Abstract: A wireless device receives downlink control information (DCI) scheduling repetitions of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. In response to a sounding reference signal resource indicator (SRI) field being absent in the DCI, the wireless device transmits a first repetition and a second repetition of the repetitions of the PUSCH transmission. The first repetition is transmitted with a first transmission power based on a first pathloss reference reference signal (RS) index mapped to a first SRI PUSCH power control set with a first index. The second repetition is transmitted with a second transmission power based on a second pathloss reference RS index mapped to a second SRI PUSCH power control set with a second index.
Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods that may be used for the calibration of sensors of a vehicle. A calibration system disclosed herein includes a trigger device configured to detect a first sensing event. The calibration system further includes a plurality of sensor targets. Additionally, the calibration system includes a processor configured to reveal the plurality of sensor targets within a given region in response to the first sensing event. The calibration system may be configured to detect light from a LIDAR striking a light sensors. In response to detecting the light from the LIDAR, a plurality of lights, both visible and infrared, may be illuminated to correspond with a position and timing of the LIDAR pulse.
Abstract: A subcutaneously implantable device is implantable into a body of a patient, and includes a prong and an electrode. The prong has a contact portion at or adjacent to a distal end thereof that is configured to contact an organ. The prong is constructed to apply pressure to the organ with spring action so as to maintain contact between the contact portion and the organ without fixing the contact portion to the organ. The electrode is provided at the contact portion of the prong, is configured to contact the organ, and is electrically coupled or couplable with circuitry that is configured to provide monitoring, therapeutic, and/or diagnostic capabilities with respect to the organ.
Abstract: A system and model by which to manage edits to localized versions of base-language electronic content. The model determines the likelihood of whether a modification made to a document is substantive and should be propagated back to the base electronic content and assists users in identifying these edits. The proposed method can significantly improve workflow efficiency and allow users to feel more comfortable in the development and use of their electronic content across multiple authoring platforms.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 7, 2019
Date of Patent:
September 3, 2024
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Inventors:
Peter Eric Loforte, Raymond Robert Ringhiser, Katharine Elizabeth Grant, Kapil Kumar Tundwal, Paul Fraedrich Estes, Veronica G. Sievers, Adam Dewayne Miller
Abstract: A system includes a base. The system includes a buckle movable from a retracted position away from the base to an extended position. The system includes an actuator supported by the base and operatively coupled to the buckle to move the buckle to the extended position. The system includes a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate the actuator to move the buckle to the extended position in response to determining that tension of a seatbelt webbing is above a predetermined threshold and that a vehicle impact has not been detected.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 31, 2021
Date of Patent:
September 3, 2024
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventors:
Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
Abstract: An unmanned underwater vehicle having movable thrusters between a first configuration, in which axes of rotation of both the thrusters, when co-planar, are parallel, and a second configuration, in which the axes of rotation of both the thrusters, when co-planar, interest. The thrusters may also rotate about the pylons that attach the thrusters to the body of the unmanned underwater vehicle. Also a method of operating the unmanned underwater vehicle in both configurations.
Abstract: Various examples of methods and systems related to thermistor sensing for measurement of respiration are shown. In one example, a breath sensing system includes a self-heating temperature sensor that can be positioned in respiratory air of a subject and processing circuitry that can monitor operation of the self-heating temperature sensor. Respiratory information associated with physical or physiological properties of the subject can be communicated to a remotely located computing device. Electronic switching circuitry can be included to change operation of the self-heating temperature sensor between a temperature sensing mode and a heated power dissipation sensing mode. The processing circuitry can control switching between the modes. In another example, a method includes monitoring operational conditions of a self-heating temperature sensor positioned in respired air and determining, e.g.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 13, 2021
Date of Patent:
September 3, 2024
Assignee:
TELLIGENT METRICS LLC
Inventors:
Theodore E. Miller, Jr., Kevin L Timmons
Abstract: The zip line rail system can be connected to a challenge course, a zip line, a zip track system, or any combination thereof. The zip line rail system of the present invention can have two rails that a member slide's two wheels rollably engage with, and the zip line rail system can be configured in any of a variety of directions.
