Printing error detection
Granted: April 25, 2023
Patent Number:
11635924
There is disclosed a device, method and program, wherein the method comprises detecting a power increase, during which power usage increases by at least a threshold amount over an expected power usage during movement of a printer carriage over a print medium along a scan axis. The increase method further comprises detecting a location of the printer carriage at a time of the detected power usage increase and determining, based on the detected location of the printer carriage, whether the…
Dynamic OCP adjustment
Granted: April 25, 2023
Patent Number:
11635798
An example computing system may include computer module bays, a power subsystem to supply power to computer modules installed in the computer module bays, and a system controller. The power subsystem may also implement overcurrent protection (OCP) based on an OCP threshold parameter. The system controller may include dynamic OCP adjustment logic that repeatedly updates the OCP threshold parameter during normal operation of the computing system. The dynamic OCP adjustment logic may update…
Fluid actuators connected to field effect transistors
Granted: April 25, 2023
Patent Number:
11633949
Examples include a fluidic die. The fluidic die comprises an array of field effect transistors. Connecting members electrically connect at least some of the field effect transistors of the array of field effect transistors, and the field effect transistors of the array are arranged into respective sets of field effect transistors. The fluidic die further comprises a first fluid actuator connected to a first set of field effect transistors having a first number of field effect…
Removable cassette for 3D printers
Granted: April 25, 2023
Patent Number:
11633915
In example implementations, an apparatus includes a housing, a movable base, a tab portion and a coupling mechanism. The housing is comprised of a microwave transparent material. The movable base is coupled to the housing to receive build material that is digitally printed. The tab portion is coupled to a bottom portion of at least one wall of the housing. The tab portion stops the movable base. The coupling mechanism is coupled to the housing to removably attach the apparatus to a three…
Three-dimensional (3D) printing
Granted: April 25, 2023
Patent Number:
11633782
In a three-dimensional printing method example, a liquid functional agent is selectively applied. The liquid functional agent includes an alloying agent. A metallic build material is applied. The liquid functional agent is selectively applied before the metallic build material, after the metallic build material, or both before and after the metallic build material. The liquid functional agent patterns the metallic build material to form a composite layer. At least some of the metallic…
Large format printer
Granted: April 25, 2023
Patent Number:
D984528
Compliance management across multiple cloud environments
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11632355
Systems and methods are provided for compliance management across multiple cloud environments. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving a rule, the rule using one or more statelets, wherein at least one of the statelets represents information procurable from a second cloud environment, wherein the second cloud environment is external to the first cloud environment; procuring the information from the second cloud environment; and executing the rule within the first cloud…
Cable management arm for a computing system
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11632867
Example implementations relate to a cable management arm for a computing system. The cable management arm includes a pair of latches, a pair of first bars, and a second bar. The pair of latches is detachably connectable to a chassis of the computing system. Each first bar has a first end pivotably connected to a respective latch of the pair of latches, and a second end connected to the second bar for defining an open space therebetween. The open space provides a non-interfering entrance…
Intelligent scheduling of Wi-Fi services for applications
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11632773
Embodiments are directed to intelligent scheduling of Wi-Fi services for applications. An embodiment of computer-readable storage mediums includes instructions for receiving data packets from multiple connected devices at a wireless access point and identifying an application traffic flow for each data packet; assigning each data packet to a respective queue of a first set of queues based on an identified application traffic flow for each data packet; selecting data packets from the…
Network device compliance
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11632400
Examples associated with network compliance detection are described. One example includes storing a set of security rules for a device. The device monitors the device for compliance with the security rules. Upon detecting noncompliance with an identified security rule, the device may disable network access for the device, and establish a trigger. The trigger may disable network access for the device when network access for the device is restored prior to returning the device to…
Three-dimensional printing
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11628619
An example of a three-dimensional (3D) printing kit includes a build material composition and a fusing agent to be applied to at least a portion of the build material composition during 3D printing. The build material composition includes a semi-crystalline or amorphous thermoplastic polymer having a predicted total dimension change during 3D printing ranging from about ?4% to about 9%. The fusing agent includes an energy absorber to absorb electromagnetic radiation to coalesce the…
Service kiosk device configuration
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11630675
Examples associated with service kiosk device configuration are described. One example includes authenticating a user at a service kiosk. The user is authenticated based on a credential provided by the user. A service profile associated with the user is loaded. The service profile describes a device assigned to the user. An operable connection between the service kiosk and the device is established. Service information is obtained from the user via an interface at the service kiosk, from…
Hardware device polling using delay order
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11630603
A process includes, responsive to a first epoch of a sequence of epochs, a plurality of processors accessing first entries of a first buffer that is shared among the plurality of processors. The first entries identify a first subset of hardware devices to be polled of a plurality of hardware devices. Responsive to the accessing, the plurality of processors poll the first subset of hardware devices. Responsive to the first epoch, the process includes, responsive to results of the polling,…
Alerts for virtual meetings
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11630557
Example implementations relate to alerts for virtual meetings. In some examples, a computing device can include a processor, where the processor is to in response to a virtual meeting having been initiated, determine whether a graphical user interface of the virtual meeting is minimized in a desktop environment and whether communication has occurred in the virtual meeting, and in response to communication having occurred and the graphical user interface being minimized, cause an alert to…
Configuring power level of central processing units at boot time
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11630500
Techniques for allocating power budget to a central processing unit (CPU) of a computing device are described. According to an example of the present subject matter, an unloaded component is detected. The unloaded component remains undetected upon completion of a boot process of the computing device. Thereafter, a power budget allocated to the unloaded component is determined. The power budget may be based on the thermal design power (TDP) of the computing device. Based on the power…
Optical coupler
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11630334
Examples described herein relate to an optical coupler. The optical coupler may include a first optical waveguide base layer, a second optical waveguide base layer, an insulating layer disposed over at least a portion of both the first optical waveguide base layer and the second optical waveguide base layer, and a semiconductor material layer disposed over the insulating layer. Overlapping portions of the first optical waveguide base layer, the insulating layer, and the semiconductor…
Captive screw
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11629747
A captive screw, comprising: a screw; a press fit nut, to connect to an opening on a device and to accept a screw, including: a bottom portion, to extend through the opening; a top portion; and a middle portion, wherein the middle portion is smaller in circumference than the top portion and the bottom portion; and a sleeve including a protrusion, wherein the sleeve fits over the screw and attaches to the press fit nut via the protrusion.
Multiple circuits coupled to an interface
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11628667
An integrated circuit to drive a plurality of fluid actuation devices includes an interface, a digital circuit, an analog circuit, and control logic. The digital circuit outputs a digital signal to the interface. The analog circuit outputs an analog signal to the interface. The control logic activates the digital circuit or the analog circuit.
Additive manufacturing process to disguise physical characteristics of item
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11628627
In an example, a method is described that includes generating a model for fabricating an item via an additive manufacturing process. The model includes a first region defining the item and a second region defining a sacrificial artifact whose presence disguises a physical characteristic of the item. The item and the sacrificial artifact are then fabricated in a common build batch via the additive manufacturing process.
Recoater movement
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11628626
Example systems relate to recoater movement. A non-transitory machine readable medium may contain instructions executable by a processor. The instructions may include instructions to change an action of a recoater in response to a determination that the recoater has reached a first location of a build area comprising build material. Instructions may further include instructions to lift the recoater in response to a determination that the recoater has reached a second location of the…
