MICROFLUIDIC MIXERS
Granted: November 30, 2023
Application Number:
20230381723
An example microfluidic mixer can include an inlet microfluidic channel portion and a fluid splitting channel portion including an overpass microfluidic channel to receive fluid from a first side of the inlet microfluidic channel portion and an underpass microfluidic channel to receive fluid from a second side of the inlet microfluidic channel portion, where the underpass microfluidic channel extends under the overpass microfluidic channel such that the channels overlap at their…
CLEANING BIAS VOLTAGE CONTROL
Granted: November 30, 2023
Application Number:
20230384715
An example image forming apparatus includes a power device, a photosensitive drum, a transfer device to remove remaining toner based on a cleaning bias voltage, an optical sensor to detect remaining toner, and a processor to adjust the cleaning bias voltage based on a set offset bias voltage. The processor may change a surface potential of the photosensitive drum to a voltage of a set pattern using the power device, acquire a size ratio of a periodic component based on a frequency of a…
REVERSIBLE MICRO-VALVE DEVICES
Granted: November 30, 2023
Application Number:
20230383866
A reversible micro-valve device includes a main channel, a passage comprising an opening in fluid communication with the main channel, and a side chamber to house a volume of trapped gas. The side chamber is communicably attached to the passage to control flow along the main channel. The side chamber is to be larger in volume than the main channel to which the trapped gas expands and includes one of the following two states at a given time: an open state in which the main channel is open…
PRINTING MODES WITH DRYING DELAYS
Granted: November 30, 2023
Application Number:
20230382132
Certain examples relate to a method of a method of printing an image which comprises determining image data for an image to be printed onto a substrate, the image data comprising application amounts of one or more colorants to be applied to the substrate. A print mode is determined for applying the colorants to the substrate and comprises a plurality of application passes each for applying some of the application amounts of the colorants to the substrate and a drying delay between at…
ACTIVE CIRCUIT ELEMENTS ON A MEMBRANE
Granted: November 30, 2023
Application Number:
20230382127
According to examples, an apparatus may include a substrate having a fluid recirculation channel and a membrane adjacent to the fluid recirculation channel, in which the membrane is portion of the substrate having a smaller thickness than other portions of the substrate. The apparatus may also include a component layer, in which a fluid ejection chamber may be formed in the component layer. The fluid ejection chamber may include a nozzle and fluid may be received into the fluid ejection…
ARRANGEMENTS OF CIRCUIT ELEMENTS AND FLUIDIC ELEMENTS
Granted: November 30, 2023
Application Number:
20230382116
In some examples, a fluidic die includes an arrangement of fluidic elements to dispense a fluid, each fluidic element of the fluidic elements including a fluidic actuator and a fluid chamber. An array of fluid feed holes is arranged in a plurality of dimensions to communicate the fluid with the fluidic elements, where each of multiple fluid feed holes along a first dimension of the plurality of dimensions is distinct from multiple fluid feed holes along a second dimension of the…
INTERSPERSED FLUIDIC ELEMENTS AND CIRCUIT ELEMENTS IN A FLUIDIC DIE
Granted: November 30, 2023
Application Number:
20230382109
In some examples, a fluidic die includes an arrangement of fluidic elements to dispense a fluid, where each fluidic element of the fluidic elements includes a fluidic actuator and a fluid chamber. The fluidic die includes an array of fluid feed holes in a plurality of dimensions to communicate the fluid with the fluidic elements, where each of multiple fluid feed holes along a first dimension of the plurality of dimensions is distinct from multiple fluid feed holes along a second…
PRINT COMPONENT WITH MEMORY CIRCUIT
Granted: November 30, 2023
Application Number:
20230382105
A memory circuit for a print component including a plurality of I/O pads, including an analog pad, to connect to a plurality of signal paths which communicate operating signals to the print component. The memory circuit includes a controllable selector connected in line with one of the signal paths via the I/O pads, the selector controllable to disconnect the corresponding signal path to the print component, and a memory component to store memory values associated with the print…
DEVICES FOR OSCILLATING A FLUID SAMPLE
Granted: November 30, 2023
Application Number:
20230381783
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a device for conducting a reaction with a fluid sample is described. The device includes: a microfluidic channel; a number of heating elements along the microfluidic channel; and an inertial pump at each of opposite ends of the microfluidic channel to oscillate the fluid sample along the microfluidic channel.
