect the first pad and the second pad to each other. The first pad of the display panel has a planar shape, and each of the plurality of conductive members is within the planar shape of the first pad and penetrates the adhesive pattern to contact the first pad.
US11641764B2	Display device using a flexible substrate with alignment marks for folding Display device includes a flexible substrate, a plurality of pixels disposed on a first surface of flexible substrate, and a plurality of alignment marks disposed along one side of the flexible substrate and identified each other. The plurality of alignment marks may be arranged in the same layer. When the plurality of pixels includes thin film transistor, the plurality of alignment marks may be formed of the same metal layer as the metal layer forming thin film transistor.
US11641763B2	Display panel and display device Disclosed are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a first display region and a second display region, the density of pixels of the first display region is lower than the density of pixels of the second display region; the display panel includes a base substrate and a cover plate, and an antenna arranged between the base substrate and the cover plate, the antenna is arranged in the first display region and among the pixels.
US11641749B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes a first electrode and a first carbon layer on the first electrode. A switch layer is disposed on the first carbon layer and a second carbon layer is disposed on the switch layer. At least one tunneling oxide layer is disposed between the first carbon layer and the second carbon layer. The device further includes a second electrode on the second carbon layer.
US11641739B2	Semiconductor non-volatile memory devices A memory device is provided. The memory device includes an active region in a substrate, an electrically-isolated electrode, and a dielectric layer. The electrically-isolated electrode is disposed over the active region. The dielectric layer is disposed between the electrically-isolated electrode and the active region and has a first dielectric portion having a first thickness and a second dielectric portion having a second thickness.
US11641738B2	Three-dimensional semiconductor memory device A three-dimensional semiconductor memory device including a first peripheral circuit including different decoder circuits, a first memory on the first peripheral circuit, the first memory including a first stack structure having first electrode layers stacked on one another and first inter-electrode dielectric layers therebetween, a first planarized dielectric layer covering an end of the first stack structure, and a through via that penetrates the end of the first stack structure, the through via electrically connected to one of the decoder circuits, and a second memory on the first memory and including a second stack structure having second electrode layers stacked on one another and second inter-electrode dielectric layers therebetween, a second planarized dielectric layer covering an end of the second stack structure, and a cell contact plug electrically connecting one of the second electrode layers to the through via.
US11641732B2	Self-aligned etch back for vertical three dimensional (3D) memory Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for self-aligned etch back for vertical three dimensional (3D) memory. One example method includes depositing layers of a first dielectric material, a semiconductor material, and a second dielectric material to form a vertical stack, forming first vertical openings to form elongated vertical, pillar columns with first vertical sidewalls in the vertical stack, and forming second vertical openings through the vertical stack to expose second vertical sidewalls. Further, the example method includes removing portions of the semiconductor material to form first horizontal openings and depositing a fill in the first horizontal openings. The method can further include forming third vertical openings to expose third vertical sidewalls in the vertical stack and selectively removing the fill material to form a plurality of second horizontal openings in which to form horizontally oriented storage nodes.
US11641728B2	Housing and electronic device Provided are a housing and an electronic device. The housing comprises a middle frame, a heat-conducting element and a protective member. The middle frame is provided with a first receiving area configured to receive an electronic component of an electronic device. The middle frame is further provided with an accommodating groove. The accommodating groove penetrates the middle frame and is communicated with the first receiving area. The heat-conducting element is accommodated in the accommodating groove. The protective member is at least partially accommodated in the accommodating groove, and is arranged at a side of the heat-conducting element that faces towards the first receiving area. In the embodiments, the protective member is opposite to or in contact with the electronic component arranged in the first receiving area, and separates the heat-conducting element accommodated in the accommodating groove from the electronic component arranged in the first receiving area.
US11641724B2	Conductive PVD stack-up design to improve reliability of deposited electrodes An electronic device can include a housing component that can define an interior surface and an exterior surface of the device, a metallic film deposited on the interior surface and extending at least partially onto the exterior surface, and a ceramic film deposited on the exterior surface and at least partially over a portion of the metallic film on the exterior surface. The ceramic film can be in electrical communication with a portion of the metallic film deposited on the interior surface to form an electrical pathway from the exterior surface to the interior surface.
US11641717B2	Soldering of end chip components in series A method for printed circuit board design rework utilizing two components in series, the method includes selecting a first chip component and a second chip component for placement on an original land location previously occupied by an original chip component. The method further includes placing the first chip component and the second chip component on a chip component support structure. The method further includes soldering a first end of the first chip component to a first end of the second chip component. Responsive to transferring the first chip component and the second chip component to the original land location, the method further includes soldering a second end of the first chip component to a first land of the original land location. The method further includes soldering a second end of the second chip component to a second land of the original land location.
US11641714B2	RFID tag An RFID tag is provided that includes an RFIC module with a base substrate and an RFIC chip, and an antenna element. A principal surface of the base substrate is provided with a first chip connection terminal connected to a first input/output terminal of the RFIC chip, a second chip connection terminal connected to a second input/output terminal, a first module-side terminal connected by direct current or capacitively coupled to a first antenna-side terminal of the antenna element, a second module-side terminal connected by direct current or capacitively coupled to a second antenna-side terminal, a first wiring pattern connecting the first chip connection terminal and the first module-side terminal, a second wiring pattern connecting the second chip connection terminal and the second module-side terminal, and a third wiring pattern connecting the first module-side terminal and the second module-side terminal.
US11641713B2	Circuit board structure and manufacturing method thereof A circuit board structure, including a circuit layer, a first dielectric layer, a first graphene layer, a first conductive via, and a first built-up circuit layer, is provided. The circuit layer includes multiple pads. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the circuit layer and has a first opening. The first opening exposes the pads. The first graphene layer is conformally disposed on the first dielectric layer and in the first opening, and has a first conductive seed layer region and a first non-conductive seed layer region. The first conductive via is disposed in the first opening. The first built-up circuit layer is disposed corresponding to the first conductive seed layer region. The first built-up circuit layer exposes the first non-conductive seed layer region and is electrically connected to the pads through the first conductive via and the first conductive seed layer region.
US11641707B2	Lighting load classification and dimmer configuration based thereon A machine learning model for classifying different lighting loads based on properties of electrical current through the loads is built. The model is applied to electrical data gathered based on powering a target lighting load in order to classify the load. Based on load classification, operating parameter(s) to control operation of a dimmer to control power to the load are selected and the dimmer is configured with the selected parameter(s) to achieve desired dimmer operation in dimming the load.
US11641695B2	Aerosol-generating system with motor An aerosol-generating system may include a liquid storage portion configured to hold aerosol-forming substrate, a vaporizer, and a pump. The liquid storage portion includes a movable wall and an outlet. The vaporizer includes a heating element having a structure that at least partially defines an internal passage. The pump may deliver liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the outlet of the liquid storage portion to the internal passage of the heating element. The pump may include a micro stepper motor with a drive shaft that is configured to rotate a particular amount based on performing an individual step, a piston connected to the movable wall, and a lead screw connecting the drive shaft to the piston and configured to translate rotation of the drive shaft into axial movement of the piston and the movable wall. The vaporizer may at least partially vaporize the delivered liquid aerosol-forming substrate.
US11641694B2	Emulation functionality between a first mobile communication network and a second mobile communication network A method for an emulation functionality between a first mobile communication network and a second mobile communication network includes: implementing, by an emulation function and its first and second interfaces using a respective plurality of emulated network functions or services and emulated network elements, an exchange of messages between the first and second mobile communication networks, thereby mapping between equivalent capabilities or needs of respective network functions or services and respective network elements and providing for: implementation of first individual interfaces or first individual interface types between the network functions or services and respective corresponding emulated network functions or services in the form of application programming interfaces (APIs); and implementation of second individual interfaces or second individual interface types between the network elements and respective corresponding emulated network elements in the form of network standard-specific interfaces or protocols.
US11641693B2	NR-U interlace-based PUCCH transmission Systems and methods for interlace PUCCH transmission in 5G networks are described. The gNB sends an RRC message to a UE. The RRC message provides one or more PUCCH interlace allocations within a BW. Each PUCCH interlace allocation has a PUCCH format for each PUCCH interlace. Each PUCCH format contains a different PUCCH interlace index. The UE sends a PUCCH interlace in the BWP based on the PUCCH interlace allocation. A PUCCH in the allocated PUCCH interlace has a cyclic shift that is dependent on a resource block number in the allocated PUCCH interlace within the BWP.
US11641685B2	Techniques for performing multi-link communication in wireless local area network system According to various embodiments, a multi-link device (MLD) operating in a first link and a second link may transmit information on data buffered in the MLD through a first station (STA) operating in an awake state. The information on the data buffered in the MLD may include a first information field related to the first STA and a second information field related to a second STA.
US11641678B2	Secure wireless networks for vehicle assigning authority A system and method (600) of securely and accurately connecting mobile devices (110) to wireless networks in vehicles (210) for a predetermined work assignment by using encrypted wireless network configurations based on vehicle specific data is disclosed herein. The system comprises a vehicle (210) comprising an on-board computer (232) with a memory (231) having a vehicle identification number (233), a connector plug (235), and an motorized engine (234), a connected vehicle device (130) comprising a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, a memory, and a connector for mating with the connector plug of the vehicle (210), and a mobile device (110) comprising a graphical user interface (335), a processor (310), a WiFi radio (307), a BLUETOOTH radio (306), and a cellular network interface (308).
US11641667B2	Methods, apparatuses and systems for transmitting data, and storage medium Methods, apparatuses and systems are provided for transmitting data. A method includes: sending a target random access preamble to a base station; receiving a target random access response that is sent by the base station based on the target random access preamble and carries repetition-number-indicating information; and transmitting, in accordance with a target transmission repetition number, the target uplink data to the base station during the random access procedure. The target transmission repetition number indicates a number of times the user equipment is configured to repeatedly transmit the target uplink data to the base station during the random access procedure. The target transmission repetition number is determined based on the repetition-number-indicating information and a target transmission block size. The target transmission block size is for the user equipment to transmit the target uplink data to the base station during the random access procedure.
US11641662B2	Channel transmission method, terminal, network device, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium A channel transmission method, a terminal, a network device, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are disclosed. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores therein a computer program, wherein the computer program is used to be executed by a processor to implement steps of: acquiring target transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state information of a control resource set with an identity value of 0 (CORESET0); receiving a physical downlink channel according to the target TCI state information when a preset condition is met; wherein the physical downlink channel includes at least one of: a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).
US11641660B2	Multi-antenna processing in multi-link wireless communication systems A method for multi-antenna processing in multi-link wireless communication systems includes transmitting by a first MLD, a first capability defining a first number of Spatial Streams (SS) supported by the first MLD for a single link exchange over one of a subset of links from a plurality of links between the first MLD and a second MLD. A second capability is transmitted by the first MLD defining a second number of SS supported by the first MLD for each link of a multi-link exchange. At least one Radio Frequency (RF) chain of the first MLD is configured to enable communication over the subset of links from the plurality of links.
US11641657B2	Resource unit (RU) allocation for EHT for power spectral density limitations Embodiments of an access point (AP) station (STA) configured for operating in a next-generation (NG) wireless local area network (WLAN) (i.e., EHT) are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a comb resource unit (RU) structure may be used to distribute tones of an RU across a wider bandwidth for narrow RU power spectral density (PSD) boosting for longer-range transmission in EHT to meet ETSI and/or FCC limitations.
US11641647B2	Per-physical cell identifier configuration Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a plurality of configurations corresponding to a plurality of physical cell identifiers (PCIs), wherein the plurality of PCIs are associated with a serving cell of a base station, and wherein the plurality of configurations are based at least in part on respective remote radio heads (RRHs) of the base station; receive information indicating an RRH, of the respective RRHs, or a PCI corresponding to the RRH; and perform a communication with the RRH based at least in part on the PCI in accordance with a configuration, of the plurality of configurations, corresponding to the PCI. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11641645B2	Device for a cellular communications network and method of operating such device The invention relates to a device (10) for a cellular communications network (1000), wherein said device (10) includes at least a processor (12), a memory (14) and a transceiver (16) and is configurable to: determine (300) a parameter (P) which characterizes a relative velocity (v_rel) of said device (10) with respect to a base station (110) of said cellular communications network (1000), and to modify (302) a timing of at least one uplink transmission (ul) from said device (10) to said base station (110) depending on said parameter (P).
US11641631B2	Method and apparatus for indicating semi-persistent sounding reference signal as reference signal of neighboring cell in next-generation mobile communication system A communication method and a system for converging a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th generation (4G) system with a technology for internet of things (IoT) are provided. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed is a method of performing activation and deactivation of a semi-persistent sounding reference signal (SP SRS) through a medium access control element (MAC CE) when activation/deactivation of the SP SRS is indicated in a next-generation mobile communication system.
US11641629B2	Sidelink synchronization assistance Aspects relate to mechanisms for a base station to provide sidelink synchronization assistance to a plurality of user equipment (UEs). The base station may be configured to identify a detection time window that includes a sidelink synchronization resource configured for transmission of a sidelink synchronization signal on a sidelink carrier. The base station may further be configured to transmit an indication of the detection time window to the plurality UEs on a cellular carrier to enable the UEs to detect a sidelink synchronization signal on the sidelink carrier within the detection time window and synchronize communication on the sidelink carrier.
US11641626B2	Monitoring power saving signal at a resource indicated by received configuration information of power saving signal A method of monitoring a power saving signal, a method of configuring a power saving signal, a terminal, and a network-side device are provided. The method includes: receiving configuration information of a power saving signal, the configuration information being at least used to indicate a resource location of the power saving signal; monitoring the power saving signal at the resource location indicated by the configuration information.
US11641624B2	Wake-up radio systems and methods based on backscatter wake-up radio Provided are wake-up radio systems and methods based on backscatter wake-up radio. The wake-up radio method based on backscatter wake-up radio includes setting an arbitrary receiving window period in a window setting period by receiving a beacon signal from a data collection apparatus, transmitting a backscatter response message to the data collection apparatus based on a reception time of a contention signal received from the data collection apparatus in the set receiving window period, in the window setting period, and receiving a wake-up signal from the data collection apparatus in the data transmission period to set as a wake-up period and transmitting data to the data collection apparatus based on a scheduling time according to a backscatter response message.
US11641620B2	Access control in communications network comprising slices A method for operating a mobile entity in a mobile communications network having at least one slice is provided. The slice of the mobile communication to which the mobile entity intends to connect is determined. Additionally, whether a relationship can be identified in the mobile entity is determined. The relationship indicates whether the slice to which the mobile entity intends to connect is related to an access point of the slice. A request message is then transmitted to a radio access network (RAN) of the mobile communications network that includes the identified relationship.
US11641603B2	Report NSA/SA NR indicator A wireless device configured to acquire network support information associated with a neighbor cell, wherein the network support information indicates that the neighbor cell supports a Stand-Alone (SA) mode of operation and/or a Non-Stand-Alone (NSA) mode of operation; and transmit to a serving network node a report comprising identification information associated with the neighbour cell and the network support information indicating that the neighbor cell supports a SA mode of operation and/or a NSA mode of operation. A serving network node configured to receive a report transmitted by a wireless device, wherein the report comprises identification information associated with the neighbor cell and network support information indicating that the neighbor cell supports a Stand-Alone (SA) mode of operation and/or a Non-Stand-Alone (NSA) mode of operation; and determine, based on the report, a type of interface to establish between the serving network node and the neighbor network node.
US11641598B2	Device-to-device quality of service flow management A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided for wireless communication. The apparatus receives data traffic from an application layer and assigns at least one Quality of Service (QoS) flow identifier (ID) for the data traffic based on radio resources information for the data traffic. The data packets for transmission with different radio resources are assigned different QoS flow IDs.
US11641591B2	Optimization method for UAV-based wireless information and energy transmission An optimization method for UAV-based wireless information and energy transmission includes following steps: S1: reporting, by a wireless device, an energy state of the wireless device to a UAV; S2: detecting, by the UAV, a channel state between the UAV and the wireless device; and S3: selecting, by the UAV, an optimal action based on estimated revenue maximization according to an electric quantity of the UAV, an electric quantity of the wireless device, and the channel state. The use of the wireless device can reduce wiring costs, beautify the space, and ensure a smaller size and a lower power. By applying the UAV to information and energy transmission for the wireless devices, the data transmission rate and the energy conversion efficiency of networks are improved.
US11641584B1	Protecting from automatic reconnection with Wi-Fi access points having bad reputations Protecting from automatic reconnection with Wi-Fi access points having bad reputations. In some embodiments, a method may include determining that the mobile device is within range of a Wi-Fi access point, determining that the mobile device is configured to automatically reconnect to the Wi-Fi access point, receiving a request to indicate whether the Wi-Fi access point has a bad reputation, accessing an access point reputation database to determine whether the Wi-Fi access point has a bad reputation, sending an indication that the Wi-Fi access point has a bad reputation, and, in response to the indication that the Wi-Fi access point has a bad reputation, protecting the mobile device from the Wi-Fi access point by performing a remedial action at the mobile device.
US11641576B2	Method and apparatus for identifying dual-mode wireless device, IOS device, and medium Method and apparatus for identifying a dual-mode wireless device, IOS device, and medium. The method includes: receiving a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) advertising packet from a slave device; extracting a Media Access Control (MAC) address carried in the BLE advertising packet from the slave device and that is of a master device that has established a classic Bluetooth connection with the slave device; and if the MAC address is a MAC address of a current master device, establishing a BLE connection with the slave device; or if the MAC address is not a MAC address of a current master device, ignoring the BLE advertising packet from the slave device. The method has advantages of a high identification speed and high identification accuracy. The method does not require an additional application for Apple's MFi certification, which saves certification costs, shortens the time on product development, and simplifies the production process.
US11641575B2	Emergency data management and access system Described herein are systems, servers, devices, methods, and media for providing and managing access to emergency data. In some embodiments, a method for managing access to emergency data for emergency service providers by an emergency management system includes the steps of: determining a first set of data categories to be made accessible to an emergency service provider (ESP), wherein the first set of data categories is selected from a second set of data categories; detecting an emergency alert from an electronic device; associating the ESP with the emergency alert; gathering emergency data associated with the emergency alert available for the first set of data categories; and securely transmitting, to the ESP, the emergency data associated with the emergency alert available for the first set of data categories.
US11641568B2	Multiple usage rates An example communications system for providing communication services between communications devices may employ multiple usage rates for metered communication services. A method for adjusting usage amounts to account for multiple usage rates may include determining a usage adjustment factor for a communications event; determining a metered usage amount for the communications event; and determining an adjusted usage amount based on the usage adjustment factor and the metered usage amount for the communications amount. Thus, a billing system in the communications system may determine an invoice amount based on the adjusted usage amount and a predetermined bill rate.
US11641566B2	User-equipment-coordination-set regrouping This document describes methods, devices, systems, and means for performing a regrouping of a user equipment (UE) (113) between user equipment-coordination sets (UECS) by a base station (121) in which the base station (121) determines to regroup a user equipment (113) from a source UECS to a target UECS and transmits a release message to a coordinating UE (111) of the source UECS requesting the coordinating UE (111) of the source UECS to release the user equipment (113) from the source UECS (605). The base station (121) transmits a request message to a coordinating UE (114) of the target UECS requesting the coordinating UE (114) of the target UECS to add the user equipment (113) to the target UECS (610), and transmits a regrouping message to the user equipment (113) that is effective to direct the user equipment (113) is to perform a regrouping from the source UECS to the target UECS (615).
US11641564B2	Flexible zone-based registration area tracking in a wireless network A wireless device sends, to an access and mobility management function (AMF) via an access network, a first registration request message comprising a first geographical coordinate of a first geographical location. The wireless device receives a registration accept message comprising a radius value from the AMF. The wireless device moves to a second geographical location. The wireless device determines that a distance between the first geographical coordinate and a second geographical coordinate of the second geographical location is larger than the radius value. In response to the determination, the wireless device sends a second registration request message comprising the second geographical coordinate.
US11641563B2	System and method for locating wireless accessories Embodiments described herein provide for system and methods to crowdsource the location of wireless devices and accessories that lack a connection to a wide area network. One embodiment provides for a data processing system configured to perform operations comprising loading a user interface on an electronic device, the user interface to enable the determination of a location of a wireless accessory that is associated with the electronic device, generating a set of public keys included within a signal broadcast by the wireless accessory, the signal broadcast during a first period, sending the set of public keys to a server with a request to return data that corresponds with a public key in the set of public keys, decrypting the location data using a private key associated with the public key, and processing the location data to determine a probable location for the wireless accessory.
US11641562B2	System and tools for enhanced 3D audio authoring and rendering Improved tools for authoring and rendering audio reproduction data are provided. Some such authoring tools allow audio reproduction data to be generalized for a wide variety of reproduction environments. Audio reproduction data may be authored by creating metadata for audio objects. The metadata may be created with reference to speaker zones. During the rendering process, the audio reproduction data may be reproduced according to the reproduction speaker layout of a particular reproduction environment.
US11641561B2	Sharing locations where binaural sound externally localizes A method processes binaural sound to externally localize to a first user at a first location. This location is shared such that an electronic device processes the binaural sound to externally localize to a second user at a second location. The first and second locations occur at a same or similar location such that the first and second users hear the binaural sound as originating from the same or similar location.
US11641558B2	Apparatus and methods for detecting a microphone condition A method and apparatus for detecting a microphone condition of a microphone, the method comprising: applying an electrical stimulus to a microphone; measuring an electrical response to the electrical stimulus at the microphone; comparing the electrical response to an expected response; and determining the microphone condition based on the comparison.
US11641556B2	Hearing device with user driven settings adjustment The present subject matter provides a hearing device with selective adjustment of processor settings based on various characteristics of an input sound, in response to adjustment of output sound volume by a user. This addresses problems of undesirable sound effects resulting from applying same changes to processor settings to input sounds of all levels, frequencies, and classes.
