Recipient profile-based generation of scan images
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11870955
An example image forming apparatus may include a scanner module to scan a document to be sent to a recipient and store electronic raw data representing the document. Further, the image forming apparatus may include a controller to receive a destination address as an input to perform a user-selectable scanning feature. The controller may retrieve a first user profile and a second user profile associated with the destination address from a database. The first user profile and the second…
Shipping print components
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11868955
In some examples, a computing device can include a processing resource and a memory resource storing instructions to cause the processing resource to determine, via an input, whether to sustainably process a print component associated with a printing device, determine, in response to a determination to sustainably process the print component a processing mechanism for the print component and a shipping location to ship the print component, and generate a shipping label for the print…
Resiliency for machine learning workloads
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11868855
In exemplary aspects, a golden data structure can be used to validate the stability of machine learning (ML) models and weights. The golden data structure includes golden input data and corresponding golden output data. The golden output data represents the known correct results that should be output by a ML model when it is run with the golden input data as inputs. The golden data structure can be stored in a secure memory and retrieved for validation separately or together with the…
Securing node groups
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11868474
A method for securing a plurality of compute nodes includes authenticating a hardware architecture of each of a plurality of components of the compute nodes. The method also includes authenticating a firmware of each of the plurality of components. Further, the method includes generating an authentication database comprising a plurality of authentication descriptions that are based on the authenticated hardware architecture and the authenticated firmware. Additionally, a policy for…
Printable recording media
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11858286
A printable recording media that comprises a base substrate with an image-side and a back-side and a coating composition comprising, at least, particles of metallic salt of C8-C30 alkyl acid chain or alkyl ester chain having a mean particle size (D50) above 3 ?m and having about 99.5% of the particle size distribution which is less than 80 ?m, inorganic pigment particles and/or mixture inorganic particles, and polymeric binders and/or mixture of polymeric binders, is applied to the…
Inset window alterations
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11862126
An example non-transitory machine-readable storage medium includes instructions to, when executed by the processor, identify an object depicted in a video scene, wherein the video scene is displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI). The example instructions are executable to 1) identify coordinates of the object depicted in the video scene, wherein the coordinates are relative to the GUI and 2) identify coordinates of an inset window which is smaller than the GUI and overlaps the…
Cleaning surfaces for print apparatus
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11860557
In an example, a print apparatus comprises an intermediate transfer member to receive thermoplastic print agent from a photoconductive surface, a rotatably mounted endless cleaning surface to receive a layer of thermoplastic print agent from the intermediate transfer member and a heater, to heat the endless cleaning surface. The endless cleaning surface may be to engage with the intermediate transfer member when heated to transfer residue from the intermediate transfer member to the…
Optical logic gate decision-making circuit combining non-linear materials on SOI
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11860509
An optical logic gate decision-making circuit that combines non-linear materials, such as silicon nitride, on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate is described. Circuitry includes a ring cavity coupled to an input optical bus waveguide. The input optical bus waveguide receives an optical signal and passes the optical signal to the ring cavity. An electro-optical device, for instance a PN junction, is integrated within the ring cavity to modulate the optical signal such that an optical…
Determining electric field distributions
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11860207
In an example, a method includes receiving an indication of an electrical parameter associated with at least part of a computing device. The method further includes determining whether or not the indication is indicative of an expected electric field distribution associated with a specified hardware configuration for the computing device.
Dispensing nozzles
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11858696
A device may include a dispensable substance container to hold a dispensable substance; a dispensing nozzle attached to the dispensable substance container to dispense the dispensable substance out of an opening in the dispensing nozzle; and a frangible obstruction encompassing the dispensing nozzle and obstructing the opening of the dispensing nozzle wherein the frangible obstruction is to slide along the dispensing nozzle to uncover the opening when broken free from the dispensing…
Microfluidic valves
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11857965
A microfluidic valve can include a substrate having a microfluidic channel formed in the substrate. A sealing layer can be over the microfluidic channel. A flexible blister layer can be over the sealing layer. The flexible blister layer can include a blister formed as a distended portion with a blister volume between the flexible blister layer and the sealing layer. The microfluidic valve can be actuatable by puncturing the sealing layer by pressing on the blister. Actuating the…
Rotating housing with sensor
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11858277
A printing apparatus is disclosed. The printing apparatus comprises a rotating housing comprising a wall with an inner side defining a chamber and an outer side. The wall has a bore communicating the inner side and the outer side, and the chamber is to receive a fluid container. The printing apparatus also comprises a fix frame holding the rotating housing. The printing apparatus further comprises an optical sensor comprising an emitter to issue a detecting optical signal through the…
Printing fluid container with removable cap
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11858273
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a printing fluid container for a printing system is described. The printing fluid container includes a container body for holding printing fluid, a collar connected to the container body, and a cap removably engaging the collar. The collar has a plurality of collar teeth extending peripherally around the collar. The cap has a plurality of cap teeth extending peripherally around the cap. The cap teeth are configured for…
Cavitation plate to protect a heating component and detect a condition
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11858269
According to examples, an apparatus may include a fluidic chamber, in which fluid is to be temporarily held. The apparatus may also include a heating component to generate heat to form a drive bubble in the fluid held in the fluidic chamber and a cavitation plate may be provided between the fluidic chamber and the heating component. The cavitation plate may be in communication with the fluidic chamber and may physically separate the fluidic chamber from the heating component to protect…
Integrated circuits including customization bits
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11858265
An integrated circuit to drive a plurality of fluid actuation devices includes a plurality of first non-volatile memory cells and control logic. Each first non-volatile memory cell stores a customization bit. The control logic configures an operation of the integrated circuit based on the customization bits.
Media management using a media management device
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11858260
Examples of a media management device for use in a media processing device are described, together with a media processing device for use with a media management device. The media management device supplies a continuous print media to the media processing device, while receiving the media from an external media source. The media management device is arranged to isolate a tension in the continuous print media experienced at the media processing device from a tension in the continuous…
Bi-directional cutting modules
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11858259
According to an example, a cutting module may comprise a carriage and a cutting blade, wherein the carriage may be capable of reciprocating movement along a cutting path. The carriage may be supported by a support structure and the cutting blade may have a fitting pin to engage with the carriage. During a first direction movement along the cutting path, the fitting pin may obtain a first cutting-edge angle. During a second direction movement along the cutting path, the fitting pin may…
Build material heaters with baffles
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11858215
In some examples, a printer includes a feed mechanism to distribute a build material on a platform and a heater. The heater includes a lamp, a reflector, and a radiant energy absorbing baffle located between the lamp and the reflector. The lamp and the reflector are to direct radiant energy toward the platform, and the radiant energy is to heat the build material.
Three-dimensional printing
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11858208
A hardening agent for three-dimensional printing includes a boron-containing hardener and a jettable liquid vehicle, and is devoid of a pigment and a dye. The boron-containing hardener is selected from the group consisting of a water dispersible boron-containing hardener present in an amount ranging from about 6 wt % to about 15 wt %, and a water soluble boron-containing hardener present in an amount ranging from greater than 1 wt % to about 20 wt %.
Electrical measurement of a green object during sintering
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11858041
In an example implementation, a sintering system includes a support structure in a sintering furnace to support a token green object during a sintering process. The system includes wires installed into the furnace and through the support structure to contact the object. An impedance meter is operatively coupled to the wires to determine electrical impedance of the object during the sintering process.
