US11060949B2
Systems and methods for modal testing of blades. A method for modal testing of a blade comprises providing a generally spherical fixture for retaining the blade in a fixed-free configuration. The method includes using an excitation device for exciting the blade while the blade is retained within a blade retaining portion of the fixture. The method comprises using a measurement device to measure a response of the blade to the excitation. The fixture includes an attachment portion configured for the securement of the excitation device to the fixture.
US11060946B1
A stuffing box leak detection system utilizes a reflective member on the outside surface of the stuffing box. A photoelectric sensor emits a light beam which is directed at the reflective member and a reflective beam is reflected back to the photoelectric sensor by the reflective member. A processor is connected to the photoelectric sensor, where the processor is configured to detect a change in intensity of the reflected beam. Upon detecting a change in the intensity of the reflected beam, the processor activates a trip alarm. Notifications of the trip alarm may be distributed to pre-selected recipients. The processor may also activate a camera directed at the stuffing box to provide still images or live stream video to recipients.
US11060939B2
An apparatus includes a sensor module, an offset diagnostic module, and a notification module. The sensor module is in operative communication with a cylinder pressure sensor and structured to acquire cylinder pressure data from the cylinder pressure sensor indicative of an actual in-cylinder pressure of a cylinder of an engine. The offset diagnostic module is structured to interpret the cylinder pressure data to determine an offset of the cylinder pressure sensor based on a reference in-cylinder pressure and the actual in-cylinder pressure. The notification module is structured to provide an offset error notification responsive to the offset being greater than a threshold offset.
US11060932B2
Methods and systems for the absolute high-resolution measurement of angle of rotation of a shaft, which allow for concurrent measuring of axial displacement and/or encoded identification information, are disclosed. Included is a method for measuring characteristics of a rotating shaft comprising obtaining optical signals by optically probing one or more patterns having a leading edge and a series of symbols disposed at one or more circumferences of the shaft; oversampling the optical signals; measuring time of arrival for the leading edges and determining therefrom an amount of time between arrival of two or more of the leading edges; interpolating and extrapolating the amount of time between arrival of the leading edges; and determining therefrom one or more of shaft twist, angle of rotation and/or axial loading, translation, or displacement. The methods include optically probing a pattern disposed around the circumference of a shaft that comprises a series of wedge-shaped symbols.
US11060927B2
A strain sensor includes a viscous piezoresistive element embedded or encapsulated within a solid, flexible, resilient packaging element, and a contact contactable from the exterior of the strain sensor and defining an electrical path through or along at least a portion of the viscous piezoresistive element, the resistance of the electrical path varying with deformation of the strain sensor. The invention allows the high gauge factor of a viscous piezoresistive material to be taken advantage of in a practical device by containing the material within a packaging element. The packaging element ensures a consistent output response as a function of deformation of the strain sensor and enables the strain sensor to detect time-varying forces due to the resilient nature of the packaging element.
US11060926B2
Components and assemblies for acquisition and analysis of data collected from sites such body surfaces, footwear and apparel, objects, accessories, and the like are directed to providing intermittent and/or continuous monitoring and reporting of conditions such as force, pressure, shear and other conditions, activity and/or environmental parameters at body locations and/or at an interface of a body location and an object. In one aspect, sensor assemblies comprise one or more sensor(s) and/or associated electronics associated with at least one non-conductive carrier layer. Electronic components including sensor acquisition systems (SAS) and dedicated electronics devices (DED) providing electronics components for signal conditioning, data collection, storage, analysis, feedback, communications and optional sensing capabilities are also described.
US11060921B2
An optical module includes a base, a first optical component and at least two washers. The first optical component is disposed on the base and the first optical component has a flange. The washers are disposed on the first optical component and sandwiched in between the base and the flange. Each of the washers has a first side surface and a second side surface, wherein the first side surface and the second side surface tilt with respect to each other by an angle.
US11060918B2
An evaluating method includes obtaining, by an imaging device, a two-dimensional reflected light amount distribution of a surface of a target; classifying, by one or more processors, the surface into a plurality of areas on the basis of chromaticity information of the two-dimensional reflected light amount distribution; and evaluating, by one or more processors, appearance characteristics of the target on the basis of respective sets of chromaticity information of the areas.
US11060916B2
An adjustable hyperspectral detection chip enhanced by a multi-resonance plasmonic mechanism. The detection chip consists of an array of metal nanonail resonator detection units. Each detection unit (1) comprises: a bottom electrode (2), a semiconductor material layer (3), a spacer layer (4), a nanonail array (5), a control material layer (6), a top electrode (7), a peripheral control signal (8), and a driving circuit (9). The positional relationship from top to bottom is the top electrode (7), the control material layer (6), the nanonail array (5), the spacer layer (4), the semiconductor material layer (3), and the bottom electrode (2). The nanonail array (5) is loaded inside the control material layer (6), and the peripheral control signal (8) and the driving circuit (9) are connected to both sides of the control material layer (6).
US11060906B1
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at an input of a transimpedance amplifier, an input electrical-current signal. The electrical-current signal includes a photodetector current and a DC cancellation current. The photodetector current corresponds to an input optical signal and includes an alternating-current (AC) portion and a direct-current (DC) portion. The method also includes performing, by the transimpedance amplifier, a transimpedance amplification of the input electrical-current signal to produce, at an output of the transimpedance amplifier, an output voltage signal corresponding to the input electrical-current signal. The method further includes providing, by a current-control circuit coupled to the input and the output of the transimpedance amplifier, the DC cancellation current to the input of the transimpedance amplifier, where the DC cancellation current is based on the output voltage signal.
US11060905B2
A laser device includes: a laser resonator for emitting a laser beam; a condenser lens for collecting the laser beam emitted from the laser resonator; an optical fiber for transmitting the laser beam collected by the condenser lens; at least one light sensor opposing a light receiving surface of the condenser lens and outside an optical path of the laser beam, the at least one light sensor detecting an amount of return light from the condenser lens; and a controller for determining a presence of an abnormality when a value of the amount detected by the at least one light sensor is greater than a predetermined maximum threshold.
US11060898B2
A flowmeter having a seal structure for preventing an inner case structure from becoming complicated and making it possible to easily assemble an inner case with an outer case even if an inflow port has a large diameter. A seal member including a pair of sheet members each having a circular opening provided in a central part and a protruding ring formed along the outer peripheral edge of the opening in a protruding shape that projects outward is inserted between the inner peripheral surface of a body case of an outer case and the outer peripheral surface of an inner case. The protruding rings of the seal member are pressed by the inner peripheral surface of the body case of the outer case, seal the space between the outer case body part and the inner case, and prevent the leakage of fluid flowing through a flowmeter.
US11060896B2
A flow imaging and monitoring system for synchronized management of wide area drainage that includes an interposer for supporting monitoring and management equipment in a manhole, a module for illuminating water flowing in pipes at the base of the manhole, a module for monitoring responses to reflected light, a sealed and rechargeable battery pack, and a data analysis and management system to interpret data streams in real time. The interposer can be adjusted to fit the diameter of the manhole and can be adjusted to be placed under the manhole cover. The module for illuminating the flowing water can be adjusted to generate various frequencies. The support structures for the modules can be adjusted for varying pitch, roll and yaw with respect to the manhole. The data analysis and management system is supported by cloud computing.
US11060893B2
A magnetic flowmeter includes at least one coil configured to generate a magnetic field within a process fluid flow. A pair of electrodes is configured to detect an electromotive force within the process fluid flow in response to the magnetic field. Coil drive circuitry is coupled to the at least one coil and is configured to cause the at least one coil to generate the magnetic field. Measurement circuitry is operably coupled to the pair of electrodes and configured to provide an indication of the detected electromotive force. A processor is coupled to the measurement circuitry and the coil drive circuitry. The processor is configured to cause the coil drive circuitry to operate at one of a plurality of coil drive frequencies. The processor is also configured to obtain a plurality of measurement samples while process fluid is flowing and while the coil drive circuitry is operating at a first frequency. The processor is configured to generate an autozero estimate for operation at a second coil drive frequency higher than the first coil drive frequency and to save the autozero estimate for use during operation at the second coil drive frequency.
US11060890B2
A robot includes a sensor including an electrode portion of a sensor for detecting approach of or contact with another object is formed on an outer surface or an inner surface of an exterior member, and in which a drive unit of the robot main body is controlled so as to avoid approach between the robot body and the other object based on an output signal of the sensor.
US11060888B2
The invention relates to a method for measuring the armature position of a solenoid having a coil with a movable armature, constructed as a bistable linear magnet and activated in a switched mode by means of pulse width modulation, wherein the depth of the current peaks at the solenoid is measured as a measure of the inductance and the position of the movable armature.
US11060887B2
A magnetic detection sensor for being installed at an end of a cable with a pair of signal wires to detect a magnetic field from magnetic poles. The sensor includes a magnetic sensor including a detection section and a pair of lead frames, the detection section including a magnetic detection element for detecting the magnetic field from the magnetic poles, and the lead frames extending from the detection section and configured to output a detection signal of the detection section, a housing portion that houses the magnetic sensor, and a capacitor that is provided separately from the magnetic sensor and is housed in the housing portion. First joining portions respectively joining the pair of lead frames to the pair of signal wires and second joining portions respectively joining the pair of lead frames to a pair of lead wires of the capacitor are located inside the housing portion.
US11060886B2
Embodiments herein are directed to steering position rotary sensors including a housing defining an internal cavity, a center shaft extending through the housing, and a gear coupled to the center shaft, wherein the gear is positioned off-center relative to a central rotational axis extending through the center shaft. The steering position rotary sensor may further include a magnet coupled to the gear, a first Hall effect sensor positioned adjacent the gear and concentric with the magnet, and a second Hall effect sensor positioned adjacent the center shaft and concentric with the central rotational axis, wherein the first Hall effect sensor and the second Hall effect sensor are separated by a magnetic shield.
US11060872B2
Systems and methods for calibrating odometry of a materials handling vehicle. One embodiment of a method includes determining a current location of the materials handling vehicle, determining an odometry distance from the current location to a destination based on a calculation of a determined number of rotations of a wheel and a circumference of the wheel, and determining a positioning system distance from the current location to the destination. Some embodiments include comparing the odometry distance with data from the positioning system distance to calculate a scaling factor, applying the scaling factor to a fast alpha filter to achieve a fast filter result, and applying the scaling factor to a slow alpha filter to achieve a slow filter result. Similarly, some embodiments include applying the fast alpha filter to the scaling factor to smooth noise, calculating an updated odometry distance utilizing the scaling factor, and utilizing the updated odometry distance.
US11060864B1
A controller obtains a distance index associated with first and second cameras and a camera distance between the first and second cameras. The controller receives a first and second image captured by the first and second cameras, respectively. The first and second images include a first and second object image of an object, respectively. The controller calculates a first object distance between the first camera and the object using a distance index associated with the first and second cameras, the camera distance, the first object image, and the second object image. The controller calculates an object real size of the object using the first object distance, the second object image, the camera distance, and the distance index. The controller determines whether policy criteria are satisfied by the first object distance and/or the object real size. When satisfied, the controller performs an action associated with the criteria.
US11060855B2
A system for measuring an angle of repose includes an angle of repose device that holds a granular material, and a portable smart device having a camera and a processor. The angle of repose device is configured to open a slit to allow a first part of the granular material to remain in an upper chamber while a second part of the granular material moves freely, due to gravity, from the upper chamber to a lower chamber. The portable smart device uses the camera to take a digital image of the first part and the second part of the granular material and uses an app installed on the processor to calculate an internal angle of repose and an external angle of repose.
US11060851B2
An optoelectronic device includes a semiconductor substrate and a monolithic array of light-emitting elements, including first and second sets of the light-emitting elements arranged on the substrate in respective first and second two-dimensional patterns, which are interleaved on the substrate. First and second conductors are respectively connected to separately drive the first and second sets of the light-emitting elements so that the device selectably emits light in either or both of the first and second patterns.
US11060848B2
A device comprising an imaging unit for capturing an image of a target object and of an accessory. The accessory comprises a reference target object having a known retroreflective coefficient. The device also comprises a calculating unit for calculating a value of a retroreflective coefficient of the target object based on a comparison of the image of the target to the image of the accessory.
US11060847B2
A system is provided with a measurement system having a plurality of light sources, a plurality of light sensors, and a controller coupled to the plurality of light sources and the plurality of light sensors. The controller is configured to monitor one or more parameters between a rotor and a casing at least partially based on an interruption or a transmission of one or more paths of light from the plurality of light sources to the plurality of light sensors.
US11060841B2
A method of measuring thickness of a material generally includes applying an oscillating signal to a first electrode at a fixed frequency, passing the signal through the material to a second electrode, and measuring the magnitude of the signal reflected back to the first electrode. The thickness of the material is determined based on the measured magnitude of the reflected signal by: 1) comparing the determined magnitude to a predetermined baseline to establish a difference; and 2) identifying the thickness based on the difference. Related apparatuses are also disclosed. The material may be a vehicle tire.
US11060819B2
Armored vehicles, weapon measurement system, and methods for determining barrel elevation of a gun, are provided. In one example, an armored vehicle includes a vehicle body portion and a gun having a barrel extending away from the vehicle body portion at a barrel elevation angle. A weapon measurement system includes a reference light generator arrangement configured to generate a reference light at a single wavelength or within a narrow wavelength band and to diffuse the reference light, thereby defining a distributed reference light. An image sensor arrangement includes an image sensor and a filter. The filter is configured to substantially block light that is at a different wavelength than the distributed reference light while allowing the distributed reference light to pass through to the image sensor for determining the barrel elevation angle.
US11060814B2
A crossbow cocking apparatus comprises a pair of completely separate, unconnected, handheld string pullers, each comprising a hand grip holdable in a closed-fisted manner in a respective hand of a user, and a rigid hooking arm reaching outwardly therefrom and carrying a hook feature thereon at a fixed position relative to the hand grip for hooked engagement with the bow string. While holding a respective one of the string pullers in each hand, a user hooks the bow string with the two string pullers on opposite sides of a stock of the crossbow, and draws the bow string rearwardly along the stock into engagement with a latch of the crossbow.
US11060811B2
A speed loader has a body having a front and an opposed rear, and defining a body axis, the body defining a plurality of cartridge pockets, each pocket open at the front, the body defining a central opening receiving a central shaft movable between a forward position and a rear position, a plurality of latches received by the body and each movable between an extended position away from the body axis and a retracted position nearer the body axis, each latch extending into an associated pocket when in the extended position and being clear of the associated pocket when in the retracted position, and each latch being responsive to the position of the central shaft wherein each latch is restrained in the extended position when the shaft is in the forward position and is enabled to move to the retracted position when the shaft is in the rear position.
US11060807B2
A system for an adjustable gas block. The gas block body has a main chamber fluidly coupled to a gas aperture which is fluidly connected to a plunger channel and a gas return path. Downstream of the gas block body is a plunger assembly which includes a ring and a plunger. Further downstream is an adjustment knob which is coupled to the gas block body and which is adjustable upstream and downstream relative to the gas block body. The volume of plunger inserted into the channel path is controlled by the adjustment knob.
US11060803B2
Device for heat transfer between a first fluid and one second fluid includes a housing with first housing element, second housing element and heat transfer element. Housing is developed with a first connecting fitting and a second connecting fitting for each fluid. Heat transfer element is disposed in a volume completely enclosed in a housing and is developed for through-conduction of the first fluid. Housing is developed for conduction of the second fluid about the heat transfer element. Connecting fittings for second fluid are either disposed on the first housing element and the connecting fittings for the first fluid are disposed on the second housing element, wherein within the second housing at least one flow path for conducting the first fluid is implemented which extends between a connecting fitting and a collector region or the connecting fittings for the fluids are disposed on the first housing element.
US11060802B2
A method for manufacturing a heat exchanger includes stacking a plurality of parting sheets, a plurality of lengthwise closure bars, and a plurality of widthwise closure bars to form a rectangular first heat exchanger section. The first heat exchanger section includes at least one widthwise passage extending between a pair of the widthwise closure bars and at least one lengthwise passage extending between a pair of the lengthwise closure bars. The method also includes brazing the rectangular first heat exchanger section together and cutting a first side and a second side of the rectangular first heat exchanger section to give the first heat exchanger section a tapered-trapezoid profile. The method further includes brazing an end of a second heat exchanger section to the first or second side of the first heat exchanger section.
US11060797B2
A loop heat pipe includes a metal layer stack of outermost metal layers and intermediate metal layers. The metal layer stack includes an evaporator that vaporizes a working fluid, a condenser that liquefies the working fluid vaporized by the evaporator, a vapor pipe connecting the evaporator to the condenser, and a liquid pipe connecting the condenser to the evaporator. The vapor pipe includes two pipe walls defining a flow passage of the vapor pipe and joint beams arranged at different positions along the flow passage. Each of the joint beams joins the two pipe walls to each other. Each of the intermediate metal layers includes one of the joint beams. Each of the joint beams includes a side surface that is inclined.
US11060794B2
The invention relates to a gas-liquid heat exchanger comprising a first liquid distributor, a second liquid distributor and heat exchange assemblies connecting the first liquid distributor and the second liquid distributor. A flow equalizer plate and a liquid guiding plate are arranged on the first liquid distributor to equalize the incoming liquid. On the heat exchange assemblies are arranged longitudinally-finned tubes, which are evenly distributed in an array. The fins on two adjacent longitudinally-finned tubes are arranged in an alternating manner to achieve heat exchange assemblies providing small wind resistance, large heat transfer surface area and long heat transfer stroke. Therefore, the heat exchanger has uniform liquid distribution, small wind resistance, large heat transfer surface area, long heat transfer stroke, gas-liquid counter-flow arrangement and high heat transfer efficiency.
US11060780B2
Provided are: ice which has excellent cooling capacity; a production method therefor; a method for producing a cooled article; and a refrigerant. Also provided are: ice in a non-separating state; and a production method therefor and ice which satisfies conditions (a) and (b) and is from a liquid that includes an aqueous solution comprising a solute. (a) The temperature of the ice after melting completely is less than 0° C. (b) The rate of change of the solute concentration in the aqueous solution generated from the ice in the melting process is 30% or lower. The refrigerant includes the ice. The refrigerant also includes water which comprises the same solute as the solute included in the ice, wherein the ratio of the concentration of the solute in the ice and the concentration of the solute in the water is preferably 75:25 to 20:80.
US11060776B2
A method for controlling a refrigeration device including a variable speed compressor and variable speed evaporator and condenser fans includes modifying a PID control scheme by calculating a factor to reduce the restart speed of the compressor depending on the length of time the compressor was at rest, and modulating the point of oscillation of the control process.
US11060774B2
Apparatus and method for opening refrigerant sources while servicing a refrigeration system are provided by this disclosure. A system may include a fluid source, a device capable of coupling to the fluid source, and a fluid receiving system. The device may include a valve disposed in the body of the apparatus. A portion of the valve being engageable with a refrigerant supply composed of either a self-sealing valve or a penetrable seal.
US11060766B2
A smart roof system and method comprising cementitious sheathing sheets for a roof cover that can be installed directly onto the wood roof sheathing of a structure or home. Said cementitious sheathing sheets are laid over wood roof sheathing directly with permanent adhesive. An aluminum expansion joint is installed to serve as an expansion joint between said cementitious sheathing sheets and to provide support for solar panels. Aluminum expansion joints have a lower lip and an upper lip, a lower lip of the aluminum expansion joints serves to support cementitious sheathing sheets over the lower lip with adhesive and create a joint directly over the wood roof sheathing. The cementitious sheathing sheets are laid on the wood roof sheathing with an adhesive designed to adhere in a permanent manner to the cementitious sheathing sheets. A next cementitious sheet is then installed into the lower lip of the aluminum expansion joints and overlap on top of the previous cementitious sheet, bonding by the permanent adhesive. The procedure is repeated forming the roof from lower elevation to higher roof elevation, thereby water will flow over the overlapping sections of cementitious sheathing sheets.