US11641555B2	Methods and systems for auditory nerve signal conversion A processing device is interfaced with an auditory region of the brain of a subject that is responsible for auditory perception. The processing device receives signals associated with nerve impulses that are transmitted to the auditory region of the brain of the subject in response to sound collected by an ear of the subject. The processing device processes the received signals and generates at least one audio signal that is representative of the auditory perception, by the subject, of the sound collected by the ear. In certain embodiments, the processing device processes at least one audio signal that is representative of at least one sound to convert the at least one audio signal to a sequence of nerve impulses, and selectively provides the sequence of nerve impulses to the auditory region of the brain of the subject such that the subject audially perceives the at least one sound.
US11641541B2	Acoustic input and output apparatus The present disclosure discloses an acoustic input and output apparatus. The acoustic input and output apparatus may include a loudspeaker assembly, a sound-pickup assembly configured to pick up a sound signal, and a connection assembly including an elastic member, wherein a first end of the elastic member may connect to the loudspeaker assembly, and a second end of the elastic member may connect to the sound-pickup assembly. The elastic member may be configured to cause an average amplitude attenuation rate of vibrations within a phonic frequency band generated by the loudspeaker assembly to be larger than or equal to 35% in a process that the vibration transmits from the first end of the elastic member to the second end of the elastic member.
US11641538B2	Speaker device The present disclosure relates to a speaker device including a circuit housing, an ear hook, a rear hook, and a speaker assembly. The speaker assembly may include a headphone core and a housing for accommodating the headphone core, the housing may include a housing panel facing a human body and a housing back opposite to the housing panel, and the headphone core may cause the housing panel and the housing back to vibrate. An absolute value of a difference between a first phase of a vibration of the housing panel and a second phase of a vibration of the housing back may be less than 60 degrees when a frequency of each of the vibration of the housing panel and the vibration of the housing back is between 2000 Hz and 3000 Hz.
US11641533B2	On-chip multiplexing pixel control circuit The present invention belongs to the technical field of CMOS image sensors, and particularly relates to an on-chip multiplexing pixel control circuit for controlling a super-large area array splicing CMOS image sensor. The multiplexing type pixel control circuit includes at least one multiplexing unit, each multiplexing unit includes L levels of serial pixel control sub-circuits and a windowing address gating circuit. Through the different positions of the multiplexing units in the whole chip, the group address buffer circuits of the multiplexing units generate different group address reference signals, which are compared with a group decoding address generated in a group decoding address buffer circuit to realize group decoding and gate the multiplexing unit. Meanwhile, the serial pixel control sub-circuit in the multiplexing unit is compared with a row decoding address to realize exposure and readout control of a corresponding row of the multiplexing unit. The control circuit of the present invention is simple in structure and reliable in control, and has excellent expandability and multiplexing capability, which can be applied to CMOS image sensor chip circuits with different area array scales.
US11641530B2	Photoelectric conversion device, imaging system, and moving body with pixel signal correction A photoelectric conversion device comprising: a plurality of effective pixels and a plurality of light shielded pixels which are arranged respectively in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; and a signal processing circuit, wherein in a period during which pixel signals are output from first light shielded pixels which are first-row light shielded pixels to a first vertical output line, pixel signals are output from second light shielded pixels which are second-row light shielded pixels to a second vertical output line, and the signal processing circuit corrects effective pixel signals output from the effective pixels by using a correction signal obtained by performing filtering processing on pixel signals from the first light shielded pixels and on the pixel signals from the second light shielded pixels.
US11641506B2	Systems and methods for providing media recommendations Systems and methods are described for presenting identifiers for media assets recommended to users identified using facial recognition. Each of a first and a second user in a vicinity of user equipment is identified, and a first recommended media asset and a second media asset are determined based on respective user profiles of the first user and the second user. A first identifier selectable to access the first recommended media asset and a second identifier selectable to access the second recommended media asset are generated for display, and a recommended media asset associated with a selected identifier is generated for display.
US11641499B2	Field of view prediction in live panoramic video streaming Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including providing a video presentation to user devices. A latency related to the video presentation is determined for each device; a high-latency user device is identified having greater latency than other, low-latency devices. Field of view information is analyzed for each of the low-latency devices; based on the analyzing, a field of view of the high-latency user device is predicted. In accordance with the predicting, a predicted viewing map for the high-latency user device is generated. The video presentation for the high-latency user device is adjusted based on the predicted viewing map. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11641494B2	Method and device for generating and detecting a fingerprint functioning as a trigger marker in a multimedia signal A device is configured to perform a method that detects a trigger marker for an action corresponding to a segment of a multimedia signal. A fingerprint is generated based on the segment of the multimedia signal at a trigger time point. The generated fingerprint is stored in a database and communicated to the device. During playback of the multimedia signal, fingerprints of segments of the multimedia signal are generated and matched against fingerprints in the database. When a match is found, one or more associated actions for the segment are retrieved by the device. The trigger time point may be determined as a time point near or at the segment of the multimedia signal with the matched fingerprint. In this way, trigger markers for actions may be enabled without modifying the multimedia signal.
US11641490B2	Geolocationing system and method for use of same A geolocationing system and method for providing awareness in a multi-space environment, such as a hospitality environment or educational environment, are presented. In one embodiment of the geolocationing system, a vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices is provided. Each gateway device includes a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location within the multi-space environment. Each gateway device includes a wireless transceiver that receives a beacon signal from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device. The gateway devices, in turn, send gateway signals to a server, which determines estimated location of the wireless-enabled personal locator device.
US11641489B2	Geolocationing system and method for use of same A geolocationing system and method for providing awareness in a multi-space environment, such as a hospitality environment or educational environment, are presented. In one embodiment of the geolocationing system, a vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices is provided. Each gateway device includes a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location within the multi-space environment. Each gateway device includes a wireless transceiver that receives a beacon signal from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device. The gateway devices, in turn, send gateway signals to a server, which determines estimated location of the wireless-enabled personal locator device.
US11641486B2	Reducing latency in video encoding and decoding Techniques and tools for reducing latency in video encoding and decoding by constraining latency due to reordering of video frames, and by indicating the constraint on frame reordering latency with one or more syntax elements that accompany encoded data for the video frames. For example, a real-time communication tool with a video encoder sets a syntax element that indicates a constraint on frame reordering latency, which is consistent with inter-frame dependencies between multiple frames of a video sequence, then outputs the syntax element. A corresponding real-time communication tool with a video decoder receives the syntax element that indicates the constraint on frame reordering latency, determines the constraint on frame reordering latency based on the syntax element, and uses the constraint on frame reordering latency to determine when a reconstructed frame is ready for output (in terms of output order).
US11641478B2	Usage of default and user-defined scaling matrices A video processing method includes determining, fora conversion between a video block of a video and a coded representation of the video, factors of a scaling tool based on a coding mode of the video block; and performing the conversion using the scaling tool, wherein the use of the scaling tool comprises: scaling at least some coefficients representing the video block during encoding or descaling at least some coefficients from the coded representation during decoding.
US11641477B2	Techniques for implementing a decoding order within a coded picture A method for video processing is described. The method includes performing a conversion between a video comprising one or more pictures comprising one or more subpictures comprising one or more slices and a bitstream representation of the video according to a rule, and wherein the bitstream representation includes a number of coded units, wherein the rule specifies that a decoding order of coded units within a subpicture is in an increasing order of subpicture level slice index values of the coded units.
US11641474B2	Multi-parameters based intra prediction A method for video processing is provided. The method includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video that is a chroma block and a coded representation of the video, multiple sets of parameters, wherein each set of parameters defines a cross-component linear model (CCLM) and is derived from a corresponding group of chroma samples at corresponding chroma sample positions; determining, based on the multiple sets of parameters, parameters for a final CCLM; and performing the conversion based on the final CCLM.
US11641472B2	Method for signaling of reference picture resampling with resampling picture size indication in video bitstream A method, device, and computer-readable medium for decoding an encoded video bitstream using at least one processor, including obtaining a flag indicating that a conformance window is not used for reference picture resampling; based on the flag indicating that the conformance window is not used for the reference picture resampling, determining whether a resampling picture size is signaled; based on determining that the resampling picture size is signaled, determining a resampling ratio based on the resampling picture size; based on determining that the resampling picture size is not signaled, determining the resampling ratio based on an output picture size; and performing the reference picture resampling on a current picture using the resampling ratio.
US11641457B2	Method for high-precision true color three-dimensional reconstruction of a mechanical component A method for high-precision true color three dimensional reconstruction of mechanical component. Firstly performs image acquisition: the left and right high-resolution grayscale cameras are fixed at same height and spaced at certain distance, an optical transmitter fixed between the two grayscale cameras, and low-resolution color camera fixed above optical transmitter, thus images of measured high-precision mechanical component are shot. Then performs image processing: all images are transmitted to a computer, which uses image processing to record surface information of measured high-precision mechanical component in the point cloud by high-precision true color three-dimensional reconstruction, which reflects color texture information of the surface, so as to realize the non-contact high-precision true color three dimensional reconstruction of high-precision mechanical component. The method uses binocular high-precision grayscale cameras instead of binocular color cameras, which broadens the range of capture wavelengths, retains richer texture details of high-precision mechanical component and improves accuracy of measurement.
US11641445B2	Personalized automatic video cropping Described are methods, systems, and computer-readable media to automatically crop videos using personalized parameters. Some implementations include a computer-implemented method that comprises obtaining an input video, determining a per-frame crop score for one or more candidate crop regions in each frame of the input video, generating a face signal for the one or more candidate crop regions, adjusting each per-frame crop score based on the face signal, determining a minimal cost path that represents crop region locations based on motion cost and the adjusted per-frame crop score, generating crop keyframing corresponding to the crop region locations along the minimal cost path, wherein the crop keyframing includes a start frame, an end frame, and crop region location, and outputting a modified video that has one or more of an output aspect ratio or an output orientation that is different than a corresponding aspect ratio or an orientation of the input video.
US11641439B2	Real time video special effects system and method A user interface system and method of recording/editing a video while applying special effects in real time. The interface can be associated with an electronic device including a processor in communication with a camera and a memory unit, or can receive previously prepared video. A first speed rate of the video can be changed by modifying a frame in the video data to create a different modified video data at a modified speed rate that. This allows for continuous recording and/or displaying of video at different speed rates without altering operations or settings. The interface can include time guidelines associated with selectable speed rates, to display which speed rate setting is near a touching finger or pointing device. The guidelines can be activated automatically or can change color, shape, intensity or other property based on finger location, and can aid in object positioning in a field-of-view.
US11641437B2	Image reading apparatus comprising correction of an image by using a converted time-series component converted from a frequency component extracted from a read pattern that is outside of a region in which an original is placed An image reading apparatus includes a transparent member, reading portion, a pattern, and a processor. The processor extracts a frequency component in an image of the pattern read by the reading portion in a period in which the reading portion reads an image of an original placed on the transparent member while moving in a first direction. The processor calculates a frequency component from the extracted frequency component in another position different from the position, in which the pattern is provided, with respect to the second direction crossing the first direction. The processor converts the calculated frequency component in the above-described another position into a time-series component. The processor corrects an image corresponding to the above-described another position by using the converted time-series component in the above-described another position.
US11641435B2	Image forming apparatus to allow a user to check a cartridge replacement procedure An image forming apparatus, to form an image on a recording material using a recording agent supplied from a container detachably mounted to the image forming apparatus, includes a cover configured to cover a region in which the container is stored. A display instruction is received from a user to display a procedure for replacing the container. A display unit is caused to display the container replacing procedure based on receiving the display instruction. In a case where it is determined that the container replacing procedure is displayed on the display unit, performing control includes performing control to prevent a notification, prompting the user to close the cover, from being issued even if the cover is opened.
US11641434B2	Server system and image forming device communicating with server system A server system of the present disclosure is directed to displaying buttons, to which respective settings according to functions executable by an image forming device to which a user has logged in, are allocated. A server system includes an information processing device capable of communicating with an image forming device including a display unit. The server system includes a storage unit that stores a usage history of the image forming device, a reception unit that receives first information regarding a function executable by the image forming device, a determination unit that determines second information indicating settings allocated to respective buttons displayed by the display unit on a basis of the received first information and the usage history stored in the storage unit, and a transmission unit that transmits to the image forming device the second information indicating the settings allocated to the respective buttons determined by the determination unit.
US11641425B2	Handling an outbound call reaching a voicemail service Various embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer-program products for handling a call reaching a party's voicemail. A predictive model is used to generate a first probability of an outcome occurring as a result of leaving a voicemail message and a second probability of the outcome occurring as a result of sending a text message. If the first probability is greater, an IVR uses DTMF tone(s) to bypass a greeting on the voicemail so that a message can be recorded with minimal time. If the second probability is greater, the call is ended and an email is sent to the party's service provider using an email address comprising a mobile number for the party and a domain portion specific to the provider. As a result, the provider delivers a text message to the party with the body of the message including the content of the email.
US11641408B2	Methods and systems of configuring electronic devices A system of configuring a new device may include a new device that is not configured with one or more settings. The new device includes a short range communication transmitter and programming instructions configured to cause the new device to operate in a discoverable mode. The system includes an existing device that is configured with the settings, and that includes a short range communication receiver and programming instructions. The programming instructions are configured to cause the existing device to receive instructions to set up the new device, in response to receiving the instructions, detect, by the short range communication receiver, a presence of the new device by detecting the broadcast signal within a communication range of the short range communication receiver, and in response to detecting the presence of the new device, transmit at least a portion of the one or more settings directly to the new device.
US11641407B2	Methods and systems for implementing communications between a management controller and a network controller via an NC-SI that utilizes IP connectivity Methods and systems for implementing communications between a Management Controller (MC) and a Network Controller (NC) are disclosed. Embodiments of the present technology may include a method for implementing communications between an MC and an NC that involves establishing Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity between the MC and the NC using Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) control packets and communicating between the MC and the NC via an NC-SI and the established IP connectivity.
US11641403B2	Analyzing augmented reality content usage data In one or more implementations, user interfaces may be generated that include user interface elements that enable the tracking or monitoring of interactions with augmented reality content by users of a client application. Usage metrics for augmented reality content may be collected and analyzed. In addition, information about client application users that interact with augmented reality content may be generated. In one or more examples, characteristics of users of the client application that interact with one or more augmented reality content items may be analyzed to determine a user characterization for one or more augmented reality content items. The usage metrics and user characterizations for augmented reality content items may be presented via a dashboard that is accessible to creators of augmented reality content.
US11641401B1	Controlling methods, systems, devices and storage mediums for front sub-platform industrial Internet of Things The embodiments of the present disclosure provide controlling methods, systems, devices and storage mediums for front sub-platform industrial Internet of Things. The controlling methods are executed by the sensor network platform, including: receiving a data request sent from a management platform; obtaining the detected at least one type of the production line detection data and storing it in the child node gateway devices or the total node gateway device; based on the production line detection data included in the data request, retrieving the production line detection data from the total node gateway device or the child node gateway devices; sending the retrieved production line detection data to the management platform.
US11641398B2	Secure data transfer over wireless networks using data storage encryptors Systems, methods, and apparatus related to transferring encrypted data over a wireless network. In one approach, an encryptor includes a host interface configured to transmit data and commands with a local computing device, a wireless communication interface configured to transmit data and commands over a radio access network, a storage interface configured to interface a local storage medium to store data, and at least one processing device configured to perform operations comprising: encrypting first data from the local computing device to be written into the local storage medium upon receiving a first command from the local computing device; decrypting the encrypted first data from the local storage medium to be read by the local computing device upon receiving a second command from the local computing device; and transmitting the encrypted first data through the wireless communication interface to the radio access network upon receiving a third command.
US11641397B2	File service using a shared file access-rest interface In various embodiments, methods and systems for providing access to file systems are provided. An SFA-based operation having an operation modifier for a file in a file system is received. The SFA-based operation is defined based on a file-representational state transfer (REST) interface. The SFA-REST interface comprises integrated functionality of an SFA protocol and REST protocol. The SFA-based operation is executed using the operation modifier. A REST-based operation for the file in the distributed file storage is received. The REST-based operation is defined based on the SFA-REST interface. The operation modifier is referenced in order to execute the REST-based operation. The REST-based operation based on the SFA-REST interface. A schema can be implemented for accessing the file system. The schema includes tables to store files, the table comprises fields corresponding to elements of a SFA-REST interface. A snapshot component can be implemented to backup file shares in the file system.
US11641395B2	Fault tolerant systems and methods incorporating a minimum checkpoint interval In part, disclosure relates to a method of regulating checkpointing in an active active fault tolerant system. The method includes receiving a request from a client through a network at a primary computer; copying, by the primary computer, the request from the client to a secondary computer; processing the request from the client, using the primary computer, to generate a primary computer result; processing the copy of the request from the client, using the secondary computer, to generate a secondary computer result; comparing the primary computer result and the secondary computer result to obtain a comparison metric; determining whether a minimum checkpoint interval has been met or exceeded; and if the minimum checkpoint interval has not been met or exceeded, delay initiating a checkpoint process from primary computer to secondary computer.
US11641389B2	Proactive conditioned prefetching and origin flooding mitigation for content delivery A method of delivering content comprises, at a node in a network, receiving a first request to access a first webpage from a client computer, and after establishing a session with the client computer, transmitting a second request to a server in the network. The method further comprises receiving a first file for rendering the first webpage, extracting one or more hyperlinks to one or more second webpages from the first file, prefetching one or more second files for rendering respective ones of the one or more second webpages, and storing the one or more second files in a session cache associated with the session. The method further comprises receiving a third request to access a third webpage from the client computer; retrieving a third file for rendering the third webpage from the session cache in response to determination that the one or more second files include the third file; and transmitting the third file to the client computer.
US11641383B2	Method and apparatus for controlling sessions from one or more devices An apparatus and mechanism to manage multi-modal real-time or quasi real-time sessions such as voice, video, instant messaging, or web-conferencing across multiple devices through a simple subscription to a session management service. A user can subscribe to the service from many devices (e.g. mobile device, desk phone, personal computer, internet appliance, internet TV, communication terminal, etc.) and through the service seamlessly move sessions back and forth between subscribed devices. In a preferred embodiment, a user utilizes a “virtual slider” in a simple “two touch” procedure to effectuate the movement of a communication session from one device to another device via the service.
US11641370B2	Attribute-based policies for integrity monitoring and network intrusion detection A method of detecting anomalous behaviour in data traffic on a data communication network having a first host and a second host being connected to the data communication network in which the data traffic on the data communication network forms a link between the first host and the second host.
US11641367B2	Method and apparatus for controller area network bus intrusion detection and neutralization A method and system for detecting intrusion on a CAN bus or vehicle network and neutralizing unauthorized intrusions. The system monitors the bit timing characteristics of CAN bus messages, message establishes trusted bit timing characteristics, and identifies unauthorized CAN bus messages. The device neutralizes unauthorized messages on the CAN bus by injecting data on the CAN bus at the appropriate time, preventing the unauthorized messages from being received, and presents alerts upon detection of the one or more of intrusions. It can be used as a standalone or hard-wired system, and may be accessible to the ODB-II port, relay or fuse port on a vehicle and may put other electronic control units on the vehicle into a safe operating mode upon receipt of the intrusion, neutralize all CAN message identifiers or set the intrusion detection flag to TRUE for all CAN message identifiers, sent by the same electronic control unit node.
US11641366B2	Centralized tool for identifying and blocking malicious communications transmitted within a network An apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores a first list of applications that includes a first application and a second list of applications that includes a second application. Each application of the first list is assigned to a first trust level, indicating that a probability that the application is malicious is less than a lower threshold. Each application of the second list is assigned to a second trust level, indicating that a probability that the application is malicious is greater than the lower threshold. The processor determines that the second application transmitted a communication destined for the first application, and that the first and second applications are assigned to different trust levels. In response, the processor determines that a probability that the transmitted communication is malicious is greater than a threshold and prevents the communication from reaching the computer system of the first application.
US11641365B2	Hybrid intrusion detection model for cyberattacks in avionics internet gateways using edge analytics Techniques are provided for detecting an intrusion event in a network. At a gateway device in the network, performance parameters of the gateway device are monitored. Steady-state operations are defined based on expected performance of the device parameters. The steady-state operations are compared to the monitored device performance and other context parameters. A hybrid network intrusion detection technique is activated to determine a presence of the intrusion event for known and unknown attacks.
US11641364B2	Cross-domain state synchronization An example operation may include one or more of receiving a gossip message originated from a domain anchor peer in a first security domain, verifying that block content within the gossip message does not violate a cross-domain security policy, in response to verifying the block content, updating an endpoint of the gossip message with an address of a domain anchor peer in a second security domain, and transmitting the updated gossip message to the domain anchor peer in the second security domain.
US11641350B2	Information processing method and information processing system for encryption machine An information processing system includes: a service system, a plurality of agent machines, and a plurality of encryption machines. The plurality of agent machines and the plurality of encryption machines are divided into a plurality of groups, and each group includes at least two encryption machines and a plurality of agent machines communicatively connected to the at least two encryption machines. The encryption machine is configured to encrypt and decrypt data from the service system and to perform signature verification on the data when the service system performs a security call on the encryption machine via the agent machine in the group containing the encryption machine. The service system is configured to perform service processing and to perform the security call on the encryption machine via the agent machine in the group containing the encryption machine.
US11641349B2	Encryption management Aspects of the present disclosure relate to encryption management. A determination can be made whether an encryption algorithm is at-risk. In response to determining that the encryption algorithm is at-risk, data protected by the encryption algorithm can be identified. A security action can then be executed on the data protected by the encryption algorithm.
US11641347B2	Quantum-safe cryptographic methods and systems Cryptographic methods and systems for key exchange, digital signature and zero-knowledge proof. In the digital signature scenario, there is provided a method of signing a digital document, comprising: obtaining a private cryptographic key associated with the signer; obtaining a digital asset from the digital document; selecting a base data element; computing a plurality of signature data elements from (i) the digital asset, (ii) the base data element and (iii) the private cryptographic key; and transmitting the digital document and the plurality of signature data elements to a recipient over a data network. Provenance of the digital document is confirmable by the recipient carrying out a predefined computation involving the digital document, the signature data elements, a plurality of noise variables and a public cryptographic key corresponding to the private cryptographic key associated with the signer. In the zero-knowledge proof scenario, the digital asset plays the role of a challenge data element.
