Photo-etched chassis cooling walls
Granted: March 19, 2024
Patent Number:
11937407
An electronic component enclosure includes a plurality of wall structures defining outer walls of the enclosure. Each wall structure has an internal fluid channel for circulation of cooling fluid. The enclosure further includes at least one partition structure disposed within the outer walls and having an internal fluid channel in sealed fluid communication with the internal fluid channel of at least one of the plurality of wall structures. The internal fluid channel of at least one of…
Generating object model slices
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11927938
In an example, a method includes receiving, at a processor, a data comprising a model of an object to be generated in additive manufacturing. The data comprises object model data representing an object model as a plurality of initial polygons and object property data associated with the initial polygons. The method may comprise generating a representation of a slice of the object model defined between two planes and generating a plurality of polygons to represent the slice of the object…
Usage-level based lighting adjustments to computing device housings
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11930577
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a computing device is described. The computing device includes a housing and a light source to illuminate through a window in the housing. The computing device also includes a controller. The controller determines a usage level of a processor of the computing device. The controller also adjusts a characteristic of the light source based on a determined usage level of the processor.
Feature extractions to optimize scanned images
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11930153
In some examples, an imaging device can include a processing resource and a memory resource storing instructions to cause the processing resource to perform a feature extraction process to extract a gamut-based feature included in a plurality of pixels of a scanned image to determine whether the scanned image includes a particular marking, apply a classification model to the scanned image, and optimize the scanned image based on the classification of the scanned image.
Unified policy broker
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11930047
One aspect described in this application provides a unified policy broker. During operation, the system receives configuration information from the set of network devices. At least two network devices in the network can be equipped with a first and a second policy enforcement engine, respectively, for enforcing one or more given policy rules. The system can determine, based on the configuration information, a first and a second representation of the similar policy function corresponding…
Processing refresh token request at application programming interface (API) gateway
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11930038
Example implementations relate to the processing of refresh token requests at an API gateway. The API gateway determines a first time associated with receipt of the refresh token request and a second time associated with the generation of a current access token. The current access token and a refresh token in the refresh token request are provided by the API gateway to the client device for accessing a backend service. The API gateway determines whether a difference between the first…
Dynamic selection of a VPNC gateway based on user behavior
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11929988
Systems and methods are provided for dynamic virtual private network concentrators (VPNC) gateway selection and on-demand VRF-ID configuration. A dynamic VPNC gateway selection component can dynamically route to a particular VPNC gateway based on multiple user-specific factors, including: a) behavior of users on the network; and b) performance of a destination service/device. A dynamic VPNC gateway selection component can rank a user based on one or more factors relating to the behavior…
Recommended print job delivery paths
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11928376
According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to maintain client presence information that is received from a client and maintain printer presence information that is received from a printer. The client presence information may include a client network property and the printer presence information may include a printer network property. In some…
Providing shortened URL and information related contents corresponding to original URL
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11928171
An example uniform resource locator (URL) information providing method includes obtaining a text from a document including location information and identifying the location information, transmitting an original URL corresponding to the identified location information to an external apparatus and receiving a shortened URL corresponding to the original URL, generating an optical recognition code corresponding to the received shortened URL and obtaining information related to a content…
Server network interface card-located baseboard management controllers
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11927999
A process includes an application layer of a host of a computer platform using a smart network interface card (NIC) of the computer platform to provide an input/output (I/O) service for the application layer. The I/O service includes a service that is associated with a cloud operator domain; the smart NIC is installed in a connector; and the application layers associated with a cloud tenant domain. The process includes a baseboard management controller of the smart NIC managing the…
Microfluidic devices
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11925932
An example microfluidic device includes a microfluidic network through which operational fluid is to flow and a droplet ejector. The microfluidic device includes a drive fluid storage volume to contain drive fluid, the drive fluid storage volume connected in series between the microfluidic network and the droplet ejector. When the drive fluid is ejected from the droplet ejector, the operational fluid is drawn through the microfluidic network.
Magnetic coupling structure for an image forming apparatus
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11927909
An image forming apparatus includes a development cartridge having a developing roller. A coupler for the image forming apparatus includes a shaft and a coupling structure to rotate the developing roller. The coupling structure is disposed at an end part of the shaft, is movable along an axial direction of the shaft and coupleable with another coupling structure of a print engine of the image forming apparatus. The coupling structure includes a body, a magnet disposed in the body to…
Token permitting print material cartridge usage
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11927905
In response to detecting that a remaining supply of print material of a first cartridge has reached a first threshold, a printing device transmits a request. In response to detecting that a second cartridge has replaced the first cartridge, the printing device determines whether the remaining supply had reached a second threshold and whether a token permitting usage of the second cartridge was received responsive to the request. In response to determining that the remaining supply had…
Developing device with sealing structure to seal shutter for developer inlet of developer supply portion
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11927898
An example developing device includes a developing case, a developer supply portion connected to the developing case and including a supply port, a shutter to open or close the supply port, and a sealing member attached to an outer circumferential portion of the developer supply portion to prevent leakage of a developer through the developer supply portion and the shutter. The developer supply portion includes a slit portion adjacent to the supply port. The sealing member includes a film…
Optical device having a light-emitting structure and a waveguide integrated capacitor to monitor light
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11927819
Examples described herein relate to an optical device with an integrated light-emitting structure to generate light and a waveguide integrated capacitor to monitor light. The light-emitting structure may emit light upon the application of electricity to the optical device. The waveguide integrated capacitor may be formed under the light-emitting structure to monitor the light emitted by the light-emitting structure. The waveguide integrated capacitor includes a waveguide region carrying…
Rotating levitated particle imaging
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11927520
A particle monitoring system may include a flow passage, a particle imager to image a targeted particle within the flow passage, electrodes supported proximate the flow passage, a power source connected to the electrodes and a controller to cause the power source to charge to electrodes so as to (1) apply an electric field balanced with respect to gravity so as to hold, levitate and rotate a targeted particle within the flow passage during imaging and (2) release the targeted particle…
Measurement machine and method for detecting a defect in solder joints
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11927436
Example implementations relate to an inspection method for training a measurement machine to accurately measure side joint lengths and detecting a defect among a plurality of solder joints. The method includes receiving a first data representing the side joint lengths of the plurality of solder joints measured by a first measurement machine and a second data representing the side joint lengths measured by a second measurement machine. Further, the method includes determining a…
Bearing cooler for a centrifugal fan
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11927197
In one example, a centrifugal fan includes a bearing, a shaft rotatably supported by the bearing, fan blades operatively connected to and rotatable with the shaft to take in air axially and to exhaust air radially, and a groove in the shaft extending axially along an outer surface of the shaft through the bearing.
Evaluating surfaces
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11926160
In an example, a surface inspection apparatus includes a light source to illuminate a portion of a surface in a print apparatus, a light detection apparatus and processing circuitry. The light detection apparatus may receive diffusely reflected light and specularly reflected light from the portion of the surface, and may comprise a detection element for detecting the specularly reflected light. The processing circuitry may comprise a comparison module to determine a relationship between…
Agent composition determination based on thermal values
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11926101
According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to identify a property of a portion of a three-dimensional (3D) part to be fabricated and determine, based on the identified property, a thermal value associated with the portion. The instructions may also cause the processor to, based on the determined thermal value, determine a first agent composition to…