US11060764B2
An on-demand heater includes a plurality of heater banks disposed in series with one another between a heater fluid inlet and heater fluid outlet. Power to one or more of the heater banks is adjusted when a sensed exit fluid temperature from a heater bank differs from the partial fluid temperature increase assigned to that heater bank, such that the total desired fluid temperature increase is achieved at the heater fluid outlet in a controlled manner.
US11060761B2
A plate heat exchanger includes a plurality of plates stacked so that a liquid flow passage is formed on the inside thereof, and a gas flow passage through which heating gas passes, the gas flow passage being formed between the plurality of plates and including a gas inflow opening portion and a gas outflow opening portion positioned on an opposite side to the gas inflow opening portion, wherein the gas outflow opening portion has a smaller opening area than the gas inflow opening portion. Thus, when the heating gas passes through the gas flow passage, even if the volumetric flow thereof decreases due to a reduction in temperature or condensation, a reduction in the flow velocity of the heating gas can be suppressed. Hence, a reduction in a heat transfer coefficient can be suppressed, leading to an improvement in heat transfer efficiency, and as a result, reductions in overall size, weight, and manufacturing cost can be achieved appropriately.
US11060759B2
In one aspect, the present invention is directed to boiler heating system, comprising: a hollowed-walls cylinder, for storing therein water to be heated; a partition in a form of a cylinder, disposed inside the hollowed-walls cylinder, distantly from its vertical walls; the partition having an upper water passage and a lower water passage, for allowing water transition between the inner side of the partition and the outer side of the partition; a heating element disposed inside the inner space of the hollowed-walls cylinder; a water inlet, disposed in the lower side of the hollowed-walls cylinder; and a water outlet, disposed in an upper side of the hollowed-walls cylinder, thereby (a) allowing heating the water without being in direct contact between the heating element and the water, resulting with no scale accumulation, and (b) separation between ascending water and descending water, thereby accelerating the water warming.
US11060755B2
An air diffuser configured to be positioned in a raised floor, in which the air diffuser includes a sleeve having a first end and a second end with an air flow passage extending through the sleeve from the first end to the second end, a diffuser face disposed at the first end of the sleeve and configured to be exposed to an environment in an installed position within the raised floor, a damper disposed at the second end of the sleeve, and a plenum chamber defined within the sleeve between the damper and the diffuser face.
US11060748B2
Methods for reducing energy consumption in a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system
A heating, ventilation and air conditioning system (200) reduces energy consumption in a building (202) by turning on and off all compressors (212, 214, 216). The HVAC system (200) includes a plurality of in-flow air temperature sensors (232, 234, 236) and out-flow air temperature sensors (242, 244, 246) that respectively measure return air temperatures at inlets and supply air temperatures at outlets of fan coil units (222, 224, 226) located in rooms (203, 205, 207) of the building (202). The HVAC system (200) turns on and off all the compressor (212, 214, 216) based on the return air temperatures and the supply air temperatures.
US11060743B2
Enhancements to premises monitor or control device (e.g., thermostats, etc.) are detailed herein. For example, enhanced relating to simplification of scheduling, are described as well as other enhancements relating to reducing device costs or consumption costs, providing richer features or more robust feature sets, and/or delivering associated product or services with increased simplicity, convenience, or ease.
US11060740B2
The present disclosure provides an air distribution system comprised of a central unit connected to a ventilation system and a control system. The central unit is responsible for re-directing ambient air through an evaporator and condenser coil in order to heat and cool said air and separately distribute it through the ventilation system. A control system is connected to the ventilation system, which allows for either hot or cool air that is compartmented in the ventilation system to be distributed in the rooms. By doing so, the air distribution system is able to manage the various demands for simultaneous hot and cold air demands.
US11060733B2
A combi stove (1) is arranged for combusting both logs and granular material. The combi stove (1) has a common combustion chamber (2) arranged so that both the logs and the granular material may be combusted in the common combustion chamber (2). The combi stove (1) further has an ash collector (3) arranged under the combustion chamber (2) and a front aperture (4) through which logs may be placed in the combustion chamber (2). Also the combi stove (1) includes a granular material combustion area (5) arranged in the combustion chamber (2), wherein the granular material combustion area (5) has a bottom combustion surface (6) including bottom airflow apertures (7) arranged to enable an airflow to the granular material during a combustion of the granular material in the granular material combustion area (5). The granular material combustion area (5) is at least partly surrounded by a granular material area sidewall (8) having sidewall airflow apertures (9) arranged to enable an airflow to flue gasses generated during a combustion of the granular material in the granular material combustion area (5). At least a part of the granular material area sidewall (8) is releasable from the granular material combustion area (5). Furthermore, a use of a combi stove (1).
US11060728B2
A combustor includes a plurality of fuel nozzles arranged in a nozzle casing. Each fuel nozzle includes a first fuel injection passage disposed at the axial center of the fuel nozzle and configured to inject liquid fuel into a combustion chamber. A second fuel injection passage encloses the first fuel injection passage and injects liquid fuel into the combustion chamber at a predetermined spray angle with respect to a center line of the fuel nozzle. A first air injection passage encloses the second fuel injection passage and injects air to be mixed with the injected liquid fuel from the second fuel injection passage. At the combustion chamber end, opposing surfaces of the first and second fuel injection passages are each inclined with respect to the center line and are separated by a space through which the liquid fuel of the second fuel injection passage is injected.
US11060723B2
Sorbent components containing halogen, calcium, alumina, and silica are used in combination during coal combustion to produce environmental benefits. Sorbents such as calcium bromide are added to the coal ahead of combustion and other components are added into the flame or downstream of the flame, preferably at minimum temperatures to assure complete formation of the refractory structures that result in various advantages of the methods. When used together, the components reduce emissions of elemental and oxidized mercury; increase the level of Hg, As, Pb, and/or Cl in the coal ash; decrease the levels of leachable heavy metals (such as Hg) in the ash, preferably to levels below the detectable limits; and make a highly cementitious ash product.
US11060720B2
A combustion system includes a perforated flame holder, a fuel nozzle configured to output fuel toward the perforated flame holder, and a plasma ignition device configured to output a plasma during a preheating state of the combustion system and to cease outputting the plasma to transition from the preheating state to the standard operating state. In the preheating state the plasma ignition device causes a preheating flame of the fuel stream at a position between the fuel nozzle and the perforated flame holder. In the standard operating condition, the plasma is not present and the fuel stream impinges on the perforated flame holder. The perforated flame holder supports a combustion reaction of the fuel stream within the perforated flame holder when in the standard operating state.
US11060715B2
The technology relates in part to methods and compositions for ex vivo proliferation and expansion of epithelial cells.
US11060714B2
The present invention relates to a device for illuminating bottles that fits within and adheres to the naturally occurring concave recess at the bottom of a bottle. The device is intended to be inserted into the cavity and dimensioned to sit flush against a bottle when the device is placed within the concave recess at the bottom of the bottle. Other electrical elements may be included which provide for control of intensity, fluctuations in intensity, and to control power to the device. The device may also contain electrical components to allow wireless control of device and the ability to control device via smartphone. The device further includes an improved means for securing the device in the bottle, while maintaining a water tight seal. The device is intended to be used in conjunction with containers to provide an illumination of the bottle, creating a unique effect for displaying containers.
US11060711B1
A lighting cove apparatus includes an elongate main housing with an outer rear wall from which an outer sidewall extends vertically therefrom on each side of the outer rear wall and terminating in an inwardly extending peripheral lip to define a channel with a passageway. The passageway extends the length of the housing. The outer rear wall has an inner concave reflecting surface configured to reflect light. The peripheral lip has an inwardly chamfered surface extending at an acute angle and intersecting with an inside surface of outer sidewall. The inwardly chamfered surface is configured to hold an LED strip. The main housing includes one or more female interlock components at one end and corresponding male interlock components at the other end. The lighting cove apparatus further includes a right-angled connector component for connecting two main housing units in a horizontal configuration and a corner connector component for connecting two main housing units in a vertical configuration.
US11060708B2
A lighting apparatus includes alight base, a middle light body, a first end box, a second end box, a first side light body, a second side light body. The light base has a main body and a center opening located in a middle place of the main body. For example, the light base has a bracket housing. The first end box and the second end box are attached to two opposite ends of the light body. The first side light body is connected to the first end box and the second end box for emitting a first lateral light. The first side light body and the second side light body are rotatable with respect to the first end box and the second end box for adjusting light emitting angles of the first lateral light and the second lateral light.
US11060704B2
A mounting system, for use in securing an electronic device to a recessed light fixture, includes a top hub with an electrical connector, a central hub with a magnet, a bottom hub configured to receive the electronic device, an upper mounting arm coupling the top hub to the central hub, and a lower mounting arm coupling the bottom hub to the central hub and configured to slide through the central hub to adjust the position of the bottom hub relative to the central hub. The magnet is configured to apply force to at least one of the upper and lower mounting arms to fix a position of the bottom hub with respect to the central hub.
US11060701B2
A lighting module (10) is disclosed comprising a housing (15) and a woven fabric (50) defining a light exit window across said housing, the housing comprising an acoustically absorbent panel (20) opposing the woven fabric and a light engine arrangement (30) on the acoustically absorbent panel arranged to generate a light output through the light exit window, the lighting module further comprising a felt-based volumetric diffuser (40) in between the woven fabric and the light engine arrangement. Also disclosed are a N lighting kit and luminaire comprising such lighting modules (10).
US11060693B2
An optical system has a set of inner portions, each for mounting over an LED or LED arrangement, and an outer portion, for mounting over the inner portion. The outer portion is adapted to be mountable over each one of the set of inner portions, thereby to form an output lens when the outer portion is mounted over a selected one of the set of inner portions. The output lens has an overall optical function which depends on the selected inner portion. In this way, an optical lens function may be selected simply by choosing an appropriate one from a set of inner portions (or by not using an inner portion at all). The inner portions are low cost components, and they avoid the need for any tooling changes to the larger outer portions.
US11060688B1
A hidden light apparatus for a vehicle is configured so that light is emitted from a grill of the vehicle in a same appearance as a shape of the grill when light is not emitted, thereby maintaining a design of the grill. The hidden light apparatus includes the grill which has an outer surface formed of a pattern composed of a plurality of grids; a grid panel which is coupled to one of the grids in a same shape to form a surface of the one grid, and formed with a perforated hole and anon-perforated portion; and an optical module which is provided inside the grid panel, allows the grid panel to configure the pattern of the grill when turned off, and allows the grid panel to serve as lighting of a vehicle by emitting light through the perforated hole of the grid panel when turned on.
US11060684B2
The invention relates to a motor vehicle illumination device (1) for generating light distribution, comprising an optical imaging system (2) and at least one light source (3) associated with the optical imaging system, in which: the optical imaging system (2) comprises a collimator (4), an incidence optical element (5) and an emergence optical element (6); the collimator (4) is arranged between the at least one light source (3) and the incidence optical element (5) and is designed to collimate light beams produced by the at least one light source (3) in order to produce collimated light beams, and to guide the collimated light beams (7) towards the incidence optical element (5) of the optical imaging system (2); the incidence optical element (5) comprises a plurality of integrally formed incidence micro-optical elements (50 to 58), a first optical axis (50a to 58a) being associated with each incidence micro-optical element (50 to 58) and all first optical axes (50a to 58a) extending in the same direction corresponding to the direction of propagation of the collimated light beams (7); the emergence optical element (6) comprises a plurality of integrally formed emergence micro-optical elements (60), a second optical axis (60a) being associated with each emergence micro-optical element (60) and all second optical axes (60a) extending in the same direction; each incidence micro-optical element (50-58) comprises a light incidence surface (50b to 58b) facing the collimated light beams and a light emergence surface (50c to 58c) facing the emergence optical element (6), all of the light emergence surfaces (50c to 58c) forming a common, preferably flat surface (8); and at least two differently formed incidence micro-optical elements (50 to 58) are associated with each emergence micro-optical element (60) in such a way that light beams (9a to 9c) hitting the at least two differently formed incidence micro-optical elements (50 to 58) and passing through said at least two differently formed incidence micro-optical elements (50 to 58) exclusively hit the emergence micro-optical element (60) associated with the at least two differently formed incidence micro-optical elements (50 to 58) and form different sub-regions of the light distribution after having passed though the emergence micro-optical system (60).
US11060675B2
An acoustic and illuminating ceiling panel includes a layer of acoustic absorbent material, the layer including a main inner face intended to be pointed toward the inside of the room, and light sources on the main inner face that is optionally covered by a voile fabric and/or coated, with a paint, wherein the light sources include organic light-emitting diode (OLED) modules with a luminous efficacy greater than or equal to 60 lm/W, and wherein a number and size of the OLED modules are adapted so that the ceiling panel provides an acoustic absorption coefficient αw greater than or equal to 0.7.
US11060674B1
A four-wire light string includes a first interface, a second interface, a plurality of LED lights connected between the first and second interfaces, a first conductive wire and a second conductive wire that are directly connected to the first and second interfaces, a plurality of third conductive wires each connected to a positive pole of the LED light, and a plurality of fourth conductive wires each connected to a negative pole of the LED light. Each four-wire light string constitutes a basic unit. When no additional basic unit is adopted, a current does not flow through the first conductive wire and the second conductive wire, but is directly connected to positive and negative poles of a power supply. Each basic unit has a small heating loss on the conductive wire, and adding more basic units will not cause a voltage drop, so that the light strings have basically the same brightness.
US11060672B1
A solid state lamp includes a connector and a bulb portion with multiple strips.
US11060666B2
A method for filling tanks with pressurized gas via a filling station comprising at least one source of pressurized gas and a fluid circuit for transferring the gas, comprising a first end linked to the at least one gas source and a second end provided with a transfer line intended to be removably connected to the tanks to be filled, the circuit comprising a first isolation valve, a flow or pressure regulation member, a heat exchanger for cooling the gas transferred to the tank to be filled and a second isolation valve, the method comprising successively filling a first tank then a second separate tank, characterized in that, on completion of the filling of the first tank, the first and second isolation valves are closed to trap a reserve supply of pressurized gas in the circuit between said two valves and in that the reserve supply of gas is used to fill the second tank.
US11060652B2
A cast body for a pipe fitting includes a first body end and a second body end disposed opposite from the first body end. The body defines an axis extending from the first body end to the second body end, an inner body surface defining a fitting bore that extends through the body, and an outer body surface spaced from the inner body surface at a predetermined wall thickness. At a first location on the axis, the inner body surface is a first distance and the outer body surface is a third distance from the axis, and at a second location on the axis that is proximate to the first body end, the inner body surface is a second distance from the axis that is greater than the first distance and the outer body surface is a fourth distance from the axis that is less than the third distance.
US11060651B2
A method and system for reducing leakage of hydraulic oil from a hydraulic outlet on a tractor, which involves removal of the female quick connect coupler from a legacy original equipment selective control valve and inserting into the void the following: a three part insert with a front stepped diameter segment, a back section, which is screwed into front stepped diameter segment, a sleeve which is configured to be inserted after a front O-ring is adjusted and a leading portion of a retention bolt.
US11060644B2
A sliding sleeve connection between an expanded end of an all-plastic pipe or of a plastic composite pipe and a connecting element includes an expanded end of an all-plastic pipe or of a plastic composite pipe; a connecting element having at least one support body provided with circumferential external ribs, onto which the expanded end of the all-plastic pipe or of the plastic composite pipe is slid, and at least one circumferential collar; and a sliding sleeve made of elastically deformable polymer material axially slid onto the expanded end. The connecting element includes a pre-stop between the circumferential collar and the nearest circumferential external rib to the latter. The pre-stop constitutes a limitation for sliding onto the end of the pipe. The end of the sliding sleeve facing the circumferential collar protrudes beyond the end of the pre-stop facing the circumferential external rib.
US11060635B2
A valve for regulating the flow of a fluid includes a housing defining a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A flow control element is disposed within the housing and is configured to dissipate energy in a fluid flowing therethrough from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet. A valve seat is positioned within the housing and includes a plurality of vortex generators which induce vortices in the fluid as the fluid flows through the valve seat. A plug is disposed within the housing and is moveable relative thereto between closed and open positions. The plug moves away from the valve seat as the plug moves from the closed position toward the open position such that fluid flow through the flow control element and the valve seat increases as the plug is moved from the closed position toward the open position.
US11060631B2
A servovalve includes: a fluid transfer valve assembly comprising a supply port and a control port; a moveable valve spool arranged to regulate flow of fluid from the supply port to the control port in response to a control signal; and a jet pipe assembly configured to axially move the valve spool relative to the fluid transfer assembly in response to the control signal to regulate the fluid flow. The spool includes a tubular body defining a path for fluid flow, the tubular body closed at each end by a respective end cap having openings via which, in use, fluid enters the interior of the spool. The end caps extend within the tubular body at least to an extent that they overlap the openings, and wherein the end caps are provided with filter means for filtering the fluid from the openings as it enters the spool.
US11060626B2
A fluid distributor valve (1) for repartitioning an inlet fluid stream (Z) into two outlet fluid streams (X, Y), comprising an inlet port (10), two outlet ports (11, 12), a first and a second valve mechanism (13, 14), one arranged upstream each outlet port (11, 12), wherein each valve mechanism (13, 14) comprises a valve body (15, 16) slidable in a cylindrical valve bore (17) in reciprocating strokes through a valve shaft (18), wherein the valve body (15, 16) includes a first portion (15a, 16a) that is formed with a progressively changing diameter so as to reduce a valve gap between the valve bore inner peripheral wall and the valve body outer peripheral wall at a plane (A, B) perpendicular to the stroke direction, in a regular operating range of the valve mechanism (13, 14), from a maximum valve gap to a minimum valve gap, to reduce or increase the flow rate through the gap towards the associated outlet port (11, 12) upon the relative movement, and wherein at least one of the valve bodies (15, 16) of the valve mechanisms (13, 14), preferably both, is/are formed such that the minimum valve gap is maintained at the end position of the stroke of the valve body (15, 16) in the regular operating range.
US11060623B2
A water management system is provided. The system includes a manifold with ports adapted to connect the manifold to piping that connects to various water fixtures in a home or building. Each port has a flow sensor and an actuated valve configured to shut off flow to a fixture in the event of a leak in order to mitigate damage from the leak. Water flow occurring due to a leak may be detected and mitigated based on input provided by the flow sensor and a motion sensor, a button switch, or a timer switch.
US11060619B2
A valve includes a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin movable by the solenoid, a piston connected to the pin, and a seal. The piston is made of metal and the seal made of a different material than the piston. The seal is arranged in a crown region of the piston.
US11060605B2
A bearing system is provided in one example embodiment and may include an inner bearing assembly comprising a spherical bearing and an outer race; an outer bearing assembly comprising a plurality of cylindrical roller bearings, an inner race, and an outer race; and a race element comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the race element is the inner race for the outer bearing assembly and the inner surface of the race element is associated with the outer race for the inner bearing assembly. The inner bearing assembly allows tilting movements of the bearing system and the outer bearing assembly allows rotational movements and supports, at least in part, radial loads for the bearing system.