US11641338B2	Distributed name resolution for geo-location based networking Systems and methods for resolving names in a data network. A data network includes an information-centric network layer, ICN-layer, with multiple routers, and a name resolution layer with multiple name resolvers. Each router receives an interest packet announcement describing data objects provided by a data producer. Each router determines a first name resolver of the name resolution layer closest to the data producer and sends a name of the provided data object and geo-location of the data producer to the first name resolver. The first name resolver transmits the name of the data object and geo-location of the data producer to other name resolvers. Each router receives an interest packet request describing a data object requested by a data consumer. Each router transmits the interest packet request to a second name resolver spatially closest to the data consumer. Each name resolver provides the geo-location of the requested data object to the data consumer.
US11641337B2	CDN configuration tuning for traffic share This document relates to a CDN balancing mitigation system. An implementing CDN can deploy systems and techniques to monitor the domains of content provider customers with an active DNS scanner and detect which are using other CDNs on the same domain. This information can be used as an input signal for identifying and implementing adjustments to CDN configuration. Both automated and semi-automated adjustments are possible. The system can issue configuration adjustments or recommendations to the implementing CDN's servers or to its personnel. These might include “above-SLA” treatments intended to divert traffic to the implementing CDN. The effectiveness can be measured with the multi-CDN balance subsequently observed. The scanning and adjustment workflow can be permanent, temporary, or cycled. Treatments may include a variety of things, such as more cache storage, routing to less loaded servers, and so forth.
US11641335B2	Single message management platform Methods and devices related to a single message management platform are described. In an example, a method can include receiving a first message at a first processing resource via a first application, receiving a second message at the first processing resource via a second application, receiving the first message and the second message at a memory, storing the first message and the second message in the memory, receiving a command to open a single message management platform, receiving the first message and the second message at the single message management platform, and organizing the first message and the second message at the single message management platform.
US11641322B2	System, computer program, computer-readable medium and method for providing a redundant relay, particularly a routing function A system, computer program, computer-readable medium and method for providing a redundant relay, particularly routing function in a network, wherein a superordinate subnetwork is connected to a subordinate subnetwork via redundant relays, particularly routers, a maximum of one of the redundant relays is operated in an active mode at any one time, while the remaining relay(s) are in standby mode, each redundant relay forms a relay redundancy module for controlling the relay mode and a DHCPv6 client for processing a prefix delegation, particularly in accordance with RFC 3633, and the redundant relays each include a relay control module, to which the relay redundancy module of the particular relay signals the current relay mode, and the relay control module of the active relay synchronizes a virtual DUID of its DHCPv6 client and/or a prefix delegated to the active relay to the (or each) relay in standby mode.
US11641306B1	Dynamic runtime application integration Systems and techniques for dynamic runtime application integration are generally described. A set of source nodes may be determined for a first compute service. A source node priority score may be determined for each source node. A first destination node priority score may be determined for a first destination node for the first compute service. The source node priority score for a first source node and the first destination node priority score may be combined to determine a first priority score. The source node priority score for a second source node and the first destination node priority score may be combined to determine a second priority score. A first data pathway from the first source node to the first destination node may be prioritized based at least in part on a comparison of the first priority score and the second priority score.
US11641302B2	Dynamic indication of higher order modulation and coding scheme table The described technology is generally directed towards dynamically changing which quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) table a user equipment is to use based on channel quality information. A network schedules a user equipment with 256 QAM modulation if the user equipment recommends 256 QAM in the CQI report (and the scheduler decides to use 256 QAM for that particular user equipment). The network indicates to the user equipment that it has to use 256 QAM modulation and coding scheme (MCS) table and not the configured QAM MCS table while determining the scheduling parameters by decoding PDCCH.
US11641299B2	Phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) configuration A user equipment (UE) can include processing circuitry configured to decode downlink control information (DCI) from a base station, the DCI including a modulation coding scheme (MCS) index and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) allocation. A demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) is encoded for transmission to the base station within a plurality of DM-RS symbols based on the PUSCH allocation. A phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) time domain density is determined based on the MCS index and a number count of the DM-RS symbols for the DM-RS transmission. The PT-RS is encoded for transmission using a plurality of PT-RS symbols based on the determined time domain density. The plurality of symbols includes one or both of front-loaded DM-RS symbols and additional DM-RS symbols.
US11641298B2	Short training sequence design method and apparatus The application provides a short training sequence design method and apparatus. The method includes: determining a short training sequence, where the short training sequence may be obtained based on an existing sequence, and the short training sequence with comparatively good performance may be obtained through simulation calculation, for example, by adjusting a parameter, and sending a short training field on a target channel, where the short training field is obtained by performing inverse fast Fourier transformation IFFT on the short training sequence, and a bandwidth of the target channel is greater than 160 MHz.
US11641292B2	Decision feedback equalizer and a device including the same A decision feedback equalizer including: a first input latch configured to generate a first output signal from first data received by the first input latch, wherein the first input latch includes: a first sub-circuit configured to receive the first data and a reference voltage, compare the first data and the reference voltage, and generate first internal signals having different transition timings according to a result of the comparison between the first data and the reference voltage; and a second sub-circuit configured to receive, as first feedback, a second output signal, which corresponds to second data received by the first latch earlier than the first data, and generate the first output signal, which compensates for a difference between the transition timings of the first internal signals, based on the first feedback.
US11641291B2	Signal transmission device and signal transmission method According to one embodiment, a signal transmission device AC-coupled with a reception device through a digital transmission line, includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a differential signal to the digital transmission line, the differential signal including a first signal and a second signal that are based on an encoded bit serial input signal, wherein absolute values of amplitudes of the first and second signals are 857.14 (mV) or larger.
US11641287B1	Local communications network A local communication network (LCN) is contemplated. The LCN may be established within an existing network by leveraging network capabilities in order to facilitate local communications of the type whereby point-to-point (P-to-P) or other types of messaging and/or signaling may be communicated directly between devices without having to be relayed through a headend, a termination system or other processing entity.
US11641284B2	System, machine, method for configuring a system and method for operating a machine A system has at least one machine, including at least one device for exchanging data with another device of the at least one machine or of another machine for a joint solution of a task or with a higher-level device. The system further including a certification device configured to identify the at least one machine with a root certificate and configured to grant a sub-certificate to the at least one device of the machine. The certification device is further configured to sign the sub-certificate with the root certificate of the at least one machine in order to identify the at least one device as belonging to the at least one machine, and the sub-certificate is issued biuniquely for the at least one device.
US11641281B2	Hashing values using salts and peppers In some examples, a management controller includes a communication interface to communicate with a computing device, where the management controller is separate from a processor of the computing device. The management controller includes a management processor to receive, from the computing device, a first hash value that is based on a first hash function applied on an input value and a salt, generate a second hash value based on applying a second hash function on the first hash value and a pepper, and send the second hash value to the computing device.
US11641280B1	Computing technologies for enabling blockchain-based digital tokens with asset-specific attributes This disclosure enables a digital token with a set of asset-specific attributes, where the set of asset-specific attributes is modifiable or enabled to receive a new asset-specific attribute at least after the digital token with the set of asset-specific attributes is issued on a blockchain-based tokenization platform. Such functionality may be enabled via the digital token containing an attribute component with a set of key-value pairs populated with a subset of the set of asset-specific attributes, where the set of key-value pairs is programmed to be modified or have a new key-value pair being added thereto after the digital token is issued on the blockchain-based tokenization platform.
US11641271B2	Control method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and information processing apparatus A control method includes generating third key information, when receiving a recording request for asset information to a blockchain and first key information, based on the first key information and second key information stored in a specific storage area, generating fourth key information by decrypting key information associated with the blockchain among a plurality of pieces of encrypted key information, by using the generated third key information, transmitting the fourth key information and the recording request to the blockchain.
US11641264B2	Position assisted cross-link interference measurement Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method includes receiving, from a first base station, a set of cross-link interference measurement configurations associated with location information, performing a cross-link interference measurement procedure on signals received based on the set of cross-link interference measurement configurations, or the location information, or a location of the first UE, or a combination thereof, and transmitting, to the first base station, a measurement value based on the performed cross-link interference measurement procedure.
US11641261B1	Downlink control information size adjustment based on unified transmission configuration indicator state Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a first control message that maps at least one transmission configuration indicator (TCI) codepoint to two TCI states. The UE may receive a downlink control information (DCI) message that schedules an uplink shared channel transmission. The DCI message may include a first set of fields specifying configuration information for a first set of repetitions of the uplink shared channel transmission. Based on the first control message including the mapping, the DCI message may also include an additional second set of fields specifying configuration information for a second set of repetitions of the uplink shared channel transmission. The UE may transmit the uplink shared channel transmission in accordance with the DCI message.
US11641256B2	Grouping and use of short sequence signals New sequences have been proposed and/or adopted for short Physical Uplink Control Channel communications between base stations and UEs. In an exemplary embodiment, a UE communicates with a base station based on sequence groups that include the new sequences, where the new sequences are allocated to different sequence groups based, at least in part, on correlations with other existing sequences included in individual sequence groups.
US11641254B2	Multi-resource-unit aggregation An electronic device (such as an access point) is described. This electronic device transmits an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) frame to a recipient electronic device (such as a client or a station). The OFDMA frame includes multiple predefined resource units (RUs) allocated to the recipient electronic device in a set of predefined RUs having associated frequency bandwidths. Moreover, the multiple predefined RUs include two or more first predefined RUs having a first number of tones less than a predefined amount, or two or more second predefined RUs having a second number of tones greater than or equal to the predefined amount. For example, the predefined amount may include 242 tones. Note that the multiple predefined RUs may have the same or different numbers of tones. Moreover, the electronic may receive an acknowledgment or a block acknowledgment from the recipient electronic device.
US11641251B2	Devices and methods for adaptive decoding and core scrambling in multi-core fiber transmission systems A decoder for determining an estimate of a vector of information symbols carried by optical signals propagating along a multi-core fiber in an optical fiber transmission channel according to two or more cores is provided. The decoder is implemented in an optical receiver. The optical signals are encoded using a space-time coding scheme and/or scrambled by at least one scrambling device arranged in the optical fiber transmission channel according to a predefined scrambling function. The decoder comprises a processing unit configured to adaptively: determine, in response to a temporal condition, one or more channel quality indicators from the optical signals; determine a decoding algorithm according to a target quality of service metric and on the one or more channel quality indicators; update the predefined scrambling function and/or the space-time coding scheme depending on the target quality of service metric and on the one or more channel quality indicators. The decoder further comprises a symbol estimation unit configured to determine an estimate of a vector of information symbols by applying the decoding algorithm to the optical signals.
US11641250B2	Method and device for transmitting control information in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for reporting CSI in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: a step for configuring a plurality of serving cells; and a step for reporting the CSI of only one serving cell in a corresponding subframe, wherein the step for reporting the CSI of only one serving cell comprises: excluding reporting the CSI of a lower priority when CSI reports of the plurality of serving cells in the corresponding subframe collide; and excluding reporting the CSI of serving cells other than the serving cell having the smallest index when the CSI reports of different serving cells having the same priority in the corresponding subframe collide.
US11641245B2	Timestamp confidence level In one embodiment, an event processing system includes a clock configured to provide time values, and event processing circuitry, which is configured to generate a confidence level indicative of a degree of confidence of an accuracy of a timestamp, the timestamp being generated for an event responsively to a time value indicative of when an operation associated with the event occurred.
US11641244B2	Method, apparatus and computer program for predicting a future quality of service of a wireless communication link An apparatus, a method and a computer program for predicting a future quality of service of a wireless communication link based on a predicted future environmental model that is predicted using a time-series projection. The method includes determining environmental models of one or more active transceivers in the environment of the mobile transceiver over points in time, determining a predicted future environmental model of the one or more active transceivers at a point in time of the future using a time-series projection of environmental models, predicting the future quality of service of the wireless communication link for point in time of the future using a machine-learning model. The machine-learning model is trained to provide information on a predicted quality of service for a given environmental model, and the predicted future environmental model is used as input to the machine-learning model.
US11641242B1	Hybrid space-fiber quantum networks for widespread entanglement distribution A system and method for providing quantum entanglement using a hybrid space-fiber quantum network are described. The hybrid space-fiber quantum network includes a communications hub located proximate to an optical ground station and also includes an aerial entangled particle source, such as an entangled photon source attached to a satellite, drone, aircraft, etc. An atmospheric or free-space channel is used to distribute quantum entanglement between optical ground stations that are separated by geographic distances, via the aerial entangled particle source. Also, fiber optic links are connected to the communications hub located proximate to the optical ground station. The communications hub includes optical switches that enable any of the fiber optic links connected to the communications hub to receive or send distributed quantum entanglement to a remotely located recipient endpoint via the atmospheric or free-space channel.
US11641240B2	Optical module An optical module includes: a light source; an optical modulator capable of modulating light from the light source; a capacitor with an upper electrode and a lower electrode; and a resistor connected in series with and bonded face-to-face to the upper electrode of the capacitor. The resistor and the capacitor are connected in parallel with the optical modulator.
US11641238B2	Signal transmission and reception method and device in wireless communication system Disclosed are a signal transmission and reception method and device in a wireless communication system. A method for receiving a signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present specification comprises the steps of: receiving configuration relating to a signal which is down-converted in frequency on the basis of an O/E converter; and receiving the signal in a particular resource region on the basis of the configuration. A frequency domain of the particular resource region comprises a plurality of chunks. The chunks comprise at least one component carrier (CC). The configuration comprises information indicating a main chunk relating to differential phase shift keying (DPSK). The transmission of the signal is on the basis of the DPSK applied between the chunks in the frequency domain with respect to the main chunk.
US11641236B2	Broadband satellite communication system using optical feeder links Broadband satellite communications systems using optical feeder links are disclosed. Various optical modulation schemes are disclosed that can provide improved capacity for fixed spot beam, on board beamforming, and ground-based beamforming broadband satellite systems.
US11641231B2	Methods and apparatus for feeding back and receiving channel state information, and device and storage medium A method and apparatus for feeding back channel state information (CSI), a method and apparatus for receiving CSI, a device and a storage medium are disclosed in embodiments of the present invention. The method for feeding back CSI includes: determining a priority of a CSI parameter in a CSI parameter set; determining, according to the priority of the CSI parameter, a CSI parameter to be fed back and a time-frequency resource position for feeding back the CSI parameter; and feeding back the CSI parameter to be fed back on the time-frequency resource position.
US11641227B2	Transmit antenna diversity wireless audio system A wireless audio system including a transmitter using multiple antenna diversity techniques for different signal types is provided. Multipath performance may be optimized, along with improved spectral efficiency of the system.
US11641225B2	Hybrid closed-loop multiple-input multiple-output and transparent diversity schemes Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) having partially coherent antennas may be configured for simultaneous transmissions on groups of antennas. To achieve the benefits of simultaneous transmissions using groups of antenna that are partially coherent, without having the transmissions affect each other, the UE may apply a hybrid closed-loop multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) scheme among each antenna in the antenna groups where phase coherence can be maintained Following the hybrid closed-loop MIMO scheme, the UE may apply a transparent diversity scheme across each antenna of the groups. Alternatively, the UE may first apply the transparent diversity scheme and next apply the hybrid closed-loop MIMO scheme. By applying a hybrid closed-loop MIMO scheme, and a transparent diversity scheme, the UE may fully realize its resources and contribute to an improved spatial diversity for a MIMO system.
US11641221B2	Wireless power transmitter, wireless power receiver, and control methods thereof A wireless power receiver, and control methods thereof are provided. The wireless power receiver includes a communication module; and a controller. The controller is configured to identify whether a near-field communication (NFC) tag is detected, wherein the NFC tag is external to a wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver, and transmit, by using the communication module, a signal indicating whether the NFC tag is detected to the wireless power transmitter.
US11641218B2	Fixing support bracket for charging connector A fixing support bracket for charging connector is provided, comprising a tightening ring and a carrying unit, wherein the tightening ring is elastic and can expand when stretched, the carrying unit is engaged to a partial section of the tightening ring, the carrying unit is provided with at least a front stopper and at least a rear stopper, with a placement space between the front stopper and the rear stopper, the placement space is used for placing an object, and the object is an electronic mobile device. As such, the electronic mobile device can be carried by the fixing support bracket during charging.
US11641216B2	Reliability handling for wireless transceivers Techniques maintaining receiver reliability, including determining a present attenuation level for an attenuator, wherein the attenuation level is set by a gain controller, determining a relative reliability threshold based on the present attenuation level, receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal, determining a voltage level of the received RF signal, comparing the voltage level of the received RF signal to the relative reliability threshold to determine that a reliability condition exists, and overriding, in response to the determination that the reliability condition exists, the present attenuation level set by the gain controller with an override attenuation level based on the present attenuation level.
US11641213B2	Log-likelihood ratio mapping tables in flash storage systems Read data associated with Flash storage that is in a Flash storage state is received. One of a plurality of log-likelihood ratio (LLR) mapping tables is selected based at least in part on: (1) the Flash storage state and (2) a decoding attempt count associated with a finite-precision low-density parity-check (LDPC) decoder. A set of one or more LLR values is generated using the read data and the selected LLR mapping table, where each LLR value in the set of LLR values has a same finite precision as the finite-precision LDPC decoder. The finite-precision LDPC decoder generates the error-corrected read data using the set of LLR values and outputs it.
US11641208B2	Frequency locking method and circuit for phase-locked loop A frequency locking method for a phase-locked loop comprises the following steps: S1, a frequency control module controls a numerically controlled oscillator to obtain an maximum output frequency and a minimum output frequency; S2, obtain a minimum frequency ratio and a maximum frequency ratio by means of a time-to-digital converter and the frequency control module; S3, calculate a first frequency control word and a first frequency ratio according to the minimum frequency ratio and the maximum frequency ratio; S4, the frequency control module uses the Newton's iterative method to recalculate a new frequency control word; S5, obtain a new frequency ratio according to the new frequency control word; S6, if the new frequency ratio is within an error range, end iteration and stably output the new frequency control word, and otherwise, jump to step S4.
US11641205B1	Reset mechanism for a chain of majority or minority gates having paraelectric material A multiplier cell is derived from a 1-bit full adder and an AND gate. The 1-bit full adder is derived from majority and/or minority gates. The majority and/or minority gates include non-linear polar material (e.g., ferroelectric or paraelectric material). A reset mechanism is provided to reset the nodes across the non-linear polar material. The multiplier cell is a hybrid of majority and/or minority gates and complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) based inverters and/or buffers. The adder uses a non-linear polar capacitor to retain charge with fewer transistors than traditional CMOS sequential circuits. The non-linear polar capacitor includes ferroelectric material, paraelectric material, or non-linear dielectric. Input signals are received by respective terminals of capacitors having non-linear polar material. The other terminals of these capacitors are coupled to a node where the majority function takes place for the inputs.
US11641200B2	Charge recycling from idle circuits for improved energy efficiency of multi-voltage systems A method for the delivery of power to subthreshold (sub-Vt) circuits uses unused current during idle-mode operation of super-threshold (super-Vt) circuits is used to supply sub-Vt circuits. Algorithmic and circuit techniques use dynamic management of idle cores when reusing the leakage current of the idle cores. A scheduling algorithm, longest idle time-leakage reuse (LIT-LR) enables energy efficient reuse of leakage current, which generates a supply voltage of 340 mV with less than ±3% variation across the tt, ff, and ss process corners. The LIT-LR algorithm reduces the energy consumption of the switch and the peak power consumption by, respectively, 25% and 7.4% as compared to random assignment of idle cores for leakage reuse. Second, a usage ranking based algorithm, longest idle time-simultaneous leakage reuse and power gating (LIT-LRPG) enables simultaneous implementation of power gating (PG) and leakage reuse in a multiprocessor system-on-chip (MPSoC) platform.
US11641196B2	High-speed switch with accelerated switching time A method and apparatus is disclosed for maintaining a stable power supply to a circuit when activating/deactivating a switch in order to accelerate the switching time of the switch. The gate of a FET is coupled to a switch driver. The switch driver is powered by a positive power supply and a negative power supply. When the switch is to be activated/deactivated, the gate is first coupled to a reference potential (i.e., ground) for a “reset period” to reduce any positive/negative charge that has been accumulated in the FET. At the end of the reset period, the gate is then released from the reference potential and the switch driver drives the gate to the desired voltage level to either activate or deactivate the switch.
US11641195B2	Systems and methods for controlling switching timing An electronic device for controlling switching timing is described. The electronic device includes load voltage measuring circuitry configured to measure a load voltage to produce a load voltage measurement. The electronic device also includes a processor coupled to the load voltage measuring circuitry. The processor is configured to determine whether a load voltage spike is indicated by the load voltage measurement. The processor is configured to control switching timing based on whether a load voltage spike is indicated.
US11641184B2	Film bulk acoustic resonator Film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) is provided. An exemplary FBAR includes a substrate; a first insulating material layer on the substrate, the first insulating material layer containing a first cavity; a second insulating material layer on the first insulating material layer, the second insulating material layer containing a second cavity and a third cavity spaced apart from the second cavity, the second cavity and the third cavity both in communication with the first cavity; a resonator sheet covering the second cavity and partially extending over the second insulating material layer; a third insulating material layer over the second insulating material layer and the resonator sheet, the third insulating material layer containing a fourth cavity, the fourth cavity in communication with the third cavity, and the fourth cavity partially overlapping the second cavity; and a capping layer on the third insulating material layer.
