US11978750B2
A photoelectric conversion device having a light-receiving pixel region and a light-shielded pixel region, the photoelectric conversion device comprising: a semiconductor layer; a first layered structure which is arranged on a first surface of the semiconductor layer in the light-receiving pixel region and in which at least an insulating layer and a metal oxide layer arranged between the semiconductor layer and the insulating layer are stacked; and a second layered structure which is arranged on the first surface of the semiconductor layer in the light-shielded pixel region and in which at least a light-shielding layer, a metal oxide layer arranged between the semiconductor layer and the light-shielding layer, a first insulating layer arranged between the metal oxide layer and the light-shielding layer, and a second insulating layer arranged between the first insulating layer and the light-shielding layer and including hydrogen are stacked.
US11978738B2
A device comprising a semiconductor substrate. The device also comprising a digital block defined on the substrate and having multiple electronic elements. The device also comprises first and second poly layers coupling to the multiple electronic elements, the first and second poly layers extending in parallel through the digital block in a first direction. The device further comprising a third poly layer coupled to the first poly layer and extending through a gap in the second poly layer in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction poly.
US11978737B2
Three-dimensional (3D) NAND memory devices and methods are provided. In one aspect, a 3D NAND memory device includes a substrate, a layer stack, memory cells, a semiconductor layer, a contact structure, and gate line slit structures. The substrate includes a doped region. The layer stack is formed over the substrate. The memory cells are formed through the layer stack over the substrate. The semiconductor layer is formed on the doped region and a side portion of a channel layer that extends through the layer stack. The contact structure electrically contacts the doped region. A dielectric material is filled in the gate line slit structures. Air gaps are formed in the gate line slit structures by the dielectric material.
US11978736B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip (IC). The IC includes a first fin projecting vertically from a semiconductor substrate. A second fin projects vertically from the semiconductor substrate, where the second fin is spaced from the first fin, and where the first fin has a first uppermost surface that is disposed over a second uppermost surface of the second fin. A nanostructure stack is disposed over the second fin and vertically spaced from the second fin, where the nanostructure stack comprises a plurality of vertically stacked semiconductor nanostructures. A pair of first source/drain regions is disposed on the first fin, where the first source/drain regions are disposed on opposite sides of an upper portion of the first fin. A pair of second source/drain regions is disposed on the second fin, where the second source/drain regions are disposed on opposite sides of the nanostructure stack.
US11978726B2
A light emitting device including a substrate, a first light emitter to emit light having a first color temperature, and a second light emitter to emit light having a second color temperature, in which the first light emitter has a first converter including first phosphors and a first resin, each first phosphor having different half-value widths, the second light emitter has a second converter including second phosphors and a second resin, each second phosphor having different peak wavelengths, at least one phosphor of the first converter has a half-value width of 33 nm to 110 nm, a distance between peak wavelengths of at least two phosphors of the second converter is 150 nm or less, and at least one phosphor of the first converter has a particle size of 5 um to 50 um.
US11978722B2
A package structure and a formation method of a package structure are provided. The method includes disposing a chip structure over a substrate. The chip structure has an inclined sidewall, the inclined sidewall is at an acute angle to a vertical, the vertical is a direction perpendicular to a main surface of the chip structure, and the acute angle is in a range from about 12 degrees to about 45 degrees. The method also includes forming a protective layer to surround the chip structure.
US11978721B2
The technology relates to an integrated circuit (IC) package. The IC package may include a substrate. An IC die may be mounted to the substrate. One or more photonic modules may be attached to the substrate and one or more serializer/deserializer (SerDes) interfaces may connect the IC die to the one or more photonic modules. The IC die may be an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die and the one or more photonic modules may include a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) and fiber array. The one or more photonic modules may be mounted to one or more additional substrates which may be attached to the substrate via one or more sockets.
US11978713B2
The present disclosure generally relates to a flip chip assembly having a bump that reduces stress levels in a low-k dielectric layer in the flip chip. Rather than having a single, large area plateau that interfaces with a large corresponding opening of an insulating layer in the flip chip, the bump includes a plurality of much smaller pillars that interface with a corresponding plurality of openings in the insulating layer. In so doing, the low-k layer within the flip chip experiences much less stress and hence, fewer failures.
US11978707B2
A display panel and a display device are provided. In the display panel, a material of the first flexible layer and a material of the second flexible layer are different, and a direction of an internal stress of the first flexible layer and a direction of an internal stress of the second flexible layer are opposite. Therefore, the internal stress of the first flexible layer and the internal stress of the second flexible layer may eliminate each other. As a result, the first flexible layer and the second flexible layer will not be curled, and warpage will not occur on the display panel.
US11978706B2
An electronic package structure, an electronic substrate, and a method of manufacturing an electronic package structure are provided. The electronic package structure includes a substrate. The substrate includes a bonding region and an alignment structure. The bonding region is located at a side of the substrate and configured to bond with an electronic component. The alignment structure is located at the side of the substrate and out of the bonding region and configured to providing a fiducial mark for position-aligning, wherein the alignment structure comprises a first region and a second region visually distinct from the first region.
US11978704B2
Example embodiments relate to a wiring structure, a method of forming the same, and an electronic device employing the same. The wiring structure includes a first conductive material layer and a nanocrystalline graphene layer on the first conductive material layer in direct contact with the metal layer.
US11978701B2
A fuse circuit that permits a fuse to be selected and programmed using a single fuse pad. The fuse circuit includes a fuse pad to receive a first voltage, a fuse coupled in series with a voltage controlled switch between the fuse pad and a reference node, and a switch control circuit coupled in series between the fuse pad and the reference node and in parallel with the fuse and the voltage controlled switch, the switch control circuit being configured to select and program the fuse responsive to the first voltage received at the fuse pad. The fuse pad may subsequently be grounded and a sense circuit may be coupled to the fuse to measure a voltage dropped across the fuse to determine whether the fuse has been programmed.
US11978694B2
The present invention provides a dual-substrate antenna package structure and a method for manufacturing the same. The package structure includes a main substrate and at least one antenna substrate. The antenna substrate is provided on a pad of the main substrate by an array of solder balls placed on the antenna substrate, at least one chip is electrically connected to the main substrate, and metal wiring provided on the main substrate electrically connects the pad to the chip. The array of solder balls includes support solder balls and conventional solder balls, and the support solder balls have a melting point high than 250° C. A spacing distance between the antenna substrate and the main substrate can be kept stable during the reflow soldering process and subsequent processes because the support solder balls having the high melting point can always maintain the stability of the structure during the reflow soldering process.
US11978692B2
A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die having opposing first and second main surfaces, a first power electrode on the first main surface and a second power electrode on the second main surface, a first lead having an inner surface attached to the first power electrode and a distal end having a first protruding side face extending substantially perpendicularly to the first main surface of the die, a second lead having an inner surface attached to the second power electrode and a distal end having a second protruding side face extending substantially perpendicularly to the second main surface of the die, and a mold compound enclosing at least part of the die and at least part of the first and second leads. The first lead includes a recess positioned in an edge of the inner surface. The second lead includes a recess positioned in an edge of the inner surface.
US11978691B2
A semiconductor device includes a die stack and an encapsulant covering the die stack. The die stack includes a first die and a second die stacked upon one another, a bonding dielectric layer, and a through die via providing a vertical connection in the die stack. The first die includes a first substrate and a first conductive pad on the first substrate, and the second die includes a second substrate and a second conductive pad on the second substrate. The bonding dielectric layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate is in physical contact with at least one selected from the group of the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad. The through die via extends through the first conductive pad and the bonding dielectric layer and lands on the second pad.
US11978690B2
A cooling system is described. The cooling system includes a bottom plate, a support structure, and a cooling element. The bottom plate has orifices therein. The cooling element has a central axis and is supported by the support structure at the central axis. A first portion of the cooling element is on a first side of the central axis and a second portion of the cooling element is on a second side of the central axis opposite to the first side. The first and second portions of the cooling element are unpinned. The first portion and the second portion are configured to undergo vibrational motion when actuated to drive a fluid toward a heat-generating structure. The support structure couples the cooling element to the bottom plate. At least one of the support structure is an adhesive support structure or the support structure undergoes rotational motion in response to the vibrational motion. The adhesive support structure has at least one lateral dimension defined by a trench in the cooling element or the bottom plate.
US11978688B2
A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a via passivation layer disposed on an inactive surface of a substrate, a through-electrode vertically penetrating the substrate and the via passivation layer, a concave portion formed in the top surface of the via passivation layer and disposed adjacent to the through-electrode, and a via protective layer coplanar with the via passivation layer and the through-electrode and to fill the concave portion. In a horizontal cross-sectional view, the via protective layer has a band shape surrounding the through-electrode.
US11978685B2
Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages and methods of forming such packages. In an embodiment, the electronic package comprises a glass substrate, with a plurality of first pads on a first surface of the glass substrate, a plurality of second pads on a second surface of the glass substrate that is opposite from the first surface, a plurality of through glass vias (TGVs), wherein each TGV electrically couples a first pad to a second pad, wherein the plurality of first pads have a first pitch, and wherein the plurality of second pads have a second pitch that is greater than the first pitch, a bridge substrate over the glass substrate, a first die electrically coupled to first pads and the bridge substrate, and a second die electrically coupled to first pads and the bridge substrate, wherein the bridge substrate electrically couples the first die to the second die.
US11978683B2
A semiconductor apparatus includes a heatsink plate, a substrate disposed on the heatsink plate, a circuit pattern disposed on the substrate, a semiconductor chip disposed on the circuit pattern, a case fixed to the heatsink plate and surrounding an outer perimeter of the substrate, a terminal attached to the case, and a wire configured to electrically connect the terminal to the circuit pattern or to the semiconductor chip. In a plan view as viewed in the thickness direction of the heatsink plate, a portion of the circuit pattern overlaps the terminal.
US11978681B2
Mitigating surface damage of probe pads in preparation for direct bonding of a substrate is provided. Methods and layer structures prepare a semiconductor substrate for direct bonding processes by restoring a flat direct-bonding surface after disruption of probe pad surfaces during test probing. An example method fills a sequence of metals and oxides over the disrupted probe pad surfaces and builds out a dielectric surface and interconnects for hybrid bonding. The interconnects may be connected to the probe pads, and/or to other electrical contacts of the substrate. A layer structure is described for increasing the yield and reliability of the resulting direct bonding process. Another example process builds the probe pads on a next-to-last metallization layer and then applies a direct bonding dielectric layer and damascene process without increasing the count of mask layers. Another example process and related layer structure recesses the probe pads to a lower metallization layer and allows recess cavities over the probe pads.
US11978675B2
A semiconductor device includes a gate structure disposed over a channel region, and a source/drain region. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer over the channel region, a first work function adjustment layer, over the gate dielectric layer, a first shield layer over the first work function adjustment layer, a first barrier layer, and a metal gate electrode layer. The first work function adjustment layer is made up of n-type work function adjustment layer and includes aluminum. The first shield layer is made of at least one selected from the group consisting of metal, metal nitride, metal carbide, silicide, a layer containing one or more of F, Ga, In, Zr, Mn and Sn, and an aluminum containing layer having a lower aluminum concentration than the first work function adjustment layer.
US11978674B2
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first source/drain epitaxial feature formed over a substrate, a second source/drain epitaxial feature formed over the substrate, two or more semiconductor layers disposed between the first source/drain epitaxial feature and the second source/drain epitaxial feature, a gate electrode layer surrounding a portion of one of the two or more semiconductor layers, a first dielectric region disposed in the substrate and in contact with a first side of the first source/drain epitaxial feature, and a second dielectric region disposed in the substrate and in contact with a first side of the second source/drain epitaxial feature, the second dielectric region being separated from the first dielectric region by a substrate.
US11978672B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a source/drain region, a source/drain contact and a conductive via and a first polymer layer. The source/drain region is in the semiconductor substrate. The source/drain contact is over the source/drain region. The conductive via is over the source/drain contact. From a top view, the conductive via has two opposite long sides and two opposite short sides connecting the long sides, and the short sides are shorter than the long sides and more curved than the long sides.
US11978670B2
A method includes using a second hard mask layer over a gate stack to protect the gate electrode during etching a self-aligned contact. The second hard mask is formed over a first hard mask layer, where the first hard mask layer has a lower etch selectivity than the second hard mask layer.
US11978668B2
Integrated circuit devices including a via and methods of forming the same are provided. The methods may include forming a conductive wire structure on a substrate. The conductive wire structure may include a first insulating layer and a conductive wire stack in the first insulating layer, and the conductive wire stack may include a conductive wire and a mask layer stacked on the substrate. The method may also include forming a recess in the first insulating layer by removing the mask layer, the recess exposing the conductive wire, forming an etch stop layer and then a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer and in the recess of the first insulating layer, and forming a conductive via extending through the second insulating layer and the etch stop layer and contacting the conductive wire.
US11978659B2
The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency (RF) device including a device substrate, a thinned device die with a device region over the device substrate, a first mold compound, and a second mold compound. The device region includes an isolation portion, a back-end-of-line (BEOL) portion, and a front-end-of-line (FEOL) portion with a contact layer and an active section. The contact layer resides over the BEOL portion, the active section resides over the contact layer, and the isolation portion resides over the contact layer to encapsulate the active section. The first mold compound resides over the device substrate, surrounds the thinned device die, and extends vertically beyond the thinned device die to define an opening over the thinned device die and within the first mold compound. The second mold compound fills the opening and directly connects the isolation portion of the thinned device die.
US11978655B2
A substrate transfer mechanism includes: an arm base main body provided with a first driver; a lift configured to move up and down the arm base main body; a first arm extending transversely from a lower side of the arm base main body, and having a tip end that pivots around a vertical axis with respect to the arm base main body by the first driver; a second arm extending transversely from an upper side of the tip end of the first arm, and having a tip end that pivots around a vertical axis with respect to the first arm along with the pivoting of the first arm; and a substrate holder provided on an upper side of the tip end of the second arm, and configured to rotate around a vertical axis with respect to the second arm.
US11978649B2
A substrate processing apparatus including a frame, a first SCARA arm connected to the frame, including an end effector, configured to extend and retract along a first radial axis; a second SCARA arm connected to the frame, including an end effector, configured to extend and retract along a second radial axis, the SCARA arms having a common shoulder axis of rotation; and a drive section coupled to the SCARA arms is configured to independently extend each SCARA arm along a respective radial axis and rotate each SCARA arm about the common shoulder axis of rotation where the first radial axis is angled relative to the second radial axis and the end effector of a respective arm is aligned with a respective radial axis, wherein each end effector is configured to hold at least one substrate and the end effectors are located on a common transfer plane.
US11978648B2
A substrate transport system includes a carrier having a housing forming an interior environment having an opening for holding at least one substrate and a door for sealing the opening from an outside atmosphere where when sealed the interior environment is configured to maintain an interior atmosphere therein, the housing including a fluid reservoir exterior to the interior environment and configured to contain a fluid, forming a different atmosphere in the fluid reservoir than the interior atmosphere, to form a fluidic barrier seal that seals the interior environment from an environment exterior to the carrier.
US11978647B2
Embodiments disclosed herein include a method of calibrating a processing chamber. In an embodiment, the method comprises placing a sensor wafer onto a support surface in the processing chamber, wherein a process kit displaceable in the Z-direction is positioned around the support surface. In an embodiment, the method further comprises measuring a first gap distance between the sensor wafer and the process kit with a sensor on an edge surface of the sensor wafer. In an embodiment, the method further comprises displacing the process kit in the Z-direction. In an embodiment, the method further comprises measuring an additional gap distance between the sensor wafer and the process kit.
US11978645B2
A control unit of a laser processing apparatus includes: a reference image storage section that images streets before formation of modified layers by an imaging unit and stores the captured image as a reference image; a calculation section that compares the reference image stored in the reference image storage section with an image of a wafer held by a chuck table that is captured by the imaging unit, and calculates the degree of agreement of the two images; and a decision section that decides whether the wafer is an unprocessed wafer not formed with the modified layers in the case where the degree of agreement calculated by the calculation section is more than a first predetermined value, and decides whether the wafer is a processed wafer formed with the modified layers in the case where the degree of agreement is equal to or less than a second predetermined value.
US11978636B2
Embodiments of the present application provide a method for processing a semiconductor structure and a method for forming a semiconductor structure. The method for processing a semiconductor structure includes: providing a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate being provided with a feature portion, the aspect ratio of the feature portion being greater than a preset aspect ratio, a mask layer being provided on the top of the feature portion; ashing a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure comprising the semiconductor substrate, the feature portion, and the mask layer; cleaning the semiconductor structure; drying the semiconductor structure; and removing the mask layer.
US11978635B2
Methods for forming silicide films are disclosed. Methods of selectively depositing metal-containing films on silicon surfaces which are further processed to form silicide films are disclosed. Specific embodiments of the disclosure relate to the formation of silicide films on FinFET structures without the formation of a metal layer on the dielectric.
US11978634B2
A method of forming a semiconductor device includes performing a first implantation process on a semiconductor substrate to form a deep p-well region, performing a second implantation process on the semiconductor substrate with a diffusion-retarding element to form a co-implantation region, and performing a third implantation process on the semiconductor substrate to form a shallow p-well region over the deep p-well region. The co-implantation region is spaced apart from a top surface of the semiconductor substrate by a portion of the shallow p-well region, and the dee p-well region and the shallow p-well region are joined with each other. An n-type Fin Field-Effect Transistor (FinFET) is formed, with the deep p-well region and the shallow p-well region acting as a well region of the n-type FinFET.
US11978631B2
A method for forming a device includes forming a hole pattern in a resist layer disposed over a substrate. The substrate includes contact regions disposed over a major surface of the substrate and a dielectric layer disposed over the contact regions. The resist layer is disposed over the dielectric layer and the hole pattern includes through openings in the resist layer that are aligned with the contact regions. The through openings include a first through opening having a first critical dimension and a second through opening having a second critical dimension greater than the first critical dimension. The method includes modifying the hole pattern by depositing a material including silicon within the through openings by exposing the hole pattern to a first plasma generated from a gas mixture including SiCl4 and hydrogen, and then etching holes in the dielectric layer through the modified hole pattern, exposing the contact regions.
US11978629B2
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an AlN-based transistor. An AlN-based high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) element according to the present invention may use an AlN buffer layer, and include an AlGaN composition change layer inserted into a GaN/AlN interface to remove or suppress a degree of generation of a two-dimensional hole gas (2DHG), thereby decreasing an influence of a coulomb drag on a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) layer and improving mobility of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG).
US11978620B2
A plasma lamp for use in a laser-sustained plasma (LSP) light source is disclosed. The plasma lamp includes a gas containment structure for containing a gas, a gas seal positioned at a base of the gas containment structure, a gas inlet, and a gas outlet. The plasma lamp includes a gas swirler including a set of nozzles configured to generate a vortex gas flow and a swirler shaft including an inlet channel for delivering the gas from the gas inlet to the nozzles and an outlet channel for delivering the gas from the gas containment structure to the gas outlet. The plasma lamp includes a distributor including one or more plenums to distribute the gas from the gas inlet into the swirler. The plasma lamp may also include a deflector fluidically coupled to the swirler shaft and extending above the set of nozzles and configured to direct gas flow around the swirler.
US11978618B2
A component of an ion optical device is manufactured. The component comprises aligned first and second electrode sets. A first material is machined to provide a part-machined first electrode set that comprises the first electrode set attached to a frame part of the first material. A second material is machined to provide a part-machined second electrode set that comprises the second electrode set attached to a frame part of the second material. The component of the ion optical device is assembled by aligning the part-machined first and second electrode sets. Subsequent to aligning the part-machined first and second electrode sets, the part-machined first electrode set is further machined to separate the first electrode set from the frame part of the first material and the part-machined second electrode set is further machined to separate the second electrode set from the frame part of the second material.
US11978594B2
A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body, and first and second external electrodes disposed on the surface of the ceramic body, respectively. The ceramic body includes a capacitance forming portion including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes, margin portions disposed on both sides of the capacitance forming portion, and cover portions disposed on both sides of the capacitance forming portion. The first and second external electrodes include first and second base electrodes, respectively, first and second conductive layers disposed on edges of the first and second base electrodes, respectively, and first and second terminal electrodes covering the first and second base electrodes, respectively.
US11978588B2
Methods and systems are provided for a multi-stage solenoid actuator. In one example, a system may include a solenoid actuator comprising a series of coils, the first coil enclosed by a first housing, the second and third coils enclosed by a second housing, and a plunger enclosed by the second housing. The method may include the first and second housing, and the plunger, moving in series, increasing the total displace of the actuator via single electric signal.
US11978585B2
[Object] To provide a coil device, which is small and can be easily attached to various apparatus without providing a lead wire and can be easily and inexpensively manufactured, and a method for manufacturing the coil device, and a bobbin for coil which is used in the coil device and the method. [Solution] The bobbin for coil 1 according to the present invention is for winding a conductor wire configuring an electromagnetic coil, and contains a first bobbin body 2, a second bobbin body 3 disposed in series to the first bobbin body 2, and a connecting part 4 coupling the first bobbin body 2 and the second bobbin body 3 in series. A connector part 5 incorporating a prescribed number of terminal metal fittings 6 is provided on one axial end portion of the bobbin for coil 1. Thus, since a relatively large space is not required for disposing lead wire(s) as in the prior art, the bobbin for coil is small, so that it can be inexpensively produced.
US11978581B2
A magnetic-component module includes a substrate, a core on a first surface of the substrate, a spacer on the core, a gap between a bottom surface of the core and the first surface of the substrate, a winding including wire bonds extending over the core and electrically connecting a first portion of the substrate and a second portion of the substrate, and traces on and/or in the substrate, and an overmold material encapsulating the core, the spacer, and the wire bonds and filling the gap.
US11978571B2
A method of coiling a superconducting cable, where the superconducting cable is comprised of a plurality of stacked superconducting tapes, where the superconducting cable has a clocking feature that identifies an orientation of the superconducting tapes, the method comprising the step of orienting coils of the superconducting cable, such that a magnetic field from surrounding coils impinge upon a given coil at a desired angle, based upon an orientation of the clocking feature.
US11978569B2
Compositions comprising high levels of high specific activity copper-64, and process for preparing said compositions. The compositions comprise from about 2 Ci to about 15 Ci of copper-64 and have specific activities up to about 3800 mCi copper-64 per microgram of copper. The processes for preparing said compositions comprise bombarding a nickel-64 target with a low energy, high current proton beam, and purifying the copper-64 from other metals by a process comprising ion exchange chromatography or a process comprising a combination of extraction chromatography and ion exchange chromatography.
US11978561B2
Disclosed is a medical data processing method for determining an indicator relating to an injury of an anatomical structure (1) of a patient, wherein the method comprises executing, on at least one processor (5) of at least one computer (3), steps of: a) acquiring (S1) acceleration data describing an energy of a set of one or more signals in dependence on both time and frequency, the set of signals acquired by measuring the acceleration of the anatomical structure (1) over time; b) acquiring (S2) analysis data describing an analysis rule for determining at least one of b1) an overall energy level of at least one signal of the set of signals, b2) a correlation between at least two signals of the set of signals in the frequency domain, the at least two signals respectively measured at at least two different respective regions of the anatomical structure (1), or b3) a relationship between energies given for at least two different frequency ranges of at least one signal of the set of signals; c) determining (S3) indicator data describing the indicator based on the acceleration data and the analysis data.
US11978556B2
Provided herein, in some embodiments, are methods for classifying the tandem duplicator phenotype of a tumor into one of at least six TDP subtypes based on the length distribution of tandem duplications (TDs) in the genome of the tumor sample.
US11978553B2
An information recording device includes: a sensing unit that senses information related to each of a plurality of functions provided in a product; a storage unit that stores usage information related to use of each of the plurality of functions selected or generated from the information sensed by the sensing unit; and an output unit that outputs the usage information stored in the storage unit.
US11978548B2
The present disclosure relates to a medical image analysis method using a processor and a memory which are hardware. The method includes generating predicted second metadata for a medical image by using a prediction model, and determining a processing method of the medical image based on one of first metadata stored corresponding to the medical image and the second metadata.
US11978543B2
The invention relates generally to a system and methods by which a microbiome-based action component may be developed that is useful in order to establish, restore, promote, or maintain subject health. More specifically, the system and methods of the present invention may be used to develop a microbiome-based action component that efficiently summarizes the state of a subject's microbiome along with measures of gut maturity in case of an infant and nutrition readiness in case of an adult subject. Such an efficient summary may be used to render more immediate support or health care to the subject. Certain specific embodiments of the present invention may be used to facilitate the development a microbiome-based action component that provides, in addition to the efficient summary, a subject-specific, personalized microbiome health plan that includes options that may be followed in order that the subject may achieve personal health, growth, and development goals given the state of the subject's microbiome and state of maturity or nutritional readiness by aligning appropriate decision-making to the individual microbiome-based profile of the subject.
US11978542B2
A system having patient image processing capability and being in compliance with health insurance portability and accountability act including a N-server having a database, wherein the N-server receives patient data in a form of numerical values from at least one sender and wherein the patient data is converted into numerical values prior to being sent to the N-server. Additionally, the system includes one or more artificial intelligence program to analyze the data in the form of numerical values and detect patterns for a predefined abnormality.
US11978538B2
Methods of associating a test compound with a compound property. One or more datasets including: for each of a plurality of cell lines and each of a plurality of compounds: for each respective exposure condition: a corresponding response signature for the respective compound in the respective cell line under the respective exposure condition is obtained. A correlation is determined for each unique combination of exposure conditions for a respective pair of compounds based on the corresponding response signature. A weight is determined for each respective pair of compounds based on the determined correlations. A plurality of compound clusters is formed, where each cluster represents compounds that satisfy one or more weight criteria with respect to a particular compound. A compound property of the test compound is determined from properties of one or more compounds in a one or more compound clusters that contain the test compound.
US11978537B2
Pathogens invade and infect humans. Understanding the infection mechanism is essential for determining targets for new therapeutics. Existing methods provide too many false positive results. A method and system for predicting protein-protein interaction between a host and a pathogen has been provided. The disclosure provides a pipeline for predicting HPIs, which is a combination of biological knowledge-based filters, domain-based filter and sequence-based predictions. Biologically feasible interactions are only possible when both the proteins share common localization and overlapping expression profiles. This observation was used as the first filter to remove biologically irrelevant HPIs. Proteins interact with each other through domains. Both interacting and non-interacting protein pairs provide valuable information about the probability of protein-protein interactions and hence both were used to derive statistical inferences to remove improbable HPIs. Finally, sequence composition of known interacting pairs of HPIs were used to train an XGBoost model and filter the most probable HPIs.
US11978523B1
Examples of the presently disclosed technology provide new circuits for detecting errors in aCAMs with improved efficiency. Specifically designed around the structure and operation of aCAM arrays, these circuits include counter sub-circuits electrically connected to match lines of aCAM rows such that the counter sub-circuits receive match-related signals output from aCAM rows. The value stored by a counter sub-circuit may change in response to receiving a match signal, and may remain the same in response to receiving a mismatch signal. As will be described in greater detail below, the stored value of the counter sub-circuit may be used to detect/identify an error in its associated aCAM row after a set of (specially-computed) error-detection input vectors are sequentially applied to the circuit.
US11978519B2
A storage device performs a read operation, based on a temperature measured in a program operation or an erase operation. The storage device includes: a memory device including a plurality of memory blocks, the memory device measuring a temperature in a program operation or an erase operation; and a memory controller for setting an area in which the measured temperature is to be stored in the memory device, and controlling a read operation to be performed in the memory device. When a read command for a selected page among a plurality of pages included in each of the plurality of memory blocks is received from the memory controller, the memory device determines a read voltage and a pass voltage based on a temperature corresponding to the selected page and performs a read operation on the selected page by using the read voltage and the pass voltage.
US11978518B2
A sense amplifier control system includes a precharge control switch configured to receive a precharge signal. A reference cell is configured to receive a reference word line signal. In a precharge phase, the control switch is controlled in response to the precharge signal to precharge the reference input node to a predetermined precharge level. In a sensing phase subsequent to the pre-charge phase, the trigger circuit is configured to output a triggering signal at the output terminal in response to the reference input node reaching a triggering level.
US11978515B2
A semiconductor memory device capable of reducing failure caused by a source side effect after a large number of W/E cycles is provided. A reading method of a NAND flash memory includes: dividing multiple word lines connected to each memory cell of a NAND string into a group 1 of word lines WL0 to WLi−1, a group 2 of word lines WLi to WLj, . . . , a group y of word lines WLj+1 to WLk−1, and a group x of word lines WLk to WLn, presetting a relationship that each readout voltage (Vread1, Vread2, . . . , Vready, and Vreadx) corresponding to each group increases toward a bit line side, and applying a readout voltage to a selected word line according to the relationship.
US11978514B2
An indication to perform a write operation at a memory component can be received. A voltage pulse can be applied to a destination block of the memory component to store data of the write operation, the voltage pulse being at a first voltage level associated with a programmed state. An erase operation for the destination block can be performed to change the voltage state of the memory cell from the programmed state to a second voltage state associated with an erased state. A write operation can be performed to write the data to the destination block upon changing the voltage state of the memory cell to the second voltage state.
US11978513B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems for generating patterns for memory using threshold voltage difference are disclosed. An embodiment includes circuitry and a memory array including a plurality of memory cells. The circuitry can select a group of memory cells from the plurality of memory cells, program each memory cell of the group to a first data state, determine a first threshold voltage of each memory cell of the group, program each memory cell of the group to a second data state, perform a number of snapback events on each memory cell of the group, program each memory cell of the group to the first data state, determine a second threshold voltage of each memory cell of the group having the first data state, and generate a pattern for the memory array based, at least in part, on a difference between the first threshold voltage and the second threshold voltage.
US11978507B2
To remedy short term data retention issues, a non-volatile memory performs a multi-pass programming process to program data into a set of non-volatile memory cells and identifies non-volatile memory cells that experienced downward threshold voltage drift after a first pass of the multi-pass programming process and prior to a final pass of the multi-pass programming process. The final pass of the multi-pass programming process comprises programming non-volatile memory cells not identified to have experienced the downward threshold voltage drift to a set of final target threshold voltages and purposefully overprogramming non-volatile memory cells identified to have experienced the downward threshold voltage drift to threshold voltages greater than respective final target threshold voltages by one or more offsets.
US11978504B2
A method for determining a sense boundary of a sense amplifier includes: writing the same data into the memory cells controlled by at least a pair of first word line on the left side and second word line on the right side corresponding to the sense amplifier; activating the first word line and precharging bit lines corresponding to the first word line; reading the data in the memory cells controlled by the corresponding second word line after a preset row precharge time; and determining a corresponding critical row precharge time as a row precharge time boundary value when the sense amplifier does not correctly read the data in the memory cells controlled by the second word line.
US11978493B2
Methods, systems, and devices for deck-level shunting in a memory device are described. A memory device may include memory arrays arranged in a stack of decks over a substrate, and a combination of deck selection circuitry and shunting circuitry may be distributed among the decks to leverage common substrate-based circuitry, such as logic or addressing circuitry. For example, each memory array of a stack may include a set of digit lines and deck selection circuitry, such as deck selection transistors or other switching circuitry, operable to couple the set of digit lines with a column decoder that may be shared among multiple decks. Each memory array of a stack also may include shunting circuitry, such as shunting transistors or other switching circuitry operable to couple the set of digit lines with a plate node, thereby equalizing a voltage across the memory cells of the respective memory array.
US11978486B1
A video edit may include two videos arranged in a sequence. Motion within the one or both of the videos may be assessed. A transition effect may be selected based on the motion assessed within the video(s), and the video edit may be modified to include the transition effect between the videos. The transition effect may emphasize the motion assessed within the video(s) and/or create continuity of motion during transition between the two videos within the video edit.
US11978485B2
The present invention provides a video processing method and apparatus, and an electronic device and a storage medium. The video processing method comprises: obtaining video materials; obtaining an audio material; determining music points of the audio material, and extracting video segments from each of the video materials according to the music points; stitching the extracted video segments to obtain a composite video; and adding the audio material to an audio track of the composite video to obtain a target video. The present invention improves the efficiency of producing a rhythmic video and reduces production costs.