Abstract: A stucco construction system and method of installing the stucco construction system that includes a substrate, a first sheathing, a plurality of brackets, a plurality of insulation panels, a second sheathing and a stucco layer. The substrate has a first side and a second side. The first sheathing extends over the second side of the substrate. The plurality of brackets is positioned on the second side of the first sheathing and are coupled to one of the substrate and the first sheathing. The plurality of brackets are spaced apart from each other. The plurality of insulation panels is positioned such that each insulation panel is positioned between the plurality of brackets. The second sheathing extends over the plurality of brackets and the insulation panels and is attached to the plurality of brackets. The stucco layer is disposed over the second sheathing.
Abstract: A retractable hammock support system includes a tubular housing and a first plurality of wheels. The first plurality of wheels are secured to the housing. The system includes a tubular member having a first portion disposed within the housing and a second portion disposed outside the housing. The member is slidable into or out from the housing. In a retracted position, the second portion has a first length. In an extended position, the second portion has a second length. The first length is shorter than the second length. The system includes a handle disposed on the member. The handle is disposed on the second portion of the member. The first plurality of wheels are disposed within an interior space of the member. The first plurality of wheels are configured to contact a first internal surface of the member.
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering content to a user so as to optimize and enhance the “experience” of the content. In one embodiment, an optimization and monitoring entity (OME) is used which determines, evaluates, and provides notification and/or recommendation of alternative content delivery platforms which are available to a user. The OME receives requests for content forwarded from a content server containing information identifying requesting devices and/or subscriber accounts. The OME examines the capabilities of the registered devices, and identifies/recommends alternative devices based on e.g., video/audio quality, picture size, bandwidth availability, and/or any other additional capabilities of the client devices. A notification is then sent to the client devices indicating which of the user's devices may receive the content alternatively, or in addition to, the requesting device. The notifications may be interactive, allowing the user to select one or more of the devices for delivery.
Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, and other techniques are described herein for determining dialog states that correspond to voice inputs and for biasing a language model based on the determined dialog states. In some implementations, a method includes receiving, at a computing system, audio data that indicates a voice input and determining a particular dialog state, from among a plurality of dialog states, which corresponds to the voice input. A set of n-grams can be identified that are associated with the particular dialog state that corresponds to the voice input. In response to identifying the set of n-grams that are associated with the particular dialog state that corresponds to the voice input, a language model can be biased by adjusting probability scores that the language model indicates for n-grams in the set of n-grams. The voice input can be transcribed using the adjusted language model.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 10, 2022
Date of Patent:
September 3, 2024
Assignee:
Google LLC
Inventors:
Petar Aleksic, Pedro Jose Moreno Mengibar
Abstract: A reversible seed trench appurtenance for a row unit of an agricultural planter. The seed trench appurtenance includes an upper portion and a trailing portion. The upper portion is received within a mounting bracket attached to the row unit of the planter. The seed trench appurtenance is movable between a normal operating position in which the trailing portion extends into the seed trench. When the row unit is reversed in a direction opposite the forward direction of travel, the seed trench appurtenance moves from the normal operating position to a reversing position in which the trailing portion is vertically above the normal operating position thereby avoiding damage to the seed trench appurtenance and the mounting bracket.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 4, 2019
Date of Patent:
September 3, 2024
Assignee:
Precision Planting LLC
Inventors:
Michael Strnad, Dale Koch, Timothy Kater
Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for tamping the contents of a container are disclosed. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a tamp head for tamping the contents of the container; and a container support assembly structured and arranged to temporarily support the bottom surface of the container during tamping, the container support assembly comprising a support element having a protrusion extending upward from a substantially flat and horizontal upper surface, wherein the protrusion is sized and shaped to correspond to the size and shape of the bottom surface of the container.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 28, 2023
Date of Patent:
September 3, 2024
Assignee:
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
Inventors:
James D. Evans, Herbert Cary Longest, Tamika S. Murrell, Robert V. Powell, Jr., Jeremy Straight, Jarrod Chalkley
Abstract: Methods and systems for selectively encrypting commit log entries in a distributed database system are described. One example method includes determining that a commit log for a particular server in the distributed database system is to be updated based on a data operation performed on a tablet managed by the server, the tablet including at least a portion of the data from a table in the distributed database system, and wherein the data from the table is stored in multiple tablets; determining that the tablet managed by the particular server is an encrypted tablet; in response to determining that the tablet is an encrypted tablet, generating an encrypted log entry representing the data operation performed on the tablet including an encrypted payload including information representing the data operation and an unencrypted header including information about the encrypted log entry; and updating the commit log to include the encrypted log entry.