US11641183B2	Audio dynamics processing control system with integration release window An improved dynamics processing control system incorporates an integration release window to virtually eliminate ripple in the final control signal used to control a Voltage Controlled Amplifier in a signal processor. The input audio signal is level detected using a logarithmic level detector and filtered to provide a very fast time constant. The fast release time constant signal is clamped at a maximum level equal to the user defined threshold and filtered by a second filter providing a very long release time constant. The long release time constant is dynamically varied by the fast time constant to provide an adaptive slow time constant. The fast time constant signal modifies the adaptive slow time constant when the difference between the fast time constant and the slow time constant exceeds a predefined integration release window. The integration release window is based on a minimum number of decibels which is larger than the maximum possible ripple in the fast time constant signal. The integration release window tracks the adaptive slow time constant signal to maintain the integration release window over the entire release range of the adaptive slow time constant decay. Once the difference between the fast time constant signal and adaptive slow time constant signal is less than the integration release window, the slow release signal reverts to the un-altered slow time constant release response.
US11641182B2	Audio signal processing method and apparatus for controlling loudness level and dynamic range Disclosed is a method of operating an audio signal processing apparatus playing content including an audio signal. The method includes receiving the audio signal, receiving metadata including information related to a loudness of the audio signal, the metadata including loudness distribution information indicating, for each of a plurality of steps separated according to a loudness magnitude, a ratio between an amount of the audio signal corresponding to each of the plurality of steps of the audio signal and a total amount of the audio signal, and adjusting the loudness of the audio signal based on the metadata.
US11641180B2	Distribution amplifier for a communication device A distribution amplifier for a communication device such as a gateway is provided. The distribution amplifier can receive an input signal and provide multiple output signals. The distribution amplifier can have a transmission line that receives the input signal and multiple amplifier stages that are connected to the transmission line to receive the input signal. The output of the amplifier stages correspond to the output signals from the distribution amplifier. The transmission line has equally spaced connection points for the amplifier stages. The transmission line can be designed to have an impedance that results in the impedance of the transmission line with the connected amplifier stages having a final impedance that matches the input impedance to the transmission line.
US11641162B2	Circuits and methods for generating a supply voltage for a switching regulator Circuits and methods for converting a current to an output voltage are disclosed herein. An embodiment of the circuit includes a first switch connected between a source of current and a first node and a second switch connected between the first node and a common voltage. The circuit also includes a first controller for controlling the state of the first switch and a second controller for controlling the state of the second switch. A capacitor is coupled to the first node; the voltage on the capacitor is the output voltage. When the second switch is open, the capacitor charges, and when the second switch is closed, the capacitor does not charge. The current flows through the primary inductance of a transformer.
US11641161B1	Charge pump circuit A charge pump circuit is provided. The charge pump circuit includes a dual-phase charge pump, a first load switch, a second load switch, and a control circuit. The dual-phase charge pump performs a voltage pumping operation on a power source in response to a first clock and a second clock to generate a first pumping voltage at a first node and a second pumping voltage at a second node. The control circuit controls the first load switch in response to a third clock and controls the second load switch in response to a fourth clock. In a period during which the first load switch is turned off, the second load switch transfers the first pumping voltage to an output terminal of the charge pump circuit. In a period during which the second load switch is turned off, the first load switch transfers the second pumping voltage to the output terminal.
US11641157B2	Medical device with fail-safe power supply A medical device with a power supply for connecting to an AC power grid in the range of >50 VAC to 264 VAC (wide range) features a circuit for only connecting at least one discharge resistor in parallel to at least one smoothing capacitor if no AC input voltage is present at the power supply. The power supply features a rectifier and at least one smoothing capacitor for smoothing a direct voltage to be supplied by the power supply, as well as at least one discharge resistor for discharging the smoothing capacitor. The power supply features a circuit electrically connected to the discharge resistor and the smoothing capacitor, designed to detect a switched-on state of the medical device with an AC input voltage present at its power supply, and to only connect the discharge resistor in parallel to the smoothing capacitor if the circuit does not detect a switched-on state.
US11641156B2	Method for controlling fault using switching technique of three phase four wire interlinking converter A method for controlling a fault of a three phase four wire interlinking converter system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises obtaining a first d-q-o coordinate plane based on an internal phase angle of output voltage produced from each phase of an inverter; converting the first d-q-o coordinate plane to a second d-q-o coordinate plane based on the o-axis configured differently from the first d-q-o coordinate plane; obtaining an output voltage vector for determining a fault location by performing d-q transform on the second d-q-o coordinate plane; determining occurrence of a fault and an area related to the fault based on the output voltage vector; and in the occurrence of the fault, allocating a zero voltage vector to the area related to the fault.
US11641153B2	Power conversion module A power conversion module includes a high-voltage side, a low-voltage side, a magnetic element, a high-voltage side circuit, and a low-voltage side circuit. The first end includes a high-voltage positive terminal and a high-voltage negative terminal. The second end includes a low-voltage positive terminal and a low-voltage negative terminal. The magnetic element includes two first windings. The high-voltage side circuit is electrically connected with the high-voltage positive terminal and the high-voltage negative terminal. The low-voltage side circuit is electrically connected with the low-voltage positive terminal and the low-voltage negative terminal. At least one AC loop includes at least one of the first windings, at least one part of the high-voltage side circuit and the low-voltage side circuit. The high-voltage side circuit and the low-voltage side circuit are located at a same side with respect to the magnetic element.
US11641151B2	Linear vibration motor with elastic members with brackets, foams and damping glue One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a linear vibration motor which improves damping performance and reduces assembly costs. Accordingly, the present invention provides a linear vibration motor having a housing body with an inner cavity; a weight accommodated in the housing body; a stator located in the housing body; and an elastic member suspending the weight in the housing body. The elastic member includes a first elastic member having a first fixed part fixedly connected to one side of the weight and a first elastic bracket extending from the first fixed part, and a second elastic member fixedly connected to an opposite side of the weight a first damping glue locating between the first elastic member and the weight, and locating at one end of the first elastic bracket close to the first fixed part.
US11641143B2	Control device-integrated rotary electric machine A control device-integrated rotary electric machine that has a light weight and a small radial-direction dimension. A cylindrical member is provided between a stator formed by stacking electromagnetic steel sheets and a frame retaining the stator, such that the cylindrical member is in a press-fitted state against the stator and the frame. The cylindrical member has a flange portion at one end thereof, and the flange portion is fixed by being held between the frame and a heat sink which is a member composing a control device.
US11641138B2	Multi-component rotor for an electric motor of an appliance A motor for a laundry appliance includes a drive shaft coupled to a drum at a first end. The rotor frame is coupled proximate the second end of the drive shaft, where the rotor frame includes at least one polymeric material. A central hub includes a core and a perimetrical ring that extends circumferentially around the core. A plurality of recesses are defined within a planar surface of the perimetrical ring, wherein a portion of the polymeric material is received within the plurality of recesses to secure the rotor frame to the central hub.
US11641137B2	Movable mobile furniture panel for wirelessly charging an external electronic device positioned in an energy transfer zone A panel device is provided. The panel device includes an energy transfer zone; at least one coil configured to generate an electromagnetic field for wirelessly charging an external electronic device that is positioned in the energy transfer zone; and an internal drive unit configured to rotate or move the panel device in relation to an exterior object in proximity to the panel device.
US11641130B2	Converter unit using a status lamp The present invention relates to a converter unit for providing a supply current to a load device (2) using an energy storage device (6). The converter unit (1) comprises a controlling means (7) configured to set at least one charging parameter and/or a charging mode and to control charging of the energy storage device (6) based on the set charging parameter and/or the set charging mode; and at least a first terminal (S1), a second terminal (S2) and a third terminal (S3) for electrically connecting a two-pole status indicator light (8), wherein the controlling means (7) is configured to detect to which of the first terminal (S1), the second terminal (S2) and the third terminal (S3) the two-pole status indicator light (8) is connected and is configured to set the at least one charging parameter and/or the charging mode based on the detection result.
US11641126B2	Battery charger system having a charge pump power stage A system for charging a battery includes an adapter, and a charger coupled to receive power from the adapter, and to provide a charging current to the battery. The charger includes a power stage with a charge pump to provide the charging current, and a feedback circuit to provide a feedback signal to the adapter. The power stage can be one of: an adjustable current source with voltage clamp, and an adjustable voltage source with current clamp. The charge pump can be implemented as a voltage divider, so that an input adapter current is multiplied by a pre-defined divider ratio to provide the charging current. The charge pump can be one of: single-phase; and multi-phase.
US11641123B2	Power supply system for watercraft In a power supply system for a watercraft, a controller in a first state connects a first electric circuit to a third electric circuit to supply electric power from a first engine battery to an electric device, and disconnects a second electric circuit from the third electric circuit to charge a second engine battery by a second generator. In a second state, the controller connects the second electric circuit to the third electric circuit to supply the electric power from the second engine battery to the electric device, and disconnects the first electric circuit from the third electric circuit to charge the first engine battery by a first generator.
US11641106B2	Power distribution system Disclosed is a power distribution system, comprising a power feed line configured to supply electric power of a given power feed line voltage, a plurality of solid state power control modules connected to the power feed line; each of the solid state power control modules comprising at least one solid state power controller connected to at least one load to be supplied with power from the power feed line and configured to selectively connect the respective load to the power feed line or to disconnect the respective load from the power feed line; the power feed line comprising at least one power feed line segment connecting two adjacent solid state power control modules; wherein the at least two adjacent solid state power control modules are connected by a further electric line connected in parallel to the at least one power feed line segment.
US11641090B2	High-pulse energy, high-power lasers with diffraction-limited performance A system includes a planar waveguide that includes an active gain medium configured to receive pump light from a pump source and amplify stimulated emission light. The planar waveguide has a fast axis and a slow axis and is configured to operate in single mode in the fast axis and multimode in the slow axis. The system also includes a hybrid spatial filter configured to receive the amplified stimulated emission light from the planar waveguide and output laser light. The hybrid spatial filter includes a physical slit having a narrower dimension corresponding to the slow axis of the planar waveguide. The physical slit is configured to reduce an intensity of the amplified stimulated emission light received from the planar waveguide. The hybrid spatial filter also includes a Volume Bragg Grating (VBG) configured to constrain an angle of the amplified stimulated emission light and enable compact geometry intra-cavity beam expanding/collimating optics.
US11641084B2	Portable in-line dieless crimping tool An in-line portable, handheld hydraulic scissor-type action crimping tool having a handle assembly and a working head assembly is provided. The handle assembly has a tool frame portion and a neck portion. The working head assembly has a pair of jaw members joined so that they are movable relative to each other and held in place by a locking pin. One jaw member has a nest secured to or directly formed into the jaw member. The other jaw member has an indentor secured to or directly formed into the jaw member.
US11641068B2	Electrical crimp terminal for electrical wire An electrical crimp terminal for connection with a conductor of an electrical cable has an insulation surrounding the conductor. The electrical crimp terminal comprises a conductor connection portion, wherein the conductor connection portion comprises conductor crimp wings for being crimped onto the conductor of the electrical cable. Each of the conductor crimp wings in the non-crimped state has at least one progressive portion having a progressively increasing height in a longitudinal direction to a tip of the conductor to be crimped, wherein the progressive portion extends along the complete length of each conductor crimp wing.
US11641064B2	3D IC antenna array with laminated high-k dielectric The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor package device including a stacked antenna structure with a high-k laminated dielectric layer separating antenna and ground planes, and a method of manufacturing the structure. A semiconductor die is laterally encapsulated within an insulating structure comprising a first redistributions structure. A second redistribution structure is disposed over and electrically coupled to the first redistribution structure and the die. The second redistribution structure includes the stacked antenna structure which includes first and second conductive planes separated by a high dielectric constant laminated dielectric structure. The first conductive plane includes openings and the second conductive plane is configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves through the openings in the first conductive plane.
US11641059B2	Wireless communication structure, display panel and wireless communication device A wireless communication structure, a display panel and a wireless communication device, the wireless communication structure includes: a loop structure including a first connection end, a second connection end and a coil body, at least a part of the coil body being connected between the first connection end and the second connection end; an antenna connected to the coil body. The antenna is connected to the coil body of the loop structure, so that not only the loop structure and the antenna can be arranged in a limited space, but also a desired optical performance of the display screen can be ensured.
US11641057B2	Coaxial feed for multiband antenna A coaxial feed for multiband antenna for a multiband antenna includes: a tubular high-band (HB) waveguide, the HB waveguide including an outer conducting surface, an inner HB conducting surface, and a HB aperture defined by the inner HB conducting surface; a tubular low-band (LB) waveguide disposed coaxially around the HB waveguide, the LB waveguide including an outer feed surface, an inner LB conducting surface, and an annular LB aperture defined by the inner LB conducing surface and the outer conducting surface of the HB waveguide; and an annular high-band (HB) choke located in the outer conducting surface of the HB waveguide, the HB choke being axially offset from the HB aperture.
US11641052B2	Wireless intelligent electronic device An intelligent electronic device (IED) is provided. The IED includes a metering sub-assembly and an input base module sub-assembly. The metering sub-assembly is hinged to the input base module sub-assembly, where when in an open position, various cables, connectors, and input/output cards/modules are accessible. Various input/output cards/modules are interchangeable to add/change functionality and/or communication capabilities to the IED. In one embodiment, a communication card is provided with at least one antenna disposed internal or external to a housing of the IED.
US11641037B2	Battery module The present disclosure provides a battery module including a plurality of batteries arranged sequentially in a length direction and a cushion pad disposed between two adjacent batteries in the length direction. The cushion pad can include a main body portion and an extending portion extending outwardly from an end surface of the main body portion in a height direction. The extending portion can include a pair of convex portions and a concave portion between the pair of convex portions. The design can ensure that the cushion pad does not exceed the corresponding surface of the battery in the height direction when pressed, and thus does not affect the flatness of the corresponding surface of the battery.
US11641025B2	Method for manufacturing all-solid-state battery A method for manufacturing an all-solid-state battery includes a battery unit producing step, a flattening step, and a stacking step. In the battery unit producing step, a battery unit having a plate shape is produced through a pressing step in which a laminate including at least one each of a positive electrode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode active material layer is pressed in a thickness direction of the laminate with a first pressure. In the flattening step, the battery unit is flattened by pressing the produced battery unit in the thickness direction with a second pressure equal to or lower than the first pressure while heating the battery unit to a temperature equal to or higher than a temperature at which the battery unit softens and is deformed. In the stacking step, a plurality of the flattened battery units are stacked.
US11641024B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a device body and a female terminal structure connected to the device body. The female terminal structure includes a female terminal body, a tunnel, a second terminal member, and a secured terminal member. The female terminal body is connected to the device body and a mating electronic device, respectively. The tunnel is recessed from the female terminal body. The second terminal member is disposed at the female terminal body and received in the tunnel. The second terminal member has a terminal inserting portion. The secured terminal member is disposed at the female terminal body, spaced from the second terminal member, and disposed on an outer periphery of the extension portion. The extension portion is substantially flushed with the secured terminal member. The second terminal member is not flushed with the extension portion. The second terminal member is enclosed by the extension portion.
US11641009B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device including a solid-state light source that emits light having a peak wavelength in the range of 480 nm or less and a fluorescent film that covers the solid-state light source and includes at least one kind of phosphor, wherein the fluorescent film includes at least one kind of near-infrared phosphor that is excited by light from the solid-state light source, has a peak wavelength in the range exceeding 700 nm, and has an emission spectrum with a full width at half maximum of 100 nm or more in a range including the peak wavelength.
US11641005B2	Light-emitting element and manufacturing method thereof A method of manufacturing a light-emitting element includes: providing a substrate, wherein the substrate includes a top surface with a first area and a second area; introducing a semiconductor material to form a first layer on the first area and a second layer on the second area, wherein the first layer includes a first crystal quality and the second layer includes a second crystal quality, the first crystal quality is different from the second crystal quality; and dicing the substrate along the second area.
US11641001B2	Flexible photovoltaic apparatus with multi-layered substrate Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to flexible photovoltaic modules that include a multi-layered substrate. In some embodiments, the multi-layered substrate includes one or more layers that are configured to improve the elastic modulus, rigidity, or stiffness of a flexible substrate of a flexible photovoltaic module during a deposition process step at an elevated temperature that is used to form the flexible photovoltaic module. The one or more layers of the multi-layered substrate may also provide improved barrier properties that prevent environmental contaminants from affecting the performance of a formed photovoltaic module, which includes the multi-layered substrate, during normal operation.
US11640997B2	Buried Zener design A method for manufacturing a Zener diode includes implanting an N-type Buried Layer (NBL) with an N-type dopant in a first epitaxial layer, wherein the NBL comprises an NBL opening excluding the N-type dopant. A P-type Buried Layer (PBL) having a peak PBL doping concentration below the NBL is implanted. A second epitaxial layer is grown over the NBL. A P-type region (Plink) is implanted to couple to the PBL above the NBL opening, and to couple the Plink to an Anode electrode. An N-type region (Nlink) is implanted to couple the NBL to a Cathode electrode.
US11640988B2	Confined epitaxial regions for semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating semiconductor devices having confined epitaxial regions Confined epitaxial regions for semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating semiconductor devices having confined epitaxial regions are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a plurality of parallel semiconductor fins disposed above and continuous with a semiconductor substrate. An isolation structure is disposed above the semiconductor substrate and adjacent to lower portions of each of the plurality of parallel semiconductor fins. An upper portion of each of the plurality of parallel semiconductor fins protrudes above an uppermost surface of the isolation structure. Epitaxial source and drain regions are disposed in each of the plurality of parallel semiconductor fins adjacent to a channel region in the upper portion of the semiconductor fin. The epitaxial source and drain regions do not extend laterally over the isolation structure. The semiconductor structure also includes one or more gate electrodes, each gate electrode disposed over the channel region of one or more of the plurality of parallel semiconductor fins.
US11640984B2	Transistor device with (anti)ferroelectric spacer structures Techniques and mechanisms for providing electrical insulation or other protection of an integrated circuit (IC) device with a spacer structure which comprises an (anti)ferromagnetic material. In an embodiment, a transistor comprises doped source or drain regions and a channel region which are each disposed in a fin structure, wherein a gate electrode and an underlying dielectric layer of the transistor each extend over the channel region. Insulation spacers are disposed on opposite sides of the gate electrode, where at least a portion of one such insulation spacer comprises an (anti)ferroelectric material. Another portion of the insulation spacer comprises a non-(anti)ferroelectric material. In another embodiment, the two portions of the spacer are offset vertically from one another, wherein the (anti)ferroelectric portion forms a bottom of the spacer.
US11640982B2	Semiconductor device The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having a first main surface including an active region and a peripheral region surrounding the active region; a first trench formed in the active region; a first insulating film formed on an inner surface of the first trench; a first electrode formed in the first trench interfacing the first insulating film, and forming a channel in a portion of the semiconductor chip facing the first insulating film; a second trench formed in the peripheral region and having a width greater a width of the first trench; a second insulating film formed on an inner surface of the second trench; and a second electrode formed in the second trench interfacing the second insulating film and electrically coupled to the first electrode.
US11640978B2	Low-k feature formation processes and structures formed thereby Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method of forming a low-k dielectric material, for example, a low-k gate spacer layer in a FinFET device. The low-k dielectric material may be formed using a precursor having a general chemical structure comprising at least one carbon atom bonded between two silicon atoms. A target k-value of the dielectric material may be achieved by controlling carbon concentration in the dielectric material.
US11640977B2	Non-conformal oxide liner and manufacturing methods thereof A method includes forming a fin protruding over a substrate; forming a conformal oxide layer over an upper surface and along sidewalls of the fin; performing an anisotropic oxide deposition or an anisotropic plasma treatment to form a non-conformal oxide layer over the upper surface and along the sidewalls of the fin; and forming a gate electrode over the fin, the conformal oxide layer and the non-conformal oxide layer being between the fin and the gate electrode.
US11640974B2	Memory array isolation structures A memory cell includes a thin film transistor over a semiconductor substrate. The thin film transistor includes a memory film contacting a word line; and an oxide semiconductor (OS) layer contacting a source line and a bit line, wherein the memory film is disposed between the OS layer and the word line; and a dielectric material separating the source line and the bit line. The dielectric material forms an interface with the OS layer. The dielectric material comprises hydrogen, and a hydrogen concentration at the interface between the dielectric material and the OS layer is no more than 3 atomic percent (at %).
US11640969B2	Compensation capacitors layout in semiconductor device Apparatuses and methods for arranging compensation capacitors are described. An example apparatus includes: a first conductive layer including a portion; a second conductive layer: a contact coupled to the portion of the first conductive layer; a third conductive layer between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, coupled to the contact; one or more capacitor elements wherein each capacitor element of the one or more capacitor elements includes one end coupled to the second conductive layer and another end coupled to the third conductive layer.
US11640968B2	Inductor on microelectronic die A microelectronic device has bump bonds and an inductor on a die. The microelectronic device includes first lateral conductors extending along a terminal surface of the die, wherein at least some of the first lateral conductors contact at least some of terminals of the die. The microelectronic device also includes conductive columns on the first lateral conductors, extending perpendicularly from the terminal surface, and second lateral conductors on the conductive columns, opposite from the first lateral conductors, extending laterally in a plane parallel to the terminal surface. A first set of the first lateral conductors, the conductive columns, and the second lateral conductors provide the bump bonds of the microelectronic device. A second set of the first lateral conductors, the conductive columns, and the second lateral conductors are electrically coupled in series to form the inductor. Methods of forming the microelectronic device are also disclosed.
US11640962B2	Semiconductor structure Semiconductor structures are provided. A first logic cell includes a plurality of first transistors over a substrate. The first transistor includes a first gate electrode across a first channel region. The first gate electrode is electrically connected to a first conductive line in a first dielectric layer through a first contact in a second dielectric layer and a first via in the first dielectric layer. A second logic cell includes a plurality of second transistors over the substrate. The second transistor includes a second gate electrode across a second channel region, wherein the second gate electrode is electrically connected to a second conductive line in the first dielectric layer through a second via. The first dielectric layer is formed over the second dielectric layer, and the second via extends from the second conductive line to the second gate electrode and penetrates the first and second dielectric layers.
US11640961B2	III-V source/drain in top NMOS transistors for low temperature stacked transistor contacts An integrated circuit structure comprises a lower device layer that includes a first structure comprising a plurality of PMOS transistors. An upper device layer is formed on the lower device layer, wherein the upper device layer includes a second structure comprising a plurality of NMOS transistors having a group III-V material source/drain region.