US11978482B2
A data storage device has a closed loop extended park mode during spin down operation. A data storage device comprises a spindle motor configured to rotate one or more disks, and one or more processing devices. The one or more processing devices are configured to determine a value of current that is discharged from the spindle motor over time during a spin down of the spindle motor, and control a braking duty cycle for braking the spindle motor during the spin down such that the value of current discharged from the spindle motor over time does not exceed a selected current limit.
US11978481B2
A motor includes a shaft, a base portion, a stator, and a rotor. The shaft extends along a central axis extending in an axial direction. The base portion extends in a radial direction on one axial direction side of the shaft. The stator is located in another axial direction with respect to the base portion and surrounds the shaft. The rotor is rotatable around the central axis. The rotor includes a rotor tube portion, a magnet, and a rotor flange portion. The rotor tube portion surrounds the stator. The magnet is opposed to the stator in the radial direction. The rotor flange portion extends in a radially outer direction from one axial end portion of the rotor tube portion. The rotor tube portion includes a yoke tube portion and a hub tube portion. The yoke tube portion is located on a radially inside surface of the hub tube portion.
US11978451B2
Systems and methods to translate a spoken command to a selection sequence are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain audio information representing sounds captured by a client computing platform; analyze the sounds to determine spoken terms; determine whether the spoken terms include one or more of the terms that are correlated with the commands; responsive to determining that the spoken terms are terms that are correlated with a particular command stored in the electronic storage, perform a set of operations that correspond to the particular command; responsive to determine that the spoken terms are not the terms correlated with the commands stored in the electronic storage, determining a selection sequence that causes a result subsequent to the analysis of the sounds; correlate the spoken terms with the selection sequence; store the correlation of the spoken terms with the selection sequence; and perform the selection sequence to cause the result.
US11978450B2
Implementations relate to proactively aggregating client device data to append to client assistant data that is communicated to a server device in response to a user request to a client automated assistant. When a user request that is associated with, for example, a peripheral client device, is received at a client device, the client device can communicate, to a server device, data that embodies the user request (e.g., audio data and/or local speech recognition data), along with peripheral device data that was received before the client device received the user request. In this way, the client automated assistant can bypass expressly soliciting peripheral device data each time a user request is received at another client device. Instead, a peripheral device can proactively communicate device data to a client device so that the device data can be appended to request data communicated to the server device from a particular client device.
US11978449B2
An intelligent server is provided. The intelligent server includes a communication circuit; and at least one processor configured to receive a user utterance from an electronic device via the communication circuit, identify a first category associated with the user utterance, among a plurality of categories stored in the intelligent server, identify a plurality of voice assistant applications included in the first category, transmit information on the plurality of voice assistant applications to the electronic device, receive, from the electronic device, information about a first application, identified to satisfy a designated condition based on at least one parameter associated with a function corresponding to the user utterance, identify a first voice assistant application corresponding to the first application by using the information about the first application, generate result information for performing the function by using the first voice assistant application, and transmit the result information to the electronic device.
US11978444B2
A method, system and apparatus to generate an augmented voice command, including identifying a plurality of sounds from a respective plurality of transducers to a smart speaker device, generating a visualization of the sounds using an augmented reality device, wherein one or more of the sounds can be selected using the visualization, and generating the augmented voice command for the smart speaker device, wherein the augmented voice command comprises the one or more sounds selected using the visualization of the augmented reality device.
US11978438B1
Techniques for updating a machine learning (ML) model are described. A device or system may receive input data corresponding to a natural or non-natural language (e.g., gesture) input. Using a first ML model, the device or system may determine the input data corresponds to a data category of a plurality of data categories. Based on the data category, the device or system may select a ML training type from among a plurality of ML training types. Using the input data, the device or system may perform the selected ML training type with respect to a runtime ML model to generate an updated ML model.
US11978431B1
A speech-processing system receives input data representing text. One or more encoders trained to predict audio properties corresponding to the text process the text to predict those properties. A speech decoder processes phoneme embeddings as well as the predicted properties to create data representing synthesized speech.
US11978419B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including a plurality of gate bus lines, and a control device. The control device includes a first gate driver connected to one end of each of the plurality of gate bus lines and a second gate driver connected to another end of each of the plurality of gate bus lines. The control device receives an image signal, generates a gate signal based on the image signal, and inputs the gate signal to only the first gate driver or to the first gate driver and the second gate driver, in accordance with a refresh rate of the image signal.
US11978418B2
The present application refers to a control method and control device of a drive circuit, and a drive circuit. The control method of the drive circuit includes: acquiring a bus address in a bus signal. The bus signal is a signal transmitted over an I2C bus, and the I2C bus is connected to a timing controller. The control method further includes: if the timing controller determining that the bus address matches an address of the timing controller, transmitting a frequency adjustment signal to a controllable power supply with an adjustable operating frequency and connected to the timing controller. The frequency adjustment signal is configured to indicate that an operating frequency of the controllable power supply is adjusted from a first operating frequency to a second operating frequency. The second operating frequency is higher than the first operating frequency.
US11978410B2
A method of backlight control for a display panel is provided. The display panel is configured to display with a variable refresh rate in a plurality of frame periods each having a fixed period and a variable period. The method includes steps of: generating a first backlight control signal in the fixed period of a frame period; determining whether a liquid crystal (LC) transition time corresponding to the frame period ends before an end time of the variable period of the frame period; generating a second backlight control signal in the variable period of the frame period when the LC transition time ends before the end time of the variable period of the frame period; and generating a compensation backlight control signal in a next frame period according to a backlight duty cycle of the frame period.
US11978404B2
A display substrate is provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate including a display region and a peripheral region, and a first scan driving circuit, a second scan driving circuit and a first power line arranged in sequence, and a first shielding layer and a second shielding layer sequentially arranged on a side of the second scan driving circuit away from the base substrate; the first shielding layer covers at least one transistor in the second scan driving circuit, and the second shielding layer covers at least one transistor of transistors in the second scan driving circuit except the at least one transistor covered by the first shielding layer; and the second shielding layer is also on a side of the first scan driving circuit away from the base substrate, and the second shielding layer covers at least one transistor in the first scan driving circuit.
US11978402B2
A gate driver includes: a signal generator configured to generate a gate signal, and output the gate signal to a first output terminal; and an inverted signal generator configured to generate an inverted gate signal based on the gate signal, and output the inverted gate signal to a second output terminal, wherein the inverted signal generator includes: a first transistor connected between a first node connected to the second output terminal and a first driving power supply terminal, and including a PMOS transistor; and a second transistor connected between the first node and a second driving power supply terminal, and including an NMOS transistor, and wherein a second node connected to the first output terminal is connected to a gate electrode of each of the first and second transistors.
US11978399B2
A pixel drive circuit, a display panel and a display device. In the pixel drive circuit, a voltage-stabilization transistor is arranged, and the voltage-stabilization transistor is provided with two control ends, each of the two control ends forms a voltage-stabilization capacitor with the active layer, thereby a new capacitor is added on the basis of the original parasitic capacitor. The new capacitor has a relatively large capacitance value. The potential variation at the control end of the drive transistor depends on the parasitic capacitor of the drive transistor, the storage capacitor at the control end of the drive transistor, and the capacitance value of the new capacitor, when the capacitive coupling effect occurs, the voltage at the control end of the drive transistor can be jointly maintained by the above three capacitors, thereby improving the effect of voltage stabilization.
US11978394B2
A display device includes: a first partial emission driver configured to provide first emission control signals to a first partial panel area of the display panel, and a second partial emission driver configured to provide second emission control signals to a second partial panel area of the display panel; and a power management block configured to: provide a first voltage and a second voltage to the emission driver, in response to the first partial emission driver generating the first emission control signals; and provide a third voltage and a fourth voltage to the emission driver in response to the second partial emission driver generating the second emission control signals; and an emission control block configured to receive the first voltage and the second voltage from the power management block and to provide a first clock signal and a second clock signal to the emission driver.
US11978391B2
A display panel includes a pixel circuit. An operation process of the pixel circuit includes a first data refresh period, a data adjustment stage, and a second data refresh period set in sequence, the data adjustment stage includes a first data adjustment stage. The first data adjustment stage includes T1 first sub-data adjustment stages set in sequence, each first sub-data adjustment stage includes m1 data writing frames and n1 holding frames. The operation process of the pixel circuit further includes a first data refresh frequency F21 and a second data refresh frequency F22, and F21
US11978380B2
The display substrate includes a plurality of pixel driving circuits correspondingly coupled to second light-emitting devices, respectively. The pixel driving circuit includes a first drive control circuit in the bezel area, and a second drive control circuit in the second display area. The first drive control circuit is coupled to the second drive control circuit through first wire, and the second drive control circuit is coupled to a corresponding second light-emitting device. Each first drive control circuit is configured to generate a drive current for driving the corresponding second light-emitting device. Each second drive control circuit is configured to make the path between the first drive control circuit and the corresponding second light-emitting device conducting after the path being non-conducting for a period of time, when the drive current moves between the second drive control circuit and the first wire.
US11978369B2
The invention provides method and apparatus for raising a display poster to an overhead position for viewing by persons passing below. The apparatus comprises a motorized winder remotely controllable to cause take-up and paying out of first and second separate cords distally connected to an overhead supporting structure. The motorized winder is contained within a housing having a lower receiving space into which an edge adjacent portion of a poster to be displayed in a retailing or similar environment is receivable for clamping in place against removal by clamping means preferably comprising an elongate roller. The apparatus contains a formation for inhibiting rolling of the roller when in entrapment position.
US11978367B2
A flexible, four-sided, a-frame display for merchandising greeting card and non-greeting card merchandise. The display is relatively small and can be used as an outpost display in smaller retail spaces. It can easily be set up, taken down and arranged with various merchandising assemblies. It also contains a hidden storage compartment.
US11978365B2
Labeling material includes a labeling region to be printed using a printing device and/or for handwritten labeling. The labeling material includes a carrier layer that is at least partially transparent and can be folded over onto the labeling region to cover or seal the labeling region and can be bonded thereto in portions or over the entire surface. One or more adhesive regions, such as an adhesive layer, adhesive dots, adhesive strips, etc., bond the at least partially transparent carrier layer to the labeling region in portions or over the entire surface. The adhesive region and the labeling region are arranged on the same side of the at least partially transparent carrier layer.
US11978364B2
An identification assembly is provided having a tag assembly and a bracket assembly, the tag assembly comprising a front plate rotatably fixed to a tag body. In accordance with embodiments, the front plate has two identification surfaces and the tag body has one identification surface, and the tag assembly is configured to removably receive the bracket assembly.
US11978358B2
A vascular access training simulator system for training intravascular insertion of a medical device is disclosed. The vascular access training simulator system includes an anatomical training model having clinically relevant ultrasonic properties representative of ultrasonic properties of a human body site for ultrasound imaging. The training model includes a transparent housing, a transparent simulated tissue, at least one simulated blood vessel suspended in the tissue, and a layer of simulated skin covering the housing and the tissue. A first imaging device is records a first video showing a view of an insertion site outside of the simulated skin. A second imaging device records a second video showing the simulated blood vessel through the transparent simulated tissue. A third imaging device is shows an ultrasound view of the simulated blood vessel and the simulated tissue. A monitor displays a composite view of all three videos simultaneously on a single screen.
US11978357B2
Disclosed is an ulcer model used to practice a procedure including hemorrhage arrest, the ulcer model including a model main body which includes upper and lower surfaces facing each other and a tubular simulated blood vessel path provided between the upper surface and the lower surface and having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The upper surface includes a ring-shaped raised surface that rises in a thickness direction of the model main body and a simulated ulcer surface that is a recessed bottom surface surrounded by the raised surface. The simulated blood vessel path extends from a part other than the upper surface of the surfaces of the model main body to the simulated ulcer surface or an area in the vicinity of the inside thereof.
US11978341B2
A system for detecting driving violations on a roadway in real time includes spaced apart cameras and spaced apart presence sensors which generate timestamp signals when detecting passing vehicles. A GPS module and a communication module are operatively connected to a computer monitoring unit which determines the driving violations. A photographic image is taken of each vehicle which is committing a driving violation and the image and a violation report is transmitted to a transit authority. The system may be a static system mounted in the median of a roadway or may be a dynamic system mounted in a monitoring vehicle. The driving violations may be one of speeding, tailgating, street racing, improper passing, and lane blocking.
US11978335B2
A method includes receiving, by a first computing device (110) and from a second computing device (118), using a short-range wireless communication unit of the first computing device (110), data including state information of the second computing device (118) and identification information for the second computing device (118). The method also includes, responsive to a distance between the first computing device (110) and the second computing device (118) satisfying a threshold distance, determining a particular template graphical user interface from a plurality of template graphical user interfaces. The method also includes determining one or more operations the second computing device (118) is configured to perform. The method further includes outputting a graphical user interface (114) associated with the remote computing device (118). The method includes receiving a user input selecting a particular graphical element (130, 132, 134) of the graphical user interface (114) and transmitting, to the second computing device (118), an indication of an operation corresponding to the particular graphical element.
US11978331B2
This is an early warning method for a shallow soil landslide based on a digital topographic map, belonging to the field of landslide prevention and control engineering. It has following steps: a. connecting a straight line along an upward bulged intermediate point of a contour line of the topographic map as an intermediate line; b. determining an intermediate point; c. constituting a three-point group of a plane curvature; d. taking an arithmetic average of slopes as a slope α of a landslide mass. The shallow soil landslide can be early warned without a lot of historical observation data of landslide occurrence, and the dangerous landslide mass can be determined in advance, which greatly improves the applicability of disaster prevention and the early warning efficiency.
US11978330B2
A sensing system for a floating pool system for detecting and alerting a user of disturbances and detecting various levels and releasing chemicals into a liquid medium. The system comprises a controller that can comprise a wireless communication module and at least one sensor, and a receiving device can be configured to receive a signal from the wireless communication module. The controller can comprise at least one tilt sensor that is generally in an open position and closes with a waking event. The controller sends a message to the receiving device when a waking event occurs, alerting the user to a disturbance and possibly dangerous situation.
US11978329B2
A method of triggering a security alert using a tracking device, including detecting motion using a motion sensor of the tracking device, determining that the detected motion meets a motion threshold, detecting one or more wireless access points in proximity to the tracking device, determining that the one or more wireless access points do not correspond to a recognized wireless access point, and in accordance with the determination that the one or more detected wireless access points do not correspond to a recognized wireless access point, triggering a security alert.
US11978321B2
A method for enhancing resource utilization in Texas Holdem poker comprises administering a primary Texas Holdem poker round for a plurality of players and, concurrently with the primary Texas Holdem poker round, administering a secondary Texas Holdem poker round among at least some players who have folded out of the primary Texas Holdem poker round. These folded players retain their respective hole cards from the primary Texas Holdem poker round for the secondary Texas Holdem poker round, and the secondary Texas Holdem poker round utilizes at least one otherwise idle resource from the primary Texas Holdem poker round. For physical games played at a table with physical playing cards, the otherwise idle resource(s) comprises table positions of folded players, and for computerized poker games played with virtual playing cards, the otherwise idle resource(s) comprise the remote communication connections between the dealer computer system and the player computer systems.
US11978318B2
Certain embodiments involve a system comprising at least one processor; and a memory storing instructions which when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to: cause a first symbol array to be selected and displayed on at least one display in a display area, the first symbol array including a plurality of selected symbols from each reel of a plurality of reels at respective symbol locations of the display area; add at least one first Wild symbol to the display; cause a second symbol array to be selected and displayed on the at least one display in the display area, the second symbol array including a plurality of selected symbols from each reel at the respective symbol locations of the display area; add at least one second Wild symbol to the display; and move the at least one first Wild symbol relative to the display area.
US11978304B2
A system and method for hosting and managing a live game are disclosed which includes a live gaming table for live players and a live dealer. In an embodiment an application configures a player's mobile device to receive an invitation from a casino to play the table game based upon the player being, based upon location aware technology, being in or near the casino. Accepting the invention permits the player to reserve a position at the gaming table and displays a machine readable code at the player's mobile device. The player positions at the gaming table include video display and player input devices (VDPIDs) and a code reader to read the displayed code and access the player's electronic account. Using the VDPID the player may convert between electronic funds and physical gaming chips, participate in video bonus event play and back-bet on other players.
US11978302B2
An electronic gaming machine includes a display device, and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a memory. When executed, the instructions cause the processor to select a first plurality of symbols for a first level of play of a feature game, where each of the first plurality of symbols are selected from a plurality of feature symbols including at least one number symbol and at least one designated symbol. The instructions also cause the processor to control the display device to display the first plurality of symbols in a first row of symbol positions, and in response to determining that the first plurality of symbols include at least two number symbols, concatenate the at least two number symbols to determine a first prize value equal to the concatenated value of the at least two number symbols.
US11978290B1
A system for temporarily mounting an observable target on a vehicle service system during a vehicle service or inspection process. The system includes at least one target backing plate affixed at a known or determinable position on the vehicle service system facing a vehicle undergoing service or inspection. The target backing plate provides a forward facing planar surface receiving a removable optical target, with at least one target guide element to provide a fixed reference for indexed alignment of the removable optical target on the target backing plate.
US11978288B2
A smart communications hub can enable management of driverless and/or autonomous vehicles. Separating current wireless data from driverless vehicle sensor data can allow for quicker resolutions involving driverless vehicles. The smart communications hub can communicate to other groups such as driverless vehicle providers, service providers, vehicle management, law enforcement, etc. The smart communications hub can also process request from both mobile applications and micro-service applications.
US11978284B2
A preliminary image is captured that includes parts of an authentication target person. Main authentication targets are determined. The main authentication targets are those parts that each have an acceptable image-capturing state. A single image-capturing device can then be controlled to successively capture images of the main authentication parts of the authentication target person that have been determined with different settings. These images of the main authentication parts that have been captured can then be output. For instance, authentication of the target person may be performed using authentication data for each main authentication part, where such authentication is successfully when authentication for all the main authentication parts is successful.
US11978280B2
A method is provided for evaluating an effect of classifying a fuzzy attribute of an object, the fuzzy attribute referring to an attribute, a boundary between two similar ones of a plurality of categories of which is blurred, wherein the method includes: generating a similarity-based ranked confusion matrix, which comprises: based on similarities of K categories of the fuzzy attribute of the object, ranking the K categories, where K is an integer greater than or equal to 2, generating a K×K all-zero initialization matrix, wherein an abscissa and an ordinate of the initialization matrix respectively represent predicted values and true values of the similarity-based ranked categories of the fuzzy attribute, and based on the true values and the predicted values of the category of the fuzzy attribute for the multiple object samples, updating values of corresponding elements in the initialization matrix; and displaying the similarity-based ranked confusion matrix.
US11978279B2
A fingerprint identification circuit, a display panel, and a control method thereof. A first electrical signal is generated by a light sensation circuit in that fingerprint identification circuit according to the detected optical signal reflected by the finger, potential information of the first electrical signal is stored in a holding circuit, and a second electrical signal for fingerprint identification is output by a scanning circuit according to the potential information of the first electrical signal stored in the holding circuit, so that the fingerprint identification device can complete the collection of the electrical signals output by all the fingerprint identification circuits set by the fingerprint identification device in the case that the residence time of the user's finger is short, thereby supporting the design of fingerprint identification circuits with larger area and higher density in the optical fingerprint identification device.
US11978264B2
Systems and methods for constructing and managing a unique road sign knowledge graph across various countries and regions is disclosed. The system utilizes machine learning methods to assist humans when comparing a new sign template with a plurality of stored sign templates to reduce or eliminate redundancy in the road sign knowledge graph. Such a machine learning method and system is also used in providing visual attributes of road signs such as sign shapes, colors, symbols, and the like. If the machine learning determines that the input road sign template is not found in the road sign knowledge graph, the input sign template can be added to the road sign knowledge graph. The road sign knowledge graph can be maintained to add signs templates that are not already in the knowledge graph but are found in real-world by integrating human annotator's feedback during ground truth generation for machine learning.
US11978251B2
This invention relates to methods for determining adoption and impact of regenerative farming practices. Embodiments of these methods, take satellite imagery and weather data as inputs, process those data according to methods of the present invention, and produce outputs which indicate whether a specific farming practice (for example, no-till or cover cropping) was adopted for a particular field or region for a particular season.
US11978248B1
Implementations disclosed herein provide systems and methods that match a current relationship model associated with a user's current environment to a prior relationship model for a prior environment to determine that the user is in the same environment. The current relationship model is compared with the prior relationship model based on matching characteristics of the current relationship model with characteristics of the prior relationship model.
US11978241B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide an image processing method and apparatus, a computer-readable medium, and an electronic device. The image processing method includes: extracting a feature map of a target image; dividing the feature map into target regions; determining weights of the target regions according to feature vectors of the target regions; and generating a feature vector of the target image according to the weights of the target regions and the feature vectors of the target regions.
US11978237B2
Speed of first work is compared with speed of second work based on a first working period when a worker is caused to perform the first work of setting annotation data to first image data and a second working period when the worker is caused to perform the second work of correcting advance annotation data set based on a recognition result obtained by causing a predetermined recognizer to recognize the first image data, and, in a case where the first work is faster than the second work, the worker is requested to correct second image data in which advance annotation data is not set, while, in a case where the second work is faster than the first work, the worker is requested to correct advance annotation data set based on a recognition result obtained by causing the recognizer to recognize the second image data.
US11978230B1
An aerial object position determination system including an acoustic detection module comprising a plurality of microphones positioned about a central axis of the first unit; a computer vision module comprising multiple cameras positioned about the central axis of the first unit; an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) receiver provided with the first unit. One or more processors are configured to receive data from the acoustic detection module, the computer vision module and the ADS-B receiver. Based on the received data, the one or more processors determine a position of an aerial object. The determined position of the aerial object is transmitted to a receiving device.
US11978228B2
Embodiments for determining an orientation of a scanned image. In an exemplary embodiment, a method comprises receiving image data of an image of one or more objects. Each object of the one or more objects in the image includes a plurality of points on a surface of the object. The method further comprises generating a plurality of subsets of points of the plurality of points and fitting a parametric model to more than one subset of the plurality of subsets to generate a plurality of parametric models. Further, the method identifies a parametric model of the plurality of parametric models that includes the largest number of points and orients the image based on the parametric model that includes the largest number of points.
US11978227B2
A system for determining a length of an object includes a rod, an imaging device couplable to the rod, a laser rangefinder, one or more sensors, and a processor. The processor can receive image data, the orientation of the rod relative to the surface, and the distance to the surface from the imaging device and can determine the length of the rod. A system for surveying trees within a plot includes an imaging device, one or more sensors for measuring at least one of a pitch, a roll, or a compass bearing of the imaging device, and one or more processors configured to receive images of the plot including trees within the plot, associate one or more sensor measurements with the images, store the images with their associated measurements, and generate a survey of trees in the plot using at least the images and the one or more sensor measurements.
US11978224B2
Examples disclosed herein may involve a computing system that is operable to (i) receive image data and corresponding secondary sensor data, (ii) generate a reconstruction of a map from the image data, wherein the reconstruction comprises sequential pose information, (iii) determine constraints from the secondary sensor data, and (iv) validate the reconstruction of the map by applying the determined constraints from the secondary sensor data to the determined sequential pose information from the reconstruction of the map and determining whether the sequential pose information fails to satisfy any of the constraints determined from the secondary sensor data.
US11978219B2
A method for determining motion information is provided to be executed by a computing device. The method includes: determining a first image and a second image, the first image and the second image each including an object; determining a first pixel region based on a target feature point on the object in the first image; determining a second pixel region according to a pixel difference among a plurality of first pixel points in the first pixel region and further according to the target feature point; and obtaining motion information of the target feature point according to the plurality of second pixel points and the second image, the motion information being used for indicating changes in locations of the target feature point in the first image and the second image.
US11978215B2
A device and method for glaucoma auxiliary diagnosis, and a non-transitory storage medium are provided. The device includes an obtaining unit and a processing unit. The obtaining unit is configured to obtain a color fundus image of a patient. The processing unit is configured to perform feature extraction on the color fundus image to obtain a first feature map. The processing unit is further configured to perform image segmentation on the color fundus image according to the first feature map to obtain an optic disc image in the color fundus image, where the optic disc image corresponds to an optic disc area in the color fundus image. The processing unit is further configured to perform feature extraction on the optic disc image and the color fundus image according to the first feature map to obtain a probability that the patient has glaucoma.
US11978212B2
A method and system for image segmentation systems and related methods of automatically segmenting cardiac MRI images using deep learning methods. One example method includes inputting MRI volume data from a MRI scanner, segmenting the MRI volume data with a whole volume segmentation analysis module, assembling the segmented MRI volume data into a 3D volume assembly with a 3D volume assembly module, determining the 3D volume assembly for anatomic plausibility with an anatomic plausibility analysis module, and outputting a final segmented 3D volume assembly.
US11978211B2
A phase image is formed by calculation from a hologram image of a cell, and segmentation is performed for each pixel for the phase image using a fully convolution neural network to identify an undifferentiated cell region, a deviated cell region, a foreign substance region, and the like. When learning, when a learning image included in a mini-batch is read, the image is randomly inverted vertically or horizontally and then is rotated by a random angle. A part that has been lost within the frame by the pre-rotation image is compensated for by a mirror-image inversion with an edge of a post-rotation image as an axis thereof. Learning of a fully convolution neural network is performed using the generated learning image. The same processing is repeated for all mini-batches, and the learning is repeated by a predetermined number of times while shuffling the training data allocated to the mini-batch. The precision of the learning model is thus improved. In addition, since rotationally invariant characteristics can be learned, it is possible to identify cell colonies of various shapes with good precision.
US11978207B2
Oral care based imaging computer-implemented systems and methods for determining perceived attractiveness of a facial image portion of at least one person depicted in a digital image. The method has the following steps: a) obtaining a digital image comprising at least one oral feature of at least one person, wherein the digital image includes a facial image portion of the at least one person, the facial image portion having both positive and negative attributes as defined by pixel data of the digital image; b) analyzing the facial image portion; c) generating an Attractiveness Score indicative of a perceived attractiveness of the facial image portion based on the analyzed facial image portion in the obtained digital image; d) further generating an image description that identifies at least one area in said facial image portion based on the Attractiveness Score; and e) presenting the image description to a use.
US11978195B2
There is provided an inspection method that includes determining, as a reference blur component, the magnitude of the blur component of a range, the range being a range where a number of first inspection images among the plurality of inspection images falling within the range is the largest among a plurality of ranges. The inspection method includes correcting, based on the reference blur component, a second inspection image among the plurality of inspection images having the magnitude of the blur component falling outside the range. The inspection method includes comparing the first inspection image and the corrected second inspection image with a reference image, the first inspection image having the magnitude of the blur component falling within the predetermined range, the reference image being generated in advance for the measurement object.
US11978190B2
A rapid detection system for water and impurity of machine-harvested seed cotton in purchase link, including: a seed cotton large-impurity-cleaning device, a seed cotton sample case, a driving and transmission device, a cotton pressing device, an image collection and processing device, and a moisture regain rate detection device and a control cabinet. The seed cotton sample case consists of a positioning plate and a high light transmittance glass case, the weighing device consists of a weighing sensor, a pallet, and an electric push rod. The driving and transmission device consists of the rollers, the motor of conveyor belts and conveyor belts, the cotton pressing device consists of an electric push rod, a connecting rod, a connecting plate, and a high light transmittance glass plate. Said rapid detection system could realize the rapid detection to the impurity rate and moisture regain rate of the seed cotton.
US11978179B2
A computational method is disclosed for producing a sequence of high-resolution (HR) images from an input sequence of low-resolution (LR) images. The method uses a structured subspace framework to learn pairs of LR dictionaries from the input LR sequence ‘and’ employ learned pairs of LR dictionaries into estimating HR images. The structured subspace framework itself is based on a pair of specially structured HR basis matrices, wherein a HR basis spans any HR image whose so-called polyphase components (PPCs) are spanned by the corresponding LR dictionary. The computational method may be used to denoise images, whether LR or HR images, by using the structured subspace framework to learn dictionaries of the images and estimate a denoised version of the images from the learned image dictionaries. The denoising process may be iterated until the noise is reduced below a desired threshold.
US11978170B2
A data processing method and apparatus, a computer device, a readable storage medium, and a computer program product are provided. The method includes: displaying a shot picture in a shooting interface, the shot picture being captured by a shooting component and including a target object; displaying a first virtual rendering area of the target object in the shooting interface in response to a first trigger operation for the target object in the shooting interface; and displaying media data in the first virtual rendering area, the media data being associated with an object classification of the target object.
US11978165B2
The disclosure relates to system and method for generating recommendations for capturing images of a real-life object with essential features. The method includes detecting an Augmented Reality (AR) plane for a target object. The method further includes capturing a set of poses corresponding to the target object and a set of coordinate points in the AR plane. The set of poses includes a tracking marker, and the set of coordinate points indicates a location of the target object. The method further includes determining an instant distance between the AR imaging device and the target object, and an instant angle of the AR imaging device with respect to the target object. The method further includes dynamically generating the recommendations for adjusting a position and an orientation of the AR imaging device with respect to the target object.
US11978157B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for generating a three-dimensional model, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: a scanned texture image and a depth image corresponding to the texture image are acquired; the texture image is processed by a pre-trained mask region convolutional neural network to determine at least one region of interest on the texture image and category information and mask information of each of the at least one region of interest; the depth image is updated according to the category information and the mask information of each of the at least one region of interest to obtain a updated depth image; and a three-dimensional model corresponding to the updated depth image is constructed.
US11978148B2
A three-dimensional image player capable of real-time interaction is provided, including: a material management module, a rendering control module, an interaction control module, and a display control module; the material management module further includes an attribute parsing module for performing classification parsing on materials, the hardware environment, and the operating platform; the three-dimensional image player capable of real-time interaction, may use smart engine matching technology to match three-dimensional image of different formats and types with different engines, to realize the whole process capability of importing, rendering engine intelligent matching, loading, previewing, and interacting, and also it supports unique interactive experiences such as previewing, clicking, and effect presenting of three-dimensional image with interactive capabilities.
US11978144B2
Embodiments are disclosed for using machine learning models to perform three-dimensional garment deformation due to character body motion with collision handling. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods comprise receiving an input, the input including character body shape parameters and character body pose parameters defining a character body, and garment parameters. The disclosed systems and methods further comprise generating, by a first neural network, a first set of garment vertices defining deformations of a garment with the character body based on the input. The disclosed systems and methods further comprise determining, by a second neural network, that the first set of garment vertices includes a second set of garment vertices penetrating the character body. The disclosed systems and methods further comprise modifying, by a third neural network, each garment vertex in the second set of garment vertices to positions outside the character body.
US11978130B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a semi-automated system and method for assessment of student work product. The method may comprise obtaining a plurality of student work product from a plurality of students, identifying motifs present in the student work product, forming a subset of motifs, clustering the work product into clusters based on the subset of motifs, receiving an assessment from a teacher relevant to clusters and providing assessment for a work product based on the cluster assessment. Methods according to embodiments of the invention may reduce teachers' review and feedback time and increase consistency and quality of feedback given to students.
US11978113B1
Techniques are described for cross-device presentation. During a speech interaction with a conversational user interface (CUI) executing on an input device, such as a personal assistant (PA) device or other computing device, a user may utter one or more search terms to search for an item, such as a vehicle to purchase. The search term(s) may be employed by a search engine to identify one or more items that correspond to the search term(s). The search engine can generate recommendation information that includes a description of the item(s) corresponding to the search term(s). The recommendation information can be communicated to an output device that is registered to, or otherwise associated with, the user who spoke the search term(s) to the input device. In some instances, the recommendation information can be presented through speech output on the PA device or other device.
US11978110B2
In one or more implementations, information about a number of products may be obtained. Visual effects corresponding to each product may be applied to objects included in user content to change the appearance of the objects included in the user content. Augmented reality content may be implemented to cause changes to the appearance of one or more objects included in the user content. In various examples, a number of visual effects related to different products may be applied to objects included in the user content. A user interface including information about each of the products applied to objects included in the user content may be produced.
US11978109B1
Systems and methods provide for integrating a wallet client with federated directory services are disclosed herein. By integrating merchant services, such as directory services with a wallet service provider, wallet clients on mobile devices can have access to all merchant listings without having to manually add each directory service. The system disclosed herein integrates Chamber of Commerce directory service listings with the wallet client, such that when a request for a merchant directory service is received from a device associated with the wallet client, the request is forwarded to a federated directory service wallet system interface operated by a Chamber of Commerce site. Supply chain data that matches the request, and location information that is included in the request, is then fetched from the federated directory service wallet system interface and forwarded to the device that sent the request.
