US11156185B2
A cascade array includes a first strongback having a first thermoset or thermoplastic composite material. The cascade array further includes a second strongback having a second thermoset or thermoplastic composite material. The cascade array further includes a first vane that is coupled to the first strongback and the second strongback and includes a third thermoset or thermoplastic composite material.
US11156170B2
A control device for an internal combustion engine includes an internal combustion engine and a valve opening-closing timing control device. The valve opening-closing timing control device has a phase adjustment mechanism for setting a relative rotation phase of a driving-side rotator and a driven-side rotator. The phase adjustment mechanism overlaps a timing of opening an intake valve with a timing of opening an exhaust valve, by setting, in a predetermined period, the relative rotation phase such that the exhaust valve closes after a top dead center position has been reached, and a bypass passage is provided that connects an exhaust passage of one cylinder that is in an exhaust process to the exhaust passage of another cylinder that is in an intake process at the same time as the exhaust process.
US11156165B2
Fire seal assemblies for aircraft engines are described herein. An example fire seal assembly includes a first L-cap having a first leg and a second leg extending outward from the first leg, and a second L-cap having a third leg and a fourth leg extending outward from the third leg. The first and third legs are to be coupled to a core service disconnect (CSD) on a pylon of an aircraft, and the second and fourth legs are to extend outward and engage sides of a firewall of an engine of the aircraft. The first seal assembly further includes a seal coupled to the first and third legs and disposed between the second and fourth legs, a first end plug disposed between a first end of the seal and the second leg, and a second end plug disposed between a second end of the seal and the fourth leg.
US11156154B2
An internal combustion engine which can be miniaturized, even where it includes an oil filter between a hydraulic clutch and an oil pump, without significantly increasing the length of an oil passage for the hydraulic clutch, the oil pump and a hydraulic pressure adjustment apparatus. A second oil filter is provided on an oil pan at a lower portion of the internal combustion engine so as to be disposed at a position at which the second oil filter does not overlap with any of a controlling oil pump and a hydraulic pressure adjustment apparatus as viewed in side elevation and which is lower than those of the oil pump and the hydraulic pressure adjustment apparatus.
US11156152B2
A waste heat recovery system for recovering waste heat of in internal combustion engine includes a turbine expander. The turbine expander includes a turbine blade, a shaft coupled to and rotatable by the turbine blade, and a nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle block disposed about the shaft and adjacent the turbine blade, a first nozzle component coupled to the nozzle block, and a second nozzle component coupled to the nozzle block. The first nozzle component defines a first nozzle having a first geometrical configuration. The second nozzle component defines a second nozzle having a second geometrical configuration that is different from the first geometrical configuration. The waste heat recovery system also includes a flow control device in fluid communication with the turbine expander. The waste heat recovery system further includes a controller in communication with the flow control device.
US11156137B2
Various example embodiments relate to rotating coalescers. One embodiment includes a housing comprising a first housing section having a blowby gas inlet structured to receive crankcase blowby gases from a crankcase. The housing further comprises an oil outlet. The rotating coalescer includes an endcap and filter media. The filter media is arranged in a cylindrical shape and is coupled to and positioned between the first housing section and endcap. The filter media is structured to filter the crankcase blowby gases passing through the filter media by coalescing and separating oils and aerosols contained in the crankcase blowby gases. The rotating coalescer includes a hollow shaft extending through the housing and positioned radially inside of the filter media. The hollow shaft forms a blowby gas outlet structured to route filtered crankcase blowby gases out of the housing. The rotating coalescer further includes a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the hollow shaft.
US11156136B2
A breather device and a snow removal machine having the breather device have a casing into which blowby gas of an engine flows, an air suction port for letting out gas from the inside of the casing, and a gas-liquid separation mechanism for separating moisture contained in the blowby gas. The gas-liquid separation mechanism separates an inlet, which allows the blowby gas to flow in, and the air suction port by a predetermined distance, and has the air suction port positioned above a liquid path through which the moisture flows. A gas path allows the blowby gas to flow from the inlet to the air suction port without passing through an air cleaner element.
US11156127B2
The invention relates to a positioning element for a guide vane arrangement of a guide vane stage of a gas turbine, with at least one base section curved in the peripheral direction; a plurality of uptake openings arranged next to each other in the peripheral direction on the base section, whose aperture axis runs substantially in the radial direction and which are designed to take up a respective radially inner guide vane section; a coupling section provided on the base section, which is or can be coupled to a seal carrier of a seal arrangement. According to the invention, it is proposed that at least one recess is provided in the base section, which is arranged between two neighboring uptake openings and runs from inside to outside at least in the radial direction.
US11156126B2
A fan case for a gas turbine engine includes an annular liner and an annular case body. The liner has a plurality of liner fiber layers. The case body surrounds the liner. The case body includes a plurality of first and second fiber layers. The first fiber layers extend axially beyond the second fiber layers in axially forward and aft directions and the second fiber layers are interleaved with the first fiber layers. The first fiber layers each have a first fiber architecture and the second fiber layers each have a second, different fiber architecture.
US11156124B2
An oil tank filling system for filling the oil tank of a gas turbine engine. The system includes an oil tank located within a core of the engine, an oil filling reservoir located within a bifurcation that extends from the core of the engine, an oil tank filling pipe that leads from the oil filling reservoir to a tank filling port on the oil tank, and an oil pump. The system is configured so that the oil pump pumps oil from the oil filling reservoir through the oil tank filling pipe and the tank filling port to fill the oil tank. A method of filling the oil tank of a gas turbine engine and a gas turbine engine that includes the oil tank filling system are also disclosed.
US11156122B2
An airfoil cooling system may include an airfoil that defines a first cooling chamber and a second cooling chamber. The first cooling chamber may be configured to receive a first cooling airflow from a first fluid source and the second cooling chamber may be configured to receive a second cooling airflow from a second fluid source that is different from the first fluid source. The airfoil may be a vane of a gas turbine engine. For example, the vane may be a first vane of a plurality of vanes of a turbine section of the gas turbine engine. The first cooling chamber may be a leading edge chamber of the first vane and the second cooling chamber may be an aft chamber of the first vane that is positioned aft of the leading edge chamber.
US11156115B2
The present invention relates to a guide vane arrangement for a turbomachine, comprising a guide vane segment and a housing part that are fastened to one another, for which a back guide vane hook that rises radially toward the outside from an outer shroud of the guide vane segment, when referred to a longitudinal axis of the turbomachine, and a housing hook, which is arranged radially inside circumferentially at the housing part, engage in one another in form-fitting manner, wherein, in a first peripheral segment of the guide vane arrangement the guide vane hook has a front wall and a back wall, and therewith forms a groove open radially toward the outside, in which a ring section of the housing hook is arranged and held axially.
US11156114B2
A turbomachine including at least one stator vane sector (10) and a fluid distribution circuit (22), the stator vane sector comprising at least one vane (12), a fluid inlet (25a), a fluid outlet (25b), and a channel (24a) providing fluid flow connection between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet while extending at least in part in the vane (12), the vane and the channel being adapted, to enable heat to be exchanged between a hot fluid passing through the channel and a stream of cold air passing through the vane sector, the fluid distribution circuit (22) presenting a feed pipe (22a) and a recovery pipe (22b), the fluid inlet (25a) being in fluid flow connection with a branch tapping (23a) of the feed pipe (22a) while the fluid outlet (25b) is in fluid flow connection with a branch tapping (23b) of the recovery pipe (22b).
US11156109B2
A turbomachine includes a rotatable annular outer drum rotor connected to a first plurality of blades. Each of the first plurality of blades includes a blade root portion secured to the rotatable annular outer drum rotor. Each of the blade root portions includes one or more structural radial retention features for radially retaining each of the blade root portions within the rotatable annular outer drum and one or more axial retention features for axially retaining each of the blade root portions within the rotatable annular outer drum.
US11156107B2
A turbomachine blade includes a root intended to be mounted in a recessed pocket of a turbomachine rotor disc, the root having two side faces extending radially and longitudinally, each of the side faces including at least one seating intended to be inserted against a side wall of the recessed pocket, along an axis of longitudinal direction and to be in contact with the side walls of the recessed pocket, a radially inner face intended to face the bottom of the recessed pocket when the root is mounted in the recessed pocket, the radially inner face connecting the two side faces, the radially inner face including at least one curved concave surface and two curved convex surfaces, the curved concave surface extending from one end of each of the two curved convex surfaces.
US11156096B2
Various embodiments of the disclosure include turbine blades and systems employing such blades. Various embodiments include a turbine blade having: an airfoil having an airfoil shape having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with at least a portion of Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in TABLE I. The Cartesian coordinate values are non-dimensional values of from 0% to 100% convertible to distances by multiplying the values by a height of the airfoil expressed in units of distance. The X and Y values are connected by smooth continuing arcs to define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z along at least a portion of the airfoil, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form the nominal profile.
US11156091B2
A gas turbine engine rotor assembly comprises a torque tube, turbine stage and stiffening mass. The torque tube comprises a shaft extending from a forward location to an aft end, and a shaft fastening flange disposed at the aft end. The turbine stage comprises a disc, a disc adapter extending forward from the disc, and a disc fastening flange extending from the disc adapter and couplable to the shaft fastening flange at an interface. The stiffening mass is positioned proximate the interface to reduce operational stress in the torque tube. A method of reducing operational stress in a rotor assembly comprises de-stacking a rotor stack, separating a first stage rotor disc adapter from a torque tube, attaching a stiffening mass to an inner diameter of one or both of the disc adapter and the torque tube, attaching the disc adapter to the torque tube, and re-stacking the rotor stack.
US11156090B2
A fan section for a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The fan may include a rotor disk and a plurality of airfoils fixedly attached to and supported by the rotor disk as a single unitary piece. The airfoils may extend radially outward from the rotor disk with respect to an engine axis. The rotor disk may be made of metal and the airfoils may each be made at least partially of an organic matrix composite.
US11156084B2
Methods and apparatus for estimating a presence of oil-based mud (OBM) in a downhole fluid. Methods include generating measurement values by measuring one or more gross physical properties of the downhole fluid with at least one sensor, the measurement values comprising at least one measurement value representative of each gross physical property; and estimating with at least one processor a relative concentration of OBM with respect to the downhole fluid by using a model correlating the measurement values with the relative concentration. Methods may include taking measurements from the downhole fluid in situ and/or estimating the relative concentration in real-time with respect to generating the measurement values. The model may comprise a correlation prediction function mapping the measurement values to the relative concentration, which may use the measurement values as input to predict the relative concentration.
US11156077B2
A method of imaging a wellbore casing using an ultrasonic sensing system through the material of a drill string as the drill string is tripped out of the wellbore.
US11156076B2
A sensor module can be used to make measurements during a single trip into and out of a wellbore in connection with a cement operation. The sensor module can include a detachment mechanism to detachably couple to a cement dart. The sensor module can also include a sensor to make measurements in a run-in-hole configuration prior to detaching from the cement dart and in a come-out-of-hole configuration subsequent to detaching from the cement dart in a wellbore. The sensor module can also include a transceiver to transmit the measurements to a processing device via a communication medium and to receive commands from the processing device via the communication medium.
US11156063B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for optimizing operations for a fracturing injection waste disposal well especially where the formation is damaged or tight such that pressure fall-off tests are impractical due to extended leak-off rate times. Formation closure pressure and formation stress are calculated using Instantaneous Shut-in Pressure rather than traditional methods requiring actual fracture closure.
US11156052B2
Wellbore tool assembly to open collapsed tubing includes a chisel head having a first end configured to be positioned within an end of a collapsed tubing portion of a tubular member. The chisel head has a second end opposite the first end. The second end has an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of an uncollapsed tubing portion of the tubular member. The chisel head is configured to expand a diameter of the collapsed tubing portion responsive to a movement of the chisel head toward the collapsed tubing portion. The assembly includes a packer attached to the chisel head. The packer is configured to expand responsive to fluidic pressure and to further expand the diameter of the collapsed tubing portion.
US11156051B2
A system used to dislodge and, if necessary, sever a tubular string that is stuck within a cased wellbore. The system utilizes a jar, a plurality of plugs, and a tubular severance device. Components of the system are carried to their respective desired downhole positions by downward fluid flow within the wellbore. The jar is configured to jar the string in an effort to dislodge the string from its stuck point. The plugs are configured to fill open perforations formed in the casing in order to direct the fluid toward the stuck point and away from the perforations. If the string cannot be freed by the jar, the tubular severance device is deployed within the string above the stuck point. Detonation of the device severs the string above the stuck point.
US11156050B1
A downhole tool comprising magnesium is placed in a well bore in a subterranean formation for performance of a downhole operation. After performance of the downhole operation, rather than mechanically retrieving or removing the tool, at least a portion of the magnesium in the downhole tool is dissolved by contacting the downhole tool with an aqueous ammonium chloride solution.
US11156044B2
An electric driven hydraulic fracking system is disclosed. A pump configuration includes the single VFD, the single shaft electric motor, and the single hydraulic pump mounted on the single pump trailer. A controller associated with the single VFD and is mounted on the single pump trailer. The controller monitors operation parameters associated with an operation of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system as each component of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system operates to determine whether the operation parameters deviate beyond a corresponding operation parameter threshold. Each of the operation parameters provides an indicator as to an operation status of a corresponding component of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system. The controller initiates corrected actions when each operation parameter deviates beyond the corresponding operation threshold. Initiating the corrected actions when each operation parameter deviates beyond the corresponding operation threshold maintains the operation of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system.
US11156029B2
A sectional folding overhead door assembly that includes a pair of opposite, vertically disposed side supports and guides defining a door opening between them, each of the supports and guides including a first channel and a second channel disposed side-by-side, a door component having a first, second, third and fourth rectangular panel adapted for folding vertical movement along the supports and guides, a folding movement controlling member, each folding movement controlling member having a folding movement controlling member upper end hingeably connected to a respective side edge of the first and third panels, respectively, and a folding movement controlling member lower end hingeably connected to the respective guide plate lower end around a folding movement controlling member hinge axis, and a folding movement guiding channel into which a respective side plate guiding pin of a side plate attached to the second panel extends.
US11156027B1
Exposed edge margins that are formed when a window film is installed on a glazing surface using an aqueous fluid as a lubricant are immediately covered by a series of elongated members that adhere to one or more of the window film or the surrounding frame. The elongated members provide concealed gaps or channels that allow for the slow evaporation of the aqueous fluid as the adhesive on the window film slowly wets and develops maximum bond strength to the glazing surface. The elongated members are preferably left in place as an inner frame. The inner frame device and method can be deployed in attached an light control film to a window, such as UV protective film, IR rejecting film, absorbing film and daylighting film.
US11156022B2
Systems and methods for operating a security tag. The methods comprise: transitioning a pin head from an extended position to a collapsed position by causing at least one first telescoping segment to slidingly engage a second telescoping segment; locking a shaft, extending out and away from the pin head in the collapsed position, using a securement mechanism disposed inside a housing of the security tag; and preventing a transfer of pin head rotation to the shaft at least when the shaft is locked by the securement mechanism.
US11156017B1
A rotatable battery mount includes a lock plate configured to be operatively coupled to a housing for an electronic locking device. The housing may be configured to mount to a panel or door of a cabinet or other article of furniture. A battery plate is pivotably coupled to the lock plate, and a battery case operatively coupled to the battery plate and configured to contain at least one battery for powering the electronic locking device. A hinge couples the lock plate and the battery plate, the hinge being configured to permit the battery plate to shift relative to the lock plate between a first position and a second position, the hinge configured to releasably secure the battery plate in at least the first position.
US11156016B2
An anti-ligature handle and escutcheon mechanism mountable on a door for operating a lock for securing the door. The mechanism comprises a handle movable between open and closed positions, the handle having a smoothly curved outer surface to prevent the attachment of a ligature thereto and comprising a pivot at a first end for rotating the handle between the open and closed positions to operate the lock. An escutcheon fixed relative to a backing plate is oriented for mounting parallel to the door when the mechanism is mounted on an outer surface of the door, wherein the escutcheon surrounds the handle and defines a recessed area within which the handle pivots. The handle further has a second end including a guide which is trapped beneath and slides along an arcuate edge of the recessed area of the escutcheon to maintain flush contact between a mating surface of the handle and the backing plate to prevent ligatures from being inserted therebetween as the handle rotates to operate the lock. The mechanism further comprises a mounting plate disposed between the backing plate and an inner surface of the door when the mechanism is mounted on the outer surface of the door, the mounting plate fixed relative to the escutcheon and backing plate.
US11156007B2
The instant invention provides a secure holding spacer unit to be used when assembling permanent stay-in-place formworks, also known as “permanent stay-in-place molds”, which are commonly used for the construction of concrete structures by putting together two boards or panels held together by a series of holding spacer units that are securely attached or hold to the surfaces of the cement panels by fastening means that pass through the width of the panels. The holding spacer units are selectively distributed within the internal cavity of the formwork and are attached to the panels, and are designed so that the panels remain permanently attached to the units of the spacers, to restrict the outward movement of said panels when pouring the concrete mix in the unit, which results in a permanent formwork with smooth exterior surfaces.
US11156006B2
A baseboard element including a nose portion, a riser portion, and a wall groove portion coupled to the riser portion. The nose portion includes a nose bottom section and a nose face section. The riser portion includes a riser section extending approximately perpendicular to the nose bottom section and a riser bend coupled to the nose portion. The riser section is substantially planar and defines a plane. The nose portion is positioned only on a first side of the plane defined by the riser section, and the wall groove portion is positioned only on a second side of the plane, the second side opposite the first side. The nose bottom section comprises a nose bottom edge at a terminal end of the nose bottom section. No structure of the baseboard element extends beyond the terminal end of the nose bottom section from the terminal end. The nose bottom edge of the nose bottom section is either approximately at the plane or closer to the plane than the nose face section is to the plane. Other embodiments are also provided.
US11156001B2
A stone assembly for use on the exterior of building that includes a stone face attached to a mechanical mount that is easily fixed to the face of a wall using standard construction practices. The mount provides a space between the stone and the face of the exterior wall such that moisture is not trapped between the stone and the wall construction. The space allows water vapor to escape and liquid water to run down the face of the wall to escape at the flashing on the lower ledge of the wall. A clip useful for use in mounting stone to a wall of a structure may preferably include a primary surface, first and second legs each having a proximal end connected to the primary surface and distal ends extending from the primary surface, a spacer having a proximal end connected to the primary surface and a distal end extending from the primary surface, and at least two tabs connected at the distal end of the spacer the spacers being substantially perpendicular to the spacer. A wall including such a system is also disclosed.
US11155996B2
A fastener-protecting roofing shingle provides a solution for roofing nails or fasteners that become damaged due to weather exposure resulting from damaged roofing shingles. A nailing line is placed above a seamline rather than on or below the seamline, as is conventionally found. By placing the nailing line further from the seamline, which typically borders the exposed and the overlapped sections of a shingle, nails are better-protected from being exposed to the elements, which decreases the chances of failure due to the nail rusting. Due to the shift in the nailing line, a spotted adhesive may be positioned approximately two inches below the nailing line for improved rooftop adherence, and the length of a solid section may be increased. Furthermore, the apparatus directs rainwater straight down the roof. Solid adhesive strips prevent water from pooling or leaking laterally out to the sides and into other layers of shingling.
US11155995B2
A concrete form includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall positioned in parallel and spaced relation to each other, where the first sidewall has a first passage extending therethrough, with a first insert received in the first passage of the first sidewall. The form also includes a first cross tie having opposed first and second ends, where the first sidewall is removably secured to the first end of the first cross tie and the second sidewall is secured to the second end of the first cross tie. A first fastener extends through the first passage and engages the first insert and the first end of the first cross tie to removably secure the first sidewall to the first cross tie. The second sidewall may be removably or non-removably secured to the first cross tie.
US11155989B1
A double-steel tube concrete beam-column joint with internal FRP bar connectors is provided. The double-steel tube concrete beam-column joint includes double-steel tube columns, I-beams, a joint connector, an internal support member and external ring plates. Each double-steel tube column includes an internal steel tube and an external steel tube. The joint connector includes an internal connecting tube and an external connecting sleeve which are both circular steel tubes. The internal support member is a columnar structure and has two ends regularly formed with bolt holes in a circumferential direction. Each external ring plate comprises a horizontal portion and an annular portion perpendicular to the horizontal portion. Upper and lower double-steel tube columns are connected through the joint connector and the internal support member, the two ends of the internal support member are inserted into an upper internal steel tube and a lower internal steel tube, respectively.
US11155988B1
Systems and methods for stormwater detention. An outer wall comprising L-wall members arranged side by side, each comprising a vertical stem having a height h and a width w, and a base of width w connected to the stem and extending outward therefrom at a horizontal angle. At least a first portion of the L-wall member stems having a pocket extending a distance d from a top surface of the stem towards the base, where d
US11155981B2
Each of a pair of rear side face windows of a cab extends rearward from each of a pair of rearmost pillars. A rear face window is connected to each of the pair of rear side face windows and located in the rear of the rearmost pillars. The rear face window is inclined such that an upper portion thereof is located more rearward than a lower portion thereof, and it is entirely made of glass from a first rear side face window representing one of the pair of rear side face windows to a second rear side face window representing the other of the pair of rear side face windows.
US11155977B2
A lateral force resistance system for a building is provided wherein a portal frame is constructed with a lapped connection between the supported structural member and the supporting structural member and the supporting structural member is made with an elongated member that spans the width of the supporting structural member and the height of the supporting structural member.
US11155973B1
Disclosed is a triangular modular ecological seawall, including a plurality of first prefabricated frames arranged in an array, a second prefabricated frame and a wave break forest which are disposed between two adjacent first prefabricated frames and fill gaps between the first prefabricated frames, the first prefabricated frame and the second prefabricated frame are tubular and each have a triangular cross-section shape, and inner cavities of the first prefabricated frame and the second prefabricated frame are respectively filled with first sea sand.
US11155972B2
System for deploying and collecting road sticks. A loading frame is mounted on a vehicle and comprises a road stick depot. A stick collecting device is arranged on a first clamp in a stick handling frame. A stick-deployment device is arranged movable back and forth along a beam in the driving direction of the vehicle. The stick-deployment device comprises a funnel, rotational drives, a ground plate and drive means to move the stick-deployment device vertically. The system is arranged to deploy and collect road sticks while the vehicle is in motion.
US11155971B2
The method teaches constructing a culvert using discarded tires. The culvert's stress points are reinforced by truck tires. Additionally, the integrity of the culvert is kept intact using a predetermined formula for every 10 feet of culvert constructed.
US11155969B2
The disclosure features structural tiles and methods for forming such tiles, the tiles including a tile body featuring one or more polystyrene materials, and a coating featuring an epoxy resin and an aggregate material, disposed on at least one surface of the tile body, where the structural tile has a dry coefficient of kinetic friction of at least 0.75 and a wet coefficient of kinetic friction of at least 0.70, and where the dry coefficient of kinetic friction is larger than the wet coefficient of kinetic friction by 0.05 or less.
US11155968B2
The present disclosure discloses a rail for a straddle-type rail transport system, where a straddle recess is constructed on the rail to form an escape passage. The rail for a straddle-type rail transport system according to these embodiments of the present disclosure has advantages such as facilitation of evacuation of passengers in an emergency, low costs, small occupied space, small weight bearing, and high stability.
US11155961B2
Disclosed is a flexible material including a web of fibers chosen in the group consisting of carbon fibers, glass fibers and aramid fibers, this web of fibers being impregnated on a so-called external face with an impregnation layer produced from a polymer binder and containing at least one plasticizing agent or a mixture of plasticizing agents. A fibrous textile substrate is superimposed on the web of fibers on an internal face of the web opposite the external face.
US11155960B2
The present invention relates to artificial leather having a water-based polyurethane foam layer including a fabric layer 110; a binder layer 111 laminated on the upper portion of the fabric layer 110; a water-based polyurethane foam layer 120 laminated on the upper portion of the fabric layer 110; a skin layer 130 laminated on the upper portion of the water-based polyurethane foam layer 120; and a surface treatment layer 140 laminated on the upper portion of the skin layer 130, wherein open cells are formed in the water-based polyurethane foam layer 120 through mechanical foaming. According to the present invention, a water-based polyurethane foam layer having open cells formed through mechanical foaming is applied to artificial leather for automobile seats.
US11155959B2
Methods and systems are described for continuously densifying at least one nanofiber sheet using heat and an applied force that can include both compressive and tensile components. Nanofiber sheets densified using these techniques have a more uniform and more highly aligned microstructure than nanofiber sheets densified using a solvent alone. As a result, the nanofiber sheets of the present disclosure have, for example, higher tensile strength and better electrical conductivity than nanofiber sheets densified using other techniques.
US11155949B1
A system and method for cationization of textiles preferably starting with the dry raw greige tubular or open width goods that are made from either a cellulosic or cellulosic blended fabric are described. The system can include an inducer apparatus with chemical dosification system. In a preferred embodiment, the dry tubular goods are sent in a flat configuration to a first impregnation tank where it receives a multi-functional reaction fluid. After leaving the first impregnation tank, the now wet fabric is turned (when in a tubular width fabric form) by a turning unit and then sent to a second impregnation tank where it again is exposed to the multi-functional reaction fluid. The turning of the fabric causes the side edge positions of the flat tubular fabric to change its physics dynamics which allows for the multi-functional reaction fluid to be evenly applied to the entire fabric. Turning is not needed for open with fabric as it is flat, thus having only one dynamic when analyzed with physics.
US11155946B2
Staple cartridge assemblies for use with surgical stapling instruments and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. Scaffolds for use with a surgical staple cartridge and methods for manufacturing the same are also provided.
US11155943B2
A composite structure may include a knit component and a bonded component. The knit component has a first surface and an opposite second surface, and the knit component includes a fusible yarn and a non-fusible yarn that form a knitted structure. The fusible yarn is at least partially formed from a thermoplastic polymer material, and the fusible yarn is located on at least the first surface. The bonded component is positioned adjacent to the first surface, and the bonded component is thermal bonded to the first surface with the thermoplastic polymer material of the fusible yarn.
US11155940B2
A partially degradable polymeric fiber includes a thermally degradable polymeric core and a coating surrounding at least a portion of the core. The thermally degradable polymeric core includes a polymeric matrix including a poly(hydroxy-alkanoate), and a metal selected from the group consisting of an alkali earth metal and a transition metal, in the core polymeric matrix. The concentration of the metal in the polymeric matrix is at least 0.1 wt %. The partially degradable polymeric fiber may be used to form a microvascular system containing one or more microfluidic channels.
US11155939B2
An air-jet type spinning device comprising at least one injection hole configured to introduce a flow of compressed air in a spinning chamber. A fibre feeding device facing the spinning chamber feeds the fibres in the spinning chamber. A spinning spindle is at least partially inserted in the spinning chamber and fitted with a spinning channel for the transit of yarn obtained from the fibres.
US11155931B2
A method of manufacturing a group-III nitride crystal includes: preparing a seed substrate; and supplying a group-III element oxide gas and a nitrogen element-containing gas at a supersaturation ratio (Po/Pe) greater than 1 and equal to or less than 5, then, growing a group-III nitride crystal on the seed substrate, wherein the Po is a supply partial pressure of the group-III element oxide gas, and the Pe is an equilibrium partial pressure of the group-III element oxide gas.
US11155912B2
A method (100) for pressing at least one article in an arrangement as well as a pressing arrangement (500). The method comprises providing an article inside a load compartment and feeding a pressure medium into the pressure vessel and increasing (140) the pressure in the load compartment; increasing (120) the temperature and maintaining (150) the increased temperature and the increased pressure for selected periods of time (t1, t2); changing (170) the temperature from the first predetermined temperature level to a second predetermined temperature level (T2); feeding (180) a carbon-containing gas into the pressure vessel; maintaining (190) the second predetermined temperature level for a selected period of time (t3); reducing (200) the temperature in the load compartment; and discharging (210) the pressure medium from the pressure vessel and reducing (220) the pressure in the load compartment.
US11155910B2
Provided is a high-strength, heat-resistant, Ni-base alloy comprising Co: from 5 to 12%, Cr: from 5 to 12%, Mo: from 0.5 to 3.0%, W: from 3.0 to 6.0%, Al: from 5.5 to 7.2%, Ti: from 1.0 to 3.0%, Ta: from 1.5 to 6.0%, Re: from 0 to 2.0%, and C: from 0.01 to 0.20%. The high-strength, heat-resistant, Ni-base alloy is constituted of a Ni-based alloy, the balance of the Ni-based alloy comprising Ni and inevitable impurities. The density of the high-strength, heat-resistant Ni-base alloy is less than 8.5 g/cm3.
US11155906B2
The present invention relates to pressure vessel steel to be used in a hydrogen sulfide atmosphere, and relates to pressure vessel steel having excellent resistance to hydrogen induced cracking (HIC), and a manufacturing method therefor.
US11155905B2
Improved steel compositions and methods of making the same are provided. The present disclosure provides advantageous wear resistant steel. More particularly, the present disclosure provides high manganese (Mn) steel having enhanced wear resistance, and methods for fabricating high manganese steel compositions having enhanced wear resistance. The advantageous steel compositions/components of the present disclosure improve one or more of the following properties: wear resistance, ductility, crack resistance, erosion resistance, fatigue life, surface hardness, stress corrosion resistance, fatigue resistance, and/or environmental cracking resistance. In general, the present disclosure provides high manganese steels tailored to resist wear and/or erosion.
US11155904B2
A cobalt-rich wear resistant and corrosion resistant alloy useful for parts of a combustion engine such as valve seat inserts includes, in weight % about 0.1 to about 0.8% C, about 0.1 to about 1.5% Mn, about 3 to about 5% Si, about 10 to about 20% Cr, about 5 to about 32% Fe, about 0.5 to about 4% W, about 10 to about 30% Mo, up to about 20% Ni, about 20 to about 40% Co, up to about 6% V, up to about 3% Nb, total V plus Nb of about 0.5 to about 8.5% and balance unavoidable impurities including up to 0.035% P, up to 0.015% S and up to 0.250% N.