US11640946B2	Protection of integrated circuits A first integrated circuit chip is assembled to a second integrated circuit chip with a back-to-back surface relationship. The back surfaces of the integrated circuit chips are attached to each other using one or more of an adhesive, solder or molecular bonding. The back surface of at least one the integrated circuit chips is processed to include at least one of a trench, a cavity or a saw cut.
US11640944B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming a slot in EMI shielding layer using a plurality of slot lines to guide a laser A semiconductor device has a shielding layer over a semiconductor package. A plurality of slot lines define a location to form a slot in the shielding layer. The slot is formed in the shielding layer by cutting along the slot lines with a laser controlled by a scanner to read the slot lines. The slot lines include a left boundary slot line and right boundary slot line. The slot can be cut in the shielding layer by performing an edge cut along the slot lines, and performing a peel back to form the slot in the shielding layer. Alternatively, the slot can be cut in the shielding layer by performing a first cut in a first direction along the slot lines, and performing a second cut in a second direction opposite the first direction along the slot lines to form the slot in the shielding layer.
US11640940B2	Methods of forming interconnection structure including conductive graphene layers An interconnection structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The interconnection structure includes a first portion of a conductive layer, and the conductive layer includes one or more graphene layers. The first portion of the conductive layer includes a first interface portion and a second interface portion opposite the first interface portion, and each of the first and second interface portion includes a metal disposed between adjacent graphene layers. The structure further includes a second portion of the conductive layer disposed adjacent the first portion of the conductive layer, and the second portion of the conductive layer includes a third interface portion and a fourth interface portion opposite the third interface portion. Each of the third and fourth interface portion includes the metal disposed between adjacent graphene layers. The structure further includes a dielectric material disposed between the first and second portions of the conductive layer.
US11640937B2	Horizontal programmable conducting bridges between conductive lines In a method for forming a semiconductor device, a plurality of conductive lines is formed as a part of a first wiring level of the semiconductor device. The first wiring level is positioned over a first level having a plurality of transistor devices. The plurality of conductive lines extends parallel to the first level. In addition, a programmable horizontal bridge is formed that extends parallel to the first level, and electrically connects a first conductive line and a second conductive line of the plurality of conductive lines in the first wiring level. The programmable horizontal bridge is formed based on a programmable material that changes phase between a conductive state and a non-conductive state according to a current pattern delivered to the programmable horizontal bridge.
US11640935B2	Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor package includes a redistribution structure, a supporting layer, a semiconductor device, and a transition waveguide structure. The redistribution structure includes a plurality of connectors. The supporting layer is formed over the redistribution structure and disposed beside and between the plurality of connectors. The semiconductor device is disposed on the supporting layer and bonded to the plurality of connectors, wherein the semiconductor device includes a device waveguide. The transition waveguide structure is disposed on the supporting layer adjacent to the semiconductor device, wherein the transition waveguide structure is optically coupled to the device waveguide.
US11640931B2	Die attachment method and material between a semiconductor device and die pad of a leadframe Manufacturing a semiconductor device, such as an integrated circuit, comprises: providing a leadframe having a die pad area, attaching onto the die pad area of the leadframe one or more semiconductor die or dice via soft-solder die attach material, and forming a device package by molding package material onto the semiconductor die or dice attached onto the die pad area of the leadframe. An enhancing layer, provided onto the leadframe to counter device package delamination, is selectively removed via laser beam ablation from the die pad area, and the semiconductor die or dice are attached onto the die pad area via soft-solder die attach material provided where the enhancing layer has been removed to promote wettability by the soft-solder material.
US11640930B2	Semiconductor package having liquid-cooling lid A semiconductor package includes a substrate; a die mounted on a top surface of the substrate in a flip-chip fashion; and a lid mounted on the die and on a perimeter of the substrate. The lid includes a cover plate and four walls formed integral with the cover plate. A liquid-cooling channel is situated between the cover plate of the lid and a rear surface of the die for circulating a coolant relative to the semiconductor package.
US11640928B2	Heat dispersion layers for double sided interconnect Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a semiconductor structure including a device layer having a front-side surface opposite a back-side surface. A first heat dispersion layer is disposed along the back-side surface of the device layer. A second heat dispersion layer underlies the front-side surface of the device layer. The second heat dispersion layer has a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of the first heat dispersion layer.
US11640927B2	Display device The present disclosure relates to display devices, and more specifically, a display device including a display panel including an active area and a non-active area surrounding the active area and including a pad area, a driving integrated circuit disposed in the pad area, a stiffener disposed between the driving integrated circuit and the active area, spaced apart from the driving integrated circuit, and disposed to surround a portion of a lateral surface of the driving integrated circuit, and a color-changing layer having a color, disposed to surround a portion, or all, of the lateral surface of the driving integrated circuit, and overlapping with at least a portion of an upper surface of the stiffener. As the display device includes the color-changing layer, even without separate measurement equipment, quality and a process condition or situation of the display device can be easily checked or identified.
US11640917B2	Ground electrode formed in an electrostatic chuck for a plasma processing chamber Disclosed herein is a substrate support assembly having a ground electrode mesh disposed therein along a side surface of the substrate support assembly. The substrate support assembly has a body. The body has an outer top surface, an outer side surface and an outer bottom surface enclosing an interior of the body. The body has a ground electrode mesh disposed in the interior of the body and adjacent the outer side surface, wherein the ground electrode does not extend through to the outer top surface or the outer side surface.
US11640912B2	Apparatus for bonding substrates having a substrate holder with holding fingers and method of bonding substrates A substrate bonding apparatus includes a substrate susceptor to support a first substrate, a substrate holder over the substrate susceptor to hold a second substrate, the substrate holder including a plurality of independently moveable holding fingers, and a chamber housing to accommodate the substrate susceptor and the substrate holder.
US11640910B2	Method for cutting off FIN field effect transistor A method for cutting off a fin in a field effect transistor, comprising: step 1: forming fins and first spacing regions, there are two types of fins—the first type is configured to be cut off and a second type is configured to be reserved; and forming a first material layer to fill the first spacing regions; step 2: forming a first pattern structure comprising first strip structures aligning to one first type fin and second spacing regions; step 3: forming second sidewalls on two sides of each first strip structure; step 4: removing the first strip structures to form a second pattern structure by the second sidewalls; step 5: etching away the first material layer and the first type of fins by using the second sidewalls as a mask ; step 6: removing the second sidewalls and the remaining first material layer. The present application enables using less advanced lithography equipment.
US11640907B2	Semiconductor epitaxial wafer and method of producing semiconductor epitaxial wafer, and method of producing solid-state imaging device An epitaxial wafer that includes a silicon wafer and an epitaxial layer on the silicon wafer. The silicon wafer contains hydrogen that has a concentration profile including a first peak and a second peak. A hydrogen peak concentration of the first peak and a hydrogen peak concentration of the second peak are each not less than 1×1017 atoms/cm3.
US11640906B2	Crystal laminate, semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a crystal laminate including: a crystal substrate formed from a monocrystal of group III nitride expressed by a compositional formula InxAlyGa1-x-yN (where 0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤1, 0≤x+y≤1), the crystal substrate containing at least any one of n-type impurity selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge, and O; and a crystal layer formed by a group III nitride crystal epitaxially grown on a main surface of the crystal substrate, at least any one of p-type impurity selected from the group consisting of C, Mg, Fe, Be, Zn, V, and Sb being ion-implanted in the crystal layer. The crystal laminate is configured in a manner such that an absorption coefficient of the crystal substrate for light with a wavelength of 2000 nm when the crystal substrate is irradiated with the light falls within a range of 1.8 cm−1 or more and 4.6 cm−1 or less under a temperature condition of normal temperature.
US11640905B2	Plasma enhanced deposition of silicon-containing films at low temperature Exemplary deposition methods may include flowing a silicon-containing precursor into a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. The method may include striking a plasma in the processing region between a faceplate and a pedestal of the semiconductor processing chamber. The pedestal may support a substrate including a patterned photoresist. The method may include maintaining a temperature of the substrate less than or about 200° C. The method may also include depositing a silicon-containing film along the patterned photoresist.
US11640899B2	Atomic layer etching processes Atomic layer etching (ALE) processes are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods comprise at least one etch cycle in which the substrate is alternately and sequentially exposed to a first vapor phase non-metal halide reactant and a second vapor phase halide reactant. In some embodiments both the first and second reactants are chloride reactants. In some embodiments the first reactant is fluorinating gas and the second reactant is a chlorinating gas. In some embodiments a thermal ALE cycle is used in which the substrate is not contacted with a plasma reactant.
US11640892B2	Fuse element and protective element A protective element includes an insulating substrate, a plurality of electrodes provided on the insulating substrate, a fuse element electrically connected to any electrode of the plurality of electrodes, and a heat generation element provided on the insulating substrate for heating and fusing the fuse element. The fuse element contains a composite metal material in which a first fusible metal and a second fusible metal are stacked, some of a component of the first fusible metal being dissolved at a joint working temperature, the second fusible metal being lower in melt temperature than the first fusible metal, at least some of a component of the second fusible metal being molten at the joint working temperature.
US11640891B2	Mems switch with multiple pull-down electrodes between terminal electrodes The disclosure is directed to microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches with multiple pull-down electrodes between terminal electrodes to limit off-state capacitance. In exemplary aspects disclosed herein, a plurality of pull-down electrodes are positioned between the input terminal electrode and the output terminal electrode. The plurality of pull-down electrodes are offset from each other to limit off-state capacitance between the input terminal electrode and the output terminal electrode. The separation between the pull-down electrodes disrupts the off-state capacitive path between the input terminal electrode and the output terminal electrode, thereby further insulating the contacts from each other. Limiting off-state capacitance reduces on-state electrical loss and increases off-state electrical isolation for improved performance.
US11640883B2	Key module A key module includes a bracket, a circuit film assembly, a keycap, and a connecting structure. The bracket includes a bottom plate and a bracket pivotal portion protruding from the bottom plate. The circuit film assembly is disposed on the bracket and includes a plurality of film layers and a supporting portion formed by at least one of the film layers. The supporting portion is located beside the bracket pivotal portion. The keycap is disposed above the bracket and the circuit film assembly and includes a keycap pivotal portion. The connecting structure is disposed between the bracket and the keycap and includes a first pivot pivotally disposed at the bracket pivotal portion and a second pivot pivotally disposed at the keycap pivotal portion. The supporting portion beside the bracket pivotal portion supports the first pivot, such that the first pivot continuously contacts the bracket pivotal portion.
US11640872B2	Method for manufacturing coil component A method for manufacturing a coil component includes: a first winding step to wind a first conductive wire around a winding core in a single layer from a first flange part toward a second flange part; and a second winding step to wind a second conductive wire around the winding core on the first conductive wire by the same number of turns and in the same direction as in the first winding step in a single layer in a manner that center B of the cross-section of the second conductive wire closest to the first flange part is positioned closer to the first flange part than is center A of the cross-section of the first conductive wire closest to the first flange part, and that the distance in the axial direction, between centers A and B is smaller than the radius of the wire.
US11640868B2	Laminated coil component To provide a new type of coil component capable of providing a high inductance and excellent in insulation reliability. A coil component according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided with an insulating body, a first external electrode provided on a surface of the insulating body, a second external electrode provided on a surface of the insulating body, and a coil conductor provided between the first external electrode and the second external electrode. In the coil conductor, a conductor pattern having a larger potential difference from the second external electrode is arranged farther from the second external electrode, and a conductor pattern having a larger potential difference from the first external electrode is arranged farther from the first external electrode.
US11640865B2	Magnetic particle and method A magnetic particle (30, 70) has a layered structure (6, 56) between a top surface of the particle and an opposed bottom surface of the particle. Layers of the structure include one or more nonmagnetic layer(s) and one or more magnetized layer(s). The ratio of a lateral dimension of the one or more magnetized layers to the aggregate thickness of the magnetized layer or layers is greater than 500. A plurality of such magnetic particles (30, 70) can be functionalised and marked with readable codes (16, 66) corresponding to the functionalisation, for use for performing assays such as bioassays.
US11640862B2	Automated methods and apparatus for installing a sleeve on a cable A method utilizes a funnel system and robotic end effector grippers to feed an unjacketed portion of a shielded cable through a sleeve. The funnel is designed with one or more thin extensions (hereinafter “prongs”) on which a sleeve is placed prior to a cable entering the funnel. Preferably two or more prongs are employed, although a single prong may be used if properly configured to both guide a cable and fit between the sleeve and cable. The prongs close off the uneven surface internal to a sleeve and provide a smooth surface for the cable to slide along and through the sleeve, preventing any damage to the exposed shielding. The sleeve is picked up and held on the prongs using a robotic end effector. If the sleeve is a solder sleeve, the robotic end effector has grippers designed to make contact with the portions of the solder sleeve that are between the insulating rings and the central solder ring.
US11640856B2	Exercise system and method A method for displaying archived exercise classes includes displaying information about archived exercise classes that can be accessed by a first user via a computer network on a display screen at a first location such that the first user can select among a plurality of archived classes, outputting digital video and audio content including the selected archived class, detecting a performance parameter for the first user at a particular point in the selected class, displaying the performance parameter on the display screen, and displaying performance parameters from a second user at a second location on the display screen such that at least one of the performance parameters from the first user and at least one of the performance parameters from the second user at the same point in the class are presented for comparison.
US11640843B2	Semiconductor memory device and operating method thereof According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a semiconductor memory device includes a mode register circuit including a plurality of write mode register sets for providing a plurality of setting codes or a plurality of monitoring codes; and a defect detection circuit suitable for outputting a defect determination signal by detecting any defect in the mode register circuit, based on the plurality of monitoring codes, wherein each of the write mode register sets includes: a storing circuit suitable for storing an operational code according to a mode register write command; and an output control circuit suitable for outputting the stored operational code in the storing circuit as a corresponding setting code, or inverting the stored operational code in the storing circuit to output a corresponding monitoring code, according to a test mode signal.
US11640840B2	Victim row refreshes for memories in electronic devices An electronic device includes a memory having a plurality of memory rows and a memory refresh functional block that performs a victim row refresh operation. For the victim row refresh operation, the memory refresh functional block selects one or more victim memory rows that may be victims of data corruption caused by repeated memory accesses in a specified group of memory rows near each of the one or more victim memory rows. The memory refresh functional block then individually refreshes each of the one or more victim memory rows.
US11640837B2	Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array A method used in forming a memory array comprises forming digitlines above and electrically couple to memory cells there-below. The digitlines are laterally-spaced relative one another in a vertical cross-section. An upwardly-open void-space is laterally-between immediately-adjacent of the digitlines in the vertical cross-section. Conductive material of the digitlines is covered with masking material that is in and less-than-fills the upwardly-open void-spaces. The masking material is removed from being directly above tops of the digitlines to expose the conductive digitline material and to leave the masking material over sidewalls of the conductive digitline material in the upwardly-open void-spaces. Insulative material is selectively grown from the exposed conductive digitline material relative to the masking material across the upwardly-open void-spaces to form covered void-spaces there-from between the immediately-adjacent digitlines in the vertical cross-section. Structures independent of method are disclosed.
US11640835B2	Memory device with built-in flexible double redundancy A memory device with built-in flexible redundancy is provided according to various aspects of the present disclosure. In certain aspects, a memory device includes a first sense amplifier, a second sense amplifier, a first comparator, a second comparator, a reference circuit, and a logic gate. During a redundant read operation, the first sense amplifier, the first comparator, and the reference circuit are used to read one copy of a redundant bit stored in the memory device, and the second sense amplifier, the second comparator, and the reference circuit are used to read another copy of the redundant bit stored in the memory device. The logic gate may then determine a bit value based on the bit values of the read copies of the redundant bit (e.g., determine a bit value of one if the bit value of at least one of the read copies of the redundant bit is one).
US11640825B2	Time-domain stereo encoding and decoding method and related product An audio encoding and decoding method and a related apparatus are provided. The audio encoding method may include: determining a coding mode of a current frame; when determining that the coding mode of the current frame is an anticorrelated signal coding mode, performing time-domain downmix processing on left and right channel signals in the current frame by using a time-domain downmix processing manner corresponding to the anticorrelated signal coding mode, to obtain a primary channel signal and a secondary channel signal, where the time-domain downmix processing manner corresponding to the anticorrelated signal coding mode is a time-domain downmix processing manner corresponding to an anticorrelated signal channel combination scheme, and the anticorrelated signal channel combination scheme is a channel combination scheme corresponding to a near out of phase signal; and encoding the obtained primary channel signal and secondary channel signal in the current frame.
US11640810B2	Display apparatus and method of driving the same A display apparatus includes an optical module, a display panel and a display panel driver. The display panel is disposed on the optical module. The display panel driver is configured to drive the display panel. The display panel includes a first display area including at least a portion overlapping with the optical module and a second display area not overlapping with the optical module in a plan view. The first display area includes pixels having a first pixel structure. The second display area includes pixels having a second pixel structure different from the first pixel structure.
US11640806B2	Data driving circuit, controller and display device for reducing load of circuits during high-speed driving Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a data driving circuit, a controller and a display device. A display driving is performed by outputting the number of internal data enable signals that is smaller than the number of external data enable signals in the display device performing high-speed driving. As a result, it is possible to prevent an increase in the load of the data driving circuit according to the high-speed driving. In addition, a part of the internal data enable signals is output during a blank period to prevent a decrease in the interval between the internal data enable signals and to increase the number of internal data enable signals. This can improve the image quality displayed on the display panel while preventing an increase in the load on the data driving circuit.
US11640795B2	Shift register unit, gate drive circuit and drive method A shift register unit, a gate drive circuit, and a drive method are provided. The shift register unit includes a first input circuit, a second input circuit, and an output circuit. The first input circuit is configured to charge a first node in response to a first input signal to control a level of the first node; the second input circuit is configured to charge a second node in response to a second input signal to control a level of the second node; and the output circuit is configured to output an output signal to an output terminal under common control of the level of the first node and the level of the second node; the first input circuit includes a first transistor and a first capacitor, and a second electrode of the first capacitor is connected to the first electrode of the first transistor.
US11640794B2	Display device and method of driving the same A display device includes a first transistor including a first electrode connected to a first power line, a second electrode connected to a third node, and a gate electrode connected to a first node, a first capacitor formed between the first power line and a second node, a second capacitor formed between the first node and the second node, an emission transistor including a first electrode connected to the third node, a second electrode, and a gate electrode connected to an emission control line, and a light emitting element connected to the second electrode of the emission transistor and a second power line.
US11640789B2	Display device A display device includes: a substrate including a display area configured to display images and a non-display area around the display area; a plurality of driving voltage lines in the display area; a plurality of initialization voltage lines in the display area; a plurality of driving voltage transmission lines in the non-display area and configured to transmit a driving voltage to the driving voltage line, and including a first driving voltage transmission line and a second driving voltage transmission line adjacent to each other; an initialization voltage transmission line in the non-display area and configured to transmit an initialization voltage to the initialization voltage line; and a bridge connecting the first driving voltage transmission line and the second driving voltage transmission line and overlapping the initialization voltage transmission line.
US11640784B2	Micro light emitting diode display and controller thereof A micro light emitting diode (micro LED) display and a controller thereof are provided. The micro LED display includes a circuit board, a plurality of micro LED devices, and the controller. The micro LED devices are disposed on a first surface of the circuit board. The micro LED devices respectively have a plurality of pixel arrays. The controller is carried by the circuit board and is configured to transmit a plurality of control signals to respectively control display statuses of the pixel arrays of the micro LED devices.
US11640778B2	GOA circuit A gate driver on array (GOA) circuit includes a plurality of GOA units, wherein the GOA units are cascaded. The cascaded GOA units includes an Nth-stage GOA unit including a pull-up control module, a cascade module, a pull-down holding module, a pull-down control module, and a signal output module. A structure of an inverter module in the pull-down holding module is improved. Advantageous effects are as follows. The inverter module in the pull-down holding module is optimized. Difference in a voltage-ampere characteristic between each of transistors after long-term operation of the inverter module is effectively reduced, thereby increasing operating time of the inverter module.
US11640777B2	Display apparatus generating back gate signals and method of driving the same A display apparatus includes: a first display area, a second display area, a first back gate signal applying line connected to back gate electrodes of pixels in the first display area and a second back gate signal applying line connected to back gate electrodes of pixels in the second display area; a back gate signal generator configured to generate a first back gate signal applied to the back gate electrodes of the pixels in the first display area and a second back gate signal applied to the back gate electrodes of the pixels in the second display area; a gate driver configured to output a gate signal; a data driver configured to output a data voltage; and a driving controller configured to control a driving timing, wherein the driving controller, the data driver and the back gate signal generator form an integrated driver.
US11640757B1	Alert system A system for notifying occupants of a structure that a pet is proximate to an opening of a structure. The system may include a pet unit wearable on the pet's body and including a transmitter configured to transmit a wireless proximity signal from the pet unit. The system may further include an exit unit positionable at an exit of the structure. The exit unit may include a receiver configured to receive a said wireless proximity signal transmitted by a pet unit, with the receiver being configured to produce an alert signal when a said wireless proximity signal is received. The exit unit may also include an alerting assembly configured to provide a presence alert when the receiver receives a said wireless proximity signal. The alerting assembly may comprise a perceptible alerting mechanism configured to produce a perceptible presence alert which is perceptible to a sense of a human.
US11640756B2	Monitoring a subject A method includes obtaining first measurements of movement of a user, processing the first measurements of movement to determine whether the user has fallen, and initiating a revocation period to determine if the user stands up in response to determining that the user has fallen. During the revocation period, the method also includes obtaining second measurements of movement of the user and processing the second measurements of movement to determine whether the user stands up before the revocation period expires. The first and second measurements of movement are measured by a movement sensor of the device. In response to determining that the user has not stood up before the revocation period expired, the method also includes automatically sending a fall alert to an emergency service. The fall alert includes data that provides an indication that the user has fallen.