US11978096B2
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing augmented reality content relating to user-submitted reviews in association with traveling, in accordance with some example embodiments. The program and method provide for receiving, by a messaging application running on a device of a user, a request to scan an image captured by a device camera; determining, in response to receiving the request, a travel parameter associated with the request and an attribute of an object depicted in the image; selecting, from among plural candidate user interfaces relating to user-submitted reviews, a user interface that corresponds to the travel parameter and the attribute; and displaying an augmented reality content item, which includes the selected user interface, with the image.
US11978090B2
A computer server system comprises a communications module; a processor coupled with the communications module; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to receive, via the communications module and from one or more devices, a signal including biometric data of a user; analyze the biometric data to predict an emotional state of the user; determine that the predicted emotional state of the user satisfies predefined criteria; and responsive to determining that the predicted emotional state of the user satisfies the predefined criteria, send via the communications module to the one or more devices a signal including one or more incentives based on the predicted emotional state.
US11978089B2
A computer program product, method and mobile device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium retaining program instructions configured to cause a processor to perform actions, wherein the processor is a processor of a mobile device of a user, wherein the mobile device is in communication with a server associated with an entity other than the user, wherein the server is in communication with a plurality of mobile devices, each of which retaining the computer program product, wherein the program instructions implement: subject to an occurrence of an event associated with the user of the mobile device, obtaining data to be transmitted to the server, wherein the event is of interest to the entity, wherein the data to be transmitted comprises demographic information of the user and a property of the event, wherein the data excludes identifying information; and transmitting the data to the server.
US11978087B2
An online system generates a set of genomic representations, each including multiple genes, in which each gene represents users assigned to a control or test group for performing a test. A metric is identified based on a treatment associated with the test group and a score for each representation is computed based on a difference between two values, in which each value is based on the metric associated with users assigned to the test or control group. A propagation process is executed by identifying representations having at least a threshold score, propagating genes included in the representations to an additional set of representations through recombination and/or mutation, and computing the score for each additional representation. The propagation process is repeated for each additional set of representations until stopping criteria are met and a representation is selected based on scores associated with one or more representations.
US11978079B2
A coupon delivery and redemption system provides, (i) for wireless delivery of a product coupon file with the coupons of the product merchants to customers' wireless mobile devices from a coupon system anywhere, at home or in store while shopping, (ii) for customer to search and select for display a product coupon from the coupon file, (iii) for coupon redemptions by retail merchants by scanning the coupon bar code from the wireless device screen, (iv) for validation of the coupon for one time use by interfacing of the retail merchant system with the coupon system, (iv) for the product merchant to receive coupon redemption data from the coupon system, and (v) for the retail merchant to receive aggregate funds for redeemed coupons via the coupon system for an efficient and convenient paperless coupon system.
US11978078B2
Described herein is a computing system for linking products and containers to cardholders. The computing system is configured to receive transaction data associated with a transaction carried out by a cardholder, the transaction data including an account identifier associated with the cardholder, a product identifier, and a container identifier associated with a product purchased in the transaction. The computing system also links the product identifier and the container identifier to the account identifier, and stores the linked product identifier, container identifier, and account identifier. The computing system receives, from a user device, the container identifier associated with the container received by a user associated with recycling the container, determines the account identifier linked to the container identifier associated with the product received by the user, and automatically provides a reward to the cardholder via the account identifier.
US11978077B2
A system and method for omnichannel text-based routing, transfer, and customer-to-enterprise communications with smart masking of personal information. The system is a cloud-based network containing an interaction control server, a routing engine, an optimization engine, a media translation server, a mobile application, a business entity portal, mobile and compute devices for business enterprise and customer, and an enterprise database. Taken together or in part, said system optimizes customer interactions by delivering context aware text message, chat or email to customers; and when requested by customer, optimally routes with context, based upon a multitude of variables, to best available resource to handle the customer interaction. The system may be accessed through web browsers or purpose-built computer and mobile phone applications.
US11978073B2
A guided search system for suggesting and arranging filter criteria within a user interface for presentation to a user to help guide the user's search for listings is disclosed. The system builds one or more filter criteria frequency data structures indicative of the number of times each filter criterion has been used to filter search results and how often different filter criteria are used together. The system uses the frequency data structures to predict which filter criteria a user will likely employ to narrow their search given the filter criteria the user has already used. The system provides techniques for arranging or rearranging filter criteria within a user interface, by moving, placing, or ordering suggested filter criteria within the user interface, where a user is likely to be able to recognize and interact with the placed filter criteria, based on the determined amounts of use.
US11978070B1
A survey method may include presenting a participant with a training stimulus through a survey channel, wherein the survey channel is capable of measuring a reactive aspect of the participant's response to stimuli, measuring the reactive aspect of the participant's response to the training stimulus through the survey channel, presenting the participant with a survey stimulus through the survey channel, measuring the reactive aspect of the participant's response to the survey stimulus through the survey channel, and evaluating the reactive aspect of the participant's response to the survey stimulus based on the reactive aspect of the participant's response to the training stimulus. A computer-implemented survey method may include training a survey system to determine individual response times for individual participants in a survey, presenting survey content to the participants, monitoring the participants' responses to the survey content, and evaluating the individual participants' responses to the survey content based on the individual participants' response times.
US11978060B2
An embodiment for dynamic categorization of information technology (IT) service tickets is provided. The embodiment may include logging an IT service ticket when text is entered into a description field. The embodiment may also include creating a filtered description field by processing the text entered into the description field. The embodiment may further include computing a set of exponential weights and assigning the set of exponential weights to each word in the filtered description field. The embodiment may also include multiplying the set of exponential weights by the word's TF-IDF score to determine an IT service ticket category for placement of the IT service ticket into the IT service ticket category. The embodiment may further include generating features for machine learning, utilizing the generated features to build a supervised machine learning model, and evaluating the supervised machine learning model through analyzation of data from historical IT service tickets.
US11978059B2
Methods and systems are disclosed that include receiving problem information from a user interface at a resolution identification system, receiving product information at the resolution identification system, and performing machine learning analysis of the problem information and the product information. The machine learning analysis produces one or more model outputs, and is performed by a machine learning system of the resolution identification system, using one or more machine learning models. Each of the one or more machine learning models produces a corresponding one of the one or more model outputs. Such a method can further include generating resolution information by performing an action identification operation using the one or more model outputs, and outputting the resolution information from the resolution identification system. The resolution information is output to the user interface.
US11978056B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for managing a plurality of supplemental payment sources of a user. One method includes: receiving a primary payment source account of a user for a purchase transaction originating at the merchant, the primary payment source account having an identifier associated with one or more supplemental payment source accounts; receiving supplemental payment source accounts of a user for applying to a payment transaction originating at the merchant; receiving, from a user device, preference settings to apply one or more of the supplemental payment source accounts to a payment transaction; receiving a transaction authorization request from the merchant or merchant acquirer for a transaction amount; and determining a combination of payment source accounts to use in the payment transaction, from a group comprising one or more supplemental payment source accounts and the primary payment source account, and any of one or more preference settings.
US11978054B2
A common point of purchase (CPP) system for identifying a common point of purchases involved in fraudulent or unauthorized payment transactions is provided. The CPP system includes a common point of purchase (CPP) computing device that is configured to receive transaction data and build a table in a database, the table including recording pairing merchant and account identifiers. The CPP computing device is also configured to receive a list of flagged account identifiers and compare the list to the table. The CPP computing device is further configured to compute a metric and build a merchant profile for each merchant, for display at a client system.
US11978052B2
A computer system is configured to authenticate the identity of a user who is attempting to access a website or conduct a transaction. The system is configured to receive a geographical location associated with the user and to receive the geographical location of a mobile phone associated with the user, and to determine whether the two geographical locations are within an acceptable distance.
US11978051B2
Embodiments of the invention can combine card not present transaction processing with PIN verification. A merchant or a consumer can initiate transactions using any suitable transaction initiation channel. One aspect of the invention helps facilitate payment card authentication across multiple wallet providers/merchants using an encrypted card PIN and a digital certificate. One aspect of the invention can incorporate the use of different transaction networks to perform authentication and authorization processing.
US11978045B2
A method for posting of anonymous directed transaction includes: storing a plurality of entity profiles, each including an entity identifier and a secret value; receiving a transaction request from a first entity, the request including transaction data and a specific entity identifier associated with a second entity; identifying a specific entity profile that includes the specific entity identifier; generating a first hash value via application of one or more hashing algorithms to the transaction data; generating a second hash value via application of one of more hashing algorithms to a combination of the first hash value and the secret value included in the identified specific entity profile; and posting the first hash value and second hash value to a publicly accessible data source.
US11978043B2
The invention comprises a solution for securing an output (UTXO) in a single blockchain (e.g. Bitcoin) transaction (TX) so that it can only be unlocked by an authorised party at an allowed time, and in accordance with external data supplied to the transaction's locking script. The invention may comprise two steps which are implemented within a redeem script provided within the UTXO's locking script: 1) Calculation of a time-related value (which we will call Tsupplied) using the external data provided; and 2) use of the calculated Tsupplied value in a time lock technique to ensure that unlocking occurs at a time pre-determined time. The invention allows external data to be introduced into the time lock control of a transaction on the blockchain. It also includes a technique for combining absolute and relative time locks (e.g. CLTV and CSV as known in the Bitcoin protocol).
US11978033B2
A system includes a secondary computing device not owned by a user, a hardware processor, a memory and instructions that cause the processor to generate a transient wallet identifier (ID) for a transient mobile wallet, the transient mobile wallet being of limited duration, and provide a configuration user interface the user, presenting configuration information for the transient mobile wallet. The processor also identifies a usage specification for the transient mobile wallet defining allowed uses for the transient mobile wallet. The processor also activates the transient mobile wallet on the secondary computing device, receives a payment transaction approval request, compares the payment transaction data to the usage specification, determines that the payment transaction data is non-conforming, and transmits a rejection message for the first payment transaction.
US11978030B2
A method for securing an entry in a user database, the method being performed in a management server in charge of the database and comprising the steps of: receiving a network identifier of a user terminal, identifying the user terminal in a telecommunications network; transmitting to a network platform an operator of the telecommunications network a user confirmation request, the request comprising the network identifier of the user terminal; upon receiving a user confirmation from the network platform, creating an entry by the terminal user in the user database, the entry comprising the network identifier of the user terminal.
US11978029B1
A system for managing a financial account in a low cash mode. The system may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include providing an interface; providing a notification to a user when a balance in the first account is deemed to be in low cash mode; presenting, when the first account balance is deemed to be in low cash mode, an option for a transfer request; receiving, a selection of the option for the transfer request to connect the first account with a second account; transferring funds from the second account to the first account; notifying the user that funds have been transferred from the second account to the first account; and further notifying the user that the balance in the first account is greater than the threshold value.
US11978027B2
The embodiments disclose a data processing cost and price determination platform with electronic negotiation, including a mobile app configured to register a medical patient, a medical database configured to retrieve patient demographics, patient medical necessity codes and patient billed account data related to the medical patient of a medical provider, a server configured to electronically collect updated patient medical pricing data from governmental and health insurance carrier sources and medical necessity standards based on demographics of the medical provider, a processor configured to compare the patient billed account with the updated medical pricing data to determine a suggested fair market of the patient billed account, an electronic negotiation module to submit the suggested fair market of the patient billed account data to the medical provider for soliciting a negotiated settlement rate and a communication module to transmit the accepted negotiated settlement rate from the medical provider to the medical patient.
US11978020B2
The technology described herein visibly depicts hidden message traits to help users determine whether an email is genuine or deceptive. The hidden message traits are revealed by identifying and changing attributes that keep the hidden traits from being displayed in a rendered message. Spam messages, phishing messages, and messages that include or link to malicious programs (e.g., malware, ransomware) are examples of unwanted messages that can harm a recipient. These messages often rely on deception to get past email filtering systems and to trick a user into acting on content in a message. The deception often involves including hidden traits in a message that fool an automated filtering system. The technology described herein shows the visible traits to a user by including them in the rendered version of the message.
US11978018B2
Disclosed are a project management system having a capture review transmission function for implementing an effective online review system and a method thereof. According to an embodiment of the inventive concept, a project management system is project management system for managing a project for producing content including a plurality of pieces of sub-content by division of labor and collaboration of a plurality of task managers and includes a project management unit that communicates with terminals of the plurality of task managers to manage the project. The project management unit includes a capture review processing unit that generates capture review data for sub-content worked by a task manager and transmits the capture review data to a terminal of the task manager.
US11978016B2
A system for identifying products in a retail store is provided. The system may include a processor configured to: receive an image depicting a store shelf and a product displayed thereon; select a product model subset based on a characteristic of the store shelf determined based on analysis of the image; determine whether the product model subset is applicable to the product; and when the product model subset is applicable to the product, analyze a representation of the product depicted in the image using the product model subset, and identify the product based on the analysis of the representation of the product.
US11978012B2
Detecting, locating, identifying, engaging, and/or shifting objects in automated or semi-automated fashion as well as methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-program products therefor. Embodiments used for shifting objects in automated or semi-automated fashion may be implemented in stationary environments, and/or in moving, e.g., in-transit, environments, and may be used to transfer, route, and/or organize objects based on their designated destinations. The embodiments may further be implemented in a logistics network, thereby increasing the efficiency and capacity of the logistics network, among other benefits.
US11978003B2
In some examples, a server determines, based on a portion of aggregated data, a plurality of metrics associated with an employee. The aggregated data includes activities performed by the employee using a computing device. The server determines, based on the plurality of metrics, a unified metric associated with the employee. The server determines a distribution curve based on the unified metric associated with the employee and based on additional unified metrics associated with additional employees. The server determines a location of the employee on the distribution curve. The server predicts, using a plurality of artificial intelligence engines executing on the server and based on the location of the employee on the distribution curve, a next best action for the employee and sends the next best action to the employee and to a supervisor of the employee to improve a future performance of the employee.
US11978002B2
Techniques to increase a speed of a growth of a service are disclosed. User-specific information is dynamically calculated for each of a plurality of users of the service while each of the plurality of users is accessing the service. The user-specific information includes scores associated with the plurality of users. The scores represent combined values of points associated with each of a set of scoring activities performed by each of the plurality of users with respect to the service. Designated users are identified from the plurality of users based on a determination that one or more qualifying criteria have been satisfied. A transferring of a value to each of the one or more identified designated users is initiated based on a determination that one or more granting criteria have been satisfied.
US11977997B1
Embodiments of the current disclosure provide systems and methods for tagging data for efficient deployment of cloud services to a company. In some embodiments, cloud service data may be obtained by a system. The cloud service data may be tagged by the system in a standard tagging system and organized according to tag categories. The tagged data may then be analyzed to determine resource provisioning by the cloud service provider and compared to consumption by the company utilizing the cloud services to find services that are not used or not used efficiently. New policies may be generated and uploaded to the cloud service provider to optimize resource allocation based on the analysis results.
US11977987B2
A method, apparatus and product for automatic hypothesis generation using geospatial data. A labeled dataset and an auxiliary dataset are obtained. Instances comprise geospatial attributes. Hypothesis generation is performed automatically based on the labeled dataset. For each labeled instance, one or more auxiliary instances are selected from the auxiliary dataset based on a geospatial relation between the geospatial attribute of the labeled instance and the geospatial attribute of the auxiliary instance. Based on the selected auxiliary instances, one or more new attributes are computed and added to the labeled instance.
US11977985B2
Various embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for performing predictive prioritization. Certain embodiments utilize systems, methods, and computer program products that perform predictive prioritization using a combination of supervised machine learning models and unsupervised machine learning models that are in turn used to generate target features for a resultant prioritization machine learning model.
US11977979B2
Systems and techniques are provided for generating one or more models. For example, a process can include obtaining a plurality of input images corresponding to faces of one or more people during a training interval. The process can include determining a value of the coefficient representing at least the portion of the facial expression for each of the plurality of input images during the training interval. The process can include determining, from the determined values of the coefficient representing at least the portion of the facial expression for each of the plurality of input images during the training interval, an extremum value of the coefficient representing at least the portion of the facial expression during the training interval. The process can include generating an updated bounding value for the coefficient representing at least the portion of the facial expression based on the initial bounding value and the extremum value.
US11977977B2
A device includes a match element that includes a first data input configured to receive a first result, wherein the first result is of an analysis performed on at least a portion of a data stream by an element of a state machine. The match element also includes a second data input configured to receive a second result, wherein the second result is of an analysis performed on at least a portion of the data stream by another element of the state machine. The match element further includes an output configured to selectively provide the first result or the second result.
US11977966B2
Considering the dependency of a flight hold time on multitude of dynamically varying factors, determining an optimal hold time balancing between passenger utility and airline utility is challenging. State of art approaches are limited to use of only deterministic approaches with limited ML assistance that require huge labelled training data. Embodiments disclosed herein provide a method and system for computing and recommending optimal hold time for every flight of an airline so as to minimize passenger misconnects in airline operations through Reinforcement Learning (RL). The method disclosed utilizes RL, which is trained to make decision at a flight level considering local factors while still adhering to the global objective based on global factors. Further method introduces business constants in the rewards to the RL agents bringing in airline specific flexibility in reward function.
US11977965B1
Computer systems and methods for a research organization compute interests of clients in research work product, and, using deep learning and embedding techniques, digitalize client interest profiles and research content entities. A first machine learning model is trained to compute client-interest scores from, at least in part, client engagement data. The computer system is also configured to compute embeddings for each of the clients and embeddings for each of certain research topics. The embeddings are computed using a second machine learning model, such as deep artificial neural network, such that embeddings for clients with similar interests are close, distance-wise, in a client embedding space, and such that embeddings for certain research topics with similar client engagements are close, distance-wise, in a research topic embedding space. The second machine learning model can be trained with both positive and negative training samples generated from the client-interest scores.
US11977964B1
Disclosed herein are exemplary implementations of systems and methods for utilizing a machine learning model to identify logical inconsistencies. An aspect of the disclosed embodiments includes a method comprises receiving, via a network, a document related to a user; receiving, from the machine learning model, a predetermined label and a value associated with the predetermined label wherein the value is associated with a location on the document; storing the predetermined label and the value associated with the predetermined label in a structured data object; identifying, based a consistency rule, a logical inconsistency in the structured data object; generating a visualization based on the logical inconsistency and providing, at a display device, the structured data object, wherein the structured data object includes the visualization of the logical inconsistency.
US11977961B2
The invention generally relates to a method and system for distribution of computational capacity for a plurality of end-devices in different localities using a decentralized edge architecture. The method and system clusters a plurality of moving nodes capable of offering highly virtualized computational and storage resources utilizing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model. The clustering is performed by utilizing two prediction models: a mobility prediction model and a theoretical framework. The mobility prediction model learns timing and direction of movements such as mobility patterns of each of the plurality of moving nodes, as to ascertain computational capacity for the given locale at a certain time. The theoretical framework performs sequential to parallel conversion in learning, optimization and caching algorithms of the AI model under contingent circumstances. Upon clustering, the cluster of moving nodes is utilized to process a plurality of workloads co-operatively for the set of end-devices in the given locale.
US11977959B2
Disclosed are techniques for compressing data in a data storage system comprising searching a cluster of nearest neighbors, wherein the cluster has been created using a locality sensitive hashing algorithm, to determine if a data block can be compressed. In alternate embodiments, nearest neighbor clusters can be formed using unsupervised learning. Additionally, nearest neighbors can also be formed in alternate embodiments using one or more of the following algorithms: a k-means clustering algorithm, a k-medoids clustering algorithm, a mean shift algorithm, a generalized method of moment (GMM) algorithm, or a density based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN) algorithm.
US11977957B2
A quantum computing service may store, in a cache, one or more compiled files of respective quantum functions included in one or more quantum computing programs received one or more customers. When the quantum computing service receives another quantum computing program, from the same or a different customer, the quantum computing service may determine whether the quantum computing program may include one or more of the quantum functions corresponding to the compiled files in the cache. If so, the quantum computing service may use the compiled files in the cache to compile the quantum computing program.
US11977950B2
An optoelectronic sensor is provided that has an image sensor for the detection of image data in its field of view and an aiming device having a light source that is arranged laterally offset from the image sensor and that is configured to generate alignment light and thus a light pattern in the field of view to make the position and/or extent of the field of view in space visible. In this respect, the aiming device has at least one optical metaelement having a metasurface and/or a metamaterial that is arranged and configured such that the optical axes of the image sensor and the aiming device are coaxially superposed.
US11977940B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided a memory card including a first surface, a second surface, and 1st to Nth terminal groups. The first surface includes first to Nth rows, where N is an integer of two or greater. The second surface faces the opposite side from the first surface. The 1st to Nth terminal groups are placed in the first to Nth rows. The 1st terminal group includes terminals to which differential clock signals are assigned, terminals to which single-ended signals are assigned, and a terminal to which a first power supply voltage is assigned. Kth terminal group, where K is an integer no smaller than two and no greater than N, includes terminals to which differential data signals are assigned.
US11977933B2
A processing unit such as a graphics processing unit (GPU) includes a set of queues that stores command buffers prior to execution in a corresponding plurality of pipelines. The processing unit also implements a kernel mode driver that allocates a first subset of the set of queues to a first application in response to receiving registration requests from the first application. The processing unit further includes a scheduler that schedules command buffers in the first subset of the set of queues for concurrent execution on a first subset of the set of pipelines. In some cases, an interrupt is generated in response to execution of a first command in a first command buffer in the first queue or the second queue. The interrupt includes an address indicating a location of a routine to be executed by a second subset of the plurality of pipelines.
US11977921B2
A system is disclosed. The system includes a resource monitor to monitor a resource utilization of a set of resources of one or more instances, the resource utilization corresponding to a first level of performance and cost and an instance type determiner to, based on the resource utilization, determine if there is an instance type for at least one of the one or more instances, with a resource profile, that will provide a second level of performance and cost that is closer to a default level of performance and cost than the first level of performance and cost. In addition, the system also includes an instance type recommender to, based on the determining, perform one of making and not making a recommendation to replace the instance type of the at least one of the one or more instances.
US11977919B2
Techniques for secure and efficient interfacing with a cloud computing service are described. In an embodiment, a cloud computing management service is programmed or configured to communicate with a cloud computing service. The cloud computing management service can be accessed by software engineers that are looking to deploy a software instance to a computing device of the cloud computing service. Thus, the cloud computing management service acts as an intermediary layer in front of the cloud computing service. In an embodiment, the cloud computing management service may store one or more frequently-used system parameters for deployment of software instances. The parameters conform to company's security protocols, compliance protocols, and/or other standards.
US11977914B2
Scheduling resource reservations in a cloud based communications system. One embodiment provides a scheduling server for scheduling resource reservation in a cloud-based communication system. The scheduling server includes an electronic processor configured to monitor events outside of the cloud-based communication system to determine an occurrence of an incident and determine cloud computing resources to be allocated to consuming communication devices assigned to respond to the incident. The electronic processor is also configured to reserve the cloud computing resources such that the cloud computing resources are available to the consuming communication devices for responding to the incident.
US11977907B2
Events to be executed by one or more serverless functions are received from an events queue. A determination that a first set of the events are to be executed by one or more serverless functions at a local host system and a second set of the events are to be executed at one or more serverless functions at a remote host system is made. The first set of the events are directed to the one or more serverless functions at the local host system and the second set of the events are directed to the one or more serverless functions at the remote host system.
US11977904B2
In some embodiments, a robotic process automation (RPA) design application provides a user-friendly graphical user interface that unifies the design of automation activities performed on desktop computers with the design of automation activities performed on mobile computing devices such as smartphones and wearable computers. Some embodiments connect to a model device acting as a substitute for an actual automation target device (e.g., smartphone of specific make and model) and display a model GUI mirroring the output of the respective model device. Some embodiments further enable the user to design an automation workflow by directly interacting with the model GUI.
US11977896B2
An apparatus, method and computer program, the apparatus comprising processing circuitry to execute instructions, issue circuitry to issue the instructions for execution by the processing circuitry, and candidate instruction storage circuitry to store a plurality of condition-dependent instructions, each specifying at least one condition. The issue circuitry is configured to issue a given condition-dependent instruction in response to a determination or a prediction of the at least one condition specified by the given condition-dependent instruction being met, and when the given condition-dependent instruction is a sequence-start instruction, the issue circuitry is responsive to the determination or prediction to issue a sequence of instructions comprising the sequence-start instruction and at least one subsequent instruction.
US11977893B2
An instruction fetch pipeline includes first, second, and third sub-pipelines that respectively include: a TLB that receives a fetch virtual address, a tag random access memory (RAM) of a physically-indexed physically-tagged set associative instruction cache that receives a predicted set index, and a data RAM that receives the predicted set index and a predicted way number that specifies a way of the entry from which a block of instructions was previously fetched. The predicted set index specifies the instruction cache set that includes the entry. The three sub-pipelines respectively initiate in parallel: a TLB access using the fetch virtual address to obtain a translation thereof into a fetch physical address that includes a tag, a tag RAM access using the predicted set index to read a set of tags, and a data RAM access using the predicted set index and the predicted way number to fetch the block of instructions.
US11977892B2
A stream of data is accessed from a memory system by an autonomous memory access engine, converted on the fly by the memory access engine, and then presented to a processor for data processing. A portion of a lookup table (LUT) containing converted data elements is preloaded into a lookaside buffer associated with the memory access engine. As the stream of data elements is fetched from the memory system each data element in the stream of data elements is replaced with a respective converted data element obtained from the LUT in the lookaside buffer according to a content of each data element to thereby form a stream of converted data elements. The stream of converted data elements is then propagated from the memory access engine to a data processor.
US11977888B2
A method, computer readable medium, and processor are described herein for inline data inspection by using a decoder to decode a load instruction, including a signal to cause a circuit in a processor to indicate whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value. Moreover, an indication of whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value may be stored.
US11977875B2
An update management system includes one or more processors that obtain collective data compiled from a group of computer devices that run an updated version of a software program. The collective data includes at least one of usage data of the computer devices in the group or user feedback directed to operation of the updated version of the software program. The one or more processors determine, based at least on an analysis of the collective data, that the updated version of the software program should be installed on a first computer device controlled by a first user, and generate a control signal to at least one of notify the first user that the updated version is recommended, schedule installation of the updated version, or automatically install the updated version on the first computer device.
US11977869B2
A mobile application development device having a platform processor, a native application converter engine, and a mobile platform framework engine configured to facilitate the development and deployment of mobile applications configured to be run on different mobile operating systems from code that is developed independently and agnostic of the mobile operating system on which it will ultimately run.
US11977868B2
A method includes obtaining a binary code of a controller. The method also includes decompiling the binary code of the controller to generate a source code. The method further includes generating one or more abstract syntax trees based on the source code. The method further includes generating an interpretable model based on the one or more abstract syntax trees. The interpretable model is interpretable by subject matter experts.
US11977866B2
There is provided an application screen display program implementation method for executing application software to display a screen using an information processing apparatus. Each record of a master table for controlling the display of each display element for display elements configuring a screen and transaction data input and output from the display element has a field for holding an index of an array, and association with an index of an array in a source code of an execution program is performed. Therefore, in application development, the required man-hours with respect to the change of the display screen are reduced.
US11977865B2
A software and hardware collaborative compilation processing method and system. The system comprises an environment configurator, a command parser, a code filler, a scheduler and a heterogeneous target system, wherein the code filler is configured for obtaining the source program path of a user, reading source codes and identifying the heterogeneous target system according to a macro definition, complementing the codes related to the heterogeneous target system, carrying out primary filling and secondary filling on the source codes; the scheduler is configured for realizing compilation scheduling and execution scheduling functions respectively; the heterogeneous target system is configured for compiling and processing user modal data, and comprises at least two heterogeneous target subsystems; each target subsystem comprises a target-related middle-end compiler, a back-end compiler and a target-related running environment.
US11977862B2
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for automatically cataloging updated Application Programming Interface (API) specifications. The API specifications may have been previously published to an application exchange platform. An automatic cataloging tool installed at an API development system may identify an updated API specification committed to an API specification repository. To validate that a change has been made, the automatic cataloging tool may compare the updated specification, metadata, and/or referenced documentation files to an API specification previously posted to the application exchange platform. In response to determining that the API specifications differ, the automatic cataloging tool may transmit the updated API specification to the application exchange platform. The application exchange platform may then replace the previous API specification with the updated API specification for client devices to view.
US11977853B2
A system for receiving a corpus of sign language data in which a plurality of known signs each correspond to known meanings, generate a model for identifying new sign language signs using the corpus, and identifying, using the model, a new sign language sign that does not match any of the plurality of known signs.
US11977850B2
A method for dialogue processing, an electronic device and a storage medium are provided. The specific technical solution includes: obtaining a dialogue history; selecting a target machine from a plurality of machines; inputting the dialogue history into a trained dialogue model in the target machine to generate a response to the dialogue history, in which the dialogue model comprises a common parameter and a specific parameter, and different machines correspond to the same common parameter.
US11977849B2
The disclosure relates to system and method for providing Artificial Intelligence (AI) based automated conversation assistance. The method includes analyzing, using a content analyzing model, at least one conversation stream captured during a real-time conversation between a plurality of users. The method includes identifying an assistance requirement of at least one first user of the at least one user and at least one primary context associated with the at least one conversation stream using the content analyzing model. Further, the method includes identifying at least one intelligent assistive model based on the identified assistance requirement using an AI model. Using the at least one intelligent assistive model, the method generates at least one assistive conversation stream. Contemporaneous to the at least one conversation stream being captured, the method renders the at least one assistive conversation stream to the at least one first user in real-time.
US11977830B2
Demand-based deployment of a font server to an edge device is facilitated by identifying a need for font-related data that is currently unavailable at a user device. The process also includes deploying a font server to an edge device of the computing environment to facilitate distribution of the font-related data to the user device.
US11977828B2
A method for detecting a stochastic weak point of a layout pattern of a semiconductor integrated circuit includes: forming a semiconductor integrated circuit by exposing a wafer which is masked by a layout pattern and coated with a photoresist to light, and etching the circuit according to the layout pattern, calculating line edge roughness (LER) of the circuit, and calculating a variability constant for fitting the line edge roughness to a normal distribution from a polymer concentration value of the photoresist. The polymer concentration value is calculated from modeling the layout pattern, a total value of intensity of light reaching the photoresist, and an intensity value of light reaching one point of the photoresist. The method further includes calculating a probability distribution of the polymer concentration value of the layout pattern based on the variability constant, and calculating a stochastic weak point of the layout pattern from the probability distribution.
US11977826B1
A computer-implemented method of simulating operation of an electric drive unit to predict one or more performance parameters of the electric drive unit is provided. The electric drive unit includes at least an electric motor. The method includes obtaining parameters defining physical properties of the electric motor, obtaining parameters defining drive currents for driving the electric motor, processing the obtained parameters using a machine learning module trained a priori to predict a spatially varying electromagnetic and/or mechanical and/or thermal profile within the electric motor during operation, and providing as output a predicted profile for the electric motor, and using the predicted profile to compute the one or more performance parameters of the electric drive unit.
US11977805B2
The present disclosure relates to methods for displaying facility information. One such method includes causing a client terminal to render on-screen floorplan data at a desired position and resolution, wherein the floorplan data is defined by a plurality of scalable resolution independent vector images, each resolution independent vector image representing a physical space in a facility. As set of rules are executed thereby to apply determined visual characteristics to one or more of the vector images, wherein each of the one or more vector images is associated with a data point in a building management system, and wherein for a given vector image the set of rules defines a relationship between observed data point values and visual characteristics to be displayed.
US11977801B2
An image processing apparatus stores held print jobs on a storage apparatus, displays a list of the held print jobs that have been stored on the storage apparatus, and performs a display according to a state of the storage apparatus when displaying the list.
US11977799B2
A control method executed in an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a plurality of image output apparatuses includes, based on an operation input by a user concerning switching of the plurality of image output apparatuses, specifying an existence of a difference, between before and after the switching, of a settable content for each of a plurality of print setting items, and (i) for a first setting item, among the plurality of print setting items, which has no existence of the difference between before and after the switching, setting the same content after the switching as before the switching, and (ii) for a second setting item which has an existence of the difference between before and after the switching, presenting information about a content which is not settable before the switching and is settable after the switching.
