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…
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…
Management of coherency directory cache entry ejection
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11625326
In exemplary aspects of managing the ejection of entries of a coherence directory cache, the directory cache includes directory cache entries that can store copies of respective directory entries from a coherency directory. Each of the directory cache entries is configured to include state and ownership information of respective memory blocks. Information is stored, which indicates if memory blocks are in an active state within a memory region of a memory. A request is received and…
Network redundancy using alternate network uplinks
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11627626
Embodiments are directed to network redundancy using alternate network uplinks. An embodiment of a wireless access point includes one or more processors; a wireless transmitter and receiver; and a connection for a network uplink, the wireless access point to: transmit a request to multiple devices connected to the wireless access point regarding redundant network links; identify one or more devices that include redundant network links and are capable and willing to provide alternate…
Virtual network function response to a service interruption
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11627057
In some examples, a first virtual network function (VNF) that is part of a collection of interconnected VNFs detects a service interruption in a network that includes the collection interconnected VNFs. In response to detecting the service interruption, the first VNF sends control information to a target entity, the control information specifying an action to take to change a communication flow through the collection of interconnected VNFs.
Failsafe firmware upgrade for cloud-managed devices
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11627049
A method of authenticating a device management system of a cloud-managed network includes transmitting a first transmission signal, from an access point, to a secondary port of the device management system. The first transmission signal comprises a first request of the access point to connect to the cloud-managed network. When the access point is incompatible with the cloud-managed network, the access point receives a re-direction instruction from the device management system to redirect…
Additive manufacturing methods for printing tamper evident security structures with horizontal and vertical serpentine patterns
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11623388
Examples relate to methods of printing a 3D printed tamper evident security structure for protecting a feature; the method comprising repeatedly: depositing a layer of build material; doping one or more than one region of the layer of build material using a dopant to influence a respective electrical attribute of one or more than one region associated with a graph of the structure; and agglomerating one or more than one selected portion of the layer of the build material, including the…
Container-as-a-service (CAAS) controller for selecting a bare-metal machine of a private cloud for a cluster of a managed container service
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11625256
Embodiments described herein are generally directed to a controller of a managed container service that facilitates selection among bare metal machines available within a private cloud. According to an example, a request is received by a Container-as-a-Service controller from a CaaS portal to create a cluster based at least in part on resources of a private cloud of a customer of a managed container service. An inventory of bare-metal machines available within the private cloud is…
Program installation in a virtual environment
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11625235
In some examples, a system creates a virtual environment in a computing environment, the virtual environment having a configuration corresponding to a configuration of the computing environment. The system installs, in the virtual environment, a second version of a program while a first version of the program is running in the computing environment, the installing to update the program during a live operation of the computing environment in which the first version of the program is…
Click pads travel reductions
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11625104
In some examples, an electronic device includes a click pad. In some examples, the electronic device includes circuitry disposed under the click pad. In some examples, the circuitry is to activate to reduce click pad travel from a first distance to a second distance. In some examples, the circuitry is to activate in response to a stylus detection.
Changing display resolutions based on context
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11625089
In some examples, an electronic device includes a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels; and a controller to select a theme from a plurality of themes that specify respective different display characteristics of displayed content, and based on the selected theme, change a display resolution of the displayed content.
Power reduction modes for wireless devices to reduce absorption risk to users
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11625086
In some examples, the disclosure describes a device, comprising: a processor, and a non-transitory memory resource storing machine-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor to: activate a dynamic power reduction mode for a device in response to identifying the device is in a first power state associated with a first account, and deactivate the dynamic power reduction mode for the device in response to identifying the device is in a second power state…
Toner supply duct pivotable to allow rotation of development cartridge
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11624988
An example image forming apparatus includes a toner cartridge, a photoconductive cartridge including a photosensitive drum, a development cartridge including a toner inlet portion and rotatable between a first position at which a developing roller is close to the photosensitive drum and a second position at which the developing roller is apart from the photosensitive drum, with respect to a hinge axis that is parallel to an axial direction of the developing roller and between the…
Determination of rendering speed based on the measured temperature of a curing module
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11623457
The disclosure relates to a rendering apparatus, method and non-transitory machine-readable storage medium for determining a speed of a carriage during rendering of an image. A plurality of swaths of rendering fluid are deposited on a print target using a set of printheads moving across the print target. A temperature of a curing module is measured at a respective time of depositing each respective swath. An arrival time for each deposited swath to respectively arrive at the curing…
Output mechanism for a fluid container
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11623450
A fluid container that includes body that provides a fluid reservoir. Additionally, the fluid container can also include an outlet structure. The outlet structure can include a conduit that extends from an outlet of the fluid container to the fluid reservoir. Moreover, the fluid container can include an outlet barrier and an interior barrier. The outlet barrier can be positioned within the conduit of the outlet structure in proximity to the outlet of the fluid container. Additionally,…
Removal of excess build material in additive manufacturing
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11623404
A three-dimensional (3D) printer and method of additive manufacture are disclosed. The method includes building a three-dimensional (3D) object via a 3D printing process. After the 3D printing process, the 3D object is contained within a cake comprising the 3D object and partially fused excess build material. The method further includes vibrating the cake to loosen the excess build material. The frequency of the vibration is swept across a predetermined range of frequencies over a…