US11640746B2	Computer-implemented method and system of providing gaming services A method of providing gaming services includes allocating to a player, at least one non-monetary sweepstakes entry for use in a sweepstakes game; providing at least one sweepstakes game, the at least one sweepstakes game which is open for entry to one or more eligible players; allow the player to assign, via a graphical user interface, at least one non-monetary sweepstakes entry to the at least one sweepstakes game; receiving from the player, an indication that the at least one non-monetary sweepstakes entry has been assigned to the at least one sweepstakes game; playing the at least one sweepstakes game; awarding to the player on a successful outcome of the sweepstakes game, an allocation of non-monetary sweepstakes entries and notifying the player, via the graphical user interface, of the allocation of non-monetary sweepstakes entries.
US11640733B2	Autonomous driving system component fault prediction A vehicular autonomous driving system includes a fault prediction unit, including a processor and memory, configured to predict a potential future fault condition by: monitoring performance data associated with the plurality of autonomous driving components; comparing the performance data associated with the plurality of autonomous driving components to a plurality of performance thresholds; and determining the potential future fault condition for one of the plurality of autonomous driving components, when the performance data associated with the one of the plurality of autonomous driving components compares unfavorably to a corresponding one of the plurality of performance thresholds.
US11640731B2	Systems and methods for monitoring a drive shaft condition Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a condition of a drive shaft by including a U-joint equipped with a plurality of sensors and a U-joint controller. In one example, a method may include transmitting sensor data from a plurality of sensors coupled to a universal joint (U-joint) of a drive shaft of a motor vehicle, the plurality of sensors including an accelerometer coupled to a U-joint cross of the U-joint, a gyroscope coupled to the U-joint cross, a strain gauge coupled to the U-joint cross, and a first temperature sensor coupled to a first trunnion of the U-joint.
US11640726B2	Person monitoring system and person monitoring method A server analyzes feature information including a whole body and a face of a person reflected in a video image sent from a monitoring camera and store a whole body image obtained by cutting out the whole body of the person and a face image obtained by cutting out the face of the person. In response to designation of a person of interest, the server executes first collation processing targeted for the whole body image of the person of interest and second collation processing targeted for the face image of the person of interest. Also, in response to identification of a person matching at least one of the whole body image and the face image of the person of interest by at least one of the first collation processing and the second collation processing, the server outputs a notification that the person of interest is found.
US11640725B2	Quantitative, biomechanical-based analysis with outcomes and context Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a 3D avatar using a biomechanical analysis of observed actions with a focus on representing actions through computer-generated 3D avatars. Physical quantities of biomechanical actions can be measured from the observations, and the system can analyze these values, compare them to target or optimal values, and use the observations and known biomechanical capabilities to generate 3D avatars.
US11640724B2	Systems and methods for retrieving and presenting information using augmented reality A system and method for recognizing a person, including: capturing an identifying feature of the person; identifying the person based on the identifying feature to return a person identity; using the person's identity, retrieving information about the person from a person information database; and displaying the retrieved information in an overlay with a facial image of the person to a user. menu items can also be displayed. The identifying feature may be a biometric or a non-biometric feature.
US11640721B2	Object detection and image cropping using a multi-detector approach According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for pre-cropping digital image data includes: dividing the digital image into segments; computing a color value distance between corresponding pixels of neighboring segments of the digital image; comparing the color value distance(s) against a minimum color distance threshold; clustering neighboring segments having a color value distance less than or equal to the minimum color distance threshold; computing a connected structure based on the clustered segments; computing a polygon bounding the connected structure; comparing a fraction of segments included in the connected structure and the polygon, relative to a total number of segments in the digital image, to a minimum included segment threshold; and in response to determining the fraction of segments in the connected structure and the polygon, relative to the total number of segments meets or exceeds a minimum included segment threshold, cropping the digital image based on edges of the polygon.
US11640716B2	Lane curvature determination A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive a series of sample coordinate points of a projected path of travel of a vehicle, generate interpolated coordinate points along the projected path between the sample coordinate points, fit a curve to the sample coordinate points and interpolated coordinate points, and output a curvature of a lane at a reported coordinate point along the projected path based on the curve.
US11640710B2	Weakly-supervised action localization by sparse temporal pooling network Systems and methods for a weakly supervised action localization model are provided. Example models according to example aspects of the present disclosure can localize and/or classify actions in untrimmed videos using machine-learned models, such as convolutional neural networks. The example models can predict temporal intervals of human actions given video-level class labels with no requirement of temporal localization information of actions. The example models can recognize actions and identify a sparse set of keyframes associated with actions through adaptive temporal pooling of video frames, wherein the loss function of the model is composed of a classification error and a sparsity of frame selection. Following action recognition with sparse keyframe attention, temporal proposals for action can be extracted using temporal class activation mappings, and final time intervals can be estimated corresponding to target actions.
US11640709B2	Merchandise specification systems and programs A merchandise specification system has: a keystone correction processing unit that performs a keystone correction process on photographed image information obtained by photographing the display shelf to generate front-facing image information; and a merchandise identification information specification processing unit that specifies merchandise on a face in the front-facing image information.
US11640707B2	Reducing scale estimate errors in shelf images Example image processing methods, apparatus/systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes an image recognition application to identify matches between stored patterns and objects detected in a shelf image, where the shelf image has a shelf image scale estimate. The example apparatus further includes a scale corrector to calculate deviation values between sizes of (A) a first set of the objects detected in the shelf image and (B) a first set of the stored patterns matched with the first set of the objects and reduce an error of the shelf image scale estimate by calculating a scale correction value for the shelf image scale estimate based on the deviation values.
US11640702B2	Structurally matching images by hashing gradient singularity descriptors The method of matching digital images of the same article in a data processor unit comprises the steps of: transforming each digital image of an article into a local divergence topographic map of the luminance gradient vector field; detecting singularities or extrema of local divergence in the luminance gradient vector field, such singularities corresponding to points of interest in said digital image; and, for each detected point of interest, encoding the values for the singularity of the gradient field that are located on a plurality of concentric rings centered on the point of interest so as to derive a digital data vector (210); and transforming said vector into a digital hash key (220) by means of a family of hash functions of the cosine Locality-Sensitive Hashing (LSH) type.
US11640700B2	Methods and systems for rendering virtual objects in user-defined spatial boundary in extended reality environment Methods and systems for rendering a virtual overlay in an extended reality (XR) environment are described. Image data is received, representing a current field of view (FOV) in the XR environment. A spatial boundary is defined in the current FOV, based on user input. An image label representing a region of interest (ROI) within the defined spatial boundary, and one or more object labels representing one or more objects within the defined spatial boundary are generated. At least one relevant virtual object is identified. The virtual object is relevant to a semantic meaning of the ROI based on the image label and/or the one or more object labels. Identification of the at least one relevant virtual object is outputted, to be renderable in the XR environment.
US11640699B2	Temporal approximation of trilinear filtering In one embodiment, a method includes receiving instructions to render a snapshot of a scene for a video, where the snapshot is to be displayed using a sequence of N frames, computing a mipmap-level determining factor for a texture appearing in the scene based on a scale of the texture on a pixel grid, selecting a mipmap level of the texture for each of the N frames based on the mipmap-level determining factor, where the mipmap levels selected for the N frames are non-uniform and temporally approximate the mipmap-level determining factor, rendering each of the N frames by sampling the mipmap level of the texture selected for that frame, and displaying the rendered N frames sequentially to represent the snapshot of the scene.
US11640696B2	Method, computer device, and storage medium for exploring and collecting scene reconstruction data A method, computer device, and storage medium for exploring and collecting scene reconstruction data. The method includes: capturing a scene image; performing real-time environment perception on the scene image to detect object to be reconstructed in the scene image and reconstructing three-dimensional representation data of the object to be reconstructed; determining a reconstruction target in the object to be reconstructed based on the three-dimensional representation data of the object to be reconstructed and a preset distance threshold; generating an exploration path according to a preset exploration path planning algorithm and exploring an area to be reconstructed according to the exploration path; and collecting reconstruction data of the reconstruction target according to the preset exploration path planning algorithm when the reconstruction target is reached.
US11640695B2	Digital garment generation In one embodiment, a method includes generating a front panel of a garment based on one or more images including the garment, generating a back panel of the garment, aligning the front panel and the back panel in a three-dimensional space so that the front panel is in front of a three-dimensional body and the back panel is behind the three-dimensional body, identifying one or more pairs of boundary segments of the front panel and the back panel, wherein each pair of boundary segments of the front panel and the back panel are to be attached together, and generating a digital garment by attaching each of the identified one or more pairs of boundary segments of the front panel and the back panel through a plurality of iterative simulations using a physics simulation model.
US11640689B1	Emulation pipeline selection and emulation pipeline parameter prediction Incompatible graphics frameworks present a barrier to emulating applications of one operating system (guest OS) upon a computer system employing a different operating system (host OS) such as occurs with virtual machines. Accordingly, in order to address limitations of emulating guest OS graphic pipelines upon the host OS the inventors have established methodologies for cross-platform graphics pipeline emulation, thus enabling efficient implementations of cross-platform virtualization solutions, through the establishment of emulation keys to support generic and specific graphics pipelines together with caching sets of graphical pipelines for subsequent retrieval and execution.
US11640679B2	Augmented or virtual reality calibration and alignment system and method An augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) calibration method including the steps of: (a) providing a computing device for displaying a base image of a surrounding environment, (b) obtaining location coordinates of the computing device; (c) initiating an executable application program for processing location data and generating an overlay image over the base image; (d) generating a virtual asset container and at least one digital object corresponding to the computing device, (e) determining a first location of the computing device at a local position within the asset container; (e) moving the computing device to a second location that is a determined distance in a direction from the first location, and (f) calculating a local rotation angle relative to a positive axis of the asset container and a rotation angle relative to a positive axis of a real-world coordinate system to determine an orientation difference.
US11640676B2	Method for temporal stabilization of landmark localization Various embodiments set forth systems and techniques for training a landmark model. The techniques include determining, using the landmark model, a first landmark in a set of first landmarks associated with a first image; performing, on the first image, a first perturbation to obtain a second image; determining, using the landmark model, a second landmark in a set of second landmarks associated with the second image; determining, based on a first distance between the first landmark and the second landmark, a first loss function; and updating, based on the first loss function, a first parameter of the landmark model.
US11640674B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and storage medium storing information processing program An information processing device acquires a material formation image representing a formation of a material, the material formation image being obtained by imaging the material. The information processing device generates a Fourier transform result representing a power spectrum by applying a Fourier transform to the acquired material formation image. The information processing device, on the basis of the Fourier transform result of the material formation image, employs an expectation-maximization algorithm to generate a size distribution of structures forming the material.
US11640664B2	Culturing assistance device, observation device and program A culturing assistance device includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image of cells during culturing at determined times, a storage control unit configured to store the captured image acquired by the image acquisition unit and event information indicating an event related to culturing of the cells, and a learning unit configured to learn a relationship between the stored captured image and the stored event information.
US11640658B2	Multi-path image processing apparatus and method The present disclosure discloses a multi-path image processing apparatus. An image merging circuit is configured to receive image frames that at least one of the image frames has a largest row number, generate redundant pixel row for each of the image frames that has a row number smaller than the largest row number such that the row number of each of the image frames equals to the largest row number, generate redundant pixel columns for each of the image frames having the number thereof determined by a size of a largest operation window, and merge each two of the image frames through the redundant columns thereof to generate a merged image frame. An image processing circuit performs image processing procedure on the merged image frame to generate a processed merged image frame, wherein at least a part of the image processing procedure is operated according to the largest operation window. An image segmentation circuit segments the processed merged image frame to generate processed image frames.
US11640647B2	Methods and apparatus for intra-wave texture looping The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for graphics processing including an apparatus, e.g., a GPU. The apparatus may determine whether to divide a group of threads into a plurality of sub-groups of threads, each thread of the group of threads being associated with a shader program. The apparatus may also divide, upon determining to divide the group of threads into the plurality of sub-groups of threads, the group of threads into the plurality of sub-groups of threads. Additionally, the apparatus may execute, upon dividing the group of threads into the plurality of sub-groups of threads, a subsection of the shader program for each sub-group of threads of the plurality of sub-groups of threads.
US11640646B2	Method for watermarking a machine learning model A method is provided for watermarking a machine learning model used for object detection or image classification. In the method, a first subset of a labeled set of ML training samples is selected. The first subset is of a predetermined class of images. In one embodiment, the first pixel pattern is selected and sized to have substantially the same dimensions as each sample of the first subset or each bounding box in the case of an object detector. Each sample of the first subset is relabeled to have a different label than the original label. An opacity of the pixel pattern may be adjusted independently for different parts of the pattern. The ML model is trained with the labeled set of ML training samples and the first subset of relabeled ML training samples. Using multiple different opacity factors provides both reliability and credibility to the watermark.
US11640638B2	System and method for displaying trade information for electronic trading exchange An application is disclosed that receives from a host exchange a plurality of trade notifications, each trade notification corresponding to an executed trade, and for each executed trade of interest, may determine whether the executed trade belongs in an aggregated set with one or more other executed trades. The application provides an indicator for indicating whether the corresponding executed trade or aggregated trade traded on the bid side or on the offer side of the market, and which indicates whether additional volume is available at the associated trade price.
US11640636B2	Sensors and executable instructions to compute consumable usage to automate replenishment or service of consumables via an adaptive distribution platform Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, and control systems to provide a platform to facilitate implementation of an interface and one or more sensors, and, more specifically, to one or more sensors and/or computing algorithms that implement specialized logic to facilitate in-situ monitoring and characterization of resource usage and/or device usage to determine usage of one or more consumables to updates inventories of consumables for automated replenishment of a consumable. In at least one example, sensors and/or computing algorithms facilitate formation of an automated home inventory replenishment network. In some examples, a method may include accessing sensor data if a consumable is processed, determining multiple modes of operation for a device, correlating a type of consumable associated with a mode of operation, and updating an amount of inventory for a consumable responsive to an amount consumed and a modified consumption rate.
US11640633B2	Enhanced shopping actions on a mobile device Example embodiments described herein disclose a specially configured device to receive and recognize enhanced user interactions through a graphical user interface. A user device may accordingly receive and display a set of search results, detect a user input entered via a touch-input device related to a single item from among the set of search results, determine a pressure exerted upon the touch-input device corresponding to the user input, and based on at least the pressure of the user input, select and execute an appropriate commerce action.
US11640625B2	Generation, curation, and presentation of media collections with automated advertising Systems, devices, media, instructions, and methods for computer based automated content generation, curation, and presentation are described. In one embodiment a content collection is generated with a first continuous presentation group by associating a first content element from a first content message of the plurality of content messages and a second content element from a second content message of the plurality of content messages to associate the first content element and the second content element as the first continuous presentation group. Advertising element placement within the presentation order for the first media collection is determined, and adjusted to avoid interrupting the continuous presentation group. In other embodiments, various advertising patterns are used and adjusted based on curated presentation groups within content collections.
US11640623B2	Optimizing utilization and marketing of car washes A first data packet can be received from an origination terminal at a remote server operatively coupled to the origination terminal and an end user terminal. The first data packet can have a plurality of offers and image or video data acquired by an image/video sensor. The image or video data can be processed by the remote server using an image processing algorithm to estimate a current idle time associated with the origination terminal. One or more aspects of the plurality of offers can be controlled by the remote server based on the current idle time. A second data packet including the plurality of offers can be transmitted to the end user terminal by the remote server. A selection of a preferred offer of the plurality of offers can be received from the end user terminal at the remote server. The preferred offer can be provided to the origination terminal.
US11640620B2	Systems and methods to organize and consolidate data for improved data storage and processing Systems and methods to dynamically combine offer data records in accordance with predetermined rules such that the data records that are required to be monitored for processing are reduced and the computation efficiency in processing the transactions and relevant offers is improved in a transaction handler configured on an electronic processing network to process a huge amount of transactions in real time and a rapidly increasing number of offers.
US11640619B2	Media engagement verification in transit systems Embodiments disclosed herein address these and other concerns by providing for means by which a customer's level of engagement with media can be determined. In particular, media and questions regarding the content of the media may be sent to a ticketing device and provided to the customer. The ticketing device can further obtain the customer's answers to the questions, and send the answers to a server, which can determine a level of engagement can be assessed from the answers and issue a discounted ticket. The amount of the discount may be proportional to the level of engagement.
US11640617B2	Metric forecasting employing a similarity determination in a digital medium environment Metric forecasting techniques and systems in a digital medium environment are described that leverage similarity of elements, one to another, in order to generate a forecast value for a metric for a particular element. In one example, training data is received that describes a time series of values of the metric for a plurality of elements. The model is trained to generate the forecast value of the metric, the training using machine learning of a neural network based on the training data. The training includes generating dimensional-transformation data configured to transform the training data into a simplified representation to determine similarity of the plurality of elements, one to another, with respect to the metric over the time series. The training also includes generating model parameters of the neural network based on the simplified representation to generate the forecast value of the metric.
US11640613B2	Motion-enabled transaction system using air sign symbols Systems and methods for motion-enabled transactions are disclosed. The system may allow users to complete transactions with merchants via an air sign input. The system may receive a motion-enabled transaction request comprising an air sign input. The system may determine a stored air sign symbol based on the air sign input. The system may retrieve a merchant identifier, a transaction type, and a transaction cost based on the determined stored air sign symbol. The system may transmit a transaction confirmation comprising the merchant identifier, the transaction type, and the transaction cost. In response to the user confirming the transaction confirmation, the system may authorize and process the transaction.
US11640602B2	Authentication and personal data sharing for partner services using out-of-band optical mark recognition Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for creating a verified mutually authenticated transaction between a service provider and an on-line identity for a physical client person. A dynamic optical mark may be displayed on a device screen where the physical client person is using a web service. The dynamic optical mark may be recognized via scanning the dynamic optical mark by a personal mobile device equipped with a camera. The verified mutually authenticated transaction between the service provider and the on-line identity for the physical client person may be used for sharing personal data of the physical client person by using out-of-band optical mark recognition of the dynamic optical mark. The verified mutually authenticated transaction may be initiated with a time-limited one-time password comprising a sequence of numbers encoded in the dynamic optical mark.
US11640601B2	Method and system for regulation of blockchain transactions A method for assisting wallet providers in regulatory compliance for blockchain transactions includes: receiving, by a receiver of a processing server, a new blockchain transaction from a first computing device, the new blockchain including at least a destination address associated with a blockchain wallet as a recipient for the new blockchain transaction; generating, by a processor of the processing server, a reference identifier for the new blockchain transaction; identifying, by the processor of the processing server, a profile for the blockchain wallet based on the destination address; transmitting, by a transmitter of the processing server, the reference identifier to the first computing device; and transmitting, by the transmitter of the processing server, a notification message to a second computing device, the notification message including at least the reference identifier and data associated with the blockchain wallet.
US11640598B2	Hybrid tokenization for push payments A method of performing a funds transfer includes receiving a request for a cryptogram and generating an authentication code. The authentication code is divided into a first code portion and a second code portion. The first code portion is transmitted to a user device. The second code portion is transmitted to a transaction originator. A request for transaction data is received, including both code portions. The authentication code is verified based on the two code portions. A cryptogram is generated and transmitted to the transaction originator.
US11640597B2	Method of managing an emergency mode transaction procedure, and an associated device A method and device for managing an emergency procedure of an emergency transaction mode that can be activated in the event of a computer attack on or a failure of a transaction network. The method may be carried out by an electronic device suitable for performing a transaction in a normal mode or in the emergency mode. The method performs operations that may include receiving an activation command for activating the emergency mode procedure, where the command includes an identifier of the procedure and first encrypted data; verifying the activation command, which includes verifying the first encrypted data; and if verification of the command is successful, activating the emergency procedure.
US11640595B2	Embedded card reader security Techniques described herein are directed to embedded card reader security. In an example, personal account number data read from a payment instrument may be temporally and/or spatially separated from personal identification number data utilized to complete a payment for products. Temporal separation may include removing the personal account number data from a merchant device prior to request personal identification number data. Spatial separation may include utilization of trusted execution environments, separated embedded card reader applications, intermediary applications, and/or trust routines, for example to enable different components of a merchant device, and/or components of other devices and systems to handle personal account number data and personal identification number data.
US11640590B2	Venue management system for during event peer-to-peer ticket exchange Aspects of the present disclosure include an electronic ticket processing system that enables the management of a venue with auction-based, during event, peer-to-peer electronic ticket exchanges. The peer-to-peer during event ticket exchange can be limited by the location of the electronic device of a user and can allow the event attendees enhancement of their experience (e.g. by upgrading their seat location or rights to access). In some embodiments, the during event peer-to-peer ticket exchange can be encouraged or controlled by the venue in accordance to broadcasting aspects, crowd control, analytics, to encourage consumer spending, memberships, and/or other real time updates (e.g. weather, game scores, security concerns).
US11640586B2	Systems and methods for providing electronic event information Systems and methods include generating an electronic calendar item associated with an event, generating an invitation associated with the electronic calendar item, the invitation comprising: a first option associated with one or more of conditional attendance and a portion of desired attendance; and a second option associated with one or more of a type of attendance; sending the invitation; receiving a response to the invitation, the response comprising a selection associated with one or more of the first option and the second option; and based on the selection, performing one or more actions associated with the event.
US11640585B2	Method for customizable priority wait list notification for appointments A method developed for providing patients and health care providers with an efficient and customizable way to manage abrupt cancellations. In order to accomplish that, the method of the present invention successfully matches desired time slots from an appointment request created by a patient account with recently available time slots posted by a health care provider account. The method then generates a queue comprised of patient account appointment requests where the order of the patient accounts appointment requests depends on the preferred criteria set by the health care provider accounts in the health industry. Further, the method of the present invention enables the health care provider account to choose a standard queue generated, where the patient accounts are placed in the queue in chronological order of the wish list entry or to use one or more different algorithms alone or in combination to generate weighted composite queues.