US11977792B2
A printing apparatus having a head having first nozzles for inks in basic colors and second nozzles for an ink in a custom color, first flow paths for supplying the inks to the first nozzles, a second flow path for supplying the ink to the second nozzles, a display, and a controller, is provided. The controller is configured to acquire an imaging color gamut in a predetermined color space including color values included in image data, for each of a plurality of option colors, one of which is selectable as the custom color, acquire a printing color gamut, acquire an evaluation value for each of the option colors based on a comparison between the printing color gamut and the imaging color gamut, and before loading the second flow path with the ink in the custom color, display a ranked order of the option colors based on the evaluation values.
US11977790B2
In an information processing device, a processor is configured to perform: acquiring; displaying; receiving; and identifying. The acquiring acquires from a memory a single set of template data for a composite label. The single set of template data includes a plurality of sets of image data corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of print labels and representing respective ones of a plurality of label images. The single composite label is to be created using the plurality of print labels. The displaying displays on a display a composite label image in which the plurality of label images is superimposed on each other. The receiving receives a designating operation on the composite label image via an operating interface. The designating operation targeting a target label image. The identifying identifies target image data corresponding to the target label image from among the plurality of sets of image data.
US11977784B2
The present invention proposes a dynamic resources allocation method and system for guaranteeing tail latency SLO of latency-sensitive applications. A plurality of request queues is created in a storage server node of a distributed storage system with different types of requests located in different queues, and thread groups are allocated to the request queues according to logical thread resources of the service node and target tail latency requirements, and thread resources are dynamically allocated in real time, and the thread group of each request queue is bound to physical CPU resources of the storage server node. The client sends an application's requests to the storage server node; the storage server node stores the request in a request queue corresponding to its type, uses the thread group allocated for the current queue to process the application's requests, and sends responses to the client.
US11977766B2
A hierarchical network enables access for a stacked memory system including or more memory dies that each include multiple memory tiles. The processor die includes multiple processing tiles that are stacked with the one or more memory die. The memory tiles that are vertically aligned with a processing tile are directly coupled to the processing tile and comprise the local memory block for the processing tile. The hierarchical network provides access paths for each processing tile to access the processing tile's local memory block, the local memory block coupled to a different processing tile within the same processing die, memory tiles in a different die stack, and memory tiles in a different device. The ratio of memory bandwidth (byte) to floating-point operation (B:F) may improve 50× for accessing the local memory block compared with conventional memory. Additionally, the energy consumed to transfer each bit may be reduced by 10×.
US11977764B2
An administrative terminal receives designation of generation target data and of a generation destination storage device and identifies data similar to the target data. The terminal calculates a first predicted time expected for transmitting the target data from a storage device holding the target data to the generation destination storage device, and a second predicted time expected to be required for a second transmission process of transmitting the similar data from an object storage service to the generation destination storage device and of transmitting difference data between the target data and the similar data from the storage device holding the target data to the generation destination storage device. If the second predicted time is shorter than the first predicted time, the administrative terminal performs the second transmission process to transmit the similar data and the difference data to the generation destination storage device to generate the generation target data therein.
US11977759B2
A method for operating a cache memory having a set having multiple memory blocks configured for storing data blocks. In a write process of a data block into a memory block of the set, the data block is written into the memory block, a relevance rank value of the data block and a first access time rank value are determined. Rank data associated with the memory block are determined using a write rank mapping from the relevance rank value and the first access time rank value, and the determined rank data are stored. If no memory block of the set is free, a memory block that is to be overwritten is selected from the memory blocks of the set based on the rank data, which are associated with the memory blocks, and the data block to be stored is written into the selected memory block by using the write process.
US11977751B2
Methods, systems, and devices for on-die termination configuration for a memory device are described. In some examples, a memory device may determine a connection option from a set of connections options for which an ODT pin of the memory device is configured. Each connection option may correspond to a termination configuration for a different pin, such as a command and address (CA) pin, a clock (CK) pin, or a chip select (CS). Based on the determined connection option, the memory device may identify a respective termination option for each of the different pins, such as a first termination option for the CA pin, a second termination option for the CK pin, and a third termination option for the CS pin, and configure each of the different pins according to the respective termination option for that pin.
US11977750B2
Disclosed are systems and methods detecting and isolating faulty hold-up capacitors and performing corrective actions for a data storage device. A hardware circuit is coupled to a micro-controller and non-volatile memory dies. The method includes, at the hardware circuit: providing a back-up power for the non-volatile memory dies and the micro-controller; and detecting whether a hold-up capacitor of the hardware circuit is faulty and isolating the hold-up capacitor in accordance with a detection that the hold-up capacitor is faulty. The method also includes, at the micro-controller: obtaining a status of an interface coupled to the hardware circuit; determining a status of the hardware circuit based on the status of the interface; and performing a corrective action for the data storage device in accordance with a determination that the status of hardware circuit corresponds to one or more faulty hold-up capacitors.
US11977736B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses include receiving a current free space value and a historic delta value. A delta value is calculated using the current free space value, a target free space value, and the historic delta value. A delta region is determined using the delta value. A new host rate is calculated using the determined delta region, the calculated delta value, and the historic delta value. The new host rate is sent to a host device causing the host device to change a current host rate to the new host rate.
US11977733B2
An information handling system touchpad includes an application area with a display to present control icons of an application executing on the information handling system, such as camera and microphone icons to control camera and microphone functions of a videoconference application. The touchpad dynamically scales between a first configuration that accepts cursor inputs at the full touch detection surface area and a second configuration that limits cursor inputs to touches in a first portion of the touch detection surface and presents control icons in a second portion, such as by applying different touch analysis logic to end user touches in the first and second portions.
US11977727B1
A virtual remote display screen of an application executing on a hardware device is synchronized with a physical remote input device to allow a user to record information regarding human behavior for a program. The synchronization allows the information regarding human behavior to be recorded during a session by using either the virtual remote display screen or the physical remote input device, or a combination of both the virtual remote display screen and the physical remote input device.
US11977720B1
A system and method for allowing a user to manage transactions in an online credit card application. The system includes a back-end server operating the online application and including a processor for processing data and information, a communications interface communicatively coupled to the processor, and a memory device storing data and executable code. When the code is executed, the processor can link one or more external bank accounts to the online application, provide a list of transactions that were made using the credit card, enable a user to select one or more of the transactions in the list to be paid independent of the other transactions, and enable the user to pay the selected transactions using the one or more external bank accounts.
US11977717B2
Graphical user interface (GUI) based systems and methods are disclosed for regionizing full-size process plant displays for rendering on mobile user interface devices. A regionizer application receives a full-size process plant display that graphically represents at least a portion of a process plant that includes graphic representations of a plurality of process plant entities. The regionizer app determines display region(s) of the full-size process plant display that define corresponding view portions of the full-size process plant display. The display regions are transmitted to a mobile user interface device for rendering by a mobile display navigation app. The GUI based systems and methods can also automatically detect graphical process control loop display portions within full-size process plant displays for rendering on mobile user interface devices. The GUI based systems and methods can further refactor full-size process plant displays at various zoom and detail levels for visualization on mobile user interface devices.
US11977716B2
A client computing system (CCS) receives a download including (i) an image representative of a vehicle component, (ii) symbol data associated with a first symbol, (iii) a set of one or more selectable identifiers, and (iv) supplemental information associated with the vehicle component. Each selectable identifier can indicate a respective portion of the supplemental information. After receiving the download, the CCS displays the image and the first symbol without displaying the set and the supplemental information. While the image and the first symbol are displayed without the set, the CCS receives a first input corresponding to selection of the first symbol. The CCS then responsively displays the set. While the set is displayed, the CCS receives a second input corresponding to selection of a first selectable identifier from the set. The CCS then responsively displays the respective portion of the supplemental information indicated by the first selectable identifier.
US11977709B2
An input device includes: a plurality of first sensor electrodes; and a plurality of second sensor electrodes. Furthermore, the plurality of first sensor electrodes and the plurality of second sensor electrodes are electrically disconnected. Additionally, the plurality of first sensor electrodes are disposed in a radial arrangement centered on a reference point. Moreover, the plurality of second sensor electrodes are disposed in a concentric circular arrangement centered on the reference point.
US11977706B2
A touch panel device includes a capacitance type touch panel having a plurality of electrodes arranged in directions intersecting each other, a capacitance measurement unit that measures capacitance of each electrode pair, a baseline value setting unit that sets the capacitance of each electrode pair in a state where an indicator is not in contact as a baseline value, a position detection unit that detects a contact position of the indicator by comparing the capacitance of each electrode pair measured by the capacitance measurement unit with the baseline value, and a baseline value correction unit that varies the baseline value in accordance with the variation when the capacitance of each electrode pair varies with the lapse of time. The baseline value correction unit sets the time X for varying the baseline value and/or the upper limit value Y thereof for each electrode pair according to the capacitance of each electrode pair.
US11977702B2
An apparatus and method for compensating the effect of a contact by a hand or other body part of a user with a touch screen while holding an input device on the strength of a capacitively coupled uplink signal provided to the input device by a host device, by detecting and/or discriminating the body touch and modifying at least one uplink channel parameter.
US11977696B2
A method and device for detecting a gesture on a rollable display device for adjusting the display size of the device is provided. The A device includes a housing, a roll unit mounted in the housing and able to be rotatable around a roll axis, a flexible, touch-sensitive display able to detect a touch gesture and to be rolled around the roll unit and defining a planar front screen with a front screen size that changes according to a degree of rotation of the roll unit, and a controller able to, in response to detecting a touch gesture on the front screen, rotate the roll unit to adjust said front screen size.
US11977692B2
An augmented reality or virtual reality (AR/VR) device pairs with a companion device to augment input interfaces associated with an AR/VR application at the AR/VR device. In implementations, an AR/VR device determines a portion of a markup file that corresponds to an AR/VR scene of a plurality of AR/VR scenes in an AR/VR environment, and communicates the portion of the markup file to the companion device to cause the companion device to configure a companion user interface associated with initiating an action as part of the AR/VR scene. In response to receiving user input via the companion user interface, the companion device communicates the action to the AR/VR device to initiate the action. The AR/VR device receives input data from the companion device, and initiates the action for the AR/VR scene.
US11977680B2
A virtual reality glove includes a gloved shaped substrate including a palm area and a finger area connected with the palm area, a plurality of conductive circuits disposed on the glove shaped substrate, a plurality of tactile feedback units disposed on and electrically connected with the plurality of conductive circuits respectively, and a data processing unit installed on an end of the palm area away from the finger area and electrically connected with the plurality of conductive circuits. The glove shaped substrate is flexible, and the conductive circuits are curved. A method for manufacturing the virtual reality glove is also disclosed.
US11977679B1
An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a virtual reality (VR) rehabilitation training method with a quantitative evaluation function. The method includes: obtaining attribute information of a user to be trained, and playing short scenarios based on the attribute information; during the playing, acquiring pupil change information and action information of the user in real time, so as to determine a training scenario that the user is interested in and a training solution; generating a virtual training scenario based on the training scenario that the user is interested in; obtaining a head position of the user to be trained, and generating a virtual body model; generating a virtual distractor in the virtual training scenario based on the training solution; and tracking and recording somatosensory signals of the user to be trained at six degrees of freedom, and performing functional quantitative analysis to obtain functional quantitative results.
US11977678B2
A medical robotic system includes a viewer for displaying an image of a work site, a gaze tracker for tracking a gaze point of a user on the viewer, and a processor. The processor is configured to: draw an area or volume defining shape, overlaid on the image of the work site, in a position determined by the gaze tracker; assign a fixed virtual constraint to the shape and constrain movement of a robotic tool according to the fixed virtual constraint; receive a user selected action command selecting an image of patient anatomy; and superimpose the selected image of the patient anatomy over the image of the work site within the shape. The selected image of the patient anatomy is registered to the image of the work site.
US11977676B2
Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for adjusting content of a head mounted display. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to determine a field of view for a user relative to a display of a head-mounted display unit, detect that the user is attempting to look at content that is presented on the display of the head-mounted display unit but is out of the user's field of view, and adjust the content that is out of the user's field of view to make the content visible to the user.
US11977663B2
A processing unit comprising: a processor; and a memory, coupled to the processor and adapted to provide a plurality of enclaves isolated from each other, where the plurality of enclaves include a plurality of application enclaves, each of the application enclaves is used for running a respective application program, and the plurality of enclaves further include at least one of the following: a runtime enclave adapted to provide a storage space required for an invokable program; and a crypto enclave adapted to provide a storage space required for a crypto related program, wherein the runtime enclave and the crypto enclave have read/write permission for the plurality of application enclaves, and each of the application enclaves has no read/write permission for the runtime enclave and the crypto enclave.
US11977662B2
Systems and methods are provided for implementing one-time programmable features for storage devices. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: initialize a one-time programmable (OTP) security storage device; and transmit a command to the OTP security storage device, where the OTP security device is configured to be set in security or non-security mode in response to the command, and where the OTP security storage device is configured to deny or ignore any subsequent command to set the OTP security storage device in a security mode or a non-security mode.
US11977652B2
A system for providing compartmented access to secure data assets includes a mobile device, a secure access platform, and a secure data storage platform. The mobile device may be configured to generate a user interface configured to allow a user to input credentials and a request for a secure data asset on the secure data storage platform. The mobile device may transmit the credentials and the request to a secure access platform. The secure access platform may transmit the credentials to the secure data storage platform. The secure data storage platform may transfer a copy of the secure data assets to a data access module on the secure data access platform. The secure access platform may be configured to create an appling instance, receive the copy of the secure data assets, and transmit a response package based on the copy of the secure data access to the mobile device.
US11977651B2
There is provided a data security method, comprising: creating an interaction graph, by: analyzing collected interaction events between users and between users and files and/or records, wherein a respective node of the interaction graph represents a specific one of a user, a record, and a file, wherein a respective edge indicates an interaction between respective users or between a respective user and a respective file and/or record, wherein an interaction weight assigned to the respective edge indicates an amount of the interaction, monitoring an attempt by a target user to access a target file and/or record, computing a target interaction weight between the target user and the target file and/or record from the interaction graph, and in response to the target interaction weight being below a target threshold, at least one of: filtering security alerts, and blocking access by the target user to the target file and/or record.
US11977649B2
In an implementation, a method includes causing a source application data object to be embedded in a host application file and recording information associated with the source application data object in a common data store. It further includes identifying a modification made to the embedded source application data object, sending a notification to the source application to update a corresponding source copy of the source application data object based on the modification made to the embedded source application data object, and recording the modification in the common data store. The method also includes identifying a change made to the source copy of the source application data object, and causing the host application to update the embedded source application data object in the host application data store according to access permissions of the host application file, and recording the change in the common data store.
US11977645B2
Methods and systems for blockchain-related systems for oil and gas infrastructure are disclosed. In one aspect, a blockchain-related system includes a node disposed at an oil or gas infrastructure site, the node including a memory configured to store blockchain data; and a processor configured to: receive a first data item to append to a blockchain; add the first data item to the blockchain; but when communication to a second node is not available, the blockchain-related system may split the blockchain and add the first data item to the split blockchain.
US11977643B2
In one aspect, a method includes the step of providing a cloud-platform based application. The method includes the step of providing a manager Lambda function. With the manager Lambda function, the method scans the cloud-platform based application, and obtains a set of metadata about the cloud-platform based application. The method includes the step of using the set of metadata. The method includes the step of generating a testing profile in a templated format based on a type of application of the cloud-platform based application. The method includes the step of using the testing profile to exercise the cloud-platform based application with one or more security testing operations.
US11977642B2
An evaluation item generation unit (107) acquires a plurality of candidates for security evaluation items to be adopted to a plurality of apparatuses included in an information system. Further, the evaluation item generation unit (107) analyzes at least one of: whether or not each apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses has a communication path with an outside communication apparatus being an apparatus which is in the information system and performs communication with the outside of the information system; and whether or not there exists in each apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses, a security evaluation item an adoption of which is to be exempted due to an adoption of which to another apparatus in the information system, and selects for each apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses, a security evaluation item to be adopted, from the plurality of candidates for the security evaluation items based on an analysis result.
US11977631B2
A system includes a hypervisor, a memory, and boot firmware stored in the memory. The boot firmware is configured to execute on a processor to load a trusted code that includes a condition checker from the hypervisor, check a signature of the trusted code, and verify the signature is trusted by a guest. The boot firmware is also configured to load the trusted code into an encrypted memory at a known guest address. The hypervisor is configured to protect the known guest address. The trusted code includes a first instruction, one or more intermediate instructions, and a final instruction. The first instruction and the final instruction are exits to the hypervisor. The hypervisor is also configured to execute the condition checker and detect an inconsistency in guest memory.
US11977625B2
A method, apparatus and computer program product to defend learning models that are vulnerable to adversarial example attack. It is assumed that data (a “dataset”) is available in multiple modalities (e.g., text and images, audio and images in video, etc.). The defense approach herein is premised on the recognition that the correlations between the different modalities for the same entity can be exploited to defend against such attacks, as it is not realistic for an adversary to attack multiple modalities. To this end, according to this technique, adversarial samples are identified and rejected if the features from one (the attacked) modality are determined to be sufficiently far away from those of another un-attacked modality for the same entity. In other words, the approach herein leverages the consistency between multiple modalities in the data to defend against adversarial attacks on one modality.
US11977623B2
A system and method for modification of a passcode for accessing the system are provided. The system includes a premises control unit. The premises control unit including control processing circuitry configured to: receive an expected code message, the expected code message instructing an initiation to monitor for an input from a user, receive a input code that is input by the user, determine whether the input code matches a predefined verification code, and if the input code matches the predefined verification code, cause transmission of a verification message to a monitoring server, the verification message indicating the input code matched the predefined verification code and triggering the monitoring server to allow a passcode for accessing the system to be modified.
US11977620B2
Examples for validating the identify of an application in an inter-app communication protocol are described. An attestation payload is obtained from a third party attestation service that is executed remotely from a device on which the application is running. The attestation payload can be validated by another application on the device in order to validate the identity of the application providing the attestation payload.
US11977611B2
Various implementations described herein may refer to a digital rights management (DRM) platform. In one implementation, a method may include receiving first biometric data associated with a user. The method may also include generating first biometric templates based on the first biometric data using a DRM platform. The method may further include receiving access control data from the user, where the access control data includes data indicating time periods during which requestors are permitted to authenticate the user using the first biometric templates. The method may additionally include transmitting the first biometric templates and the access control data to the requestors using the DRM platform, where the first biometric templates are configured to be compared to second biometric templates based on the access control data, and where the second biometric templates are configured to be generated using the DRM platform based on second biometric data associated with the user.
US11977609B2
A USB protocol-based IP infringement identification method for USB devices, including the following steps: S1, connecting an infringement identification device at a peer side of the USB host to be tested; S2, the USB host to be tested entering compliance mode; S3, the infringement identification device sending an X.LFPS file to the USB host to be tested; S4, upon the USB host to be tested receiving the X.LFPS file, the USB host to be tested sending IP copyright information to the infringement identification device; S5, determining whether the USB host to be tested infringes the IP. The infringement identification of the USB device to be tested is performed by using the compliance mode specified in the USB protocol, which is more stable, reliable and can also save costs.
US11977606B2
A computer implemented method includes obtaining multiple configuration files that include configuration commit histories, detecting patterns in parameter values in the configuration files to generate file-based rules for configuration parameters, detecting patterns in parameter values in the configuration files to generate history-based rules using commit histories for the configuration parameters, and exposing the rules to calling programs.
US11977605B2
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed that implement an automatically evolving code recommendation engine. In one example, the apparatus collects a user code snippet. The apparatus then determines a structured representation of the user code snippet. Next, the apparatus generates a recommended code snippet using the structured representation of the user code snippet. Then the apparatus obtains user-determined code snippet feedback comparing the user code snippet to the recommended code snippet, the user-determined code snippet feedback indicating one of a match, no match, or uncertain. Finally, the apparatus stores a code snippet training pair in a training database, the code snippet training pair including the user code snippet and the recommended code snippet.
US11977603B1
Disclosed is an approach for evaluating internal consistency of object classifications using machine learning modeling. In an example, models are iteratively trained, using supervised learning, on different majority segments (e.g., about 90%) of a dataset as training data segments. Trained models can be applied to the remaining data (e.g., about 10%) as test data segments to obtain, for each object, a predicted classification and a confidence score. Models in training iterations (e.g., 10 iterations) may be independently trained on substantially non-overlapping test data segments (with each iteration testing, e.g., about 10% of the dataset). When a model's predicted classification disagrees from a prior classification, and the confidence of the prediction is sufficiently high (indicating sufficiently strong disagreement), the object's prior classification may be revised. Training data, other than the data itself being evaluated for consistency, is not necessarily required.
US11977602B2
A method for training a model for face recognition is provided. The method forward trains a training batch of samples to form a face recognition model w(t), and calculates sample weights for the batch. The method obtains a training batch gradient with respect to model weights thereof and updates, using the gradient, the model w(t) to a face recognition model what(t). The method forwards a validation batch of samples to the face recognition model what(t). The method obtains a validation batch gradient, and updates, using the validation batch gradient and what(t), a sample-level importance weight of samples in the training batch to obtain an updated sample-level importance weight. The method obtains a training batch upgraded gradient based on the updated sample-level importance weight of the training batch samples, and updates, using the upgraded gradient, the model w(t) to a trained model w(t+1) corresponding to a next iteration.
US11977600B2
This disclosure relates matrix operation acceleration for different matrix sparsity patterns. A matrix operation accelerator may be designed to perform matrix operations more efficiently for a first matrix sparsity pattern rather than for a second matrix sparsity pattern. A matrix with the second sparsity pattern may be converted to a matrix with the first sparsity pattern and provided to the matrix operation accelerator. By rearranging the rows and/or columns of the matrix, the sparsity pattern of the matrix may be converted to a sparsity pattern that is suitable for computation with the matrix operation accelerator.
US11977598B2
The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for preparing notes stored in a user repository. A method includes, at a user device having memory and one or more processors, generating based on content previously stored in a note, a note preview including note identifying information, and causing presentation, via the user device, of the note preview including the note identifying information. The method includes, responsive to user selection of the note preview, causing presentation, via the user device, of the note associated with the note preview. The method also includes while displaying the note associated with the note preview, receiving user input to include additional content in the note, and responsive to the user input to include additional content in the note, modifying the note and the note preview based on the additional content. The method further includes storing the note in the user repository.
US11977593B2
A device implementing a system for providing location based search results includes at least one processor configured to detect that a location of a device is within a location of a store or within a threshold distance of the location, and establish a connection with a wireless network of the store. The at least one processor is configured to access an intranet associated with the store, the intranet being accessed via a network identifier previously stored on the device in association with the store, and receive user input for a search. The at least one processor is configured to obtain, via the intranet, at least one of a query completion suggestion or search result having been targeted to the location of the store or the threshold distance of the location, and display the at least one of the query completion suggestion or the search result in association with the search.
US11977588B1
A computer-implemented system and method for search and navigation on a network to find and display specific search identified information in documents. Queries are sent to search engine services and responses comprising snippets are returned. Then, in response to only one or a few user inputs, documents are opened and locations of content matching or best matching the snippets are found reliably and distinguished in a display.
US11977587B2
Systems and immersive methods for constructing a personalized and user-assembled meta search engine are provided for aggregation and organization of image, video and digital rights data that allow a user to curate a broadcast of selected tiles that can be published and legered into a blockchain. The meta-search engine combines multiple API components to operate collectively as the initial search algorithm. The system and method include a data collection element, a brand commercial placement for sponsorship element, a stake and mining rewards against placed media element and a user interface that allows publishing of a unique curated media stream as a first-time-ever non-fungible token (NFT) broadcast. Also included are artificial intelligence, virtual reality, connected alternative metaverses and an assembly of broadcasts into video on demand channels.
US11977586B2
In embodiments, an Online Software Platform (OSP) is configured to receive datasets having dataset values that represent relationship instance data of relationship instances between a client primary entity and other secondary entities, select digital rules responsive to these dataset values, produce resources for the datasets by applying the selected digital rules to the dataset values, derive a total value of the produced resources, generate a report document that mentions at least derived the total value, and prepare an instantiation that enables viewing a data record that substantiates the derived total value. The OSP may further make this instantiation available for viewing to a domain entity that has access to the report document and wants to confirm the derived total value. For instance, the OSP may provide an access instruction for viewing the instantiation, or even augment the report document itself with such an access instruction.
US11977583B2
The data linkage system 90 includes a learning device 70 which generates a score function, which is a function that scores proximity between a user with an action history in a first domain and a user with an action history in a second domain, and an estimation device 80 which estimates a user matched in the first domain and the second domain. The score calculation means 82 calculates a score for a pair of users who have an action history in a first domain and an action history in a second domain using a score function. The matching means 83 estimates the same user as the user in the first domain from among the users in the second domain based on magnitude of the calculated score.
US11977575B2
Techniques for recommending media are described. A character preference function comprising a plurality of preference coefficients is accessed. A first character model comprises a first set of attribute values for the plurality of attributes of a first character. The first and second characters are associated with a first and second salience value, respectively. A second character model comprises a second set of attribute values for the plurality of attributes of a second character of the plurality of characters. A first character rating is calculated using the plurality of preference coefficients and the first set of attribute values. A second character rating of the second character is calculated using the plurality of preference coefficients with the second set of attribute values. A media rating is calculated based on the first and second salience values and the first and second character ratings. A media is recommended based on the media rating.
US11977573B2
Techniques are disclosed for automatic tagging of terms within a document and generating visual representations specifying the identifications to terms in the document and tags assigned to each term. Particularly, responsive to obtaining a document, a term auto-tagging system can implement machine learning and/or natural language processing techniques to compare terms included in the document with a database maintaining a mapping of terms and tags corresponding to each term to assign one or more tags to relevant terms. The identified terms and tags can be provided in a visual representation for processing/review at a client device, and the visual representation can be modified according to actions selected for the identified terms. The modified visual representation can be provided to a client device, and metadata for each term/tag can be uploaded to a database for training the term auto-tagging system.
US11977566B2
An information processing apparatus includes at least one processor, in which the processor receives a search objective target selected as a search objective from among a plurality of objective targets which are objective target subjects or objective target objects capable of being the search objective, receives a search condition designated for the search objective target, outputs a search result obtained by searching for a search target based on the search condition, and accumulates the search condition used for a search performed as the search objective target, as a search history, for each of the plurality of objective targets.
US11977558B2
A device for coupling a machine, in particular a machine tool, having a number N of data sources for providing data of the machine in data source-specific file formats having a plurality of applications is provided. The device includes a transformation unit, which is designed to transform data of one of the N data sources present in one of the data source-specific data formats to data of a generic semantic data model for at least one of the applications and data of one of the applications present in the generic semantic data model to data of one of the data source-specific data formats for one of the N data sources. The transformation unit thus advantageously establishes data interoperability between the respective application and the respective data source of the machine. Also provided is a method and to a computer program product for coupling a machine to a plurality of applications.
US11977554B2
A system for and a method of using user-entered information to return more meaningful information in response to Internet search queries are disclosed. A method in accordance with the disclosed subject matter comprises managing a database in response to multiple user inputs and displaying search results from the database in response to a search query. The search results include a results list and supplemental data related to the search query. Managing the database includes, among other things, re-ranking elements in the results list, storing information related to relevancies of elements in the results list, blocking a link in the results list, storing links to documents related to the search query, or any combination of these. The supplemental data include descriptions of or indices to one or more concepts related to the search query.
US11977552B2
Methods and systems are described herein for improvements for reducing client-server network traffic. For example, methods and systems allow for the reduction of client-server network traffic by altering search filters based on their respective rank and/or frequencies of being searched with other search filters included in a search query. In this way, users do not have to resubmit queries that are illogical or would return a null set of search results. For example, a first query may be received. A first search may be performed based on the first query. A first search filter may be selected based on a hierarchical tree structure of search filters. A second query may be generated comprising the first search filter and one or more other search filters, wherein the second query comprises fewer search filters than the first query, and a second search may be performed based on the second query.
US11977551B2
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing a natural, pen-and-paper user experience that harnesses cutting edge artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance user interactions with data in a suite of software applications. The pen-and-paper user experience may mimic the time-honored human tradition of writing with pen and paper, allowing users to work in an intuitive, productive, familiar fashion. The user experience may automatically retrieve objects, e.g., data, charts, tables, graphs, etc. from backend systems and display the objects in the user experience. The user experience may allow users to provide additional natural language directly on or around the objects and update the displayed results accordingly.
US11977548B2
A computing device is operable to receive a plurality of partition allocation requests based on execution of a corresponding plurality of query operations in conjunction with execution of a corresponding query. Processing a first partition allocation request of the plurality of partition allocation requests corresponding to execution of a first operation of the corresponding plurality of query operations is based on allocating a set of partitions of a plurality of partitions. Content is loaded into the set of partitions for access in executing the first operation. Access to the content via the set of partitions is facilitated in conjunction with execution of the first operation. The set of partitions are released based on determining the first operation has completed access of the content in conjunction with the execution of the first operation.
US11977547B1
A database system is operable to generating conjunctive normal form (CNF) processing cost data, disjunctive normal form (DNF) processing cost data, and non-normalized form processing cost data based on a plurality of operators of a query expression indicating a query for execution. Query processing selection data is generated based on the CNF processing cost data, the DNF processing cost data, and the non-normalized form processing cost data. The query processing selection data indicates a selection to execute the query in accordance with exactly one of: a CNF query operator execution flow; a DNF query operator execution flow; or a non-normalized query operator execution flow. Execution of the query is facilitated based on the query processing selection data.
US11977544B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for using an inverted index in a pipelined search query. A field searchable data store is provided that comprises a plurality of event records, each event record comprising a time-stamped portion of raw machine data. Responsive to the reciept of an incoming search query, the search engine accesses an inverted index, wherein each entry in the inverted index comprises at least one field name, a corresponding at least one field value and a reference value associated with each field name and value pair that identifies a location in the data store where an associated event record is stored. Once the inverted index is accessed, it can be used to identify and search a subset of the plurality of event records, wherein the subset comprises one or more event records with corresponding reference values in the inverted index.
US11977539B1
This disclosure relates to improved techniques for generating SQL statements, including both DDL and DML statements. In certain embodiments, a relational metadata management system (RMMS) stores and maintains a metadata repository corresponding to one or more source databases. The RMMS can represent a SQL engine layer that is situated on top of a SQL engine and/or SQL database to facilitate higher levels of abstraction and reusability of the data included in the databases. The RMMS can include a SQL generator that utilizes the metadata stored in the metadata repository to generate the SQL statements for querying the one or more source databases.
US11977528B2
Data streaming applications may need to provide high reliability, particularly depending on the nature of the data being streamed. A framework is described that allows a data streaming application to ensure high reliability both during update operations and during ordinary operations. A unique event ID count can be recorded that reflects messages being sent from a source to the streaming application. After an update and service restart, the count can again be collected to see if data is flowing through the streaming application as expected. Unique database record counts can be reviewed (e.g. after a restart or during ordinary operations) to ensure that no records are being unexpectedly dropped. Data content sampling can also be performed to see that any data transformations are functioning properly. Corrective actions (after a restart or during ordinary operations) can also be taken, including replay of database messages that are dropped, or sending an alert.
US11977517B2
Compressing files is disclosed. An input file to be compressed is first aligned. Aligning the file includes splitting the file into sequences that can be aligned. The result is a compression matrix, where each row of the matrix corresponds to part of the file. The compression matrix may also serve as a warm start if additional compression is desired. Compression may be performed in stages, where an initial compression matrix is generated in a first stage using larger letter sizes for alignment and then a second compression stage is performed using smaller letter sizes. A consensus sequence id determined from the compression matrix. Using the consensus sequence, pointer pairs are generated. Each pointer pair identifies a subsequence of the consensus matrix. The compressed file includes the pointer pairs and the consensus sequence.
US11977516B2
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for managing the storage of files in a storage medium of a computing device. The method may comprise detecting a file to be stored in the storage medium. The method may also comprise determining a file assignment mode and a granularity, wherein the granularity includes at least two file system blocks occupying consecutive physical addresses of the storage medium. The method may further comprise allocating one or more storage regions for storing the file based at least on the file assignment mode and the granularity, and storing the file into the allocated one or more storage regions.
