Pressure-regulating apparatus for three-dimensional printer
Granted: August 13, 2024
Patent Number:
12059844
An apparatus for regulating pressure in a three-dimensional printer comprises a controller and a connector. The controller is configured to receive a value of a measured pressure within the three-dimensional printer. The connector is connectable between a gas outlet of the printer and an inlet of an external gas extraction system. The controller is configured to compare the received value of measured pressure with a predetermined value. If the received value differs from the…
Electronic data file access management in a distributed computer system
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12056398
An electronic data file management system may comprise storage nodes containing memory devices coupled through a network to compute nodes configured to request group access to a file on the storage nodes, the request being made by at least two processes running on the compute nodes. At least one of the compute nodes is configured to determine the type of a memory device that includes the file, cause the plurality of compute nodes to collectively access the file in a first access mode,…
Computing system having a pivotable front panel
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12058833
Example implementations relate to a computing system having a chassis and a front panel pivotably coupled to the chassis via a pair of retention brackets. In some examples, the chassis has a pair of frames that is disposed spaced apart and in parallel to each other. Further, each retention bracket of the pair of brackets is movably coupled to a respective frame of the pair of frames. The front panel is releasably engaged to the pair of frames and pivotably coupled to the pair of…
Desk phone / hotel station for mobile first workers
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12058282
A mobile phone station and cellphone application cooperating to provide the complete mobility expected of a cellphone and yet provide a complete desktop experience. In a fully wireless embodiment, the mobile phone station and cellphone application cooperate to automatically connect the cellphone to a Miracast monitor without requiring user operations. After performing initial pairing operations and monitor selection, when the cellphone meets selected criteria, such as the cellphone…
Auto-grouping and routing platform
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12058040
Systems and methods are provided for automatically grouping branch devices based on device information (e.g., IPSec tunnel connectivity, etc.). The devices with similar branch gateways which would customarily receive similar route information and/or properties (e.g., AS-PATH, cost, MED, Metric1, Metric2, community/extended community) and/or devices with similar connectivity graphs can be grouped together. This can reduce the number of electronic communications transmitted throughout the…
System and method for facilitating data-driven intelligent network
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12058035
Data-driven intelligent networking systems and methods are provided. The system can accommodate dynamic traffic with fast, effective congestion control. The system can maintain state information of individual packet flows, which can be set up or released dynamically based on injected data. Each flow can be provided with a flow-specific input queue upon arriving at a switch. Packets of a respective flow can be acknowledged after reaching the egress point of the network, and the…
Method and system for providing network ingress fairness between applications
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12058033
Methods and systems are provided to facilitate network ingress fairness between applications. At an ingress port of a network, the applications providing data communications are reviewed so that and arbitration process can be used to fairly allocate bandwidth at that ingress port. In a typical process, the bandwidth is allocated based upon the number of flow channels, irrespective of the source and characteristics of those flow channels. At the ingress port, an examination of the…
Weighting routing
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12058032
Systems and methods of routing a data communication across a network having a plurality switches are provided by monitoring the operation of the plurality of global links to determine which of the plurality of global links provide working paths. A routing table indicative of a status for the plurality of links is maintained, where the routing table provides weighting for each of the working paths. When routing, a link using a weighted pseudo-random selection from the choices available in…
System and method for generating internal traffic in a switch
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12057968
One aspect of the instant application provides a system and method for generating internal traffic for a switch. During operation, the system configures a replication list comprising a plurality of replication entries, with a respective replication entry corresponding to a destination port on the switch. The system generates a seed packet to be replicated for each replication entry in the replication list, with a destination address of a respective replicated packet corresponding to a…
Electronic port having a locking assembly for securing an electronic plug
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12057659
Example implementations relate to an electronic port of an electronic device, having a locking assembly to secure an electronic plug within the electronic device. The electronic port includes a receptacle, and the locking assembly including a rocker switch, a bracket, and an elastic arm. The receptacle is releasably connectable to a connector of the electronic plug. The rocker switch is pivotably connected to an enclosure of the electronic device. The bracket extends from the rocker…
