Mirror assemblies for three dimensional printers
Granted: May 23, 2023
Patent Number:
11654629
In example implementations, a minor assembly for a three dimensional printer is provided. The minor assembly includes a first side and a second side. The first side is symmetrical to the second side and enclose a cylindrical light source. The first side and the second side each include a first curved reflective surface and a second curved reflective surface. An end of the first curved reflective surface and a beginning of the second curved reflective surface form an edge along a surface…
Parallel sharing of hardware
Granted: May 23, 2023
Patent Number:
11659059
Systems and methods are provided for filtering management application instances intended to manage hardware in a system, such as configuring a computing component. Filtering of the management application instances can be performed by a filtering proxy application configured to operatively sit between each management application instance and a management interface of the hardware. Filtering the management application instances may include substituting values or attributes in/transforming…
Detecting attacks on computing devices
Granted: May 23, 2023
Patent Number:
11658986
An example system may comprise a first computing device comprising instructions executable by a hardware processor to: create, responsive to detecting a second computing device initially attempting to connect to a network, an unpopulated baseline profile for the second computing device; populate the baseline profile with initial processes running on the second computing device and initial system calls made by the initial processes during an initial operation time period of the second…
Methods and systems for transposition channel routing
Granted: May 23, 2023
Patent Number:
11658080
Systems and assemblies are provided for transposition channel routing where the characteristics of an escape route can be modified on a printed circuit board (PCB) in a manner that reduces crosstalk and realizes significant signal quality improvement. The techniques involve “transposition” of a signal line pair on the PCB, reduces effect coupling coefficients for individual aggressor signals, thereby reducing the crosstalk. Transposition channel routing techniques can also be applied…
Signed change requests to remotely configure settings
Granted: May 23, 2023
Patent Number:
11657138
An example computing device includes a memory accessible at startup of the computing device, a buffer, and a set of instructions. The memory stores a configuration setting that is configurable by the application of a change request. The memory also stores a first public key and a second public key. The buffer stores change requests submitted by a remote entity, including a first change request to make a first setting change and a second change request to make a second setting change. The…
Map-reduce ready distributed file system
Granted: May 23, 2023
Patent Number:
11657024
A map-reduce compatible distributed file system that consists of successive component layers that each provide the basis on which the next layer is built provides transactional read-write-update semantics with file chunk replication and huge file-create rates. Containers provide the fundamental basis for data replication, relocation, and transactional updates. A container location database allows containers to be found among all file servers, as well as defining precedence among replicas…
Fast boot
Granted: May 23, 2023
Patent Number:
11656878
Initializing a computing system using dormant pages includes marking a set of guest physical addresses as dormant. It further includes, for each node in a plurality of physical nodes, designating a set of real physical addresses for zeroing. An operating system is executing collectively across the physical nodes.
Electrostatic detections
Granted: May 23, 2023
Patent Number:
11656261
In some examples, an electronic device includes a printed circuit board. In some examples, the printed circuit board includes a conductive base layer. In some examples, the conductive base layer is an electrode to produce a signal indicative of a change in an omnidirectional electrostatic field corresponding to a moving object. In some examples, the printed circuit board includes a via coupled to the conductive base layer. In some examples, the via is disposed through an intermediate…
Fluidic ejection dies with enclosed cross-channels
Granted: May 23, 2023
Patent Number:
11654680
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fluidic ejection die is described. The die includes an array of nozzles. Each nozzle includes an ejection chamber and an opening. A fluid actuator is disposed within the ejection chamber. The fluidic ejection die also includes an array of passages, formed in a substrate, to deliver fluid to and from the ejection chamber. The fluidic ejection die also includes an array of enclosed cross-channels. Each enclosed cross-channel of…
Validation of object model dimensions for additive manufacturing
Granted: May 23, 2023
Patent Number:
11654632
In an example, a method includes receiving, at a processor, object model data representing an object that is to be generated by an additive manufacturing apparatus by fusing build material within a fabrication chamber wherein a dimensional compensation has been applied to the object model data based on an expected object placement position. The method may comprise receiving, from the additive manufacturing apparatus, an indication of an object generation placement position within a…
Additive manufacturing
Granted: May 23, 2023
Patent Number:
11654626
In one example, a fusing system for an additive manufacturing machine includes a first carriage carrying a layering device and a fusing lamp, and a second carriage carrying a fusing agent dispenser. The first carriage and the second carriage are movable back and forth over the work area along the same line of motion so that the first carriage follows the second carriage in one direction and the second carriage follows the first carriage in the other direction.