US11977515B1
Disclosed are systems and methods that automate the process of analyzing interactive content data using artificial intelligence and natural language processing technology to generate subject matter identifiers and sentiment identifiers that characterize the interaction represented by the content data. The automated processing classifies, reduces, segments, and filters content data to accurately, automatically, and efficiently characterize the content data. The results of the analysis in turn allow for identification of system and service problems and the implementation of system enhancements.
US11977514B1
Predictive revision recommendations are disclosed. A first tokenized file is received, as is a second tokenized file. An indication is received that a modification has been made to the first tokenized file. A determination that a token in the first tokenized file has an association with a token in the second tokenized file is made. Based at least in part on the received indication, a recommended action that should be taken with respect to the second tokenized file is generated. A change to at least one related token is predicted based on a past history of correlated events occurring to the first token and related tokens.
US11977511B2
Systems and methods for synthesizing cloud snapshots of production data. A client system includes data and snapshots may be taken of that data. These snapshots are transferred to the cloud and hydrated to block devices that are similar to the devices on which the production data exists. Snapshots are then taken of the block devices. The cloud snapshots are the same as and correspond to the locally generated snapshots.
US11977504B2
An information handling system may include a host system, a management controller configured to provide out-of-band management of the information handling system, and a network interface including a network interface storage resource. The management controller may be configured to: receive, from the host system, information relating to installation of a network interface operating system; transmit the information to the network interface; and cause the network interface to install the network interface operating system onto the network interface storage resource.
US11977503B2
A control device includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory, to a first communication bus, and to a second communication bus, the processor being configured to control whether or not to relay data communicated using the first communication bus to the second communication bus, and in a case in which a request has been received for data communicated using the first communication bus, execute switching so as to relay data received from the first communication bus to the second communication bus.
US11977494B2
Systems and methods for implementing a secure communication channel between kernel and user mode components are provided. According to an embodiment, a shared memory is provided through which a kernel mode process and a user mode process communicate. The kernel mode process is assigned read-write access to the shared memory. The user mode process is assigned read-only access to the shared memory. An offset-based linked list is implemented within the shared memory. Kernel-to-user messages are communicated from the kernel mode process to the user mode process by adding corresponding nodes to the offset-based linked list. One or more kernel-to-user messages are read by the user mode process following the offset-based linked list in order. The kernel mode process is signaled by the user mode process that a kernel-to-user message has been consumed by the user mode process through an input output control (ioctl) system call or an event object.
US11977487B2
In a management node that manages a distributed file and object storage that accessibly manages a file used by an application, the distributed file and object storage is accessible to a file managed by a storage of another site, and a management node includes a processor, and the processor is configured to specify an access circumstance relating to a file by an application, and control caching by the distributed file and object storage of the own site with respect to the file managed by the storage of the other site used by the application, before the application is executed, based on the access circumstance.
US11977483B2
Provided are a computer program product, integrated cache manager, and method for maintaining data in a first level memory and buckets representing regions of memory devices to extend data cache. A plurality of buckets represent distinct regions of memory devices. The buckets are associated with different threshold access count ranges. Data having an access count is stored in one of the buckets associated with a threshold access count range including the access count of the data to store. Data evicted from a first level memory is copied to an initial bucket comprising one of the buckets. Data is moved from a source bucket comprising one of the buckets, including the initial bucket, to a target bucket of the buckets having a target threshold access count range including an access count of the data to move.
US11977482B2
To avoid hash table collisions, such as in response to sequential addresses, a hash module is provided that includes a first multiplexer that, responsive to a control signal, outputs received data on one of two or more scramblers. The scramblers are configured to selectively receive the selected data output from the first multiplexer and perform a scrambler operation on the selected data to generate scrambled data. A second multiplexer outputs the scrambled data to a first hash module configured to performs a hash function on the scrambled data to generate a hash value. A second hash module, responsive to a collision occurring in the first hash module, perform a hash function on the scrambled data received from the first hash module. The use of a scrambler reduces collisions in the hash module outputs over time and multiple scramblers may be used to further reduce collisions.
US11977464B2
An error rate measuring apparatus detects a bit error of input data returned from a device under test with transmission of a test signal at an error detector, and includes a log recording unit that records log data of state transition of each lane by handshakes of a plurality of lanes in a predetermined communication standard with respect to the device under test in making the device under test transit to a state of LOOPBACK, and a display unit that displays the recorded log data of the state transition of each lane in a time-series order.
US11977460B1
Systems and methods for reconstructing a namespace in response to a loss of data are described herein. To reconstruct the namespace, metadata super segments within a set of file containers may be located in response to a determination that original namespace metadata associated with files stored within the containers is unreadable. Content handles linking the super segment to metadata for each of the files may then be reconstructed from the super segments. Both inode numbers and M-tree identifiers are also extracted from the super segments for each of the files referenced by the super segments. Then, a plurality of U-trees is assembled by aggregating and linking the inode numbers of the files referenced within the super segments based on the M-tree identifiers. Finally, the recovered namespace metadata tree data structure for all of the files within the plurality of LP containers is assembled by aggregating and linking the U-trees.
US11977458B2
A method, computer program product, and computing system for determining whether a storage awareness service provider node of a storage system has failed. In response to determining that the storage awareness service provider node has failed, an intermediate storage awareness service may be deployed within the storage system. At least one request may be processed on the storage system via the intermediate storage awareness service.
US11977456B2
A computer system includes a processor and a persistent data storage. The persistent data storage includes flash-like storage media that includes multiple contiguous memory blocks. Each of the contiguous memory blocks includes multiple contiguous memory pages. Multiple file systems executable by the processor manage file data and the file system structure of files stored in the persistent data storage. A core executable by the processor provides a common internal model and software routines that provide common functionality to each of the file systems. Some of the file systems are executable to reconstruct the one or more file systems using a plurality of transaction records that may be executed a plurality of times and always render the same effect.
US11977453B2
A data management system includes: a transceiver; a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and the memory and configured to: receive, via the transceiver, a copy data request for unstructured data; access, via the transceiver in response to the copy data request, a plurality of backed-up files of unstructured data stored in a first data storage device; send, in response to the copy data request, a plurality of Virtual Data Files (VDFs) to a second data storage device, the processor being configured to respond to receipt of information from each of the plurality of VDFs to retrieve a respective backed-up file of unstructured data of the plurality of backed-up files of unstructured data stored in the first data storage device.
US11977444B2
An apparatus comprising a memory array including a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows is provided. The apparatus further comprises circuitry configured to perform an error detection operation on the memory array to determine a raw count of detected errors, to compare the raw count of detected errors to a threshold value to determine an over-threshold amount, to scale the over-threshold amount according to a scaling algorithm to determine a scaled error count, and to store the scaled error count in a user-accessible storage location.
US11977441B2
This failure tree generation device includes: a causal relationship storage unit that stores information indicating a linkage of the causal relationship of defects of respective component parts constituting subjects to be analyzed in a manner such that the information is associated with the connection relationship of the respective component parts; a system-level failure tree generation unit that generates, for each of the component parts and on the basis of component part constitution information indicating the constitution of component parts to be analyzed and component part connection information indicating the connection relationship of the respective component parts, first element information which is information indicating disturbance having occurred in information transfer between the respective component parts and which indicates the relationship between each of the component parts and a phenomenon having occurred on the component part, and generates, on the basis of the respective items of first element information, system level failure tree information indicating the causal relationship of defects of the component parts; and an equipment/component part level failure tree generation unit that searches for the causal relationship storage unit on the basis of the component part constitution information and the component part connection information, that generates two or more items of second element information indicating information relating to a plurality of events connecting to any one first element and indicating the relationship between the respective component parts and phenomena having occurred on the respective component parts, and that generates, on the basis of the respective items of the second element information, equipment/component part level failure tree information indicating the causal relationship of defects of the component parts, by way of a hierarchical structure.
US11977438B2
A processing system includes a plurality of circuits configured to generate a plurality of error signals. The processing system further includes a plurality of error pads and a fault collection circuit configured to receive the plurality of error signals and to generate a respective combined error signal for each of the plurality of error pads. The fault collection circuit includes a combinational logic circuit configured to generate the combined error signal by selectively routing the plurality of error signals to the plurality of error pads as a function of a set of configuring bits.
US11977435B2
An operator terminal 2 accesses a web server 1 via a network NW, and acquires error information on an error that has occurred in the access to the web server 1. And then, the operator terminal 2 determines whether or not the occurred error is an error of a specific type on a basis of the error information, and re-accesses the web server 1 in response to the determination that the occurred error is the error of the specific type.
US11977426B2
A control device includes a determination means that determines, when a request is received in which a power amount that is requested to be supplied, and an energy source or a type of the energy source of the power amount are specified, whether or not a supply of electric power that satisfies the energy source or the type of the energy source and the power amount that are specified in the request is possible by referring to a table that manages a stored power amount stored in a storage battery for each energy source or for each type of the energy source, and a control means that causes the power amount specified in the request to be discharged from the storage battery when it is determined by the determination means that the supply of electric power is possible.
US11977424B2
A processing system includes a reset circuit, a memory storing configuration data, and a hardware configuration circuit transmitting the configuration data to configuration data clients. The system executes a reset phase, configuration phase, and software runtime phase. First and second reset terminals are associated with first and second circuitries which are respectively associated with configuration data clients. The configuration data includes first and second mode configuration data for the first and second terminals. During the reset and configuration phase, the first circuitry activates a strong pull-down, and the second circuitry activates a weak pull-down. During the software runtime phase, the first circuitry activate a weak pull-down for implementing a bidirectional reset terminal or activates a weak pull-up resistance for implementing a reset output terminal, and the second circuitry activates a weak pull-up for implementing a reset input terminal or activates a strong pull-up for implementing a reset output terminal.
US11977421B2
A foldable hinge includes a base and two folding assemblies on both sides of the base and coupled to the base. The two folding assemblies are foldable relative to each other. Each folding assembly includes a rotating arm and a support member; a first end of the rotating arm is rotatably coupled to the base; the support member is rotatably coupled to a second end of the rotating arm away from the base; a side of the support member close to the base is rotatably coupled to the base and the support member is slidable in a direction approaching or away from the base. A distance between portions of two support members coupled to the rotating arms is smaller than a distance between portions of the two support members coupled to the base in response to bringing the two folding assemblies together.
US11977417B2
A display apparatus includes: a display panel including a main display area; a first auxiliary display area connected to a first edge of the main display area; a second auxiliary display area connected to a second edge of the main display area, the second edge crossing the first edge; and a corner display area connecting the first auxiliary display area to the second auxiliary display area; and a cover window disposed on the display panel, where a plurality of grooves which is concave in a thickness direction of the cover window is defined in the cover window to correspond to the corner display area.
US11977412B2
A variety of improvements to docking systems for portable computing devices are disclosed. For example, improved techniques for maintaining a data connection between a base portion of the docking system and a case portion of the docking system are disclosed. As an example, the docking system can include improved magnetics that help maintain the data connection between the base portion and the case portion, even during rotational movements of the case portion relative to the base portion. Further still, examples are described where the detection of a docking action between the case portion and the base portion can trigger any of a number of responsive actions.
US11977408B2
A multimedia system and a multimedia operation method are provided. The multimedia system includes a signal encoder, a screen, multiple loudspeakers, a processor, and an amplifier circuit. The signal encoder encodes an image signal, an audio signal, and an audio enhancement signal to provide a multimedia signal. The image signal is divided into multiple regional image signals based on multiple display regions. The audio signal includes multiple regional audio signals corresponding to the regional image signals. The processor extracts the image signal, the regional audio signals, and the audio enhancement signal from the multimedia signal and controls the screen to display the image signal. The amplifier circuit adjusts the regional audio signals in response to the audio enhancement signal and provides the adjusted regional audio signals to the loudspeakers.
US11977407B2
In an example, a system is adapted to be coupled to a load device having a load clock. The system includes a clock generation device with a pin. The system also includes a capture circuit coupled to the pin and operable to sample a value at the pin. The system includes a D flip-flop having a data input coupled to the capture circuit, a clock input coupled to a clock, and having an output, where the D flip-flop is operable to provide, at the output, a system reference event (SYSREF) signal to align the load clock to the clock, based at least in part on the value at the pin.
US11977406B2
A passive haptic interface includes a first element which is rotatably movable about an axis or translatably movable along an axis, the first movable element rotating or moving opposite a second fixed element. The first movable element has a first plurality of magnetic poles spaced periodically at a pole pitch Ps and in the direction of movement, and the second fixed element has a second plurality of magnetic poles periodically spaced at a pole pitch Pr and in the direction of movement, where Ps and Pr are different numbers. A periodic stress is created by the magnetic interaction between the first movable element and the second fixed element in a period Pt. The pole pitches Ps and Pr are chosen such that Pt is strictly less than the smallest of the pitches Ps and Pr.
US11977402B2
A semiconductor device includes a low power fast differential transconductor, which provides an output current as a function of a difference between a reference potential input and a feedback potential input. The transconductance increases as an absolute value of the difference between the reference potential and the feedback potential increases. The transconductor includes a reference input stage to receive the reference potential and a reference load coupled in series with the reference input stage. The transconductor includes a feedback input stage to receive the feedback potential and a feedback load coupled in series with the feedback input stage. The transconductor further includes a current limiting component that is configured to control a total current through the reference input stage and the feedback input stage. The transconductor includes a negative feedback path from the reference load to the current limiting component, that compensates for changes in the total current due to differences between the reference potential and the feedback potential.
US11977392B2
An example method of detecting an element using an autonomous vehicle includes the following operations: using a sensor on the autonomous vehicle to capture image data in a region of interest containing the element, where the image data represents components of the element; filtering the image data to produce filtered data having less of an amount of data than the image data; identifying the components of the element by analyzing the filtered data using a deterministic process; and detecting the element based on the components.
US11977389B2
A method of operating an autonomous driving shuttle includes: receiving, by the autonomous driving shuttle, information on an operation of the autonomous driving shuttle; recognizing a guide line by using at least one camera provided in the autonomous driving shuttle; and driving the autonomous driving shuttle by using the information on the operation and the recognized guide line.
US11977387B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide for controlling an autonomous vehicle to respond to queuing behaviors at pickup or drop-off locations. As an example, a request to pick up or drop off a passenger at a location may be received. The location may be determined to likely have a queue for picking up and dropping off passengers. Based on sensor data received from a perception system, whether a queue exists at the location may be determined. Once it is determined that a queue exists, it may be determined whether to join the queue to avoid inconveniencing other road users. Based on the determination to join the queue, the vehicle may be controlled to join the queue.
US11977383B2
An intelligent course planning method and controller for unmanned surface vehicle are provided, an overall optimization from starting point to end point of course deflection angle is achieved based on an optimization principle of approximate dynamic programming; an optimization of minimization of the course deflection angle and a control signal is achieved based on a quadratic form cost function and a performance index by designing a virtual radial basis function neural network and a least square method, a target course expression is obtained, and a stability and a degree of convergence are ensured through a positive-definite constraint of the Hessian matrix of the performance index. Compared with the related art, an overshoot of course deflection and the control signal is reduced, an optimization of flight and steering energy consumption is achieved, and completely data-driven for intelligent course planning for unmanned surface vehicle and a high-accuracy feedback adjustment are achieved.
US11977377B2
A remote operation apparatus capable of remotely operating a work machine efficiently and with high accuracy is provided. A remote operation apparatus (100) is connected to a work machine (200) via a communication network N, and includes an operation input unit (101) that inputs an operation signal to the remote operation apparatus (100), the operation signal in response to an operation performed by an operator, an operation calculation unit (108) that acquires a magnitude of an operation from the operation signal, an operation change amount calculation unit (109) that acquires an operation change amount from the operation signal, a communication delay time measurement unit (110) that measures a communication delay time, and a speed calculation unit (111) that calculates an operation speed of the work machine (200) based on the magnitude of the operation, the operation change amount, and the communication delay time.
US11977371B2
A textile machine management system and associated method for textile machines include automated guided transportation vehicles that transport material carriers between the textile machines. A logistic control system controls movement of the transportation vehicles. A material management apparatus manages the material flow between the textile machines and includes: a material flow database; a prediction module; and a disposition module.
US11977368B2
A system may include a data delivery pipeline communicatively coupled to one or more microservices that receive a dataset transmitted through the data delivery pipeline. The system may also include a first microservice that receives a first dataset corresponding to operation technology (OT) data or information technology (IT) data and determines a second dataset based on the first dataset. The system may also include a second microservice that receives the second dataset from the first microservice via the data delivery pipeline, determines an action to perform in an industrial automation component of an industrial automation system based on an analysis of the second dataset, and transmits the action to the industrial automation component via the data delivery pipeline.
US11977367B2
A command script editing method, a command script editor and a graphic user interface are provided. The command script editing method includes the following steps. The command node is edited according to at least one inputting action or at least one image identifying action performed on the operation frame when the command script editor is at an image editing mode. The command node is edited according to a setting content of at least one process action when the command script editor is at a process editing mode.
US11977365B2
A skill transfer mechanical apparatus includes an operating part, a controller, a motion information detector and an operation apparatus. The controller includes a basic motion instructing module, a learning module, a motion correcting instruction generator, a motion correcting instruction, and a motion information storing module. The learning module carries out machine learning of the motion correcting instruction stored in the motion correcting instruction storing module by using the motion information stored in the motion information storing module, and after the machine learning is finished, accepts an input of the motion information during the operation of the operating part, and outputs the automatic motion correcting instruction. The operating part moves the working part according to an automatic motion instruction based on the basic motion instruction and the automatic motion correcting instruction, and the manual motion correction.
US11977354B2
A holographic projection assembly for projecting a holographic image includes a housing that is positionable on a horizontal support surface. The housing is elongated thereby facilitating the housing to extend along a vertical axis when the housing is positioned on the horizontal support surface. A hologram emitter is integrated into the housing and the hologram emitter projects a hologram outwardly from the housing when the hologram emitter is turned on. In this way a user can view the hologram. A speaker is integrated into the housing to emit audible sound outwardly from the housing.
US11977347B2
An image forming apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect an object and a power-supply control unit. The power-supply control unit shifts the image forming apparatus to a second power state, in response to a lapse of a predetermined time following no detection of the object, when a job has not been executed until the detection unit detects no object, after the power-supply control unit shifts the image forming apparatus to the first power state. The power-supply control unit shifts the image forming apparatus to the second power state before a lapse of the predetermined time, when a job has been executed until the detection unit detects no object, after the power-supply control unit shifts the image forming apparatus to the first power state.
US11977342B2
An image forming apparatus includes a light emitting chip and at least one processor. The light emitting chip includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a DAC outputting a voltage corresponding to a setting value, and a circuit unit that supplies a current to the plurality of light emitting elements based on the voltage. At least one processor is configured to set the setting value such that one light emitting element included among the plurality of light emitting elements emits light of a predetermined amount, and correct image data pieces that respectively correspond to the plurality of light emitting elements based on first correction data for correcting amounts of light respectively emitted by the plurality of light emitting elements. The circuit unit supplies a current to each of the plurality of light emitting elements based on the corrected image data pieces.
US11977327B2
A system generates a mask for a circuit design while enforcing symmetry and consistency across random areas of the mask. The system builds a mask solutions database mapping circuit patterns to mask patterns. The system uses the mask solutions database to replace circuit patterns of the circuit design with mask patterns. The system identifies properties in circuit patterns of the circuit design and enforces the same property in the corresponding mask patterns. Examples of properties enforced include symmetry within circuit patterns and similarity across circuit patterns. The system combines mask patterns in different regions of the circuit and resolves conflicts that occur when there are multiple masks within a region.
US11977326B2
A wafer including a mask on one face and at least one layer on an opposite face, wherein the mask has at least one scribeline which overlies at least a portion of the opposite face which is substantially free of the at least one layer is described. Also described is a method of preparing a pellicle, the method including: providing a wafer having a mask on one face and at least one layer on an opposite face, defining a scribeline in the mask, and selectively removing a portion of the at least one layer which at least partially overlies the scribeline as well as a method of preparing a pellicle, the method including: providing a pellicle core, and removing at least some material from at least one face of the pellicle core in a non-oxidising environment. In any aspect, the pellicle may include a metal nitride layer.
US11977323B2
An optical system includes first and second lens units configured to move to have a component of direction perpendicular to an optical axis, in which a sign of an amount of movement of the lens units is defined as negative for a moving direction of the first lens unit and as positive for an opposite direction to the moving direction of the first lens unit, a product of an amount of movement and a focal length of the first lens unit and a product of an amount of movement and a focal length of the second lens unit are different from each other in sign, and Petzval sums of the first and second lens unit, a focal length of the optical system, and a back focus of the optical system are set.
US11977321B2
The technology disclosed herein relates to an imaging device. In some embodiments the imaging device has a support plate defining an object plane. A housing surrounds the object plane across the support plate. A first reflector plane is within the housing and in reflective communication with the object plane. The first reflector plane is 68.0° to 70.0° from the object plane. A second reflector plane within the housing and in reflective communication with the object plane. The second reflector plane is 68.0° to 70.0° from the object plane. Other embodiments are also described.
US11977310B2
An electrophoretic medium comprises a plurality of charged particles disposed in a fluid. The fluid comprises at least about 75, and preferably at least about 95, percent by weight of a hydrocarbon selected from monounsaturated nonenes, nonane and methyloctane. The electrophoretic medium is especially useful in microcell electrophoretic media comprising a substrate having a plurality of cavities, and a sealing layer closing the open ends of the cavities, the cavities being filled with the electrophoretic medium.
US11977308B2
An electrically controlled birefringence liquid crystal display device performs a normally black display. The display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer and a reflective portion to reflect light that is incident through a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel and that passes through the liquid crystal layer, a first polarizing plate on the display surface, and a half-wavelength plate between the liquid crystal display panel and the first polarizing plate. A phase difference Δnd−1 of the liquid crystal layer is less than a half of a phase difference Δnd−2 of the half-wavelength plate. The phase difference Δnd−2 of the half-wavelength plate indicates a positively dispersive wavelength, and a low axis of the half-wavelength plate intersects with an orientation axis of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer under no electric field being applied. The liquid crystal layer has a birefringence index Δn indicating a positively dispersive wavelength.
US11977300B2
A display device includes a first base substrate, a second base substrate disposed on the first base substrate, a connecting member disposed between the first base substrate and the second base substrate, a pad disposed on the first base substrate, and a first protruding pattern disposed between the connecting member and the pad. A thickness of the first protruding pattern is smaller than a thickness of the connecting member.
US11977294B2
According to one embodiment, in the display device, on the substrate opposed the liquid crystal panel, an element is formed by grooves having steps in a minute and periodic pattern, and the element separates the backlight from the light source unit into light of different color wavelengths and diffract them toward the corresponding color subpixels of the liquid crystal panel. In the light source unit, the first lens shapes the incident light from the light source according to the shape of the display surface of the panel, and the second lens irradiates the light incident surface of the substrate with the light shaped by the first lens as the backlight.
US11977287B2
A display device is provided, including: a back plate; a plastic frame connected to the back plate; a backlight module; a privacy film on a light emitting side of the backlight module; and a dimming sheet on a side of privacy film away from the back plate, wherein the dimming sheet is configured to be capable of adjusting a viewing angle of the display device. The plastic frame includes a first surface and a side end face, the first surface is a surface of the plastic frame close to the dimming sheet, the side end face is a side face of the plastic frame close to the dimming sheet, the plastic frame further includes a chamfered portion at a transition position between the side end face and the first surface, and the chamfered portion has a rough surface that is configured for diffracting the light incident on the chamfered portion.
US11977285B2
A reflection rate detection device and reflection rate detection method for a liquid crystal panel are provided by embodiments of the present application. A sphere of the liquid crystal panel is a hollow sphere, and an inner wall of the sphere is uniformly sprayed with diffuse reflection materials. The sphere is provided with a window hole, and the window hole corresponds to the liquid crystal panel. The emitting light source is disposed on the sphere, the emitting light source is configured to emit light, and emitted light enters the liquid crystal panel. The receiver is configured to receive reflection energy of the liquid crystal panel. A reflection rate of a large-area liquid crystal panel can be detected by the present application.
US11977271B2
A cam for applying movement to a lens system. The cam may include a body configured to couple to the lens system. The body may have slots that are configured to receive lens followers. The slots may extend in directions that are convergent relative to each other.
US11977268B2
Fiber optic cable assemblies having a construction suitable for a first deployment scenario where the optical connection is made to the device externally that may be transformed for a second deployment scenario where the optical connection is disposed within an internal cavity of the device are disclosed. The cable assembly has one or more cable legs disposed within a profile support element and are disposed under the heat shrink. The fiber optic connectors are exposed and suitable for optical connection with the heat shrink intact on the cable assembly and the profile support element further provides further flexibility using different outer housings with the cable assembly when making external optical connections to the device Thus, the concepts disclosed advantageously allow a single cable assembly to support multiple deployment scenarios in the field, thereby reducing complexity.
US11977256B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a semiconductor package comprising optically coupled integrated circuit (IC) chips. A first IC chip and a second IC chip overlie a substrate at a center of the substrate. A photonic chip overlies the first and second IC chips and is electrically coupled to the second IC chip. A laser device chip overlies the substrate, adjacent to the photonic chip and the second IC chip, at a periphery of the substrate. The photonic chip is configured to modulate a laser beam from the laser device chip in accordance with an electrical signal from the second IC chip and to provide the modulated laser beam to the first IC chip. This facilitates optical communication between the first IC chip to the second IC chip. Various embodiments of the present disclosure are further directed towards simultaneously aligning and bonding constituents of the semiconductor package.
US11977255B2
A hollow core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) including an outer cladding region and seven hollow tubes surrounded by the outer cladding region. Each of the hollow tubes is fused to the outer cladding to form a ring defining an inner cladding region and a hollow core region surrounded by the inner cladding region. The hollow tubes are not touching each other but are arranged with distance to adjacent hollow tubes. The hollow tubes each have an average outer diameter d2 and an average inner diameter d1, wherein d1/d2 is equal to or larger than about 0.8, such as equal to or larger than about 0.85, such as equal to or larger than about 0.9. Also, a laser system.
US11977251B1
A backlight module including a light guide plate, a light source, an upper prism sheet, and a lower prism sheet is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface and a light emitting surface. The upper prism sheet is disposed at a side of the light emitting surface of the light guide plate. The upper prism sheet includes an upper substrate and first prism microstructures. Cross-sections of the first prism microstructures are isosceles triangles, and apex angles thereof fall within a range of 80 to 90 degrees. The lower prism sheet is disposed between the light guide plate and the upper prism sheet. The lower prism sheet includes a lower substrate and second prism microstructures. Cross-sections of the second prism microstructures are isosceles triangles, and apex angles thereof fall within a range of 100 to 130 degrees.
US11977241B2
A suspension assembly for a camera lens element includes a support member with a wire attach structure and a moving member coupled to the support member. The moving member includes a plate, flexure arms extending from the plate and coupled to the support member, and a wire attach structure. A bearing supports the plate of the moving member for movement with respect to the support member. A shape memory alloy wire is coupled to and extends between the wire attach structures of the support member and the moving member. The limiter limits a range of movement of the moving member with respect to the support member, and in embodiments includes an opening in one of the moving member plate and the support member, and a stop that includes an engagement portion extending into the opening in the other of the moving member plate and the support member.
US11977234B2
A head-mounted device includes a housing, a mask, and an optical machine assembly. An accommodating chamber is formed in the housing. The upper portion of the mask is connected to the housing, and the lower portion of the mask exceeds out of the housing. The optical machine assembly comprises: an optical machine support arranged in the accommodating chamber; an optical machine, positioned in the accommodating chamber; a waveguide piece; a connecting body, positioned in the accommodating chamber, the optical machine and the waveguide piece being mounted on the connecting body, and the connecting body being fixed to the optical machine support. The waveguide piece penetrates through the bottom of the housing from the accommodating chamber and extends downwards.
US11977233B2
An eyepiece waveguide for an augmented reality display system may include an optically transmissive substrate, an input coupling grating (ICG) region, a multi-directional pupil expander (MPE) region, and an exit pupil expander (EPE) region. The ICG region may receive an input beam of light and couple the input beam into the substrate as a guided beam. The MPE region may include a plurality of diffractive features which exhibit periodicity along at least a first axis of periodicity and a second axis of periodicity. The MPE region may be positioned to receive the guided beam from the ICG region and to diffract it in a plurality of directions to create a plurality of diffracted beams. The EPE region may overlap the MPE region and may out couple one or more of the diffracted beams from the optically transmissive substrate as output beams.
US11977231B1
The disclosed optical lens assemblies may include a deformable optical element including a substantially transparent transducer configured to deform, and thus change at least one optical property of, the deformable optical element. At least a portion of the substantially transparent transducer may be positioned within a substantially transparent optical aperture of the optical lens assembly. Various head-mounted displays incorporating such an optical lens assembly, and methods of fabricating the same, are also disclosed.
US11977225B2
A vehicle display control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to: recognize a traffic regulation mark provided on a traveling path of a car, the traffic regulation mark indicating traffic regulation; specify a valid regulation range used as a valid range of regulation indicated by the traffic regulation mark based on the recognized traffic regulation mark; and control a display device mounted on the car to display regulations information on a display area, the regulations information including contents of regulation indicated by the recognized traffic regulation mark. The processor is configured to switch displaying the regulations information into another upon satisfying a predetermined condition in a case where the valid regulation range is not specified.
US11977220B2
A digital micromirror device comprises an array of micromirror pixels, the array comprising a first micromirror pixel and a second micromirror pixel. The first micromirror pixel comprises a hinge, where the hinge is configured to tilt toward a first raised address electrode and toward a second raised address electrode. The first micromirror pixel also comprises a first micromirror coupled to the hinge, where the first micromirror has a sculpted edge. The second micromirror pixel comprises a second micromirror, where a first gap between a first point on the sculpted edge and a nearest point to the first point on the second micromirror is larger than a second gap between a second point on the sculpted edge and a nearest point to the second point on the second micromirror.
US11977205B2
An optical element including an optically transparent lens which defines a curved surface having a steepness given by an R/# of from about 0.5 to about 1.0. A film is positioned on the curved surface. The film includes an index layer. A composite layer is positioned on the curved surface having a refractive index greater than the index layer. The composite layer includes HfO2 and Al2O3. The composite layer has a mole fraction X of HfO2, wherein X is from about 0.05 to about 0.95 and a mole fraction of Al2O3 in the composite layer is 1−X.
US11977204B2
A method for producing an optical element includes: disposing a joint layer on a substrate; forming a first portion and a second portion in a second surface of the joint layer; and forming a plurality of structural bodies, which are made of a dielectric, on the second surface of the joint layer. The joint layer has a first surface facing the substrate, and the second surface located on a side opposite the first surface. The first portion is covered with a resist layer, and the second portion is exposed from the resist layer. After the dielectric is laminated on at least the second portion, the resist layer is removed to form the plurality of structural bodies on the second surface.
US11977202B2
The disclosure provides for a bottom hole assembly that comprises a stator solenoid winding transmitter assembly operable to generate a magnetic field. The stator solenoid winding transmitter assembly comprises a coil comprising a plurality of windings and a sleeve, wherein the coil is disposed within the sleeve. The bottom hole assembly further comprises a solenoid control assembly disposed adjacent to the stator solenoid winding transmitter assembly, wherein the solenoid control assembly is communicatively coupled to a controller and electrically connected to the coil and a mud motor comprising a rotor and a stator, wherein the stator solenoid winding transmitter assembly is disposed around the mud motor.
US11977201B2
The invention discloses an integrated detection method of electromagnetic searching, locating and tracking for subsea cables. After being launched into water, the cable-tracking AUV carries out primary Z-shaped reciprocating sailing to search the electromagnetic signal of the target subsea cable, when the electromagnetic signal reaches a preset threshold value, the AUV executes the cable-tracking detection. In the tracking process, if the target electromagnetic signal intensity is lower than the preset threshold, it is determined that subsea cable tracking is lost. At this time, the secondary Z-shaped cable-researching route planning and tracking are performed based on the lost point. In the process that the AUV autonomously tracks and detects the subsea cable, relative locating between AUV and subsea cable is performed based on the electromagnetic signal radiated by the subsea cable, and autonomous tracking control under the guidance of the electromagnetic locating signal is performed.