US11155900B2
A nickel-titanium alloy is made to be wholly or substantially free of titanium-rich oxide inclusions by including yttrium in an amount up to 0.15 wt. %, with the balance of the alloy being nickel and titanium in approximately equal proportion. For example, a NiTiY alloy may have a composition including, in weight percent based on total alloy weight: between 50 and 60 wt. % nickel; between 40 and 50 wt. % titanium; and between 0.01 and 0.15 wt. % yttrium. The resulting alloy is capable of being drawn into various forms, e.g., fine medical-grade wire, without exhibiting an unacceptable tendency to develop surface defects or to fracture or crack during cold drawing or forging. The resulting final forms exhibit favorable fatigue strength and fatigue-resistant characteristics.
US11155897B2
The present invention concerns a process of selective precipitation for the purpose of recovering rare earth elements from acidic media derived from coal and coal byproducts via two main steps of sequential precipitation and selective precipitation. An intermediary step of re-precipitation can be included to further increase RRE concentrations, as well as improve contaminant metal removal.
US11155894B2
A process for reducing arsenic content from arsenic-bearing gold concentrate or other arsenic-bearing gold materials to produce a low arsenic-bearing gold concentrate. The process may comprise adding oxygen, water, and/or acid to an acidulated arsenic-bearing gold concentrate slurry and reacting them together in an autoclave at an elevated pressure and temperature in a pressure oxidation step. In one or more examples, the process may further comprise processing the oxidized concentrate slurry in an arsenic re-dissolution step to dissolve unstable solid arsenic compounds, and applying a first solid/liquid separation and wash step to form a first washed slurry/solid and first acid-containing solutions. The process may further comprise reacting the first washed slurry/solid with sulfur dioxide in a reductive leach step, and applying a second solid/liquid separation and wash step to form a second washed slurry/solid and second acid-containing solutions. The second washed slurry/solid may be a low arsenic-bearing gold concentrate.
US11155893B2
The steel material according to the present disclosure contains a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.50%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 0.05 to 1.00%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.0100% or less, Al: 0.005 to 0.100%, Cr: 0.20 to 1.50%, Mo: 0.25 to 1.50%, Ti: 0.002 to 0.050%, B: 0.0001 to 0.0050%, N: 0.0100% or less and O: 0.0100% or less, with the balance being Fe and impurities. The steel material contains an amount of dissolved C within a range of 0.010 to 0.050 mass %. The steel material also has a yield strength within a range of 965 to 1069 MPa, and a yield ratio of the steel material is 90% or more.
US11155881B2
Provided are systems and methods for analyzing a single cell application or experiment. A set of control beads may be introduced to a biological sample and subjected to the single cell application. The control beads may be configured to mimic analytes in the biological sample, such as a cell or other analyte, and comprise one or more known sequences. The one or more known sequences may be identified to analyze the single cell application.
US11155880B1
Provided herein are methods of measuring C19MC miRNA amount and/or expression in a post-natal cell and/or tissue. Provided herein are methods of measuring CpG methylation of the upstream C19MC miRNA promoter region in a post-natal cell and/or tissue. Also provided herein are methods of treating a cell, population thereof, and/or a subject in need thereof by administering a C19MC miRNA inhibitor or CRISPR to suppress the expression of specific miRNA within the C19MC or the entire C19MC cluster, population thereof, and/or the subject in need thereof.
US11155866B2
The present disclosure relates to a gene sequencing structure, chip, system, and method. The gene sequencing structure includes: a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other, a semiconductor layer, a sensing electrode, an insulating layer, and a sensitive film layer. The first electrode is connected to the second electrode via the semiconductor layer, the sensing electrode is in contact with the sensitive film layer, and the insulating layer isolates each of the sensitive film layer and the sensing electrode from each of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the semiconductor layer, wherein the sensitive film layer generates charges in response to receiving ions generated by base pairing during gene sequencing.
US11155854B2
A method for estimating a gender of a foetus of a pregnant female, said method comprising measuring allele presences (DX) for a first plurality of genetic markers of the X-chromosome and allele presences (DR) for a second plurality of genetic markers of at least one reference chromosome, different from the X and Y chromosome, in a sample of cell-free DNA from a pregnant female; based on said measured allele presences for said first plurality, determining a first fraction thereof which is associated with purely homozygous genetic markers; based on said measured allele presences for said second plurality, determining a second fraction thereof which is associated with purely homozygous genetic markers; and estimating a gender of said foetus based on said first and second fraction.
US11155853B2
The present disclosure provides a system and method for depleting target nucleic acids from a nucleic acid sample. In one aspect, a kit according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of DNA probes. Each of the DNA probes is hybridizable to form a heteroduplex with at least one of a plurality of target RNA transcripts in a nucleic acid sample. The number of unique target RNA transcripts hybridized by the plurality of DNA probes is at least three. The kit further includes an enzyme having RNA-DNA hybrid ribonucleotidohydrolase activity, where degrades at least the RNA portion of the heteroduplex.
US11155847B2
The present invention provides a method for the production of oligosaccharides by the fermentation of dextran-sucrase-producing microorganisms with sucrose and maltose. The disclosed process allows for the control of the final composition of the isomaltooligosaccharides by adjustments to pH and the initial ratio of sucrose to maltose.
US11155839B2
Provided is a method for construction of recombinant bacteria for producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid. The method includes: knocking out fadR, fabF and fabH genes of recipient bacteria, introducing acc genes or gene clusters, alKL and Mcr genes, and enhancing the expression of fadL, fadD, sthA genes and atoSC gene clusters in the recipient bacteria. Also provided is a method for producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid by using the recombinant bacteria.
US11155835B2
Described is hybrid viral vector comprising: a first virus such as bacteriophage T4; one or more second virus such as adeno-associated virus (AAV) attached to the first virus through cross-bridges, such as avidin-biotin cross-bridges; one or more DNA molecules packaged in the first virus; one or more nucleic acid molecules packaged in the second virus; and one or more proteins displayed on the surface of the first virus. Also described are methods of making and using such a hybrid viral vector.
US11155834B2
The invention contemplates a new synthetic, codon-optimized Sin Nombre virus (SNV) full-length M gene open reading frame (ORF) that encodes a unique consensus amino acid sequence. The SNV ORF was cloned into a plasmid to form the first stable recombinant SNV full-length M gene that elicits neutralizing antibodies. The gene can be engineered into a vaccine system, and is useful to protect mammals against infection with Sin Nombre virus.
US11155833B2
A method for producing a transgenic cell, may include contacting, in vitro, (i) a virus comprising: a chimeric protein of an antibody-binding protein and a vesicular stomatitis virus G (VSV-G) protein; and a foreign gene, with (ii) a target cell and an antibody specific to the target cell, and/or a target cell comprising a membrane antibody, to infect the target cell with the virus.
US11155830B2
The present invention discloses preparation and use of a nanoparticle-doped RNA hydrogel targeting to a triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). The RNA hydrogel is a pure RNA system formed in a rolling circle transcription manner. The transcription process generates a large number of GC bonds, which provides a large number of sites for the introduction of DOX. The large number of RNA copy structures generated by rolling circle replication is a polyanionic aggregate. Due to the strong electronegativity of the polyanionic aggregate, electropositive MnO2@Ce6 nanoparticles are introduced, such that the colloid cationic MnO2@Ce6 particles can be stabilized by the polyanionic hydrogel, and thus target into a breast cancer cell for synergistic treatment. It can be used for a drug slow release system, has good biocompatibility, and has broad prospects in the fields of growth inhibition effects on targeted MDA-MB-231 tumor cells, inhibition of cancer metastasis and recurrence, and the like.
US11155824B2
An episomal plasmid comprising a gene of interest (GOI) and an autonomously replicating sequence (ARS) which is not operably linked to the GOI, which ARS comprises or consists of a nucleotide sequence identified as any of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, or SEQ ID NO:6-11, or a functionally active variant of any of the foregoing which is characterized by at least 60% sequence identity thereto.
US11155814B2
Methods for gene editing and predicting non-random editing events are described. The methods use Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) systems to characterize and manipulate DNA repair outcomes at Cas-initiated double-strand breaks (DSBs) to anticipate functional outcomes.
US11155805B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an efficient nucleic acid recovery method capable of concentrating a nucleic acid from a sample containing a nucleic acid such that the nucleic acid is usable in gene amplification reaction. To solve the problem, the present inventors have found that by targeting a protein to which a nucleic acid is bound (hereinafter also referred to as a nucleoprotein or a protein-nucleic acid complex) rather than targeting the nucleic acid itself, or specifically, by causing a specific antibody against the protein to act, the nucleic acid can be captured simultaneously with the protein, and thereby completing the present invention. Furthermore, the present inventors have found that if animal cells, bacteria, viruses, etc. have a nucleic acid bound to protein present in a cell (in an envelope in the case of viruses), the bound nucleic acid can be captured and recovered by using a specific antibody against the nucleoprotein without dissociating the nucleic acid from the protein after treating the cell with a surfactant.
US11155804B2
Composition comprising purified recombinant selenoproteins, such an antibodies and enzymes, are provided. Method of producing such recombinant polypeptides and bacterial strains for the same are likewise provided.
US11155802B2
This invention relates to novel recombinant botulinum neurotoxins serotype A exhibiting both (i) an increased duration of effect and (ii) a high specific biological activity. These novel recombinant botulinum neurotoxins comprise at least two additional domains consisting of proline, alanine and an additional amino acid residue and at least one amino acid modification which is located at the alpha-exosite or at the beta-exosite of the light chain of the neurotoxin. The invention further relates to novel recombinant single-chain precursor botulinum neurotoxins and compositions comprising the recombinant botulinum neurotoxin with an increased duration of effect and a high specific biological activity.
US11155799B2
The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
US11155798B2
The invention relates to enzyme compositions comprising a glucoamylase, an alpha-amylase, and optionally a cellulolytic composition and/or a protease. The invention also relates to the use thereof in processes of producing sugars and/or fermentation products from starch-containing material by saccharifying and/or fermenting starch-containing material at a temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature.
US11155797B2
Provided is an inexpensive and efficient microbiological method for producing a protein. The method for producing a protein comprises culturing a microorganism while feeding a mixture of glucose and ammonia.
US11155795B2
The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for altering expression of target gene sequences and related gene products. Provided are structural information on the Cas protein of the CRISPR-Cas system, use of this information in generating modified components of the CRISPR complex, vectors and vector systems which encode one or more components or modified components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors and components. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system.
US11155788B2
A biological system for generating and preserving a repository of personalized, humanized transplantable cells, tissues, and organs for transplantation, wherein the biological system is biologically active and metabolically active, the biological system having genetically reprogrammed cells, tissues, and organs in a non-human animal for transplantation into a human recipient, wherein the non-human animal does not present one or more surface glycan epitopes and specific sequences from the wild-type swine's SLA is replaced with a synthetic nucleotides based on a human captured reference sequence from a human recipient's HLA.
US11155786B2
The present invention relates to a modified natural killer (NK) cell and its use in personalised medicine. The modified NK cells of the present invention are non-immunogenic, meaning that they are able to be administered to any recipient subject without being rejected by the host immune system (they are “universal”). In a first embodiment the non-immunogenic NK cells are modified to express CD3 to allow a T-cell Receptor (TcR) to be expressed. In a further embodiment the non-immunogenic NK cells are further modified to express a TcR together with the CD3 co-receptor. Co-expression of CD3 with a specific TcR results in the modified NK cells showing antigen-specific cytotoxicity towards target cells. Universal NK cells can thus be targeted against specific antigens, and may thus be used in personalised medicine, particularly in the field of oncology.
US11155782B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of inexpensively and conveniently preparing cells having pluripotency and a very low risk of tumorigenic transformation. The cells can be prepared by suspension-culturing mammalian mesenchymal stem cells such as human mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow (hMSC-BM) and human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hAT-MSC) (also referred to as “human adipose-derived stem cells [hADSC]”), 7 types of human adherent mature cells (human hepatocyte cells [hHEP cells], human umbilical vein endothelial cells [HUVEC cells], human dermal lymphatic microvascular endothelial cells [HMVEC cells], human epidermal keratinocyte cells [NHEK cells], human bronchial epithelial cells [NHBE cells], human melanocyte cells [NHEM cells], and human smooth muscle cells [UASMC cells]), and 3 types of human adherent precursor cells (human dermal fibroblast cells [NHDF cells], human skeletal muscle myoblast cells [HSMM cells], and human osteoblast cells [NHOst cells]) to form cell masses (spheroids).
US11155771B2
A continuous method for preparing a liquid washing or cleaning agent which includes at least one surfactant and at least one dye. In this case, the dye solution used in the method according to the invention is free of preservatives. The present invention also relates to washing or cleaning agents which are obtained by way of the method according to the invention.
US11155770B2
The present invention relates to a hand dishwashing detergent composition including a surfactant system and at least one triblock co-polymer of Formula (I): (EO)x-(PO)y-(EO)x wherein each x is independently on average between about 5 and about 50.
US11155769B2
Hard surface rinse aid compositions incorporating surfactant systems compatible with plastics and plastics containing metals, such as aluminum, are disclosed. The hard surface rinse aid compositions are particularly well suited for use in high concentrations at low temperatures without causing foaming and/or debris or film on the treated surface. In particular, the plastic and aluminum-compatible hard surface rinse aid compositions containing a surfactant system combining nonionic alcohol alkoxylates and a polymer surfactant can be used in treating hard surfaces requiring good sheeting, wetting and drying properties. The methods are particularly well suited for rinsing automotive parts, including those needing painting.
US11155759B2
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems and processes for producing olefins and/or dienes. The systems and processes may include thermally cracking a C1-C4 hydrocarbon containing feed to produce a cracked hydrocarbon effluent containing a mixture of olefins and paraffins. The systems and processes may also include dehydrogenating the cracked hydrocarbon effluent to produce a dehydrogenated hydrocarbon effluent containing additional olefins and/or dienes.
US11155757B2
A process and system is provided including hydroisomerization reaction zone for production of high octane gasoline blending components that provide high selectivity for producing high octane isomers of light paraffins. A light paraffin feed is enriched by incorporation of dissolved hydrogen, thereby permitting a reaction phase that is liquid or substantially liquid to produce high octane gasoline blending components. Accordingly, a substantially two phase isomerization reactor system is provided, with a hydrogen-enriched liquid feedstock phase and a solid phase catalyst.
US11155755B2
Implementations of the present disclosure relate to a method of operating a coker unit comprising the steps of: collecting a coker-furnace feed stream; introducing the coker-furnace feed-stream into a coker furnace for producing a coker-drum feed stream; and introducing a hydrogen-donor gas into either or both of the coker-furnace feed stream or the coker-drum feed stream.
US11155749B1
A composition for preparing an injection fluid in oil and gas recovery comprising an inverse emulsion of a water-soluble polymer A comprising cationic monomer units, and solid particles of a water-soluble polymer B comprising cationic monomer units, and wherein water-soluble polymer A comprises between 10 and 40 mol % of a cationic monomer units based on the total amount of monomer units; and wherein the cationicity in mol % of polymer A is superior or equal to the cationicity in mol % of polymer B. Method of treating a portion of subterranean formation comprising providing said composition, preparing an injection fluid with at least said composition, introducing the injection fluid into portion of the subterranean formation. The composition is particularly useful to prepare fracturing fluid in fracturing operations.
US11155737B2
The present invention provides a refrigerant composition comprising: (a) from about 65% by weight to about 90% by weight of HFO-1234ze(E); (b) from about 10% by weight to about 35% by weight of HFO-1336mzz (E); and optionally (c) from about 0% to about 4.4% by weight of HFC-227ea for use in a variety of refrigeration applications, including air conditioning and/or refrigeration and particularly cooling products such as fruits, vegetables and beverages without exposing those articles to temperatures below the freezing point of water.
US11155735B2
Ooids, microabrasive compositions containing ooids and methods of making microabrasive compositions containing ooids are described. Generally, ooids represent small particles, which are selectable for size, size distribution, and other characteristics and can be used as a microabrasive particle. Ooids generally show a high level of symmetry, sphericity, roundness and a low aspect ratio. As described here, these characteristics generally yield a predictable and highly effective abrasive.
US11155734B1
A sediment mixture configured to be used as an abrasive agent is disclosed herein. The sediment mixture includes a plurality of component particles comprising particle shapes selected from the group consisting of: (i) an approximately spherical shape, (ii) an approximately tear-drop shape, (iii) an approximately cylindrical shape, (iv) a truncated ellipsoidal shape, (v) a dog-bone or hour-glass shape, and (vi) combinations thereof.
US11155730B2
The present invention provides a solvent-free varnish composition, including: a thermosetting resin (A) having two or more (meth)acryloyl groups in a molecule thereof; a thermosetting resin (B) having one or more epoxy groups in a molecule thereof; a monofunctional vinyl-based monomer having an ether bond or an ester bond; an organic peroxide having a 10-hour half-life temperature of 40° C. or more; and a curing catalyst for an epoxy resin, in which a mixed resin of the thermosetting resin (A) and the thermosetting resin (B) has an epoxy equivalent of from 500 to 5,000. The solvent-free varnish composition can be used as an insulating varnish that shows a small energy loss and requires a short curing time in its curing treatment step, and that provides a cured product that barely causes the precipitation of an oligomer or the like even when exposed to a refrigerant-based environment containing a refrigerant and a refrigerating machine oil under high temperature and high pressure.
US11155720B2
The invention relates to a water based paint composition to be used in a pressurized and sealed aerosol can and which composition contains A) up to 24% w/w of propellant gas which is dimethyl ether (DME); B) up to 76% w/w of coating material, consisting nonvolatile content in the range of 65-95% w/w and volatile content in the range of 5-35% w/w; —which volatile content contains water up to 0-100% w/w and additives, co-solvents and dispersing agents which comprise altogether of 0-9% w/w of volatile liquids, having 0-10% w/w preferably less than 5% w/w of volatile organic compounds (VOC) provided that the aggregate amount of dimethyl ether (DME) and the volatile organic compounds (VOC) in volatile liquids is such that VOC concentration is below 186 g/l (responding about 24% w/w, calculated as DME). In the present invention the nonvolatile content comprises color pigments and possible fillers in the range of 0-30% w/w, polyurethane modified alkyd resin or alkyd resin in the range of 25-99% w/w preferably in the range of 35-90% w/w and additives up to 9% w/w, which resin is present as an emulsified dispersion in water miscible solvent comprising water and dimethyl ether (DME).
US11155718B2
A light reflective coating for an audio product, including the following parts by weight of constituents: 15-35 parts by weight of resin, 15-35 parts by weight of glass beads, 20-40 parts by weight of aluminum beads, 5-15 parts by weight of a solidifying agent, 10-25 parts by weight of a solvent and 1-8 parts by weight of an additive. The present invention further includes a method for preparing the light reflective coating for an audio product, adopts organic macromolecular materials having good comprehensive performances to perform optimization and combination, and improves the light reflective performance of the combination. The coating prepared with the method of the present invention has a flat, fine and smooth surface, has good gloss retention, and can satisfy the use requirements of an audio product coating for anti-corrosion, anti-weathering and the like.
US11155716B2
An icephobic coating composition forms a coating layer that melts ice and snow upon contract and remains durable after several exposures to winter storms. The icephobic coating composition includes about 2.5% to about 12.5% by weight of latex polymer solids; about 30% to about 70% by weight of an inorganic halide salt; about 15% to about 50% by weight water; and about 1% to about 15% by weight of an organic co-solvent selected from glycerin, glycols, and glycol ethers. An alternative icephobic coating composition includes about 1% to about 20% by weight of a solution polymer instead of a latex polymer, and about 10% to about 40% by weight of a VOC-exempt organic solvent instead of the foregoing water and co-solvent.
US11155708B2
The present invention relates to a polyester elastomer resin composition comprising: a thermoplastic polyester elastomer (A); a thickening agent (B); and a urea compound scavenger (C), wherein the thermoplastic polyester elastomer (A) is composed of a hard segment and a soft segment that are linked to each other; the hard segment being composed of a crystalline polyester formed from an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aliphatic and/or alicyclic diol, the soft segment being at least one member selected from aliphatic polyethers, aliphatic polyesters, or aliphatic polycarbonates; the urea compound scavenger (C) has an amine value of 50 eq/t or more; the thickening agent (B) is present in an amount of 0 to 5 parts by mass, and the urea compound scavenger (C) is present in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by mass, per 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic polyester elastomer (A). The invention can decrease the deterioration of physical properties of a polyester elastomer caused by the elastomer coming into contact with grease in an environment at a temperature exceeding 140° C.
US11155707B2
The invention relates to an anti-fatigue cold mixed epoxy resin material, preparation method and application thereof, comprising component A and component B with mass ratio of 1:1-10:1, component A comprising fluid epoxy resin, active toughener, active diluents, coupling agent and defoamer; component B is any one of or a mixture of two or more than two of alicyclic amine or amino terminated polyether, cyanoethylamine, phenolic modified amine or hydroxyalkyl modified amine. Introduced epoxy terminated organosilicon block polyurethane prepolymer breaks the limitation that elongation at fracture of epoxy resin system based on “sea-island structure” is difficult to break through 100%. The invention is suitable for bridge deck pavement of long-span cable bearing bridge, waterproof bonding material or used for airport pavement, municipal viaduct, ramp and other occasions with high requirements for fatigue resistance of pavement material.
US11155696B2
The present application relates generally to bio-adhesive components isolated from bio-oil prepared from animal waste, methods of preparation of the bio-adhesive components and uses thereof. Such uses include, but are not limited to, asphalt bio-binders, bio-adhesion promoters, asphalt bio-rejuvenators, asphalt bio-extenders, bio-asphalt as well as uses in roofing, soil stabilization, crack and joint sealing and flooring adhesives.
US11155682B2
The continuous dehydration method for a raw material mixture to be used in the production of PAS includes supply and dehydration of the raw material mixture and extraction of the raw material mixture having a water content reduced by the dehydration, the supply, dehydration and extraction being carried out concurrently in parallel. A dehydration efficiency index determined according to Equation (1) is not less than 0.3. In Equation (1), the dehydration time is a period of time until a moisture content per mole of the sulfur source in the raw material mixture having a reduced water content reaches not greater than 1.7 mol, including moisture consumed by the hydrolysis of the organic polar solvent. Dehydration efficiency index=[Number of moles (mol) of the sulfur source in the raw material mixture having a reduced water content]/[Dehydration time (hr)×(Total internal volume (L) of the dehydration tanks)2/3] (1)
US11155675B2
A method for synthesizing regioregular polyesters, starting from asymmetric diols, may provide the polymer ordered structure and advantageous physical-chemical properties. Such methods can make it is possible to obtain regioregular polyesters having high glass transition temperatures Tg and crystalline properties. In the case in which the asymmetric diols are used in a pure enantiomeric form, with respect to the chiral carbon bound to the secondary hydroxyl, through the above-mentioned method it is possible to obtain regioregular and stereoregular polyesters, which may have thermal and crystalline properties further ameliorative with respect to non-chiral regioregular polymers.
US11155664B2
Synthesis and characterization of starch based pH-responsive nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery are described. Polymethacrylic acid grafted starch (PMAA-g-St) nanoparticles with various molar ratio of starch to MAA were synthesized by a new one-pot method that enabled simultaneous grafting of PMAA and nanoparticle formation in an aqueous medium. NMR data showed that polysorbate 80 was polymerized into the graft polymer. Nanoparticles were relatively spherical with narrow size distribution and porous surface morphology and exhibited pH-dependent swelling in physiological pH range. The particle size and magnitude of volume phase transition were dependent on PMAA content and formulation parameters such as surfactant levels, cross-linker amount, and total monomer concentration. The results showed that the new pH-responsive nanoparticles possessed useful properties for controlled drug delivery.
US11155663B2
Disclosed herein is a process for preparing an aqueous polymer latex by polymerising a monomer composition M by a radical emulsion polymerisation, where at least 95% of the monomer composition M is metered during a period P to the polymerisation reaction under polymerisation conditions, such that during at least one period P(n) within the period P, the relative amount of monomers M2, which are metered to the polymerisation reaction during the periods P(n), to the total amount of the monomer composition M, which is metered to the polymerisation reaction during said period P(n), is at least 1% by weight higher than the relative amount of monomers M2, which are metered to the polymerisation reaction outside of each of said periods P(n), to the total amount of the monomer composition M, which is metered to the polymerisation reaction outside of each of said periods P(n).
US11155655B2
The present invention provides an organometal catalyst having a cationic transition metal complex and a borate-based bulky anion, a method for preparing the same, and a method for preparing an oligomer using the same.
US11155649B2
A process for the preparation of ethylene homopolymers or copolymers in a facility having a high-pressure tubular reactor and a preheater, wherein a reaction fluid introduced into the reactor at a reactor inlet is heated in the preheater and the average velocity of the reaction fluid in the preheater is lower than the average velocity of the reaction fluid in the tubular reactor and the ratio of the average velocity in the tubular reactor to the average velocity of the reaction fluid in the preheater is in the range from 1.5 to 5.
US11155648B2
In a prior art reactor set up dense aggregates of microorganisms are formed, typically in or embedded in an extracellular matrix. Such may relate to granules, to sphere like entities having a higher viscosity than water, globules, a biofilm, etc. The dense aggregates comprise extracellular polymeric substances, or biopolymers, in particular linear polysaccharides. The present invention is in the field of extraction of a biopolymer from a granular sludge, a biopolymer obtained by such method, and a use of such method.
US11155641B2
The present disclosure relates to a cytosol-penetrating antibody and the use thereof, and more specifically to identification of a structural mechanism that induces escape from endosomes into the cytosol after cellular internalization into living cells through a cell membrane protein, a light-chain variable region and/or heavy-chain variable region, which is based on this identification and has a significantly improved ability to escape from endosomes into the cytosol, a cytosol-penetrating antibody comprising the same, a method for producing the same, and the use thereof.
US11155632B2
An anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody and use thereof. The provided anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody can effectively inhibit tumor growth. Blocking human SIRP and human CD47 signals may enhance macrophage phagocytosis of tumor cells, prevent the tumor cells from escaping a tumor immune defense system, and have an anti-tumor function. Blocking association between the CD47 on a tumor cell surface and the SIRP on a macrophage surface may block a “do not eat me” signal from the tumor cells, promoting tumor cell recognition and uptake of macrophages, and thereby facilitating tumor cells to be phagocytosed. The association between the CD47 on a tumor cell surface and the SIRP on a macrophage surface is a common “do not eat me” signal. The anti-CD47 antibody, as a very promising target in the tumor immune system, will play a powerful and effective role in human cancer therapy.
US11155627B2
An anti-c-Met/anti-Ang2 bispecific antibody, a composition including the anti-c-Met/anti-Ang2 bispecific antibody, and a method of preventing and/or treating a cancer in a subject including administering the anti-c-Met/anti-Ang2 bispecific antibody to the subject.
US11155615B2
The invention relates to antibodies, and in particular, to antibodies exhibiting specificity for Receptor tyrosine kinase-like Orphan Receptors (ROR), and to uses thereof, for example in the treatment of cancer. The invention extends to polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences encoding the antibodies, and therapeutic uses thereof, and to diagnostic kits comprising these molecules. The invention also extends to antibody-drug conjugates and to uses thereof in therapy.
US11155612B2
The present invention relates to a novel vNAR protein of SEQ ID NO:1 capable of inhibiting the activity of VEGF in carnivorous mammals of the Canis and Felis genera, thereby inhibiting solid tumors growth of both genres.
US11155605B2
The present invention relates to broadly neutralizing anti-HIV-1 antibodies and isolated antigens. Also disclosed are related methods and compositions.
US11155592B2
PYY analogs are disclosed that include modifications that increase half-life when compared to native, human PYY, as well as additional modifications that increase potency and selectivity to the NPY2 receptor. Pharmaceutical compositions also are disclosed that include one or more of the PYY analogs described herein in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods of making and using the PYY analogs also are disclosed, especially for treating obesity and obesity-related diseases and disorders such as type II diabetes mellitus.
US11155590B2
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US11155582B2
An antiviral peptide provided according to the present invention includes (1) an amino acid sequence (TM sequence) constituting a transmembrane region of G protein of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) or a modified amino acid sequence formed by conservative substitutions of 1, 2, or 3 amino acid residues in the TM sequence; and (2) an amino acid sequence (CPP sequence) functioning as a cell penetrating peptide (CPP), wherein a total number of amino acid residues is 100 or less.
US11155567B2
The present disclosure relates to STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) agonist compounds, methods of making the compounds and their methods of use.
US11155566B2
The present invention relates to 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl imidazothiadiazole derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals.
US11155561B2
A compound for inhibiting and degrading Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) is disclosed. The compound is a substituted glutarimide represented by Formula I′. The compound can be used in the preparation of drugs for treating Btk activity-related diseases.
US11155559B2
Disclosed are a class of isoquinoline compounds acting as RHO protein kinase inhibitors, and the use thereof in the preparation of a drug for treating diseases associated with RHO protein kinase. Particularly disclosed are compounds as shown in formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US11155556B2
The present invention relates to use of pyrimido-diazepinone compounds that are able to modulate protein kinases such as PI3K-γ and PI3K-δ, which are members of the Class I Type IA and Class I Type IB family of phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinases, and the use of such compounds in the treatment of various diseases, disorders or conditions.
US11155554B2
Provided herein are rigid macrocycles comprising a first redox-active subunit and a second redox-active subunit, wherein the first redox-active unit and the second redox-active unit are different subunits. Also provided herein are methods of preparation of the rigid macrocycles and use thereof, for example, in the first of energy generation and storage.
US11155546B2
The present disclosure relates to 4,6,7-trisubstituted 1,2-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridin/pyrimidin-3-one derivatives, and their preparations and medicinal use. Specifically, the present disclosure discloses a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, solvate or prodrug thereof, and a preparation method and use thereof, wherein the definition of each group is as described in the specification and claims.