US11640566B2	Industrial programming development with a converted industrial control program An industrial integrated development environment (IDE) includes a training component that improves the IDE's automated design tools over time based on analysis of aggregated project data submitted by developers over time. The industrial IDE can apply analytics (e.g., artificial intelligence, machine learning, etc.) to project data submitted by developers across multiple industrial enterprises to identify commonly used control code, visualizations, device configurations, or control system architectures that are frequently used for a given industrial function, machine, or application. This learned information can be encoded in a training module, which can be leveraged by the IDE to generate programming, visualization, or configuration recommendations. The IDE can automatically add suitable control code, visualizations, or configuration data to new control projects being developed based on an inference of the developer's design goals and knowledge of how these goals have been implemented by other developers.
US11640562B1	Counterexample-guided update of a motion planner Provided are methods for counterexample-guided update of a motion planner, which may include training a machine learning model to generate a trajectory for a vehicle. The training may generate a first trained machine learning model having a first plurality of feature weights. The machine learning model may be trained based on a counterexample for which the first trained machine learning model fails to generate a correct trajectory for the vehicle. The training may generate a second trained machine learning model having a second plurality of feature weights. A third plurality of feature weights may be determined by updating the first plurality of feature weights based on the second plurality of feature weights. The machine learning model may be updated to generate the trajectory of the vehicle by applying the third plurality of feature weights. Systems and computer program products are also provided.
US11640558B2	Unbalanced sample classification method and apparatus The present disclosure provides an unbalanced sample classification method and an unbalanced sample classification apparatus. The method includes: obtaining unbalanced sample data; calculating a sample contribution rate based on the sample data and the characteristic data; filtering out a part of the sample data within a preset sample contribution threshold according to the sample contribution rate to determine as target sample data; and inputting the target sample data into a sample classification model to calculate a sample classification result through a classification algorithm. By using two variables of the characteristic value contribution rate and the characteristic contribution rate, the characteristics and samples with low contribution rate for classification are eliminated to effectively reducing the processing of unbalanced sample data, and a machine learning classification algorithm can be used on this basis to adopt the effective characteristics or samples to achieve efficient classification.
US11640554B2	Blockchain-based training data management system and method for trusted model improvements Systems and methods disclosed herein are directed to blockchain-based training data management systems and methods for trusted improvements of models. Embodiments provide for the generation of metadata and smart contracts associated with certain data, using a blockchain to store the generated metadata and smart contracts, and curating training data for the improvement of the models utilizing the generated metadata and smart contract stored in the blockchain.
US11640548B2	User identification with voiceprints on online social networks In one embodiment, a method includes, by one or more computing devices of an online social network, receiving, from a client system of a first user and from a second user, a biometric input used to identify the second user, sending, to the client system, a personal identifier for presentation to the second user, receiving, from the client system in response to the presentation of the personal identifier to the second user, an audio input from the second user, determining, based on a comparison of the audio input to a voiceprint of the second user, wherein the voiceprint comprises audio data for auditory identification of the second user, whether the audio input comprises the personal identifier spoken by the second user, and authenticating the second user to access an online account associated with the second user via the client system if the audio input is determined to be spoken by the second user and comprise the personal identifier spoken by the second user.
US11640545B2	Computer-based systems configured for entity resolution and indexing of entity activity In order to facilitate the entity resolution and entity activity tracking and indexing, systems and methods include receiving first source records from a first database and second source records from a record database. A candidate set of second source records is determined by a heuristic search in the set of second source records. A candidate pair feature vector associated with each candidate pair of first and second source records is generated. An entity matching machine learning model predicts matching first source records for each candidate second source record based on the respective candidate pair feature vector. An aggregate quantity associated with the matching first source records is aggregated from a quantity associated with each first source record, and a quantity index for each candidate second source record is determined based the aggregate quantities. Each quantity index is displayed to a user.
US11640534B2	Threshold triggered back propagation of an artificial neural network Backpropagation of an artificial neural network can be triggered or based on input data. The input data are received into the artificial neural network, and the input data are forward propagated through the artificial neural network, which generates output values at classifier layer perceptrons of the network. Classifier layer perceptrons that have the largest output values after the input data have been forward propagated through the artificial neural network are identified. The output difference between the classifier layer perceptrons that have the largest output values is determined. It is then determined whether the output difference transgresses a threshold, and if the output difference does not transgress a threshold, the artificial neural network is backpropagated.
US11640533B2	System, method and apparatus for training neural networks using multiple datasets A system, an apparatus and methods for utilizing software and hardware portions of a neural network to fix, or hardwire, certain portions, while modifying other portions are provided. A first set of weights for layers of the first neural network are established, and selected weights are modified to generate a second set of weights, based on a second dataset. The second set of weights is then used to train a second neural network.
US11640519B2	Systems and methods for domain adaptation in neural networks using cross-domain batch normalization A domain adaptation module is used to optimize a first domain derived from a second domain using respective outputs from respective parallel hidden layers of the domains.
US11640516B2	Deep evolved strategies with reinforcement According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product, including training a set of exploitation models, training a set of exploration models, generating a combined exploitation and exploration heat map, and inputting the combined exploitation and exploration heat map into a convoluted neural network.
US11640513B2	RFID security tape An RFID security tape having: a layer of tamper-evident tape; a layer of an RFID inlay; a blocking layer; a layer of metal foil having an adhesive bottom surface; and a layer of a release liner, wherein all layers of the RFID security tape are in adhesive connection with each other and wherein the layer of the RFID inlay is configured to be damaged when the RFID security tape has been applied to an asset and the layer of tamper-evident tape is subsequently removed from the asset.
US11640501B2	Method and device for verifying the author of a short message A method for verifying whether a queried text of less than 500 characters has been compiled by an author, comprising the following steps: multivariate statistical analysis of the queried text, for example, PCA or PCoA, in order to generate a matrix of coordinates in a space with N dimensions; hierarchical clustering of the points of this space that can be represented by a dendrogram; verification of the author of the queried text on the basis of this clustering.
US11640499B2	Systems, methods and computer program products for mining text documents to identify seminal issues and cases Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems, methods, and computer product programs to identify one or more seminal cases within a database containing legal case data. The disclosed systems and methods provide an approach to identify one or more seminal cases for particular legal issues by mining a text database containing electronic legal documents for the reasons for citing and mining the text within to determine whether the legal issue addressed in the reasons for citing is directed to a seminal case. The data is created through data mining and obtained from the plurality the reasons for citing identifying the seminal cases for a particular legal issue such that the output data corresponding to the seminal cases causes an external device to distinguish the seminal cases when one or more of the seminal cases are returned as the result of a search.
US11640498B2	Method and system for selective document redaction A computer implemented method of selectively controlling redacted content from an electronic document having one or more pages is provided. The method includes providing a file record associated with the electronic document and one or more page records within the file record. Each page record corresponds to the one or more pages in the electronic document. For each page with redacted content, one or more redacted page image records are provided and each redacted page image record is associated with an authorization level. The one or more page records are selectively displayed and the one or more redacted page image records are selectively displayed based on the authorization level associated with a user viewing the electronic document.
US11640483B2	Configurable hardware device A configurable hardware device comprises a configuration memory of a known total size, and a configurable fabric arranged for being configured according to information from the configuration memory and segmented in a static partition and at least one dynamic partition. A static partition is arranged for receiving a bit stream and a cryptographic nonce and comprises a read/write mechanism for interacting with the configuration memory. The received bit stream is stored in the configuration memory and used to configure an intended application in the dynamic partition. The static partition is arranged for computing, based on the cryptographic nonce, a checksum of the entire configuration memory and for outputting the checksum.
US11640471B2	Detecting injection vulnerabilities of client-side templating systems A method (800) for detecting an injection vulnerability of a client-side templating system includes receiving a web page (200), determining that the web page implements an interpreted programming language framework (142) with client-side templating, and extracting a version (144) of the interpreted programming language framework and an interpolation sign (146) from the web page. The method also includes generating an attack payload (152a) for at least one injection vulnerability context (210) of the web page based on the version of the interpreted programming language framework and the interpolation sign, instrumenting the web page to inject the attack payload into the at least one injection vulnerability context of the web page, and executing the instrumented web page.
US11640456B1	System and method for authenticating a user at a user application using an credential access application and automatically redirecting to a target application A credential accessing system includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a request to access a credential using a credential access application. The processor is configured to execute the credential access application in response to a request from a user application, wherein the request from the user application comprises an indication of a target application. Executing the credential access application comprises:1) receiving an indication of interactive control, wherein interactive control is redirected from the user application, and wherein the indication of interactive control comprises the indication to access the credential; 2) determine whether to allow access to the credential; and 3) in response to determining to allow access to the credential, access the credential and provide the credential to the target application; and 4) indicate to redirect interactive control to the target application.
US11640449B2	System and method for effectuating user access control A configurable, customizable privacy protecting software agent operates on behalf of a user to control the dissemination and use of the user's personal data. The software agent is guided by a personal/corporate privacy charter specified by the user (or an enterprise manager), which charter is adapted dynamically based on user and site conditions. The agent engages with digital service provider (DSP) sites/apps on users' behalf, and notifies them of privacy incompatibilities, issues, etc. associated with the DSPs, along with recommended alternatives if available or possible. The agent can also tag user data and monitor unauthorized uses to report on DSP compliance with user specified policies.
US11640432B2	Document retrieval apparatus and document retrieval method A document retrieval apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores documents and dictionaries applied to a model, a correspondence between a model and documents applied to the model, and a correspondence between a document and dictionaries applied to the dictionary; a model selecting unit that selects a model; a search target document specifying unit that specifies documents applied to the model selected by the model selecting unit as search target documents; a dictionary specifying unit that specifies dictionaries applied to the search target document; a query receiving unit that inputs a query; a search keyword extraction unit that extracts a search keyword group by applying the dictionary specified by the dictionary specifying unit to the query; a retrieving unit that retrieves the search target document using the search keyword group; and a retrieval result presenting unit that displays search results retrieved by the retrieving unit.
US11640419B2	Management of event summary types Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements of managing summaries provided to end users. In one implementation, a summary service provides a user with identifier for a plurality of events, and obtains a selection from the user, wherein the selection identifies a first type of summary for an event in the plurality of events. The summary service further provides the user with a first summary of the first type for the event, identifies one or more suggested types of summaries for the event based at least in part on data points for the event, and provides the one or more suggested types of summaries to the user.
US11640413B2	Content management system for electronic documents using recurrent categorization A content management system categorizes electronic documents stored in a document storage database. The electronic documents include metadata. The content management system includes a categorization rules database of categorization rules. A recurrent categorization engine takes the rules and applies them to the electronic documents to generate a plurality of category groupings. Each category grouping includes groups based on the applicable rule used to create the grouping. The electronic documents are grouped between the groups. The most balanced dataset of groups is selected to generate a user prompt for further categorization of the electronic documents.
US11640411B2	Data replication system Disclosed herein are various embodiments for a data replication system. An embodiment operates by determining that a plurality of records of a source table are copied from a source system to a target table of a target system. It is determined that a change table, of the source system, associated with the source table is populated with a plurality of changes occurring to at least a subset of records of the plurality of records while the plurality of records are being copied from the source table of the source system to the target table of the target system. It is determined that the plurality of changes are copied to a shadow table of the target system. It is determined that the target table includes the plurality of records from the source table. The plurality of changes of the shadow table are merged with the target table.
US11640408B2	Search guidance A user may submit a search query to a search engine, which may process the search query and generate a set of results. Previous actions of the user or of other users may be used to identify recommended search queries. The recommended search queries may be presented to the user along with the search results for the query. The location of the recommended search queries may be fixed, set by the user, or determined on a query-by-query basis. A user interface element operable to cause the presentation of one or more recommended search queries may be presented after a delay. After an additional or independent delay, the recommended search queries may be presented automatically. The delays may be fixed, set by the user, or determined on a query-by-query basis.
US11640401B2	Alert rule evaluation for monitoring of late arriving data A monitoring system is configured to distinguish between two types of alert rules—namely, invariant alert rules and variant alert rules—and to apply a different method of alert rule evaluation to each, wherein each alert rule evaluation method deals with the issue of latent data ingestion in a different way. By tailoring the alert rule evaluation method to the type of alert rule being evaluated, the system can apply an optimized approach for each type of alert rule in terms of achieving a trade-off between alert latency, alert accuracy, and cost of goods sold. In an embodiment, the system utilizes a machine learning model to classify a query associated with an alert rule as either increasing or non-increasing. Then, based on the query classification and a condition associated with the alert rule, the system determines if the alert rule is invariant or variant.
US11640386B2	Process control circuit and method for controlling a processing arrangement According to an embodiment, a processing circuit includes: a data acquisition circuit configured to acquire process data and measurement data of a processing arrangement, the process data including a plurality of process event data in accordance with a plurality of process events and the measurement data including a plurality of measurement event data in accordance with a plurality of measurement events; a data merging circuit configured to provide state information, the state information representing a status of the processing arrangement, and accuracy information representing an accuracy of the state information; wherein the data merging circuit is further configured to update the state information based on the acquired process event data, wherein the accuracy of the state information is decreased, and, independently from updating the state information, to downdate the state information based on the acquired measurement event data, wherein the accuracy of the state information is increased.
US11640384B2	Database processing method, apparatus, and electronic device Embodiments of the disclosure provide a database processing method, a database processing apparatus, and an electronic device. The database processing method can include: providing a plurality of transactions to a transaction queue, wherein each transaction of the plurality of transactions includes an encapsulated write request for writing data into a database; generating auto-increment identifiers (IDs) for data rows of the data corresponding to the plurality of transactions according to an order of the transactions in the transaction queue; and writing the data into the database according to the auto-increment IDs assigned to the data rows of the data in the transaction.
US11640376B2	Decentralized identifier management via blockchains Provided are an electronic device and method for managing a decentralized identifier (DID) and more specifically a device and method for managing a DID by giving authority over the DID to a user according to a priority level selected by the user.
US11640369B2	Cross-platform communication for facilitation of data sharing Persistent storage may contain: (i) a database table containing entries, (ii) a definition of a communication endpoint of a remote system, and (iii) outbound flow processing. One or more processors may be configured to: detect a state change associated with a local entry in the database table; read, from the database table, a set of data representing the local entry; transform, using the outbound flow processing, the set of data into a format receivable by the remote system; create, for the set of data, a correlation record that contains a local correlation identifier, wherein the correlation record specifies the local entry; transmit, to the remote system, the set of data as transformed and the local correlation identifier; receive, from the remote system and for the set of data, a remote correlation identifier; add, to the correlation record, the remote correlation identifier; and write, to a correlation table, the correlation record.
US11640367B1	Apparatus and methods for high-speed drivers Apparatus and methods for high-speed drivers are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a high-speed driver multiplexes two or more data streams. The high-speed driver is implemented with a mux-then-driver topology that provides multiplexing in a predriver circuit. Thus, the multiplexer is eliminated from the full rate output path to relax timing. Driver amplitude control schemes are also disclosed in which a controllable driver includes a group of differential series source transistor (SST) driver slices that are connected in parallel with one another to drive a pair of output terminals, and a group of attenuator slices that are connected in parallel with one another across the pair of output terminals. Additionally, the controllable driver includes a control circuit that activates an attenuator slice for each SST driver slice that is decommissioned to provide output amplitude control.
US11640364B2	Apparatus and method for interrupt control Provided are an apparatus and a method for controlling an interrupt rate for a processor based on processor utilization. Accordingly, it is possible to improve an I/O response latency and improve energy efficiency.
US11640363B2	Managing a smart network interface controller (NIC) of an information handling system In one embodiment, a method for managing a smart network interface controller includes: sending a request for estimated resource requirements associated with the smart network interface controller to a baseboard management controller of the information handling system, the estimated resource requirements indicating estimated system resources likely to be required by emulated devices of the smart network interface controller; receiving the estimated resource requirements from the baseboard management controller; initializing the estimated system resources based on the estimated resource requirements; enumerating system resources for one or more additional devices of the information handling system; determining that the smart network interface controller is in a ready state; identifying actual resource requirements associated with the smart network interface controller indicating actual system resources required by the emulated devices of the smart network interface controller; and enumerating the actual system resources for the emulated devices of the smart network interface controller.
US11640358B2	Vehicular device and control method for vehicular device A vehicular device includes multiple CPU modules, multiple cache memories allocated to the CPU modules, respectively, and a memory synchronization unit configured to synchronize multiple surfaces drawn in the multiple cache memories. The memory synchronization unit divides the surfaces to be synchronized into multiple tiles, and sequentially synchronize the divided tiles from tiles for which drawing has been completed.
US11640356B2	Methods for managing storage operations for multiple hosts coupled to dual-port solid-state disks and devices thereof Methods, non-transitory machine readable media, and computing devices that manage storage operations directed to dual-port solid state disks (SSDs) coupled to multiple hosts are disclosed. With this technology, context metadata comprising a checksum is retrieved based on a first physical address mapped, in a cached zoned namespace (ZNS) mapping table, to a logical address. The logical address is extracted from a request to read a portion of a file. A determination is made when the checksum is valid based on a comparison to identification information extracted from the request and associated with the file portion. At least the first physical address is replaced in the cached ZNS mapping table with a second physical address retrieved from an on-disk ZNS mapping table, when the determination indicates the checksum is invalid. The file portion retrieved from a dual-port SSD using the second physical address is returned to service the request.
US11640350B2	Automated test input generation for integration testing of microservice-based web applications Techniques for automated generation of inputs for testing microservice-based applications. In one example, a computer-implemented method includes: traversing, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, a user interface of a microservices-based application by performing actions on user interface elements of the user interface; and generating, by the system, an aggregated log of user interface event sequences and application program interface call sets based on the traversing. The computer-implemented method also includes: determining, by the system, respective user interface event sequences that invoke the application program interface call sets; and generating, by the system, respective test inputs based on the respective user interface event sequences that invoke the application program interface call sets.
US11640345B1	Safe reinforcement learning model service Systems and methods are described for training a machine learning model to make a series of sequential decisions, in which the results of previous decisions are known prior to the next decision in the sequence being made. A safe reinforcement learning model estimates the results of choosing various options for a first decision in the sequence, and further estimates the amount of information that will be gained by choosing each of the options. The estimated information gain associated with each option is then used to forecast how the remaining decisions in the sequence would be improved by using the gained information to improve the prediction model and make better decisions. The safe reinforcement learning model further incorporates decision constraints provided by subject matter experts, which may set requirements for the selection such as a minimum required result and allow the safe reinforcement learning model to explore options within those constraints.
US11640341B1	Data recovery in a multi-pipeline data forwarder In accordance with implementations of the present disclosure, a backup of live data received by a data forwarder is generated at the data forwarder while the live data is provided to a real-time data pipeline for forwarding from the data forwarder. A first portion of the live data is recovered from the backup to a stale data pipeline of the data forwarder. A request to forward the live data to a destination node is received by the data forwarder. In response to the request data is forwarded to the destination node, where the first portion of the live data from the stale data pipeline is added to a second portion of the live data from the real-time data pipeline in the response based on determining headroom remains to reach an amount of the data identified to include in the response.
US11640339B2	Creating a backup data set A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a first data set to be backed up, where the first data set is stored on a first storage volume; removing empty data tracks from the first data set to create an intermediary data set; storing the intermediary data set at a plurality of secondary storage volumes different from the first storage volume; and creating a backup data set for the first data set, utilizing the intermediary data set.
US11640337B2	Data recovery of distributed data using redundant codes User data and redundant codes are stored in a distributed manner, and data is read while suppressing performance degradation due to the occurrence of a failure. If a first node in a distributed storage system receives a read request from a host to read the user data when a storage device of its own node is blocked, the first node executes a first collection read request which requests recovery of data from the secondary redundant code corresponding to target data of the read request; and if at least part of the target data has failed to be recovered according to the first collection read request, regarding insufficient data among a plurality of pieces of data which are necessary to recover the target data by using the primary redundant code, the first node executes a second collection read request which requests recovery of the insufficient data from the secondary redundant code.
US11640336B2	Fast cache with intelligent copyback Method and apparatus for intelligent caching, protection and transfers of data between a cache and a main memory in a data storage environment, such as but not limited to a solid-state drive (SSD). A main memory (MM) has non-volatile memory (NVM) cells configured for persistent storage of user data. A fast response cache (FRC) has NVM cells configured to provide storage of first data prior to transfer to the MM. A write cache (WC) has NVM cells configured to provide storage of second data prior to transfer to the MM. A controller directs input data to either the FRC or the WC. A first type of error correction encoding (ECC1) is applied to the first data and a different, second type of error correction encoding (ECC2) is applied to the second data. Data may be sent from the FRC to the MM either directly or through the WC.
US11640332B1	Execute in place architecture with integrity check Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for checking integrity of code received from an external memory. In one example, a system includes a non-volatile memory and a controller. The non-volatile memory includes a first partition configured to store first data corresponding to program code and a second partition configured to store second data corresponding to a copy of the first data. The controller that includes a processor and comparator circuitry. The comparator circuitry is configured to receive a portion of the first data and a corresponding portion of the second data, compare the portion of the first data to the portion of the second data, when the portion of the first data matches the portion of the second data, provide the portion of the first data to the processor, and when the portion of the first data does not match the portion of the second data, generate an alarm signal.
US11640330B2	Failure estimation support apparatus, failure estimation support method and failure estimation support program A failure estimation support device 2 includes: a first calculation unit 21 configured to calculate single failure occurrence probabilities of individual single rules for each single rule relating to a single failure from past failure occurrence data; a second calculation unit 22 configured to calculate multiple failure occurrence probabilities that multiple failures occur in association for each combination of multiple single rules using the single failure occurrence probabilities; and a correlation rule generation unit 23 configured to select the combination of the multiple failure occurrence probabilities greater than a predetermined threshold among the multiple failure occurrence probabilities as a correlation rule, and the correlation rule is used as training data for making a learned model which estimates a failure factor perform machine learning together with the single rule.