Applying trusted backup configuration to a node
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12056262
Examples to restore a trusted backup configuration for a node. Example techniques include failover to an alternate firmware of the node, in response to an unverifiable condition of an existing firmware of the node. The node may validate a first configuration file stored in the node. The first configuration file includes a first backup configuration. The node may validate a second configuration file stored in the node based on the validation of the first configuration file. The second…
Deferred authentication in a secure boot system
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12056244
Examples described herein relate to deferred authentication in secure boot systems. An untrusted component is identified in a boot sequence in a trusted execution environment. A secure boot authentication of the untrusted component is deferred for a predetermined period and access to hardware resources is restricted. An image digest and privilege rights including access to hardware resources associated with the untrusted component is obtained in an untrusted execution environment. A…
Mechanism to represent data structures for a datatype engine and provide inline compaction
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12056044
A system, method, and apparatus are provided to facilitate data structures for a datatype engine and provide inline compaction. The system receives, by a network interface card (NIC), a command to read data from a host memory, wherein the command indicates a datatype. The system generates a plurality of read requests comprising offsets from a base address and corresponding lengths based on the datatype. The system issues the plurality of read requests to the host memory to obtain the…
Mechanical intrusion indication
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12054969
In some examples, an electronic device for mounting in a chassis includes a housing to be received in the chassis, and a mechanical intrusion indication segment to move from a retracted position to an extended position responsive to mounting of the housing in the electronic device. The mechanical intrusion indication segment when in the extended position is to break upon removal of the housing from the chassis. A controller is to detect an intrusion of the electronic device in response…
Re-workable adhesives for electronic devices
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12054654
The present disclosure is drawn to re-workable adhesives for electronic devices. In one example, a re-workable adhesive for an electronic device can include a hot-melt adhesive present in an amount from about 60 wt % to about 90 wt % with respect to the total weight of the re-workable adhesive. The hot-melt adhesive can have a reduced bond strength at an elevated temperature. The re-workable adhesive can also include a pressure-sensitive adhesive present in an amount from about 10 wt %…
Build units for three-dimensional printers
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12053929
A build unit for a three-dimensional printer, comprising a housing comprising sidewalls and a build platform movable within the housing. The housing and the build platform form a build chamber. The build unit further comprises a lateral heater mounted on the housing. The lateral heater is operable to apply a uniform housing temperature across all the section of the build unit by delivering variable power density along the housing.
Build layer coverage analysis
Granted: July 30, 2024
Patent Number:
12049045
Examples include apparatuses, processes, and methods for generating three-dimensional objects. An example apparatus comprises build material distributor and a controller. Examples distribute a particular build layer in a build area of the apparatus over a previous build layer. Examples determine a build layer temperature corresponding to the particular build layer. Examples analyze build layer coverage for the particular build layer based at least in part on a build layer temperature of…
Privacy displays
Granted: July 30, 2024
Patent Number:
12050373
According to an example, a display having a display surface may comprise a backlight, a collimator, and a scattering layer. The backlight may emit light towards the display surface, the light being narrowed by the collimator. The collimator may be located between the display surface and the backlight and the scattering layer may be between the display surface and the collimator. The scattering layer may be selectively operable between a diffuse state in which light traveling through the…
Stand for supporting a printing device
Granted: July 30, 2024
Patent Number:
12049982
A stand for supporting a printing device, the stand comprising: a first leg and a second leg, the legs having upper ends for vertically supporting a printing device to horizontally span the legs above a supporting surface; a crossbar fixed to the first leg at a first crossbar fixation point and fixed to the second leg at a second crossbar fixation point; and a linkage connected between the first and the second leg, the linkage comprising a first link, a second link and a third link…
Printing fluid circulation
Granted: July 30, 2024
Patent Number:
12049089
An example printing fluid circulation system includes a first circuit to circulate a printing fluid through a printhead in a first direction and a second circuit to circulate the printing fluid through the printhead in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first circuit is activated during a first mode to circulate the printing fluid from a first reservoir to a second reservoir. The second circuit is activated during a second mode different from the first mode to…