US11060604B2
A lubrication system for a power transmission unit that supplies oil to a starting clutch in an appropriate amount irrespective of an engagement state of the starting clutch. When the friction clutch is completely engaged or disengaged, a first control valve is brought into a low inflow rate mode, and the second control valve is brought into a low outflow rate mode. When the friction clutch is engaged while causing a slip the first control valve is brought into a high inflow rate mode, and the second control valve is brought a high outflow rate mode.
US11060603B2
Transmission arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one clutch unit and at least one actuator unit that allows the clutch unit to be actuated; the actuator unit additionally allows a pump to be actuated such that lubricant is pumped from a lubricant sump into a lubricant reservoir.
US11060599B2
Adapter plates for mounting accessories to a gearbox of a turbine engine are described herein. The adapter plates may be inverted to mount with various equipment, such as a variable frequency generator, oil pump, a fuel pump, a hydraulic pump, an alternator, an electrical generator, and a starter. Gear shafts may comprise splines in a particular form/shape for mating with the gears. The gears may be inverted to expose a desired spline configuration.
US11060597B2
An oval shaft that includes a cam body integrated with a rotation input section and rolling elements that are sandwiched between an inner ring provided at the outer periphery of the cam body and a flexible outer ring; an internal gear having an inner gear formed at the inner periphery; a flex gear having outer gears that have a reduced teeth number relative to the inner gears so that, when the outer gears are provided at the outer periphery of the oval shaft, the outer gears are engaged with the inner gears at a plurality of engagement positions, the flex gear has a plurality of transmission pins; and a rotation output mechanism having an output plate having an engagement section including an engagement hole that is engaged with each transmission pin and that is provided along the circumferential direction with a predetermined interval to allow the displacement of the transmission pin in the circumferential direction and/or the radiation direction during the rotation transmission.
US11060596B2
A transmission component is described in which a cylindrical section has outer teeth, and a flange extends radially outward relative to the cylindrical section. The flange has a plurality of raised connecting sections that are axially offset from a remainder of the flange. Each connecting section has a hole configured to receive a fastener such as a screw. In certain embodiments, a plurality of recesses are provided radially between the connecting sections and the cylindrical section.
US11060595B2
A differential assembly includes one or more NVH-modifying elements that alter and/or reduce at least one of a noise, vibration, and harshness emitted from the differential assembly. The NVH-modifying element(s) are placed in engagement with the side gears of the differential assembly to modify and/or reduce the NVH of the differential assembly.
US11060589B2
A work vehicle reduction drive assembly includes a drive having a drive shaft mechanically linked to a movable work component through a planetary gear train is. The planetary gear train includes a ring gear having a tooth count of Tring, a sun gear having a tooth count of Tsun, and a planet-carrier assembly including a plurality of planet gears each having a tooth count of Tplanet. Tring, Tsun, and Tplanet are selected such that each planet gear in the plurality of planet gears contacts at least two teeth of the sun gear and at least two teeth of the ring gear in all rotational positions of the planetary gear train. The sum of Tring and Tsun yields a positive integer when divided by a first number from a set {3, 4, 5} and when divided by a second number from the set {3, 4, 5}.
US11060588B2
An all-gear continuously variable automatic transmission and speed ratio active control system includes a speed ratio active control mechanism arranged between a torque proportional distribution differential mechanism and a planetary gear mechanism. The torque proportional distribution differential mechanism includes two differential bevel gears connected to a gear ring and a sun gear of the planetary gear mechanism respectively to be used as input shafts of the planetary gear mechanism. The speed ratio active control mechanism includes an adjustment motor, an adjustment driving gear and an adjustment driven gear. The adjustment driving gear and the adjustment driven gear are in a normally engaged state. The adjustment driven gear is rigidly connected to one of differential bevel gear shafts, and the adjustment driving gear is connected to the adjustment motor, and planetary gears are engaged with the sun gear and the gear ring respectively and output power.
US11060585B2
A double clutch transmission (DCT) may include a first input shaft and a second input shaft disposed to or not to receive power from the same power source, respectively; a first output shaft and a second output shaft each disposed in parallel with the first input shaft; a first drive gear disposed on and rotated with the first input shaft; a second drive gear disposed on and rotated with the second input shaft; a first driven gear engaged with the first drive gear and rotatably disposed on a selection output shaft which is one of the first output shaft and the second output shaft; a second driven gear engaged with the second drive gear and rotatably disposed on the selection output shaft; and a sleeve synchronizer selectively connecting between the first driven gear and the second driven gear.
US11060584B2
A gas turbine engine including a first frame including a first mount member defining a stiffness K1; a second frame including a second mount member defining a stiffness K2 and a third mount member defining a stiffness K3; and a gear assembly. The gear assembly includes a first rotatable component, a second rotatable component, and a torque transfer component. The first mount member is coupled to the first rotatable component. The second mount member is coupled to the second rotatable component. The third mount member is coupled to the torque transfer component. The stiffness K1 is less than or equal to 10% of the stiffness K3.
US11060583B2
A vibration-proof mount which is interposed between a vibration device including a vibration source and an elastic member disposed on a foundation surface includes an upper base plate including a first mounting portion where the vibration device is mounted, a lower base pate arranged below the upper base plate and supporting the upper base plate, and a plurality of connecting members connecting the upper base plate and the lower base plate, the plurality of connecting members including at least two or more first connecting members disposed between the first mounting portion and the lower base plate at intervals from one another. The first mounting portion is configured to have higher rigidity than the lower base plate.
US11060572B2
A drum brake assembly includes a brake drum, a brake shoe and lining assembly operably displaceable to contact the brake drum, and an electric actuator assembly. The electric actuator assembly has an electric motor with an output shaft, a gear reduction driven by the output shaft, a linear translation assembly having a gear nut driven by the gear reduction, and a connection portion of the linear translation assembly. The output shaft drives the gear reduction through a suitable gear type that can convert a rotation torque of the output shaft to the gear reduction at a right angle. The linear translation assembly linearly translates when the gear nut is driven. As a result of the linear translation, the connection portion actuates the brake shoe and lining assembly to contact the brake drum.
US11060567B2
An electric clutch actuator having a housing, an electric motor, a gear mechanism and a spindle which is coupled to the electric motor via the gear mechanism, wherein the spindle has an output end which acts on a relief piston which is displaceably mounted on a guide piston which is mounted so as to be displaceable in the housing, wherein the relief piston is urged elastically away from the guide piston towards the spindle.
US11060558B2
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, and a switching member. The second rail can be displaced with respect to the first rail and is provided with a working feature. The third rail can be displaced with respect to the second rail. The switching member is disposed on the third rail and is configured to contact the working feature when the third rail reaches a predetermined retracted position after being displaced from an extended position in a retracting direction, in order for the third rail to displace the second rail to a predetermined position in the retracting direction via the switching member.
US11060555B2
A hydrostatic bearing spindle device includes: a spindle includes tapered portion having tapered radial receiving surface and flange having first thrust receiving surface and second thrust receiving surface formed at rear side from first thrust receiving surface; first thrust bearing has first thrust bearing surface facing first thrust receiving surface; second thrust bearing has second thrust bearing surface facing second thrust receiving surface; radial bearing facing tapered radial receiving surface; rotation regulator regulates relative rotation of one of first thrust bearing and second thrust bearing with respect to the other; and housing has first screw groove which is screwed with first thrust bearing and second screw groove which is screwed with second thrust bearing. Second screw groove has larger screw pitch than first screw groove does when tapered portion expands rearward, and first screw groove has larger screw pitch than second screw groove does when tapered portion expands frontward.
US11060549B2
A captive fastener comprising a head, a neck, and a threaded shaft, and one or more spring loaded pins disposed within respective cavities of the shaft along at least first and second radial directions. Each spring loaded pin is located in a chamber of the shaft with an annular rim on at a proximal end of the pin that prevents the pin completely passing through an aperture and out the chamber. The distal end of the pin projects through the aperture and out of the shaft when the spring is not compressed. That is, the spring biases the pin outward such that a distal portion of the pin projects through the hole, but the spring can collapse to allow the fastener to pass through a fitted opening sized to receive the shaft of the fastener before the pin expands outward.
US11060545B2
A fastening system for securing a component includes a first securing element having an engagement end and external toothing, a second securing element having elastic clamp members arranged about a common axis and having internal toothing facing the axis, and a fixing member. The clamps members assume a radial position relative to the axis that is variable due to their elasticity. The clamps are designed such that the second securing element can be pushed onto the engagement end such that the teeth of the engagement end and the clamps snap into each other. The clamps move from a first radial position to an external second radial position to engage or disengage a snapped-in state when shifting the external toothing and the first internal toothing to each other.
US11060540B2
A material guiding device is provided, including: a main body, including a first portion and a second portion which are coupled with each other, the first portion and the second portion defining a channel, the channel including an inlet portion and an outlet portion which commuted are with each other and a concave portion which is commuted between the inlet portion and the outlet portion, the inlet portion and the outlet portion extending respectively in a first extending direction and a second extending direction; in the first extending direction the concave portion being outwardly protrusive beyond the outlet portion, the concave portion being connected with the outlet portion and including a projection extending toward the first extending direction.
US11060527B2
A fan system includes a rotor having plurality of blades and a ring airfoil, the plurality of blades being rotatably joined to a hub and the ring airfoil. The fan system may include a second contra-rotationally disposed rotor having a plurality of blades and a ring airfoil. The first and second ring airfoils having a cambered shape and an angle of attack between about −5 degrees and about 45 degrees. Passive leading edge slats are attached to the ring airfoil and are configured to open and close using springs.
US11060525B2
A control system for a turbocharger of a vehicle includes an enable module, an error module, a reduction module, and a boost module. The enable module is configured to: enable reduction in a boost pressure setpoint of a compressor of the turbocharger based on whether a fault exists, load on an engine, and a compressor outlet temperature; and generate an enable signal indicating whether reduction in the boost pressure setpoint is enabled. The error module configured to determine a difference between the compressor outlet temperature and a predetermined limit. The reduction control module is configured to, in response to the enable signal indicating reduction in the boost pressure setpoint is enabled, reduce the boost pressure setpoint based on the difference. The boost module is configured to adjust boost pressure output of the compressor based on the boost pressure setpoint.
US11060523B1
A silencer for vacuum pumps which allows only for unidirectional flow and which reduces the noises caused by the air discharged at the exhaust of said pump. The silencer features baffles to divert and disrupt the flow and an umbrella check valve to ensure the unidirectionality of the discharge flow.
US11060518B2
A reciprocating pump includes: a housing with a fluid channel that includes a pump chamber; a reciprocated member that is disposed in the housing to form the pump chamber, and reciprocable for suction and discharge of fluid; an actuator configured to reciprocate the reciprocated member; and a pressure gauge with a pressure receiving portion, configured to detect pressure of the fluid in the fluid channel via the pressure receiving portion. The housing includes an inner wall facing the fluid channel, and a flexible, membranous portion placed continuously next to the inner wall to face the fluid channel. The pressure gauge is attached to the housing such that the membranous portion is sandwiched between the pressure receiving portion and the fluid channel.
US11060517B1
Embodiments of the present invention relate to lifting and lowering loads more efficiently and also more economically than known systems. This invention is the continuous movement by mechanical means of a moving crank shaft force point to a desired advantageous position at a desired advantageous moment to achieve improved geometry resulting in a desired low torque factor for a reduced net torque when lifting or lowering an unbalanced load with a beam with a fulcrum and connected to a load and an effort. In one embodiment, a walking beam well pumping unit, the lifting and lowering of the well load can be caused by the reciprocating motion of a beam tipping on a fulcrum and with an effort force point continuously substantially vertically disposed with the moving crank shaft force point. Potentially reduced net torque might allow longer life speed reducers, smaller speed reducers, and longer reciprocating vertical stroke length.
US11060516B2
A tube for a peristaltic pump comprises an elastically deformable tubular body (2) made from a PVC composition containing: 100 phr of a PVC resin having a K value, measured according to standard ISO 1628-2, of not less than 85, from 40 to 100 phr of DEHA plasticizer, from 0.05 to 1.0 phr of lubricant, from 0.3 to 15.0 phr of stabilizer and co-stabilizer. The deformable tube, which is usefully employed for liquid transport in a dialysis apparatus, enables a high level of fluid transport efficiency to be maintained, even after many hours of peristaltic pump operation.
US11060493B2
A fuel pump includes a fuel pump housing made of stainless steel and having a pumping chamber therewithin, a plunger bore extending thereinto, an inlet passage extending thereinto, and an outlet passage extending thereinto. A pumping plunger reciprocates within the plunger bore such that an intake stroke of the pumping plunger increases volume of the pumping chamber and a compression stroke of the pumping plunger decreases volume of the pumping chamber. An outlet valve controls fuel flow from the pumping chamber out of the fuel pump housing. The outlet valve includes an outlet valve seating surface formed by the fuel pump housing within the outlet passage such that a nitrided layer extends from the outlet valve seating surface into the fuel pump housing. The outlet valve also includes an outlet valve member within the outlet passage which is moveable between a seated position and an unseated position.
US11060480B2
Sound-attenuating heat exchangers and methods of utilizing the same are disclosed herein. The sound-attenuating heat exchangers include an aerodynamically shaped layer, a base, an intermediate layer, and a cooled fluid containment body. The aerodynamically shaped layer defines an aerodynamically shaped surface, an opposed intermediate layer-facing surface, and a plurality of apertures. The intermediate layer defines a shaped layer-facing surface and an opposed base-facing surface. The base defines a base surface. The intermediate layer-facing surface at least partially defines a sound-attenuating volume. The base surface at least partially defines an elongate cooling conduit. The sound-attenuating volume is distinct from the elongate cooling conduit and the intermediate layer at least partially fluidly isolates the sound-attenuating volume from the elongate cooling conduit. The cooled fluid containment body at least partially defines a cooled fluid containment conduit. The methods include methods of utilizing the sound-attenuating heat exchangers.
US11060477B2
A spark ignition internal combustion engine includes: intake and exhaust valves disposed at a ceiling part of a combustion chamber; and a fuel injection valve including a tip end portion including injection holes, and being structured to inject fuel through the injection holes toward a crown of a piston, wherein the tip end portion of the fuel injection valve is arranged in a region of the ceiling part surrounded by the intake and exhaust valves. A fuel injection control includes: determining a tip end portion fuel temperature directly or indirectly, which is a temperature of fuel at the tip end portion of the fuel injection valve; and setting a fuel injection timing advanced, in response to a condition that the tip end portion fuel temperature is higher than a temperature threshold value, wherein the temperature threshold value relates to flash boiling of fuel at the injection holes.
US11060473B2
The invention relates to a method for starting an internal combustion engine, the exhaust gas system of which is equipped with an electrically heatable lambda sensor and a catalytic converter with an oxygen reservoir. The combination of method steps according to the invention allows the internal combustion engine to be started with an optimal raw emission reduction directly after a cold start and an optimal pollutant conversion in the warm-up phase. The invention likewise relates to a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine comprising an exhaust gas system having an electrically heatable lambda sensor and a catalytic converter with an oxygen reservoir, and comprising a controller, wherein the controller is designed to carry out the method according to the invention.
US11060472B2
There is provided an engine working machine capable of suppressing functional disorder of an exhaust catalyst and decline of engine performance. If, during input of a dummy load to an engine, fuel supply volume of a fuel supply device reaches a predetermined dummy load cutoff determination value as a result of elevation of a total load for an engine including the dummy load and a work load, then an electronic control device switches a load switching device to cut off the dummy load; and if, during input of the work load without including the dummy load to the engine, the fuel supply volume of the fuel supply device reaches a predetermined dummy load re-input determination value as a result of decline of the work load, then the electronic control device switches the load switching device to re-input the dummy load.
US11060471B1
An engine system includes: an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders; a bypass valve arranged to receive exhaust output from at least a dedicated one of the cylinders and to selectively one of: direct the exhaust through an exhaust system to atmosphere; and direct the exhaust to an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve; the EGR valve, where the EGR valve is configured to, when open, enable flow of the exhaust to an intake manifold of the internal combustion engine; and an intake air valve located between an air cleaner and a mass airflow (MAF) sensor and configured to, when open, enable flow of ambient air to the intake manifold.
US11060469B2
Various methods and systems are provided for a multi-fuel capable engine. The system includes a liquid fuel system to deliver liquid fuel to an engine, a gaseous fuel system to deliver gaseous fuel to the engine, and a control system. The control system, during a gaseous fuel system test mode, controls the liquid fuel system and the gaseous fuel system to deliver the liquid fuel and the gaseous fuel to the engine over a range of engine operating points, and indicate degradation of the gaseous fuel system based on engine output at each of the engine operating points.
US11060468B2
An intake air circuit is structured to transmit intake air from a turbocharger compressor to an intake manifold of an engine. A charge air cooler (“CAC”), a bypass line, and a bypass heater are each positioned along the intake air circuit in parallel with each other. A first control valve is structured to controllably divert the intake air around the CAC. A second control valve is structured to controllably divert the intake air around at least one of the bypass line and the bypass heater. A controller operatively coupled to each of the engine, and the first and second control valves is structured to control each of the first and second control valves to cause the intake air to flow along a determined desired flow path based on each of measured ambient temperature and measured engine load.
US11060464B2
Systems and methods for operating an internal combustion engine are described. In one example, an engine's position is adjusted during engine stopping so that the engine may be less likely to stop at a crankshaft angle where rotating a fuel pump may increase engine cranking torque due to work performed by the fuel pump.
US11060462B2
An aircraft turbomachine including a nacelle and an engine further including at least one outflowing jet of air, wherein a heat exchanger of the precooler type for supplying air to the aircraft is mounted in the nacelle. The exchanger includes a primary circuit, the inlet of which is connected to a supply of compressed air from the engine and the outlet of which is connected to an air supply for supplying air to the aircraft, and a secondary circuit supplied with air taken from said air flow.
US11060456B2
A centrifugal deaerator for an air/oil mixture of a turbine engine includes: an annular housing arranged around a hollow shaft and having an outer annular wall and an inner annular wall; axial mixture inlets for the inflow of the air/oil mixture into annular housing; a pinion for rotating the annular housing, the pinion including a web that is securely connected to the hollow shaft and to the inner and outer annular walls; radial oil outlets in the outer wall; and oil-free air outlets in the inner wall. The axial mixture inlets and the radial oil outlets are axially arranged on either said of the web to prevent the axial mixture inlets from reintroducing oil evacuated by radial oil outlets into the annular housing.
US11060454B2
An anti-icing system of a nacelle inlet of an engine of an aircraft includes first and second direct acting valves and first and second control valve assemblies fluidly connected to the nacelle inlet. The first direct acting valve includes a first inlet, outlet, valve chamber, and piston. The first piston is positioned in the first direct acting valve. The first control valve assembly is fluidly connected to the first valve. The second direct acting valve includes a second inlet, outlet, valve chamber, and piston. The second piston is positioned in the second direct acting valve. The second direct acting valve is fluidly connected to the first direct acting valve in a series configuration. The second control valve assembly is fluidly connected to the second valve chamber.
US11060446B2
A compressor may include a compressor housing in which may be formed a charge air passage through which charge air may be flowable, an actuator arranged on the charge air passage for adaptation of a cross-section of the charge air passage, the actuator having a flow arrangement for influencing a flow of charge air through the charge air passage, and a linear actuator. The compressor may also have a housing body accommodating the linear actuator and integrally formed on the compressor housing, and a closure cover of the compressor housing closing the housing body and the compressor housing in an airtight manner against an external environment. A movement of the linear actuator directed tangentially to the flow arrangement may bring the flow arrangement into at least of at least one closed position and at least one open position to enable the cross-section of the charge air passage to be adapted.
