Environment change management and risk analysis
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12242995
The exemplary embodiments disclose a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for managing environment change. The exemplary embodiments may include determining a plurality of change and risk models for a plurality of computing environments, generating a plurality of association rules based on the plurality of change and risk models, and generating a joint association rule by combining at least two of the plurality of association rules, wherein the joint association rule…
Phase change memory with concentric ring-shaped heater
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12245530
A ring-shaped heater, system, and method to gradually change the conductance of the phase change memory through a concentric ring-shaped heater. The system may include a phase change memory. The phase change memory may include a bottom electrode. The phase change memory may also include a ring-shaped heater patterned on top of the bottom electrode, the ring-shaped heater including: a plurality of concentric conductive heating layers, and a plurality of insulator spacers, where each…
MRAM stack with reduced height
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12245517
A memory device that includes an magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) stack positioned on an electrode, a metal line in contact with the electrode, and a sidewall spacer abutting the MRAM stack. The memory device also includes a stepped reach through conductor having a first height portion of the stepped reach through conductor in an undercut region positioned between the sidewall spacer and the metal line, and a second height portion having a greater height dimensions than the…
Real time feature analysis and ingesting correlated advertisements in a video advertisement
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12244908
A computer-implemented method for displaying advertisements. The method includes associating feature metadata with a product video advertisement of a product. The method includes identifying, based on the feature metadata, a feature of the product corresponding with a section of the product video advertisement when a triggering event is detected during playing of the product video advertisement. The method includes displaying a second product video advertisement of a second product that…
Identifying outlier application connections to services with controlled confidence level and in real-time
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12244645
Techniques for identifying outlier application connections for computer security are described. These techniques include identifying one or more connections between a client application and one or more services, over a communication network, and determining to switch from an outlier connection learning phase to an outlier connection detection phase based on the identified or more connections, including determining, in real-time and based on a confidence level and a number of previously…
Encryption and decryption of data in a cloud storage based on indications in metadata
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12244603
Provided are a method, a system, and a computer program product in which metadata associated with encrypted data is maintained in a cloud computing environment, where the metadata indicates whether reading of information in the encrypted data is restricted geographically. A controller provides a decryption code to a cloud server located in a geographical location. The decryption code is for decrypting the encrypted data. The controller provides the decryption code, based on a…
Natural language processing for restricting user access to systems
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12244596
A method and system determine network based access to restricted systems. The method includes receiving a request for a permission access status of a party seeking access to one of the restricted systems. A database of periodically updated lists of entities is accessed. A name of the party is extracted from the request. A determination is made whether the name does not match one of the entities. The name is decomposed into parts if the name not matching one of the entities. A…
Self-aligned backside contact integration for transistors
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12243913
Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device comprises a transistor comprising a plurality of source/drain epitaxies. The semiconductor device further comprises at least one backside power rail under the transistor. The semiconductor device further comprises a backside inter-layer dielectric (ILD) located between the plurality of source/drain epitaxies and the at least one power rail. The semiconductor device further comprises a first backside contact connecting a first…
Hard mask removal without damaging top epitaxial layer
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12243770
Embodiments disclosed herein describe methods of forming semiconductor devices. The methods may include etching vias and trenches in a middle-of-line (MOL) layer that has a low-k dielectric layer, a sacrificial nitride layer, and a hard mask layer. The methods may also include depositing a thin nitride layer within the via trench, depositing a carbon layer on the thin nitride layer within the vias and trenches, etching back the thin nitride layer to expose a portion of the hard mask…
Enhancing video language learning by providing catered context sensitive expressions
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12243438
A computer processing system is provided for enhancing video-based language learning. The system includes a video server for storing videos that use one or more languages to be learned. The system further includes a video metadata database for storing translations of sentences uttered in the videos, character profiles of characters appearing in the videos, and mappings between the sentences and a learner profile. The system also includes a learner profile database for storing learner…
Continuous 3D printing
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240174
A method of 3D printing, a 3D printing system, and a vertical conveyor are disclosed herein. The 3D printing system comprises a vertical conveyor having a plurality of folding build plates; a plurality of biasing devices, a biasing device being configured to rotate a folding build plate from a folded position to a substantially horizontal position when the folding build plate enters a printing chamber position, and a 3D print head inside the print chamber adapted to 3D print an object on…
Machine learning with multiple constraints
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12242980
The exemplary embodiments disclose a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for determining that one or more model pipelines satisfy one or more constraints. The exemplary embodiments may include detecting a user uploading data, one or more constraints, and one or more model pipelines, collecting the data, the one or more constraints, and the one or more model pipelines, and determining that one or more of the model pipelines satisfies all of the one or more…
Quantum circuit buffering
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12242925
One or more systems, devices, computer program products and/or computer-implemented methods of use provided herein relate to usage maximization of a physical qubit layout of a quantum computer. A system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components, and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components can comprise an identification component that identifies a quantum circuit, and a scheduler…
Dynamic typeahead suggestions for a text input
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12242804
Several aspects are provided for dynamic typeahead suggestions for a text input. A first aspect receives a user input in the form of natural language text formed of a series of characters typed by a user. The first aspect provides a set of typeahead suggestions for the user input as the user input is typed or amended with the set of typeahead suggestions retrieved for a subtext within a current dynamic window formed of a start position and an end position in the user input independent of…
Automated determination of accurate data schema
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12242437
Systems and computer-implemented methods select a subset of methods to generate data schemas for input data from a list of methods for generating data schemas, based on output of a regression model; generate a candidate schema for each method in the subset of methods to generate data schemas; and generate a master data schema for the input data by merging the candidate schema for each method in the subset of methods to generate data schemas, utilizing predetermined rules.
Feature importance based model optimization
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12242367
Disclosed are a computer-implemented method, a system and a computer program product for model exploration. Model feature importance of each model of a plurality of models can be obtained, the plurality of models can be grouped into a plurality of model clusters based on the model feature importance of each model, and the model feature importance can be presented by box-plot or confidence interval.
Autonomous data sharding and topology alterations for disaster recovery preparation
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12242362
A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for data sharding and topology alterations for disaster recovery preparation. A computer system estimates time needed to copy a data store of a data center that is assumed offline. A computer system determines whether the time needed is greater than a recovery time objective (RTO). A computer system creates a data shard for the data store, in response to determining that the time needed is greater than the…
Photoacid generator for chemically amplified photoresists
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12242190
In an approach to improve the field of photoacid generators (PAGs) through a new photoacid generator, in particular to a photoacid generator comprising a new polycyclic aromatic photoacid generator compound anion, and a photoresist composition, comprising said photoacid generator. Embodiments the present invention relate to a method of generating an acid using said photoresist composition and a method of forming a patterned materials feature on a substrate.
Micro-electromechanical device having a soft magnetic material electrolessly deposited on a palladium layer coated metal beam
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240753
A micro-electromechanical device and method of manufacture are disclosed. A sacrificial layer is formed on a silicon substrate. A metal layer is formed on a top surface of the sacrificial layer. Soft magnetic material is electrolessly deposited on the metal layer to manufacture the micro-electromechanical device. The sacrificial layer is removed to produce a metal beam separated from the silicon substrate by a space.
3D printing with virtual reality integration
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240181
Deviations in a 3D printing process can be detected during printing via sensors or by user observation. A user can manipulate and evaluate any deviations from a 3D model via a simulation of the work-in-progress object via virtual reality. The user can also make changes to the model, resulting in the printer completing the same work-in-progress object based on the revised model.