CELL LYSIS WITH MAGNETIC PARTICLES AND A RESISTOR
Granted: November 30, 2023
Application Number:
20230381779
A method comprising receiving, at a microfluidic channel, a biologic sample including a cell and providing a magnetic field within the microfluidic channel using a first magnet, wherein the magnetic field attracts a first plurality of magnetic particles disposed within the microfluidic channel. The method further includes activating a first resistor disposed within the microfluidic channel to agitate a volume of fluid within the microfluidic channel, and in response, moving the first…
FLUID ANALYSIS WITH FLUID SEAL SYSTEM
Granted: November 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230372938
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fluid analysis system is described. The fluid analysis system includes an inlet channel to an analysis chamber. The analysis chamber is to receive a fluid sample to be analyzed. The fluid analysis system also includes a fluid branch having a fluidic junction along the inlet channel and a gas chamber to house a volume of trapped gas, the gas chamber being in fluid communication with the fluid branch. The fluid analysis system…
EXTENDED REALITY SOUND SIMULATIONS
Granted: November 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230379649
The present specification describes examples of a computing device for generating an extended reality environment. The example computing device includes a processor to receive placement data for a virtual sound source within the extended reality environment based on a user action within the extended reality environment. The processor is also to simulate sound generated by the virtual sound source within the extended reality environment based on a user location within the extended reality…
CAMERA BUS CARRIER IMAGES
Granted: November 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230379585
The present specification describes examples of a computing device for reducing camera bus channels and bandwidth. The example computing device includes a plurality of tracking cameras to capture a plurality of tracking images. The computing device also includes a processor to receive the plurality of tracking images captured by the plurality of tracking cameras. The processor is to combine the plurality of tracking images into a carrier image. The computing device also includes a camera…
ENHANCED IMAGES
Granted: November 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230377095
Examples of methods for image enhancement are described. In some examples, a method includes segmenting an image into an object region and a background region. In some examples, the image has a first resolution. In some examples, the method includes generating, using a first machine learning model, an enhanced object region with a second resolution that is greater than the first resolution. In some examples, the first machine learning model has been trained based on object landmarks. In…
ELECTROPORATION
Granted: November 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230374435
An electroporation system may include a well plate, a dispenser and a dispenser-well positioning system. The well plate may include wells, each of the wells including an interior, a first electrode adjacent the interior and a second electrode adjacent the interior and spaced from the first electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are to apply an electrostatic field across the well. The dispenser is to dispense a cell having a diameter into each of the wells. The…
MEDIA BYPASS FOR A PRINTER
Granted: November 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230373741
A media bypass for a printer, the media bypass comprising a convertible media support to hold a substrate and to switch between an active and an inactive configuration, wherein the convertible media support pivots from the inactive configuration towards the active configuration to extend into the printer and to guide the substrate into the printer.
COLLECTING WASTE PRINTING FLUID
Granted: November 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230373217
It is herein disclosed a waste printing fluid collection unit that may be part of a servicing station and/or a printing system, the waste printing fluid collection unit comprising; a collection reservoir for collecting the waste printing fluid, the collection reservoir having an end wall that separates the collection reservoir from ambient air; and a wick extending from the end wall towards the reservoir; wherein the wick is on a first side, connected to the end wall and, on a second…
COMMUNICATING PRINT COMPONENT
Granted: November 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230373208
A communicating print component a print head comprising a number of memory bits and a single lane analog bus conductively coupling the number of memory bits to a pad located on the exterior of the print head. The pad is to transmit an electrical signal from the number of memory bits, wherein the electrical signal indicates a combination of all selected bits of the number of memory bits.
FLUIDIC DIES INCLUDING DISCHARGE CIRCUITS
Granted: November 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230373207
One example of a fluidic die includes a power supply node, a plurality of fluidic actuators, a plurality of discharge circuits, and a single discharge enable signal path. The plurality of fluidic actuators are electrically coupled to the power supply node. The plurality of discharge circuits are electrically coupled to the power supply node. The single discharge enable signal path is electrically coupled to each discharge circuit of the plurality of discharge circuits to enable each…
FORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) ELECTRONIC PARTS
Granted: November 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230373157
In an example method for forming three-dimensional (3D) printed electronic parts, a build material is applied. An electronic agent is selectively applied in a plurality of passes on a portion of the build material. A fusing agent is also selectively applied on the portion of the build material. The build material is exposed to radiation in a plurality of heating events. During at least one of the plurality of heating events, the portion of the build material in contact with the fusing…