US11060444B2
A condensate discharge device of an intercooler for a vehicle is provided to remove condensate collected inside an intercooler. The device includes an ejector hose that is disposed between an inlet tank and an outlet tank to form a flow path for an air flow between the inlet tank and the outlet tank. An ejector housing is disposed on one side of the outlet tank. The condensate collected in the outlet tank is introduced into the ejector housing. An ejector nozzle is disposed in the ejector housing and injects the air introduced from the ejector hose into an inner space of the outlet tank. When injecting the air, to inject the condensate, which is introduced from the outlet tank into the ejector housing, injecting the inner space of the outlet tank with the air.
US11060442B2
The present invention relates to an engine coolant cooling system for a vehicle, and provides an engine coolant cooling system for a vehicle, which can increase the heat-dissipation performance of a radiator if necessary without increasing the size of the radiator, securing the cooling performance of the coolant.
US11060438B2
A control device comprising a first exhaust temperature calculation part calculating a temperature of exhaust flowing into a PM trapping device as a first exhaust temperature, a second exhaust temperature calculation part calculating a temperature of exhaust flowing out from the PM trapping device as a second exhaust temperature, a rate of change over time calculation part calculating a rate of change over time of the first exhaust temperature and a rate of change over time of the second exhaust temperature, and a judgment part judging if the PM trapping device is in a removed state removed from the exhaust passage based on a difference between the rate of change over time of the first exhaust temperature and the rate of change over time of the second exhaust temperature.
US11060437B2
Methods and systems are provided for regenerating a particulate filter positioned in an exhaust system of an engine of a vehicle. In one example, a method comprises obtaining a first air flow in an intake of the engine and obtaining a second air flow in the intake of the engine, where regeneration of the particulate filter is conducted in response to the first air flow differing from the second air flow by at least a threshold amount, where the first air flow and the second air flow comprise air flow routed from the exhaust system to the intake of the engine. In this way, the particulate filter may be regenerated under conditions where a loading state of the particulate filter is not known.
US11060433B2
Techniques are disclosed to aid fixing of an elongate wire within an elongate, linear cell of a honeycomb ceramic substrate unit for a gaseous emissions treatment assembly. In one method, the wire is formed with a resiliently flexible element, and inserted into the cell, the insertion act causing the resiliently flexible element to flex and to cause a part of the element to bear against a wall of the cell and so provide frictional retention of the wire in the cell. In another, method, an adhesive is used either on the outside of the wire or the inside of the cell. In another method, the wire is scored at spaced intervals along its length to provide relief spaces for linear expansion of the wire to reduce stress at its interface with cell walls.
US11060431B2
The invention is directed to a process and apparatus for treating an off-gas from a lean burn engine comprising contacting said off-gas with an oxidizing compound, thus producing oxidized NOx compounds, followed by contacting the oxidized NOx compounds with water, by which at least part of said oxidized NOx compounds dissolves in said water. The process of the invention provides for a very efficient means of reducing NOx emission. The equipment for carrying out the process of the invention can be compact, so that it can be used on board without sacrificing too much valuable space and without increasing the weight of the ship too much.
US11060430B2
A variety of methods and arrangements for controlling the exhaust gas temperature of a lean burn, skip fire controlled internal combustion engine are described. In one aspect, an engine controller includes an aftertreatment system monitor and a firing timing determination unit. The aftertreatment monitor obtains data relating to a temperature of one or more aftertreatment elements, such as a catalytic converter. Based at least partly on this data, the firing timing determination unit generates a firing sequence for operating the engine in a skip fire manner such that the temperature of the aftertreatment element is controlled within its effective operating range.
US11060429B2
A diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) control system includes: a target module configured to determine a target rate of injection of a DEF by a DEF injector; an adjustment module configured to determine an adjustment based on a concentration of urea in the DEF; an adjusting module configured to adjust the target rate based on the adjustment to produce an adjusted rate of injection of the DEF by the DEF injector; and an injector control module configured to control injection of the DEF by the DEF injector based on the adjusted rate.
US11060425B2
A valve seat insert for a gas exchange valve such as an intake valve controlling gas exchange of a cylinder includes an insert body having an inner peripheral surface, an outer peripheral surface, and a valve seating surface structured to contact the gas exchange valve at a closed position and profiled to limit valve recession thereof. The valve seating surface includes an arrangement of linear segments and curved segments forming wear crowns to contact the gas exchange valve at different wear states. The valve seat insert is further structured by way of the inner peripheral surface with an incoming flow crown, and a venturi extending from the incoming flow crown toward a throat of the valve seat insert. The venturi accelerates incoming gas flow.
US11060413B2
A turbine with variable turbine geometry for an internal combustion engine. The turbine includes a bearing housing, a turbine housing, and a cartridge which has a blade bearing ring for mounting a plurality of adjustable blades. The cartridge is fixed on the bearing housing via at least three bolts.
US11060411B2
A gas turbine engine assembly comprises a casing defining a gas path, the casing including a shroud having an annular body having a surface defining a portion of gas path, the shroud having slots configured for receiving inserted vanes. The slots are delimited substantially about their perimeter by respective flanges, the flanges radially offset from the shroud gas path surface so as to be disposed outside of said gas path, the flanges defined by opposed flange surfaces. Vanes received in the slots. Grommets engage the vanes at the slots. Inserts extend between the shroud and the grommets, the inserts having slots configured for engaging both of the opposed flanges, the inserts extending in a radial direction from at least the respective flange to an adjacent said shroud gas path surface to substantially matchingly mate with an inner surface the adjacent shroud gas path surface.
US11060410B2
A method of forming a protective sheath for an aerofoil component includes: providing a first sheath portion and a second sheath portion, the first sheath portion and the second sheath portion each comprising an inner surface, an outer surface and an end surface between the inner and outer surfaces and having a sacrificial flange at its distal end; positioning the first sheath portion and second sheath portion so that the inner surface of the first sheath portion abuts against the inner surface of the second sheath portion with the end surfaces of the first and second sheath portions aligned to form a mating edge; and joining the first sheath portion to the second sheath portion by welding along the mating edge, wherein the sacrificial flanges are completely consumed and a curved outer profile is formed.
US11060409B2
A turbine blade of ceramic matrix composite material construction adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil assembly. The airfoil assembly includes an airfoil and at least one reinforcement inset coupled to the airfoil assembly. The reinforcement inset is configured to resist damage to the airfoil assembly due to objects impacting the airfoil assembly.
US11060403B2
A combination for an opposed-piston engine includes an intake piston and an exhaust piston, each with a top land height. The intake piston top land height is less than the exhaust piston top land height.
US11060402B2
A method for classifying a phreatic leakage disaster level in shallow coal seam mining includes the following steps: S1. arranging a monitoring hole in a coal mine working face and burying a telemetering water level gauge to perform water level monitoring; S2. monitoring a ground elevation, calculating a ground subsidence amount, and collecting mining advance distance information; S3. plotting variation relationship curves of mining advance distance and phreatic water level as well as mining advance distance and ground subsidence according to monitored information, respectively; and S4. comparing the curves with a no-leakage graph, a slight-leakage graph, and a heavy-leakage graph, and determining a leakage level; and S5. further classifying a studied area as an environmental disaster area or an environmentally friendly area.
US11060400B1
A method including determining a concentration of one or more components of a fluid during a wellbore servicing operation of a wellbore, and providing a trigger signal to actuate mechanical operation of a tool based on the determining of the concentration of the one or more components. The determining of the concentration of the one or more components includes contacting a sample of the fluid with a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device to provide a sample response indicative of the concentration of the one or more components.
US11060399B2
A drilling operation can be optimized based on feedback provided by density sensors in a flow pipe. The drilling can be in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation while circulating a drilling fluid. The sensor can be used to detect an actual density of cuttings in the drilling fluid and within a region of the flow pipe. A modelled density of the cuttings can be calculated for the region based on an initial model. The initial model can be based on a comparison of an equivalent circulating density profile to a fracture gradient of the subterranean formation. Based on a comparison of the actual density of the cuttings to the modelled density of the cuttings, the initial model can be adjusted to generate an adjusted model. At least one operational parameter of the drilling can be changed based on the adjusted model.
US11060397B2
An example method includes disposing a carrier in a borehole in an earth formation. The carrier includes a logging assembly for performing a formation evaluation of the earth formation using a sensor in proximity to a borehole wall of the borehole, fluid being disposed at least partially between the sensor and the borehole wall. The method further includes estimating an apparent dielectric loss angle of the fluid to determine a stand-off effect caused by the fluid. The method further includes estimating a formation dielectric loss angle and determining a formation resistance based at least in part on the formation dielectric loss angle. The method further includes adjusting the formation evaluation based at least in part on the estimated formation resistance that accounts for the stand-off effect caused by the fluid. The method further includes performing a wellbore operation based at least in part on the adjusted formation evaluation.
US11060387B2
Fluid allocation in a well can be determined with a distributed temperature sensing system using data from a distributed acoustic sensing system. Flow data indicating a flow rate of a fluid through a perforation in a well based on an acoustic signal generated during a hydraulic fracturing operation in the well can be received. Warm-back data indicating an increase in temperature at the perforation can be received. A fluid allocation model can be generated based on the flow data and the warm-back data. The fluid allocation model can represent positions of the fluid in fractures formed in a subterranean formation of the well.
US11060381B2
A method for connecting a tong cassette and a positioning device includes moving a positioning arm of the positioning device toward a predetermined position on the rig; identifying a position of the tong cassette relative to the positioning arm; and connecting the positioning arm to the tong cassette. A system includes a tong cassette; and a positioning device having a first sensor configured to measure a distance between the tong cassette and the positioning device; and a second sensor configured to measure a stick-up height of a tubular string.
US11060375B2
A system includes a flow control assembly having a first portion configured to be positioned within and coupled to a first passageway formed in a wellhead component and a second portion configured to be coupled to a second passageway formed in a body that is configured to be coupled to the wellhead component. An actuator of the second portion is configured to drive a valve member of the first portion into an open position to enable fluid flow across the flow control assembly.
US11060374B2
Methods for producing a swellable packer in a downhole environment are provided. A method includes introducing a treatment fluid containing a polymeric composition into a wellbore within the downhole environment and exposing the polymeric composition to an acid to produce a swollen polymeric material within the downhole environment. The polymeric composition contains a reaction product of at least one or more monomers, one or more comonomers, and one or more crosslinkers. The acid can be in situ formed from an acid precursor introduced into the downhole environment.
US11060373B2
The invention relates to a well bore control apparatus, system and method for sealing a well bore. The invention relates to a well bore control apparatus comprising a housing having a guide element defining a path, the housing defining a throughbore for receiving a tubular, a first tapered gate and a tapered second gate located within the housing, the first and second gates being adapted to engage with the guide element. In use the first and second gates are moveable along the path defined by the guide element in a direction substantially transverse to the throughbore between an open position of the throughbore and a closed position of the throughbore. The well bore control apparatus comprises a first seal seat for forming a first seal with the first gate in the closed position to seal the throughbore. The well bore control apparatus may include a second seal seat. The second seal seat may be adapted for forming a second seal with the second gate in the closed position to seal the throughbore.
US11060372B2
A subsea energy storage for well control equipment, wherein stored energy near a well on the sea floor monitors and activates well control equipment independently of, or in conjunction with, hydraulic energy. Energy to the subsea energy storage can be supplied by surface umbilical, remotely-operated vehicle, or by subsea electrical generation from stored hydraulic energy. Stored electrical energy may also recharge stored hydraulic energy. A subsea control system is configured to record data, compare the data to predetermined event signatures, and operate the well control equipment with stored electrical energy.
US11060371B2
A jarring apparatus includes first and second jarring assemblies rotatable relative to each other. A first impact surface is provided on the first jarring assembly and a second impact surface is provided on the second jarring assembly, wherein, in use, the first and second impact surfaces are biased together. A first lifting structure is rotatably fixed relative to the first jarring assembly and a second lifting structure is rotatably fixed relative to the second jarring assembly, the first and second lifting structures being configured to cooperate during relative rotation therebetween to cause cyclical relative displacement in one axial direction to define a lifting phase and relative displacement in a reverse axial direction to define a dropping phase. The first and second lifting structures are axially fixed relative to their associated jarring assembly during the lifting phase to provide axial separation between the first and second impact surfaces, and the second lifting structure is axially released relative to the second jarring assembly prior to initiation of the dropping phase to permit the first and second impact surfaces to be axially impacted together.
US11060370B2
An apparatus may have a drill string located in a well that penetrates a formation within the earth; and a downhole tool located as part of the drill string, the downhole tool comprising a landable and/or retrievable agitator. A downhole tool has a housing and a landable or retrievable agitator. An apparatus has plural retrievable and/or landable agitators positioned in series in a tubing string downhole.
US11060355B2
An apparatus and method are used in conjunction with a system for performing horizontal directional drilling, the system including a drill string extending from a drill rig to a boring tool such that the boring tool is steerable based on a roll orientation. The system also includes an arrangement for generating steering commands for guiding the boring tool to a target position. Responsive at least in part to the steering commands, a display is configured to selectively indicate each of a rotate command, a push command and a spin command. A steering indicator is described which indicates a current roll orientation of the boring tool. A 3-D grid can be animated and centered on either a steering or target indicator. Rounding of a steering command ratio can limit the display of target roll orientations to only those that a given boring tool transmitter is capable of sensing and indicating.
US11060345B2
A temporary water barrier for residential and commercial doors. The temporary water barrier is an inflatable bladder that is configured to be installed in a doorway and inflated to create a barrier to water within the jam of the door or opening beneath the door. The elongate bladder has sealed ends, an inflation valve to communicate an inflation fluid to an interior of the bladder. A resilient seal may be provided along one or more of a top surface and a bottom surface of the bladder. A notch may be defined in the bladder with the notch dimensioned to fit around a hinge supporting the door in the doorway.
US11060344B2
A sealing pad is configured to be mounted between a door and a surrounding doorjamb. In particular, the sealing pad is adjustably mounted to a bottom corner of the doorjamb. The sealing pad contains a base and at least three lobes formed on the base, an inside lobe closest to an inside edge of the sealing pad, an outer lobe farthest away from the inside edge, and a middle lobe in between the inside and outer lobes. The base has a tail extending from the inside edge, opposing and extending away from the inside lobe. The tail is configured to fit into a channel in the bottom corner of the doorjamb.
US11060343B2
The glass panel unit includes a first glass panel, a second glass panel, a seal, an evacuated space, and a spacer. The second glass panel is placed opposite the first glass panel. The seal with a frame shape hermetically bonds the first glass panel and the second glass panel to each other. The evacuated space is enclosed by the first glass panel, the second glass panel, and the seal. The spacer is placed between the first glass panel and the second glass panel. The spacer includes a stack of two or more films including at least one resin film.
US11060342B2
A method of producing A vacuum insulated glazing (VIG) unit, including providing a supporting structure and a solid pre-form of port soldering material provided with an opening, the supporting structure resting on the outer surface of the first pane of the VIG unit and extending over the opening of the evacuation hole, evacuating the void through the evacuation hole; and heating the port soldering material to a condition where it flows and merges across the evacuation hole while the supporting structure substantially maintain its position; and subsequently cooling the port soldering material to a solid condition so as to provide a gastight port seal forming a continuous body across the evacuation hole and preventing passage of gas to the void through the evacuation hole, and so that the port seal bonds to the outer surface of the first pane in a pattern that encloses the evacuation hole.
US11060337B2
A pivot drive for a movable piece of furniture has an actuating arm which is mounted so that it can be pivoted about an axis of rotation, a spring assembly having at least one spring guided linearly in one working direction and a pressure-exerting component connected to the spring assembly and movable along a control curve, and a housing on or in which the pivot drive is mounted and a piece of furniture.
US11060328B2
A latching device for a backrest latch of a motor vehicle for the bolting and unbolting of seat backrests includes a locking mechanism having a catch and at least one pawl, and an unbolting element for the locking mechanism which can be acted on manually and/or mechanically, whereby the unbolting element is a component of an exchangeable unbolting module and whereby the unbolting module forms a latch housing together with a basic module accommodating the locking mechanism, whereby the unbolting element is formed as a multifunctional element and whereby at least a switching and/or attenuation function can be executed by the multifunctional element.
US11060326B2
A door latch assembly includes a door handle, a latch release lever operatively coupled to the door handle and having a plane of rotation, and a latch release lever blocking structure operable to block rotation of the latch release lever through the plane of rotation. The latch release lever blocking structure includes a bracket body and a catch arm extending from the bracket body to a catch end. The latch release lever blocking structure is spaced from the plane of rotation of the latch release lever during normal operating conditions. The latch release lever blocking structure is configured to deform in the vehicle longitudinal direction when acted upon by an impact force such that the catch arm moves into the plane of rotation of the latch release lever and the catch end catches the latch release lever to prevent the latch release lever from rotating to an unlatched position.
US11060316B2
A collapsible enclosure and an insert, where the collapsible enclosure includes a body formed by a plurality of walls including a front, a back, a first side, a second side, a top, and a bottom wall coupled to one another to form an interior. Each wall includes at least one of a plurality of deformable frame members. A door is defined in one of the front, back, first side, and second side wall, and is further selectively engageable with the respective wall such that the door is disposable between an open and closed position. The insert includes a body formed by a plurality of walls including a front, a back, a first side, and a second side coupled to one another to form an interior. Each wall includes at least one of a plurality of deformable frame members. A door is defined in one of the front, back, first side, and second side wall, and is further selectively engageable with the respective wall such that the door is disposable between an open and closed position.
US11060308B2
A portable stage includes a folding framework supporting a removable deck. The framework includes opposing folding end framework assemblies and opposed side framework assemblies. The framework folds from an extended position for use and a folded positon wherein the framework is compact for storage. The side framework assemblies each include corner columns connected by angled portions having a V configuration forming an open space below the deck. The decks connect with pin connectors that extend into through holes in the deck. The pin connectors having a threaded connector supporting a pin that provides for relative axial movement when the pin is rotated from above to adjust stage height. Removable guardrails include mounting brackets that attach to the pin connectors.
US11060301B2
The present disclosure relates to a modular mat system. More particularly, the disclosure is directed to a modular mat system with that may be built out using common pieces of mats. Specifically, a modular mat system with a mat piece with a top plate with inserts, a bottom plate with a plurality of tabs and recesses operative to engage with further mat pieces to build a mat system is discussed. The modular mat system is operative to remove water and other detritus from shoes of a user or other such platform moving across the mat system and feed it to a perimeter drain below the system.
US11060293B2
A gutter cover for a rain gutter includes a U-shaped rear portion, a forward edge portion, and a perforated horizontal central portion spanning between the rear and forward edge portions. The forward edge portion includes a web extending upwardly from the central portion, and a covering flange and downward hooked edge portion extending forwardly from the web. The hooked edge portion having an end positioned for engagement with the underside of a front lip of the gutter.
US11060291B2
An improved gutter flashing is disclosed. The gutter flashing can be installed on a preexisting fascia board of a building, and is compatible with the installation gutter hangers, leaf protection devices, and pre-existing drip edges or gutter flashing. The gutter flashing can be installed without placing additional holes for screws, nails or other securing devices other than the attaching devices that attach the gutter to the fascia board. The gutter flashing comprises a lower spacer portion, a substantially vertical arm with a substantially u-shaped spacing portion to receive the lower angled leg of the preexisting drip edge. Diverter arm rests on top of the roof portion of the preexisting drip edge and extends into approximately the midline of the gutter to divert water away from the structure and into the gutter.
US11060285B2
The present disclosure relates to a building structure having a convertible roof with at least one moveable roof section. The moveable roof section can include an integrated overhang. The moveable roof section can also include a roller that rides on a track formed by an angle member. The convertible roof can further have a configuration that reduces rafter visibility.