US11640320B2	Correlation of thread intensity and heap usage to identify heap-hoarding stack traces Embodiments identify heap-hoarding stack traces to optimize memory efficiency. Some embodiments can determine a length of time when heap usage by processes exceeds a threshold. Some embodiments may then determine heap information of the processes for the length of time, where the heap information comprise heap usage information for each interval in the length of time. Next, some embodiments can determine thread information of the one or more processes for the length of time, wherein determining the thread information comprises determining classes of threads and wherein the thread information comprises, for each of the classes of threads, thread intensity information for each of the intervals. Some embodiments may then correlate the heap information with the thread information to identify code that correspond to the heap usage exceeding the threshold. Some embodiments may then initiate actions associated with the code.
US11640314B2	Service provision system, resource allocation method, and resource allocation program The utilization efficiency of physical resources is increased by allocating an occupied physical CPU core to a virtual CPU core in a virtual machine in a working system and allocating a shared physical CPU core to a virtual CPU core of a virtual machine in a standby system in a state in which the systems are active. A dedicated activation core, a shared core, or an occupied core is allocated when the respective virtual machines are activated, the resource allocation is changed after the respective virtual machines are activated, and the shared core and the occupied core are appropriately assigned to the working system and the standby system. In a case in which a failure occurs in the virtual machine of the working system, allocation of the shared core allocated to the other virtual machine in the pair is changed into an occupied state to avoid degradation of performance.
US11640309B2	Transforming instructions for collaborative updates In various example embodiments, a system and method for transforming instructions for collaborative updates are described herein. A group of instructions for an update of an element depicted in a client device version of a user interface are generated. The group of instructions is executed and the group or a subset of instructions are transmitted to a server. The server accepts or rejects the instructions. The server may execute the instructions to update a server version of the element. The server sends accepted instructions to the other or all client devices.
US11640290B2	Pushing a firmware update patch to a computing device via an out-of-band path A host computing device includes a host processor, host memory in electronic communication with the host processor, and an auxiliary service controller. The host computing device also includes a communication interface and a messaging interface between the host processor and the auxiliary service controller. A message handler is stored in the host memory. The message handler is executable by the host processor in response to detecting a messaging interface signal on the messaging interface. Execution of the message handler by the host processor causes a firmware update patch to be read from a shared memory region in the auxiliary service controller via the communication interface.
US11640280B2	Systolic array design for solving partial differential equations Embodiments relate to a system for solving differential equations. The system is configured to receive problem packages corresponding to problems to be solved, each comprising at least a differential equation and a domain. A solver stores a plurality of nodes of the domain corresponding to a first time-step, and processes the nodes over a plurality of time-steps using a systolic array comprising hardware for solving the particular type of the differential equation. The systolic array processes each node to generate a node for a subsequent time-step using a sub-array comprising a plurality of branches, each branch comprising a respective set of arithmetic units arranged in accordance with a corresponding term of the discretized form of the differential equation, and an aggregator configured to aggregate the corresponding terms from each branch to generate node data for the subsequent time-step.
US11640271B2	Custom color unique identifier override workflow A system and method are provided which enable overriding a custom color callout in a print job. Provision is made for a user to associate a unique ID with a custom color callout in a print job, e.g., during generation of the print job or at the printer. The custom color callout provides for a part of the print job to be rendered with a specific custom colorant, e.g., by identifying the name of the custom colorant. The unique ID is associated, in memory, with a custom colorant station of a print engine, independent of any custom colorant that may be housed in the custom colorant station. The method further includes identifying the custom colorant station of the print engine associated with the unique ID and sending the print job in a format for printing to the print engine for printing the part of the print job with a first custom colorant housed in the identified custom colorant station.
US11640267B2	Method and system for maintenance allocation between NVM groups A data storage device includes a memory device including a plurality of endurance groups and a controller coupled to the memory device. The controller is configured to allocate tokens to the plurality of endurance groups, determine whether endurance group has sufficient tokens to perform an operation, and either deny the operation or approve the operation. The operation is selected from the group consisting of: garbage collection, relocation of data, and read scrubbing. Each operation has the same or different cost as another operation. The controller is further configured to set thresholds for each endurance group of the plurality of endurance groups and adjust a threshold for one or more endurance groups of the plurality of endurance groups. The controller is further configured to determine whether the operation will breach quality of service for other endurance groups.
US11640265B2	Apparatus for processing received data To speed up decoding of a range code. A decompression circuit calculates a plurality of candidate bit values for each bit of the N-bit string based on a plurality of possible bit histories of a bit before a K-th bit in parallel for a plurality of bits, and repeatedly selects a correct bit value of the K-th bit from the plurality of candidate bit values based on a correct bit history of the bit before the K-th bit to decode the N-bit string.
US11640262B2	Implementing variable number of bits per cell on storage devices Systems and methods are disclosed including a memory component and a processing device, coupled to the memory component. The processing device can program a block of the memory component using a first type of memory cells storing a first number of bits per memory cell. The processing device can then determine that an amount of memory used of the memory component is greater than a capacity threshold. Responsive to determining that a frequency of access to the block meets a criterion, the processing device can then program the block using a second type memory cells storing a second number of bits per memory cell, wherein the second number of bits exceeds the first number of bits.
US11640260B2	Fast garbage collection in zoned namespaces SSDs A data storage device includes a memory device and a controller coupled to the memory device. The data storage device supports zoned namespace. The controller is configured to maintain a zone timestamp table that includes a corresponding timestamp for each zone and add a timestamp to each garbage collection block of the memory device. The controller is further configured to scan a garbage collection block from a last physical block address (PBA) entry to a first PBA entry, determine a zone timestamp for the scanned PBA entry, and compare the zone timestamp to a timestamp of the garbage collection block. The controller is further configured to create and maintain a zone timestamp table and create and maintain a zone based defragmentation table.
US11640258B2	VM protection with true zero RTO One example method includes powering off a replica VM, taking a snapshot of an OS disk of a source VM associated with the replica VM, taking a snapshot of an OS disk of the replica VM, generating a list of blocks that includes all blocks of the source VM OS disk that have changed since a preceding cloning or snapshot process and further includes all blocks of the replica VM OS disk that have changed since the preceding cloning or snapshot process, and performing an override of the replica VM disk by writing, to the replica VM OS disk, the respective source VM OS disk values for each block in the list of blocks.
US11640254B2	Controlled imbalance in super block allocation in ZNS SSD A data storage device includes a memory device and a controller coupled to the memory device. The memory device includes a plurality of super devices. The controller is configured to set a free space threshold value for amount of free space that each super device of the plurality of super devices can have, determine that at least one super device of the plurality of super devices is at or above the free space threshold, determine that cold zones are disposed in more than one super device of the plurality of super devices, move data from the cold zones to a first super device of the plurality of super devices wherein after moving the data, all super devices are below the free space threshold, and allocate all new super blocks among the plurality of super devices without allocating any new super blocks to the first super device.
US11640253B2	Method to use flat relink table in HMB A data storage device includes a non-volatile memory (NVM) device and a controller coupled to the NVM device. The controller is configured to create a bad block table that tracks bad blocks of the NVM device, send the bad block table to a host memory location, and check the bad block table to determine whether a block to be read or written to is bad. The controller is further configured to request information on a bad block from the bad block table located in the host memory location, determine that the requested information is not available from the host memory location, and retrieve the requested information from a location separate from the host memory location. A sum of the times to generate a request to check the flat relink table, execute the request, and retrieve the requested information is less than a time to process a host command.
US11640252B2	Idle-power mitigation circuit A data storage device includes a memory device, an internal power supply, and a controller. When the data storage device is in an idle power state, the controller is configured to electrically isolate the data storage device from an external power source and draw power from the internal power supply to perform data storage operations. The power utilized for the data storage operations while the data storage device is in the idle power state may be exclusively from the internal power supply or a mixture of the internal power supply and the external power supply. The total power utilized during the idle power state is less than a threshold that is relative to the active power of the data storage device or at a fixed value.
US11640245B2	Logical storage device access in an encrypted storage environment A method comprises associating a first logical storage device with a first host device, wherein data encrypted using a private key of the first host device is written to the first logical storage device, generating a copy of the first logical storage device, associating the copy of the first logical storage device with a second logical storage device, wherein data encrypted using a private key of a second host device is written to the second logical storage device, and providing the second host device with access to an encrypted version of a public key of the first host device, encrypted using a public key of the second host device, to allow the second host device to obtain the public key of the first host device. The second host device can thereby access particular data of the second logical storage device written using the private key of the first host device.
US11640244B2	Intelligent block deallocation verification A first data block on a storage device including a data structure of deallocated data blocks on the storage device and a corresponding program erase count value for each of the deallocated data blocks is identified. A determination as to whether a second data block from the data structure of deallocated data blocks remains deallocated after being added to the data structure of deallocated data blocks based on the program erase count value is made. The data is stored at the second data block upon determining that the second data block remains deallocated after being added to the data structure of deallocated data blocks.
US11640243B2	Supervised learning with closed loop feedback to improve input output consistency of solid state drives A method and apparatus is disclosed for using supervised learning with closed loop feedback to improvement of output consistency for memory arrangements, such as a solid state drive.
US11640224B2	Processing method and device The present disclosure provides a processing method. The method includes outputting first content in a first display area of a first display device, the first content including an identification object, the edge of the first area being an edge area between the first display area and a second display area of a second display device; receiving a movement instruction for moving the identification object from the first display area to the second display area; and moving the identification object from a first position in the first display area to a second position in the second display area in response to the movement instruction, the first position being a position on the edge of the first area.
US11640221B2	Sensor device, input device and method According to one embodiment, a sensor device includes a touch panel, an input device configured such that a resonant circuit including first and second conductive materials, a magnetic field generation source disposed at a position overlapping the touch panel, and a sensor controller. Each of the first and second conductive materials is capacitively coupled to at least one of a plurality of electrodes included in the touch panel. The resonant circuit is electromagnetically coupled to the magnetic field generation source so as to resonate based on a magnetic field. The sensor controller detects positions of the first and second conductive materials on the touch panel by applying a voltage to each of the plurality of electrodes.
US11640219B2	Touch element, touch substrate, display device and method of manufacturing touch substrate A touch element, a touch substrate, a display device, and a method of manufacturing the touch substrate are disclosed. The touch element includes a first conductive pattern layer. The first conductive pattern layer includes a first conductive pattern. The first conductive pattern includes a first basic pattern and a first incremental pattern. The touch element further includes a second conductive pattern layer. The second conductive pattern layer is stacked with and insulated from the first conductive pattern layer. An orthographic projection of the first incremental pattern on the second conductive pattern layer coincides with a pattern of the second conductive pattern layer.
US11640208B2	Gesture feedback in distributed neural network system A method for operating a distributed neural network having a plurality of intelligent devices and a server includes: generating, by a first intelligent device of the plurality of intelligent devices, a first output using a first neural network model running on the first intelligent device and using a first input vector to the first neural network model; outputting, by the first intelligent device, the first output; receiving, by the first intelligent device, a gesture feedback on the first output from a user; determining, by the first intelligent device, a user rating of the first output from the gesture feedback; labeling, by the first intelligent device, the first input vector with a first label in accordance with the user rating; and training, by the first intelligent device, the first neural network model using the first input vector and the first label.
US11640182B2	High voltage measurement system and calibration method A method of calibrating a recloser voltage measurement system. In one example, the recloser voltage measurement system includes a voltage divider and a voltage adjustment circuit. The voltage divider is electrically coupled to a recloser. The voltage adjustment circuit is electrically coupled to an output of the voltage divider. The method includes determining a first voltage measurement at a high voltage input to the recloser. The method also includes determining a second voltage measurement at an output of the voltage adjustment circuit. The method further includes calculating a difference between the first voltage measurement and the second voltage measurement. The method also includes determining a target voltage gain based on the determined difference between the first voltage measurement and the second voltage measurement. The method further includes adjusting a voltage ratio of the voltage divider by setting the voltage adjustment circuit to the target voltage gain.
US11640178B2	Unmanned aircraft, device for controlling unmanned aircraft, method for controlling unmanned aircraft, and device for detecting failure of unmanned aircraft [Problem to be Solved] The object is to provide a device, a method and the like which, when a fault occurs, particularly when a fault occurs in an operation of some of rotary wings, can control a flight depending on the fault, or which can be at least used for control when a fault occurs, or which can detect the fault. [Solution] A control device for unmanned aircraft comprising: a rotary-wing control signal generation circuit for generating a rotary wing control signal for causing a driving device to drive a plurality of rotary wings for flying the unmanned aircraft; a measuring device for measuring a physical amount relating to an operation of at least one of the plurality of rotary wings; and a fault detection circuit for detecting a fault in the operation of at least one of the plurality of rotary wings by using the physical amount measured by the measuring device, wherein the rotary-wing control signal generation circuit is configured to generate a rotary wing control signal depending on the fault detected by the fault detection circuit in the operation of at least one of the plurality of rotary wings, is provided.
US11640170B1	Identification of particulate matter in sensor data Techniques for detecting an object in an environment and determining a probability that the object is a cloud of particulate matter. The cloud of particulate matter may include steam (e.g., emitted from a man-hole cover, a dryer exhaust port, etc.), exhaust from a vehicle (e.g., car, truck, motorcycle, etc.), environmental gases (e.g., resulting from sublimation, fog, evaporation, etc.), a cloud of dust, water splashing, blowing leaves, or other types of particulate matter that may be located in the environment of the vehicle and may not impact driving behavior (e.g., an autonomous vehicle may safely pass through the particulate matter without impact to the platform). A vehicle computing system may determine the probability that the object is a cloud of particulate matter and may control the vehicle based on the probability.
US11640165B2	Remote driving service processing device A remote driving service processing device includes a general user terminal by which a remote driving service is requested for moving a vehicle to a destination, a remote operation terminal by which the vehicle is remotely operated, and a server that, if the vehicle does not satisfy a requirement for ending the remote driving service when the vehicle arrives at the destination, sends an and permission request to end the remote driving service, which is received from the remote operation terminal, to the general user terminal, and, when receiving a consent to end the remote driving service from the general user terminal as a response to the end permission request, sends the consent to end to the remote operation terminal and ends the remote driving service.
US11640164B2	Predicting risk of machine components not achieving agreed life systems and methods The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for predicting risk of machine components not achieving their agreed life based on historical data. In some implementations, the predicting component risk system can obtain historical component specific time series data and component life data that correspond to a specific component of a type of machine. Using the component specific time series data and component life data, the predicting component risk system can train a time-series model. After training the model, the predicting component risk system can obtain current component specific data that includes information on the current condition and usage of the component. Using the trained time-series model, the predicting component risk system can determine a risk score for the current component specific data and notify maintenance entities of the risk. The risk score can represent the risk that the specific component does not achieve agreed life.
US11640160B2	Pattern-enhanced spatial correlation of test structures to die level responses Enhancement of less dominant patterns for parametric wafer measurements. Dominant patterns are removed from the parametric pattern thereby revealing a less dominant pattern. The less dominant patterns can be used to identify root causes for yield loss that are not visible in the original parametric measurements.
US11640153B2	Control system, support device, and recording medium A control system, a support device, and a recording medium are provided. This control device includes a storage unit which stores native code generated from a first user program that includes a sequence program, and a calculation processing unit which executes the native code stored in the storage unit. A display device of the present invention includes: a storage unit which stores sequence circuit information that is generated from the first user program and defines a circuit configuration of the sequence program; and a monitor functioning unit which acquires, from the control device, a circuit output state that indicates the execution state of the native code, and visualizes the execution state of the sequence program in the control device on the basis of the acquired circuit output state and the sequence circuit information.
US11640151B2	Automation operating and management system An automation operating and management system consolidates and analyzes inputs from multiple machines within an automated enterprise to predict failures and provide instructions for counteractions to prevent failures during machine operation, and to identify opportunities for efficiency improvement, including actions for reduction in peak power consumption demand within a facility including multiple machines. A machine can include a machine controller and at least one base layer controller, where the base layer controller acts as a low level controller to directly control the motion of elements in communication with the base layer control, according to parameters set by the machine controller. The base layer controller collects timing data for the elements under its control, compares the timing data with the parameters and sets an alarm when the timing data is outside of tolerance limits defined by the parameters.
US11640149B2	Managing certificates in a building management system A method of providing a plurality of controller certificates for a plurality of controllers within a Building Management System (BMS) includes downloading project information defining the BMS and using the downloaded project information to solicit a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) from each of the plurality of controllers of the BMS. The received CSRs are uploaded to a remote server so that the remote server can generate a corresponding controller certificate for each of the plurality of controllers of the BMS. The generated controller certificates are then downloaded to the corresponding one of the plurality of controllers of the BMS.
US11640146B2	Smart building application to prepare for employee arrival and health risks A controller for making initiating actions in a building management system (BMS) is shown. The controller includes a processing circuit configured to receive location data relating to the building occupant located at a first location outside of a building. The processing circuit is configured to, in response to determining the first location is within a first distance range of the building, provide control signals to a first subsystem of the BMS. The processing circuit is configured to receive location data relating to the building occupant located at a second location outside of the building. The processing circuit is configured to, in response to determining that the second location is within a second distance range of the building, provide control signals to a second subsystem of the BMS.
US11640140B2	Process for producing a balance wheel for a timepiece A process for producing a metal alloy balance wheel by molding includes a) making a mold in the negative shape of the balance wheel; b) obtaining a metal alloy that has a thermal expansion coefficient of less than 25 ppm/° C. and is able to be in an at least partly amorphous state when it is heated to a temperature between its glass transition temperature and its crystallization temperature; c) putting the metal alloy into the mold, the metal alloy being heated to a temperature between its glass transition temperature and its crystallization temperature so as to be hot-molded and to form a balance wheel; d) cooling the metal alloy to obtain a balance wheel made of the metal alloy; and e) releasing the balance wheel obtained in step d) from its mold. The process also includes a step for over-molding flexible centering components in the hub.
US11640139B2	Horological regulator mechanism with high quality factor and minimal lubrication A horological regulator mechanism including a resonator mechanism having a virtual pivot and flexure bearing, with a quality factor greater than 1,000, the inertial element whereof indirectly cooperates with a free escapement mechanism, during the operating cycle whereof the resonator mechanism has at least one phase of freedom wherein it is not in contact with the escapement mechanism, this regulator mechanism comprises a pair of components including rubbing surfaces arranged to cooperate and be in contact with one another, whereby the first rubbing surface is formed by the surface of an element comprising silicon carbide.
US11640132B2	Imaging system with polishing control An imaging system includes an image carrier, a charging device to form a toner image by charging a surface of the image carrier, a polishing roller, and a control device. A discharge product is generated on the surface of the image carrier as a result of charging the image carrier, and the polishing roller polishes the discharge product generated on the surface of the image carrier. The control device controls a polishing operation of the polishing roller in response to one or more detected characteristics.
US11640129B2	Heating unit A heating unit includes a heater, a temperature sensor, an endless belt, a holder, a first heat conductive member, and a second heat conductive member. The first heat conductive member includes a first heater-side surface facing the heater, a first opposite surface, and an opening. The first heat conductive member has a heat conductivity higher than that of the substrate. The second heat conductive member includes a second heater-side surface facing the heater and a second opposite surface. The second heat conductive member is positioned at a position corresponding to the opening when viewed in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the first opposite surface. The temperature sensor is in contact with the second opposite surface of the second heat conductive member.
US11640128B2	Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus A sheet conveyor includes a conveyance belt configured to rotate to convey a sheet on which a liquid has been applied in a conveyance direction, and a guide configured to guide the sheet to the conveyance belt, a position of the guide being variable in the conveyance direction.
US11640123B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a developer bearing member, a supply member, first and second voltage application units, and a control unit. Assuming that a difference between a voltage to be applied to the developer bearing member by the first voltage application unit and a voltage to be applied to the supply member by the second voltage application unit in the image forming operation is defined as a first supply contrast, and a difference between the voltage to be applied to the developer bearing member by the first voltage application unit and the voltage to be applied to the supply member by the second voltage application unit in the preliminary rotation operation is defined as a second supply contrast, the control unit controls the second supply contrast to be less than the first supply contrast or to have polarity reversed from polarity of the first supply contrast.
US11640122B2	Electroconductive member, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus Provided is an electrophotographic electroconductive member including an electroconductive support and an electroconductive layer on the support, an electroconductive member is used, in which an electroconductive layer has a matrix comprising a first rubber, and domains dispersed in the matrix, the domains each comprising a second rubber and an electronic electroconductive agent, and for impedance measured by applying an AC voltage with an amplitude of 1 V to the electroconductive layer while varying frequencies between 1.0×10−2 Hz to 1.0×107 Hz under a specific environment, when a double logarithmic plot with a frequency on an abscissa and an impedance on an ordinate is obtained, a slope on a high frequency side is −0.8 or more and —0.3 or less, and the impedance a low frequency side is from 1.0×103 to 1.0×107Ω.
US11640118B2	Method of pattern alignment for field stitching A method of pattern alignment is provided. The method includes identifying a reference pattern positioned below a working surface of a wafer. The wafer is exposed to a first pattern of actinic radiation. The first pattern is a first component of a composite pattern. The first pattern of actinic radiation is aligned using the reference pattern. The wafer is exposed to a second pattern of actinic radiation. The second pattern is a second component of the composite pattern and exposed adjacent to the first pattern. The second pattern of actinic radiation is aligned with the first pattern of actinic radiation using the reference pattern.
US11640115B2	Substrate processing apparatus, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and substrate processing method A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber providing a processing space for processing a substrate and processing a substrate, a substrate support configured to support the substrate, a blocking plate below the substrate support and configured to prevent supercritical fluid from being directly sprayed onto the substrate, a first supply device configured to supply supercritical fluid under a first condition to the processing chamber, a second supply device configured to supply supercritical fluid under a second condition at a higher temperature than that of supercritical fluid under the first condition to the processing chamber, a discharge device configured to discharge supercritical fluid from the processing chamber, and a control device configured to control operations of the first supply device, the second supply device, and the discharge device. The control device is configured to direct the first supply device to supply supercritical fluid prior to the second supply device.
US11640114B2	Compound, resin, photoresist composition and process for producing photoresist pattern A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X1, X2, Xa, Xb, L1, L2, L3 and L4 are defined in the specification.

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