US11155540B2
A sulfurized benzoxazine compound, which is usable for the synthesis of a polybenzoxazin, corresponds to formula (A): in which: each benzene nucleus of the two oxazine rings bears at least one radical denoted as “G”; the two oxazine rings are connected together via a central aromatic group, the benzene ring of which bears one, two, three or four groups of formula —Sx—R in which “x” is an integer from 1 to 8 and R represents hydrogen or a hydrocarbon-based group including 1 to 10 carbon atoms and optionally a heteroatom chosen from O, S, N and P; and the at least two radicals G, which may be identical or different, are chosen from various groups.
US11155538B2
Disclosed herein are novel cycloalka[b]heteroaryl compounds having CX3CR1/fractalkine receptor (CX3CR1) agonistic properties, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, chemical processes for preparing these compounds and their use in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases associated with CX3CR1 receptor activity in animals, in particular humans.
US11155535B2
The present invention concerns the compound aprocitentan, {5-(4-bromo-phenyl)-6-[2-(5-bromo-pyrimidin-2-yloxy)-ethoxy]-pyrimidin-4-yl}-sulfamide, and its use as endothelin receptor antagonist, in combination with other active ingredients or therapeutic agents including an angiotenin receptor blocker, and/or a calcium channel blocker, and preferably a diuretic which is a thiazide-like diuretic, in the prophylaxis or treatment of certain endothelin related diseases. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising aprocitentan in combination with said other active ingredients or therapeutic agents. The invention further relates to such pharmaceutical compositions comprising novel crystalline forms of aprocitentan.
US11155531B2
Novel compounds of N-Lipoic-amino acid, N-Lipoic-peptides and their derivatives are described. Also described are compositions and method of compositions containing the derivatives of the amino acids or peptides, and their uses including treating and preventing dermatological or cosmetic conditions or other disorders of the cutaneous system. Compositions and methods of using the compositions for skin lightening and cosmetics are also disclosed.
US11155529B2
Methods for producing ferric maltol compositions, such as ferric trimaltol, from elemental iron, and ferric maltol compositions produced by these methods and their uses are described.
US11155511B2
Provided are integrated processes for the conversion of beta propiolactone to acrylic acid. Systems for the production of acrylic acid are also provided.
US11155510B2
A hydroformylation system for making aldehydes includes: (a) a primary reactor provided with catalyst feed, syngas feed and olefin feed adapted to convert the olefin and syngas to product aldehyde; (b) a first liquid vapor separator coupled to the primary reactor for receiving output therefrom, adapted to separate the product aldehyde into a crude aldehyde product stream and a vent stream containing syngas and unreacted olefin; (c) a vent reactor coupled to the first liquid vapor separator to receive the vent stream therefrom, the vent reactor also being coupled to the primary reactor which is configured to provide catalyst thereto, wherein the vent reactor is operative to convert unreacted olefin in the vent stream from the first liquid vapor separator to additional product aldehyde. A second liquid vapor separator is coupled to the vent reactor to receive output therefrom and adapted to separate the output from the vent reactor into a liquid recycle stream containing additional product aldehyde and catalyst as well as another vent stream, the second liquid vapor separator also being coupled to the primary reactor so as to provide the recycle stream thereto.
US11155492B2
A cover glass (10) includes a glass layer (16), a viscoelastic layer (12), and an acoustic impedance adjusting layer (14) disposed between the glass layer (16) and the viscoelastic layer (12). When acoustic impedance of the glass layer (16) is Zg, acoustic impedance of the acoustic impedance adjusting layer (14) is Zm, and acoustic impedance of the viscoelastic layer (12) is Zd, the cover glass (10) satisfies a relationship of Zg>Zm>Zd.
US11155485B2
The present invention discloses a high-purity separation method of iron ions from an aqueous solution containing heavy metal ions, wherein after pretreatment of an aqueous solution containing heavy metal ions, sedimentation containing iron ions are collected, nitric acid or sulfuric acid is added for dissolution, and then a reducing agent is added to the dissolved solution; and after heating and sealing reaction, red sedimentation is generated at the bottom, The sedimentation has a high purity, and the residual amount of iron in the solution is less than 0.4 mg/L. In the method, iron ions in the solution can be converted to hematite crystals at a high purity, and the solution has an excellent retention rate of heavy metal ions, the reaction time is short, the separation efficiency is high, the operation is simple, and the cost is low.
US11155471B2
Bandgap-tunable perovskite compositions are provided having the formula CsPb(A)xBy)3, wherein A and B are each a halogen. The mixed halide perovskite composition has a morphology which suppresses phase segregation to stabilize a tuned bandgap of the mixed halide perovskite composition. For example, the perovskite may be in the form of nanocrystals embedded in a non-perovskite matrix, which, for example, may have the formula Cs4Pb(A)xBy)6, wherein A and B are each a halogen. Solar cells and light-emitting diodes comprising the mixed perovskite compositions are also provided.
US11155470B2
The present invention relates to calcium hydroxide particles having a total pore volume greater than 0.18 cm3/g, said total pore volume being calculated with the BJH method for a range of pores having a diameter of between 20 and 1000 Å, said particles being characterized in that the BJH partial pore volume for the range of pores having a diameter of between 20 and 100 Å corresponds to more than 20% of said BJH total pore volume.
US11155462B2
Methods and systems for producing hydrogen substantially without greenhouse gas emissions, the method including producing a product gas comprising hydrogen and carbon dioxide from a hydrocarbon fuel source; separating hydrogen from the product gas to create a hydrogen product stream and a byproduct stream; injecting the byproduct stream into a reservoir containing mafic rock; and allowing components of the byproduct stream to react in situ with components of the mafic rock to precipitate and store components of the byproduct stream in the reservoir.
US11155459B2
Device and method for filling pressurized gas tanks, particularly vehicle pressurized hydrogen tanks, the device comprising a liquefied gas source, a transfer circuit comprising two parallel transfer lines each having an upstream end linked to the liquefied gas source, at least two separate downstream ends intended to be each removably connected to a tank to be filled, each of the two transfer lines comprising: a pump, a vaporizer for evaporating the pumped fluid, a branch for bypassing the vaporizer and a distribution valve(s) set configured to control the flow of fluid pumped and distributed between the vaporizer and the branch line, the device further comprising a storage buffer(s), which storage buffer(s) is(are) connected in parallel to each of the two transfer lines via a set of valves.
US11155455B2
Automatic beverage vending machine that has a milk supply circuit includes a cold milk tank, a variable speed milk pump, a steam generator, a milk heater, and an electronic milk control unit. The electronic milk control unit is electrically connected to the milk pump and to an air solenoid valve. The electronic milk control unit is configured to cause the milk supply circuit to deliver smooth or frothed, hot or cold milk. The electronic milk control unit is also configured to determine milk-related quantities including the type of cold milk contained in the cold milk tank, the temperature of the cold milk contained in the cold milk tank, the amount of foam to dispense, and the type of milk to dispense, and to control operation of the milk pump and of the air solenoid valve based on the determined milk-related quantities.
US11155451B2
A forklift truck mounted on wheels comprises a drive system and tilting lifting means, a fork (1) adapted to lift loads with the aid of two substantially parallel arms (2) carried by uprights (3) which are substantially vertical or oblique depending on the working position, said fork (1) comprising a loading stop (10) disposed on each of the uprights (3) of the fork, each stop (10) comprising a bearing face (11) for loads having a straight profile and an angled docking face (12) for loads having a circular arc profile.
US11155450B2
The present disclosure discloses a vehicle, a winch for the vehicle, and a warning control device for the winch of the vehicle. The warning control device includes: a warning component; and a warning control board, including: a load detector, connected to the motor through a current sensor, and configured to detect load condition of the motor by collecting measured working current of the motor; a processor, connected to the load detector and the warning controller respectively, and configured to output a warning control signal to the warning controller according to the load condition of the motor; and a warning controller, connected to the warning component and the processor respectively, and configured to receive the warning control signal and to control the warning component to produce a warning based on the warning control signal.
US11155448B2
There is provided a crane for enabling easily carrying out an operation of a boom such as raising and lowering, telescoping, or turning, by displaying a range wherein a hook may be moved or may not be moved in a direction approaching a vehicle part of the crane. The crane includes: a vehicle; a boom positioned upon the vehicle; a wire rope being suspended from a base end side of the boom toward a leading end side thereof; a hook being hung from the leading end side of the boom and raised and lowered by winding and unwinding the wire rope; a camera for photographing an image including the hook; a display device for displaying the image; and a control device connected to the camera and the display device, the control device being for processing information. On the basis of the length of the boom or the height of the hook, the control device computes an inner boundary which is a boundary between a range where the hook may move, and a range where the hook may not move, in a direction approaching the vehicle. The display device displays an image wherein images indicating the inner boundary are superimposed on the image photographed with the camera.
US11155446B2
Provided is a method for installing or uninstalling a component of a wind turbine, which component is moved with a lifting device at which the component is fixed with cables, whereby two ropes are fixed to the component, with each rope running to a winch attached at a previously installed component of the wind turbine, with the ropes crossing each other and being moved around the winches for tensioning the rope while the component is lowered to its installation position or is lifted from its installation position.
US11155430B2
A method for bonding the tail of a convolutely wound log to the body is provided. The method comprises the use of a bonding material to bond the tail to the wound log. The bonding material is applied to application sites arranged in a non-uniform pattern.
US11155424B2
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is directed to an apparatus for emptying material from a container on a vehicle. The apparatus has a container with a bottom surface and a sidewall. A membrane being mounted within the container proximate the sidewall and the bottom surface. The apparatus further includes an engine and ducts having a first end and a second end. The first end connected to the engine so as to receive gas from the engine and connected at the second end to the membrane so as to direct the gas into the membrane.
US11155420B2
Transfer system for removing sleeve-shaped workpieces from a first conveyor and for pushing the sleeve-shaped workpieces onto a second conveyor, with a linearly movable coupling rod, with which a gear unit is associated, which includes a swivel body mounted so as to be pivotable about an axis of movement, on which a first workpiece gripper mounted so as to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation and a second workpiece gripper are arranged, wherein the gear unit has an adjuster for initiating an actuating movement for setting a distance between a first gripping region of the first workpiece gripper, which is arranged at a radial distance from the axis of movement, and a second gripping region of the second workpiece gripper, which is arranged at a radial distance from the axis of movement, as well as with a swivel drive for actuating the adjuster for initiating a forced swivel movement connected to the swivel movement of the swivel body onto the first workpiece gripper.
US11155410B2
An automatic locker device is configured for handling loads with operations of loading and retrieval. The device includes at least one storage zone for storing loads, at least one retrieval point and a handling mechanism, which is configured to move the loads from the at least one storage zone to the at least one retrieval point, for the retrieval operations. The automatic locker device also includes at least one buffer zone, distinct from the at least one storage zone. The handling mechanism is configured to move the loads from the at least one buffer zone to the at least one storage zone, for the loading operations.
US11155402B2
A cartridge tube configured to secure and display a product therein that includes a first tube and a second tube that extends from the first tube and an outer diameter that is less than an inner diameter of the first tube with an inner surface of the first tube transitioning to an inner surface of the second tube at an inclined portion of the inner surface of the first tube to aid in positioning a product within the second tube.
US11155392B2
A dispenser (a) applicable to cap of a container (b) for granular and/or powdered products. The present dispenser (a) comprises a cylindrical body chute (10) with the required capacity, which is mounted with the possibility of relative rotation, on a virtual longitudinal (11) axis, in a cradle (2) formed on the wall of a lateral recess of the cap (b) of the container (c), being said chute provided with a projecting peripheral flap (14) acting as a manually operated turning means. The wall of the cradle (2) has an opening (3) facing the interior of the container (c) and the chute (10) has first and second openings (12-13) angularly separated. Chute (10) can run between a product loading position, with the first opening (12) facing the opening (3) of the cradle and the second opening (13) closed by the wall of the cradle, and a product discharge position, with the first opening (12) closed by the wall of the cradle (2) and the second opening (13) facing the outside of the cap.
US11155391B2
The device makes it possible to dispense predetermined metered quantities of liquid. It includes a sealing member that can take up a liquid release position, allowing liquid to flow out of the device, and a non-return position preventing liquid from flowing back into the device. The sealing member is provided with metering means for metering out the liquid to be dispensed.
US11155377B2
The present invention provides a method of assembling a filter element (8) with a cup-shaped capsule body (2) using a combined weld-head (70) and former (80), comprising the steps of positioning the filter element (8) at or near a mouth of the cup-shaped capsule body (2), moving the combined weld-head (70) and former (80) so as to contact and drive the filter element (8) into the cup-shaped capsule body (2), wherein, the filter element (8) is deformed by a sprung-loaded former (80) of the combined weld-head (70) and former (80) to form a cup-shaped filter element (56), and using a weld-head (70) of the combined weld-head (70) and former (80) to bond the cup-shaped filter element (56) to the cup-shaped capsule body (2). The present invention further provides a method of making a beverage capsule and a beverage capsule produced using this method.
US11155370B2
A landing inflation system may include a compressed gas source, an airbag assembly fluidly coupled to the compressed gas source and configured to receive compressed gas, and a command processor configured to: (1) generate an inflation initiation command signal in response to an initiation signal, (2) generate an inflation cessation command signal in response to a nominal fill pressure signal, and (3) generate a vent command signal in response to an impact pressure signal.
US11155364B2
Systems and methods for aircraft flight control rigging are described. An example system includes a first set of laser rangefinders to measure, for each laser rangefinder of the first set, a distance from the laser rangefinder to a respective target location on a fixed surface of an aircraft, and a second set of laser rangefinders to measure, for each laser rangefinder of the second set, a distance to a respective target location on a control surface of the aircraft. The example system also includes a processor to (i) receive signals indicative of the distance measured by each rangefinder and (ii) generate a first plot line graphic of the measured distances of each of the rangefinders of the first set to its respective target location and a second plot line graphic of the measured distances of each of the laser rangefinders of the second set to its respective target location.
US11155362B2
Provided is a transportation system comprising (a) a ground-based powered tug vehicle, (b) an airborne vehicle, and (c) a towline with end links connecting the ground-based vehicle and the airborne vehicle. Also provided are methods of transportation utilizing the transportation system. Additionally provided is a transportation system comprising a hybrid vehicle that is propelled on a highway by a linear induction electric motor comprising a stationary motor element (“stator”) and a moving motor element (“rotor”), where the stator is incorporated into a groove in the highway and the rotor is incorporated into the hybrid vehicle and protrudes into the groove in the highway; and where the hybrid vehicle further comprises at least one wing that elevates the hybrid vehicle when propelled to a take-off speed on the highway. Methods of transportation utilizing this hybrid vehicle transportation system are further provided.
US11155360B2
A method for monitoring at least one engine of an aircraft wherein the aircraft includes a passenger cabin. The method includes a step of acquiring a signal that is at least in part representative of the activity of the engine, using a sensor during a flight of the aircraft, and searching for a defect in the engine by a processing unit using data obtained from the signal. In some embodiments, the sensor is in a mobile device located in the passenger cabin. In some embodiments, the health of the at least one engine uses the signal acquired by a plurality of mobile devices.
US11155355B2
A mounting assembly for coupling an accessory to a frame including a base configured to be coupled to the frame; the base having a hollow portion; the hollow portion including a receiving end including a tapered socket; an internal interlocking portion adjacent to the tapered socket; and a securing end opposite from the receiving end; a shaft configured to be connected to an accessory at a first end and received in the hollow portion of the base in an engaged position, the shaft including a tapered boss adjacent to the first end, the tapered boss configured to engage the tapered socket; an external interlocking portion adjacent to the tapered boss configured to engage the internal interlocking portion; and a second end opposite from the first end, the second end including a threaded surface; wherein when the shaft is in an engaged position, the shaft is static in the hollow portion.
US11155331B2
A winglet for attachment to a wing portion of an aircraft is disclosed having a winglet tip and a winglet root opposite from the winglet tip. The winglet has an opening for receiving therethrough a connector for connecting the winglet to a wing portion in use. The winglet has a retainer internal of the winglet for use in retaining the connector relative to the winglet. The retainer has a hole that extends along an axis that passes through the opening for receiving therethrough a portion of the connector when the connector is located through the opening. The retainer includes a body for reacting against a retention component with which the connector engages in use.
US11155324B2
A method of monitoring wave slam on a vessel includes measuring acceleration forces from mechanical shocks on the vessel using one or more sensors communicatively coupled to a computing unit. Generating real-time acceleration information representative of the wave slam based at least in part on the data obtained from the sensors. Generating acceleration prediction information representative of a predicted wave slam based at least in part on the generated real-time acceleration information. Presenting at least one of the generated real-time acceleration information or acceleration prediction information to an intended recipient.
US11155314B1
A virtual stop station is provided having a carriage straddling an assembly line operation. This provides an independently moving platform upon which one or more manufacturing robots are affixed. The carriage is coordinated with and tracked to the linear motion of the assembly line. A vision guidance system centers the workpiece, and lifting arms mounted on the moving carriage will locate the workpiece and lift the workpiece up off of the conveyor, while being coordinated with it. The workpiece and robots thus are now fixtured to the same frame, thus eliminating movement relative to one another creating a virtual stop station. Once subassembly is complete, the coordinated robotic gantry will disengage from the conveyor and return home. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
US11155313B2
The present invention discloses a high-load explosion-proof driving device, including a servo motor, a reduction box, and a power take-off assembly. The power take-off assembly includes a step sleeve, a coupling, a wheel support sleeve, and a driving wheel. The step sleeve is connected to a robot body, the coupling is disposed through the step sleeve, and a bearing structure and a sealing structure are provided between the coupling and the step sleeve. The coupling is provided with a driving wheel key and a driving wheel sleeve on the left, the driving wheel key is connected to the driving wheel sleeve, and the driving wheel sleeve is connected to the driving wheel. The present invention has the following advantages: the driving device has a high protection capability, and at the same time, power transmitted from the reduction box is distributed, thereby improving loading capability of a mobile chassis.
US11155303B2
A structural arrangement for a vehicle includes a vehicle frame including an upper front rail, a frame rail, and a front hinge pillar, the frame rail extending parallel to a vehicle body axis and the front hinge pillar extending perpendicular to the vehicle body axis, the frame rail including a pulley, a load deflection system including a load member coupled to the upper front rail at a first attachment point, coupled to the frame rail at a detachable attachment point, and coupled to the front hinge pillar at a non-detachable attachment point such that the cable member extends generally longitudinally along the frame rail. The load member passes around the pulley from the first attachment point to the detachable attachment point and defines a load path between the upper front rail and the front hinge pillar utilizing the strength the frame rail.
US11155291B2
Shopping carts and mobile shopping baskets equipped with one or more bag attachment mechanisms are discussed. The shopping carts and mobile shopping baskets may include multiple rows of bag attachment mechanisms located at varying distances from a top edge of a cart or basket side wall. The shopping carts and mobile shopping baskets may include bag attachment mechanisms on multiple side walls of the basket. The bag attachment mechanisms may take a number of forms including downward facing loop attachment mechanisms, clipping mechanisms and/or hook mechanisms.
US11155289B2
The present invention discloses a folding cart, which comprises a left frame, a right frame, plurality of platforms, a left connecting rod, a right connecting rod, a guide rod, a sliding sleeve, a pressing member, a moving block and an elastic member. The sliding sleeve, disposed on the guide rod and slidable up and down relative to the guide rod, has a limiting hole opposite to the second opening of the guide rod. The pressing member has a first slope. The moving block has a second slope and a limiting protrusion. By the slope sliding between the pressing member and the moving block and the sliding of the sliding sleeve along the guide rod, the sliding is smooth, with low friction. Therefore, not too much force is required and the operation is thus easier.
US11155281B2
Vehicle guidance system that includes a first guidance bogie selectively positionable in a first position for travel and a second position for direction change and a second guidance bogie selectively positionable in a third position for travel and a fourth position for direction change. At a common crossing, one of: the first guidance bogie is selectively positioned into the second position, or the second guidance bogie is selectively positioned into the fourth position.
US11155277B2
An assembly that may be used in a transportation system is disclosed that in one or more embodiments includes at least one or more of the following: a braking system, which at least partially functions with an air bearing, a linear induction motor (‘LIM’) that has tilting abilities, and an inflated air bearing that is positioned with respect to a rail such that a portion of the rail is inside the air bearing. Regarding the latter, in one or more embodiments the inflated air bearing has a semi-enclosed cavity shape and the rail is cross-sectionally curved such that a portion of the cross-sectionally curved is positioned partially inside the semi-enclosed cavity. In one or more embodiments, the assembly is included as part of a monorail system.
US11155276B2
A cable transportation system extends along a track and has two haul cables driven respectively by respective motors and having respective mutually aligned end portions; a vehicle with two clamping devices configured to attach the vehicle to the haul cables; a passenger station at the end sections of the haul cables; two control cams arranged respectively at the end sections of the haul cables; and two actuators configured to bring the control cams into an operating position to open the clamping devices and into a resting position in which they do not interfere with the clamping devices, the control cams being spaced apart by a distance equal to the distance between the clamping devices in such a way that when the clamping device is at the control cam, the clamping device is at the control cam.
US11155271B1
Systems and methods for reducing vehicle collisions based on driver risk groups are provided. A plurality of vehicle operators may be classified into a driver risk group based on one or more attributes (e.g., location, workplace, school, demographic, hobby, interest, etc.) shared by the plurality of vehicle operators. Vehicle sensor data (e.g., speed data, acceleration data, braking data, cornering data, following distance data, turn signal data, seatbelt use data, etc.) associated with each of the plurality of vehicle operators of the driver risk group may be analyzed. Based on the analysis of the vehicle sensor data, one or more indicia of safe driving behavior associated with the driver risk group may be identified. In response to a third-party query regarding a vehicle operator in the driver risk group, an indication of the safe driving behavior associated with the driver risk group may be provided to the third party.
US11155266B2
An active roll control apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first actuator that is disposed adjacent to front wheels or rear wheels and is configured to adjust roll stiffness. A controller operates the first actuator in a reverse phase control manner in a roll angle increasing direction when a vehicle is in a low-friction turning driving state.
US11155264B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining a driving action in autonomous driving. The systems may obtain driving information associated with a vehicle; determine a state of the vehicle; determine one or more candidate driving actions and one or more evaluation values corresponding to the one or more candidate driving actions based on the driving information and the state of the vehicle by using a trained driving-action model; select a target driving action from the one or more candidate driving actions based on the one or more evaluation values; determine a target driving path based on the target driving action; and send signals to a control component of the vehicle to direct the vehicle to take the target driving action to follow the target driving path.
US11155262B2
The disclosure includes embodiments for modifying the acceleration of an ego vehicle based on wireless vehicle data included in a wireless message. A method includes receiving the wireless message that includes wireless vehicle data that describes one or more physical properties of a downstream vehicle. The wireless vehicle data indicates a presence of a traffic obstruction. The method includes determining a modification for an acceleration of the ego vehicle based on the wireless vehicle data and the indication of the traffic obstruction. The method includes modifying the acceleration of the ego vehicle based on wireless vehicle data compliant with the DSRC standard. The modified acceleration causes the ego vehicle to travel at a velocity consistent with a preceding vehicle and the downstream vehicle so that the ego vehicle does not collide with the preceding vehicle or the other downstream vehicle, which are in the same lane as the ego vehicle.
US11155260B1
The present invention provides a vector based awareness matrix or system for mimicking a human driver situational awareness and to control a host autonomous vehicle accordingly.
US11155259B2
A system and method for egocentric-vision based future vehicle localization that include receiving at least one egocentric first person view image of a surrounding environment of a vehicle. The system and method also include encoding at least one past bounding box trajectory associated with at least one traffic participant that is captured within the at least one egocentric first person view image and encoding a dense optical flow of the egocentric first person view image associated with the at least one traffic participant. The system and method further include decoding at least one future bounding box associated with the at least one traffic participant based on a final hidden state of the at least one past bounding box trajectory encoding and the final hidden state of the dense optical flow encoding.
US11155232B2
A folding method of a far-side airbag apparatus may include: a first folding step of folding an upper portion of an airbag sheet toward an inboard side; a second folding step of folding both widthwise sides of the airbag sheet toward an outboard side; a third folding step of folding the upper portion of the airbag sheet toward the inboard side; and a fourth folding step of roll-folding the airbag sheet.
US11155231B2
A restraint performance improvement portion of a curtain airbag device for a vehicle is provided at a location of a lower end portion of a curtain airbag which location corresponds with a vehicle seat when the vehicle seat is in a comfortable state. The restraint performance improvement portion inhibits a head area of a vehicle occupant from slipping past the curtain airbag to a vehicle width direction outer side thereof when the vehicle occupant is being restrained.
US11155229B2
A device for removably mounting an airbag module includes at least two hooks connected to one of the airbag module or the steering wheel. The hooks cooperate with insertion elements located on the other of the airbag module or the steering wheel. A resilient ring forms elements for holding the hooks in zones of interaction. The resilient ring includes: first portions that extend in the interaction zones, and a second portion. The mounting device further includes elements for guiding the resilient ring that cause displacement of the first portions out of the zones of interaction, during displacement of the second portion in a direction away from an axis of rotation of the steering wheel.
US11155217B2
A bicycle carrier convertible between a first configuration in which one or more bicycles are accommodated and a second extended configuration in which one or more additional bicycles are accommodated for transport on a carrying vehicle. The bicycle carrier can include a vehicle engaging frame configured to be mounted on a carrying vehicle. An elongate rearward extending support member can be coupled to the frame at a proximate end of the support member by a variably configurable hub configured to set the support member in a plurality of orientations relative to the frame. A manual actuator can be operably coupled to the variably configurable hub by a linkage. A distal end of the support member can be positioned away from the frame and configured to be alternately coupled to the actuator, or an add-on support member that accommodates one or more additional bicycles coupled to the bicycle carrier.
US11155213B2
A roof luggage rack, a roof luggage rack assembly, and a vehicle having a roof luggage rack are provided. The roof luggage rack includes a body portion, defining a receiving chamber, and an illuminator, arranged in the receiving chamber. According to present the roof luggage rack, a lighting effect is provided to illuminate a side of the vehicle. A driver can observe a traffic condition or check articles carried on the luggage rack at night. Further, the luggage rack may have a dazzling lighting effect, and the vehicle may have an aesthetic appearance.
US11155212B2
An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element having a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate with an electro-optic medium sandwiched therebetween and bounded by a perimeter seal. A front substrate has a rounded perimeter edge region that has a radius of curvature of at least 2.5 mm and that spans between a front side and a rear side of the front substrate. The rear side of the front substrate is adhesively attached at a first surface of the first glass substrate of the mirror reflective element. The rounded perimeter edge region of the front substrate is exterior the mirror casing and provides a smooth continuous transition between the front side of the front substrate and a side wall surface of the mirror casing.
US11155206B2
A proximity sensor installed inside a vehicle can include: an outer frame formed of a first non-conductive substance and including a first metal layer; an inner frame formed of a second non-conductive substance, including a second metal layer, and disposed in an interior of the outer frame; a sensor electrode contacting the second metal layer; and a sensor Integrated Circuit (IC) connected to the sensor electrode and configured to detect an approach or a contact of a user's hand. The first metal layer can be connected to the ground (GND) so as to confine a sensing field of the sensor electrode to the interior of the outer frame.
US11155205B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method of facilitating communications from an autonomous vehicle to a user. For instance, a method may include, while attempting to pick up the user and prior to the user entering an vehicle, inputting a current location of the vehicle and map information into a model in order to identify a type of communication action for communicating a location of the vehicle to the user; enabling a first communication based on the type of the communication action; determining whether the user has responded to the first communication from received sensor data; and enabling a second communication based on the determination of whether the user has responded to the communication.
US11155199B2
The invention discloses a dunnage bag arrangement for securing loads, includes an inflatable dunnage bag having a gastight inflatable bladder; and a hanger member connected to the dunnage bag and adapted to being supported on top of loads and adapted to support the dunnage bag in a void between loads. The dunnage bag includes a reinforcing sleeve made of at least one material ply, the sleeve having a first opening and a second opening, and the sleeve being folded and sealed and/or stitched to close off at least one of the openings.
US11155187B2
A child restraint base adapted for a child restraint carrier includes a base body for mounting the child restraint carrier, a first panel component, a second panel component, an anchor belt and a third panel component. The first panel component and the second panel component are disposed on the base body and spaced from each other. A first through slot is formed between the first panel component and the base body. A second through slot is formed between the second panel component and the base body. The anchor belt passes through the first through slot and the second through slot and is slidable between an in-use position and a stored position. The third panel component is disposed between the first panel component and the second panel component and pivotable between an opened position and a closed position for tensioning the anchor belt to remove slack from the anchor belt.
US11155183B2
A method of controlling a battery includes controlling a latching relay unit in response to vehicle state information, and converting a battery system of a vehicle into either a high-voltage battery system or a low-voltage battery system according to control of the latching relay unit.
US11155175B2
When energization drive is applied to a connection detection transistor connected with an auxiliary battery, a power-supply opening/closing device is closed through a relaying connection device; a microprocessor in a charge control apparatus starts its operation through a stabilized power source; then, the resistance value of a first resistor is calculated based on respective measurement voltages at related points, which are inputted to a multi-channel A/D converter, so that the type of a charging cable is detected.
US11155172B2
The present invention discloses a power supply system capable of supplying electric power to a vehicle, in particular, an electric vehicle, while reducing the number of components and improving stability. An embodiment of the present invention discloses a power supply system comprising: a battery comprising battery cells; a first switching device formed between one electrode of the battery and a power load unit comprising a motor that receives power from the battery; a pre-charge resistor having one end electrically connected to the other electrode of the battery; and a second switching device formed between the other end of the pre-charge resistor and the other electrode of the battery.