US11977196B2
Systems and methods for automatically tracking multi-Z horizons within seismic volumes are provided. A surface from a plurality of surfaces identified at different depths for a multi-Z horizon within a seismic volume is selected. A seed point corresponding to the selected surface is determined. The selected surface is tracked over new data points through the seismic volume. Tracking each new data point involves comparing a depth of the new data point with depths associated with other surfaces and determining whether the depth of the new data point honors a geological boundary rule for maintaining a relative depth position of each of the plurality of surfaces within the multi-Z horizon, based on the comparison. When the depth of the new data point honors the rule, the selected surface is extended to include the new data point and, when it does not, the new data point is discarded.
US11977190B2
A device such as a dosimeter for detecting ionizing radiation, for example, X-ray radiation, in hospitals or the like. The device includes scintillator material configured to produce light as a result of radiation interacting with the scintillator material, and photoelectric conversion circuitry optically coupled to the scintillator material and configured to produce electrical signals via photoelectric conversion of light produced by the scintillator material. The device includes a plurality of photoelectric converters optically coupled with the scintillator material at spatially separated locations. The plurality of photoelectric converters thus produce respective electrical signals by photoelectric conversion of light produced by the scintillator material as a result of radiation interacting with the scintillator material. Improved energy linearity is thus facilitated while providing more efficient detection over the whole energy spectrum of radiation detected.
US11977189B2
Examples relate to a method for processing beamformed data of a medium. The beamformed data includes a first set of beamformed data associated with a first spatial region and a second set of beamformed data associated with a second spatial region, and the method includes estimating the clutter caused by the second spatial region at the first set.
US11977186B2
In an embodiment, a method includes: resetting respective count values of a plurality of analog counters to an initial count value, each analog counter of the plurality of analog counters corresponding to a histogram bin of a time-of-flight (ToF) histogram; after resetting the respective count values, receiving a plurality of digital addresses from a time-to-digital converter (TDC); during an integration period, for each received digital address, selecting one analog counter based on the received digital address, and changing the respective count value of the selected one analog counter towards a second count value by a discrete amount, where each analog counter has a final count value at an end of the integration period; and after the integration period, determining an associated final bin count of each histogram bin of the ToF histogram based on the final count value of the corresponding analog counter.
US11977179B2
A method of detecting leakage, comprising the steps of: performing a sequence of monitoring operations; and providing, when it is determined that leakage is present, a signal indicative of detected leakage. Each monitoring operation includes the steps of: generating a transmit signal exhibiting a time-varying frequency; receiving a reflection signal resulting from reflection of the transmit signal at the surface; forming an intermediate frequency signal for the present monitoring operation based on the transmit signal and the reflection signal; determining a phase of the intermediate frequency signal for the present monitoring operation; determining, based on the phase for the present monitoring operation and the phase associated with at least one previous monitoring operation, a measure indicative of a present rate of change of the phase; comparing the measure with a predefined threshold value; and determining a presence of leakage based on the comparison.
US11977177B2
There is provided a subject location system, including a master processing unit, a receiver, and at least one Tag associated with the subject. The system includes a Hub with a master processing unit and the Tag includes transponders. Range and phase data are used to calculate the position of the Tag in relation to the Hub, and phase cycle errors are eliminated by, the use of a cyclical search minimizing an innovation inner product.
US11977155B2
In a distance measurement apparatus, a light emitter emits pulse-like light. A light receiver receives reflected light of the emitted light and converts the received light to an electrical signal. An AD converter converts the electrical signal to a digital value at a predetermined sampling rate to generate a conversion data series. An interpolation processor upsamples the outputted conversion data series by inserting interpolation data therein to generate an up-data series. A distance calculator calculates a distance to an object that reflects light using a signal waveform indicated by the up-data series. The interpolation processor inserts the interpolation data having an interpolation value between pieces of data belonging to the conversion data series, and smooths the data series in which the interpolation data is inserted using a low-pass filter that has characteristics in which waveform distortion caused by ringing does not occur.
US11977147B2
Provided is an apparatus for assisting driving of a host vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a first sensor mounted to a host vehicle and having a field of view in front of the host vehicle, the first sensor configured to acquire front image data; a second sensor selected from a group consisting of a radar sensor and a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor and mounted to the host vehicle, the second sensor configured to have a field of sensing in front of the host vehicle and acquire front sensing data; a third sensor selected from a group consisting of a radar sensor and a LiDAR sensor and mounted to the host vehicle, the third sensor configured to have a field of sensing behind the vehicle and acquire rear side sensing data; and a controller including a processor configured to process the front side sensing data and the rear side sensing data; wherein the controller is configured to: in response to a lane change command being input, acquire position information and velocity information of other vehicle traveling in another lane corresponding to the lane change command based on the rear side sensing data, and output a driving signal for changing a distance between the host vehicle and a preceding vehicle based on the position information and the velocity information of the other vehicle.
US11977145B2
Disclosed is a method and a corresponding distance-measuring device for measuring a distance to an object using FMCW radar. The method includes the frequency-dependent determination of the amplitude of the radar signal, i.e. the frequency response in the output path and in the input path of the distance-measuring device. The standard windowing of the evaluation signal can be corrected using a correction factor dependent on the frequency responses. Thus the frequency dependence of the radar signal is compensated independently of device-internal or external interferences by adapting the window function. The result is more accurate and reliable distance measurement using FMCW radar. Because the distance can be determined by the disclosed method very accurately and without distortion, it is advantageous to use the distance-measuring device as a fill-level measuring device to measure the fill level of a filling material in a container.
US11977144B2
A solid state RADAR antenna system is provided comprising at least one antenna configured to transmit a plurality of antenna beams. Each antenna beam is decoupled from each of the other plurality of antenna beams for transmitting in a blind range of a different antenna beam. Accordingly, in an implementation, the second antenna beam is transmitted so as to scan a first blind range associated with the first antenna beam. Decoupling antenna beams can be achieved using one or more of physical decoupling using different antennas, frequency decoupling using different bands and/or frequency multiplexing, or orthogonal polarization.
US11977143B2
A radio communication terminal (UE2) configured to act as a radar receiver, comprising: —a radio transceiver (323), —logic (320) configured to communicate data, via the radio transceiver, on a radio channel (101), wherein the logic is further configured to obtain (233), via the radio transceiver, a radar probing request (230) to detect radio signal echoes; determine (235) a receive direction (Dir2) based on the request; control the radio transceiver to detect (242) a receive property of the radio signal echoes in said direction; and transmit (261), via the radio transceiver, data (260) associated with the detected receive property to a radio communication device (BS1, UE1).
US11977135B2
A magnetic sensor (1) includes: a nonmagnetic substrate (10); and a sensitive element (31) including a plurality of soft magnetic layers (105) (lower soft magnetic layer (105a) and upper soft magnetic layer (105b)) laminated on or above the substrate (10) and a conductor layer (106) laminated between the plurality of soft magnetic layers (105) and having higher conductivity than the plurality of soft magnetic layers (105). The sensitive element (31) has a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and has uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction. The sensitive element (31) is configured to sense a magnetic field by a magnetic impedance effect.
US11977126B1
In one aspect, a computer-implemented method may include receiving charge cycle data pertaining to a battery pack. The method may include determining, based on the charge cycle data, whether a noise level of a battery management system exceeds a first threshold. In response to determining the noise level exceeds the first threshold, the method may include determining an initial state of charge of the battery pack using coulomb counting by reversing the charge cycle data. In response to determining the noise level does not exceed the first threshold, the method may include determining whether a rest time before charge cycle exceeds a second threshold. In response to determining the rest time before charge cycle does not exceed the second threshold, the method may include determining the initial state of charge of the battery pack using coulomb counting by reversing the charge cycle data.
US11977121B2
Described herein is a device for autonomously monitoring a battery is provided. The device is integrated with the battery (e.g., by being electrically coupled to the battery). The device obtains measurement data by injecting electrical signals into the battery and measuring an electrical response of the battery. The device participates in an authentication protocol with a computing device to verify a unique identity of the device to the computing device. After performing the authentication protocol verifying the unique identity of the device, the device transmits battery data to the computer. Further, techniques for verifying the identity of the battery using measurement data obtained by the device are described herein. The techniques generate a battery signature using the measurement data that is then used to verify the identity of the battery. For example, the battery signature may be used to determine whether the battery is counterfeit or defective.
US11977118B2
A tester for a frequency-dependent ground fault interrupt wiring device, including: a tester circuit, including: a switch disposed between a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein a leakage current flows through a leakage path between the first terminal and the second terminal when a voltage is applied across the first terminal and the second terminal, a magnitude of the leakage current being determined, at least in part, by a conductivity of the switch; and a waveform generator configured to generate a periodic output signal having a frequency, wherein the switch is driven to modulate the magnitude of the leakage current such that the leakage current has a frequency substantially equal to a frequency of the waveform generator.
US11977112B2
The present invention is directed to a system for testing printed circuit boards. The system is configured to test the simultaneously test a multiplicity of printed circuit boards. The system examines the electrical characteristics of a printed circuit board and is operable to identify if a printed circuit board meets a desired characteristic.
US11977110B2
A converter system includes a plurality of converters, a sampling circuit, and a control circuit. The plurality of converters are connected in parallel. Each converter includes a detection circuit which includes a first switch and at least two resistors. The first switch is connected in parallel with one of the at least two resistors. The control circuit control the sampling circuit to collect a first voltage and a second voltage, where the first voltage is a voltage that is between a second bus and a ground cable and that is collected by the sampling circuit when first switches in detection circuits of a first quantity are in a turn-on state, the second voltage is a voltage that is between the second bus and the ground cable and that is collected by the sampling circuit when first switches in detection circuits of a second quantity are in a turn-on state.
US11977105B2
A measuring unit for simultaneous measurement of two current values and two voltage values of a power line with three high-voltage conductors includes: three two-pole electrical interconnections, each interconnection being configured to be connected between two separated ends a high-voltage conductors; a first and second current sensor, configured and arranged to measure a current through the first interconnection and through the third interconnection respectively; and a first and second voltage sensor, configured and arranged to measure a voltage between the first and second interconnection and between the second and third interconnection. The measurement of the two current values and the two voltage values is at a floating potential. This measuring unit may be installed directly on all three phases, of a substation for example, with its own internal power source and with no ground connection. Such features are important for power systems with high penetration of variable renewable energy resources such as solar PV or wind.
US11977096B2
A method of analyzing a structural condition of a machine is described. The method includes determining a position of a portion of a machine, a rotating shaft, a fluid transfer system, or a reciprocating machine in operation; collecting an image of the portion with an image collector; synchronizing the determined position of the portion with the collected image of the portion; amplifying the synchronized image; and storing the amplified image to a memory. Related apparatuses, systems, storage media, techniques and articles are also described.
US11977093B2
A personal radiation and density meter system includes a housing, a radiation detection subsystem and a radiation emitting sub-system. The housing includes an interior portion configured as an interior space, and a slot. The radiation detection sub-system includes a personal radiation dosimeter positioned in the slot. The radiation emitting sub-system includes a shield assembly, a source, an actuator, a trigger, and an aperture.
US11977091B2
An analyzer having an inner chassis surrounded by a housing includes sample and dilution probes, a mixing housing including first and second mixing chambers, a flow cytometer including a flow cell, and sample and sheath pumps configured to perform first and second pluralities of tasks, respectively. The first plurality of tasks includes: aspirating sample into the sample probe, dispensing sample from the sample probe into the first and second mixing chambers, delivering first sample-dilution fluid mixture to the flow cell, and delivering second sample-dilution fluid mixture to the flow cell. The second plurality of tasks includes: dispensing sheath to the flow cell in cooperation with the delivery of the first sample-dilution fluid mixture to the flow cell, and dispensing sheath to the flow cell in cooperation with the delivery of the second sample-dilution fluid mixture to the flow cell.
US11977087B2
Described are systems, devices, and methods which related to various aspects of assays for detecting and/or determining a measure of the concentration of analyte molecules or particles in a sample fluid. In some cases, the systems employ an assay consumable comprising a plurality of assay sites. The systems, devices, and/or methods, in some cases, are automated. In some cases, the systems, devices, and/or methods relate to inserting a plurality of beads into assay sites, sealing assay sites, imaging assay sites, or the like.
US11977078B2
Water soluble light harvesting multichromophores that have an ultraviolet absorption maximum are provided. In some embodiments, the multichromophores include a conjugated segment including a fused 6-5-6 tricyclic co-monomer and a UV absorbance-modifying co-monomer. The multichromophores may include an acceptor chromophore covalently linked to the multichromophore in energy-receiving proximity therewith. In some embodiments, a specific binding member is covalently linked to the multichromophore. Also provided are methods of evaluating a sample for the presence of a target analyte and methods of labelling a target molecule using compositions including the light harvesting multichromophores. Kits and systems for practicing the subject methods are also provided.
US11977073B2
Disclosed herein are methods for producing genetically modified cells expressing HLA-G (e.g., cell surface HLA-G) persistently, and nucleic acid compositions useful for generating such genetically modified cells. Also disclosed are cell therapy methods that utilize genetically modified cells that express HLA-G persistently. The HLA-G genetic modifications described herein provide the cells with characteristics of reduced immunogenicity and/or improved immunosuppression, such that these cells have the promise of being universal or improved donor cells for transplants, cellular and tissue regeneration or reconstruction, and other therapies.
US11977066B2
A combustion analyzer system includes an analyzer unit, a primary analysis probe and one or more remote probes. The analyzer unit includes a condensation removal unit and two or more electrochemical sensors to detect at least oxygen and carbon monoxide. The analyzer unit also includes a means for sealing or isolating the electrochemical sensor inputs to prevent oxidation of the reactive elements when the unit is not in use.
US11977064B2
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include methods of ascertaining the nitrogen oxide concentration and a nitrogen oxide ratio in the exhaust gas stream from a motor vehicle comprising: measuring a pumping current and ascertaining the nitrogen oxide concentration and the nitrogen oxide ratio from at least three successive pumping current measurements.
US11977059B2
A light source emits excitation light to discharge gas that flows through a dielectric tube. A ground electrode unit includes a first ground electrode and a second ground electrode arranged at a distance from each other in an axial direction of the dielectric tube. A high-voltage electrode is provided between the first ground electrode and the second ground electrode. A first distance between the first ground electrode and the high-voltage electrode is shorter than a second distance between the second ground electrode and the high-voltage electrode. A cover is provided on an outer wall of the dielectric tube at a position between the first ground electrode and the high-voltage electrode. The light source is arranged to emit excitation light such that an optical axis thereof is directed toward a position where the cover is not provided on the outer wall of the dielectric tube.
US11977049B2
The present invention discloses a sensor based on a field effect transistor (FET) with nano-tapes of a carbon-based material, especially graphene (GNR), a semiconductor joint, electrodes and a base gate composed of a carbon-based metallic material for the detection and measurement of low concentrations (nM-pM) of metabolites (biomarkers) in living organisms. The device features a unique nano-tape configuration of a carbon-based material, especially armchair-type graphene (GNR) (Armchair) in the semiconductor gasket and electrodes, which favors the manufacture of high-density nanosensor arrangements. The device features bifunctional ligaments based on pyrene compounds bound to the semiconductor joint and covalently the target analyte, generating the mechanical, chemical and electronic stability of the detected signal.
US11977047B2
This present disclosure is directed to a silver metal wire coated with silver sulfide reference electrode, the preparation via anodization of a silver metal wire in a sodium and/or potassium sulfide solution and use thereof, including test methods to measure corrosion in test articles such as metal pipes. The reference electrode exhibits good stability characteristics, including stability under high temperature conditions.
US11977042B2
An oxygen sensor for detecting gas concentration based on either an electric current value or a resistance value measured when a voltage is applied to a sensor element includes gaps formed between electrodes arranged in an element main body and ridges where surfaces of an element touch each other. These gaps will be escaping parts for expansion and contraction of electrode material that accompany thermal expansion and contraction of a sensor main body, and concentration of thermal stress at edge parts of the element main body may thus be eliminated, thereby alleviating thermal stress on the oxygen sensor. This allows provision of a gas sensor that controls generation of cracks in the element and that is stably usable over a long period of time.
US11977033B2
A learning device includes a camera configured to acquire image data by imaging a sample of a product, a physical property information acquisition unit configured to acquire physical property information of the sample, and a processing unit configured to generate a learning model. The processing unit is configured to identify a category of the sample based on rule information relating the physical property information to the category, to generate teacher data by relating the identified category to the image data, and to generate a learning model by machine learning using the teacher data. The learning model outputs the category of the sample in response to an input of the image data of the sample.
US11977032B2
A displacement measurement device 10 is provided with: a laser light source 11 for emitting laser light to a measurement area R of a measurement target object S; a focusing optical system (the beam splitter 151, the first reflecting mirror 1521, the condenser lens 155) having a front focal point in the measurement area R and a rear focal point on a predetermined imaging surface (the detection surface 1561); a non-focusing optical system (the beam splitter 151, the diffuser 153, the second reflecting mirror 1522, and the condenser lens 155) in which light from a measurement area R of a correspondence point in the measurement area corresponding to each point of the imaging surface with respect to the focusing optical system is incident on the point of the imaging surface; and a photodetector (image sensor 156) configured to detect light intensity on the imaging surface for each point. Thus, corresponding to each of a large number of points in the measurement area R, main reflected light reflected at the point and reference light reflected at the surrounding range of the point are incident on each of a large number of points in the imaging surface, and the main reflected light and the reference light interfere at a large number of points in the imaging surface. Thus, an interference pattern is obtained.
US11977028B2
Disclosed herein are methods for live-cell imaging, compositions for performing the live cell imaging, and methods for making the composition. The method may comprise contacting a cell with an effective amount of a catenane, irradiating the cell, and detecting exciplex emission from the catenane within the cell. The catenane may comprise two mechanically interlocked macrocycles, each of the two macrocycles comprise an aromatic fluorophore subunit, and the aromatic fluorophores are arranged in a face-to-face [π . . . π] stack allowing for the exciplex emission.
US11977024B2
A gas analysis system and method using a spectrometer, such as a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, utilizes a reactor, such as a catalytic reactor, for providing interference spectra. The gas is pressurized and chilled to remove water prior to the spectrometer.
US11977021B2
A method comprising: generating a pulsed laser beam comprised of non-interfering pulse-pairs having a phase difference, wherein the phase difference changes between each two consecutive cycles of the pulse-pairs; directing the pulsed laser beam at one or more optical resonators, wherein each of the one or more optical resonators is impinged by acoustic waves, to cause the pulsed laser beam to propagate through each of the one or more optical resonators, thereby interfering the pulse-pairs; and calculating shifts in a spectral response of each of the one or more optical resonators based on measuring the interference, wherein the shifts are indicative of a waveform of the acoustic waves.
US11977010B2
A tissue core sample in a metal core collector or stylet is touched to a substrate channel filled with as special liquid such as a hydrogel to which the tissue core sample is attracted to thereby transfer the tissue sample to the channel while preserving the integrity of the sample, speeding up the transfer and preserving the sample orientation so it can be unambiguously associated with its anatomical origin.
US11977009B2
An analysis device of an embodiment is an analysis device of an active material layer of an electrode of a secondary battery, and includes a processor configured to execute a program to acquire image data that represents active materials in the active material layer processed by ion milling and voids or fillings between the active materials by a difference in brightness, and compare patterns of the difference in brightness between the image data in at least two different states of the active material layer.
US11977008B2
In mass spectrometry significant error is introduced during sample preparation (sample-to-sample error), during ion generation (ion suppression), and during ion transmission (ion transmission losses). We demonstrate the ability to correct for ion suppression and ion transmission losses, and that once corrected for ion losses, a sample-to-sample normalization of the analytical sample to the internal standard is possible. By normalizing to a standard sample the analytical sample becomes completely comparable to any similarly treated sample.
US11977005B1
Disclosed is a crack detection apparatus for detecting a building structure, belonging to the technical field of building detection and including a main shaft collar, an auxiliary shaft collar, a rotating drum, a bracket assembly, a crawling mechanism and a transmission assembly, where the main shaft collar is rotationally connected with the auxiliary shaft collar, main slewing arms and auxiliary slewing arms that are in X-shaped crossing are arranged on the main shaft collar and the auxiliary shaft collar, the rotating drum swinging back and forth is rotationally assembled on the main shaft collar, a tail end of the rotating drum is provided with a cleaning arm, the crawling mechanism is assembled at tail ends of the main slewing arms and the auxiliary slewing arms and connected with the rotating drum through the transmission assembly.
US11977001B2
An exemplary embodiment may include a control hub configured to receive data from an emissions analyzer and a leak detection camera. The emissions analyzer may detect levels of various gases and relay such information to the control hub. In an exemplary embodiment, the emissions analyzer may purge after every test to ensure longevity and accuracy. A leak detection camera may implement quantifying optical gas imaging in order to continuously monitor for fugitive leaks on a compressor package. If a leak is detected, it may be logged and the user or an operating group may be alerted.
US11976994B2
A sensor for detecting pressure, filling level, density, temperature, mass and/or flow rate, wherein at least one central sensor component is coupled to a further component by nanowires and wherein the sensor component is stiffened, fixed and/or electrically contacted this way.
US11976977B2
An Information Handling System (IHS) display includes an integrated colorimeter that is stored within a front-facing bezel that borders one side of the display screen. The front-facing bezel includes hinged door that conceals a compartment housing a tray. The tray includes a colorimeter and is deployed from the front-facing bezel via the hinged door. With the tray deployed, the colorimeter is raised from the tray and positioned for measuring light emitted by the screen. The deployment of the tray from the front-facing bezel is along an axis perpendicular to the screen and the raising of the colorimeter from the deployed tray is along an axis parallel to the screen. The raised colorimeter may be positioned closer to the screen though movement of the tray along the axis perpendicular to the screen, thus reducing ambient light that reaches a colorimeter sensor of the colorimeter.
US11976975B2
Provided is an optical system which may acquire a hyperspectral image by acquiring a spectral image of an object to be measured, which includes, to collect spectral data and train the neural network, an image forming part forming an image from an object to be measured and transmitting collimated light, a slit moving to scan the incident image and passing and outputting a part of the formed image, and a first optical part obtaining spectral data by splitting light of the image received through the slit by wavelength. Also, the system includes, to decompose overlapped spectral data and to infer hyperspectral image data through the trained neural network, an image forming part forming an image from an object to be measured and transmitting collimated light, and a first optical part obtaining spectral data by splitting light of the received image by wavelength.
US11976963B2
Disclosed is an acoustic sensor including: —a component having an input and an output, the component being able to conduct light waves in a plurality of propagation modes between the input and the output, the component converting an acoustic signal to be measured into a phase shift proportional to an intermodal interference between at least two propagation modes, and —a detector of a physical quantity dependent on the phase shift.
US11976962B2
An object is to provide an optical fiber path search method, an optical fiber path search system, a signal processor, and a program that can be operated free of the effects of walls, supporting members, and the like so that only a signal generated by an acoustic wave propagating through the air can be extracted. An optical fiber path search system according to the present invention utilizes DAS and includes: a vibration source 304 configured to provide an acoustic wave to a predetermined region; a light reflection measurement device 305 configured to be connected to one end of an optical fiber 302 and configured to measure vibration of a change in an optical path length from the other end of the optical fiber 302 to a point in the optical fiber 302 due to the acoustic wave provided by the vibration source 304; and a signal processor 313 configured to extract a signal component in a high frequency region higher than a preset cutoff frequency from a signal of the vibration of the change in the optical path length measured by the light reflection measurement device 305 and calculate a distance between the vibration source 304 and the point in the optical fiber 302 using the signal component.
US11976957B2
Provided is a gauge configured to be connected to a pressurized tank. The gauge includes a casing defining an internal cavity, a measuring device disposed in the internal cavity, a power source disposed in the internal cavity, a display at a front surface of the casing powered by the power source, and an attachment member coupled to the measuring device and casing, the attachment member including a body and first and second legs projecting downward from the body, each of the first and second legs having a radially inwardly extending foot for supporting a neck of the pressurized tank, wherein fronts of the legs are circumferentially spaced from one another a greater distance than backs of the legs.
US11976956B2
Disclosed herein are a device and method designed for determining the liquid level in a container through measuring the pressure in the liquid by a pressure sensor located at the bottom of the container within a chamber designed to prevent solid particles dispersed in the liquid from reaching the sensor. Measuring the pressure of the liquid in the container can be based on an upper chamber located above a lower chamber, both adjacent chambers are located within a container. The upper chamber comprises tiny slots allowing the liquid in the container to enter the upper chamber and exert a weight on a diaphragm gasket functioning as a common-wall of the two adjacent chambers. The diaphragm gasket exerts pressure resulting from the liquid weight, on the lower chamber containing the pressure sensor designed to measure the pressure exerted on the lower chamber. In some embodiments, the device and method disclosed herein are used for measuring changes in the pressure at the bottom of the container, wherein the pressure changes are indicative of changes in the liquid level. In some embodiments, the measured pressure can be one or more pressure values measured in a continuously fashion by a one or more pressure sensors.
US11976949B2
Actuators for rotating an optical-path-folding-element with two, first and second, degrees of freedom in an extended rotation range around two respective rotation axes, folded cameras including such actuators and dual-cameras including a folded camera as above together with an upright camera.
US11976948B2
An angle detection apparatus includes a magnetic sensing element, a magnetic field generator, and a yoke. The magnetic field generator is rotatable around a rotation axis with respect to the magnetic sensing element and generates a magnetic field. The yoke is disposed in a magnetic-field influence region and is rotatable together with the magnetic field generator. The magnetic-field influence region is a region that lies between the magnetic field generator and the magnetic sensing element in a rotation axis direction along the rotation axis, and that is to be influenced by the magnetic field.
US11976941B2
A method and system for measuring a physical parameter, such as speed and/or distance travelled by a bicycle, includes a permanent magnet disposed on a front fork and a measuring circuit with a magnetic sensor disposed on a rim of the wheel at the same distance from the wheel axis of rotation as the magnet. The sensor passes in front of the magnet to generate an induced voltage pulse at each passage. The induced voltage is rectified and stored on a capacitor. Energy recovery during the sensor passing in front of the magnet allows powering of the measuring circuit. The parameter is calculated in the calculation unit clocked by an oscillator based on the received induced voltage pulses by knowing the bicycle wheel diameter. Measurements performed from the measuring circuit are transmitted to a portable device carried by the user or mounted on the bicycle to be displayed.
US11976938B2
Disclosed are methods of navigating a robot in a crowd involving mapping a local crowd and applying a clustering algorithm that reconstructs a crowd-flow map capturing movement patterns of pedestrians in the local crowd; using a flow-matching metric, localizing the robot in the crowd-flow map; and following a movement pattern in the crowd-flow map using a hierarchical crowd-driven planning on a long time horizon and a short time horizon.
US11976933B2
A link combination extraction unit (24) acquires all the combination of link candidates from among link candidates having an angle with respect to a movement direction of a pedestrian equal to or smaller than a threshold value among link candidates for n walking route networks. The link combination extraction unit (24) acquires all the combinations of link candidates that do not intersect with each other among the acquired combinations of link candidates. The link combination extraction unit (24) acquires all the combinations of link candidates that do not connect to each other among the acquired combinations of link candidates. The link combination extraction unit (24) acquires all the combinations of link candidates that are not on the same straight line among the acquired combinations of link candidates. A candidate determination unit (26) acquires a combination of link candidates closest to position information of a pedestrian when there are a plurality of acquired link candidates.
US11976932B2
In device-assisted navigation, audio navigation cues are often presented at particular locations along a route (e.g., “in 200 meters, turn left” and “turn left here”). However, if the user stops, navigation cues also stop since the user's position is not changing. Additionally, the navigation instruction at the next navigation point may be conflated with the actual position of the next navigation point; e.g., an instruction to “turn left” may be confusing if the road takes a sharp right turn immediately before the next navigation point. Instead, the device may periodically compare the current position of the user and the next navigation point, and periodically present guidance audio cues that indicate the distance and heading offset to the next navigation point. Guidance audio cues may be integrated with and/or supplemented by audio navigation instructions to indicate both the location of the next navigation point and instructions to be followed there.
US11976931B2
Method and apparatus for guiding voice-packet recording function, device and computer storage medium
The present application discloses a method and apparatus for guiding a voice-packet recording function, a device and a computer storage medium, and relates to the field of big data. An implementation includes identifying a target user with a voice-packet recording demand using historical map usage behaviors of map users; and identifying a scenario where the target user uses a client terminal, and if the scenario conforms to a voice-packet recording scenario, sending first guidance information of the voice-packet recording function to the client terminal. With the present application, accurate guidance of the voice-packet recording function is realized, and excessive disturbance in the user is reduced.
US11976929B2
In a localization apparatus for a vehicle, a landmark detector detects a landmark from camera information acquired from a camera mounted to the vehicle. An associator associates the landmark with a specific set of radar information by setting an error region in which the landmark may exist, selecting, from a radar observation point cluster formed of a set of radar observation points corresponding to a set of radar information acquired from a radar mounted to the vehicle, a radar observation point cluster formed of a set of radar observation points included in the error region, and associating the landmark with the specific set of radar information corresponding to the selected radar observation point cluster. A positional relationship calculator calculates a positional relationship between the landmark and the vehicle based on the specific set of radar information associated with the landmark.
US11976912B1
The present disclosure relates to an arrowhead having expanding blades, the arrowhead including: a main body having a fitting slot longitudinally formed and having two expanding blade coupling portions on an outer surface thereof; a blade assembly having a rear end fitted in the fitting slot of the main body, having leading edges on both sides of the front thereof, having a guide pin seat hole on a plate surface in which a guide pin is seated, and having a guide hole extending from the guide pin seat hole; and expanding blades each having a hinge shaft coupling hole at one end to be coupled to be hinge-rotatable to the expanding blade coupling portion by a hinge shaft, further having a protrusion at the one end, and having a blade at the front, wherein when the blade assembly is moved rearward, the guide pin pushes the protrusions of the expanding blades so that the expanding blades are unfolded.
US11976901B2
A passively and naturally illuminated optical reflex sighting system for a firearm in one embodiment includes a housing configured for detachable coupling to the firearm and comprising a plurality of light collection and transmission windows, an optical lens supported by the housing, a fiber optic element, and a light-transmissible cover enclosing the fiber optic element. The cover and fiber optic element are in visual communication with the housing windows which collect and transmit ambient light to the fiber optic element through the cover. The fiber optic element may be disposed inside and protected by the cover which may be clear. In operation, the fiber optic element absorbs ambient light and generates a reticle on the lens for aiming the firearm. A red or other colored dot reticle may be projected on the lens in some embodiments. No onboard artificial light is used to illuminate the fiber optic element.
US11976900B2
An assembly for quickly attaching and detaching the guide bar to and from the rotor housing of a minigun is provided. The assembly comprises a guide bar and a rotor housing. The guide bar includes a front end having a pinhole extending through the front end and a rear end having a locking cam. The rotor housing includes a recessed channel configured to receive the locking cam and a spring-loaded lock pin assembly configured to secure the front end of the guide bar. The guide bar is secured to the rotor housing when the locking cam is inserted into the recessed channel and the spring-loaded lock pin assembly secures the front end of the guide bar. The assembly allows the guide bar to quickly be attached and detached from the rotor housing without the need for tools. The rotor housing may be designed without a yoke to reduce weight.
US11976898B2
A firearm hand grip can have a cylindrical body with grooves, digit ridges, and a digit rest. The grooves can be circumferential grooves completely encircling the cylindrical body and providing improved grip relative to a smooth surface. The digit ridges can be positioned to fit comfortably between a user's fingers while the digit rest supports the lowest finger. The hand grip's top section includes a right cheek, a left cheek, and a receiver interface. The top section can be used to attach the hand grip to a firearm and can be shaped to blend smoothly into a firearm receiver. The cylindrical body is between the top section and the bottom of the hand grip. The dimensions of the hand grip include the cylindrical body's outer diameter, digit ridge offset distance, and digit rest offset distance. The dimensions are selected to ensure user comfort while using the firearm.