US11060275B2
Improved designs for embedded anchors that may be utilized to attach panels to other structures are described. An anchor includes a chassis and a leg. The chassis defines a mounting plate with a top surface and a downturned edge region projecting from the mounting plate in a direction substantially normal to the top surface. The bonding leg projects from the downturned edge region and is narrower than the downturned edge region. The bonding leg defines a proximal bonding leg region projecting from the downturned edge region in a direction normal to the top surface that transitions through a curved intermediate bonding leg region into a distal bonding leg region projecting from the curved intermediate bonding leg region in a direction parallel to the top surface. These anchors are easy and economical to manufacturer, and also provide a strong structural bond with panels due to the anchors' unique designs.
US11060272B2
Provided is a urine-feces separation toilet bowl including a urine and feces separator configured to separate urine and feces and use them to generate renewable energy. The urine-feces separation toilet bowl includes: a main body portion configured to accommodate excreta; a cover portion having a plate shape, having a first surface and a second surface, and provided on the main body portion, the first surface being arranged towards the inside of the main body portion; a toilet seat portion between the main body portion and the cover portion; an excreta accommodation portion including a first accommodation portion configured to accommodate urine and a second accommodation portion configured to accommodate feces; and an excreta separator between the first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion and configured to separate the first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion.
US11060269B2
A bracket for installing a sink, including a fixed base and a support rod, wherein the fixed base is provided with an installing structure for installing the fixed base onto a wall or a table wall, a lower end of the support rod extends into the fixed base in an upward-downward movable manner, the fixed base and the support rod are provided with an adjustment connection structure for enabling an upward-downward adjustment of the support rod and a rotatable installation of the support rod in the fixed base, an upper end portion of the support rod is provided with a jacking structure for abutting against a corner between a sink body of the sink and an installing plate for the sink, and the fixed base is installed with a holding structure for holding the lower end of the support rod.
US11060263B2
An excavator includes a lower travelling body; an upper turning body mounted on the lower travelling body; an engine installed in the upper turning body; a hydraulic pump connected to the engine; a hydraulic actuator driven by hydraulic oil discharged by the hydraulic pump to move a work element; a first control valve configured to control a flow rate of the hydraulic oil flowing from the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic actuator; a second control valve configured to control a flow rate of the hydraulic oil flowing from the hydraulic actuator to a hydraulic oil tank; and a control device configured to control opening and closing of the second control valve.
US11060261B2
A slewing hydraulic work machine includes a slewing control device performing a slewing control in accordance with an applied slewing command operation, a boom control device performing a boom-raising control in accordance with an applied boom-raising command operation, a boom angle detector, and a capacity control section. The capacity control section calculates a command motor capacity based on a boom angle, generates a capacity command signal corresponding to the command motor capacity and inputs the signal to a slewing motor. During the performance of slewing and boom-raising operation, the capacity control section sets the command motor capacity to a value equal to or less than a base capacity when the boom angle is equal to or less than a slewing priority angle and sets the command motor capacity to a value greater than the base capacity when the boom angle is greater than the slewing priority angle.
US11060260B2
Systems and methods for trenchless placement of an underground protective network of intertwined cables for protecting buried assets from accidental damage are disclosed. The system includes an apparatus for towing behind a vehicle and laying a plurality of continuous cables directly underground and interweaving the cables to form a cable network. The apparatus includes a plurality of soil rippers mounted at respective radial positions to a rotating carrier. The rotating carrier rotates about an axis that is at least partially normal to the ground surface. The rippers plow through the ground in the direction of vehicle travel and include a cable-feeding guide for directly and continuously feeding cable out underground during operation. In operation, the combined movement of the soil rippers from rotating the carrier and movement in the direction of travel serves to intertwine the cables deposited by respective rippers forming the protective network of intertwined cables.
US11060258B2
A method for installing a compressor includes a preparing step of preparing a base plate that supports a support leg onto a foundation, a level adjusting member disposing step of disposing a plurality of level adjusting members having a wedge shape onto the base plate along an outline of a lower end portion of the support leg, an adjusting step of adjusting a horizontal level of a rotary machine main body by adjusting pushing amounts of the level adjusting members to the lower end portion of the support leg, and a fixing step of fixing positions of the support leg and the level adjusting members with respect to the base plate by welding the support leg to the plurality of level adjusting members.
US11060257B2
Foundation footing system for a load-bearing structure comprising a hole in the ground and a post in the hole extending above the hole. A gap present between the sides of the post and the sides of the hole contains a cured, hydrophobic, closed-cell, polyurethane foam to firmly hold the post in place and protect the post from moisture. Alternatively, a foundation footing system for a load-bearing structure comprising a hole in the ground filled with a cured, hydrophobic, closed-cell, polyurethane foam and a post place on and connected to the top of the foam.
US11060255B2
Molded plastic barrier segments, typically water or sand-ballasted, are engineered to be attached together, end-to-end, in a barrier array, with innovative features which result in low rotation between attached barrier segments. Such a low rotation barrier array will, upon impact by a vehicle, act as a re-directive barrier, rather than a capturing barrier, which is an important safety feature in some crash scenarios, particularly with respect to more recent safety specifications required by many governmental highway agencies.
US11060254B2
A lockable bollard to be anchored into the ground includes a substantially vertical post that is rectangular in cross section, with a base having a base fastening structure extending downwardly to be anchored into the ground to which the post is to be anchored. A control shaft extends substantially the entire length of the post, the control shaft having an operating handle adjacent a top end and having a lower engagement feature adjacent a bottom end designed to selectively engage the base when the shaft is in a predetermined position. A closure is disposed adjacent the top of the post to permit selective access to the operating handle.
US11060243B2
A profiled bearing for a rail and a rail system are disclosed. The profiled bearing has a profiled base with a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall, and a base which connects a first end of the first lateral wall to a first end of the second lateral wall, and the profiled bearing also has a profiled clamping section. The base and the lateral walls form a receiving pocket for receiving the rail. In a functional position, the profiled clamping section is clamped in a gap between the rail inserted into a bearing bed of the base and the second lateral wall. A clamping finger which extends in the direction of the second lateral wall is molded in the region of a second end of the first lateral wall, the end being arranged at a distance from the base, wherein the rail can be pressed into the bearing bed by means of the clamping finger, and the profiled clamping section has a base web with two clamping limbs which extend from one face of the base web and which can be pressed into the gap between the rail inserted into the bearing bed and the second lateral wall. The clamping limbs of the profiled clamping section extend in the direction of the bearing bed in the functional position in which the clamping limbs are inserted into the gap, and a first clamping limb lies against the rail at least in some regions and a part of a second clamping limb is pressed into an undercut formed on the second lateral wall.
US11060242B2
A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a sheet forming portion that forms a sheet using a material including fibers, a transport portion that transports the sheet, a cutting portion that cuts one edge portion and the other edge portion of the sheet positioned in a direction intersecting a transport direction of the sheet, a first coarse crushing portion that coarsely crushes a first surplus portion generated by cutting the one edge portion by the cutting portion, and a second coarse crushing portion that coarsely crushes a second surplus portion generated by cutting the other edge portion by the cutting portion.
US11060239B2
Provided is a coated fabric for airbags that exhibits a small variation in air permeability of the fabric in the width direction, and a method for producing a coated fabric for airbags capable of reducing the variation in air permeability. The coated fabric for airbags includes a woven fabric composed of synthetic fiber filaments and has an elastomer resin applied to one surface thereof, the coated fabric having an air permeability in the width direction of the coated fabric such that the maximum value of the air permeability is 1.5 times the average value or less.
US11060238B1
The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for protecting a garment from wrinkling, stretching or abrasion during washing, drying and storing of the garment. Permeable sections has mesh stretched over them. A garment is folded about and within each section. The garment maximizes the flow of fluids through the garment while minimizing the wrinkling, stretching or abrasion of the garment during washing, drying and storing.
US11060226B2
An object treating apparatus includes a tub, a rotatable drum for receiving an object, an induction heater for heating an outer circumferential face of the drum, a motor for rotating the drum, an upper temperature sensor, a lower temperature sensor, and a processor. The upper temperature sensor detects a temperature of a space between the tub and the drum. The upper temperature sensor is disposed inside the tube at an upper portion of the tub. The lower temperature sensor detects a temperature around condensed water at a bottom of the tub. The lower temperature sensor is disposed inside the tub at a lower portion of the tub. The processor can determine a drying ending timing based on the temperatures detected by the upper and lower temperature sensors.
US11060225B2
A control method of a water-saving washing machine and washing machine, of which a locking hole and a drainage port are formed in a bottom of an inner tub, and a locking mechanism and a drainage control mechanism are arranged at the bottom of an outer tub, comprising: Step I: carrying out a washing/rinsing procedure, a master control board controlling the locking mechanism to couple with the locking hole to lock the inner tub, and the drainage control mechanism blocking off the drainage port, supplying water to the inner tub, starting washing; Step II: carrying out a drainage procedure, the master control board controlling the drainage control mechanism to open the drainage port, water in the inner tub being drained; Step III: carrying out a dewatering procedure, the master control board controlling the locking mechanism to release the inner tub to drive the inner barrel to rotate for dehydration.
US11060224B2
A laundry treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior. A rotatable treating chamber is located within the interior. The laundry treating appliance further includes a dispenser having at least one treating chemistry reservoir fluidly coupled to the treating chamber and at least one tool docking station fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. A treating tool has an internal treating chemistry reservoir and is configured to dock with the tool docking station to fluidly couple the internal treating chemistry reservoir with the treating chamber.
US11060223B2
Textile machine clamping device includes a first arm comprising a moveable blade that moves inwardly relative to a compression surface and a second arm comprising a moveable blade that moves inwardly relative to a compression surface. Each of the moveable blades defines a resilient portion that compresses against an article of clothing positioned between the respective resilient portion and compression surface of each of the first arm and the second arm. The direction of travel of each of the first arm and the second arm as each of the arms is being translated into a compressed state is towards each other. In operation, the user may engage one portion of clothing between the resilient portion and compression surface of the first arm, pull taut on the article of clothing and then engage a second portion of clothing between the resilient portion and compression surface of the second arm.
US11060219B2
An aerodynamic nonwoven forming device (2) for a fibrous nonwoven (10), the nonwoven forming device (2) having a discharge region (6) for fibers, in which the fibrous nonwoven (10) is aerodynamically formed. The nonwoven forming device (2) is incorporated in the discharge region (6) in a furnace (4). The nonwoven forming device (2) has a fiber support (5) which emits a fiber stream (12) in the discharge region (6) into a free area (31) within the furnace (4). The fiber support (5) spins off the fiber stream (12) on a detachment area (22) into the free area (31) in free flight.
US11060216B2
A knitting needle or knitting needle assembly may include a braided metal cable having opposite ends, with first and second cylindrical members coupled to the opposite ends, respectively. Each of the cylindrical members may have a respective longitudinal axis extending along a cylindrical body thereof. At least one of the first and second cylindrical members may be coupled to its respective end of the cable such that the cylindrical member swivels about its longitudinal axis with respect to the cable to permit relative rotation between the respective cylindrical member and the cable. Additionally, the cylindrical member may define a first radially extending surface that prevents axial translation of the cable with respect to the cylindrical member while permitting relative rotation of the cylindrical member about the cable.
US11060209B2
Provided is a strand extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein the strand includes filaments of one type having a gradient-length effect through spiral rotational twists and an irregular fine texture through self-thermal shrinking. The filaments of the strand have natural coiling characteristics that are very similar to those of natural hair of black people, and these characteristics are caused by the facts that the filaments have 3-dimensional waveforms occurred due to many fine and irregular windings or projections and that the waveforms exhibit fractal structure features and a fine kinky texture.
US11060203B2
Embodiments disclosed herein describe a liner assembly including a plurality of individually separated gas passages. The liner assembly provides control of flow parameters, such as velocity, density, direction and spatial location, across a substrate being processed. The processing gas across the substrate being processed may be specially tailored for individual processes with a liner assembly according to the present embodiments.
US11060198B2
A water electrolysis system includes: a water electrolysis tank; a cathode side gas passage through which a cathode side gas flows; a monitoring device configured to monitor at least one of a hydrogen concentration of the cathode side gas in the cathode side gas passage, an oxygen concentration of the cathode side gas in the cathode side gas passage, and an amount of electric power supplied to the water electrolysis tank; a hydrogen supply passage through which a hydrogen gas is supplied to the cathode side gas in the cathode side gas passage to increase the hydrogen concentration of the cathode side gas; and a flow regulating valve configured to regulate a flow rate of the hydrogen gas supplied through the hydrogen supply passage to the cathode side gas.
US11060189B2
Implementations of the present disclosure provide methods for processing substrates in a processing chamber. In one implementation, the method includes (a) depositing a dielectric layer on a first substrate at a first chamber pressure using a first high-frequency RF power, (b) depositing sequentially a dielectric layer on N substrates subsequent to the first substrate at a second chamber pressure, wherein N is an integral number of 5 to 10, and wherein depositing each substrate of N substrates comprises using a second high-frequency RF power that has a power density of about 0.21 W/cm2 to about 0.35 W/cm2 lower than that of the first high-frequency RF power, (c) performing a chamber cleaning process without the presence of a substrate, and (d) repeating (a) to (c).
US11060185B2
The invention relates to methods for the production of high quality graphene. In particular, the invention relates to single-step thermal methods which can be carried out in an ambient-air or vacuum environment using renewable biomass as a carbon source. Specifically, the invention comprises heating a metal substrate and carbon source in a sealed ambient environment to a temperature which produces carbon vapour from the carbon source such that the vapour comes into contact with the metal substrate, maintaining the temperature for a time sufficient to form a graphene lattice and then cooling the substrate at a controlled rate to form a deposited graphene.
US11060176B2
The disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a cutting blade for an agricultural implement. The method includes forming the cutting blade to define a final shape having an exterior surface. The cutting blade is treated with a surface diffusion hardening process to form a surface hardened layer disposed over a core layer. The surface hardened layer is very thin, approximately 0.1 mm, and exhibits an apparent hardness equal to or greater than 1000 HV. After the surface diffusion hardening process, the cutting blade is treated with a through hardening process, such that the core layer exhibits a Rockwell Hardness C Scale value between the range of thirty five (35) and fifty five (55).
US11060170B2
A non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention may include, by weight, by weight, 2.0 to 3.5% of Si, 0.3 to 2.5% of Al, 0.3 to 2.5% of Mn, individually or in a total amount of 0.0005 to 0.03% of at least one of Ga and Ge, and the remainder including Fe and impurities, and may satisfy the following Formula 1. 0.2≤([Si]+[Al]+0.5×[Mn])/(([Ga]+[Ge])×1000)≤5.27 [Formula 1] ([Si], [Al], [Mn], [Ga] and [Ge] represent the content (% by weight) of Si, Al, Mn, Ga and Ge, respectively).
US11060151B2
This document provides methods and materials for staging and treating skin cancer (e.g., metastatic malignant pigmented skin lesions). For example, methods and materials for using an ITLP expression profile and/or models including an ITLP expression profile to stage skin cancer and/or determine treatment options for skin cancer patients are provided.
US11060146B2
This invention relates to a method of identifying mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, a kit for performing the method, and furthermore to isolated nucleotide sequences being complementary to one or more mutations of the CFTR gene. According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a method of identifying mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, including the steps of providing one or more nucleic acid sequences, fully complementary to one or more segments of the CFTR gene, wherein the one or more nucleic acid sequences correspond to the mutation to be identified; providing a biological sample of an individual to be tested for CF; isolating nucleic acids from the biological sample; and testing the biological sample for the presence of one or more of the nucleic acid sequences using a suitable detection method.
US11060137B2
The invention provides compositions and methods for assembling a DNA molecule having a desired sequence. The methods involve contacting a DNA polymerase, dNTPs, and a plurality of pairs of oligonucleotides. The oligonucleotides of a pair have a portion of the desired sequence, and an internal sequence that overlaps and is complementary to an internal sequence of the other oligonucleotide of the pair, and, when arranged in order, they have at least a portion of the desired sequence. The oligonucleotides also have a 3′ or a 5′ primer binding sequence having a binding site for a primer. The oligonucleotides that correspond to the end oligonucleotides of the desired sequence also have a universal 3′ flanking sequence and a universal 5′ flanking sequence, respectively. The methods involve performing a first amplification reaction on the plurality of pairs of oligonucleotides; removing the 3′ and 5′ primer binding sequences from the plurality of pairs of oligonucleotides; and subjecting the plurality of pairs of oligonucleotides to an assembly reaction to thereby assemble the dsDNA molecule having the desired sequence.
US11060134B2
Cell selection method, cell detection method, cell selection apparatus, and cell detection apparatus
Disclosed is a cell selection method including a sample preparation step of preparing a sample by performing staining of nucleic acid in each of cells by a first fluorescent dye; and hybridization with respect to an evaluation target region in DNA in each cell by an evaluation probe including a second fluorescent dye; a light receiving step of applying light to the sample and receiving fluorescence from the first fluorescent dye and fluorescence from the second fluorescent dye; and a selection step of selecting an analysis target cell on the basis of intensity of the fluorescence from the first fluorescent dye and intensity of the fluorescence from the second fluorescent dye, wherein the first fluorescent dye is a dye that emits fluorescence having a first wavelength, and the second fluorescent dye is a dye that emits fluorescence having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength.
US11060129B2
This invention relates to methods of preparing nucleic acid aptamers having selectivity for target substrates. In particular the present invention provides for a method of identifying a ligand binding domain (LBD) in an aptamer by providing a first incubation solution by incubating an aptamer with a target substrate in a first appropriate solvent; and adding an exonuclease enzyme to the first incubation solution to form a second incubation solution in a second appropriate solvent and incubating the second incubation solution, wherein the exonuclease enzyme digests aptamer and provides an aptamer comprising the ligand binding domain.
US11060128B2
Provided herein are methods of determining NAT acetylation status of a subject with a 3,4-DAP-sensitive disease, methods of selecting a dose of 3,4-DAP or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof adjusted to a subject's acetylation status, methods of administering 3,4-diaminopyridine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient in need thereof, and methods of treating 3,4-DAP sensitive diseases.
US11060127B2
An assembly for preparing a specimen is provided that may be configured to determine the presence of at least one microorganism specie in the specimen. The assembly may include a pipette configured to acquire a specimen from a sample and an imaging cartridge configured to be in fluid communication with the pipette. The imaging cartridge and the pipette may be configured to be irreversibly coupled such that the specimen is bio-contained within the imaging cartridge and the pipette when the imaging cartridge and pipette are coupled together. Associated methods of use are also provided.
US11060125B2
An electrochemical biosensor using a sensing system includes a working electrode including an active surface modified through a linker; and an auxiliary electrode. The sensor has a high current value compared with an existing sensor and retains excellent stability and sensitivity, and thus can be expected to be easily used for sensing various kinds of biomaterials.
US11060119B2
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose, more particularly, compositions comprising thermophilic fructose C4-epimerases derived from thermophilic microorganisms and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose using the compositions.
US11060116B2
Methods and system for producing a slip stream of sugar, for example for use in the production of one or more chemicals, in ethanol fermentation facilities. In some embodiments, the methods and systems have little to no impact on the level of production of ethanol, despite also producing a slip stream of sugar. The methods and systems can be implemented in dry mill ethanol, wet mill ethanol, and lignocellulosic ethanol fermentation facilities and processes.
US11060115B2
The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for targeting nucleic acids. In particular, the invention provides non-naturally occurring or engineered RNA-targeting systems comprising a novel RNA-targeting CRISPR effector protein and at least one targeting nucleic acid component like a guide RNA.