US11155166B2
A work machine may include a steering system, a user interface, a detection device, and a control device. The user interface may generate an input signal corresponding to operator input. The detection device may generate a detection signal corresponding to a presence of an operator relative to the user interface. The control device may determine that the operator is unavailable based on the detection signal and the input signal, and enable a lockout mode based on determining that the operator is unavailable. The control device may determine, while the lockout mode is enabled, a readiness indicator. The readiness indicator may confirm a readiness of the operator based on determining that the detection signal satisfies a readiness criterion. The control device may disable the lockout mode based on determining that the readiness criterion is satisfied.
US11155155B2
A power transmission system of a vehicle may include: a first input shaft selectively connectable to an engine output through a first clutch; a second input shaft selectively connectable to the engine output through a second clutch; a first intermediate shaft; a second intermediate shaft; an output shaft disposed in parallel with and apart from the first intermediate shaft and transmitting power from the first intermediate shaft and the second intermediate shaft to a final reduction gear of a differential apparatus; a motor/generator fixedly connected to any one of the first input shaft and the first intermediate shaft; a continuously variable shifting device operably connecting the first input shaft to the first intermediate shaft; and a plurality of shifting gear sets operably connecting the second input shaft, the first and the second intermediate shaft and the output shaft with each other.
US11155153B2
A vehicle including a hybrid battery pack includes a first battery pack and a second battery pack. The first battery pack has a higher energy density than the second battery pack. The second battery pack has a higher power density than the first battery pack. A power inverter module is connected between the hybrid battery pack and a motor generator unit (MGU) that is connected to a powertrain of the vehicle. The power inverter module is configured to regulate power flow between the hybrid battery pack and the MGU. A battery management module is configured to: control switching of the power inverter module; selectively charge and discharge at least one of the first battery pack and the second battery pack; and selectively charge the first battery pack with power from the second battery pack.
US11155152B2
Disclosed and described herein are embodiments of a system that compresses a hydraulic fluid, which is used to perform work.
US11155142B2
A hood air intake and water separation system includes a first separation chamber having a first inlet fluidly coupled to a hood intake vent of the vehicle, a first outlet, and at least one first drain opening. The first separation chamber is configured to separate water and air ingested through the intake and direct the separated water through the at least one first drain opening and direct the separated air through the first outlet. A second separation chamber includes a second inlet fluidly coupled to the first separation chamber first outlet, a second outlet, and at least one second drain opening. A third chamber includes a third inlet fluidly coupled to the second separation chamber second outlet, and a third outlet. The first and second separation chambers are configured to direct ingested water away from an airpath to the engine.
US11155139B2
Disclosed is a thermal management system for a vehicle including: a refrigerant circulation line including a refrigerant loop having a compressor, a water-cooling condenser, a first expander, an air-cooling condenser, a second expander and an evaporator, and a third expander and a chiller which are connected with the second expander and the evaporator in parallel in order to circulate refrigerant; a cooling line in which a radiator exchanging heat with the air to cool coolant, an electronic part, the chiller and a battery are connected in parallel and in which the coolant flows; and a heating line which circulates the coolant heated by exchanging heat with the refrigerant in the water-cooling condenser to heat the interior, and which is connected with the cooling line or blocked from the cooling line according to heating and cooling modes.
US11155136B2
A universal wishbone trailing arm and methods are provided for coupling a wheel to a vehicle chassis. The universal wishbone trailing arm comprises a wheel hub that fastenably receives the wheel. A cylindrical axle support supports one or more roller bearings whereby the wheel hub is rotatable. A first swing arm and a second swing arm extend forwardly from a joined swing arm. The cylindrical axle support is coupled to a rear of the joined swing arm. A first chassis mount hingedly couples the first swing arm to the vehicle chassis. A second chassis mount hingedly couples the second swing arm to an articulated mount which is configured to couple the second swing arm to the vehicle chassis. The articulated mount cooperates with the first second swing arms to change camber of the wheel, such that a tracking of the wheels remains substantially unchanged during traveling over rough terrain.
US11155134B1
A protective apparatus for a trailer tongue jack having a head and a column may include a protective cover having a shape that substantially conforms to the shape of the head, and an opening to accommodate the column when the protective cover is placed on the jack. First and second hook holders may be adapted to connect hooks for first and second trailer safety chains to the protective cover when the chains are not in use. A plug holder may be adapted to hold a plug for a trailer wiring harness when the harness is not in use. The protective cover may include an access port that aligns with a user interface on the jack when the protective cover is placed on the jack.
US11155128B2
The invention relates to a wheel monitoring device (D) of the type comprising a housing (100) formed from a hollow core (101) containing different components including an electronic board (500) and a power supply battery (600) for said board (500), said housing (100) being positioned inside the tire and fixed to the internal portion (220) of the valve (200) fitted on the wheel, a polymer material filling in the free volume. The device is remarkable in that the housing (100) is preformed so as to provide at least two different superposed parallel installation planes (P1, P2) on which the different components are distributed, said housing (100) being preformed with a lateral opening to enable the different components to slide laterally into their appropriate installation plane (P1, P2).
US11155126B2
A controller for controlling a pneumatic control valve (PCV) in a central tire inflation system (CTIS). The controller includes an electronic processor having an electrical input for receiving a supply-side pressure signal. The electronic processor is configured to control a first control valve (VINSS) to generate a pneumatic control signal for changing an operating state of a pneumatic control valve (PCV). The electronic processor also monitors the supply-side pressure signal and identifies a change in the operating state of the pneumatic control valve (PCV) in dependence on a change in the supply-side pressure. The electronic processor is configured to output a first valve close signal upon determining that the pneumatic control valve (PCV) has changed operating state. Also provided is a CTIS incorporating a controller; to a vehicle; and to a method of controlling a pneumatic control valve (PCV).
US11155116B2
Embodiments include a cap or hat decoration method by providing a press including a lower platen and upper platen, and coupling a pad to the lower platen, where the pad is dimensioned based on one or more dimensions of the cap or hat, and positioning the cap or hat onto at least a portion of the pad. Further, the method includes positioning at least one decoration onto at least a portion of the cap or hat, where the at least one decoration includes a heat-activated adhesive, and heating and compressing the decoration onto the cap or hat by compressing the cap or hat and decoration between the lower platen and upper platen.
US11155112B2
A method and a security element with a front side and a rear side lying opposite the front side, wherein the security element has two or more security features, wherein a first security feature of the two or more security features has one or more first layers and a second security feature of the two or more security features has one or more second layers, wherein the first security feature and the second security feature are in particular arranged in register with each other, wherein the first security feature generates at least one first optically variable effect and the second security feature generates at least one second optically variable effect, wherein the at least one first optically variable effect has a first color and the at least one second optically variable effect has a second color, wherein the first color and the second color differ from each other, as well as a method for producing a security element.
US11155111B2
The present invention relates to a coating formulation for digital printing media comprising a polymeric binder and a solid metal complex, wherein said solid metal complex comprises (i) a divalent or trivalent metal cation and (ii) a polydentate ligand. The invention further relates to a method for preparing the inventive coating formulation, to a digital printing medium comprising the inventive coating and a method for preparing same, and to corresponding uses.
US11155110B2
An inkjet printer includes: a conveyer configured to convey a print medium; an inkjet head configured to eject ink to the print medium conveyed by the conveyer; a flow adjuster configured to adjust strength of an air flow in an under-head space which is a space between the inkjet head and the conveyer; and a controller configured to control the flow adjuster such that the smaller a satellite droplet generated from the ink ejected by the inkjet head is, the stronger the air flow in the under-head space is.
US11155105B2
A recording apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record an image on a recording medium, a discharge unit, a tray, and a side portion. The discharge unit discharges the recording medium in a discharge direction. The recording medium discharged by the discharge unit is stacked on the tray. The side portion regulates the recording medium stacked on the tray in a direction intersecting the discharge direction. The side portion is provided with an exhaust vent hole including an inclined portion for upwardly exhausting air from an inside of the recording apparatus to an outside of the recording apparatus.
US11155093B2
A method of producing a structure having a through substrate includes: forming a protective member having an atmosphere communication layer having a structure communicating with the through hole by permeation from at least a part of a layer side surface part to the through hole, and a gas-impermeable protective layer in this order, on the second surface of the through substrate; forming a dry film resist layer having a resin layer and a support member in this order, on the first surface of the through substrate; and peeling the support member from the resin layer, the support member being peeled from the resin layer in a state that the through hole of the through substrate is communicated with atmosphere by at least the atmosphere communication layer, in the peeling.
US11155091B2
A liquid discharge apparatus includes an individual flow passage member; and a common flow passage member joined to the individual flow passage member in a first direction. The individual flow passage member has nozzle groups formed on a surface on a side opposite to the common flow passage member and connecting hole groups formed on a surface on a side of the common flow passage member; and the common flow passage member has manifold flow passages corresponding to the connecting hole groups respectively. Each of the nozzle groups includes nozzles aligned in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; and each of the connecting hole groups includes connecting holes aligned in the second direction and connected to the nozzles respectively. Each of the manifold flow passages extends in the second direction and is connected to the nozzles via the connecting holes.
US11155085B2
A thermal fluid ejection heating element may include a first conductive trace, and an at least partially perforated resistive thin film material electrically coupling the first conductive trace to a second conductive trace. The perforations within the perforated resistive thin film material defines a resistance of the thermal fluid ejection heating element.
US11155083B2
A member transfer method includes sticking a member supported at a support to an object, thinning the support after the sticking of the member to the object, and removing the support from the member after the thinning of the support.
US11155074B2
The invention relates to a system for producing three-dimensional screen-printed articles, comprising a press bed with a printing screen, by means of which at least one printing exploit can be printed multiple times, wherein after each completed printing, the lift-off can be increased by the application thickness of the previous printing.
US11155071B2
The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize support structure in the process of building objects that may be removed by rotating the support structure to a second orientation before removal, as well as novel support structures to be used within these AM processes. The support structures are fabricated in a first orientation and then rotated to the second orientation. The support structures are removed by passing through an outlet of the object.
US11155067B2
Devices, methods and systems disclosed herein relate to the application of a protective film on a surface of an electronic device that instantly reduces air bubbles and eliminates the waiting time usually required when using a wet fluid solution. In one embodiment, a flange may be configured to couple to the protective film. The flange may aid in the accurate application of the protective film to the electronic device.
US11155066B2
Functionalized corrugated cardboard, at least one paper web of which is replaced by a functionalized, multi-layer plastic film.
US11155063B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a stretchable structure that has stretchability together with high stress relaxation properties, and provides fit feeling with less tightening by recovering slowly after stretching. The object is achieved by a stretchable structure having the following characteristics: a tensile permanent set (PS10M) of 1% or more and 50% or less, wherein the tensile permanent set (PS10M) is a value obtained 10 minutes after 150% elongation at a tension rate of 200 mm/minute in accordance with JIS K7127, and a ratio PS1M/PS10M of 1.10 or more, wherein the PS10M is the tensile permanent set obtained 10 minutes after the elongation and the PS1M is the tensile permanent set obtained 1 minute after the elongation.
US11155056B2
A method of forming a laminated metallic structure including (1) nesting metallic preformed components to form a preform, each one of the components includes first and second side portions, wherein a portion of the second side portion is substantially perpendicular to a portion of the first side portion, and a third side portion, wherein at least a portion of the third side portion is substantially perpendicular to at least a portion of the first and second side portions, the third side portion is discontinuous with the first side portion, and adjacent edges of the first and third side portions are parallel, and the components are nested so that the adjacent edges of the first and third side portions are substantially perpendicular to the adjacent edges of the first and third side portions of another one of the components; and (2) bonding the components together.
US11155054B2
A print and inspection apparatus for use with a pouch filling and sealing machine. The apparatus has a platform with a vertical height adjustment. A print module and an inspection module are mounted to carriages which are adjustably movable along a horizontal “X” axis and adjustable along a horizontal “Z” axis. A path for the pouches is formed by a guide rail and back rail. The apparatus permits printing of information on a pouch and inspection of the pouch.
US11155053B2
A main die-cut element is divided along a predefined division line to obtain a first die-cut element and a distinct second die-cut element. Glue is deposited on a first portion of one from between the first die-cut element and a secondary die-cut element and on a second portion of one from between the second die-cut element and the secondary die-cut element. The method includes forming an opened die-cut element of the tray plus lid type given by the combination of the first die-cut element and the second die-cut element, wherein these two elements are coupled to the secondary die-cut element, with the first die-cut element and the secondary die-cut element partly superposed and pressed to one another at the first portion and the second die-cut element and the secondary die-cut element being partly superposed and pressed together at the second portion.
US11155051B2
A tire vulcanizing method comprises: a step of causing a connecting body, at which an upper mold of a vulcanization mold is supported and that connects together upper end portions of upper tubes of a plurality of supporting pillars, the supporting pillars being disposed so as to be apart in a peripheral direction at a periphery of the vulcanization mold, which is formed from a lower mold and the upper mold, which is set above the lower mold, and the supporting pillars having lower tubes that are hollow and the upper tubes, which are hollow and are slidably engaged with the lower tubes, and the supporting pillars extending in a vertical direction, to, together with the upper tubes and the upper mold, approach the lower mold, and close the vulcanization mold; and a step of vulcanizing an unvulcanized tire that is accommodated at an interior of the vulcanization mold that is closed, wherein the causing the connecting body, the upper tubes and the upper mold to approach the lower mold is carried out by operating raising/lowering mechanisms that are accommodated at interiors of the supporting pillars.
US11155044B2
A method of removing a vacuum bag from a composite mold. Removable strips are placed around the perimeter of the component parts and across the parts to create natural break points in the consumable materials used during manufacture of a composite product, e.g. wind turbine blade. The vacuum bag, and other consumable layers, are placed over the removable strip such that when the strips are pulled, the strip tears, in a controlled and complete manner, through each layer of consumables. This eliminates the need to use a knife/scissor to remove the finished product, thereby avoiding risk of injury.
US11155040B2
A closed-loop adaptive material deposition apparatus and method uses a scanning system to monitor an additively manufactured object as it is being fabricated and adapting the geometric shape and material composition of the subsequent layers based on the scan data. The scanning system repeatedly captures geometric and/or material information of a partially manufactured object with optional auxiliary objects inserted during the manufacturing process. Based on this information, the actual surface geometry and/or actual material composition is computed. Surface geometry may be offset and used as a slicing surface for the next portion of the digital model. The shape of the slicing surface may then be recomputed each time the system scans the partially fabricated object.
US11155039B2
An additive manufacturing method includes receiving a design model indicative of a part that may be fabricated using the additive manufacturing method, and generating expected-warping information based on the design model, the expected-warping information being indicative of an expected change in a shape of the part resulting from the additive manufacturing method. The method also includes modifying the design model based on the expected-warping information and fabricating the part using the modified design model.
US11155035B2
A method of printing a three-dimensional color object having a contoured surface onto a substrate includes printing color ink layers and structural ink layers. A color ink layer is printed onto the substrate. Structural ink layers are printed onto the color ink layer to build the three-dimensional shape of the object. The contoured surface is formed from varying the heights of pixel columns in the printing information. The heights of the pixel columns may be varied by printing different numbers of layers in adjacent columns or by printing the same number of layers in adjacent columns where some pixels in a column have different thicknesses than other pixels in the column.
US11155033B2
Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (5) that is guided inside a process chamber (6) of the apparatus (1), wherein a determination device (7, 8) is provided that is arranged inside the process chamber (6) and adapted to determine at least one parameter of the energy beam (5), preferably during an additive manufacturing process, in particular during a process step of the additive manufacturing process in which build material (3) is applied onto a build plane (11) of the apparatus (1).
US11155031B2
A nozzle for depositing fiber-reinforced polymer having a radiative chamber comprising an outer structure of a nozzle end; a cooling chamber coupled to the outer structure; and a filament guide tube extending into the cooling chamber.
US11155028B1
The invention is generally a 3D printer configured for printing 3D objects using a high-viscosity photosensitive material. The 3D printer may include a fluid retaining assembly which comprises a rotating tank. A printing platform is situated in a manner such that a bottom surface of the printing platform makes contact with the printing solution in the tank. To facilitate printing using the high-viscosity printing material, a scraper assembly may be implemented in order to properly prepare the printing solution onto a surface of the tank. The scraper assembly prepares the material by scraping a layer of the material onto the surface of the tank for facilitating curing of the layer onto the printing platform.
US11155025B2
The combination of 3D printing technology plus the additional dimension of transformation over time of the printed object is referred to herein as 4D printing technology. Particular arrangements of the additive manufacturing material(s) used in the 3D printing process can create a printed 3D object that transforms over time from a first, printed shape to a second, predetermined shape.
US11155020B2
A device for attaching a mouthpiece to an innerliner of an aircraft water tank is provided. A cylinder portion of an innerliner is thermally deformed to conform to an inner circumferential portion of a cylinder-like portion, and an inner circumferential portion of a dome portion of the innerliner is attached to a skirt portion by an adhesive. A lower mold includes two sections inserted inside the innerliner from the inner side of a mouthpiece in a folded state. The two sections are opened inside the innerliner and a holding member holds the two sections in an open state. The lower mold can be disposed in the innerliner sealed from the inner side of the mouthpiece, and abutment of an outer abutting surface of an upper mold against a first annular surface and abutment of an inner abutting surface of the lower mold against a second annular surface can be performed.
US11155011B2
A method and assembly for injection molding a part. The injection molding assembly has a frame and a core back assembly on the frame with a material controlling region. The core back assembly has first and second states with the material controlling region: i) in a first position with the core back assembly in the first state; and ii) in a second position with the core back assembly in the second state. First and second mold units are configured to be placed in operative relationship on the frame wherein the first and second mold units cooperate to form a mold cavity on the frame. The frame, core back assembly, and first and second mold units are configured so that the state of the core back assembly is changed as an incident of the first and second mold units being placed in the operative relationship.
US11155006B2
In the method and the apparatus for releasing a molded article from a mold according to the embodiments, the lateral of the molded article in the mold is pressed, so that it is possible to minimize the damage of the mold and the molded article at the time of the release, while the amount of a mold release agent used is minimized.
US11155004B2
The disclosure relates to systems, methods and compositions for inkjet printing of ceramic dielectric portions. Specifically, the disclosure relates to systems, methods and compositions for the inkjet printing of three dimensional patterns formed from pre-ceramic polymer derived interpenetrated networks that are comprised of at least two phases, or bi-continuous phases, one formed by free radical polymerization and the other by sol-gel polymerization.
US11154997B2
There is provided a method of providing feedback regarding motion of a rotary shaver performed by a user, the method comprising the steps of receiving, during at least one time interval, at least one motion type determined for the motion of the rotary shaver performed by the user, wherein the motion type is selected from a set of predefined motion types that comprises small rotational motion and one or more other predefined motion types; determining a degree of occurrence in the time interval of each of the motion types in the set of time interval; determining from the determined degree of occurrence of each of the motion types in the set of predefined motion types which motion type has a highest degree of occurrence in the time interval; and providing feedback to the user to increase a degree of occurrence of small rotational motion of the rotary shaver if the determined motion type having the highest degree of occurrence is one of the other predefined motion types.
US11154995B2
A folding knife has a blade pivotably mounted between a first handle scale and a second handle scale and attached to a first pivot post and a second pivot post. A locking mechanism is slidably mounted in the first handle scale and is spring biased into contact with the first pivot post. The locking mechanism is spring biased into contact with a first groove on the first pivot post when the blade is in a closed position thereby preventing the blade from pivoting to the open position, and the locking mechanism is spring biased into contact with a second groove on the first pivot post when the blade is in an open position thereby preventing the blade from pivoting to the closed position.
US11154987B2
A robot includes a robot body including a base, a first movable section provided turnably with respect to the base, and a second movable section provided turnably with respect to the first movable section, a first proximity sensor for detecting contact with or approach of an object to the first movable section, and a second proximity sensor for detecting contact with or approach of the object to the second movable section. The first proximity sensor includes a first electrode section having a capacitance that changes according to the contact or approach of the object, and a first circuit section for detecting the capacitance of the first electrode section. The second proximity sensor includes a second electrode section having a capacitance that changes according to the contact or approach of the object, and a second circuit section for detecting the capacitance of the second electrode section.
US11154986B2
Systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for planning and re-planning robot motions. The techniques can include obtaining a schedule that defines an execution order for a plurality of plans, each plan defining a sequence of tasks; providing instructions to the robotic system to execute plans from the plurality of plans according to the schedule; obtaining measurements for one or more parameters that represent a state of the robotic system or its environment that results from execution of at least one plan from the plurality of plans; determining, based on the measurements, that a particular plan from the plurality of plans, which has not completed execution, is to be revised; generating, using the measurements, a revised version of the particular plan; and adjusting the schedule so as to resolve a conflict between the revised version of the particular plan and at least one other plan in the plurality of plans.
US11154985B1
A method includes receiving input data indicative of tactile input at a bidirectional jog control device associated with a seven-degree-of-freedom (7DOF) robotic arm, where the 7DOF robotic arm is in a first arm configuration with an end effector of the 7DOF robotic arm positioned at a first pose in an environment. Based on the input data, the method further includes determining a direction to jog the 7DOF robotic arm through a null space while keeping the end effector fixed at the first pose in the environment. The method additionally includes controlling the 7DOF robotic arm to jog through the null space in the determined direction to a second arm configuration, where the end effector is positioned at the first pose in the environment when the 7DOF robotic arm is in the second arm configuration.
US11154979B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a workbench, includes: a workbench unit (110), including a first workbench unit (112) and a second workbench unit (114), the first workbench unit (112) and the second workbench unit (114) are rotatably connected; the first table unit (112) is provided with a first working surface (1120), and the second workbench unit (114) is provided with a second working surface (1140); a bracket (120), including a plurality of support legs (122) and detachably connected to the workbench unit (110); when the workbench unit (110) is in the first state, the first working surface (1120) and the second working surface (1140) together form a working surface supporting the workpiece; when the workbench unit (110) is in the second state, the first workbench unit (112) and the second workbench unit (114) form a bracket placement cavity (140) for at least partially accommodating the bracket (120).
US11154970B2
A nail supply device for pneumatic nail gun, including a piston seat, a longitudinal slideway, a transverse slideway connected to the longitudinal slideway, nail guide plates, and a slide clearance; the lower surface of the piston seat having a nail output interface; the upper surface of the piston seat having a nail inlet hole vertically connected to the nail output interface, the front side of nail inlet hole is connected to the rear side of longitudinal slideway; the front sidewall of the piston seat having a piston hole and a nail push hole adjacent to the piston hole, the nail push hole is connected to the longitudinal slideway. The nail supply device for pneumatic nail gun of the present invention can supply nails automatically when the pneumatic nail gun is nailing, the nailing efficiency and nailing quality are guaranteed effectively.
US11154969B2
A fastener extractor device for removing seized fasteners and aiding in disengaging the extractor device from said seized fastener afterwards. The extractor device includes a shank body, a drive head, a torque-tool body, a tubular sleeve, an external thread, and an internal thread. The torque-tool body includes a plurality of laterally-bracing sidewalls and an at least one engagement feature. The engagement feature is integrated into a specific sidewall to bite into a sized fastener. The drive head is terminally and concentrically connected to the shank body to receive an external torque tool. The torque-tool body is terminally and concentrically connected to the shank body, opposite the drive head. The tubular sleeve is slidably engaged along the shank body through the internal thread and the external thread to physically disengaged the torque-tool body from a seized fastener.
US11154967B2
A ratchet wrench includes a head with a ratchet wheel, a first pawl unit and a second pawl unit received therein. The first pawl unit includes a first pawl and a second pawl, and the second pawl unit includes a third pawl and a fourth pawl. The first and second pawl units are controlled to be engaged with the ratchet wheel so as to provide sufficient number of teeth to be engaged with the ratchet wheel. The ratchet wrench outputs sufficient torque with a small angle of rotation.
US11154961B2
A method of fabricating a polishing pad using an additive manufacturing system includes receiving data indicative of a desired shape of the polishing pad to be fabricated by droplet ejection. The desired shape defines a profile including a polishing surface and one or more grooves on the polishing pad. Data indicative of a modified pattern of dispensing feed material is generated to at least partially compensate for distortions of the profile caused by the additive manufacturing system, and a plurality of layers of the feed material are dispensed by droplet ejection in accordance to the modified pattern.
US11154956B2
Methods of manufacturing or repairing a turbine blade or vane are described. The airfoil portions of these turbine components are typically manufactured by casting in a ceramic mold, and a surface made up of the cast airfoil and at the least the ceramic core serves as a build surface for a subsequent process of additively manufacturing the tip portions. The build surface is created by removing a top portion of the airfoil and the core, or by placing an ultra-thin shim on top of the airfoil and the core. The overhang projected by the shim is subsequently removed. These methods are not limited to turbine engine applications, but can be applied to any metallic object that can benefit from casting and additive manufacturing processes. The present disclosure also relates to finished and intermediate products prepared by these methods.
US11154949B2
An apparatus, system and method for micro welding, wherein insulated object, such as a wire, that includes a metallic conductor that is at least partially covered by one or more layers of insulation, is positioned across a termination point. A laser beam may be applied to an area of the insulated object overlapping the termination point, wherein the applied laser beam is configured to substantially simultaneously (i) ablate the one or more layers of insulation in a first region of the area, (ii) weld the metallic conductor to the termination point in a second region of the area, and (iii) detach a portion of the object from the termination point in a third region of the area.
US11154947B2
There is provided a laser processing system including: a robot; a laser emission section provided on the robot; an irradiation path calculation section configured to calculate an irradiation path of a laser beam emitted from the laser emission section using information on a position of the robot; a determination section configured to determine whether the irradiation path calculated passes through an allowable irradiation region that is predetermined; and a laser-output reduction section configured to reduce output of the laser beam to be emitted to the irradiation path to a second output lower than a first output for processing in accordance with a determination by the determination section that the irradiation path does not pass through the allowable irradiation region.
US11154941B2
A pen milling device and a method for milling pen blanks therewith. The device has a body selectively engageable with a rotating apparatus. A replaceable cutter is engaged with the body such that a cutting edge thereof extends outwardly beyond the body's end surface. The cutter has multiple cutting edges and may be reoriented relative to the body if a presented cutting edge becomes dull or damaged. A reamer extending outwardly from the body includes at least one flute. As the device is rotated, the cutter removes material from a pen blank and the reamer removes dried adhesive from a bore of a pen tube secured within a hole defined in the pen blank The device removes all of the pen material extending between an end of the pen blank and an associated end of the pen tube.
US11154930B2
A method for producing a porous shaped body may include providing a mixture of a powder including at least one of a metal, a metal alloy, and a ceramic, with a resin/activator mixture. The method may then include introducing the mixture by core shooting into a cavity formed in a forming tool, and solidifying the mixture in the forming tool to give a shaped body. The method may then include heating the shaped body to remove at least one of organic constituents and gases present in the shaped body. The method may further include resolidifying the shaped body by a sintering operation.
US11154923B2
A device and method for making a wire basket, the device having a spinning fixture with a top plate with an outer periphery, arms attached at a top end at the periphery of the top plate and projecting downwardly, such that bottom ends of the arms collectively form a circular arrangement having a diameter greater than the diameter of the top plate, a means for guiding wire onto the spinning fixture such that the wire is wound onto the spinning fixture in a preselected pattern, and contacts to maintain the wire onto the spinning fixture in preselected locations, and the method including providing an apparatus for delivery of wire through a wire feed and for translating the wire feed lineally along a traverse, providing a spinning fixture for winding wire thereon, and winding a preselected pattern of wire onto the spinning fixture by translating the wire feed along the transverse.
US11154921B2
A device for manufacturing a laminated iron core includes a die and a punch configured to punch iron core pieces out of a thin-plate workpiece, a squeeze ring in which the iron core pieces are laminated, and a back-pressure device configured to apply back pressure to the laminated iron core pieces from a side opposite to the punch in a forward-backward direction of the punch. The back-pressure device includes a support body configured to move in the forward-backward direction, a biasing member configured to bias the laminated iron core pieces toward the punch, a drive device having an output shaft, and a conversion mechanism configured to convert rotary motion of the output shaft into linear motion of the support body in the forward-backward direction.
US11154919B2
A device for reforming a vessel cavity is provided that includes a central shaft, a central gear coupled to the central shaft, and a plurality of roller gears coupled to the central gear, with each of the plurality of roller gears having a central portion. A proximal support member couples the plurality of roller gears and at least one of the central gear and the central shaft. A plurality of rollers is also provided, each of the plurality of rollers connected to the central portion of each of the plurality of roller gears. In one form, at least one idler member is disposed between the plurality of rollers. A distal support member couples the plurality of rollers and at least one of the central gear and a translation member. Also, a stationary member is secured to a distal portion of the vessel cavity.
US11154918B2
A rotary tank cleaning spray nozzle assembly which includes a stationary housing, a rotary housing for rotation about a central axis of the stationary housing, and a nozzle carrying hub supported by the rotary housing for rotation about an axis transverse to the axis of the stationary housing. A support rod extends through the rotary housing and into the stationary housing with a lower end supporting the underside of the rotary housing and the upper end being secured by a retainer. The retainer is releasable to permit removal of the rotary housing and nozzle hub from an underside of the stationary housing. A fluid driven drive for the rotary housing and nozzle hub includes a pair of removably mounted bevel gear rings. In one embodiment, liquid lubricating, frustoconical, high load carrying bearings support rotatably.
US11154917B2
A pig pumping unit is provided that allows eight passes to be made simultaneously with a single pumping unit. A single engine is used to drive three or four pumps, each connected into separate pumping units. Two engines may thus be used to drive up to eight pumps in a single trailer.
US11154915B2
A machine for removing debris from pine straw is described. The machine comprises a conveyor system, a doffer, a debris-pine straw separation zone, and a clean pine straw zone. The conveyor system and doffer thin, spread and fluff the pine straw, as well as control the flow of pine straw to the separation zone. A system of air is directed through the separation zone and engages pine straw and debris discharged into the separation zone and effectively separates the debris from the pine straw, after which the pine straw is directed from the separation zone to the clean pine straw zone.
