Hybrid metal oxide semiconductor capacitor with enhanced phase tuning
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12013568
Implementations disclosed herein provide for improving phase tuning efficiency of optical devices, such as a hybrid metal-on-semiconductor capacitor (MOSCAP) III-V/Si micro-ring laser. The present disclosure integrates silicon devices into a waveguide structural of the optical devices disclosed herein, for example, a waveguide resistor heater, a waveguide PIN diode, and waveguide PN diode. In some examples, the optical devices is a MOSCAP formed by a dielectric layer between two…
Synchronizing user data between a sync client and a sync server on a customer computing system
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12015667
Example implementations relate to data synchronization. According to an example, a system includes a processing system to execute a workload container, the workload container including a user workload application, the user workload application including a sync client; a data storage system, coupled to the processing system, to store user data; and a sync controller to control synchronization of the user data between the sync client and a sync server executing on a customer computing…
Conducting network performance analysis
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12015535
A method for conducting a network performance analysis, the method comprising measuring latencies of a plurality of packets communicated over a network includes determining latency representations for a plurality of levels of the network, for a plurality of communication routes, and/or for a plurality of communication types. The latency representations comprise the latency measurements, statistical representations of the latency measurements, and/or latency metrics derived from the…
Audio samples to detect device anomalies
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12014749
Example implementations relate to audio samples to detect device anomalies. For example, computing device, comprising: a processing resource and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by the processing resource to: generate a matrix of audio information for a plurality of audio samples of a device, select audio information from one of the plurality of audio samples, generate a plurality of principal components for the selected audio information…
Remote system configuration
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12014189
Systems and methods related to a remote configuration system are disclosed. The system includes a processing resource and a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by the processing resource to send an identification code to a server to initiate a system configuration, receive a payload including a configuration instruction responsive to the sent identification code, configure the system utilizing the payload including the configuration instruction, where…
Reading own writes using context objects in a distributed database
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12013875
A context object is created when a write operation is initiated. The client application or user performs a write operation to a table and receives a context object which has information on all the tablets that are impacted by writes by the client application. The context object may contain a list describing what key ranges the client application has updated. As such, only that small portion of what has been touched needs to be looked for and this typically only includes a small subset of…
Geometrical compensations for additive manufacturing
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12013683
In an example, a method includes receiving, at least one processor, object model data representing at least a portion of an object that is to be generated by an additive manufacturing apparatus by fusing build material within a fabrication chamber, wherein the object model data comprises a mesh model comprising data describing a surface of the object. A geometrical compensation vector may be determined for the object model data, the geometrical compensation vector having a first…
Printing drum mounting system
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12013657
A printing drum mounting system and method of assembling the mounting system. The mounting system comprising a rotatable shaft; a first mount and a second mount arrangeable on the shaft to clamp a printing drum therebetween, wherein the first mount comprises a first engaging surface to form a mating contact with a corresponding first end surface of the printing drum and the second mount comprises a second engaging surface to form a mating contact with a corresponding end surface of the…
Detecting size of print medium using sensors available along paper path
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12013656
An image forming apparatus includes a load detection sensor located on a feeder to detect whether a print medium is loaded on the feeder, an overload detection sensor to detect an overload state of a discharger, and a controller to detect a width of the print medium according to a combination of a feeder load state of a feeder load detection signal of the load detection sensor and an overload state of a discharger overload detection signal of the overload detection sensor and control an…
Optical resonating device having microring resonator photodiode
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12013573
Examples described herein relate to an optical resonating device. The optical resonating device includes a primary waveguide, a microring resonator, and a microring resonator photodiode. The primary waveguide allows a passage of an optical signal. The microring resonator is formed adjacent to the primary waveguide to couple therein a portion of the optical signal passing through the primary waveguide. Furthermore, the microring resonator photodiode is formed adjacent to the microring…
Agents on print media
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12013337
An example apparatus for determining dryness of an agent on print media includes an infrared prism, a source of infrared radiation to direct infrared radiation into the infrared prism, and a detector. The infrared prism includes a surface, the surface having an outer side to contact a portion of the agent on the print media, the infrared prism having a refractive index that is higher than a refractive index of the agent. The source of infrared radiation is to direct infrared radiation…
Three-dimensional printing with melting point suppression agents
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12005499
A three-dimensional printing system can include a particulate build material including metal particles. The three-dimensional printing system can include a binding agent applicator fluidly coupled or coupleable to a binding agent. The three-dimensional printing system can include a suppression agent applicator fluidly coupled or coupleable to a melting point suppression agent, the melting point suppression agent including a dispersion of melting point suppression particles. The…
Encrypting data units with a memristor array
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12010211
Systems and methods are provided for encrypting data in a memristor array. The data may be scrambled by multiplying an input data unit by another data unit, by multiplying each element of a first data unit by a different instance of a second data unit. The process continues until all elements of the first data unit are multiplied by a different instance of the second data unit. The elements of the data units may be represented by resistive values of a memristor array. The result of all…
Unclassified traffic detection in a network
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12008444
Examples include detection of unclassified traffic in a network. Some examples use an unsupervised machine learning mechanism for generating a first set of clusters of a first set of samples associated with a first set of time intervals, based at least in part on network traffic over a network, in a first predetermined period of time. Each sample associated with the respective time interval includes distribution of packets based on their packet lengths. In response to retrieving a second…
Provisioning a deduplication data store
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12007966
Example implementations relate to provisioning a deduplication data store. An example includes receiving inputs indicating an expected data amount and at least one retention period for the deduplication data store; performing a comparison of the at least one retention period to a stored data structure; determining at least one storage multiplier based on the comparison of the at least one retention period to the stored data structure; and determining an amount of storage to provision for…
Dynamic monitoring
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12007738
In some examples, a controller dynamically configures a property associated with monitoring performed by an agent. The controller stores, in a repository, metadata relating to the agent. The controller receives, from the agent, first sensor data that excludes the metadata, and uses indexing information in the first sensor data to retrieve the metadata from the repository.
Printer valve assemblies
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12005717
A printer valve assembly including a plurality of valves. Each of the valves is actuated between an open state which permits fluid flow though the valve and a closed state which prevents fluid flow though the valve. The plurality of valves includes a first feed valve, a first return valve, a waste valve and a purge valve. The first feed valve controls flow between a source of first print fluid and a feed line to a print head. The first return valve controls flow between a return line…
3D printer to print objects and a shield
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12005650
An apparatus comprises a processor and a machine-readable storage medium storing machine-readable instructions executable by the processor. The machine-readable instructions comprise instructions to cause the processor to create 3D print data including data defining one or more objects to be printed in a build chamber of a 3D printer and data defining, in addition to the one or more objects, a shield to be printed to shield the one or more printed objects in the build chamber to reduce…
Green body including a metal nanoparticle binder
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12005641
According to an example, a green body may include from about 1 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of a metal nanoparticle binder and a build material powder, wherein the metal nanoparticle binder is selectively located within an area of the green body to impart a strength greater than about 3 MPa.
Additive manufacturing gas extraction
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12005638
An example additive manufacturing system comprises a first fan associated with a print chamber to flow gas from the print chamber into an exhaust conduit. A sensor is arranged to detect one or more conditions of the gas flowed into the exhaust conduit from the print chamber by the first fan and to output a signal indicative thereof. A second fan is spaced apart in a downstream direction along the exhaust conduit from the first fan and a control unit is arranged to receive the signal from…