Apparatus having a movable chamber
Granted: May 23, 2023
Patent Number:
11654490
According to examples, an apparatus may include a build platform and a chamber. The chamber may support a layer forming station including a spreading component to spread a layer of build material particles onto the build platform and an agent delivery component to apply fusing agent onto selected locations on the spread layer of build material particles and a heating station including a heating component to apply energy onto the spread layer of build material particles and the applied…
Build material transportation with rotational latch
Granted: May 23, 2023
Patent Number:
11654488
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a build material volume transportation device is described. The build material volume transportation device includes a shuttle to transport a build material volume. The shuttle includes an opening therethrough to receive the build material volume. The build material volume transportation device also includes a build tray to raise the build volume into the opening in the shuttle. The build material volume transportation device…
Container for printing material and cap
Granted: May 16, 2023
Patent Number:
11648733
Examples of the present disclosure relate to a container for storing a material for a printing system. The container has a channel structure for conveying the material, the channel structure providing an opening of the container and an axis of the channel structure defining an axial direction. The container also has a valve structure disposed within the channel structure. The valve structure is translatable within the channel structure between a proximal position and a distal position in…
Server identification via a keyboard/video/mouse switch
Granted: May 16, 2023
Patent Number:
11650948
In a method for sending a server identifier to a KVM switch, a management processor of a server determines that a push button on an exterior surface of the server has been pushed. In response to determining that the push button has been pushed, the management processor generates a displayable image containing a server identifier for the server, includes the displayable image in a network message, and broadcasts the network message to a local network that includes the server and a KVM…
Field-replaceable unit (FRU) secure component binding
Granted: May 16, 2023
Patent Number:
11650936
Systems and methods are provided for binding one or more components to an identification component of a hardware module. Each of the serial numbers for the one or more components are included within a module-specific authentication certificate that is stored within the identification component of the hardware module. When connected to a computing platform, an authentication system of the computing platform is capable of retrieving the module-specific authentication certificate. The…
Location-based virtualization workload placement
Granted: May 16, 2023
Patent Number:
11650837
In some examples, a method includes: receiving, with a computer virtualization scheduler, network locality information for virtualization equipment; receiving, with the computer virtualization scheduler, network utilization information for virtualization equipment; and determining, with the computer virtualization scheduler and based on the received network locality information and the received network utilization information, virtualization workload placement in order to maximize…
Adiabatic annealing scheme and system for edge computing
Granted: May 16, 2023
Patent Number:
11650751
A method for determining a solution to a constrained optimization problem includes programming a weights matrix of a Hopfield network with a first encoded matrix representation of an initial constrained optimization problem. The method also includes employing the Hopfield network to determine a solution to the initial constrained optimization problem. Additionally, the method includes encoding a plurality of constrained optimization problems associated with a target constrained…
Waste toner collecting device for increasing waste toner collecting efficiency
Granted: May 16, 2023
Patent Number:
11650534
An image forming apparatus includes a print engine, a waste toner collecting device, and a waste toner transfer auger. The waste toner collecting device includes a waste toner container, a sensor disposed on one side of the waste toner container, and a rotatable dispersing member which moves waste toner flowing into the waste toner container to another side of the waste toner container.
Unsupported top hat layers in printhead dies
Granted: May 16, 2023
Patent Number:
11648773
In example implementations, a printhead die is provided. The printhead die includes a substrate, a chamber layer formed on the substrate, a plurality of printing fluid ejection chambers coupled to opposite sides of the chamber layer and along a length of the chamber layer, and a top hat layer formed on the chamber layer and the plurality of printing fluid ejection chambers. The chamber layer includes a void to store printing fluid. The top hat layer includes an initial unsupported top…