US11154912B2
A denuder, such as a bone stock denuder container, is disclosed. The denuder includes a nozzle and a container body. The nozzle is configured to be fluidically coupled to a source of fluid and to direct a fluid stream. The container body includes curved chamber wall that forms a wash chamber. The wash chamber is configured to receive a bone stock. The nozzle is configured to direct the fluid stream to impact the curved chamber wall.
US11154910B2
A laundry dryer having a cabinet with a plinth, a first door on the plinth, a drum rotatable in the cabinet, a process air flow duct exiting the drum, and a filter assembly behind the first door in the a duct section inside the plinth. The filter assembly includes a frame, a filter supported by the frame, and a cleaning device. The cleaning device has a slidable wiper and a fluff collector. The cleaning device is movable within the frame to cause the wiper to wipe the filter, and to collect material wiped from the filter in the fluff collector.
US11154908B2
A separating apparatus for polysilicon has at least one screen plate, comprising a feed region for polysilicon, a profiled region having peaks and valleys, a region having screen apertures which adjoins the profiled region, and a takeoff region, wherein the screen apertures widen in the direction of the takeoff region, and a separating plate which is horizontally and vertically displaceable is arranged below the screen apertures.
US11154904B2
An ultrasonic air data system (UADS) can include a body configured to mount to an aircraft, an acoustic signal shaping feature associated with the body, and an acoustic source operatively connected to the acoustic signal shaping feature, the acoustic source configured to emit a directional acoustic signal. The acoustic signal shaping feature can be configured to reshape the directional acoustic signal from the acoustic source into an at least partially reshaped signal. The system can include one or more acoustic receivers disposed on or at least partially within the body for receiving the reshaped signal.
US11154901B2
A mask includes a masking body including at least a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge, together defining at least part of a perimeter around a first surface and a second opposing surface. A standoff arrangement includes at least one projection extending from the first or second surface of the masking body. The at least one projection is connected to the first or second surface at a location inward from the at least one edge of the masking body, thereby defining a first overhanging portion of the masking body overhanging the at least one projection proximate to the at least one edge of the masking body.
US11154896B2
An aerosol generator for generating an aerosol from a fluid, comprising: a vibratable membrane having a first side for being in contact with the fluid and an opposite second side, the membrane having a plurality of through holes penetrating the membrane in an extension direction from the first side to the second side, whereby the fluid passes the through holes from the first side to the second side when the membrane is vibrated for generating the aerosol at the second side, each through hole having along its extension direction a smallest diameter, a larger diameter that is larger than the smallest diameter and defined by that diameter that is closest to triple, preferably twice said smallest diameter, each through hole having a nozzle portion defined by that continuous portion of the through hole in the extension direction comprising the smallest diameter of the through hole and bordered by the larger diameter of the through hole, wherein the ratio of the total length of each through hole in the extension direction to the length of a respective one of said nozzle portions in the extension direction is at least 4, preferably at least 4.5 and most preferred equal to or larger than 5.
US11154892B2
The disclosure concerns a coating device for coating components with a coating agent, in particular for painting motor vehicle body components with a paint, with a printhead for applying the coating agent to the component, and with a coating agent supply for supplying the printhead with the coating agent to be applied, wherein the coating agent flows from the coating agent supply to the printhead at a specific coating agent pressure and a specific flow rate. The disclosure provides that the coating supply will control the coating agent pressure and/or the flow rate of the coating agent. Furthermore, the disclosure includes an associated operating method.
US11154889B2
A sprayer of liquids with trigger-operated pump includes a body which can be attached to the mouth of a container and a nozzle for delivery of the liquid. In the body is formed a pumping chamber in communication with the interior of the container and with the delivery nozzle. A one-way valve of suction and of delivery is located in the outlet duct of the liquid a system of precompression comprising a piston pushed with constant force by a spring in occlusion of the outlet duct such as to increase the pressure of the liquid in the outlet duct during the pumping, and also thereby increase the speed or the acceleration of the liquid in output from the nozzle.
US11154866B2
Devices, systems, and methods for detecting molecules of interest within a collected sample are described herein. In certain embodiments, self-contained sample analysis systems are disclosed, which include a reusable reader component, a disposable cartridge component, and a disposable sample collection component. The reader component may communicate with a remote computing device for the digital transmission of test protocols and test results. In various disclosed embodiments, the systems, components, and methods are configured to identify the presence, absence, and/or quantity of particular nucleic acids, proteins, or other analytes of interest, for example, in order to test for the presence of one or more pathogens or contaminants in a sample.
US11154865B2
In the invention described here, the conventional need for feedback control is eliminated by a passive, open-loop approach using a novel microfluidic droplet generator with a step enhancement. The invented droplet generator yields uniform droplet volumes over a wide range of operating pressures, delivering robust performance at a very low cost. The invention also describes a method of droplet generation whereby the step enhancement improves the performance of any squeeze-mode or dripping-mode droplet generator, including but not limited to bridge-mode and flow-focusing configurations. The performance of the invention is sufficiently stable that it can be operated manually yet still deliver best-in-class microfluidic performance. Thus, not only does the invention greatly simplify and reduce the cost of operation in the laboratory, it opens the possibility of performing precision biology out in the field and off of the electrical grid.
US11154864B2
A microfluidic device with a microfluidic circuit including an array of fluidly coupled microchambers. Each microchamber includes a reaction chamber and an associated vent chamber. The microfluidic circuit may be arranged so that a fluid sample introduced to microfluidic device flows into the reaction chamber and air or other gas present in the reaction chamber is vented from the microchamber through the vent chamber. The microchamber may be configured to allow only the flow of air into the vent chamber from the reaction chamber until the air has been displaced from the reaction chamber by the fluid sample and/or a predefined volume of the fluid sample has been received in the reaction chamber. The microchamber may be further configured to release the fluid sample to thereafter flow from the reaction chamber into the vent chamber.
US11154855B2
A mixing system that employs a pump with a highly sensitive means of adding and controlling volumes of single or multiple reagents to a controllable volume of a sample, mixing said samples and reagents, providing the means of employing a specific measurement tool on some portion of the mixed sample, and finally reporting the results to a final control element automatically under industrial conditions and often essentially in situ to fluid flows such as fluid moving through a pipeline or industrial process.
US11154851B2
A method for preparing an anion adsorbent may be provided, which comprises the steps of: mixing at least two metal salts with each other, thereby forming a stack structure in which cationic compound layers and anionic compound layers containing anions and water of crystallization are alternately stacked on one another; performing a first heat treatment on the stack structure to expand between the cationic compound layers, thereby preparing a preliminary anion adsorbent; and performing a second heat treatment on the preliminary anion adsorbent to remove the anions and the water of crystallization from the anionic compound layers while allowing at least one of the anions to remain, thereby preparing the anion adsorbent.
US11154840B2
The present teachings are directed to inorganic oxide materials that include Al2O3, CeO2, and at least one of MgO and Pr6O11. The present teachings are also directed to catalysts having at least one noble metal supported on these inorganic oxide materials, as well as methods for treating exhaust gases from internal combustion engines using such catalysts.
US11154839B2
Poly(acrylic acid)-based superabsorbent polymer (SAP) in a feed stream is converted with UV irradiation into poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) in a flow system. The UV total energy used to convert SAP into PAA is less than about 50 MJ/kg SAP.
US11154835B2
The present invention provides a continuous polymerization apparatus capable of simply and efficiently separating a polymer and solid matter from a reaction mixture while having an apparatus configuration conducive to washing and maintenance, and a continuous production method for a polymer. A continuous polymerization apparatus (100) includes a plurality of reaction vessels (1a to 1c), wherein the plurality of reaction vessels are configured such that reaction mixtures (9a to 9c) successively move through each reaction vessel; in the plurality of reaction vessels, gas phase parts formed above the reaction mixture communicate with one another; and the continuous polymerization apparatus includes a washing part (5), the washing part configured to separate a solid included in the reaction mixture by sedimentation and to perform countercurrent washing.
US11154834B2
A differentially coated device for conducting a plurality of nano-volume specified reactions, the device comprising a platen having at least one exterior surface modified to a specified physicochemical property, a plurality of nano-volume channels, each nanovolume channel having at least one interior surface in communication with the at least one exterior surface. Methods for preparing and using such devices are also provided, as well as a method of registering a location of a dispenser array in relation to a microfluidic array. Quantities related to a vector displacement from the alignment position to a fixed position on the one of the dispenser array and the microfluidic array is determined. The quantities thus determined are used to guide positioning of the dispenser array relative to the microfluidic array.
US11154828B2
A system for mixing particles that includes a liquid comprising inert particles and defining a liquid and air interface; magnetic microparticles suspended at the liquid and air interface; and a magnetic source configured to apply a uniaxial alternating magnetic field parallel to the liquid and air interface, wherein the uniaxial alternating magnetic field promotes a turbulent motion of the magnetic microparticles, which in turn promotes a diffusive motion of the inert particles.
US11154821B2
A composite liquid filtration platform including a composite filtration medium featuring an electrospun polymeric nanofiber layer collected on a porous membrane. When in use, the porous membrane acts as a prefilter used upstream from the polymeric nanofiber layer to remove particles from a liquid stream flowing through the composite filtration structure. The nanofiber layer, positioned downstream from the porous membrane, is used as the retentive layer for critical filtration to provide biosafety assurance, and is responsible for capturing microorganisms like bacteria, mycoplasma or viruses. The composite liquid filtration platform provided herein exhibits permeability advantages over conventional porous membranes or nanofiber mats spun on coarse non-wovens.
US11154816B2
Passive NOx adsorption (PNA) compositions have a formula Pd—NiFe2O4 wherein Pd represents a palladium component, such as palladium oxide, that is adsorbed on surfaces of the nickel ferrite. Such compositions can be synthesized by wet impregnation of nickel ferrite with a palladium salt, and exhibit efficient NOx adsorption at low temperature, with NOx desorption occurring predominantly at high temperature. Two-stage NOx abatement catalysts, effective under engine cold start conditions, include a PNA composition upstream from an NOx conversion catalyst.
US11154812B2
A process for purifying a natural gas feed gas stream including methane and hydrocarbons, including step a): cooling the feed gas stream; step b): introducing the cooled stream into a first phase separator vessel in order to produce a liquid stream and a gas stream; step c): separating the gas stream resulting from step b) in a membrane unit from which a methane-enriched permeate stream and one partially condensed residue stream enriched in hydrocarbons exit; step d): introducing the residue stream resulting from step c) into a second phase separator vessel to produce a liquid stream and a gas stream; step e): introducing at least one portion of the liquid stream resulting from step d) into a JT expansion means; step f): heating at least one portion of the expanded by introduction into the heat exchanger used in step a) counter-current to the feed stream.
US11154809B2
A packing for gas-liquid contact has at least one packing element of a thin layer shape, placed in a standing position. The packing element has a main body portion having a planar liquid film-forming surface extending along a liquid flow direction, and at least one wall portion provided to stand relative to the liquid film-forming surface and extending along the liquid flow direction. The wall portion has a side surface inclined at a predetermined angle to the liquid film-forming surface in a surface position of a liquid film to be formed by a liquid on the liquid film-forming surface.
US11154803B2
The present invention provides an electret fiber sheet having superior recovery of airflow volume by heat treatment and having high air permeability. The electret fiber sheet of the present invention is a nonwoven fabric formed from long fibers that are formed from a thermoplastic resin and have an average single fiber diameter of 0.1 to 8.0 μm, wherein a bulk density of the nonwoven fabric is 0.05 to 0.30 g/cm3 and the long fibers contain a crystal nucleating agent at 0.005 to 1.0% by mass.
US11154800B2
A device and system for purifying a fluid is provided. The device includes a tank having a hollow interior and a lock feature. A cover is sealingly coupled to the tank. A release assembly is pivotally coupled to the cover and engaged with the lock feature, the release assembly having a relief valve fluidly coupled to the hollow interior and a lock member, the release assembly being rotatable between a first position and a second position, wherein the relief valve is in a closed position and the lock member is engaged with the lock feature in the first position, and wherein the relief valve is open and the lock member rotates away from and is disengaged from the lock feature in the second position.
US11154791B2
The invention relates to a device for producing special effect fog, in particular in the field of stage technology, comprising fog generator (1) which is equipped with a heating element, wherein a fog fluid is evaporated by means of the heating element, and at least one ultrasonic vaporizer (5) which is arranged in a housing (2) on the bottom (3) of a main mixing chamber (4), wherein the fog which is generated by the fog generator (1) can be conducted into the main mixing chamber (4), and wherein, furthermore, a baffle wall (7) is provided in the main mixing chamber (4) close to an outlet opening (6). In addition, a pre-mixing chamber (8) is provided, into which an air stream which is generated by a fan (9) and the fog which is generated by the fog generator (1) can be introduced via respective access openings (14, 15). The pre-mixing chamber (8) is connected by means of a transfer opening (10) to the main mixing chamber (4), wherein the transfer opening (10) is arranged in the main mixing chamber (4) so as to lie opposite the baffle wall (7).
US11154790B2
A transformable robot, including a car body, under which the robot is equipped with a right leg and a left leg side by side, and on the upper part of which a right arm is on the right side and a left arm is on the left side. A car head is set in front of the car body and a carriage is set on the back of the car body. A head of the robot is installed on the top of the car body, and the right leg, the left leg, the right arm and the left arm are rotatably installed on the car body.
US11154788B2
The present invention provides for a protective enclosure comprising a base comprising a first continuous mating surface and at least one conveyance aperture, a cover comprising a second continuous mating surface, wherein the second continuous mating surface is configured to form a seal with the first continuous mating surface, and a clamp, wherein at least a portion of the clamp is coupleable to the base, wherein a mouth of the clamp is configured to be offset from the aperture when the clamp is coupled to the base, wherein the clamp comprises a first sealing layer, and wherein the clamp is configured to seal the aperture against contaminants. The protective enclosure may be configured for use in a remotely controllable model vehicle to protect a control module.
US11154787B2
Systems and methods for synchronizing game play of a video game include detecting selection of a video game for game play at a game server. In response, an instance of the video game is executed at the game server. The execution causes the game play to be provided to a game client for rendering on a main portion of a display screen of the game client. A pre-recorded video associated with the video game is provided for rendering in a second portion of the display screen while the game play is being rendered on the main portion of the display screen. The pre-recorded video rendering in the second portion is dynamically synchronized with the game play of the video game rendering in the main portion so that a game scene rendering in the pre-recorded video matches to a game scene of the game play rendering in the main portion of the display screen.
US11154785B2
When a server executes control processing related to a matching match-up using player characters as matched player characters between matched players determined by matching processing, when interference from a matched player character to another matched player character occurs, the server executes parameter control processing with respect to the matched player character having been subjected to the interference in accordance with the interference and executes parameter control disabling processing of disabling control of a parameter value in accordance with the interference by a player character of an unmatched player to the matched player character.
US11154784B2
Systems and method for providing a single sign in a gaming console that associates online activity that is out-of-game/cross game, and/or online activity that is in-game, and/or activity that is offline and in-game with that account. While online, a service tracks activity of gamers and provides usage statistics in a profile. While offline, the game console tracks the player's activity via a mechanism to collect detailed information about a specific player's in-game statistics and accomplishments. The offline activity is cached and uploaded when the console connects to the online service. Players can accumulate achievements offline that are credited towards online activities.
US11154780B2
A computer device having a user interface, a processor, and computer storage. The user interface provides a gameboard comprising tiles supporting game objects, the tiles comprising predefined sets of tiles which are available to support spreading blocking elements. The processor receives a detected user input. If it detects a match condition, the processor removes the game elements of the match condition and generates and displays new game objects to replenish the gameboard. A data structure having tile data is stored in the computer storage. Tile data for tiles of the predefined set(s) comprises a set indicator which indicates whether a tile is in one of the predefined sets. If a blocker spreading mode has been triggered, the processor selects an origin tile which supports a spreading blocking element, identifies a target tile to which the spreading blocking element may spread and generates a blocking element for the target tile.
US11154776B2
A gaming system comprises a handheld user input device, a processor for receiving input data from the handheld user input device and a gaming application for receiving data from the processor based on the received input data from the handheld user input device. The handheld user input device emulates one of a plurality of different devices associated with the gaming application. Each of the plurality of different devices have a set of input commands associated therewith. The set of input commands associated with the one of a plurality of different devices includes a command based on one of motion and orientation of the handheld device.
US11154773B2
A game-agnostic event detector can be used to automatically identify game events. Game-specific configuration data can be used to specify types of pre-processing to be performed on media for a game session, as well as types of detectors to be used to detect events for the game. Event data for detected events can be written to an event log in a form that is both human- and process-readable. The event data can be used for various purposes, such as to generate highlight videos or provide player performance feedback.
US11154771B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for presenting in a graphical user interface a plurality of associable three-dimensional (3D) actions and a plurality of accessories having distinct operational functions, receiving a request to associate one of the plurality of 3D associable actions with an input function of a select one of the plurality of accessories, associating the 3D action with the input function of the selected accessory, monitoring the selected accessory for a stimulation of the input function, and transmitting the 3D action responsive to detecting the stimulation of the input function. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US11154767B2
The invention relates to a snowshoe including a base structure forming a shoe area and a lift area, in which the lift area comprises a side projection on each side of the shoe area, a front portion of the snowshoe substantially corresponding to the front of the shoe area.
US11154764B2
A brake device for a sliding board, including: a base for connecting the brake device to the sliding board; and a brake, including: at least one brake paddle; a latching element which can be moved back and forth between a first position in which the brake paddle can be released in order to slow the sliding board and a second position in which the brake paddle can be fixed in a non-braking position; and a pedal which includes a bearing area for a boot and a functional element which can be moved relative to the bearing area, wherein moving the functional element releases the latching element to be moved from the first position to the second position.
US11154763B1
A harness connection system connects a barrier to an object projecting device to permit an object, such as a ball, to be projected from an exit opening in the object projecting device and passed through an opening in the barrier. The harness connection system has a harness with a connector having an adaptable periphery, a fastener securing the connector to the barrier, and a receiving anchor that receives and secures the connector. To inhibit sagging of the barrier, a retractor is connected to the barrier and to a retractor receiver to draw the barrier taut and away from the exit opening of the object projecting device.
US11154761B2
A basketball performance monitoring system comprising a local microprocessor in communication with a remote computational system. At least one sensor is coupled to the microprocessor. The at least one sensor is coupled to a basketball goal and is configured to sense at least one of an attempt to score a goal and a successful goal. A first display is coupled to the microprocessor and a second display is coupled to the remote computational system.
US11154757B2
A grip for a golf club includes a cylindrical portion into which a shaft is inserted; and an end cap portion. The cylindrical portion, on its outer surface, includes a minute projection region where a plurality of minute projections each of which has a maximum width of 0.2 mm or more and 1.2 mm or less are arranged at intervals of 0.05 mm or more and 0.7 mm or less. The minute projection region is disposed in a first region whose distance in an axial direction from a grip butt end is from 0 mm to 210 mm. Of the grip, a portion from the grip butt end up to 50 mm therefrom has a weight of 10 g or more, and the weight accounts for 39% or more of the whole weight of the grip.
US11154750B2
Split-crank pedaling devices and methods of operation support patient use and rehabilitation, particularly for stroke patients. A split-crank pedaling device includes first and second crank assemblies. First and second motors are operably connected to the first and second crank assemblies. A first shaft sensor produces an indication of a position of the shaft of the first crank assembly. A second shaft sensor produces an indication of a position of the shaft of the second crank assembly. A controller is communicatively connected to the first and second motors and the first and second shaft sensors and calculates a phase error between the positions of the first and second shafts and a predetermined phase relationship between the first and second shafts. The controller operates at least one of the first motor or the second motor to provide a supplemental torque to one of the first crank assembly and the second crank assembly.
US11154741B2
Fitness equipment (1), in particular for the assisted performance of press-ups, comprising a support device (2) having a movable support (3) on which a user rests during use, and an assistance device (4) that is configured for generating an assistance force that moves the support (3) into an initial position, wherein the assistance device (4) is or comprises a traction device which is configured to generate an assistance force on the support (3) that moves the support (3) into the initial position and acts as a tensile force.
US11154732B2
A speed-controllable lifter includes a movable plate, a fixed plate which connected with a hanging ring via a sliding rope. The movable plate is hanged on the sliding rope. A speed control device is provided in the fixed plate, having a stop hub, two stop pads, two arc-shaped stop pad supports and an adjustment means which includes an upper camshaft, a lower camshaft and an adjustment shaft arranged on the upper camshaft for adjusting an opening degree between movable ends of the two stop pad supports. A brake device is provided in the movable plate, having a brake drum, two brake pads, two arc-shaped brake pad supports and a brake means which includes a driving shaft, a driven shaft and a control bar arranged on the driving shaft for controlling a degree of the tightness of movable ends of the two brake pad supports.
US11154723B2
Provided is a laser patch including a patch body having a through hole for laser transmission, a circuit substrate disposed in the patch body, a built-in battery facing the circuit substrate and disposed in the patch body, a laser diode element electrically connected to the circuit substrate and emitting a low-output laser beam to the outside of the patch body by using its own power coming from the built-in battery, and a charging terminal provided in the patch body for selectively supplying electricity to the built-in battery from an external charger.
US11154722B1
A wearable for providing light therapy to a wearer includes at least one fabric panel having an inner surface that when the wearable is worn is configured to face a wearer's skin and an outer surface opposite the inner surface and at least one side-emitting optical fiber affixed to at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface. The side-emitting optical fiber is optically connectable with an optical fiber light source and configured to project light having a therapeutic wavelength toward a wearer of the wearable. When affixed to the fabric panel, the side-emitting optical fiber can have a length in meters no less than the quotient of 0.46 and the average attenuation of the at least one side-emitting optical fiber.
US11154716B2
According to an embodiment of a method for providing neural stimulation, activity is sensed, and neural stimulation is automatically controlled based on the sensed activity. An embodiment determines periods of rest and periods of exercise using the sensed activity, and applies neural stimulation during rest and withdrawing neural stimulation during exercise. Other embodiments are provided herein.
US11154714B2
An implantable medical device (IMD) includes an adjustable capacitive voltage multiplier (CVM) that is responsive to diagnostic circuitry configured to provide control signals within a single stimulation current pulse for adjusting the voltage output applied to an electrode of the IMD's lead system. A control counter is coupled to the diagnostic circuitry for incrementing or decrementing an N-bit counter output signal operative to reconfigure a charge pump arrangement of the CVM so as to facilitate an adjusted voltage output.
US11154712B2
Provided herein are methods, devices and compositions for assessing neuromodulation efficacy based on changes in the level of one or more biomarkers in plasma or urine collected from a human subject following a renal neuromodulation procedure.
US11154705B2
A subretinal prosthetic device includes a substrate provided under a retina, a return electrode for receiving a current such that a ground is formed on the substrate, a plurality of stimulating electrodes provided on the substrate and for generating an active potential to an optic nerve in response to external visual information projected onto the retina, and a switch for controlling the current between each of the plurality of stimulating electrodes and the return electrode. The switch is connected between the plurality of stimulating electrodes and the return electrode to ground the plurality of stimulating electrodes to the return electrode in response to an on or off control signal.
US11154701B2
The present disclosure provides for methods and systems for determining heart rate of a patient. Based on motor current signals of a ventricular assist device (VAD), each of first, second and third events in the measured current signal may be detected, the first event being indicative of a rise or fall in the current signal, the second event being indicative of a rise or fall in the current signal in the opposite direction as the first event, and the third event being indicative of a rise or fall in the current signal in the same direction as the first event. A timer counter may be initiated upon detection of the first event, and an elapsed time may be measured upon detection of the third event. Heart rate may be determined based on the elapsed time of the timer counter.
US11154696B2
Surgical devices with integrated visualization and cauterization are described herein where such devices include an elongate structure having a central lumen and an expandable space-creating structure having at least one expandable leaflet mounted in the vicinity of the distal end and is configured for placement within a mammalian body proximate to a therapeutic target. Also included is a proximal terminal having an actuator mounted in the vicinity of the proximal end and is configured to remain outside of said body and provide an actuation mechanism for actuating the space-creating structure. Additionally, at least one fluid connector and said central lumen is in fluid communication between an interior of the expandable space-creating structure and the at least one fluid connector.
US11154687B2
A patency system for maintaining a patency of an indwelling medical device including an elongated shaft configured to be at least partially received within a portion of the indwelling medical device, and at least one cleaner configured to at least partially dislodge debris formed within the indwelling medical device.
US11154685B2
Some embodiments provide for humidifier control systems and methods configured to adjust power to a heater plate in a surgical humidifier to account for changes in flow rate to provide a consistent output, to provide functionality for different modes of use, and to provide accurate control over temperature and/or humidity at relatively low flows. The humidifier control system can receive a flow rate reading and determine a power requirement corresponding to the received flow rate reading, wherein the power requirement is one of a plurality of set points which correspond to ranges of flow rates. The humidifier control system can determine a mode of use based at least in part on the flow rate reading. The humidifier control system can provide electrical power to the heater plate according to the power requirement and/or the mode of use.
US11154679B2
A mask system for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient includes a nares portion and a mouth portion and an inlet conduit connected to at least one of the nares portion and the mouth portion to deliver the pressurized, breathable gas. The mask system is adapted to selectively utilize the nares portion and/or the mouth portion in a first mode utilizing both the nares portion and the mouth portion, and in a second mode utilizing the nares portion and not utilizing the mouth portion.
US11154678B2
A customized sealing member is for a customized mask. The customized mask includes a support member. The customized sealing member is manufactured by the process of generating surface geometry data of a face of a patient, the surface geometry data corresponding to and representing a surface geometry of the face of the patient; providing a directing apparatus shaped according to the surface geometry data, the directing apparatus being structured to receive and direct a stock of material; and inserting the stock of material into the directing apparatus in order to produce the customized sealing member.
US11154667B2
The present invention an electronic inhaler for the delivery of pharmaceuticals through vaporization.
US11154642B2
Methods to produce laminates including layers of constructs made from P4HB and copolymers thereof have been developed. These laminates may be used as medical implants, or further processed to make medical implants. The laminates are produced at a temperature equal to or greater than the softening points of the P4HB or copolymers thereof. The layers may include oriented forms of the constructs. Orientation can be preserved during lamination so that the laminate is also oriented, when the laminates are formed at temperatures less than the de-orientation temperatures of the layers. The laminate layers may include, for example, films, textiles, including woven, knitted, braided and non-woven textiles, foams, thermoforms, and fibers. The laminates preferably include one or more oriented P4HB films.
US11154641B2
Compositions comprising translucent, dehydrated placental tissue and methods of preparing and using those tissues are provided. Repeated dehydration techniques may produce translucent, dehydrated placental tissues, including translucent, dehydrated placental membrane and umbilical cord, with improved visualization and/or handling characteristics. The present invention also includes methods of healing a wound of the skin, eye, nerve, tendon, muscle, dental region, or dura, including burns, comprising applying the translucent, dehydrated placental tissues of the invention to the wound.
US11154628B2
Techniques regarding self-sterilizing touch sensors are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise an apparatus, which can comprise a heating element. Also, the apparatus can comprise a protective layer adjacent to the heating element. The heating element can generate heat based on a pressure applied to the protective layer and can sterilize the protective layer.
US11154626B2
An evaluation device includes: a processing container that has an intake port and an exhaust port; a microorganism supply device that floats microorganisms in the air inside the processing container; a light source that irradiates the microorganisms floating in the air inside the processing container with ultraviolet rays while the intake port and the exhaust port are in a state of being closed; and a microorganism recovery device that is connected to the exhaust port. The microorganism recovery device discharges air that has a volume larger than the capacity of the inside of the processing container through the exhaust port while introducing air that does not contain microorganisms to be evaluated into the inside of the processing container through the intake port after the irradiation with the ultraviolet rays and recovers the microorganisms contained in the air that is discharged.
US11154625B2
The present invention relates to the diagnosis of clinical conditions characterized by undesirable and/or abnormal selectin expression. In particular, the invention provides for the use of fucoidans for the detection of selectins using imaging techniques including ultrasonography, scintigraphy and MRI. Selectin-targeted imaging agents are provided that comprise at least one fucoidan moiety associated with at least one detectable moiety. Methods and kits are described for using these imaging agents in the diagnosis of clinical conditions such as thrombosis, myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, stroke and ischemic brain trauma, neurodegenerative disorders, tumor metastasis and tumor growth, and rheumatoid arthritis.
US11154624B2
Implantable materials visible under ultrasound may be delivered to a selected placement site and biodegrade after a certain period of time. Ultrasound visible implantable materials may be delivered through an applicator and may include ultrasound contrast agents and/or radiopaque agents. Applications include monitoring the delivery of an implant of the implantable materials to the placement site with ultrasound and delivery of therapeutic agents to a tissue at the placement site for treating a patient.
US11154619B2
Provided herein is a small molecule delivery system with illumination-induced small molecule release based on the binary combination of charged liposomes containing small molecules and oppositely charged conjugates of a peptide with a photosensitizer attached to one end of peptide chain, providing binding to liposomes and their permeabilization upon light illumination.
US11154616B2
The invention provides methods and compositions for treating locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer and for enhancing immune function in an individual having locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The methods comprise administering a PD-1 axis binding antagonist and a taxane.
US11154600B2
Methods are provided for enhancing immunization strategies by manipulation, e.g. in vitro manipulation, of phagocytic antigen presenting cells. In the methods of the invention, phagocytic antigen presenting cells (phAPC) are incubated with a particulate antigen in the presence of an anti-CD47 agent in a dose and for a period of time sufficient to allow the phAPC to phagocytose the particulate antigen, which process generates a “loaded” phAPC. The loaded phAPC is contacted with a population of T cells matched for at least one major histocompatibility locus with the phAPC, where the T cells are stimulated after contacting to generate an effector response against an epitope or epitopes present on the particulate antigen.