US11060114B2
Provided is a kit or a system including two elements or components. The first component (i) is a selective component including a nucleic acid sequence and at least one proto-spacer. The second component (ii) includes at least one sensitizing component including at least one cas gene and at least one CRISPR array. At least one spacer of the CRISPR targets a proto-spacer included within a pathogenic gene of a bacterium so as to specifically inactivate said pathogenic gene in said bacterium and wherein at least one spacer of said CRISPR targets a proto-spacer included within said selective component of (i) so as to specifically inactivate said selective component. Further provided is a method using the components or kits of the invention for interference with a horizontal transfer of a pathogenic gene between bacteria and for preventing a pathologic condition in a mammalian subject caused by a bacterial infection.
US11060109B2
The present invention provides polynucleotide vectors for high expression of heterologous genes. Some vectors further comprise novel transposons and transposases that further improve expression. Further disclosed are vectors that can be used in a gene transfer system for stably introducing nucleic acids into the DNA of a cell. The gene transfer systems can be used in methods, for example, gene expression, bioprocessing, gene therapy, insertional mutagenesis, or gene discovery.
US11060107B2
This invention provides purified preparations of an RNA, oligoribonucleotide, or polyribonucleotide comprising a modified nucleoside, and methods of assessing purity of purified preparations of an RNA, oligoribonucleotide, or polyribonucleotide comprising a modified nucleoside.
US11060106B2
The present disclosure provides, a DNA construct comprising a polynucleotide fragment comprising a first, and a second sequence, wherein said first sequence encodes a mitochondrial transit peptide, said second sequence encodes a polypeptide having amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, and said polynucleotide fragment is operably linked to a flower specific promoter. The present disclosure also provides with a DNA vector, a recombinant host cell and a method of obtaining the same.
US11060101B2
Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs for expressing transcription factors (TFs) whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.
US11060099B2
The invention relates to compositions and methods, including polynucleotide sequences, amino acid sequences, recombinant host cells and recombinant host cell cultures engineered to produce fatty acid derivative compositions comprising fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty aldehydes, fatty esters, alkanes, terminal olefins, internal olefins or ketones. The fatty acid derivative composition is produced extracellularly with a higher titer, yield or productivity than the corresponding wild type or non-engineered host cell.
US11060092B2
A pharmaceutical composition and a method of treating, reducing or preventing vascular, cardiovascular arterial or valve calcification in a subject in need comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an agent that prevents or reduces the expression of HDAC4, an agent that modulates the location of HDAC4, an agent that binds to HDAC4 or an inhibitor of HDAC4 or any combination thereof is provided. In some embodiments, there is provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising: an agent that prevents or reduces the expression of HDAC4, an agent that modulates the location of HDAC4, an agent that binds to HDAC4 or an inhibitor of HDAC4 or any combination thereof; an agent that prevents or reduces the expression of SIK or is an inhibitor of SIK; and/or an agent that prevents or reduces the expression of ENIGMA (Pdlim7) or is an inhibitor of ENIGMA.
US11060083B2
The present invention provides a method and compositions utilizing the CRISPR system to disrupt a target gene in eukaryotic cells to produce double allele knock outs. The method finds use in producing afucosylated antibodies with enhanced ADCC activity.
US11060071B2
Recombinant microorganisms, plants, and plant cells are disclosed that have been engineered to have reduced levels or activity of one or more alcohol dehydrogenases or aldehyde reductases thereby increasing the production of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids and/or benzylisoquinoline alkaloid precursors.
US11060069B2
The present invention relates to a continuous porcine cell line that is capable of proliferating in medium free of animal-derived components. Further, the present invention relates to a method for producing a virus using said cell line and a virus obtainable by said method. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for accumulating a virus from an environmental sample using said cell line and a virus obtainable by said method.
US11060065B2
A tissue structure for enabling comprehensive understanding of gene patterns of mature cells and a method of preparing the tissue structure are provided. A tissue structure is obtained by co-culturing an endodermal, ectodermal, or mesodermal cell derived from a stem cell and at least one cell and/or factor selected from the group consisting of a vascular cell, a mesenchymal cell, a factor secreted by a vascular cell, a factor secreted by a mesenchymal cell, and a factor secreted when both a vascular cell and a mesenchymal cell exist. A value obtained by assay of a plurality of functions using a Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient is closer to a value of a cell or biological tissue sampled from an adult than a value of a cell or biological tissue sampled from a fetus.
US11060058B2
Provided herein are methods of culturing a mammalian cell and various methods that utilize these culturing methods. Also provided are multi-well cell culture plates, e.g., for use in perfusion culturing methods.
US11060050B2
The invention relates to stable dispersion of negatively-charged aminoplast microcapsules in non-suspending detergent compositions containing an anionic surfactant. The microcapsules are stably dispersed by means of a cationic polyampholyte, which is embedded in the shells of said microcapsules.
US11060048B2
The invention includes a solid rinse aid that is particularly designed for extrusion solid formation and which is effective for creating spotless surfaces after rinsing. According to the invention, application has identified the critical combination of solid surfactants, coupling agents, hydrotrope, and hardening agents that is acceptable in the extrusion process to create a solid. The hydrotrope includes one or more short-chain alkylbenzene and/or alkyl naphthalene sulfonates. The composition hardens quickly but not so quick as to negatively impact the extrusion process. The compositions may also be used to form pressed or cast solids.
US11060046B2
The lubricating oil composition of the present invention contains a base oil, a 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol (A), and at least one compound (B) selected from a benzotriazole compound and a sorbitan compound.
US11060032B2
Integrated coke plant automation and optimization using advanced control and optimization techniques
The present technology, is generally directed to integrated control of coke ovens in a coke plant in order to optimize coking rate, product recovery, byproducts and/or unit lime consumption Optimization objectives are achieved through controlling certain variables (called control variables) by manipulating available handles (called manipulated variables) subject to constraints and system disturbances that affect the controlled variables.
US11060025B2
Provided are an oxynitride fluorescent material, a light emitting device, and a method for producing an oxynitride fluorescent material. The oxynitride fluorescent material containing a composition represented by the following formula (I): (Ba1−aEua)1−bMbSi2O2+cN2+d (I), wherein in the formula (I), M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements excluding Eu and Sm; and a, b, c, and d each satisfy 0
US11060024B2
Mixed halide scintillation materials of the general formula AB(1−y)MyX′wX″(3−w), where 0≤y≤1, 0.05≤w≤1, A may be an alkali metal, B may be an alkali earth metal, and X′ and X″ may be two different halogen atoms, and of the general formula A(1−y)BMyX′wX″(3−w), where 0≤y≤1, 0.05≤w≤1, A maybe an alkali metal, B may be an alkali earth metal, and X′ and X″ are two different halogen atoms. The scintillation materials of formula (1) include a divalent external activator, M, such as Eu2+ or Yb2+. The scintillation materials of formula (2) include a monovalent external activator, M, such as Tl+, Na+ and In+.
US11060021B2
The present invention relates to a core-shell nanocomposite including fluorescent bodies disposed to have a uniform distance in a perpendicular direction from a surface thereof, to a method of manufacturing same, and to a use for a probe for metal-enhanced fluorescence.
US11060018B2
[Problems] The present invention provides a highly marketable reversibly color changeable composition which provides a vivid yellow to orange color during color development, turns colorless during decoloration, and improves light resistance and a reversibly thermochromic microcapsule pigment encapsulating the same. [Solution] Disclosed are a reversibly thermochromic composition including: (a) a specific pyridine derivative as an electron-donating color-developing organic compound; (b) an electron-accepting compound; and (c) a reaction medium which reversibly induces an electron transfer reaction between the component (a) and the component (b) in a specific temperature range, and a reversibly thermochromic microcapsule pigment encapsulating the same.
US11060017B2
High viscosity fracturing fluids for fracturing a subterranean formulation are prepared by: (i) selecting recovered water; (ii) contacting said recovered water with a viscosifying agent, wherein said viscosifying agent is selected from fenugreek gum, tara gum, locust bean gum, guar gum and derivatives of the aforesaid; (iii) contacting said recovered water with one or more other additives for example with a cross-linking agent (A) for cross-linking said viscosifying agent, wherein contact of said recovered water with cross-linking agent (A) takes place when the pH of said recovered water is less than pH 6.5; (iv) adjusting the pH to pH 6.5-8.8.
US11060010B2
A method of treating in a subterranean formation including combining a dimer acid; proppant; an emulsifier; an oil base fluid; and aqueous base fluid to form an oil-external emulsified fluid; and introducing the oil-external emulsified fluid into the subterranean formation. A method of forming a wellbore fluid including combining proppant; a dimer acid; an aqueous base fluid, an oil base fluid, and an emulsifier to form a pre-emulsified fluid; and mixing the pre-emulsified fluid to form an oil-external emulsified fluid.
US11060008B2
A date palm seed-based lost circulation material (LCM) is provided. A date palm seed LCM may be manufactured by drying date palm seeds and grinding the dried date palm seeds to create a plurality of particles. The particles may have sizes less than 4 mm, from 1 mm to 2 mm, or from 2 mm to 4 mm. The date palm seed LCM may have a volumetric swelling greater than an LCM formed from tree nuts and may have a volumetric swelling of at least 0.3 cubic centimeters per gram. The date palm seed LCM may have a D50 shift factor less than an LCM formed from calcium carbonate and may have a D50 shift factor of at least 0.38%. The date palm seed LCM may have a stability index of at least 0.95. Methods of lost circulation control and manufacture of a date palm seed LCM are also provided.
US11060004B2
Embodiments of this invention relate to adhesives, and more particularly to biomimetic heteropolymer adhesive compositions. Certain embodiments relate to biomimetic terpolymer adhesive compositions including dopamine methacrylamide, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, or 3,4-dihydroxystyrene, mimicking moieties found in marine mussel adhesive proteins. In some embodiments, elastic moduli of the adhesives are preferably selected to match the elastic moduli of the substrates to minimize stress concentrations, to increase the ductility of the adhesive-substrate system, or both.
US11060002B2
A new hot-melt adhesive formulations having improved processability and that are easily processable even with processes at high speed and in particular with Spraying or Fiberization processes. Said hot-melt adhesive formulations comprise, as their main polymer component, at least one isotactic metallocene butene-1 polymer composition, that has a low viscosity, and that has a substantially bimodal composition, directly obtained during polymerization, in two consecutive and separate reaction steps, where the first polymer (polymer A) of said compositionally bimodal polymer composition is an isotactic butene-1 homopolymer or an isotactic butene-1 copolymer with another olefin, while the second polymer (polymer B) is an isotactic copolymer of butene-1, with another olefin, with a chemical composition obviously different from A, qualitatively and/or quantitatively; said hot-melts further comprising a viscosity modifier that is not solid at room temperature.
US11059998B2
A waterproof sheet which is for application to a site to be waterproofed in order to prevent rainwater infiltration thereinto and retard deteriorations which proceed with time, the waterproof sheet comprising: a base layer that comprises a silicone rubber composition reinforced with reinforcing fibers and that has physical properties including high strength; and a pressure-sensitive silicone adhesive layer that has been formed on one surface of the base layer and that has a low hardness and is highly tacky. The waterproof sheet provided by the present invention less breaks than conventional waterproof sheets because of the reinforcement layer, and can conform to cracks or dislocations occurring in the surfaces to which the waterproof sheet has been applied, due to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on one surface. Since the waterproof sheet includes silicones as main components and is hence excellent in terms of weatherability, heat resistance, and freeze resistance, this waterproof sheet can retain the function required of waterproof sheets, over a longer period.
US11059995B2
[Problem] To provide a film forming composition curable at low temperature and a film forming method using the same. [Means for Solution] A film forming composition comprising a polysilazane, an organic solvent and aspecific additive, and a film forming method comprising applying it on a substrate and curing. The specific additive is selected from the group consisting of (A) guanidines substituted by a hydrocarbylgroup, (B) crown ether amines containing oxygen and nitrogen as a member thereof, (C) cycloalkanes having an amino-substituted polycyclic structure, (D) oximes substituted by a hydrocarbyl group, and (E) imidazolines.
US11059993B2
A coating composition including: an aqueous dispersion of self-crosslinkable core-shell particles, where the core-shell particles include (1) a polymeric core at least partially encapsulated by (2) a polymeric shell having urethane linkages, keto and/or aldo functional groups, and hydrazide functional groups, where the polymeric core is covalently bonded to at least a portion of the polymeric shell, and an acrylic polymer, where the acrylic polymer is non-reactive with the polymeric core and the polymeric shell. A substrate coated with a coating formed from the coating composition and a method of improving stain resistance of a substrate are also disclosed.
US11059991B2
A number of sealants are provided that are resistant to degradation by aircraft fluids. In some embodiments, the sealants are resistant to degradation by Jet A fluid and at least one of the three types of hydraulic fluids typically used in aircraft. These embodiments are also typically cure in place from a two part polyurethane or polyurea mix, with cure to a visibly clear coating. In some embodiments, they may be sprayed on an aircraft surface or applied by hand (brush or injectable). In other of these embodiments, the sealants comprise, at least in part, a cured, soft, tacky polyurethane gel that is resistant to at least one of a synthetic hydrocarbon based or mineral oil based hydraulic fluid.
US11059990B2
A UV curable composition for forming a polymeric coating on a substrate as described may include an optically clear colorless UV curable base comprising a combination of one or more multifunctional polymer precursor and a fluorinated polymer precursor. One or more of the multifunctional polymer precursor and fluorinated polymer precursor may comprise a non-charged electrically conductive site sufficient to disperse a static charge from the surface of the polymeric coating.
US11059987B2
High security inkjet inks are made my milling two or more functional materials, such as invisible ultraviolet fluorescent dyes or pigments, infrared Anti Stokes upconverting pigments, infrared absorption and fluorescent dyes or pigments and iron oxide magnetic pigments, into a pigment dispersion. A wet media mill is used to mill the pigment dispersion until the average particle size is below 300 nm. The dispersion is combined with main components of an inkjet ink, such as deionized water, humectants, surfactants, polymer resin and biocides, to produce the high security inkjet ink.
US11059984B2
Ti ink compositions for printing, such as ink jet printing, are disclosed. The ink compositions comprise a liquid dispersion of Ti hydride powder having a mean particle size of less than 10.0 microns; a liquid carrier; and at least one surfactant. Methods of making and using the disclosed inks are also disclosed. For example, a finished Ti product can be produced by printing the disclosed ink composition, such as by ink jet printing, to form a green article, heating the green article to dehydrogenate it and form a Ti containing part. The method may further comprise sintering the Ti containing part to produce a sintered Ti product. In an embodiment, the method comprises printing one or more support materials for the ink composition, that comprises solid particles of a metal oxide, a metal carbide, a metal nitride, a polymer, or combinations thereof.
US11059983B2
An ink comprises a pigment, a quinacridone derivative represented by the following Chemical formula 1. where R1, R2, R3, and R4 each, independently represent hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, or alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. R5 and R6 each, independently represent alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and m and n each, independently represent 0, 1, or 2, excluding a case where both m and n are simultaneously 0, and a solvent A having an SP value of from 9.0 to 11.0, wherein the proportion of the solvent A in the ink is less than 10 percent by mass.
US11059979B2
A near infrared reflective coating composition comprising a polymer resin, a polyamide resin and a suitable solvent. Preferred embodiments for the polymer resin include epoxy resins, acrylic resins, polyester resins or polyisocyanate resins. The composition further comprises additives such as a hardener, surfactant, fumed silica, metal oxide or mixed metal oxide pigments such as titanium oxide, chromium oxide, iron oxide or aluminium oxide. A method for forming the coating is also provided.
US11059973B2
Provided are a resin composition capable of yielding a cured product exhibiting a superior heat resistance over a long period of time, and a superior reflow resistance due to a low water absorption rate even at a high temperature; and a semiconductor device encapsulated by such cured product. The resin composition is a heat-curable resin composition containing: (A) an organopolysiloxane having, in one molecule, at least one cyclic imide group and at least one siloxane bond; (B) an inorganic filler; and (C) a radical polymerization initiator. The semiconductor device is encapsulated by the cured product of such heat-curable resin composition.
US11059969B2
The present invention encompasses polymer compositions comprising aliphatic polycarbonate chains containing functional groups that increase the polymer's ability to wet or adhere to inorganic materials. In certain embodiments, chain ends of the aliphatic polycarbonates are modified to introduce silicon-containing functional groups, boron-containing functional groups, phosphorous-containing functional groups, sulfonic acid groups or carboxylic acid groups.
US11059965B2
The invention relates to a process for producing thermoplastic molding materials based on acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate copolymers (ASA) having improved surface properties, in particular an improved stability of surface quality during storage in a hot and humid environment and a reduced content of residual monomers. The invention further relates to the use of a fluidized bed dryer and/or a flow dryer in the production of thermoplastic ASA molding materials for improving surface quality and the use of a fluidized bed dryer and/or a flow dryer in the production of thermoplastic ASA molding materials for reducing the content of residual monomers. The invention further provides ASA molding materials producible by means of the process according to the invention and also moldings.
US11059959B2
A tire includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) system and a rubber patch including a topping rubber topping the RFID system, wherein the topping rubber includes a raw material rubber and a reinforcing filler including a boron nitride. In the tire including a RFID system, since the RFID system is covered with a rubber similar to a nearby rubber, generation of a boundary therebetween is suppressed to lower a possibility of the occurrence of initial cracking at a portion where the RFID system is applied, thus increasing durability and safety, and since insulating properties of the rubber covering the RFID system are enhanced, a recognition distance of the RFID system is increased to further facilitate management of distribution and history.
US11059957B2
The present invention related to a thermoplastic composition, suitable to be submitted to common methods of heat forming, or thermoforming, of thermoplastic materials, as well as the thermoformed composite material which is obtained/can be obtained from said thermoplastic composition, said thermoplastic composition and said thermoformed composite material derived therefrom comprising the combination of cellulose with a thermoplastic material comprising a hydrolysable or hydrosoluble polyhydroxylated polymer, such as starch or a polymer based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), wherein cellulose is available in an amount ranging from 30 to 60% by Weight, preferably from 40 to 60% by weight, said percentages being calculated on 100 parts by weight of the combination of cellulose with the thermoplastic material comprising a hydrolysable or hydrosoluble polyhydroxylated polymer.
US11059954B2
A composition for preparing an article including a polyimide or poly(imide-amide) copolymer, the composition including (1) at least one of (i) a polyimide, a polyamic acid, or a poly(imide-amic acid) including at least one selected from a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2; and (ii) a poly(imide-amide) copolymer, a poly(amic acid-amide) copolymer, or a poly(imide and amic acid-amide) copolymer including at least one selected from a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, and (2) a compound having a maximum absorption wavelength at about 570 nm or more in a visible radiation region: wherein in Chemical Formulae 1 to 3, A, B, D, and E are the same as defined in the detailed description.
US11059947B2
A method for producing a polymer film is disclosed herein. The method is capable of effectively forming a polymer film on a substrate, where the polymer film comprises highly aligned block copolymers without orientation defects, coordination number defects, distance defects, and the like. The method can be applied to production of various patterned substrates.
US11059933B2
Isocyanate-modified polyester-epoxide polymer (i-PEEP) compositions are disclosed. The i-PEEP compositions comprise a reaction product of a polyepoxide compound, a polyisocyanate, and a polyester polyol composition. The ratio of epoxy equivalents to hydroxyl equivalents is within the range of 0.2 to 2. The i-PEEP index as defined herein is within the range of 100 to 200. The i-PEEP composition has a Tg within the range of −30° C. to 35° C. Low- and elevated-temperature processes catalyzed by bases or Lewis acids for making the i-PEEP compositions are also disclosed. In a simple yet innovative approach, a new class of polymers useful for coatings, elastomers, adhesives, sealants, and other valuable products is assembled from readily available starting materials without reliance on the polyamines typically used to cure epoxy systems.