US11976891B2
The present invention relates to the field of fluid heat transfer, and discloses a heat transfer enhancement pipe as well as a cracking furnace and an atmospheric and vacuum heating furnace including the same. The heat transfer enhancement pipe (1) includes a pipe body (10) of tubular shape having an inlet (100) for entering of a fluid and an outlet (101) for said fluid to flow out; internal wall of the pipe body (10) is provided with a fin (11) protruding towards interior of the pipe body (10), the fin (11) spirally extends in an axial direction of the pipe body (10), wherein a height of the fin (11) gradually increases from one end in at least a part extension of the fin. The heat transfer enhancement pipe can reduce thermal stress of itself, thereby increasing service life of the heat transfer enhancement pipe.
US11976877B2
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling a water purifier delays the operating time of an agitator at an early stage of a current refrigerating cycle operation when a supercooled state has occurred in an immediately previous refrigerating cycle operation step.
US11976870B2
A modular container such as a mobile refrigerator is configured to attach to a larger in-home refrigerator. The modular container has an attachment feature configured to selectively attach and detach from a first attachment feature of the larger refrigerator to enable the modular container to be selectively attached and detached from the interior compartment of the larger refrigerator. A door of the modular container is configured to selectively enclose an interior of the modular container. The modular container has its own dedicated refrigeration system mounted thereon, enabling the modular container to act as its own refrigerator once removed from the larger refrigerator.
US11976867B2
A method of operating an ice maker appliance includes directing liquid water to a mold body of the ice maker appliance. The method also includes determining that at least a portion of the liquid water escaped based on at least one of an ice making time, a harvest motor torque, or a temperature change rate. The method further includes providing a user notification in response to determining that at least the portion of the liquid water escaped.
US11976862B2
A multi-unit transport refrigeration system including: a first transportation refrigeration unit configured to refrigerate a first transport container; a second transportation refrigeration unit configured to refrigerate a second transport container; and an energy management system including: an energy storage device configured to store electricity to power the first second transportation refrigeration unit; and a power conversion system electrically connecting the energy storage device to the first transportation refrigeration unit and the second transportation refrigeration unit, the power conversion system including: a first DC/DC converter configured to increase a voltage of the electricity received from the energy storage device from a first voltage to a second voltage; and a first DC/AC inverter configured to convert the electricity received from the first DC/DC converter from DC to AC and then convey the electricity to at least one of the first transportation refrigeration unit or the second transportation refrigeration unit.
US11976855B2
A heat exchanger and an air conditioner including the same. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes formed in a flat shape and configured to allow a refrigerant to flow in a vertical direction therein. The heat transfer tube includes a gas refrigerant region including one end connected to a refrigerant inlet port and another end disposed above the refrigerant inlet port; a two-phase refrigerant region including one end connected to the other end of the gas refrigerant region and another end disposed below a refrigerant outlet port; and a liquid refrigerant region including one end connected to the other end of the two-phase refrigerant region and another end connected to the refrigerant outlet port.
US11976847B2
The present disclosure describes an apparatus including an air purifier having a housing. In some examples, the air purifier includes an intake and an outlet. According to some examples, the intake and the outlet are connected by an air passage. The air purifier may include a filtration system comprising a plurality of filters. In some examples, the filtration system is configured such that an airflow enters the air passage through the intake, passes through each one of the plurality of filters subsequent to entering the intake, and exits the air passage through the outlet subsequent to passing through the plurality of filters. According to some examples, the plurality of filters comprises a chemical adsorption filter.
US11976845B2
A humidifier for which the cleaning of a water tank is easy includes: a water tank which is mounted inside a housing and stores water; a humidification member which is immersed in the water stored in the water tank and performs humidification; a water container provided with an opening/closing valve which is opened and closed to supply water stored therein to the water tank; a water container support member which is detachably mounted to an upper part of the water tank and on which the water container is seated; and a water supply control member which is mounted to the water container support member and opens and closes the opening/closing valve so that the water can be supplied from the water container to the water tank.
US11976839B2
A first air-supply port and a first air-exhaust port each disposed in a first zone and used to ventilate the first zone are provided. Further, a second air-supply port and a second air-exhaust port each disposed in a second zone and used to ventilate the second zone are provided, and the second zone is adjacent to the first zone. The first air-supply port, the first air-exhaust port, the second air-supply port, and the second air-exhaust port are disposed on one plane. The first air-supply port, the first air-exhaust port, the second air-supply port, and the second air-exhaust port are disposed in order of the first air-exhaust port, the first air-supply port, the second air-supply port, and the second air-exhaust port in one direction, or in order of the first air-supply port, the first air-exhaust port, the second air-exhaust port, and the second air-supply port in one direction.
US11976836B2
A thermostat includes a user interface, a memory, and a processor. The memory is configured to store a profile listing including a plurality of preset profiles. Each of the plurality of preset profiles is associated with a respective temperature regulation unit. The processor is configured to perform a profile selection process when the thermostat is powered on for a first time. To perform the profile selection process, the processor is configured to display a profile selection graphical user interface in response to powering on for the first time where the profile selection graphical user interface facilitates selecting a respective profile from the plurality of preset profiles based on a temperature regulation unit connected to the thermostat, receive a selection of the respective profile based on an input provided to the user interface, and configure the thermostat according to the respective profile to facilitate controlling the temperature regulation unit connected thereto.
US11976835B2
An air conditioner includes an adapter including a control unit that controls the air conditioner using a learning model and a communication unit that communicates with a server device that generates the learning model on the basis of operation history data of the air conditioner. The adapter includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, an erasing unit, and a transmission unit. The acquisition unit acquires the data every predetermined cycle from the air conditioner. The determination unit determines whether or not an amount of change between temporally continuous data of the data acquired by the acquisition unit is within a predetermined range. The erasing unit leaves at least one of the continuous data and deletes the other data in a case where the amount of change between the continuous data is within the predetermined range. The transmission unit transmits the data after being deleted to the server device.
US11976831B2
A method monitors an air-conditioner having a semi-conductor gas sensor, the method including: determining that a refrigerant leakage has occurred on condition that the detection value is equal to or greater than a first threshold when the fan is in operation; starting operation of the fan as a provisional operation if the detection value is equal to or greater than a second threshold when the fan is not in operation; stopping the provisional operation of the fan; determining that a refrigerant leakage has occurred on condition that the detection value is equal to or greater than a third threshold after stopping the provisional operation of the fan; and taking a predetermined action for outputting alarm information and/or limiting supply of refrigerant to the heat exchanger when a refrigerant leakage is determined to have occurred.
US11976830B2
An air-conditioning apparatus performs air conditioning by causing heat exchange between refrigerant cycling through a refrigerant circuit and indoor and outdoor air. The air-conditioning apparatus includes a sensor and a control determination device. The sensor measures concentration of any of the refrigerant leaked into the air. The control determination unit determines leakage of the refrigerant in a case when the concentration of any refrigerant leaked into the air is greater than a first threshold. The control determination device further determines an abnormality in the sensor in any one of a case where a cumulative time period of determined leakages is greater than a predetermined time period, a case where a cumulative number of times of determined leakages is greater than a predetermined number, and a case where the value indicating the concentration of any refrigerant leaked into the air is greater than a higher second threshold.
US11976823B2
In order to solve the problem of providing an improved hob assembly which can be integrated into kitchen furniture of any type in a particularly easy manner, a hob assembly is proposed which includes at least one cooking zone, at least one air-purifier device arranged beneath the cooking zone, and at least one connecting element for connecting the cooking zone to the air-purifier device such that air can be conducted from the cooking zone to the air-purifier device via the connecting element, wherein the connecting element is arranged on the cooking zone in a mechanically removable manner and is height-adjustably mounted in the air-purifying device.
US11976821B2
A control system for a fuel-burning appliance such as a wood or pellet burning stove may include a particulate matter sensor. The control system may also include an ignition system to ignite an ignition charge of ignitable fuel. A processor controls the operation of the functional components of the appliance to maintain operating conditions within pre-determined parameters.
US11976814B2
A household stove burner with upper intake air and super-high power includes cup body, distributor base, central distributor, outer ring distributor, ignition needle, induction needle, air intake base, central air intake tube, left air intake tube, right air intake tube, gap between central air intake tube, light tube portion of central tube. The gap between left air intake tube and light tube portion of left outer ring tube, gap is between right tube and light tube portion of right outer ring air intake tube, a lower end of air intake cavity of distributor base is docked with outer ring pre-mixing cavity, outer interface of outer ring distributor is inserted into outer ring fuel gas tank, inner ring wall plate of outer ring fuel gas tank inserted into outer ring distributor. Outer ring flame stabilizing slot to prevent generation of outer ring firm flame to improve dissipation performance.
US11976811B2
A light emitting device of the present invention includes a light emitting substrate including an insulating substrate, a circuit pattern layer disposed on one surface of the insulating substrate, and at least one light emitting element bonded to the circuit pattern layer, a flat heat pipe mechanism that removes heat from the light emitting substrate, a temperature of which is increased with light emission of the at least one light emitting element, and a cooling unit that cools the flat heat pipe mechanism.
US11976806B2
A headlamp includes a first light assembly including a first LED operable in a first plurality of lighting modes and a second light assembly electrically coupled to the first light assembly. The second light assembly includes a second LED operable in a second plurality of lighting modes, a battery receptacle configured to receive a battery pack, and an actuator operable to toggle the first LED between the first plurality of lighting modes and the second LED between the second plurality of lighting modes.
US11976802B2
A modular luminaire assembly comprising includes a mounting ring configured to be selectively coupled with a mounting surface, an inner housing defining a channel configured to receive the mounting ring, wherein the mounting ring is configured to be selectively coupled with the inner housing, a lighting assembly, one or more diffusers configured to direct light from the lighting assembly; and a retaining ring including a ring body defining an opening a plurality of flanges configured to snap engage with the inner housing, wherein the ring body is configured to at least partially support the one or more diffusers and the lighting assembly.
US11976801B2
A lighting device disclosed in an embodiment of the invention includes a substrate; a reflective member disposed on the substrate; a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the substrate; a resin layer disposed on the reflective member; and an optical pattern portion having a plurality of concave portions concavely formed on an upper surface of the resin layer, wherein the plurality of light emitting devices is spaced apart in a first direction in which light is emitted, wherein the optical pattern portion includes a pattern portion in which a width of the concave portions is reduced from a position overlapping a center of each of the plurality of light emitting devices in the first direction, wherein the optical pattern portion includes a pattern portion in which a width of the concave portions is reduced from the center of the optical pattern portion toward both sides of a second direction.
US11976800B1
A vehicle lighting assembly includes a light housing, a lens, a light source within a cavity provided by the light housing and the lens, and a light blade projecting from the lens outside the cavity. A vehicle lighting method includes emitting light from a light source that is inside a cavity provided by a light housing and a lens, and directing the light through a light blade that is outside the cavity.
US11976794B2
A show effect system may include a plasma tube configured to generate an electric arc within the plasma tube and a light strip extending along the plasma tube. The light strip may include a plurality of light emitters configured to output light through the plasma tube and backlight the electric arc generated by the plasma tube.
US11976793B1
A portable rotating lamp includes a bottom support seat, a bottom magnetic attraction block, a disk shell, a front side shell, a rear side shell and a connecting arc frame, wherein the top end of the bottom support seat is clamped with the clamping disk body, the top surface of the clamping disk body is plugged with the rotating lamp body, the top surface of the bottom magnetic attraction block is fixedly connected with the socket shell, and the top surface of the socket shell is fixedly connected with the clamping rotary block. The lamp boards are used when in lighting, which are not easy to burn, and the lamp boards could be replaced more conveniently. Moreover, the whole bottom support seat is provided with magnetic attraction, which could be placed easier and used more conveniently.
US11976784B2
A ceiling mounted electronics device holder that allows a platform to raise or lower via cables to any desired height to allow a person sitting or lying on a bed to have easy access to an electronics device mounted to the platform when so needed, and to cause the platform to raise, via handheld transmitter, into a hollow housing mounted on the ceiling when not in use. The cables are rolled up or down on motorized pulleys located within the hollow housing. Rotary electrical connectors allow the cables to carry electrical current from a charging port located on the side of the platform to the rechargeable battery stored in the hollow housing.
US11976773B2
A hanging system includes a bracket configured to adjustably mount at a pole and a rope extending through a pulley at the pole. The bracket includes a body defining a passageway and an arm extending from the body and including a hanging element. The passageway receives the pole. When the bracket is mounted at the pole, the rope is connected at a connecting element of the bracket, extends upward along the pole, through the pulley, and downward along a channel formed along the bracket. With no external force applied at the rope, an inner surface of the body engages the pole to, due to a frictional force between the bracket and pole, retain the bracket at a position along the pole. Responsive to an external force applied at the rope in the downward direction, the external force overcomes the frictional force and the bracket moves upward along the pole.
US11976769B2
Provided is an oil leakage repairing material, wherein the oil leakage repairing material is a curable composition, oil absorption of the oil leakage repairing material before curing is 100% or greater, and oil absorption of the oil leakage repairing material after curing is 50% or less.
US11976757B2
A cap configured for engagement with a coupling, the cap defining an inner end and an outer end, the cap defining an axis extending from the inner end to the outer end, the cap defining a raised lip, a sealing surface, and a groove, the raised lip axially positioned at the inner end, the sealing surface positioned between the raised lip and the groove.
US11976747B2
The invention relates to a compressor unit (200) for a refrigeration system using a refrigerant. The compressor (200) unit includes a centrifugal compressor (201) for compressing the refrigerant, wherein the compressor (201) has a discharge outlet (204) for discharging the compressed refrigerant, and a check valve (1; 100; 301a). An inlet (83) of the check valve (1; 100; 301a) is in fluid connection with the discharge outlet (204) of the compressor (201). In order to provide a more reliable and more quite compressor unit (200), the check valve (1; 100; 301a) is a nozzle check valve including a damping mechanism (41, 50; 50, 141), wherein a closing parameter of the check valve (1; 100; 301a) is between 50 s/m2 and 2000 s/m2, wherein the closing parameter is a closing time of the check valve (1; 100; 301a) divided by a port area of the check valve (1; 100; 301a).
US11976741B2
An electrohydraulic system having an adjustment device for a valve includes a drive apparatus, a control apparatus, and a preloading apparatus. In the event of a fault, the energy stored in the preloading apparatus can be transferred to the control apparatus such that a rotational motion of the control apparatus begins, which leads to the adjustment of the valve. The preloading apparatus comprises at least one elastic element, which is arranged adjacent to a control shaft of the control apparatus, is stationarily connected to the control shaft, and applies a torque to the control shaft.
US11976738B2
A hydraulic control circuit component such as a valve is configured which sliding surfaces. At least one of the sliding surfaces is configured as a single crystal material, such as ruby or sapphire.
US11976730B2
Systems and assemblies are provided for sealing an interface between a cylinder and a manifold corresponding to the cylinder. The cylinder comprises at least one port. A manifold interface is arranged adjacent to the at least one port. A seal is located inside of a circumferential pocket, wherein the circumferential pocket comprises at least a portion of the manifold interface. A spring is configured to preload the seal radially inward so that the seal stays in contact with the outer surface of the cylinder.
US11976729B2
A shaft sealing structure includes a plurality of V-packings that are stacked in multiple stages, and each of the V-packings is formed of a thick-walled annular top portion, a thin-walled inner side skirt portion, and a thin-walled outer side skirt portion. Adjacent ones of the top portions abut against each other, adjacent ones of the inner side skirt portions do not interfere with each other, and adjacent ones of the outer side skirt portions do not interfere with each other.
US11976728B2
The invention relates to a sealing device of a system for sealing a fluid passage from a first component (1) to a second component (2), comprising at least one first sealing element (3) which is of an annular design to allow fluid to pass through it, includes at least one expansion slot (4) and has a first sealing surface (5) sealingly associated with the first component (1) and has a second sealing surface (8) sealingly associated with the second component (2), said at least one first sealing element (3) being flexible and said expansion slot (4) being designed in such a way that radial and resultant axial pressure of the fluid passing through there will cause the first sealing element (3) to expand in the radial direction and thus press radially in the direction against the first component (1), with said first sealing surface (5) with the expansion slot (4) being sealed against the first component (1) by abutment in the direction of the latter, and in such a way that the first sealing element (3) will press axially in the direction against the second component (2), with the second sealing surface (8) with the expansion slot (4) being sealed against the second component (2) by abutment in the direction of the latter.
US11976719B2
A transmission, includes a transmission mechanism including a torque converter having a lock-up clutch; an oil pump configured to discharge an oil to be supplied to the transmission mechanism; a lock-up oil pressure control valve configured to adjust a pressure of the oil discharged from the oil pump and supply the oil to the lock-up clutch; a lubricating oil pressure control valve configured to adjust the pressure of the oil discharged from the oil pump and supply the oil to a portion to be lubricated of the transmission mechanism; and a controller configured to control the lock-up oil pressure control valve. The controller controls the lock-up oil pressure control valve so that a precharge time when a lubricating oil pressure which is an oil pressure supplied from the lubricating oil pressure control valve is a first lubricating oil pressure becomes shorter than another precharge time when the lubricating oil pressure is a second lubricating oil pressure which is lower than the first lubricating oil pressure when performing a precharge of supplying the oil to the lock-up clutch.
US11976717B2
A transmission gear train includes at least a pair of gears, to which power is transmitted from drive force sources; gear cases in which lubricating oil is sealed and which accommodate the transmission gear train; and a plurality of drain holes provided in the gear cases and configured to discharge the lubricating oil from insides of the gear cases.
US11976713B2
A transmission includes a drive element, a first output element, a primary transmission unit, a reversing unit, and an intermediate gearbox. At least two of the at least five shifting elements of the primary transmission unit, at least one of the at least two shifting elements of the reversing unit, and at least one of the at least two shifting elements of the intermediate gearbox are activatable in combinations of at least four shifting elements so as to establish at least twelve forward gears between the drive element and the first output element.
US11976691B2
A bearing unit comprising a stationary radially outer ring with a spherical radially outer surface with a convex shape, a radially inner ring that is rotary about a central rotation axis (X) of the bearing unit and is mounted on a rotating or oscillating shaft. A diametrical through-hole is formed in a first cylindrical portion that is used to receive an elastic element for locking the radially inner ring on the shaft, a plurality of rolling bodies interposed between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring to enable the relative rotation of the two rings, and a locking element locking the radially inner ring on the shaft. The radially inner ring is provided with two threaded through-holes from opposite sides with respect to the radially outer ring and to the rolling bodies, for housing respective grub screws for locking the radially inner ring on the shaft.
US11976689B2
A sliding member includes a metallic substrate, a porous layer formed on a surface of the metallic substrate, and a sliding layer that covers the porous layer. The porous layer is made of a metal itself or an alloy composition. The sliding layer is made of a lead-free resin composition. The resin composition contains an essential additive, optionally an optional additive, and a fluororesin. The essential additive is any one of a combination of a zinc compound and a carbon fiber, a combination of a zinc compound and an iron oxide, and a combination of a zinc compound, a carbon fiber and an iron oxide. A total content of the essential additive and the optional additive is 10 vol % or more and 35 vol % or less in the resin composition.
US11976678B2
Material flow modifiers as disclosed herein overcome drawbacks associated with known adverse flow conditions (e.g., surface erosion, head losses, particulate drop-out, and the like) that arise from flow of certain types of materials (e.g., fluids, slurries, particulates, flowable aggregate, and the like) through a material flow conduit. Such material flow modifiers provide for flow of flowable material within a flow passage of a material flow conduit (e.g., a portion of a pipeline, tubing or the like) to have a rotational flow profile. Advantageously, the rotational flow profile centralizes flow toward the central portion of the flow passage, thereby reducing magnitude of laminar flow to overcome the aforementioned adverse flow conditions.
US11976677B2
A fluid manifold includes an inlet comprising an opening into an interior of the fluid manifold, an outlet end that is positioned opposite the inlet and that is in fluid communication with the inlet, a shroud extending between the inlet and the outlet end and surrounding a flow path of the fluid manifold, and a first flow distributor positioned within the interior of the fluid manifold. The first flow distributor includes a hollow body including a first surface at a downstream side of the first flow distributor and a second surface at an upstream side of the first flow distributor, a central cavity defined by the second surface of the hollow body, and openings extending from the first surface to the second surface such that a fluid can pass from the central cavity through the openings. The first flow distributor and the fluid manifold are integrally formed.
US11976666B2
A fan motor includes: a housing, a rotation shaft oriented across an inner center of the housing, an impeller located at a first side of the rotation shaft, a rotor connected to the rotation shaft and spaced apart from the impeller in an axial direction, a stator that surrounds the rotor, a first bearing located at a first end of the rotation shaft, a second bearing that is located at a second end of the rotation shaft and that is configured to rotatably support the rotation shaft, and a first bearing housing that accommodates and supports the first bearing, that is fixed inside the housing, and that is configured to guide a flow of air introduced into the housing.
US11976662B2
A vacuum chamber module and an apparatus are disclosed. The vacuum chamber module comprises: a pump wall defining a recess shaped to receive a multi-stage vacuum pump; a plurality of vacuum chambers, each vacuum chamber being configured to be pumped by a respective stage of the multi-stage vacuum pump, each vacuum chamber being defined at least partially by a portion of the pump wall, each vacuum chamber having an pumping port located at a different circumferential position on the pump wall for fluid communication with the respective stage of the multi-stage vacuum pump. In this way, a module is provided which shares components, with the multi-stage pump at least partially accommodated within space otherwise occupied by the vacuum chambers and with the vacuum chambers located around the pump wall, which provides for a simpler and more compact arrangement.
US11976659B2
A rotary, self-priming, positive displacement pump is described. The pump may include a pump housing including an inlet and an outlet, a pump chamber including an upper wall, a lateral wall, and a floor, first and second rotary impellers in the pump chamber, and a pair of gears each secured to the first and second rotary impellers, and a pressure relief feature operable to relieve pressure developing in a relatively high pressure zone of the pump chamber. The gears mesh with each other to ensure that the vanes do not contact one another during rotation. The pressure relief feature may comprise one or more channels formed in the pump housing and/or the first and second rotary impellers. The channels connect the high pressure zone with another zone to redistribute pressure. The channels may include one continuous channel or alternatively, a plurality of unconnected channels.
US11976657B2
A compressor includes a motor, a compression mechanism portion driven by the motor, and a rotation shaft connecting the motor and the compression mechanism portion. At least a part of the rotation shaft is composed of a material having a higher Young's modulus than that of cast iron, and having a higher thermal conductivity than that of cast iron.
US11976656B2
A roots pump includes a housing, a rotor chamber, a pair of rotary shafts, and a pair of rotors. The rotor chamber includes a rotor chamber peripheral surface facing a pair of distal end portions of each of the rotors. Each of the pair of the distal end portions includes: a pair of rotor peripheral surfaces facing the rotor chamber peripheral surface with a first radial clearance; and a distal end peripheral surface that is formed between the pair of the rotor peripheral surfaces in the rotational direction and faces the rotor chamber peripheral surface with a second radial clearance greater than the first radial clearance. A width of the rotor chamber peripheral surface facing the distal end peripheral surface in the rotational direction is greater than a sum of a pair of predetermined widths of the rotor chamber peripheral surface facing the pair of the rotor peripheral surfaces.
US11976653B2
A spiral orbiting wrap of an orbiting scroll is meshed with a spiral fixed wrap of a fixed scroll. A first compression chamber is formed by an inner wall surface of the orbiting wrap and an outer wall surface of a fixed wrap. A second compression chamber is formed by an inner wall surface of the fixed wrap and an outer wall surface of the orbiting wrap. The orbiting base plate of the orbiting scroll includes a first through hole capable of communicating the first compression chamber with the back pressure chamber and a second through hole capable of communicating the second compression chamber with the back pressure chamber. The first compression chamber communicates with the back pressure chamber via the first through hole prior to the communication of the second compression chamber with the back pressure chamber via the second through hole.
US11976649B2
An air pump with an external pressure release valve includes an air pump body, a flow channel seat and at least one air valve. The air pump body comprises a driving motor and at least one air bag group for generating air flow. The flow channel seat includes an airflow channel and a pressure release channel communicated with the airflow channel and extending to any side wall surface of the flow channel seat. The side wall surface includes an installation hole of an outlet of the pressure release channel. The installation hole includes a pressure release assembly arranged inside the pressure release channel. Because the air pump includes the pressure release channel, and the pressure release channel extends to any side wall surface, the air pump is respectively connected with different objects to be inflated, meanwhile, an assembler can more easily adjust the output air pressure of each air pump.
US11976647B2
A compressor or pump, including at least one compressor or pump element for pressurised supply of a fluid to a network of consumers of such pressurised fluid; a motor coupled with the compressor or pump element. The compressor or pump is equipped with a control having a basic control for the nominal regulation of one or more control parameters (Q, pw) as a function of a desired, set working point of the compressor within the nominal set working range of the compressor or pump, set during design. The control is further provided with an additional control function for static or dynamic adjustment of the working range limit values. The nominal control range of one or more control parameters is adjusted as a function of the actual working conditions of the compressor or pump that deviate from the nominal working conditions.
US11976638B2
A wind generator for creating electrical energy using a magnetic levitation electrical production system is provided. The wind generator includes a central hub, a conductive track, and a plurality of tubes. The magnetic field source of a plurality of tubes and a conductive track are aligned such that the magnetic field source of the plurality of tubes repels the magnetic field source of the conductive track and wherein a propulsive force induces the circular travel of the plurality of tubes in the conductive track. The circular travel of a plurality of tubes creates a stepwise production of electrical energy for transfer to a power collection system.
US11976633B2
A control system for limiting power turbine torque (QPT) of a gas turbine engine includes a controller including a processor and memory configured to control the gas turbine engine, the controller including an engine control module that provides an effector command signal to a gas generator of the gas turbine engine; a power turbine governor module that outputs a preliminary torque request (QPT_req_pre); and a power turbine torque (QPT) optimal limiter module that outputs a maximum torque topper (QPT_max) to limit a power turbine speed overshoot of the gas turbine engine; wherein the controller outputs a minimum value between the preliminary torque request (QPT_req_pre) and the maximum torque topper (QPT_max) to the engine control module.
US11976632B2
A mass damper module (600) for a wind turbine installation comprises: an attachment interface (603a-d) adapted to removably attach the mass damper module to structural lifting parts (303a-d) of a nacelle (300) of the wind turbine installation; and an active tuned mass damper (601) controllable to damp vibration of the wind turbine installation when the mass damper module is so attached to the nacelle and the nacelle is attached to a tower (200) to form the wind turbine installation.
US11976621B2
A start control device for a hybrid vehicle includes a battery, first and second rotary electric machines, an engine, a first determination unit configured to determine whether the battery is in a low output state, a cranking control unit configured to perform a cracking of the engine, and a second determination unit configured to perform a cranking completion determination. In a case where a maximum output of the battery is in the low output state, the cranking control unit causes the first rotary electric machine to run at a low output target rotation speed, and the second determination unit determines that the cranking is completed when a condition that an actual rotation speed of the first rotary electric machine continues to be within a target range for a predetermined time is satisfied.
US11976620B2
A gearbox arrangement of an electric machine of an engine includes a planetary gear arrangement configured to receive rotational input from the electric machine and from the engine and to mechanically couple the electric machine and the engine in first and second power flow directions, the planetary gear set comprising a ring gear, a ring brake, a free-wheel clutch attachable to a fixed structure and the ring brake, the free-wheel clutch permitting rotation of the ring brake in a first direction and preventing rotation of the ring brake in an opposite second direction, and an arrangement for moving the ring gear between a first position in which the ring gear is non-rotatably engaged with the ring brake and a second position in which the ring gear is non-rotatably engaged with the carrier. An engine starter and power generator device Is also provided.
US11976614B1
A rocket propulsion system that may include a supersonic rocket nozzle with a supersonic divergent section, and a heat transfer system configured to transfer heat from the supersonic rocket nozzle to a propellant where a portion of the propellant may be selectively injected, combusted, and expanded in the supersonic nozzle generating an additional thrust. In examples, the heated propellant may be used to power a pump system to feed the rocket engine.
US11976612B2
A method of propulsion includes providing a high-speed-launch ramjet boost (HSLRB) stage and HSLRB engine attached to a launch aircraft providing a speed ≥1.5 Mach. The HSLRB engine includes a combustion system and inlet(s) for air flow to the fuel injectors. A variable geometry (VG) nozzle having a nozzle actuator exhausts gas from combustion. A processor receives sensing signals from sensor(s) during flight that provides control signals to the nozzle actuator for dynamically controlling an aperture size of the VG nozzle, and if the inlet is a VG inlet to an inlet actuator to dynamically control the VG inlet shape. The HSLRB engine is ignited while attached to the aircraft at 1.5 to 1.99 Mach if assisting the aircraft to accelerate to 2.0 Mach, or at a speed of ≥2.0 Mach if the aircraft can accelerate to 2.0 Mach autonomously, then the HSLRB stage is separated from the aircraft.
US11976609B2
A Stirling engine includes an engine main body including at least an engine unit and a cooler heat exchanger, and a heater structure including at least a heater heat exchanger. The engine main body and the heater structure have separate structures, and the engine main body and the heater structure are connected via a coupling pipe portion.
US11976600B2
The present invention relates to internal combustion engines. More particularly, the present invention relates to an arrangement whereby internal combustion engines can be operated more efficiently at higher compression pressures. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a method and/or apparatus and/or system for using very high compression ratios in internal combustion engines while preventing damage from pinking or knocking.
US11976590B2
An energy storage system has a pressure vessel that is exposed to ambient temperatures and that contains a working fluid which is condensable at ambient temperatures (CWF); a liquid reservoir in communication with one of the vessels and containing a liquid that is unvaporizable in the reservoir and in the vessel; and apparatus for delivering the liquid from the reservoir to the vessel. The CWF is compressible within the vessel upon direct contact with the liquid and is storable in a liquid state after being compressed to its saturation pressure. In a method, at least some of the liquid located in the vessel is propelled by the CWF towards a turbine to produce power. In one embodiment, a module has a first vessel having at least four ports, a second vessel at ambient temperatures, and a flow control component operatively connected to a corresponding conduit for selectively controlling fluid flow.
US11976588B2
Gas turbine power plants augmented with an air injection system for hot air injection to augment power and are used to drive sensitive cogeneration processes are fitted with compressed air storage capability to more smoothly ramp on air injection in the event of sudden and unexpected interruption of the air injection system. Utilizing stored hot air injection prior to starting an air injection system significantly reduces the start-up time of the air injection system.
US11976584B2
The present invention relates to a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle provided on the front surface of an engine room of the vehicle, and, more particularly, to a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle including a sealing member provided on the circumference of the heat exchanger in order to prevent driving-induced wind from leaking to the outside of the heat exchanger without passing through the heat exchanger.
US11976580B2
The present invention relates to an aircraft having at least one wing, on which at least one propulsion unit is arranged, comprising at least one heat engine, especially a gas turbine, as well as an exhaust gas passage for conducting exhaust gas of the heat engine into and inside the wing.
US11976574B2
A closed loop steam engine assembly includes a steam generator and a prime mover which is driven from steam produced by the generator. A compressor receives exhaust steam from the prime mover and compresses the steam to a liquid state which is stored in a reservoir downstream of the compressor. A feed pump delivers a portion of the compressed and heated liquid from the reservoir to the steam generator, while another portion of the liquid is delivered to an inlet of the compressor, where the liquid flashes to mist and combines with the incoming exhaust steam to help condense the exhaust steam to liquid with greater efficiency than the compressor alone. An oil/fluid separation device may segregate any oil contained in the exhaust stream and route the oil back to an oil inlet of the prime mover.
US11976568B2
Disclosed is a ceramic matrix component having a fibrous core and a ceramic matrix composite shell surrounding at least a portion of the fibrous core. The ceramic matrix composite shell comprises a fibrous preform. The fibrous core has a greater porosity than the fibrous preform. A method of making the ceramic matrix component is also disclosed.
US11976567B2
A blade for a turbomachine fan, the blade being made from a composite material containing a plurality of longitudinal conductive fibres embedded in an electrically non-conductive matrix, the blade having at least one fastening region to which an identification medium for identifying the blade is fastened, the fastening region containing longitudinal fibres oriented along a preferred fibre axis, the identification medium contains an item of identification data for identifying the blade and at least one radio antenna having at least one communication lobe configured so as to receive a read request and transmit the item of identification data in return, the communication lobe being oriented along a radio axis that is angularly offset from the preferred fibre axis by less than 45°, preferably by less than 22.5°.