US11154599B2
The invention provides for an immunogenic composition comprising a. a directed adjuvant comprising at least an anti-CD32 moiety linked to a TLR9 ligand and a first peptidic alpha-helix; and b. an immunogen comprising an extracellular Her2/neu domain that is linked to a second peptidic alpha-helix coiled to the first alpha-helix; The invention further provides a kit for producing such immunogenic composition, a vaccine comprising such immunogenic composition and its medical use, such as for treating Her2/neu positive tumor diseases.
US11154597B2
Systems and methods are presented that allow for selection of tumor neoepitopes that are then used to generate a recombinant polytope that is optimized for proper trafficking and processing. In preferred methods, the polytope is encoded in a viral expression system that is used as a therapeutic agent.
US11154595B2
The present invention relates to a method for preventing and treating pulmonary fibrosis, comprising administering an effective amount of plasminogen to a subject.
US11154585B2
The present invention relates to an oral applicable therapeutic dosage form, in particular an orodispersible film comprising Enalapril or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for use in the treatment of hypertension in a pediatric population. The pediatric population is defined from 1 to 18 years of age. The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing of such a dosage form.
US11154582B2
Disclosed is a new drug application of a Pithecellobium Clypearia Benth Extract (EA), and particularly is a method of the EA used for treating multiple diseases caused by drug resistant bacteria infection. Related drug resistant bacteria include a Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter Baumannii (MDRAB), an MDR Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (MDRPA), an Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia Coli (ECO) and an ESBL-producing Klebsiella Pneumonia (KPN).
US11154578B2
The present invention provides a composition comprising honey, a preservative and an aqueous carrier, wherein the honey is present in an amount in the range of from 2 to 50% w/w. Uses of the compositions of the invention for the management, treatment or prevention of a respiratory, ophthalmic, ear or vaginal condition in a subject, and for wound management are also described.
US11154577B2
This document provides methods and materials for treating a mammal (e.g., a human) having one or more tumors. For example, embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) that can be used in arterial embolization to reduce or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel that supplies a tumor are provided.
US11154576B2
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US11154575B2
Several embodiments provided for relate to methods of using of anti-CD19 CAR expressing immune cells in immunotherapy. Provided for herein in several embodiments are immune cell-based (e.g., natural killer (NK) cell) compositions comprising CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptors. In some, embodiments the anti-CD19 binder portion of the CAR is humanized. In several embodiments, the humanized anti-CD19 CAR expressing cells exhibit enhanced expression of the CAR as well as enhanced cytotoxicity and/or persistence.
US11154572B2
The present invention concerns methods of treating a disease such as leukemia in a subject by administering natural killer (NK) cells. In particular aspects, HLA-C1-licensed KIR2DL2/3 and KIR2DS2 NK cells are administered to a subject with an HLA-C genotype either homozygous or heterozygous for the C1 allele, or HLA-C2 licensed cells are administered to a subject with an HLA-C genotype homozygous for the C2 allele. In further aspects, the NK cells are genetically modified to express a chimeric antigen receptor and interleukin 15.
US11154570B2
The present invention generally relates to iron-polysaccharide (polydextrose) complexes and methods for the preparation thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to iron-polydextrose complexes and methods for the preparation thereof. The inventive complexes are suitable for use in various compositions, including particulate compositions that may be incorporated in various forms of administration, including tablets, capsules, and intravenous formulations. The complexes and compositions of the present invention are suitable for use in the treatment of iron deficient anemia. Advantageously, in addition to providing iron supplementation the complexes and compositions of the present invention provide certain advantages based on the presence of polydextrose (e.g., its low glycemic index and high fiber content).
US11154567B2
A method for treatment of a liver disease, the method including administering kinsenoside to a patient in need thereof.
US11154565B2
A process is described for preparing a stable emulsion that includes at least one avermectin. Also described, is the emulsion thus obtained, especially for use in the treatment of dermatological disorders such as rosacea.
US11154555B2
Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of a hematological malignancy. Also disclosed herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of Ewings Sarcoma. Said compositions comprise isoform selective pyrrolo-pyrazole PKC inhibitors.
US11154554B2
Therapeutic combinations of a MEK inhibitor and a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor are described. In some embodiments, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising combinations of a MEK inhibitor and a BTK inhibitor and methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions for treating a disease, in particular a cancer.
US11154550B2
Provided is a method of treating and/or preventing Wolfram Syndrome (WS)-related neurodegeneration (i.e. of Wolfram Syndrome-Associated Neuronal Degeneration), by increasing the expression and/or functional activity of p21. A method of screening for pharmacological agents useful in treating and/or preventing such conditions is also provided.
US11154544B2
The present invention relates to amide derivatives which have blocking activities of voltage gated sodium channels as the Nav1.7 and Nav1.8 channels, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of disorders and diseases in which voltage gated sodium channels are involved. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which voltage gated sodium channels are involved.
US11154541B2
Methods of treating a valvular heart disease are provided. Methods for treating valvular heard disease include administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of at least one hedgehog pathway inhibitor. Also provided are methods for reducing fibrosis in a subject, which comprise administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of at least one hedgehog pathway inhibitor.
US11154536B2
The present invention refers to the use of the compounds E-6087 in a weekly dosage regime for the treatment of pain and inflammation associated to a degenerative joint disease such as osteoarthritis or a condition associated to any such disease such as lameness. The present invention is directed to the treatment of mammals, preferably of dogs.
US11154533B2
Compositions and methods for treating skin conditions, ailments or diseases, such as autoinflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis, dermatitis, pyoderma gangrenosum, palmoplantar pustulosis, prurigo nodularis and/or hidradenitis suppurativa, are described. The compositions comprise an agent that modulates the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, in particular an agent that agonizes the receptor. In one embodiment, the agent is indigo or a derivative of indigo, such as indirubin.
US11154530B2
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating liver cancer and a method for producing same, the composition comprising tetraarsenic hexoxide in which the content of tetraarsenic hexoxide crystalline polymorph a (As4O6-a) is 99% or more. The composition of the present invention exhibits an excellent cancer cell proliferation inhibition effect and thus can be useful as an anticancer drug.
US11154523B2
The invention provides compositions and methods to treat diabetic neuropathies. In particular, the invention provides combinations of at least two types of antioxidants have complementary effects for use against diabetic neuropathies. The two types of antioxidants include: antioxidants that comprise stabilizing heteroatoms and antioxidants with extended conjugated segments in a ring structure. At least one of each type of provided antioxidant has a pro-oxidative or conditionally pro-oxidative effect.
US11154518B2
Methods for treating a wound or promote wound healing are provided, comprising the step of administering a composition including an effective amount of β-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist to a subject in need thereof. Also provided is apparatus for wound healing, comprising a dressing and a composition including an effective amount of β-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist.
US11154513B2
The present invention is directed to certain semifluorinated compounds and to compositions comprising such compounds. The invention further provides the use of the compounds and of the compositions as medicaments for topical administration to the eye.
US11154504B2
A controlled release pharmaceutical formulation is provided, comprising cyclosporine-loaded microparticles of a bioresorbable polymer comprising poly(D,L-lactide), wherein the mean diameter of the microparticles is in the range 20 μm to 40 μm. Also provided are medical uses of the pharmaceutical formulation, in particular in the treatment of uveitis, a process for production of the pharmaceutical formulation and injectable dosage forms, including those formulated for intravitreal injection.
US11154501B2
A composition comprises a low-solubility ingredient having a particle size of at most 10 μm dispersed in a solvent. The ingredient is present in an amount greater than the saturation limit of the ingredient in the solvent. The composition passes the freeze-thaw cycling test.
US11154490B2
The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (a) at least one botanical butter; (b) at least one alkaline agent comprising at least one primary amino group and at least three hydroxyl groups; (c) at least one wax; and (d) water. The composition according to the present invention does not produce NDELA, because it does not need to use TEA, but it can provide keratin fibers such as eyelashes with enhanced or improved cosmetic effects or properties, such as excellent volumizing effects (e.g., the thickness of keratin fibers is increased) and even application effects (e.g., the composition can be applied evenly onto keratin fibers to clean appearance of the keratin fibers).
US11154489B1
A hair strengthening, nourishment, and growth composition and method of application that can be used in the form of a shampoo, conditioner, and a serum.
US11154473B2
The present invention relates to a composition, preferably a cosmetic composition, comprising: (a) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of resorcinol and resorcinol derivatives; (b) at least one lipophilic UV filter; (c) at least one lipophilic antioxidant; and (d) at least one oil. The composition according to one embodiment of the present invention is stable with regard to light and/or temperature.
US11154472B2
Compositions are provided for removing nail polish that include a co-mixture of monoalcohol, glycerin, and solvent consisting of C2-C3 monoalcohol, glycerin, and a solvent selected from acetone, a C2-C4 alkyl acetate, and combinations thereof. The composition for includes a co-mixture of monoalcohol, glycerin, and solvent that consists of C2-C3 monoalcohol; glycerin; and less than 55% by weight of solvent selected from acetone, a C2-C4 alkyl acetate, and combinations thereof. The glycerin and the C2-C3 monoalcohol are present in a glycerin to C2-C3 monoalcohol weight ratio of greater than about 0.6. If the solvent includes C2-C4 alkyl acetate then the concentration of C2-C4 alkyl acetate is less than 30% by weight. The composition further includes polyacrylamide and water. The concentration by weight of water in the composition is less than the concentration by weight of glycerin. Methods are also provided.
US11154455B2
An improved portable massage device includes a first housing including a plurality of acupressure protrusions formed on an upper surface thereof and spaced apart from each other. The portable massage device further includes a battery supplying power, a motor connected to the battery to be turned on/off, and a rotating member mounted to surround the motor. In addition, the portable massage device includes a shield plate provided on the rotating member, at least one magnet detachably attached to the shield plate so that the shield plate vibrates when the motor rotates, a case accommodating the motor, a first switch connected to and controlling the battery to be turned on/off, and a second housing detachably combined with the first housing. The battery and the case are accommodated in the first housing or the second housing.
US11154451B2
A compression device for the foot including a wrap adapted to surround the foot, the wrap including at least two bladders which when inflated conform to the shape of the foot to provide compression, the bladders being positioned on the wrap so that a first bladder focuses compression on the heel of the foot and a second bladder focuses compression on the arch of the foot; a channel attached to each bladder for independently delivering fluid to each bladder; and a controller attached to the channels that generates and independently controls the flow of fluid to the bladders.
US11154446B2
According to various embodiments, a portable chair for a disabled individual is disclosed. The portable chair includes a webbing configured to support at least a back and legs of the individual and a plurality of handles around the webbing and weaved together to support the webbing. The handles are configured for lifting the individual.
US11154445B2
A bed is provided. The bed may include a lift system which raises and lowers a support deck of the bed. The lift system may include multiple individually actuatable lift systems. The bed may include a powered bed mover system.
US11154444B1
A medical bed for automatically rolling a patient from back to either side to help avoid the pressure points causing decubitus ulcers. A footboard is provided with a pair of driving mechanisms to independently move a first carriage and a second carriage. The driving mechanisms each translate force to a corresponding unpowered third carriage and fourth carriage on the headboard. The first and third carriages are connected by a first roller shaft. The second and fourth carriages are also connected by a second roller shaft. The first roller shaft and second roller shaft are connected to opposing parallel edges of a sheet. The first and second roller shaft each independently spool the edges of the sheet. As the first roller shaft spools the sheet and the first and third carriages move carrying the first roller shaft, the patient is rolled in a first direction. Independently, the second roller shaft spools the opposing edge of the sheet and the second and fourth carriages move the second roller shaft to roll the patient in a second direction. A middle position leaves the patient on their back.
US11154443B2
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a removable power assist for converting a manual wheelchair into an electronic wheelchair, based on configuring a friction roller to releasably engage with a wheelchair wheel, configuring the friction roller when engaged to drive the wheel through a contact surface with the wheel that may be positioned under the wheelchair seating area, or to the side of the wheelchair seating area, or to the underside of an armrest, or in front of a wheelchair wheel, configuring a motor to rotate the friction roller, and moving the wheelchair based on engaging the friction roller and activating the motor to turn the wheel through force by the friction roller against the contact surface with the wheel. Some designs include a lever configured to permit a user seated in the wheelchair to engage or disengage the friction roller. Configuring the friction roller under the wheelchair seating area, or to the side of the wheelchair seating area, or to the underside of an armrest, or in front of a wheelchair wheel may permit wheelchair folding or unfolding without uninstalling the power assist.
US11154442B1
A motorized mobile system includes a human machine interface (HMI) to provide control instructions to the system. A controller in the system receives the control instructions and generates a control signal, wherein the generated control signal causes one or more components of the motorized mobile system to respond. One or more sensors generate health data related to a user, wherein the health data is stored in a secure memory connected to the controller, and wherein the stored user health data is used to bias the control signal for the motorized mobile system.
US11154426B2
A wound care device for the treatment of wounds is disclosed by means of atmospheric negative pressure in the wound region, including a wound-covering element that can be attached to the skin of a patient as well as a connection device for the suctioning of fluid media, wherein the wound-covering element includes a window that can be opened, which window is arranged on the wound-covering element by means of a gas-tight closure.
US11154413B2
An apparatus for treating obesity of a patient having a stomach with a food cavity. The apparatus comprising a volume filling device adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by a stomach wall portion of the patient with the outer surface of the volume filling device resting against the stomach wall, such that the volume of the food cavity is reduced in size by a volume substantially exceeding the volume of the volume filling device. The apparatus further comprises at least one adjustable stretching device adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by a stomach wall portion of the patient with the outer surface of the stretching device resting against the stomach wall and adapted to stretch a portion of stomach wall, and a fluid connection device interconnecting the volume filling device and the stretching device.
US11154397B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a prosthetic valve. The prosthetic valve may include a jacket configured to cover at least one of gaps, spaces, or interfaces in a frame or between one or more leaflets attached to the frame.
US11154396B2
An assembly for the tricuspid orifice of a human heart, comprises an external frame connected to an internal stent carrying a tricuspid valve bioprosthesis and a sealing skirt. The external frame is configured to hold its position in the native tricuspid annulus. The internal stent is connected to the external frame by one or more fixing strands. The sealing skirt covers the interstitial space existing between the external frame and the internal stent. Developments are described which comprise in particular the use of a deformable region of the frame, various alternative embodiments of the sealing skirt, the use of a frame composed of multiple sub-sections, the use of fixing strands between the stent and the frame and of fixing elements for fixing the assembly to the native tissue, the use of sensors and/or actuators, and also the use of a stent in the inferior vena cava. Method aspects are described.
US11154395B2
A prosthetic valve comprising a conical shaped ribbon structure comprising a polymeric composition. The ribbon structure comprises a plurality of elongated ribbon members that are positioned proximate each other in a joined relationship, wherein the ribbon members are positioned adjacent each other and form a plurality of fluid flow modulating regions that open when fluid flow through the valve exhibits a negative flow pressure and open when fluid flow through the valve exhibits a positive flow pressure.
US11154391B2
Provided is a ureteral stent for placement in a bladder, a kidney and a ureteral passageway connecting the bladder and the kidney. The ureteral stent includes a solid bladder portion free of a lumen positionable in the bladder, a tubular kidney portion positionable in the kidney and the ureteral passageway, and a tether connecting the bladder portion and the ureter portion to allow the bladder portion to float in the bladder and to allow a ureter orifice connecting the ureteral passageway to the bladder to move between a compressed state and an uncompressed state. By not having a lumen, the solid bladder portion allows the bladder to have a smaller diameter while maintaining a necessary uncoil force. The smaller diameter also allows the bladder portion to be inserted into a scope alongside a pusher tube, thereby avoiding loading the bladder portion onto a guidewire.
US11154389B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to “wet” transcatheter prosthetic heart valve or other implant packaging and assemblies in which a prosthetic heart valve or other implant is loaded into a first portion of a delivery device and positioned within a container in which sterilizing fluid is retained to sterilize inside of the container as well as provide moisture to prevent the implant from drying out. The disclosure also relates to methods of sterilizing the disclosed assemblies. Some disclosed methods include at least two sterilizing steps and adjustment of a shaft seal or formation of multiple seals maintaining sterilizing fluid within the container so that areas underneath the shaft seal(s) can also be sterilized.
US11154374B2
A teleoperational medical system for performing a medical procedure in a surgical field includes a dynamic guided setup system having step-by-step setup instructions for setting up a teleoperational assembly having at least one motorized surgical arm configured to assist in a surgical procedure. It also includes a user interface configured to communicate the step-by-step setup instructions to a user. The dynamic guided setup system is configured to automatically recognize completion of a first setup step based on detected physical arrangement of at least one surgical arm on a teleoperational assembly and automatically display a prompt for a subsequent setup step after the recognizing completion of the first setup step.
US11154366B1
System for guiding an instrument within a vascular network of a patient are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system receives a medical image from a medical imaging device and identifies a distal tip and a direction the instrument in the image. The system may then determine a waypoint for the distal tip of the instrument based at least in part on the position and direction of the distal tip of the instrument. The system may then generate a trajectory command for moving the instrument through the vascular network from the current position to the waypoint. The system may operate in a closed loop. The system may provide the trajectory command to a robotic medical system configured to move the instrument according to the command.
US11154359B2
A method of cutting a bone (2) comprises the steps of: preparing the bone (2) in order to be accessible to an osteotomic instrument; predefining an osteotomic geometry on the bone (2); and applying the osteotomic instrument to the bone (2) thereby cutting the bone (2) along the osteotomic geometry and generating a cut surface (21) to the bone (2). The method further comprises delivering a laser beam to the cut surface (21) of the bone (2) such that the cut surface (21) of the bone (2) is ablated. The method according to the invention allows to improve healing of a bone at its cut surface after being cut by the osteotomic instrument.
US11154354B2
Apparatuses and methods for treating a heart failure patient by ablating a nerve of the thoracic splanchnic sympathetic nervous system to increase venous capacitance and reduce pulmonary blood pressure. A method comprising: inserting a catheter into a vein adjacent the nerve, applying stimulation energy and observing hemodynamic effects, applying ablation energy and observing hemodynamic effects, applying stimulation energy after the ablation and observing hemodynamic effects and monitoring for presence of the lung in the ablation zone. An alternative method comprising: inserting a catheter into a vein adjacent the nerve, detecting that lung tissue is a safe distance from an ablation zone, and delivering ablation energy to the target nerve when lung tissue is a safe distance from the ablation zone.
US11154348B2
A surgical instrument including a housing, an actuator operably associated with the housing, a shaft extending from the housing, an end effector assembly disposed at an end portion of the shaft, and a drive assembly operably coupling the actuator and the end effector assembly with one another such that actuation of the actuator manipulates the end effector assembly. The drive assembly includes a proximal sleeve defining a longitudinal axis and an interior lumen extending longitudinally therethrough, a drive bar including a proximal portion and a distal portion, and a lock washer configured to engage the proximal portion of the drive bar with the proximal sleeve such that the proximal portion of the drive bar is disposed within the interior lumen of the proximal sleeve and positioned offset relative to the longitudinal axis of the proximal sleeve. Methods of assembling such drive assemblies are also provided.
US11154345B2
An electrosurgical system includes an energy source adapted to supply energy to tissue. The energy source includes a microprocessor configured to execute a tissue treatment algorithm configured to control the supply of electrosurgical energy to tissue and process a configuration file including at least one parameter of the tissue treatment algorithm. The at least one parameter is adjustable to effect a tissue seal result. The microprocessor generates a target impedance trajectory based on at least one parameter of the tissue treatment algorithm and is further configured to drive tissue impedance along the target impedance trajectory by adjusting the supply of energy to tissue to substantially match tissue impedance to a corresponding target impedance value. The system also includes an electrosurgical instrument including at least one active electrode adapted to apply electrosurgical energy to tissue.
US11154344B2
A cranial bone fastening device for temporarily fastening multiple cranial bone portions to a main body of a positioning device in order to orient the cranial bone portions relative to one another, wherein a pin-like fixing element portion is provided, one side of which is designed to contact the multiple cranial bone portions in order to secure the cranial bone portions to the main body of the positioning device upon interaction with a counter portion on the other side of the cranial bone portions.
US11154342B2
Various embodiments of wedge plates configured to promote bone growth are disclosed. Generally, a wedge plate comprises a first bone contact section, a second bone contact section, and a wedge section located between the first bone contact section and the second bone contact section. The wedge section is sized and configured to be received within a wedge formed in a bone. The wedge section comprises at least one feature configured to promote bone growth. A bone growth stimulant may be located within the at least one feature.
US11154336B2
A minimally invasive system for retraction, compression and distraction includes a tap having a shaft with threads and a head, a blade having a proximal end and a distal end and a base removably mountable to the proximal end. The tap is configured to form screw threads in a bone. The distal end is mountable to the head. The blade is pivotable relative to the head in a mounted configuration. The blade is configured to facilitate soft tissue retraction in the mounted configuration. The base is configured to manipulate the blade to retract and compress segments of the bone. The base is configured to provide distraction and/or compression using the provisional taps either directly or through the use of blades, insertion devices or tubes. The blades may be used to retract tissue and provide a visual field either independent or in conjunction with the provisional taps, insertion devices or tubes.
US11154335B2
A ratcheted spinal device including a variable-length member including a ratchet mechanism that has an operative configuration that allows a change in length of the variable-length member in one direction and prevents a change in length of the variable-length member in an opposite direction, wherein the variable-length member includes polyaxial-joint attachment members for attachment to bone, which permit pivoting movement of the attachment members about more than one pivoting axis.
US11154333B2
A coupling device for coupling a bone anchor to a rod includes a receiving part having a longitudinal axis, a channel for receiving a rod, and an accommodation space for holding a head of a bone anchor, a pressure member having a first portion for holding and clamping the head and a deformable portion with a free end, and a locking member. The pressure member is expandable for inserting the head and adjustable to lock the head. When the deformable portion is at a first configuration, the free end of the deformable portion is supported by the receiving part, and at least part of the locking member is movable to exert a force on the deformable portion for adjusting the deformable portion to a second configuration where at least part of the deformable portion is farther away from the longitudinal axis compared to the first configuration.
US11154328B1
A tick removal medical tool has an arcuate scoop with a converging V-shaped groove that moves in under the rear of the tick. Upward and outward sloping edges of the groove gently lift a tick's abdomen, legs, thorax, head and mouthpieces in that order without squeezing or decapitating the tick. A compartment in a handle holds a removable live tick trap with a hinged front door. An arcuate edge of the door matches the arcuate scoop and sweeps the live tick into the trap. A thick concave urger at the door edge centers, lifts and sweeps the tick. A probe extending forward below the urger engages and lifts the tick as the probe is raised by the upward and outward sloping surfaces of the groove. The hollow handle holds supplies or receives an extended live trap with inward sloped exit preventors imprisoning multiple live ticks for analysis.
US11154325B2
In some embodiments, a method includes a shaft having a side catheter guide attached thereto via a guide coupler into an inferior vena cava and a superior vena cava such that the guide coupler is disposed in a right atrium, and applying a distal force to a proximal portion of the side catheter guide such that a distal end of the side catheter guide deflects laterally about the guide coupler towards a septum. The method further includes extending a side catheter that is disposed within the side catheter guide distally from the side catheter guide towards and into contact with the septum. The method further includes, with the side catheter in contact with the septum, extending a septum penetrator that is slidably disposed within the side catheter distally from the side catheter such that the septum penetrator pierces the septum.
US11154320B2
A cutting balloon catheter including a balloon mounted on a distal portion of a catheter shaft. An expandable frame may be disposed over the balloon. The expandable frame may include a plurality of struts extending from a proximal end region to a distal end region. One or more cutting members may be secured to the expandable frame.
US11154311B2
Provided is a customizable surgical bone-cutting jigsaw puzzle-type guide device. The customizable surgical bone-cutting jigsaw puzzle-type guide device includes: a main guide portion that includes a main contact surface lengthily formed along a required main incision line of a bone to be cut and shaped to be brought into contact with the bone, and a main guide surface forming a guide line together with the main contact surface along the same line as the main incision line and shaped to be brought into contact with a cutting blade for guiding the movement of the cutting blade during cutting of the bone; and a connection portion extending from the main guide portion and connected to a side of the bone such that the main guide portion may be supported on the bone, the connection portion being configured to be detachably attached to the side of the bone.
US11154309B2
A surgical instrument, in particular for use in dental surgery, includes a machining device and a protector device. The machining device has a shaft with a connection region and a hollow cylindrical head, wherein an active region, in particular for machining and/or for grinding of bone, is formed at a distal edge of the head. The protector device surrounds the head, at least in regions, and is rotatably coupled with a bearing element of the machining device extending, at least in regions, inside of the head.
US11154299B2
A stapling assembly comprising a first jaw, a second jaw, an elongate channel configured to receive a staple cartridge, a firing member, a biasing member, and a lock member movable between locked and unlocked positions is disclosed. One of the first jaw and the second iaw is movable relative to the other of the first jaw and the second jaw between an open position and a closed position. The staple cartridge comprises staples and a sled configured to be advanced by the firing member during a firing stroke. The firing member comprises a cutting edge, a first camming member configured to engage the first jaw during the firing stroke, and a second camming member configured to engage the second jaw during the firing stroke. The firing member is prevented from performing the firing stroke when the stapling assembly is in one of a plurality of lockout states.
US11154291B2
A cervical retraction system includes a suture having a first end and a second end, a cervical anchor secured to the first end of the suture and a curved needle secured to the second end of the suture. A method of retracting a cervix includes providing the cervical retraction system, inserting the curved needle through tissue of a cervix of a patient, advancing the needle along a trajectory of a curve of the needle until it emerges through an external os of the cervix and applying counter tension by pulling the needle out through the external os.
US11154274B2
Disclosed are articles, devices and systems providing a semi-rigid acoustic coupling medium for ultrasound diagnostic and treatment techniques. In some aspects, an acoustic coupling article includes a semi-rigid acoustic coupling medium (SACM) able to conform to a receiving body through deformation of the SACM body in order to propagate an acoustic signal within the SACM to and from the receiving body. In some embodiments, the SACM is configured in a shape having one or more attachment portions located at one end of an acoustic interface portion, such that the acoustic interface portion is operable to contact the receiving body to propagate the acoustic signal and the attachment portions are configured to be secured by an acoustic probe device to transmit and receive the propagated acoustic signal.
US11154269B2
Multimodal imaging apparatus and methods include a rotatable gantry system with multiple sources of radiation comprising different energy levels (for example, kV and MV). Fast slip-ring technology and helical scans allow data from multiple sources of radiation to be combined or utilized to generate improved images and workflows, including for IGRT. Features include increasing the precision of spatial registrations between respective image sets to allow more precise radiation treatment delivery, reducing image artifacts (e.g., scatter, metal and beam hardening, image blur, motion, etc.), and utilization of dual energy imaging (e.g., for material separation and quantitative imaging, patient setup, online adaptive IGRT, etc.).
US11154262B1
Detector heads in a gantry of a medical imaging apparatus are pivotally-coupled to mounting rails oriented axially about the gantry's axial centerline. Radial alignment blocks facilitate alignment and fixation of detector faces circumferentially transverse and normal to a radius projecting from the gantry's axial centerline. A column of detector heads on a common rail are separated by axial stop blocks, for precise axial separation. Abutting detector heads on a common mounting rail are slaved to another previously transverse-aligned detector through a common, shared radial alignment block. Plural, stacked gantry backplanes are fabricated simultaneously, assuring common circumferential and radial co-registration of plural mounting rails relative to the axial centerline of the gantry. Adjustable orientation of the detector heads compensates for tolerance stack up during final assembly of the gantry, so that the detector heads are mutually aligned in a uniform grid of axial columns and circumferential rows.
US11154261B2
A radiation image capturing apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises pixels, drivers to which row signal lines for driving the pixels for each row are respectively connected and a controller. The controller supplies, before radiation irradiation, selection signals to a driver group constituted by not less than two drivers which drive detection pixels, of the pixels, to cause each of the drivers included in the driver group to select a row signal line to which the detection pixels are connected, and the controller supplies, during radiation irradiation, a drive signal for driving pixels connected to a row signal line selected from the plurality of row signal lines to each driver included in the driver group to cause the radiation image capturing apparatus to acquire a signal for measuring a dose of radiation entering from each of the detection pixels.
US11154258B2
The invention relates to manufacturing a surgical guide to be placed in a patient's mouth. The patient's mouth is scanned to obtain surgical-region scan data at a region where an implant is to be located. The patient's mouth is also scanned in the opened position to acquire dental conditions opposite from the surgical region so as to obtain opposing-condition scan data. A virtual model is developed using the surgical-region scan data and the opposing-condition scan data. Using the virtual model, a surgical plan is developed that includes the location of the implant to be installed in the patient. A virtual surgical guide is also developed based on the surgical plan. The dimensions of instrumentation to be used with the surgical guide are checked to ensure they will fit within the mouth by use of the opposing-condition scan data. After checking, final surgical-guide manufacturing information is obtained for manufacturing the surgical guide.
US11154255B2
A method for analyzing heart rate variability, and an apparatus and use thereof, the method for analyzing heart rate variability including collecting ECG data in vitro; digitizing and denoising the ECG data; forming the processed ECG data into a sinus NN interval sequence; selecting sinus NN interval data of 4 hours in an awake state; performing MSE calculation on the sinus NN interval sequence of 4 hours in an awake state; and extracting parameters representing the complexity of a heart rate by using MSE curves. The present invention may provide accurate and efficient screening for drug-refractory epilepsy patients who are suitable for vagus nerve stimulation surgery, thus avoiding unnecessary expenses, and avoiding missing the most opportune moment for treatment. At the same time, patients suitable for VNS surgery are selected by using MSE complexity feature parameters of ECG, thus improving the overall efficacy of VNS therapy.
US11154254B2
Systems and methods for predicting and/or detecting cardiac events based on real-time biomedical signals are discussed herein. In various embodiments, a machine learning algorithm may be utilized to predict and/or detect one or more medical conditions based on obtained biomedical signals. For example, the systems and methods described herein may utilize ECG signals to predict and detect cardiac events. In various embodiments, patterns identified within a signal may be assigned letters (i.e., encoded as distributions of letters). Based on the known morphology of a signal, states within the signal may be identified based on the distribution of letters in the signal. When applied in the in-vehicle environment, drivers or passengers within the vehicle may be alerted when an individual within the vehicle is, or is about to, experience a cardiac event.