US11059928B2
Provided is a multi-component copolymer comprising conjugated diene units, non-conjugated olefin units and aromatic vinyl units, wherein: a weight-average molecular weight of chain parts, divided by the conjugated diene units and each containing one or more of the non-conjugated olefin units and/or one or more of the aromatic vinyl units, is 50,000 or more. A rubber composition comprising the multi-component copolymer, a crosslinked rubber composition, and a rubber article comprising the crosslinked rubber composition are also provided.
US11059925B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a polymer from a first component and a second component by means of a reactor (50), wherein reaction heat in the reactor (50) is discharged via an evaporative cooler (40), wherein gaseous exhaust vapour in the reactor (50) is supplied to the evaporative cooler (40), and condensed exhaust vapour is guided from the evaporative cooler (40) back into the reactor (50). In this way, the first component and/or second component are supplied at least partially via the evaporative cooler (40) and moved from the evaporative cooler (40) into the reactor (50). The invention also relates to a system for producing a polymer, comprising a reactor (50) and an evaporative cooler (40) for discharging reaction heat in the reactor (50). In addition, the evaporative cooler (40) has at least one filling opening (46) for filling in the first and/or second component.
US11059924B2
A polymer having the structure (I): L is a linking group, R is a hydrocarbon group or a substituted-hydrocarbon group, and x is 2 or more, preferably from 2 to 100, more preferably from 2 to 50. Each {Q} is (a) an identical polymer block composed of 3 or more monomer units, or (b) contains a plurality of polymer blocks, each polymer block being composed of 3 or more monomer units, such that the moiety {Q}-L-{Q} has the structure {Pn . . . P2P1}-L-{P1P2 . . . Pn} where each Pn is an individual polymer block, the number of polymer blocks n in each {Q} being the same; wherein for each value of n the polymer blocks are identical; and wherein n is an integer of 2 or more, preferably from 2 to 100, more preferably from 2 to 50.
US11059921B2
Disclosed herein are ethylene-based polymers generally characterized by a Mw ranging from 70,000 to 200,000 g/mol, a ratio of Mz/Mw ranging from 1.8 to 20, an IB parameter ranging from 0.92 to 1.05, and an ATREF profile characterized by one large peak. These polymers have the dart impact, tear strength, and optical properties of a metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE, but with improved processability, melt strength, and bubble stability, and can be used in blown film and other end-use applications.
US11059918B2
This invention relates bisindenyl metallocene catalyst compounds having long (at least 4 carbon atoms) linear alkyl groups substituted at the two position and substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups at the four position and process using such catalyst compounds, particularly in the solution process at higher temperatures.
US11059917B2
The present invention relates to a novel ligand compound, a transition metal compound and a catalyst composition including the same. The novel ligand compound and the transition metal compound of the present invention may be useful as a catalyst of polymerization reaction for preparing an olefin-based polymer having a low density. In addition, an olefin polymer which is polymerized using the catalyst composition including the transition metal compound may be used for the manufacture of a product having low melt index (MI) and high molecular weight.
US11059908B2
The present invention concerns a method for preparing antigen binding proteins with reduced viscosity. The method proceeds by replacing residues in high viscosity variable domain subfamilies with residues in correlating low viscosity subfamilies. The method further comprises substituting residues in the Fc domain with residues associated with low viscosity and adding charged residues to the C-terminus of the Fc domain. The present invention further concerns antigen binding proteins produced by this method.
US11059906B2
The present invention provides, among other things, bi-specific molecules including, but not limited to, antibodies, fynomers, aptamers, fusion proteins, and protein binding domains that bind both CCL2 and LOXL2 and uses thereof, in particular, for treatment of scleroderma and related fibrotic and/or inflammatory diseases, disorders and conditions. In some embodiments, the present invention further provides methods and compositions for treatment of scleroderma and related fibrotic and/or inflammatory diseases, disorders and conditions based on the combination of mono-specific anti-CCL2 and anti-LOXL2 molecules.
US11059903B2
An antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof which binds to PSMA and comprises a heavy chain variable domain comprising the sequences: CDR1: EYTIH (SEQ ID NO: 33) CDR2: NINPNX1GGTTYNQKFED (SEQ ID NO: 34) CDR3: X2-5DY (SEQ ID NO: 35) wherein X1 is N or Q, and X2-5 is YWLF (SEQ ID NO: 39), GWTF (SEQ ID NO: 40) or AWTM (SEQ ID NO: 41), and wherein if X2-5 is GWTF (SEQ ID NO: 40) or AWTM (SEQ ID NO: 41), the amino acid residue at position H94 in the heavy chain variable region, based on Kabat numbering, is G; and if X2-5 is YWLF (SEQ ID NO: 39), the amino acid residue at position H94 in the heavy chain variable region, based on Kabat numbering, is A. The invention also provides compounds that include the antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof, such as conjugates, and their use in the treatment or diagnosis of disease, in particular cancers, particularly prostate cancer.
US11059901B2
Certain embodiments are directed to therapeutic compositions having an xCT specific antibody.
US11059896B2
The present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations comprising a human antibody that specifically binds to human interleukin-4 receptor (hIL-4R). The formulations may contain, in addition to an anti-hIL-4R antibody, at least one amino acid, at least one sugar, or at least one non-ionic surfactant. The pharmaceutical formulations of the present invention exhibit a substantial degree of antibody stability after storage for several months.
US11059893B2
The present disclosure relates to humanized anti-Axl antibodies.
US11059892B2
In some aspects, mutant or variant Fc domains are provided that exhibit increased binding to FcRn and increased half-life after administration in vivo. The Fc domain may be comprised in a glycosylated or aglycosylated antibody. Methods for using the mutant or variant Fc domains or polypeptides comprising the mutant or variant Fc domains are also provided.
US11059891B2
The presently disclosed subject matter provides for methods and compositions for treating a neoplasia (e.g., multiple myeloma). It relates to chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that specifically target Fc Receptor-like 5 (FcRL5), e.g., domain 9 of FcRL5, and immunoresponsive cells comprising such CARs. The presently disclosed FcRL5-targeted CARs have enhanced immune-activating properties, including anti-tumor activity.
US11059889B2
Described herein are novel anti-human Igβ antibodies, as well as methods for making the antibodies and using the antibodies to treat or prevent autoimmune disease.
US11059880B2
Chimeric receptors featuring major histocompatibility molecules grafted onto T cell receptor molecules and surrogate co-receptors featuring cell surface receptor ligands fused with signaling molecule domains. The chimeric receptors can be used to redirect cells, altering their specificity. T cells expressing chimeric receptors may bind to ICRs of target T cells for which their chimeric receptors are specific. Surrogate co-receptors may be used to help enhance TCR-CD3 signaling as part of this modular receptor system. The chimeric receptors and surrogate coreceptors may be used to help eliminate autoreactive T cells or program T cells to desired effector functions.
US11059879B2
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) polypeptides are provided comprising an antigen binding domain; a hinge domain; a transmembrane domain and an intracellular signaling domain, wherein the CAR polypeptide binds to a target antigen and wherein the antigen binding domain comprises HCDR sequences from a first antibody that binds to the target antigen and LCDR sequences from a second antibody that binds to the target antigen. In certain aspects, the target antigen is CD123.
US11059877B2
This disclosure provides compounds that contain an IL-2 receptor-binding moiety and an ST2-binding moiety. The methods described in the present disclosure provide for a method for treating a condition by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically-effective amount of a compound containing an IL-2 receptor-binding moiety and an ST2-binding moiety.
US11059872B2
The present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to a composition comprising a biomaterial. A biomaterial may comprise, for example, one or more molecules capable of self-association and/or self-assembly. In some embodiments, a biomaterial may comprise one or more polypeptides and/or proteins. A biomaterial may comprise, for example, two or more self-assembled Ultrabithorax (Ubx) protein molecules. A Ubx protein, in some embodiments, may be any wild type Drosophila melanogaster Ultrabithorax protein, including any natural or non-natural isoforms (e.g., alternative splicing isoforms). The present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to a method of making a biomaterial comprising contacting two or more Ubx protein molecules under conditions that permit self-assembly to form a first fibril and contacting the first fibril to a second fibril.
US11059859B2
Provided a peptide of the sequence Ala-Lys-Pro-Ser-Tyr-Hyp-Hyp-Thr-DOPA-Lys or a salt thereof for use in the treatment of inflammation, of an inflammatory disorder and/or of ion thea condition characterized by inflammation, including wounds, burns, psoriasis, acne and atopic dermatitis.
US11059858B2
The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R23 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US11059849B2
A modified nucleotide, intended for the synthesis of long chain nucleic acids by enzymatic processes, comprising a “natural” nitrogenous base or a natural nitrogenous base analogue, a ribose or deoxyribose carbohydrate, and at least one phosphate group, characterized in that said nucleotide comprises at least one R group, termed the modifier group, carried by said nitrogenous base or analogue and/or by the oxygen in position 3′ of the ribose or deoxyribose molecule, making it possible to block the polymerization of said nucleotide and/or to allow the interaction of said nucleotide with another molecule, such as a protein, during the nucleic acid synthesis, R comprising at least one functional terminal group.
US11059843B2
The present invention relates to a stevioside M crystal form, a preparation method therefor and a use thereof, and specifically, relates to a naturally extracted high-intensity sweetener, i.e., a stevioside M crystal form A, the preparation method therefor and the user thereof. By means of comprehensive characterization of the new crystal form, the new crystal form is found to have advantages such as a high degree of crystallinity, good stability, and low hygroscopicity, and is applicable to a more comprehensive field of application. The preparation method in the present invention is simple and easy to operate, has high selectivity and good reproducibility, and can stably obtain the target crystal form.
US11059842B2
Inhibitor compounds with biological activity against kinetoplastid parasites, along with methods of use of the compounds, are provided. The compounds can be used to strongly inhibit key drug targets found in protozoan parasites, e.g., the target Trypanosoma cruzi glucokinase. Compounds include derivatives of 3-nitro-2-phenyl-2H-chromene, and monosaccharide amines including D-glucosamine, D-mannosamine, D-galactosamine, and D-fructosamine.
US11059838B2
Provided herein are atmospheric moisture harvester systems, as well as methods using such systems, for capturing water from surrounding air. The systems and methods use adsorbents to adsorb water from the air. For example, the adsorbents may be metal-organic frameworks. The systems and methods desorb this water in the form of water vapor, and the water vapor is condensed into liquid water and collected. The liquid water is suitable for use as drinking water.
US11059837B2
A catalyst for preparing polyester resins from monobasic or polybasic acids and polyhydric alcohols, comprising a Magnesium compound which has a bonding portion represented by formula —Mg—O—(CR12)a-Q, wherein Q is a Nitrogen or Sulfur and a is an integer from 1 to 4, is disclosed. Catalyst may further comprise Titanium compounds, for example titanium alkoxide, wherein titanium diisopropoxy bistriethanolaminate is particularly preferable from the viewpoint of reactivity and coloring property. Catalyst is capable of shortening production time for polyester resins.
US11059827B2
This invention relates to inhibitors of NTRK that are active against wild-type NTRK and its resistant mutants.
US11059823B2
2-((1r,4r)-4-(imidazo[4,5-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1(6H)-yl)cyclohexyl)acetonitrile compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, methods of making them, and methods of using them including methods for treating disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by JAK, such as inflammatory bowel disease.
US11059820B2
Crystalline forms of seletalisib, designated as Form B and Form F and characterized herein, being selective inhibitors of PI3 kinase enzymes, in particular of the human PBKδ isoform, are accordingly of benefit in medicine, for example in the treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, metabolic, oncological, nociceptive or ophthalmic conditions.
US11059816B2
The present invention relates to ether-linked triazole compounds, methods of making them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as NRF2 activators. In particular, the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof:
US11059814B2
Disclosed embodiments concern kinase inhibitors, such as interleukin receptor associated kinases (IRAK) inhibitors according to Formula 1, and compositions comprising such inhibitors. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the compounds and compositions. The disclosed compounds and/or compositions may be used to treat or prevent a kinase-associated disease or condition, particularly an IRAK-associated disease or condition.
US11059813B2
The present invention provides for the dasatinib-thymine co-crystal and dasatinib-adenine co-crystal. The present invention further provides dasatinib-butanediol solvate. The present invention further provides for crystalline dasatinib-(±)-1, 2-Butanediol, crystalline dasatinib (R)-1, 2-Butanediol, crystalline dasatinib (S)-1, 2-Butanediol and crystalline dasatinib (±)-2, 3-Butanediol and processes for preparation thereof. The present invention also provides for a process for preparation of amorphous dasatinib using dasatinib-butanediol solvate. The present invention further provides for the preparation of anhydrous dasatinib. The present invention also provides for a process for preparation of dasatinib monohydrate from anhydrous dasatinib.
US11059809B2
The present invention relates to a class of substituted-cyanopyrrolidines of formula (Ia), (Ib), and (Ic), with activity as inhibitors of deubiquitilating enzymes, in particular, ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase 30 or ubiquitin specific peptidase 30 (USP30), having utility in a variety of therapeutic areas including cancer and conditions involving mitochondrial dysfunction (Ia).
US11059808B2
Substituted phenylpyrrolecarboxamide compounds such as those represented by Formula A can be used in the treatment of HIV infection and related conditions.
US11059802B2
The invention provides agents that target carbonic anhydrase, which can be used as imaging agents or therapeutic agents. The agents can be used to image tumor hypoxia as well as other physiological processes in a subject.
US11059796B2
The invention provides aryl dihydro-2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazine sulfonamide and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of promoting RORγ activity, methods of increasing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and methods of treating cancer and other medical disorders using such compounds.
US11059795B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I)-(VI) and/or (A)-(H-I), or any subgenera thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer or stereoisomer. The compounds of the present disclosure are useful in modulating androgen receptor activity and for treating cancer including prostate cancer.
US11059794B2
The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, Y, X, W, m and n are as defined herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US11059785B2
Disclosed are chelating co-polymer compositions that are soluble in aqueous media and chelate essential metals, methods of preparation and uses thereof. The chelating compositions are comprised of two or more different monomers, at least one of which possesses metal binding or metal chelating activity. The chelating compositions are synthesized by reversible addition-fragmentation transfer (RAFT) polymerization with the aid of a suitable RAFT-mediating agent. Also described are chelating compositions that comprise hydroxypyridinone chelating groups. The ability of the chelating compositions to bind metals affects the activity of a living cells and organisms, which require the metals for cellular functions.
US11059779B2
Aqueous emulsion comprising: —25-70 wt % organic peroxide, based on the weight of the emulsion, —a cyclohexane dicarboxylate ester, and —water. This emulsion is storage stable and can be used for the production of polymers, in particular PVC, that come into contact with food products.
US11059778B2
Disclosed herein are novel cannabionid receptor-2 (CB2) agonists and inverse agonists represented by Formula (I), and method of modulating the activity of CB2 by contacting the CB-2 receptor with a compound of Formula (I). Also, disclosed are methods for treating multiple myeloma or osteoporosis in a mammal in need thereof by modulating the activity of a cannabinoid receptor-2 (CB2).
US11059771B2
Novel compounds for use in flavor, fragrance, or topical compositions are provided. Specifically, the compounds of the presently disclosed subject matter provide effective and unexpected warming sensations. The composition can be incorporated into various consumer end products, including flavors, fragrances, and topical applications.
US11059768B2
A continuous or semi-continuous process for the preparation of ethylene glycol from a carbohydrate source including: reacting, in a reactor, at a temperature in the range from equal to or more than 170° C. to equal to or less than 270° C., at least a portion of a carbohydrate source in the presence of hydrogen, a solvent, and a catalyst system, to yield ethylene glycol; wherein the catalyst system includes: a homogeneous catalyst, which homogeneous catalyst contains tungsten; and a heterogeneous catalyst, which heterogeneous catalyst contains one or more transition metals from groups 8, 9 and 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements supported on a carrier; and wherein continuously or periodically additional heterogeneous catalyst is added to the reactor. Further described is a catalyst system that can be used in such a process.
US11059765B2
A method for retrofitting a system for recovering paraxylene. The system is retrofitted with a pressure swing adsorption unit and a second isomerization reactor. The retrofit lowers the variable cost of the plant, while providing the opportunity to maintain existing equipment and furnace and refrigeration duty.
US11059764B2
Provided is a hybrid process for producing high-purity para-xylene from a feedstock of aromatic hydrocarbon isomer fractions having 8 carbon atoms, in a liquid phase. The process includes a liquid chromatography separation step and a crystallization step of the para-xylene from the purified stream of para-xylene obtained at the separation step.
US11059751B2
A coated member includes a heat-shielding coating layer made of a zirconia-dispersed silicate in which ytterbia-stabilized zirconia is precipitated as a dispersed phase in a matrix phase which is any one of a rare earth disilicate, a rare earth monosilicate, and a mixed phase of the rare earth disilicate and the rare earth monosilicate. The rare earth disilicate is a (Y1-a[Ln1]a)2Si2O7 solid solution wherein Ln1 is any one of Sc, Yb, and Lu, or a (Y1-c[Ln2]c)2Si2O7 solid solution wherein Ln2 is any one of Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd. The rare earth monosilicate is Y2SiO5, [Ln1′]2SiO5, a (Y1-b[Ln1′]b)2SiO5 solid solution wherein Ln1′ is any one of Sc, Yb, and Lu, or a (Y1-d[Ln2′]d)2SiO5 solid solution wherein Ln2′ is any one of Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd.
US11059746B2
Provided are materials that include one or more cycloaliphatic polyamides integrated into or coated onto one or more structural fibers such as polyethylene fibers, aramid-fibers, glass fibers or carbon fibers. The resulting materials may be incorporated into composite articles suitable for use as protective equipment or structural layers.
US11059743B2
Disclosed is a process for producing a film-coated substrate having a relatively flat distribution of film thickness such that the film thickness is suppressed from gradually increasing toward a downstream side of flow of a coating liquid even when a coating film is formed on a plate-shaped substrate by a flow coating method in which the substrate is held in raised attitude. The film-coated substrate according to the present invention is employed in particular as an openable/closable window glass of an automotive door, and is suitable for one where the substrate includes an uncoated region where no coating film is formed, wherein the uncoated region is configured to be received in a receiving part of an upper frame of the door.
US11059740B2
A glass article comprising a glass substrate and a coating on a surface of the glass substrate is disclosed. The coating comprises a glass frit and a binder comprising an interpenetrating polymer network. The interpenetrating polymer network comprises a crosslinked polyol resin, a second crosslinked resin, and a third resin. A method of forming the glass article containing the coating is also disclosed.
US11059739B2
A sightglass for a stove is provided that has a substrate made of transparent coloured lithium aluminium silicate glass ceramic. The sightglass has a light transmittance of 0.1% to 50%. Standard illuminant D65 light, after passing through the glass ceramic, at a thickness of 4 mm, has a colour locus in the white region W1 determined by the following coordinates in the chromaticity diagram CIExyY-2°: White region W1 x y 0.27 0.21 0.22 0.25 0.32 0.37 0.45 0.45 0.47 0.34 0.36 0.29.