US11976562B2
A system for controlling blade clearances within a gas turbine engine includes a rotor disk and a rotor blade coupled to the rotor disk. Additionally, the system includes an outer turbine component positioned outward of the rotor blade such that a clearance is defined between the rotor blade and the outer turbine component. Furthermore, the system includes a heat exchanger configured to receive a flow of cooling air bled from the gas turbine engine and transfer heat from the received flow of the cooling air to a flow of coolant to generate cooled cooling air. Moreover, the system includes a valve configured to control the flow of the coolant to the heat exchanger. In this respect, the cooled cooling air is supplied to at least one of the rotor disk or the rotor blade to adjust the clearance between the rotor blade and the outer turbine component.
US11976558B2
The present invention relates to a mechanical tunneling apparatus and process for a tunnel in a quicksand stratum. The mechanical tunneling apparatus comprises isolating apparatuses arranged at an upper end and a lower end of a supporting apparatus; an excavation apparatus arranged at a front end of the supporting apparatus; a spraying apparatus arranged on the isolating apparatuses and the excavation apparatus; a muck discharging apparatus arranged at a lower part of the supporting apparatus; and a propulsion apparatus arranged at a rear end of the supporting apparatus.
US11976549B2
A temperature monitoring system includes an access port configured to mount to an inspection window of a process heater that includes heating tubulars mounted in an inner volume of the process heater, the access port including at least one visual access portion configured to provide visual access to at least a portion of the heating tubulars; a flange assembly including a bore that extends from a first side configured to mount to the access port to a second side; and a thermal imaging system configured to mount to the second side of the flange assembly, the thermal imaging system including at least one thermal image capture device including a field of view through the bore of the flange of assembly and the at least one visual access portion and into the inner volume of the process heater to capture at least one image of radiation emitted from the heating tubulars.
US11976542B1
One or more frac distribution towers are positioned on a well pad and receive high pressure frac fluid from a remote source including one or more pumps. The tower has an inlet and multiple outlets, each outlet having a valve to selectively supply frac fluid to one or more wells. The inlet and the outlets each have a centerline, and the outlets may all be located on the same side of a plane defined by the centerline of the frac distribution tower and the centerline of the inlet. Outlet valves may be oriented horizontally, vertically, or angularly between horizontal and vertical. The inlet and the outlets may have the same size and pressure rating, or the outlets may have a smaller size than the inlet, such that multiple wells may be fracked simultaneously. More than one frac distribution tower may be positioned on a well pad and connected to each other using a tee fitting so as to provide high pressure frac fluid to each tower, and from each tower to one or more frac trees on multiple wells.
US11976537B2
Disclosed herein are downhole generator assemblies and methods for generating electricity that may each include a downhole generator assembly which may include: an upper perforation capable of receiving reservoir fluid therethrough; and a lower perforation capable of receiving reservoir fluid therethrough; an annular barrier disposed in the interior of the first conduit below the upper perforation and above the lower perforation and capable of inhibiting reservoir fluid from flowing past the annular barrier; a second conduit in the wellbore, the second conduit having an interior and an upper port; a housing coupled to the second conduit, the housing having an interior and an lower port; an impeller disposed in the housing, wherein the impeller may be capable of being rotated by moving fluid flowing in the interior of the housing; and a generator disposed outside the housing, the generator comprising a rotor coupled to the impeller.
US11976536B2
A flaring boom assembly for a flaring system of a rig is disclosed. The flaring boom assembly includes a tray device comprising an open top, a slanted bottom, and an outlet, and a telescoping mechanism mechanically coupled to the tray device and configured to adjust a relative position of the tray device with respect to a burning head of the flaring system based on a flaring intensity of the flaring system. The spills of the flaring system fall through the open top onto the slanted bottom and move along the slanted bottom toward the outlet based on a gravitational force.
US11976534B2
An apparatus includes a valve coupled to a pressure-containing component of a wellhead assembly. The pressure-containing component can include a hollow body, a bore within the hollow body, and an access passage that is in the hollow body and is in fluid communication with the bore. The valve can include a sealing element that is positioned along the access passage and is selectively moveable between closed and open positions to control fluid flow through the access passage. During operation, the sealing element may be moved between the closed and open positions without actuating the sealing element through an outer end of the access passage. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US11976531B2
An apparatus for use in a well borehole packing operation takes the form of a downhole packer and comprises a body and a seal member. In use, the apparatus is run into a borehole as part of a downhole completion assembly. On reaching the desired location, the apparatus is activated to urge the seal member into sealing engagement with the borehole, and thereby isolate an annular region between the apparatus and the borehole. A conduit is disposed within the body and is offset from a central longitudinal axis of the apparatus, the conduit configured to transport a borehole packing material, such as gravel slurry, through the apparatus.
US11976523B1
The trip system closely monitors and ensures that the hydrostatic pressure of the wellbore stays consistent throughout the tripping process, stripping process, and axial pipe operations. The core components of the system include, but are not limited to, an advanced automation system that controls a back-pressure device, including but not limited to a choke, a rotary ball valve, or other flow control devices. The automation system also monitors upstream and downstream flow measurement components. The trip system also provides a pump system to circulate drilling fluid from the trip tank across the top of the wellhead and/or at a lower portion below the RCD.
US11976513B2
An example security gate can include: an outer frame; an outer gate disposed within the outer frame, the outer gate defining a plane and having a plurality of outer gate vertical members, and the outer gate defining an inner gate opening; an inner gate disposed within the outer gate, the inner gate defining a plurality of inner gate vertical members, wherein the inner gate is configured to move vertically within the plane to control access through the inner gate opening, and wherein the plurality of inner gate vertical members are sized to telescope within the plurality of outer gate vertical members as the inner gate is moved; and a locking mechanism to lock the inner gate at a vertical position relative to the outer gate to define an accessible size of the inner gate opening.
US11976511B2
A window system includes a frame, a glazing assembly held within the frame and including a glass stop attachable to the frame, wherein attaching the glass stop to the frame defines an air pocket between the glass stop and the frame, and a thermal dampening device positioned within the air pocket and defining one or more discrete cavities.
US11976509B1
An insulated fenestration system includes a frame comprising a first bracket, the first bracket defining a sealing slot; a pane assembly assembled with the frame, the pane assembly comprising a first pane; a bracket gap defined between the first bracket and the first pane; and a first seal engaging the sealing slot, the first seal extending across the bracket gap and abutting the first pane.
US11976505B2
A door security apparatus includes a door-locking member and a sensor assembly. The door-locking member removably engages a plate. The door-locking member is a barricade that restricts movement of a door from a closed position to an open position while the door-locking member is engaged with the plate The sensor assembly is configured to detect engagement between the door-locking member and the plate.
US11976497B2
A drawer lock assembly is provided including a housing having a front face and a rear face; a barrel having a first end extending perpendicularly from the front face of the housing and a second end extending through the rear face of the housing; a locking actuation member disposed through the first end of the barrel; a driver disposed through the second end of the barrel to engage the locking actuation member; a bolt including a first member offset from a second member in a parallel relationship, the first member includes a slot configured to receive a cam of the driver; and an endplate configured to retain the driver and bolt in the housing, the endplate including a channel configured to receive the second member of the bolt, wherein upon actuation of the locking actuation member, the second member extends beyond the housing to engage a recess of a structure.
US11976494B2
A handle assembly includes a hub body that extends along a central longitudinal axis that has a first end portion that includes a first set of handle adapter engagement features and a second set of handle adapter engagement features. A handle adapter includes at least one of a first set of hub engagement features for engaging the first set of handle adapter engagement features or a second set of hub engagement features for engaging the second set of handle adapter engagement features. A handle engages both the handle adapter and the hub body.
US11976488B1
Disclosed herein is an improved device for insertion in a fence hole of a chain-link fence wherein the improvement comprises a locking tab which allows for a snap-on or clip like member to secure the device to the wires of the chain link fence. The invention comprises an integral four-sided cup able to fit, snap, and stay secure within the holes of chain link fences. The locking tabs comprise a C-shaped design extending out and downward from the lower lip or top edge of the cup and allow the cup to snap on the fence wires. It has been found that once properly secured on the fence wires, the cups can withstand winds greater than 100 mph, in-tact, and remaining secured in the fence hole.
US11976485B2
Systems are provided for self-sustaining modular housing. The system presented comprises construction materials which are readily manufactured, flat-packed, stored, shipped, and assembled on-site without skilled labor, to construct the system. The system further presents sustainable features for increasing the health and safety of life when people require modular housing, by presenting modular housing to fit a variety of needs, sizes, arrangements, and levels of durability and strength of construction. The present invention solves problems with the currently available systems of modular housing and housing for temporary disaster relief and other temporary uses.
US11976467B2
A multi-layered membrane comprising a first thermoplastic layer and a second thermoplastic layer, where the second layer includes expandable graphite.
US11976463B1
A support wall frame system includes at least one end track, and a frame member received within the at least one end track. Advantageously, the frame member is statically affixed to the at least one end track. The at least one track includes at least one detent spaced from each shoulder of the track to allow bending the at least one track from a single and unitary sheet of metal. Each of the bottom end track and the top end track includes a first opening disposed along a first shoulder of the track base and the first track side wall, and a second opening disposed along a second shoulder of the track base and the second track side wall. The first opening and the second opening each has a substantially cross-shape. A third opening may be formed along the track base.
US11976462B1
The embodiments disclose an apparatus including a first layer including a metalized film, a second layer including a heat treated luminized fiberglass cloth, a heat resistance adhesive between the first layer and the second layer and configured to adhere the heat treated luminized fiberglass cloth to the metalized film, a third layer including intumescent paper configured to be adhered to a back side of the heat treated luminized fiberglass cloth with a polyurethane adhesive and wherein the adhered first, second, and third layers form a multi-layered fire resistant barrier laminate configured to be applied to building materials.
US11976460B1
A security anchor and method are disclosed for engaging with a rigid material. The security anchor comprises a base having a lower surface and an upper surface. A base recess extends into the base from the upper surface of the base. An eyelet is coupled to the base and is positioned within the base recess. An elongated shank extends between a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the elongated shank is coupled to the lower surface of the base. The elongated shank has a head coupled to the distal end of the elongated shank. The elongated shank and the head engage with the rigid material for preventing the displacement of the base relative to the rigid material. The eyelet engages with an object for securing the object relative to the rigid material.
US11976457B1
The drain pipe end debris cap is a mechanical structure. The drain pipe end debris cap is adapted for use in the drainage of soil. The drain pipe end debris cap is a fluid transfer structure that: a) drains water that collects at a collection point; b) transports the drained water underneath the ground; and, c) disperses the drained water into the ground. The drain pipe end debris cap comprises a fluid permeable tubular structure, a filter cap, and a closing cap. The filter cap and the closing caps enclose the open ends of the fluid permeable tubular structure to prevent debris from accumulating within the fluid permeable tubular structure.
US11976456B2
An in-line surface drain may comprise a cylindrical frame and a plurality of concentric rings coupled to the cylindrical frame. The plurality of concentric rings may be configured to protrude outward from a bottom external surface of the cylindrical frame, and the diameters of the plurality of concentric rings may be different. At least one of the plurality of concentric rings may be configured to detachably accommodate a riser pipe.
US11976449B2
A sensing faucet assembly includes a faucet body, an input water control unit, a control box, and a sensor. The faucet body includes a faucet water passage. The control box includes a first water passage and a second water passage. The input water control unit includes a water inlet, a first water outlet, and a second water outlet. The first water passage communicates with the faucet water passage and the first water outlet, and the control box is equipped with a solenoid valve. The second water passage communicates with the faucet water passage and the second water outlet, and the input water control unit is provided with a valve core for controlling the communication and the blocking of the second water outlet.
US11976448B2
Disclosed is a filter water spout attached to a basin faucet that comprises: a connection nozzle screwed to a washbasin faucet outlet and extending a vertical connection tube downward; an elbow pipe in which a vertical receiving pipe is formed in a vertical direction and a horizontal receiving pipe is formed in a horizontal direction; a nozzle body having a horizontal connection tube formed on the side and having an open top; a nozzle cap coupled to an upper portion of the nozzle body; a horizontal rotation member for allowing the vertical connection tube of the connection nozzle to be rotatably coupled to the vertical receiving pipe of the elbow pipe; and a vertical rotation member for allowing the horizontal connection tube of the nozzle body to be rotatably coupled to the horizontal receiving pipe of the elbow pipe.
US11976441B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure may be directed to a swivel joint for connecting hydraulic oil between a lower body of a construction machine and an upper body rotatably supported by the lower body, the swivel joint including: a rotation support body including a first body supported by the lower body and a second body rotatably coupled to the first body and rotating together with the upper body when the upper body rotates; and a sensor supported by the rotation support body to detect rotation of the upper body.
US11976437B2
A shovel includes an attachment attached to a revolving upper body; and a control device including a memory and a processor configured to execute estimating a center of gravity of loaded matter loaded in the attachment, and calculating a weight of the loaded matter based on the estimated center of gravity of the loaded matter.
US11976431B2
A tensionless concrete pier foundation for supporting a tower and a method of constructing the same is provided, the foundation having an outer CMP and an inner CMP with an annular space therebetween in which a plurality of sleeved tower anchor bolts are embedded, at least the outer CMP having an upper edge that is flush with the top of the foundation after the tower has been installed. A method of plumbing a tower anchor bolt cage using a bolt alignment ring is also provided that includes coupling the upper ends of the CMPs together with lateral spacing bolts that extend across the annular space. The tower anchor bolt cage is suspended from the lateral spacing bolts by the bolt alignment ring, and the lateral spacing bolts are shimmed on a low side as necessary for leveling the alignment ring and plumbing the bolt cage, before concrete pour.
US11976424B2
Systems and methods for using a mobile crane assembly are provided. The mobile crane assembly includes a mobile crane having a first truss assembly and a second truss assembly spaced apart and movable relative to one another. The first truss assembly and the second truss assembly are each coupled to a rail car end assembly. The mobile crane further comprises an upper gantry assembly movable along the first truss assembly and the second truss assembly. A flat cart is coupled to the rail car end assembly, and a material handling cart is received upon the flat cart and is configured to move between the flat cart and the rail car end assembly based upon input from a controller in electrical communication with the upper gantry assembly.
US11976422B2
A pulp-molding process and an in-line intelligently drying apparatus therefor, comprise: implementing intelligent-circulation desiccating step and intelligently-wetting step in sequence, between pulp-dredging and forming step and thermo-compression forming step. Intelligent-circulation desiccating step comprises: in accordance to structure and/or outer contour of pulp-molding article, implementing combination of both infrared irradiation step and hot-wind blowing step, thereby self-adaptive eliminating different moistures contained within different portions of initially-compressed semi-finished product, to form evenly-dried semi-finished product. Intelligently-wetting step comprises: in accordance to structure and/or outer contour of pulp-molding article, spray-sprinkling predetermined different adaptive amount of water over different local location within dried semi-finished product, thereby forming wetted semi-finished product having averaged moisture content.
US11976415B2
A storage portion includes a case which includes an internal space configured to accommodate raw material pieces having fibers, a discharge pipe coupled to a side wall of the case, and a transport motor which rotates the discharge pipe on an axis, in which one end in an axial direction of the discharge pipe communicates with the internal space and the other end has an outlet for discharging the raw material pieces, and a spiral member is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the discharge pipe.
US11976413B2
A laundry basket (the basket) of the present invention includes two portions or halves wherein one of the portions or halves extends into the other one to be able to be adjusted between an initial position and an adjusted position. Each portion or half includes side walls, a rear wall, a front wall, and a bottom including a plurality of openings. The rear wall and the front wall include handles defined therein for carrying the basket. The basket includes a divider wall inserted and secured by a pair of female connectors connected to and extending from the side walls. An advantage of the present invention is to provide a novel improved laundry basket that can expand into various lengths to accommodate storage and transportation of various loads of laundry and other articles.
US11976402B2
A water ozonation system (18) that receives source water (16) from a water source (14) and converts it to ozonated water (20) for use in a washing machine (12) includes a system body (30), an ozone generator (38), a sensor assembly (21), and a controller (46). The system body (30) receives the source water (16) from the water source (14). The ozone generator (38) is configured to generate ozone. The ozone generator (38) is coupled the system body (30). The sensor assembly (21) is also coupled to the system body (30). The sensor assembly (21) is configured to sense at least one ambient environmental condition and generate at least one electronic data signal based on the sensed at least one ambient environmental condition. The controller (46) receives the at least one electronic data signal from the sensor assembly (21) and regulates a level of ozone that is generated by the ozone generator (38) based at least in part on the at least one electronic data signal.
US11976399B2
A needle threader includes: a needle holding part for holding a needle having a needle eye; a threading member movable between a retracted position separated from the needle holding part and an advanced position for inserting a thread loop through the needle eye by entering the needle eye; an actuator mechanism including an operation element, to move the threading member to the retracted position in a first state (not operating) and move to the advanced position in a second state (operating); and a thread pressing mechanism for pressing the thread loop inserted through the needle eye by the threading member. The thread pressing mechanism includes a pressure receiving part, a pressing member, and a biasing member. Switching the operation element from the second state to the first state, the pressing member can press the thread loop against the pressure receiving part.
US11976390B2
A woven textile fabric, the fabric including: a warp yarn with a yarn count of 10 s to 100 s including a blend of Lyocell fiber spun yarn and recycled polyester spun yarn; and a weft yarn with a yarn count of 10 s to 100 s including a blend of Lyocell fiber spun yarn and recycled polyester spun yarn, wherein the total content of the recycled polyester in the fabric is at least about 35%, further wherein said fabric exhibits rating of 3 or above when the fabric is tested for pilling after 1000 rubs. The advantageous fabric realized in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure has excellent wrinkle resistance, high tensile strength, and low pilling.
US11976389B2
A color-changing product includes a fabric and a connection bus disposed along at least a portion of the fabric. The fabric includes a plurality of color-changing fibers. Each of the plurality of color-changing fibers has an electrically conductive core and a coating disposed around and along the electrically conductive core. The coating includes a color-changing pigment. The connection bus has a multi-layer structure including a metallic foil layer and a film layer. The metallic foil layer forms a weld between at least a subset of the plurality of color-changing fibers so that current can flow through the connection bus and into the electrically conductive core of at least the subset of the plurality of color-changing fibers. The film layer at least partially isolates the weld from a surrounding environment.
US11976387B2
An embodiment is a method of recycling carbon fibers that includes: preparing a carbon fiber reinforced plastic formed product that includes a carbon fiber reinforced plastic containing a carbon fiber and a resin; thermally decomposing or dissolving the resin in the carbon fiber reinforced plastic formed product by a first heating process or a first dissolving process; and winding while drawing the carbon fiber from the carbon fiber reinforced plastic formed product after the first heating process or the first dissolving process. The winding further includes thermally decomposing or dissolving a residue of the resin attached to the carbon fiber by a second heating process or a second dissolving process and adding a sizing agent to the carbon fiber after the second heating process or the second dissolving process.
US11976382B2
The present disclosure relates to oligonucleotide biosensors that bind to a fluorophore through a reporter domain and to one or more target ligand(s) through one or more target domain(s), which is connected to the reporter domain through one or more linker domain(s). The binding of the target ligand to the target domain affects the fluorescence of the fluorophore when excited by the appropriate wavelength of energy, either by causing dimming or allosteric fluorescence. Methods of selecting biosensors and their use to detect target ligands are also described.
US11976376B2
Systems, methods and power converters are disclosed to provide regulated individual DC output signals to anode structures using a PWM inverter to generate a first AC signal, a sinewave filter to provide a filtered AC signal, a multiphase isolation transformer to provide a plurality of isolated AC signals, a multi-pulse diode bridge rectifier to provide a DC rectifier output signal, an output filter to provide a filtered DC rectifier output signal, and a blocking diode to provide the filtered DC rectifier output signal.
US11976354B2
The method includes forming an inner monolithic layer from crystals of beta phase stoichiometric silicon carbide on a carbon substrate in the form of a rod by chemical methylsilane vapor deposition in a sealed tubular hot-wall CVD reactor. The method further includes forming a central composite layer over the inner monolithic layer by twisting continuous beta phase stoichiometric silicon carbide fibers into tows, transporting the tows to a braiding machine, and forming a reinforcing thread framework. A pyrocarbon interface coating is built up by chemical methane vapor deposition in a sealed tubular hot-wall CVD reactor. Then, a matrix is formed by chemical methylsilane vapor deposition in the reactor. A protective outer monolithic layer is formed from crystals of beta phase stoichiometric silicon carbide over the central composite layer by chemical methylsilane vapor deposition in a CVD reactor. And then the carbon substrate is removed from the fabricated semi-finished product.
US11976346B2
A solar tower system is disclosed in which the heat transfer media is a molten salt at a temperature greater than 650° C. The components that carry or hold the molten salt are made from commercially available alloys made by Haynes International and sold under the designations HR-120® alloy, 230® alloy and 233™ alloy whose compositions are described herein. The molten salt preferably is MgCl2—KCl.
US11976345B2
The present application is a new improvement in the fine-grained cubic boron nitride sintered compact which may be employed to manufacture a cutting tool. The compact contains at least 80 vol % cBN with a metallic binder system and is sintered under HPHT conditions. The improvement incorporates alloys of aluminum in the metallic binder system.
US11976338B2
Provided are a method of manufacturing a coronavirus diagnostic kit, which includes preparing a one-component primer/probe mixture by mixing a primer set including a primer pair consisting of base sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1 and 2, a primer pair consisting of base sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, a primer pair consisting of base sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, and a primer pair consisting of base sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 7 and 8; and a probe consisting of a base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9, a probe consisting of a base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a probe consisting of a base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, and a probe consisting of a base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12, a coronavirus diagnostic kit manufactured using the same, and a method of diagnosing coronavirus using the same.
US11976334B2
The present invention covers 2-[(3R)-3-methylmorpholin-4-yl]-4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-8-(1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-1,7-naphthyridine (in the following called “Compound A”), an inhibitor of ATR kinase, for use in a method of treating a hyper-proliferative disease in a subject. Preferably the hyper-proliferative disease or the subject is characterized by one or more biomarker(s) selected from a) one or more functional mutation(s) in one or more gene(s)/protein(s) selected from APC, ATG5, ARID1A, ATM, ATR, ATRIP, ATRX, BAP1, BARD1, BLM, BRAF, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, CCND1, CCNE1, CCNE2, CDC7, CDK12, CHEK1, CHEK2, DCLRE1A, DCLRE1B, DCLRE1C, DYRK1A, EGFR, ERBB2, ERBB3, ERCC2, ERCC3, ERCC4, ERCC5, FAM175A, FANCA, FANCB, FANCC, FANCD2, FANCE, FANCF, FANCG, FANCI, FANCL, FANCM, FBXO18, FBXW7, FEN1, GEN1, HDAC2, H2AFX, HRAS, KRAS, LIG4, MDC1, MLH1, MLH3, MRE11A, MSH2, MSH3, MSH6, MYC, NBN, NRAS, PALB2, PARP1, PARP2, PARP3, PARP4, PCNA, PIK3CA, PMS2, POLA1, POLB, POLH, POLL, POLN, POLQ, PRKDC, PTEN, RAD9A, RAD17, RAD18, RAD50, RAD51, RAD52, RAD54B, RAD54L, RB1, REV3L, RPA1, RPA2, SLX4, TDP1, TDP2, TMPRSS2, TMPRSS2-ERG, TOPBP1, TOP2A, TOP2B, TP53, TP53BP1, TRRAP, UBE2N, UIMC1, USP1, WDR48, WRN, XPA, XRCC1, XRCC2, XRCC3, XRCC4 and/or XRCC6 gene/protein; and/or b) the activation of the ALT pathway; and/or c) microsatellite instability. The present invention also covers a kit comprising Compound A together with means to detect one or more of the aforementioned biomarker(s) and a method for identifying a subject having a hyper-proliferative disease disposed to respond favorably to Compound A, wherein the method comprises the detection of one or more of the aforementioned biomarker(s). Further, the invention covers a method of determining whether a subject having a hyper-proliferative disease will respond to the treatment with Compound A, wherein the method comprises the detection of one or more of the aforementioned biomarker(s) in a sample of the subject.
US11976331B2
The present disclosure relates to methods for predicting the risk of recurrence and/or metastasis, or both in primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC).
US11976316B2
Phenotyping of cells involves loading a biological sample into a microfluidic device (1, 100) comprising cell compartments (20, 120) to capture biological material, including target cells, in the sample in the cell compartments (20, 120). A subset (20A) of the cell compartments (20, 120) is identified as comprising target cells exhibiting target phenotype characteristic(s) as determined based on monitoring biological material in the cell compartments (20, 120) prior to addition of a test agent. The biological material is exposed to a test agent and a phenotypic response of the target cells to the test agent is determined based on monitoring target cells in the identified subset (20A) of the cell compartments (20, 120). The phenotyping of the target cells is thereby not overshadowed by the response of other cells and non-cell material present in the biological sample.
US11976313B2
Provided is a method for preparing rebaudioside N using an enzymatic method, comprising using rebaudioside A or rebaudioside J as a substrate, and making the substrate, in the presence of a glycosyl donor, react under the catalysis of a UDP-glycosyl-transferase and/or a UDP-glycosyltransferase-containing recombinant cell to generate rebaudioside N.
US11976299B2
Disclosed are methods of preparing an isolated population of dendritic cells, isolated populations of dendritic cells prepared by the methods, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the isolated population of dendritic cells. Also disclosed are methods of treating or preventing cancer using the isolated population of dendritic cells or pharmaceutical compositions.
US11976291B2
The invention relates to novel maize plants, seeds and compositions, as well as improvements to maize plant breeding and methods for creating modifications in maize plant genomes. A transcriptional enhancer element which can increase the expression of both exogenous and endogenous maize genes is disclosed.
US11976286B2
A plant cell comprising: (a) a polynucleotide sequence encoding a nitrate reductase polypeptide comprising a contiguous polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 or SEQ ID NO: 7, wherein methionine is substituted for an amino acid that reduces nitrate reductase activity in the plant cell as compared to a control plant cell; (b) a polypeptide sequence encoded by the polynucleotide sequence set forth in (a); or (c) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising the polynucleotide sequence set forth in (b).
US11976277B2
Provided herein are delivery particle systems (XDP) useful for the delivery of payloads of any type. In some embodiments, a XDP particle system with tropism for target cells of interest is used to deliver CRISPR/Cas polypeptides (e.g., CasX proteins) and guide nucleic acids (gNA), for the modification of nucleic acids in target cells. Also provided are methods of making and using such XDP to modify the nucleic acids in such cells.
US11976272B2
The present invention relates, in part, to methods for large-scale purification of mRNA. The method includes, at least, steps of forming an mRNA slurry, stirring the slurry, and vacuum or pressure filtering the slurry.
US11976267B2
The invention provides a recombinant Escherichia coli strain for producing succinic acid and a construction method thereof. The by-product encoding genes in the E. coli strain FMME-N-2 are knocked out to obtain the E. coli strain FMME-N-5 (ΔfocA-pflB-ΔldhA-Δpta-ackA); and the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase pck derived from Actinobacillus succinogenes and the phosphite dehydrogenase ptxD derived from Pseudomonas stutzeri were overexpressed. The constructed plasmid pTrcHisA-pck-ptxD was introduced into the expression host E. coli FMME-N-5 (ΔfocA-pflB-ΔldhA-Δpta-ackA), and the cells were screened in a plate containing ampicillin, to obtain an engineered strain E. coli FMME-N-5 (ΔfocA-pflB-ΔldhA-Δpta-ackA)-pck-ptxD that can efficiently produce succinic acid. After fermentation by a two-stage fermentation strategy, the production of succinic acid reaches 137 g/L, the yield of succinic acid is up to 1 g/g glucose, and the space time yield is 1.43 g/L/h, while no by-products of lactic acid and formic acid are accumulated, and the acetic acid content is 1-2 g/L.
US11976265B2
Methods and compositions are provided for preventing or reducing symptoms or disease associated with Xylella fastidiosa or Xanthomonas axonopodis in a plant. The invention provides novel bacteriophages virulent to Xylella fastidiosa or Xanthomonas axonopodis, including XfaMija and XfaMijo, and further provides methods for treating or preventing Pierce's Disease or Citrus Canker in plants.
US11976260B2
The invention relates to a photobioreactor (1) for cultivating phototrophic microorganisms (such as microalgae for example), comprising a reactor element (2) which has a plurality of rising pipes (3a) and falling pipes (3b) for a liquid culture medium (4) containing the microorganisms and which has a distributing pipe (5). The upper ends (6) of each of the rising pipes (3a) and the falling pipes (3b) are connected to the distributing pipe (5) in a liquid-permeable manner. The invention is characterized in that both the culture medium (4) as well as a gas chamber (9) above the culture medium (4) for receiving gas bubbles (10) rising out of the culture medium (4) are provided in the distributing pipe (5) in the operating state, wherein a boundary surface (11) is arranged between the culture medium (4) and the gas chamber (9) in the distributing pipe (5). By arranging the boundary surface (9) (or the boundary surface region), which is typically susceptible to dirt, in the distributing pipe (5), the aim of the invention to simplify the cleaning process of the photobioreactor or the process of keeping same clean is achieved. In this manner, the yield and service life of the photobioreactor is increased. The invention additionally relates to a method for cultivating phototrophic microorganisms.
US11976259B2
The invention concerns a method for treating lignocellulosic biomass, said method comprising the following steps: a, Preparing an impregnation liquor (4) containing a chemical catalyst intended to impregnate the biomass b. Introducing the crushed biomass (6) through an inlet of an impregnation reactor (5), said inlet being situated in a first impregnation area (5a) of said impregnation reactor that comprises two superposed areas, said first impregnation area and a second so-called dewatering area (5b) above the impregnation area c. Introducing the liquor (4a) through a first liquor inlet situated in said first impregnation area (5a) of the reactor, d. Introducing said liquor (4b) into said reactor through a second liquor inlet in another area of the reactor (5d) situated below the biomass inlet in the first impregnation area (5b). The invention also concerns the facility for implementing the method.
US11976242B2
A system for use in carbon negative emission methods, a nitrogen oxide ultra-low emission system, an air supply device and a flow control module. The system for use in carbon negative emission methods enables biomass to produce inorganic carbon and pyrolysis gas/gasification gas to realize negative emission of carbon. The nitrogen oxide ultra-low emission system enables fuel to be in mixed combustion with the pyrolysis gas/gasification gas to remove nitrogen oxides, which realizes ultra-low emission of the nitrogen oxides. The air supply device is in communication with a biomass pyrolysis coupling partial gasification and is in communication with the system for use in carbon negative emission methods and the nitrogen oxide ultra-low emission system. The pyrolysis gas/gasification gas enters the nitrogen oxide ultra-low emission system. The flow control module controls a flow ratio of a pyrolysis agent/gasification agent entering the system for use in carbon negative emission methods and flow of the pyrolysis gas/gasification gas and air entering the nitrogen oxide ultra-low emission system.
US11976234B2
Embodiments are described herein to provide refrigerant and/or refrigerant composition that is suitable for providing lubrication to, for example, moving parts of a chiller system. Embodiments are also described herein to provide an additive, such as a corrosion inhibitor and/or stabilizers, that can be added to the refrigerant to form refrigerant compositions that is suitable for providing lubrication to, for example, moving parts of a chiller system.
US11976232B2
Nonlinear optical chromophore compositions which display lyotropic nematic liquid crystal phases in polar organic solvents and provide a mechanical anisotropic effect allowing for the formation of a non-centrosymmetric chromophore-polymer matrix without the application of an electric field.
US11976231B2
A family of low-molecular-weight, main-chain thermotropic liquid-crystalline co-polyimides (TLC-CoPI) that are crosslinkable, and based on a unique, liquid-crystallinity (LC)-enabling diamine, namely, 1,3-bis[4-(4′-aminophenoxy)cumyl]benzene (BACB) and two or more mesogenic dianhydrides, at least one of which is a diphthalic dianhydride (DPA) that contains one or more thermally reactive and crosslinkable moieties similar to that of phenylethynyl (PE) is disclosed. Processes of making and using such low-molecular-weight, main-chain thermotropic liquid-crystalline co-polyimides are also provided.