US11154251B2
There is provided a system and method for classifying time series data for state identification. The method including: training a machine learning model to classify occurrences of the state; receiving a new time series data stream; determining whether a current sample in the new time series data stream is an occurrence of the state by determining a classified feature vector, the classified feature vector determined by passing the current sample and samples in at least one continuous sampling window into the trained machine learning model, each continuous sampling window including a plurality of preceding samples from the time series data, an epoch for each respective continuous sampling window determined according to a respective exponential decay rate; and outputting the determination of whether the current sample is an occurrence of the state.
US11154239B2
Systems, devices, and methods for performing precise treatment, mapping, and/or testing of tissues are disclosed. Systems, devices, and methods for administering an agent to one or more a precise regions within a tissue mass are disclosed. Systems, devices, and methods for treating targeted regions within a tissue mass are disclosed. Systems, devices, and methods for identifying, localizing, monitoring neural traffic in the vicinity of, quantifying neural traffic in the vicinity of, and mapping neural traffic near targeted regions within a tissue mass are disclosed.
US11154234B2
The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for modifying nociception in a subject using electroencephalographic data acquired from the brain of a subject, the method comprising the steps of: receiving electroencephalographic data comprising at least two electroencephalographic signals measured simultaneously from at least two electroencephalogram channels, computing a Fourier transform of the at least two electroencephalographic signals on a temporal window; averaging complex Fourier coefficients in the frequency band of alpha waves; computing an alpha phase concentration neuromarker on consecutive epochs of the electroencephalographic data, generating a sensorial stimulus representing alpha phase concentration neuromarker using an output generator. The present invention also relates to a method for training a subject to reinforce self-modulation of pain pathways.
US11154218B2
A flow sensor for pulmonary function testing is provided, and the flow sensor is capable of preventing cross-infection and has a hollow tubular structure. The flow sensor includes a main breather tube and a pressure tapping hole arranged on a tube wall of the main breather tube. An outer wall of the main breather tube is provided with a pressure tapping stub in air communication with the pressure tapping hole. The volume of an inner cavity of the pressure tapping stub satisfies following condition: during the pulmonary function testing, air exhaled or inhaled by a tester enters the pressure tapping stub through the pressure tapping hole and is kept within the pressure tapping stub without contacting a connection pipeline outside of the flow sensor. The flow sensor can isolate contaminants, i.e., bacteria or viruses and prevent the contaminants from entering other connection pipelines or cavities of a pulmonary function instrument.
US11154213B2
A method and system are provided for detecting a position of a periodically moving organ in a MRI examination. MR images of an examining person including a periodically moving organ are provided over a plurality of periodic cycles of the periodically moving organ. Based on the provided MR images, a pixel frequency is associated with each pixel of the MR images. Using the associated pixel frequencies and the positions of the pixels within the MR images, the position and the frequency of the periodically moving organ are determined.
US11154205B2
Embodiments and aspects described herein provide a method of determining pressure difference across a tube arising from fluid flow within the tube, comprising: obtaining three-dimensional time dependent fluid velocity data at a plurality of points along the tube; processing the three-dimensional time dependent fluid velocity data to determine: i) a flow rate (Q) of the fluid through the tube; ii) the kinetic energy (K) of the fluid flow through the tube; iii) an advective energy rate (A) of the fluid flow through the tube; and iv) a viscous dissipation rate (V) pertaining to the fluid flow; and calculating the pressure difference in dependence on all of the flow rate (Q), kinetic energy (K), advective energy rate (A), and viscous dissipation rate (V). Further embodiments and aspects are also described.
US11154204B2
A system for acquiring electrocardiograph (ECG) and bioimpedance (BI) data is disclosed. The system (an ECG/BI measurement system) can use as few as one or two pairs of electrodes, permitting wearable devices employing the ECG/BI measurement system to be made into smaller, more comfortable, and more inconspicuous formats, as well as decreasing potential failure points in the measurement of electrical signals conducted between the system and the user. The system can measure both ECG and BI data using at least one shared pair of electrodes. In some cases, ECG and BI data are separately extracted from a measured signal across a shared pair of electrodes, while another pair of electrodes is being driven with a supply current. In other cases, internal switching can automatically switch a pair of electrodes between ECG-measuring circuitry and BI-measuring circuitry, such as based on a clock signal or other trigger.
US11154202B2
A management method of a patch for managing a sticking state of a patch with respect to an individual having a body temperature includes a step (1) of sticking the patch to the individual, a step (2) of detecting a temperature change caused by sticking the patch to the individual, and a step (3) of judging whether or not the patch is stuck to the individual based on a presence or absence of the temperature change.
US11154197B2
An inflatable membrane for use with a three-dimensional (3D) scanning system configured to measure signal intensity of a first and a second wavelength of light may include a matrix material, a pigment for opacity, and a fluorescent material that is transparent to the first and the second wavelengths of light. The first and second wavelengths of light may be ranges of wavelengths. The matrix material may include a silicone, and the pigment for opacity may include a carbon black. The 3D scanning system may be configured to scan anatomical cavities, such as the human ear canal.
US11154194B2
Principles of the present disclosure are directed to novel methods and devices for focal or global optical stimulation of retina and detecting activity of the retina by collecting and processing the back-scattered optical signal from the retina (Optical RetinoGram). Specifically, the invention provides device and method for quantitatively determining the layer specific activity of retina from the acquired intrinsic back reflected signal by monitoring phase/intensity fluctuations and thereafter employing multifractality algorithm on optical signal for obtaining various multifractal parameters such as width of singularity spectrum, Hurst exponent, fractal dimension, locally connected fractal mapping as well as artificial intelligence based classification for the use of diagnosis of retinal degenerative/ocular disease(s) and asses the progression of diseases or recovery of function due to one or more treatment by therapeutic drugs, devices, protocols.
US11154184B2
An endoscope apparatus includes an elongated insertion portion, a self-propelling mechanism configured to be rotatably driven to advance and retract the insertion portion, and a motor configured to supply a drive force to the self-propelling mechanism. A control apparatus for the endoscope apparatus includes a current controller configured to supply a motor current to the motor to control driving of the motor, a motor current detector configured to detect a value of the motor current, a motor current change amount detector configured to detect an amount of change in the value of the motor current, and a limit controller configured to stop a supply of the motor current by the current controller according to the amount of change.
US11154178B2
A mop cleaning system, comprising a cleaning bucket and a mop. The mop comprises a mop stick and a mop head. The mop stick is connected to the mop head. A support body supporting the mop is disposed in the cleaning bucket. A roller is disposed in the cleaning bucket. The roller is rotatably disposed with the axis thereof as a rotation axis. During cleaning, the mop head rotates to drive the roller to rotate.
US11154172B2
A nozzle for a cleaner has a nozzle housing including a suction flow path configured to allow air and dust to flow therethrough. A water tank is mounted on the nozzle housing to store water. The nozzle also has first and second rotation cleaning units arranged on a lower side of the nozzle housing. Each of the first and second rotation cleaning units include a rotation plate coupled to a mop. The nozzle includes a first driving device that has a first driving motor to drive the first rotation cleaning unit. The nozzle also includes a second driving device that has a second driving motor to drive the second rotation cleaning unit. Further, the nozzle has a water discharge port provided at a bottom of the nozzle housing to supply water in the water tank to each of the first and second rotation cleaning units.
US11154161B2
An automated grill system includes a food product dispensing system for dispensing uncooked food product; a dual-sided grill system for cooking the uncooked food product; a staging system for receiving cooked food product; and a non-continuous indexed conveyor belt for conveying the uncooked food product from the food product dispensing system to the dual-sided grill system and for conveying the cooked food product from the dual-sided grill system to the staging system.
US11154160B2
Provided is a beverage dispensing machine, for example a coffee machine, having a brewing chamber. The beverage dispensing machine includes at least one electrovalve for totally or partially blocking the beverage from exiting the brewing chamber based on brewing parameters previously set or monitored in real-time by one or more sensors.
US11154152B2
A mailbox support system comprising a triangular frame, comprising a generally vertical side having an outer side surface, a ground side having a bottom surface and lower guide hole, and an angled side having a top surface and an upper guide hole; and an angled anchoring stake, having a short end and a long end; wherein the long end of said anchoring stake passes through said upper guide hole in said angled side and said lower guide hole in said ground side, such that at least one third of its length extends beyond the bottom surface of said bottom side, and said short end lies parallel to and flush against the top surface of said angled side; wherein said upper guide hole and said lower guide hole cooperate to guide the anchoring stake through said frame at an angle between 50° and 70° from vertical.
US11154148B2
A pillow may include a pillowcase having a first end, a second end opposing the first end, and first and second opposing sides extending between the first end and the second end. The pillowcase also may include first and second end chambers respectively adjacent the first and second ends, a medial chamber between the first and second end chambers, and baffles extending between the first and second opposing sides and defining the first and second end chambers and the medial chamber. The pillow also may include a pillow insert within one of the first and second end chambers, and the medial chamber.
US11154146B2
A display stand (1) for a watch, the display stand including an open or closed support loop (2), and configured to support a wristwatch when the strap is closed around the loop (2). The loop includes at least one electrical switch that can be actuated in one or other of two states, and wherein the state of the switch is determined according to the presence or absence of the watch around the loop (2), making it possible to manage the presence of the watch on the display stand.
US11154143B2
An anti-sweeping hook that includes a display hook for storing retail merchandise. The display hook is substantially straight and having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A helical coil is disposed about the display hook and extending along a lengthwise portion of the display hook. The helical coil has a first coil end proximate the first end of the display hook. Rotation of the helical coil in a first direction loads the retail merchandise onto the display hook. Rotation of the helical coil in a second direction opposite the first direction removes the retail merchandise from the display hook. A rotating handle is attached to the first end of the display hook and to the first coil end. The rotating handle is configured to determine an extent of rotation for the rotating handle.
US11154138B2
A removable headrest cover includes a flexible shroud having an inner chamber and an outer chamber. The inner chamber contains padding and is separated from the outer chamber by an inner panel and the outer chamber is accessible through an outer opening defined through an outer surface of the shroud. The shroud is configured to enclose a chair headrest within the outer chamber, and when removed from the chair, to be rolled or folded into multiple stacked portions the outermost portion of which includes an end segment of the outer opening that can enclose the other rolled or stacked portions within the outer chamber to form a pillow.
US11154137B2
An joint is provided for modular furniture. The joint includes a locking tab which is held in a slot such that the tab cannot be moved out of a locking section of the slot without elastically bending the tabbed panel to prevent inadvertent disassembly of the item of furniture. The tab and slot configuration may also provide increased stiffness and rigidity to the piece of furniture while allowing the piece of furniture to be assembled without fasteners such as screws or nails.
US11154135B2
A molded plastic support foot is provided having an overall conical shape and further defining a plurality of internal openings, that extend substantially a height of the support foot and provide a load bearing structure that can be used to support and elevate heavy objects off a floor or worksurface.
US11154113B2
A footwear upper comprises a front section and a rear section. The front section is at least partially forward of the rear section and at least partially defines a foot-receiving cavity. The front section has a medial edge and a lateral edge partially defining a foot entry opening. A zipper system includes a medial slider movable along the medial edge of the front section to zip the rear section to the medial edge, a medial zipper pull engaged with the medial slider, a lateral slider movable along the lateral edge of the front section to zip the rear section to the lateral edge, and a lateral zipper pull engaged with the lateral slider. A tightening system includes a lace-receiving feature on the front section forward of the zipper system, and a lace extending through the lace-receiving feature, through the medial zipper pull, and through the lateral zipper pull.
US11154112B2
Orthopaedic foot bed for a shoe with a foot support surface, wherein the foot support surface is formed by a plane base surface. The foot bed has a multiplicity of knobs which are distributed in a predefined manner and by which the stimulation points in the sole are stimulated in a targeted manner, as a result of which the neurological, biotensegrity and liquid-dynamic system of the human body can in turn be improved. Through the improvement thereby achieved, it is possible to address and improve certain aspects of human health, which in particular include the gait pattern and posture of the human body. Moreover, by means of the invention, the transport of the lymphatic and venous liquids (“heart of feet function” of the sole) can be excited and intensified.
US11154110B2
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a knitted component. The knitted component may have a forefoot portion with a top layer and a bottom layer, where a void is formed between the top layer and the bottom layer, and where the top layer is secured to the bottom layer via at least one common knit structure. A heel area may extend from the bottom layer of the forefoot portion in a longitudinal direction and may be secured to the bottom layer of the forefoot portion via at least one common knit structure. At least one extension may extend from the heel area in a second direction, the second direction being different than the longitudinal direction.
US11154102B1
A self-adhesive nasal mask includes a main body shaped to form to and cover a contour of a nose on a face of a user, the main body including peripheral tabs, each of the peripheral tabs including a lateral self-adhesive strip on an underside facing the face of the user, the main body constructed from a material that impedes unfiltered exhales from the user.
US11154100B2
A wetsuit for aquatic activities may include a wetsuit material having a first surface and an opposite second surface. The wetsuit has a portion comprising one or more paddling assist members that may be configured to lay flat while inserting the portion into water and extend outward from the surface of the wetsuit when the portion is drawn backward during a paddling stroke movement to provide greater resistance to the movement, increasing thrust provided by the movement.
US11154094B2
There is provided an aerosol generating device and a capsule adapted for use with the aerosol generating device. The aerosol generating device comprises a cavity positioned on one side of the aerosol generating device. The cavity is configured to host a capsule and the capsule is configured to contain an aerosol generating substance. The capsule comprises an external shell arranged to retain an aerosol generating substance and an outlet in the external shell configured to engage with the aerosol generating device when the capsule is retained in the cavity.
US11154093B2
Provided are a flavor generating segment comprising a first flavor generating member and a second flavor generating member, wherein: at least either of the first and the second flavor generating members includes a plurality of stacked flavor generating sheets and has, between at least a pair of the neighboring flavor generating sheets, a non-contact part in which the flavor generating sheets do not come into contact with each other; and principal surfaces of the flavor generating sheets face the other flavor generating member, as well as a flavor generating article and a flavor inhalation system equipped therewith. The flavor generating segment gives a good smoking flavor.
US11154092B2
An evaporator device for an inhaler, in particular for an electronic cigarette product comprises an electrically heatable heating body having at least one passage opening for evaporating liquid contained in the passage opening and a carrier for retaining the heating body. The evaporator device has a sealing device, and the sealing device is arranged between the heating body and the carrier and encloses the at least one passage opening in a sealing manner.
US11154083B2
Provided is an apparatus for producing fish roe paste, the apparatus including: a flow passage forming section configured to form a flow passage for conveying the fish roe paste in a state of being thinly spread; at least two areas to be imaged that are formed in an upper surface and a lower surface of the flow passage forming section, and are each made of a material that transmits predetermined visible light or a predetermined ultraviolet ray; at least two image pickup sections that are provided at positions at which the at least two areas to be imaged are able to be imaged, and are configured to perform image pickup processing; an inspection section configured to perform inspection processing; and a removal section that is provided on a downstream side of a conveyance direction in the flow passage forming section, and is configured to perform removal processing.
US11154082B2
An egg food product is provided that when mixed with baby food and given regularly to a baby will reduce the likelihood of the baby developing a food allergy to eggs. The egg food product is produced by taking whole eggs or egg whites and mixing or whipping them, either by themselves or with other ingredients such as rice, tapioca, wheat, corn, nut flours, soy flour, or bean flour. An acid or acid salt containing food product such as citric acid, lemon juice, and cream of tartar may be added while mixing or whipping the eggs in order to help firm the eggs or egg whites and allow them to retain more air. The resulting batter is then baked in order to produce a cake-like product. The resulting cake is then dried in order to remove substantially all moisture. The dried cake is then ground or milled into a powder.
US11154080B2
Methods of sterilizing a temperature sensitive material, such as an acidified or non-acidified food product, pharmaceutical product or cosmetic product, are disclosed. The methods comprise freezing the temperature sensitive material to an initial temperature of less than or equal to −2° C. and then either (i) pressurizing the frozen temperature sensitive material to a first elevated pressure of at least 250 MPa for a predetermined first period of time of at least 3 minutes or (ii) pressurizing the frozen temperature sensitive material to a first elevated pressure of at least 250 MPa for a predetermined first period of time of at least 90 seconds, releasing the first elevated pressure for a predetermined pause period of time and then pressurizing the temperature sensitive material to a second elevated pressure of at least 250 MPa for a predetermined second period of time of at least 90 seconds.
US11154077B2
A dusted pet food kibble and a process for dusting a pet food kibble comprising providing a pet food kibble in the form of a core matrix, providing a powder comprising a first component that can comprise an active ingredient, such as Probiotic microorganism particles, and dusting the powder onto the pet food kibble to form a dusted kibble. The dusting can occur substantially free of a binder. An animal feed comprising a kibble in the form of a core dusted with active ingredients.
US11154059B2
The present disclosure provides an antimicrobial substrate including a substrate and a polythiophene polymer. The polythiophene polymer has a number of repeated monomer units from n is 5-14 or 30 to 120, a number average molecular weight (Mn) from 1,000 to 4,000 or 10,000 to 40,000; and a polydispersity index (PDI) from 1 to 1.3. The present disclosure also provides the polythiophene polymer and uses thereof.
US11154057B2
Compositions and methods for treating and preventing mosquito infestations are disclosed herein. Also disclosed herein are compositions and methods to reduce or prevent the spread of diseases for which mosquitoes may act as a vector.
US11154054B2
The present disclosure relates to an antimicrobial coating on a surface, a method for preparing and uses of the same. In particular it relates to a process for preparing an antimicrobial coating on a surface, the process comprising the steps of: a) providing a surface; b) coating a metal oxide or a metal hydroxide on the surface in the presence of a solvent in a hydrothermal synthesis step to form a coated surface having a plurality of nanostructures; c) optionally drying the coated surface, wherein said nanostructure is preferably in nanopillar structure. The coating of the present application exhibits excellent antimicrobial activity against different types of microorganism, such as bacteria and yeast. The nanostructures are able to exert stress to the microorganism, and therefore controlling or killing them.
US11154051B2
An apparatus, a system, and methods for receiving, perfusing and maintaining and assessing excised donor heart physiological functionality. The system generally comprises an apparatus for receiving and holding an excised heart that is interconnected with: (i) a perfusate-processing system, (ii) a bi-directional perfusate pumping system, (iii) flow sensors for monitoring the flow of perfusate to and from an installed heart's aorta, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, and vena cava, (iv) an ECG apparatus interconnectable with the installed heart, and (v) probes interconnecting the installed heart with instruments for monitoring the heart's physiogical functionality using load independent indices and load dependent indices.
US11154048B2
A tree stand platform assembly includes a platform that has a perimeter edge with a front edge, a rear edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The platform has a top surface, a bottom surface and an outer surface positioned between the top and bottom surfaces. The front edge is configured to engage a tree. A plurality of gripping protuberances is attached to and extends outwardly from the outer surface of the rear edge. The gripping protuberances are engageable by a user for stability when the user rotates relative to the platform.
US11154045B2
A boom for mounting to an agricultural sprayer comprises an elongate frame supporting a plurality of liquid application devices, liquid delivery means connected to the application devices, and an elongate tray attached to, and extending along, the boom. The tray is movable between a first position in which the tray extends substantially horizontally beneath one or more of the application devices to prevent material from leaking onto the ground below, and a second position in which the tray is located clear of delivery paths of the liquid application devices.
US11154042B2
A baitcaster for retrieving a fishing line includes a housing, a spool, and a compound gear set. The spool is positioned at least partially within the housing, defining an inner volume, and includes a spindle. The compound gear set is positioned at least partially within the inner volume of the spool. The compound gear set is configured to receive input mechanical energy from a first shaft and transfer output mechanical energy through a second shaft to drive the spool and thereby retrieve the fishing line.
US11154036B1
This animal garment can be used on any animal that has a neck, two pairs of appendages, and a mid-body between the two pairs of appendages. The garment traverses the animal's neck and its mid-body. It has a pair of straps and a pair of flaps that are fastened securely by hook-and-loop fasteners in a way that creates constant pressure on the animal. More specifically, when the garment is worn by the animal, a pair of straps extends around the animal's neck. This pair of straps, extending from opposite sides of the central portion of the garment, connects through an object with a hole in it, such as a ring-shaped object. The object serves as the point of reversal for each strap, and the point where each strap doubles back after passing through the aforementioned hole, and becomes fastened and secured in place. The remaining portion of the garment has two flaps extending from opposite sides of the central portion of the garment, which extend around, and conform to, the outside of the mid-body of the animal. Once the garment is securely fastened on the animal, the animal will feel secure, and will feel as if a human is holding it.
US11154035B2
A pet drinking bowl component includes a steel pipe, a copper head inlayed at one end of the steel pipe, a seal ring arranged in the copper head, and a steel ball moving in the steel pipe and blocked by the seal ring. The end of the steel pipe is provided with a groove-inlaying part. A ring-inlaying part is arranged at an end of the copper head. The groove-inlaying part and the ring-inlaying part are spliced through glue. A seal ring mounting part is arranged on the copper head. And inner diameter of the seal ring mounting part is reduced along a water outlet direction. An outer wall of the seal ring is adhered to the mounting part. The seal ring mounting part is close to half a height of the steel ball.
US11154019B2
A sprinkler system for lawns and landscaping is custom-fitted to each particular lot or area to be irrigated. Each in-ground, pop-up, rotating sprinkler head has a pattern defining plate fitted therein having a central opening made therein, as by laser cutting, solid particle deposition, or the like, the opening being congruent with the area to be watered, as adjusted for any sloped portions of the area. A pattern sampling aperture aligned with spray nozzles of the sprinkler rotates about the opening in the defining plate, feeding an amount of water to each radial line of the area about the sprinkler sufficient to reach from the sprinkler position out to the periphery. A speed control comprising a spring-biased cam and an opposing turbine wheel in the water flow slows spray head rotation at arc portions of longer water throw and speeds rotation where the throw is shorter, thus to obtain substantially uniform water coverage over all parts of the area served by each sprinkler head.
US11154015B2
A plant growing system includes an outer shell, the outer shell being biodegradable, a rooting material, the rooting material comprising external ribbing, the external ribbing forming gaps between the outer shell and the rooting material when the rooting material is inserted in the outer shell, and one or more of a fertilizer, a nutrient, or a seed. The outer shell and the rooting material form a water reservoir, the water reservoir in communication with the gaps and, prior to the plant growing system being watered, comprising the fertilizer or nutrient.
US11154007B2
A cutting assembly for an agricultural harvesting head is provided. The cutting assembly includes a first cutterbar, a second cutterbar, and a knife drive gearbox configured to drive linear reciprocating motion of the first cutterbar and the second cutterbar. The gearbox includes a cam shaft extending along a rotational axis from a first end to a second end. The cam shaft includes a first cam follower groove located near the first end and a second cam follower groove located near the second end. The gearbox further includes a drive mechanism, a first output shaft coupled to a first cam follower that travels in the first cam follower groove, and a second output shaft coupled to a second cam follower that travels in the second cam follower groove. The first output shaft is coupled to the first cutterbar and the second output shaft is coupled to the second cutterbar.
US11160198B2
The present disclosure relates to a power electronic device for a vehicle. The power electronic device includes at least one intermediate unit having at least one fluid duct system fluidically connected to a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, at least one power electronic unit arranged at least at a surface of the at least one intermediate unit, and at least one heating device arranged at least at a surface of the at least one intermediate unit.
US11160190B1
The disclosed apparatus may include (1) an FRU that (A) is designed to mate with a backplane of a telecommunications system and (B) facilitates communication among computing devices within a network and (2) at least one multi-bar ejector that (A) is coupled to the FRU, (B) fastens to a housing of the telecommunications system to enable the FRU to mate with the backplane of the telecommunications system, and (C) includes a spring coupled to at least one bar of the multi-bar ejector that, when the multi-bar ejector is fastened to the housing of the telecommunications system, applies a force on the FRU that pushes the FRU toward the backplane of the telecommunications system. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US11160189B2
A latch mechanism includes a frame, an elastic sheet, a sliding bracket, a hooking portion, and a resilient restoring member connected to the frame and the sliding bracket. The elastic sheet includes a fixing portion, a receiving portion and a fastening member. The fixing portion is fixed to the frame opposite to the fastening member. The sliding bracket includes a bracket body slidable between the elastic sheet and the frame, and a protruding portion received in the receiving portion. The hooking portion is connected to the bracket body, and removably hooked on an end surface of the frame. When the sliding bracket moves the protruding portion, the resilient restoring member and the hooking portion, the protruding portion pushes the fastening member into the frame, and the hooking portion is hooked by the end surface of the frame to keep the resilient restoring member not being resumed.
US11160187B1
In an embodiment, an assembly includes a container caddy including a plurality of compartments corresponding to at least a portion of ports of a computer networking equipment. Each compartment of at least a portion of the plurality of compartments is configured to hold a corresponding computer network transceiver corresponding to a corresponding port of the ports of the computer networking equipment. The assembly includes a coupler portion configured to allow the assembly to be removably hung on an external object. The assembly includes a grounding portion configured to provide electrostatic discharge grounding.
US11160181B2
An adapter for connecting a PCI board and a PCIe board to a control board installed in a slot of an electronic device, includes a base plate. The base plate includes a holding structure configured to selectively hold a PCI relay board and a PCIe relay board, and an attachment structure configured to selectively attach a PCI bracket and a PCIe bracket.
US11160167B2
A voltage regulator module includes a circuit board assembly and a magnetic core assembly. The circuit board assembly includes a circuit board and 2N switching circuits. The circuit board includes a plurality of conductive structures. The magnetic core assembly includes an upper core, a lower core and 2N lateral legs. The 2N lateral legs are arranged between the upper core and the lower core. The 2N lateral legs are penetrated through the corresponding conductive structures. The 2N switching circuits are divided into N switching circuit groups. Each switching circuit group includes two parallel-connected switching circuits. The N switching circuit groups and the magnetic core assembly are arranged on the circuit board along a first direction. The N switching circuit groups are arranged one the circuit board along a second direction.
US11160164B2
A wiring substrate includes a core layer, first conductor layers including first inner, outer and intermediate conductor layers, second conductor layers including second inner, outer and intermediate conductor layers, interlayer insulating layers interposed between the first conductor layers and between the second conductor layers, and via conductors formed in the core layer such that each via conductor decreases in diameter from one of the inner conductor layers toward the other one of the inner conductor layers and that the other one of the inner conductor layers has thickness greater than thickness of the one of the inner conductor layers. The first and/or second inner conductor layers includes a first laminated structure including metal foil and plating film layers, the first and/or second outer conductor layers includes the first laminated structure, and the first and/or second intermediate conductor layers includes a second laminated structure including metal foil and plating film layers.
US11160161B2
Electronic device includes a housing including a conductive portion, an antenna module disposed in an inner space of the housing and including printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the inner space, including a first surface and a second surface facing a direction opposite to the first surface, at least one antenna element disposed on the first surface of the PCB or near the first surface in the PCB, a wireless communication circuit disposed on the second surface and configured to transmit and/or receive a radio signal through the at least one antenna element, a protective member disposed on the second surface of the PCB to surround at least partially the wireless communication circuit, and a conductive shielding layer disposed on the protective layer, and a conductive member connected to the conductive portion of the housing and facing the conductive shielding layer of the antenna module at least in part.
US11160157B2
Approaches herein provide a system for determining whether one or more consumable parts of a plasma device has been removed or replaced while the plasma device and associated sensors lie dormant or are no longer receiving data, e.g., when the plasma device is power-off. The approaches herein determine whether certain types of data stored in a controller's memory are still valid, for example, for the purposes of determining degradation and/or end-of-life of the consumable parts. In the case that one or more consumable parts has been serviced or replaced, the data stored in the controller memory may no longer be considered valid for the consumable part(s). In one approach, the controller determines a status of a switch or a conformal film in the device following start-up, and determines, based on the position of the switch or the conformal film, whether the consumable part has been removed or replaced.
US11160155B2
An intelligent lighting system may be installed using pre-existing electrical wiring, such as in a construction or retrofit environment. An intelligent lighting controller and an intelligent lighting fixture may be connected via electrical wiring that is configured for transmitting AC power signals. A commissioning signal may be transmitted to the intelligent lighting fixtures via the electrical wiring. In some cases, the intelligent lighting controller modifies portions of the AC power signal to indicate the commissioning signal. The intelligent lighting fixtures may receive the commissioning signal via the electrical wiring. In some cases, each intelligent lighting fixture that is connected to the electrical wiring, such as each intelligent lighting fixture on a lighting circuit in a room, receives the commissioning signal.
US11160142B2
An interconnectable heating blanket is presented. The interconnectable heating blanket comprises a first face, a second face, and a plurality of sides. At least one side of the plurality of sides comprises a power connector.
US11160139B2
The invention relates to a method for optimizing the use of gateways according to a category of message to be sent by a connected object capable of accessing several gateways. The method includes in particular: a discovery procedure (100) comprising broadcasting (120), by the connected object, a query message (BCM), and receiving (130), by the connected object, response messages (131, 132) sent by each of the available gateways in response to the query message (BCM); a procedure (200) for assigning priority levels to the available gateways per category of message to be sent; and a procedure for ranking (300), by the connected object, the available gateways in order of their respective priority levels depending on the category of message to be sent, with the objective of choosing one of said available gateways for sending data messages.
US11160138B2
A user device UE for a wireless communication with a plurality of wireless network elements includes a plurality of antennas. The plurality of antennas are configured to form a plurality of spatial or directional beams. The user device is configured to provide simultaneously a plurality of independent wireless communication links using the plurality of spatial or directional beams, wherein the user device is configured to provide a first wireless communication link with a first wireless network element using a first spatial or directional beam and to provide a second wireless communication link with a second wireless network element using a second antenna beam.
US11160137B2
Systems and methods provide solutions for reliable data transfer in a mobile communication network. A user equipment (UE) may indicate to the mobile communication network a capability of the UE to support a reliable data service protocol. The UE may process non-access stratum (NAS) messages, for both mobile originated (MO) data transfer and mobile terminated (MT) data transfer, using the reliable data service protocol to determine whether protocol data units (PDUs) of the NAS messages require no acknowledgement, require acknowledgment, or include an acknowledgement, and to detect and eliminate duplicate PDUs received at the UE in the NAS messages.
US11160134B2
A method of performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection procedure of a relay user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes, if a RRC connection procedure of a remote UE associated with the relay UE is triggered, receiving, from the remote UE, a first RRC establishment cause for a RRC connection of the remote UE; and if a RRC connection request of the relay UE is not allowed, transmitting, to a base station, a first RRC connection request including the first RRC establishment cause of the remote UE.
US11160131B2
The present disclosure provides a method, network device and terminal device for mobility management in a beam-based millimeter wave communication system. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for mobility management implemented by a network device in a beam-based millimeter wave communication system. The method comprises: receiving, from a terminal device, a request for mobility management; allocating dedicated resources for transmitting a beam switching request in response to the request for the mobility management; transmitting a first indication of the allocated dedicated resources to a terminal device; and receiving, from the terminal device, the beam switching request over the dedicated resources, the beam switching request indicating a target beam to which the terminal device is to be switched.
US11160123B2
A method of handling PDU session identity (PSI) mismatch for PDU session procedures is proposed. In case a user equipment (UE) receives a 5G session management (5GSM) message in which the PSI value indicates that the PDU session is in 5GSM state PDU SESSION INACTIVE, the UE stays in its current 5GSM state for the PDU session and responds with a 5GSM status message including a 5GSM cause #43 “Invalid PDU session identity” to reduce signaling and UE handling effort. In case the UE receives a 5GSM message in which the PSI value is a reserved or an assigned value, the UE stays in its current 5GSM state for the PDU session and ignores the 5GSM message to reduce signaling.
US11160111B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for enhancing wireless message throughput at high traffic density and high interference rates, by use of a managed message transmission protocol in which the base station instructs each node to transmit or retransmit a DAT message. For example, the base station may determine which node has experienced the most delays and may grant that node permission to transmit immediately, while instructing other nodes to wait their turn. Protocols can provide, under control of the base station, prompt mitigation and message completion after messages are corrupted by interference. The average delays, collision rate, and failure rate may be substantially reduced while the success rate and uniformity of access may be substantially improved. The managed transmission protocols can be incorporated in current and planned systems by software updates at low cost, while retaining the ability to receive and process messages from legacy nodes transparently, according to some embodiments.
US11160102B2
Techniques for full duplex operation of base stations and/or user equipments (UEs) are discussed. One example embodiment comprises one or more processors of a UE configured to: process control messages that comprise a downlink assignment for the UE and an uplink grant for the UE during a subframe in a frequency band, wherein the downlink assignment indicates a first set of UE subarrays, and wherein the uplink grant indicates a second set of UE subarrays; process downlink data received via transceiver circuitry via the first set of UE subarrays, wherein the downlink data is received from a first base station during the subframe via the frequency band; and output uplink data to the transceiver circuitry for transmission via the second set of UE subarrays, wherein the uplink data is output for transmission to a second base station during the subframe via the frequency band.
US11160095B2
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to basic service set (BSS) information spreading indication. A device may determine one or more collocated access points (APs). The device may determine a target beacon transmission time (TBTT) associated with a beacon interval. The device may determine a first beacon frame comprising a first multiple basic service set identification (BSSID) element. The device may determine a second beacon frame comprising a second multiple BSSID element. The device may determine a time period associated with the first beacon frame and the second beacon frame. The device may cause to send the first beacon frame at a first time to one or more station devices. The device may cause to send the second beacon frame at a second time to the one or more station devices.
US11160094B2
The present invention discloses a method for transmitting/receiving data in a wireless communication system supporting NB-IoT and a device for the method. More specifically, the method comprises receiving a first NPDCCH through a first search space; receiving a first NPDSCH carrying an SC-MCCH; receiving a second NPDCCH through a second search space; receiving a second NPDSCH carrying an SC-MTCH; and when a time period configured for at least one of a third NPDCCH or a third NPDSCH overlaps at least one of the first search space, a time period configured for the first NPDSCH, the second search space, or a time period configured for the second NPDSCH, preferentially receiving at least one of the third NPDSSCH or the third NPDSCH, wherein the third NPDCCH and the third NPDSCH are channels configured for either paging or random access.
US11160089B2
A system and method are provided for assessing and mitigating radio frequency interference (RFI) in a network comprising a plurality of wireless devices. During an RFI assessment phase the process includes receiving an attacker signal to operate as an attacker device and then responding to the attacker signal by transmitting a transmitted interference test packet (ITPkt) to one or more other wireless devices of the plurality of wireless devices. The transmitted ITPkt comprises ITPkt parameters includes a network identifier of the device, a transmission globally unique identifier, and a time of transmission for a transmitted interference test pattern (ITPat). The process additionally includes transmitting the transmitted ITPat at the time of transmission for the transmitted ITPat.
US11160084B2
This disclosure provides methods, devices, and techniques to indicate operations by extremely high throughput (EHT) devices on an operating bandwidth, including devices in a basic service set (BSS) supporting the use of a 320 MHz channel. In some aspects, the supported functionality may include extensions to flexibility and support rules, structures, and signaling using legacy fields, frames, and features. In addition, the supported functionality may include channel sensing and reporting, such as per-channel network allocation vectors (NAVs) for the sub-channels of the operating bandwidth. A device may identify an operating mode for an operating bandwidth and determine a value for a bandwidth query report (BQR) or a target wake time (TWT) element. The device may check multiple NAVs for sub-channels of the operating bandwidth. The operating bandwidth may span concurrent operations on traditional Wi-Fi frequency bands including the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands as well as the 6 GHz band.
US11160082B2
A method of transmitting and receiving a signal to and from a user equipment (UE) at a base station supporting full duplex in a wireless communication system includes the base station transmitting a first resource element (RE) set including two REs to the UE by applying different precoders to the two REs of the first RE set, and receiving a second RE set including two REs from a plurality of UEs including the UE while the first RE set is transmitted, by applying different post-coders to the two REs of the second RE set. Code division multiplexing (CDM) codes are applied to the first RE set transmitted from the base station to the UE in downlink and the second RE set transmitted from the UE to the base station in uplink.
US11160081B2
For example, an Enhanced Directional Multi-Gigabit (DMG) (EDMG) wireless communication station (STA) may be configured to scramble, according to a first scrambling sequence, a plurality of EDMG Header B bits of an EDMG Header B field of an EDMG Multi-User (MU) Physical Layer (PHY) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) into a plurality of scrambled header bits; generate a Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) codeword based on the plurality of scrambled header bits; determine a data block based on the LDPC codeword; generate one or more scrambled data blocks based on the data block by scrambling the data block according to a second scrambling sequence; and transmit a wireless transmission of the EDMG Header B based on the one or more scrambled data blocks.
US11160076B2
Provided is a transmitter which improves the flexibility of SRS resource allocation without increasing the amount of signaling for notifying the cyclic shift amount. In the transmitter, with regard to each basic shift amount candidate group having a basic shift amount from 0 to N−1, a transmission control unit (206) specifies the actual shift amount imparted to a cyclic shift sequence used in scrambling a reference signal transmitted from each antenna port, said specification being performed based on a table in which cyclic shift amount candidates correspond to each antenna port, and based on setting information transmitted from a base station (100). With regard to basic shift amount candidates for shift amount X, the table differentiates between an offset pattern comprising offset values for cyclic shift amount candidates corresponding to each antenna port and an offset pattern corresponding to basic shift amount candidates of X+N/2.
US11160072B2
The present disclosure relates to receiving and transmitting data in a frame with subframes of a wireless communication system, each subframe being either an uplink subframe accommodating uplink signal, a downlink subframe accommodating downlink signal or a special subframe including a downlink signal portion as well as an uplink signal portion. A control signal includes a special subframe configuration specifying the length of the uplink and/or downlink portion of the special subframe. The mapping and demapping of user data and/or control data including feedback information in a transmission time interval, TTI, onto or from one subframe is then performed, wherein the length of a second TTI for mapping onto the uplink portion of a special subframe is shorter than a first TTI for mapping onto an uplink subframe, or a first number of TTIs mapped onto the uplink subframe is larger than a second number of TTIs for mapping onto the uplink portion of a special subframe. The data are received or transmitted accordingly.
US11160064B2
A communications device includes transmitter circuitry configured to transmit signals to the infrastructure equipment via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network, receiver circuitry configured to receive signals from the infrastructure equipment via the wireless access interface, and controller circuitry. The controller circuitry is configured to, among other things, control the transmitter circuitry and the receiver circuitry to monitor a first search space for a first radio signal from the infrastructure equipment.
US11160059B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide an uplink control information transmission method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device determines multiple uplink control channel units for transmitting target uplink control information, the multiple uplink control channel units being located in a same target time unit in a time domain, and each of the multiple uplink control channel units capable of separately transmitting the uplink control information; and in the target time unit, the terminal device sends the target uplink control information to a network device by means of the multiple uplink control channel units. By means of the embodiments of the present invention, the flexibility of the uplink control information can be improved.
US11160055B2
Wireless communications systems and methods related to signaling of direct current (DC) locations of user equipment devices (UEs) in a new radio (NR) network are provided. A wireless communication device receives, from a base station, at least one of a carrier aggregation (CA) configuration or a bandwidth part (BWP) configuration. The wireless communication device determines a direct current (DC) location based on at least one of the CA configuration or the BWP configuration. The wireless communication device transmits, to the base station, a report based on the determined DC location. The wireless communication device communicates, with the base station, a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) configured based on the report.
US11160047B2
A method, apparatus and computer readable storage medium are provided to determine motion information associated with a mobile device. A plurality of signal propagation time parameters are obtained or determined. Each signal propagation time parameter is associated with a respective observation position of the mobile device and a respective installation position a radio device. Each signal propagation time parameter is representative of a respective signal propagation time value of radio signal(s) traveling between the respective observation position and the respective installation position. For each of the installation positions of the radio devices, respective point coordinates are determined that represent the respective installation position of the respective radio device, at least partially based on the signal propagation time parameters. Motion information associated with the mobile device is determined at least partially based on the signal propagation time parameters and the point coordinates that have been determined.
US11160041B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless node may receive, from a second wireless node, a first type of timing advance indicator, wherein the first type of timing advance indicator is associated with a first type of connection associated with a first group of wireless nodes, of a network, that includes the first wireless node and the second wireless node and is different from a second type of timing advance indicator used for a second type of connection associated with a second group of wireless nodes of the network. In some aspects, the first wireless node may synchronize a timing configuration of the first wireless node based at least in part on the first type of timing advance indicator. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11160040B2
An embodiment of the present invention provides a device-to-device (D2D) signal transmission method wherein a terminal acquires synchronization and transmits a D2D signal by applying an offset in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring synchronization from at least one of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and an eNB; and transmitting a D2D signal on the basis of the acquired synchronization, wherein, when the terminal a) is located within a time division duplex (TDD) cell and b) is an in-coverage UE, and c) the eNB configures a system frame number (SFN) boundary on the basis of GNSS timing, the terminal applies a predetermined offset when a D2D signal is transmitted, regardless of whether the GNSS is used as a synchronization reference.
US11160036B2
Example signal sending methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes generating a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) indicating a power headroom in a first power headroom set or a power headroom in a second power headroom set. If the MAC CE indicates the power headroom in the first power headroom set, the MAC CE includes a first bit field and a second bit field, where the first bit field is a reserved bit field, and the second bit field indicates the power headroom in the first power headroom set. If the MAC CE indicates the power headroom in the second power headroom set, the MAC CE includes a third bit field, where the third bit field is used to indicate the power headroom in the second power headroom set, and the third bit field includes a bit of the first bit field and a bit of the second bit field. The MAC CE is sent to a network device.
US11160023B2
A Wake-Up Signal (WUS) is transmitted at a first carrier frequency and at first system timing to a communication device and a paging message is transmitted to the communication device at a second carrier frequency and at a second system timing where the WUS indicates whether the paging message will be transmitted to the communication device. The communication device awakes from sleep state (sleep mode) and receives a resynchronization signal transmitted at the first carrier frequency.
US11160021B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for group wake up signaling for millimeter wave relay node discovery. A method that may be performed by a base station (BS) includes communicating with a plurality of user equipments (UEs) in a cell, configuring a plurality of wake-up signals (WUSs) to transmit to different groups of UEs of the plurality of UEs in the cell, wherein configuring the plurality of WUSs is based, at least in part, on a relative location of each of the UEs in the different groups of UEs, and transmitting the plurality of WUSs to the different groups of UEs.
US11160015B2
A method is performed by a user equipment (UE). The method includes transmitting, to a network, a message for registration of the UE. The message comprises information related to one or more network slices that are not compatible with at least one allowed network slice.
US11160014B2
The present disclosure generally relates to identifying, by a processor of a wireless communications device, a service, determining, by the processor and based at least in part on the service, whether to prioritize a type of connection gateway to utilize in connecting to the service, where the processor determines to prioritize the type of connection gateway, selecting, by the processor, a connection gateway for the service based at least in part on a stored network access preference for the service, where the processor determines not to prioritize the type of connection gateway, selecting, by the processor, the connection gateway for the service regardless of the stored network access preference for the service, and connecting, by the processor, to the service via the connection gateway.
US11160013B2
An electronic device is disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a display, at least one wireless communication circuit configured to perform Wi-Fi wireless communication with at least one access point (AP) and/or at least one external electronic device, a processor operatively connected to the display and the wireless communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to: execute Wi-Fi scanning and receive a first signal from the at least one AP by the wireless communication circuit, receive a second signal from the at least one external electronic device by the wireless communication circuit, the second signal including information related to the at least one AP, determine a wireless communication channel state of the AP based at least partially on the first signal and the second signal, and control the display to display a graphic user interface (GUI) including an object indicating the determined wireless communication channel state.
US11160011B2
A method and apparatus for acquiring system information (SI) in a wireless communication system is provided. When a user equipment (UE) moves to a (neighbor) cell and if the UE have stored system information with same system information area code (SAC), the UE reuses the stored system information (SI) and skip acquiring whole system information blocks (SIBs). If the UE does not have matched SAC, the UE checks existence of any delta SI scheduling configuration which means that a group of SI message is to be update based on the stored information. If a SI message supporting delta configuration is broadcast at a cell and if the SI message includes a parameter which UE has previously stored, the UE replaces the stored parameter by the parameter received from the SI message.
US11160008B2
An AP notifies of BSS Color information of its own device together with information for specifying the BSS Color information to be managed. Upon receiving the notification, an STA identifies BSS Color information used in the same ESS and BSS Color information used in an OBSS not belonging to the ESS, and deals with signals from other BSSs in the same ESS, in accordance with signals from the BSS of its own device.
US11160003B2
An example technique is performed by a client on a device, and includes: detecting a mobility state of the device; making a determination, based on the mobility state, about how to manage one or more connections between the device and one or more wireless networks; and managing the one or more connections based, at least in part, on the determination.
US11159999B2
A wireless terminal can communicate with a first network of first type and a second network of second different type. The wireless terminal performs a packet-domain attachment to the first network and initiates a ready timer indicating that the wireless terminal is in an attached state and has recently sent data to the first network. The wireless terminal initiates an inter-system change from the first network to the second network whereby the wireless terminal becomes registered to the second network. Advantageously the wireless terminal has means for rendering the ready timer ineffective when the inter-system change is performed. The network apparatus has means for initiating its own ready timer dependent on the attachment occurring, this ready timer also indicating that the wireless terminal is in an attached state and has recently sent data to the first network.
US11159993B2
An information generating method is applicable to a user equipment, and includes: receiving a first beam signal of a first cell where the user equipment is located, wherein the first beam signal comprises second identifier information of a second beam signal, and the second beam signal is at least one beam signal adjacent to the first beam signal in a second cell adjacent to the first cell; determining the at least one second beam signal according to the second identifier information, and receiving the at least one second beam signal; and generating cell handover information according to the at least one second beam signal and the first beam signal. As such, time consumed by a user equipment during cell handover can be shortened, thereby facilitating increasing the speed of cell handover by the user equipment.
US11159990B2
A microservices coordinator function can be utilized to apply dynamic policy changes for microservices. For example, based on outlined service provider policies, user equipment state data, and/or network state data, the microservices coordinator function can determine which microservices to use and what order to use the microservices to increase a performance of the network. The microservices coordinator can perform conflict resolution based on how network traffic should be treated in certain scenarios.
US11159989B2
The data caching method and a storage medium includes acquiring, by receiving the request of caching service data sent by the UE, the network status data between an SBS corresponding to UE and the UE, the network status data between an MBS corresponding to the SBS and the UE, and the network status data between the UE and a data source of the service data. According to the types of the three pieces of network status data and the service data, three corresponding QoE values are acquired, and whether the cache is configured for the UE is determined according to the three QoE values. The quantification of the three QoE values is realized, and whether the cache is configured for the UE is determined according to the quantized QoE values, thereby achieving the effect of improving the quality of user experience.
US11159984B2
A system, method, and computer program are disclosed to provide an ad-hoc network of network nodes of caching content at the network nodes. A coordination server performing as a manager or controller determines the network node to cache content for a group of user equipments (UEs) attached to a first base station. The coordination server reassigns the network node that cache the content for the group of UEs when a user equipment (UE) moves from the first base station to a second base station.
US11159983B2
A communication method and a communications device are provided. In the method, a first base station receives a first message; the first base station determines, based on the first message, whether to allocate a new RNA to a terminal in an inactive state; and the first base station allocates a new RNA to the terminal in the inactive state after determining to allocate a new RNA to the terminal in the inactive state, so as to reduce signaling overheads; and/or the first base station receives a second message; the first base station determines a communication status of the terminal in the inactive state based on the second message; and after determining that the terminal needs to change the communication status, the first base station controls the terminal to change the communication status.
US11159979B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE, wherein the UE is allocated with multiple SR configurations by a network node. In one embodiment, the method includes the UE triggering a MAC control element if a timer expires. The method also includes the UE triggering a SR for the MAC control element. The method also includes the UE transmitting the SR based on a first SR configuration of the multiple SR configurations, wherein the first SR configuration is associated with a highest priority logical channel having data available for transmission when the MAC control element is triggered.
US11159977B2
A method of controlling performance of a wireless device is performed by a node that is in electronic communication with a cellular network. The node includes a processor, a non-transitory memory, and a network interface. The method includes receiving a performance value characterizing a performance of a communication channel between a wireless device and a wireless access point. In some implementations, the wireless device and the cellular network are associated with different radio access technologies (RATs). The method includes determining whether the performance value breaches a performance criterion for the wireless device. The method includes adjusting a first amount of data transmitted to the wireless device from a base station of the cellular network and a second amount of data transmitted to the wireless device from the wireless access point. In some implementations, the combined first and second amounts of data satisfy the performance criterion for the wireless device.
US11159976B2
A method of handling mapped Evolved Packet System (EPS) bearer context for invalid QoS flow description is proposed. During a PDU session establishment procedure or a PDU session modification procedure, a UE may receive a mapped EPS bearer context IE for creating a new mapped EPS bearer of a PDU session. If there is no corresponding QoS flow description associated to the new mapped EPS bearer, e.g., if there is no corresponding authorized QoS flow description IE in the PDU session establishment accept message or in the PDU session modification command message, then the UE should send another PDU session modification request message to the network to delete the new mapped EPS bearer context.
US11159975B2
Techniques for monitoring and configuring a mesh network are discussed herein. A centralized database may receive, from one or more access points that make up the mesh network, conditions data associated with the access points and the backhaul links between the access points. The centralized database may determine a radio frequency (RF) resource that should be used for the backhaul links to optimize the mesh network and send an instruction to the access point to operate using the RF resource.
US11159966B2
A method and system for measuring a service transmission status of a user equipment is provided. A first service station transmits a first data packet for a user equipment; the first service station determines at least one second service station that transmits a second data packet for the user equipment; and the first service station instructs the at least one second service station to measure a service transmission status of the user equipment, where the first data packet and the second data packet are different data packets of a same service of the user equipment or data packets of different services. According to the method and system, a service transmission status of a user equipment can be measured in a multi-station transmission scenario.
US11159964B2
A method and an apparatus for logging and reporting MBMS-related measurement information by a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, configuration information for configuring the terminal to receive an MBMS; and logging, if the terminal receives the MBMS, information of the MBMS based on the received configuration information.
US11159953B2
A device may capture property data identifying units associated with a multi-unit building, and may import an image of a floor plan associated with the multi-unit building. The device may provide the property data to a network device associated with a network that provides network coverage to the multi-unit building, and may receive, from the network device, network coverage data for the multi-unit building. The device may combine the image of the floor plan and the network coverage data to generate an image identifying the floor plan and the network coverage for the multi-unit building, and may capture signal reception data identifying a strength of signal from the network for one or more units of the multi-unit building. The device may perform one or more actions based on the signal reception data and the image identifying the floor plan and the network coverage.
US11159945B2
Systems and methods are described herein for providing a telecommunications network, such as a wireless network, LTE (Long Term Evolution) network, and so on, with blockchain nodes, agents, or sub-nodes. The blockchain nodes enable network components to access and maintain a blockchain for the network, such as a distributed ledger that tracks actions, activities, or other transaction associated with the telecommunications network.
US11159941B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for wireless communication, and more specifically to advertising discovery information, relaying discovery information, and to the secure relay of discovery information in wireless networks. Various frame structures are provided for such transmitting and relaying of discovery information. According to certain aspects of the present disclosure, security is provided for relaying discovery information. According to certain aspects of the present disclosure, compensation may be provided to a device that relays discovery information (e.g., when the relaying results in a transaction).
US11159934B2
An Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) provides the UE with a UE Reporting Area, URA. The URA is a sub-area of the Reporting Area, RA and is defined by a set of cells, gNBs or traffic area identifiers, TAIs, or a combination of them. The UE sends a notification to the AMF when it crosses the border of URA. The AMF determines the URA by retrieving or determining a RA for the UE, retrieving a PRA of the UE, and determining the URA in dependence on the RA and PRA.
US11159933B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a mobility management method, apparatus, and system, and pertain to the field of wireless communications technologies. The method includes: determining, by a first mobility management entity based on information about a Packet Data Network (PDN) connection established by user equipment in a 4G network, a network slice corresponding to the PDN connection, and then determining, with reference to a subscribed network slice of the user equipment, a network slice allowed for the user equipment.
US11159922B2
A text messaging system that allows messaging apps to send one or more layer identifiers that can specify content for a layer and Z depth of that layer relative to other layers in a text message transcript such as a sent message layer and a received message layer.
US11159917B2
In an aspect, a method for a network access node for broadcasting content includes receiving a message from a broadcast coordination entity, the message including information associated with content to be broadcasted to one or more user equipments (UEs), caching the content locally at the network access node, and sending the cached content to the one or more UEs.
US11159911B2
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: examining location data of a client computer device in reference to a geofence, the client computer device being associated to a certain user, the geofence being associated to a certain enterprise venue; in response to a breach of the geofence by the client computer device, initiating a process to obtain user associated data of the certain user; providing, while the client computer device is located within the geofence, one to more output observable by the certain user in dependence on data of the user associated data obtained by the initiated process; and in response to an exiting of the geofence by the client computer device terminating the process to obtain user associated data of the certain user.
US11159906B2
The present technology relates to an HRTF measurement method, an HRTF measurement device, and a program which can more simply acquire a head-related transfer function of an individual. The HRTF measurement device displays an image indicating a target direction that a user is to face. In a case where a front direction of the user and the target direction are matched, the HRTF measurement device outputs a measurement sound from a speaker and measures an HRTF on the basis of a result of receiving the measurement sound through a microphone mounted on an ear of the user. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a device which measures a head-related transfer function and the like.
US11159899B2
An electronic device according to various embodiments includes a housing including an acoustic channel and a nozzle portion having an opening formed therein for connecting the acoustic channel to an outside of the electronic device, and an eartip detachably engaged with the housing through at least a portion of the nozzle portion. The eartip includes a first area, at least a portion of which is formed of an elastic material and comes into contact with an object, and a second area, at least a portion of which is formed of an elastic material and surrounds at least a portion of the nozzle portion. The second area includes a first portion having a hole having a first size and a second portion having a second size larger than the first size, and a protrusion is formed at an end of the second portion in a first direction.
US11159894B2
The present invention provides a MEMS microphone, having a base and a capacitive system provided on the base. The capacitive system includes a diaphragm and a back plate. The MEMS microphone is further provided with a supporting frame located between the back plate and the diaphragm. One end of the supporting frame is connected with the back plate, and the other end is connected with the diaphragm. The supporting frame divides the cavity into a first cavity body and a second cavity body. The supporting frame is provided with a connection channel. During the production process of the MEMS microphone, the etchant enters the first cavity body, and then enters the second cavity body, which prevents oxides from remaining in the microphone product and affecting the use of MEMS microphone.
US11159893B1
The present invention discloses a MEMS sound transducer. The sound transducer includes: a substrate having a back cavity; a stator, the stator having a central portion suspending on the back cavity and at least two fixed arms extending from the center portion to the substrate and fixed on the substrate; a movable cantilever, mounted to the substrate, at least partially facing the back cavity and disposed between two adjacent fixed arms; wherein, the movable cantilever has a fixed end mounted to the substrate and a free edge facing the fixed arms with space; the free edge has a plurality of moving comb-fingers formed thereon; the stator has a plurality of fixed comb-fingers formed on the fixed arms; the moving comb-fingers and the fixed comb-fingers fit to each other to form a capacitor with an overlap area.
US11159887B2
Embodiments of the disclosure may provide an apparatus and method of controlling and altering the acoustic output of audio devices that are used in conjunction with a computing device. In some embodiments, the apparatus and methods include a wireless speaker communication method and computing device software application that are configured to work together to more easily setup and deliver audio information from an audio source to one or more portable audio speakers.
US11159885B2
Methods and systems for optimizing a routing of audio data to audio transmitting devices using a Bluetooth network are disclosed. One method includes receiving an encoded audio bitstream at a first speaker of the audio rendering system comprising a first and a second audio channels, separating a first set of spectral components of the first audio channel and a second set of spectral components of the second audio channel from the encoded audio bitstream, without decoding the audio bitstream, generating a first encoded bitstream from the first set of spectral components, and forwarding the first encoded bitstream to a second speaker of the audio rendering system over the wireless link.
US11159882B2
Various embodiments of the present invention comprise: a circuit board comprising a first grounding portion and a second grounding portion; a wireless communication circuit arranged in a first area of the circuit board, the wireless communication circuit comprising a first grounding terminal electrically connected to the first grounding portion; an audio codec circuit arranged in a second area of the circuit board, the audio codec circuit comprising a signal input terminal and a second grounding terminal electrically connected to the second grounding portion; and a connector electrically connected to the input terminal, the connector comprising a first pin that can be electrically connected to a signal terminal of a microphone included in an external electronic device and a second pin that can be electrically connected to a grounding terminal of the microphone, the second pin being electrically connectable to the second grounding portion. In addition, various other embodiments of the present invention may be possible.
US11159880B2
Systems and methods for optimizing network microphone devices using noise classification are disclosed herein. In one example, individual microphones of a network microphone device (NMD) detect sound. The sound data is analyzed to detect a trigger event such as a wake word. Metadata associated with the sound data is captured in a lookback buffer of the NMD. After detecting the trigger event, the metadata is analyzed to classify noise in the sound data. Based on the classified noise, at least one performance parameter of the NMD is modified.
US11159877B2
The present disclosure relates to a speaker device. The speaker device may include a core housing, a circuit housing, an ear hook, and a housing sheath. The core housing may be configured to accommodate an earphone core. The circuit housing may be configured to accommodate a control circuit or a battery. The control circuit or the battery may be configured to drive the earphone core to vibrate to produce sound. The ear hook may be configured to connect the core housing with the circuit housing. The housing sheath may at least partially cover the circuit housing and the ear hook. The housing sheath may include waterproof material. The waterproof effect of a speaker device may be improved through sealed connections between various components of the speaker device in this the present disclosure.
US11159876B2
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an earpiece having a balloon and a stent where the balloon is mounted on the stent and the stent incorporates two or more channels including at least an inflation channel and an acoustic channel. In some embodiments the stent is configured to pass audio signals through the acoustic channel where the acoustic channel is independent of the inflation channel of the balloon. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11159875B2
An audio output apparatus has a simplified structure and is stably fitted in an ear assuredly. The audio output apparatus includes: a speaker that outputs a sound; a base body that includes a facing surface and is at least partially inserted into an ear canal of an ear; a rotating body that includes a relative surface at least partially facing the facing surface and is rotatable relative to the base body; and a fulcrum shaft that is present at least at one of a position displaced from a middle portion of the facing surface or a position displaced from a middle portion of the relative surface, the fulcrum shaft serving as a fulcrum of rotation of the rotating body relative to the base body, in which, in a state where the base body is inserted into the ear canal, the rotating body rotated relative to the base body is allowed to be in contact with part of the ear.
US11159872B1
A wearable audio device that includes an electro-acoustic transducer for creating audio output and a magnetometer system comprising a magnetic field sensor with an output, a temperature sensor that is configured to determine an internal device temperature, a processor, and memory. The magnetometer system is configured to derive from the magnetic field sensor output a directional heading of the Earth's magnetic field. The magnetometer system is further configured to compensate the magnetic field sensor output, wherein the compensation is temperature dependent. The memory is configured to store temperature-dependent compensation information. The magnetometer system is further configured to use the temperature sensor output to retrieve compensation information from the memory in order to compensate the magnetic field sensor output at the current temperature.