US11059738B2
A low CTE boro-aluminosilicate glass having a low brittleness for use in wafer-level-packaging (WLP) applications is disclosed. The glass comprises a composition in mol-% of SiO2: 60-85, Al2O3: 1-17, B2O3: 8-20, Na2O: 0-5, K2O: 0-5, MgO: 0-10, CaO: 0-10, SrO: 0-10, and BaO: 0-10. An average number of non-bridging oxygen per polyhedron (NBO) is equal to or larger than −0.2 and a ratio B2O3/Al2O3 is equal to or larger than 0.5. The NBO is defined as NBO=2×Omol/(Simol+Almol+Bmol)−4. A glass carrier wafer made from the low CTE boro-aluminosilicate glass and a use thereof as a glass carrier wafer for the processing of a silicon substrate are also disclosed, as well as a method for providing a low CTE boro-aluminosilicate glass.
US11059730B2
Electromagnetic processing of fluid materials is disclosed. Separation of one or more ionic components of a fluid, and combination of one or more ionic components in a fluid, are discussed.
US11059725B2
The present invention provides a rare earth cold accumulating material particle comprising a rare earth oxide or a rare earth oxysulfide, wherein the rare earth cold accumulating material particle is composed of a sintered body; an average crystal grain size of the sintered body is 0.5 to 5 μm; a porosity of the sintered body is 10 to 50 vol. %; and an average pore size of the sintered body is 0.3 to 3 μm. Further, it is preferable that the porosity of the rare earth cold accumulating material particle is 20 to 45 vol. %, and a maximum pore size of the rare earth cold accumulating material particle is 4 m or less. Due to this structure, there can be provided a rare earth cold accumulating material having a high refrigerating capacity and a high strength.
US11059713B1
A beverage order fulfillment system allows for beverage fulfillment from a mobile device without requiring a custom software application on the mobile device but uses a web connection to control beverage dispenser operations instead. The mobile device incorporates web browser software, and the web browser software is configured to initiate communication sessions with the at least one server. Data entry options are displayed on the interactive GUI for the first computer to communicate beverage selection commands to the beverage dispensing software, via the at least one server, in a respective instance of beverage fulfillment. The at least one server incorporates web socket application program interfaces (APIs) stored on the at least one server and configured to connect a communications link to the beverage dispenser and the web browser software on the first computer.
US11059709B2
A telescopic cap-supply that supplies caps for closing containers includes a cap passage having a length-adjustable section. Adjustment of a length of the length-adjustable section causes the length-adjustable section to transition between an extended state and a collapsed state. First, second, and third segments form the cap passage. Each of these segments is secured to an adjoining segment in such a manner that two adjoining segments are movable relative to each other.
US11059706B2
A scissor lift with a height sensor system includes a scissors assembly including at least one scissor leg configured to lower and raise a platform, an angle sensor configured to sense the angular position of a pivot pin about which the scissor leg pivots, and a processor configured to calculate a height of the platform from the angular position sensed by the angle sensor. The processor may also be configured to control the lift actuator in response to the height of the platform calculated from the angular position sensed by the angular sensor. The angle sensor may be a magnetic angle sensor configured to sense the angle of a magnetic angular marker attached to the pivot pin.
US11059700B2
A large-tonnage skip anti-blocking system includes a skip, wherein two parallel rows of guide rails are fixed to upper and lower shaft walls of a shaft on two sides of the skip correspondingly, a plurality of pulleys are mounted on the guide rails in a matched mode, impact plates are mounted between the upper and lower pulleys, front plates of the impact plates are mounted between the upper and lower sets of pulleys in the front row, rear plates of the impact plates are mounted between the upper and lower sets of pulleys in the back row, a length of rib plates of the impact plates is greater than a width of the skip, hydraulic cylinder bases and vibration motors are mounted on outer sides of the rib plates at intervals.
US11059693B2
A system includes a drum assembly that includes a support bar having a first end and a second end, and a plurality of drum segments coupled to the support bar. The drum segments are movable between retracted and extended positions, and the drum assembly is configured to be disposed within an interior region of a coil of flexible pipe when the plurality of drum segments are in the retracted position. The system also includes a first containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the first end, a second containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the second end, a first coupling device configured to removably couple the first containment flange to the drum assembly, and a second coupling device configured to removably couple the second containment flange to the drum assembly. The first and second containment flanges are configured to contain the flexible pipe.
US11059684B2
An apparatus for loading a cargo space includes a conveyor and a stacker for stacking goods in the cargo space. The stacker is before the conveyor. In addition, a buffer conveyor is between the stacker and the conveyor to permit the uninterrupted operation of the stacker. A transfer conveyor is between the buffer conveyor and the conveyor for moving a stack from the buffer conveyor to the conveyor.
US11059679B2
A device for supplying containers to a container handling device, for example to a container filling device for filling containers with a liquid filling product, includes a guide which is arranged at a predetermined guide height level for guiding a container on the container base thereof. The guide has a transfer portion for transferring the container to a receiving device of the container handling device, and the transfer portion is height-adjustable. A filling system including such a device is also described.
US11059675B2
The present invention is directed to a system and method for transferring specimen containers between detection instruments. The method may include transporting a specimen container in a locator well to a container transfer station in a first automated detection apparatus; sensing the specimen container at the container transfer station using a first sensor; transferring the specimen container from the container transfer station of the first automated microbial detection apparatus to an automated loading mechanism of a second automated microbial detection apparatus; detecting that the specimen container is positioned over the automated loading mechanism of the second automated microbial detection apparatus using a second sensor; and releasing the specimen container onto the automated loading mechanism of the second automated microbial detection apparatus.
US11059672B2
A fire protection door in an open position is present above a traveling path of a transport vehicle. The fire protection door is capable of moving downward from the open position to a closed position along a door trajectory. The transport vehicle includes: a control portion; an area detection portion that detects an interference area, which is an area in which a portion of the transport vehicle in the traveling path overlaps the door trajectory; and a descent detection portion that detects a descent of the fire protection door. The control portion performs a retraction control such that the transport vehicle travels to the outside of the interference area when the descent detection portion has detected a descent of the fire protection door in a state in which the transport vehicle is located in the interference area.
US11059670B2
Conveyor systems and assemblies for use in conveyor systems are provided. In some embodiments, a conveyor system comprises a mechanical chain and a chain adjustment assembly. In other embodiments, a conveyor system comprises a panel mount assembly, and in still other embodiments, a conveyor system comprises a support structure and a leveling assembly. In yet other embodiments, a conveyor system comprises a conveyor track assembly and a conveyor top protection assembly. Any embodiment of the conveyor system may also comprise a blocking bar configured to be positioned under a lower conveyor track assembly and/or a cap positioned between an end of a conveyor track assembly and a sprocket. Further, a cover assembly for a conveyor system may comprise a shield positioned over a sprocket assembly and/or an idler assembly of the conveyor system. A guard for positioning at an end of the conveyor system also may be provided.
US11059667B2
A cassette for packing waste material into an elongated tube of flexible material is provided. The cassette includes a ring-shaped receptacle defining a central opening and a storage area for receiving the elongated tube of flexible material. The cassette also includes a cover at a top portion of the storage area and a plurality of projecting elements extending from a periphery of the cassette and being configured to support the cassette in a waste storage container. Also provided is a cassette which includes a lip having a variable projection width. A waste storage container is also provided including a cassette holder having a hollow area for removably receiving a cassette, the cassette being configured to matingly fit into the hollow area.
US11059663B2
A improved shipping container and related methods are embodied by a removable shell that exposes cargo for safe and easy loading and unloading of the cargo.
US11059659B2
An aerosol spray device comprising a pressurised or pressurisable container and a spray discharge assembly mounted on the container. The spray discharge assembly comprises a valve stem moveable from a first limit position to a second limit position to effect spray discharge from the device, a spray outlet region having an outlet orifice from which fluid from the container is discharged, and a flow conduit for supplying fluid from the container to the spray outlet region. The flow conduit has at least one first inlet for liquid from the container and at least one second inlet at the same distance along the conduit as the first inlet(s) or downstream of the first inlet(s) for propellant gas from a headspace of the container. A valving arrangement is adapted such that movement of the valve stem from its first to second limit position opens the first and the second inlets to cause a bubble laden flow to be created in the flow conduit and movement of the valve stem back to its first limit position closes the first and second inlets.
US11059649B2
Provided are cold brew beverage products, methods of preparing cold brew beverages, and methods of making cold brew beverage products. In particular, cold brew beverage products are provided that include an infusion bag containing infusible material, a receptacle containing water having at least one breakable wall, and an outer container.
US11059639B2
A protective cap for a dispenser for discharging pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic liquids. The dispenser has a liquid reservoir and a discharge opening through which the liquid can be dispensed into a surrounding atmosphere. The protective cap has at least one ventilation opening for establishing communication between an interior and an outer surrounding area, and a sterile filter which covers the at least one ventilation opening is arranged on the protective cap in order to reduce or prevent an introduction of microbes into the interior of the protective cap via the at least one ventilation opening.
US11059637B2
A child restraint container system has a hollow body elongated from a closed end to an open end and a cap that fits over the open end to seal the container. The cap is formed from a top portion and a bottom portion, each portion having a disc. Each disc has at least one ring of teeth configured to engage the teeth of the other disc. The interlocking disc allow the container to be sealed such that a child would be unable to remove the cap and open the container.
US11059614B2
The present disclosure is directed to an insulation packaging system. The insulation packaging system includes a plurality of insulation packages with first ends and second ends. The plurality of insulation packages defining an axis. A first film wraps around the axis to compress and couple the plurality of insulation packages together, while a second film wraps around the first and second ends of the plurality of insulation packages. The first and second films are different films.
US11059611B2
A compacting device and method is provided for compacting bulk material in an open package, the compacting device including a poker compactor accommodated on a carrier device. The poker compactor includes a gas-permeable outer wall connected with a suction duct. The poker compactor is suitable to be inserted into an open package for the poker compactor to come into contact with the bulk material to degas and compact the bulk material in the open package. The poker compactor has a longitudinal axis around which it is pivotally accommodated.
US11059606B2
A deicing fluid recovery system includes a vehicle movable adjacent to an aircraft and including a holding tank configured to store deicing fluid and a receptacle configured to capture deicing fluid from the aircraft during a deicing procedure. During the deicing procedure, deicing fluid runoff from a surface of the aircraft may be captured into the receptacle and transferred from the receptacle into the holding tank. The deicing fluid runoff may be captured into the receptacle before the deicing fluid runoff contacts ground.
US11059594B2
An example method includes: forming a conductive layer on at least a portion of a surface of a substrate, where the substrate comprises a composite material of an aerodynamic structure, and where the conductive layer is configured to provide a conductive path to conduct an electric current generated by a lightning strike to an electrically-grounded location; depositing an insulating layer on the conductive layer; removing one or more portions of the insulating layer to form respective gaps in the insulating layer and expose corresponding one or more portions of the conductive layer; and forming a resistive-heater layer on the insulating layer such that the resistive-heater layer fills the respective gaps in the insulating layer and contacts the corresponding one or more portions of the conductive layer, such that when electric power is provided to the conductive layer, the electric power is communicated to the resistive-heater layer thereby generating heat therefrom.
US11059589B2
A three-place aircraft divan configured to be installed side-facing in an aircraft and track between an upright sitting position and a berth position. Seat bottom and backrest portions of the divan are movably supported on a static frame and track together. The divan includes inflatable passenger restraints at each seat place and a leg flail prevention device at one end of the frame triggered to actuate in response to an event sensed by a mechanical crash sensor. The inboard leg arrangement of the divan accommodates the installation of two containers for containing high-capacity life rafts under the seat bottom frame, among other equipment.
US11059587B2
An aircraft passenger seat with dynamic seat back breakover including a pivotally-attached seat back element and a seat back breakover mechanism including an articulating weighted inertia linkage operable for coupling the seat back element in a first operating condition in which the seat back element is movable between an upright taxi takeoff and landing (TTOL) position and a reclined position, and decoupling the seat back element in a second operating condition to allow the seat back element to move forward past the upright position, the first operating condition corresponding to inertial loading below a predetermined threshold value and the second operating condition corresponding to inertial loading above the predetermined threshold value.
US11059586B2
A rigid member configured to maintain components in spaced relationship is disclosed. An outer wall portion of the rigid member is arranged substantially concentric about a central axis and a fastener-receiving portion is arranged within the outer wall portion. The fastener-receiving member defines a central bore extending therethrough and oriented substantially concentric about the central axis. A plurality of interconnecting portions extend between the outer wall portion and the fastener-receiving portion.
US11059585B2
An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of pressurized gas to a pitch control valve. The pitch control valve can be configured to distribute the pressurized gas between two or more ejector piston assemblies. One or more of the ejector piston assemblies can include multiple concentric piston stages and piston chambers, the piston chambers configured to contain a volume of gas. The ejector piston assemblies can be configured to compress the volume of gas within the piston chambers as the piston stages are extended out from the aircraft. Such compression can provide a return force to the piston stages.
US11059583B2
In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided to enhance delivery of packages and/or cargo through the use of unmanned delivery vehicle. In some embodiments, a mechanical package release system is provided that comprises: a package release hanger configured to couple with and suspend from an unmanned delivery vehicle; and one or more tension supports each configured to secure with a package and to releasably couple with the package release hanger wherein a decrease of at least a threshold amount of a force being applied by the weight of the package on the one or more tension supports induces a mechanical release of the coupling between the one or more tension supports and the package release hanger resulting in a release of the package from the unmanned delivery vehicle.
US11059566B2
An exemplary proprotor blade assembly includes a structural skin extending spanwise from a root to a tip and along a chord from leading edge to a trailing edge and a structural core positioned inside of the structural skin, the structural skin comprising hex-shaped structures oriented normal to the structural skin.
US11059562B2
A wing member (14b) for an air vehicle (10), said wing member comprising a core section (20) defining its longitudinal axis and having upper and lower surfaces, at least one of said surfaces comprising apparatus (22) selectively configurable between at least two positions, wherein in a fully extended position, at least portions of said apparatus extend outwardly from said respective surface so as to increase the effective cross-sectional area of said wing member and define an effective aerofoil in respect thereof.
US11059560B2
A window assembly for use in a vehicle including a window frame including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and an opaque shade movable relative to the window frame, wherein the opaque shade includes a first tab formed at a bottom end of the opaque shade. A transparent shade is movable relative to the window frame, wherein the transparent shade includes a second tab formed at a bottom end of the transparent shade. The first tab and the second tab are configured for selective integration with each other to enable dependent movement of the opaque shade and the transparent shade with each other, and to enable independent movement of the opaque shade and the transparent shade relative to each other.
US11059557B2
A marine outboard motor is provided with a gear casing, a propeller shaft rotatable within the gear casing about a propeller shaft axis, a drive shaft having a drive gear, a clutch mechanism for selectively engaging the drive gear with the propeller shaft and a shift mechanism configured to operate the clutch mechanism. The shift mechanism comprises a support shaft which is fixed relative to the gear casing and which extends along or parallel with the propeller shaft axis, a shift shuttle which is slidable along the support shaft and is connected to a clutch member of the clutch mechanism, a shift finger pivotally mounted on the support shaft, and a shift rod coupled to the shift finger by a releasable coupling. The shift finger is configured to move the shift shuttle along the support shaft to operate the clutch member.
US11059533B2
A vehicle includes front suspension assemblies; rear suspension assemblies; a left driven wheel and a right driven wheel with first left and right brake assemblies; a left wheel and a right wheel with second left and right brake assemblies; an anti-lock braking system (ABS) module; a drive mode coupler connected between the transmission and the left and right wheels for changing between a 2×4 and a 4×4 drive configuration; and a drive mode switch for controlling the drive mode coupler, the ABS module selectively performing brake traction control of at least one wheel based on the position of the drive mode switch. A method for controlling traction of the vehicle includes sensing the drive mode switch position and when the drive mode changes from a 2×4 position to a 4×4 position, causing the ABS module to perform brake traction control on at least one wheel.
US11059524B2
A vehicular panel structure includes a panel, a reinforcement disposed inward of the panel in a vehicle, and mastic that bonds the panel and the reinforcement to each other. The reinforcement is provided with a body portion constituting a middle portion in a longitudinal direction and having a linear expansion coefficient smaller than the linear expansion coefficient of the panel, a connection portion constituting an end portion in the longitudinal direction, and a joining portion allowing the body portion and the connection portion to be joined to each other by a thermosetting adhesive and a fastener. A long hole portion is disposed in the reinforcement and is formed in either the connection portion or the body portion. The fastener is inserted into the long hole portion.
US11059518B2
In a vehicle frame structure, upper ends of a front frame and a rear frame, which connect a lower frame and an upper frame vertically, are connected to each other above the upper frame, and a front portion frame assembly is connected to a main frame assembly via the lower frame and the upper ends of the front and rear frames. A bumper includes a front-rear frame portion extending forward from the front frame, and an inclined frame portion arranged between an intermediate portion of the front frame and an end portion of the front-rear frame portion. The bumper includes a sub-bumper, the sub-bumper including a front sub-frame extending upward from a front end of the bumper, and a front-rear sub-frame connected between an end portion of the front sub-frame and an intermediate portion of the front frame above the upper frame.
US11059509B2
A ridable kart can have a body that supports a front wheel and movable rear wheels. The kart can include a motor that supports and drives the rear wheels. The motor and rear wheels are configured to tilt and rotate relative to the body of the kart. The body of the kart includes a concave space in which the front and rear wheels are positioned so that they are at least partially concealed by the body when viewed from the side of the kart.
US11059503B2
System and methods are provided for warning a worker of a rail vehicle, or an operator of the rail vehicle of the worker. The system includes a worker device, a vehicle device, and a central server. The devices and server operate on one or a combination of actual or simulated satellite navigational signals, and beacon signals to determine the position of the devices, to generate a warning. The position determination may prioritize beacon signals over satellite navigation signals. The position determination may involve correcting a calculated position based on a measured power level of the beacon signal received from the beacon transmitter, an elapsed time since a previous beacon signal was last received by the device from the beacon transmitter, an elapsed time since a previous satellite navigation signal was received by the device, or an accuracy of the position of the device based on the satellite navigation signal.
US11059499B2
The performance of a passive-levitation vehicle is improved for moving over a path. The vehicle has a levitation skid slidable on the path and capable of developing a levitation force to support a compartment at a certain distance from the path. A suspension between the compartment and the skid, comprises a kinematic structure to confer degrees of freedom and relative constraints between the skid and compartment; a passive elastic element connected between the skid and the compartment; and a controlled-dynamic element able to exert a force having controlled dynamics between the skid and compartment; the passive elastic element and controlled-dynamic element mounted in parallel to each other and connected to the skid and compartment. sensor detects the distance between the skid and the path. An electronic circuit, connected to the sensor and to the controlled-dynamics element, carries out a feedback control to adjust this distance.
US11059488B2
A control device of a vehicle including an engine, a power transmission device, a shift operation device, and a switching device includes: a shift-switching control portion outputting the control command signal when it is determined that the shift switching is permitted, and not outputting the control command signal when it is determined that the shift switching is prohibited, at the time of a shift switching operation; and an engine-starting control portion outputting a first signal causing the shift-switching control portion to determine that the shift switching is prohibited and initiating starting of the engine after determining that the shift switching is not being performed when it is determined that the shift switching is permitted at the time of an engine starting operation performed by the driver for starting the engine, and immediately initiating the engine when it is determined that the shift switching is prohibited.
US11059482B2
A travelling support apparatus includes: a communication section that communicates with a vehicle around an own vehicle; a state determination section that determines whether a driver is capable of driving appropriately; a path setting section that sets an evacuation path for bringing the own vehicle to an emergency stop on the basis of a certain algorithm when the state determination section determines that the driver is incapable of driving appropriately; an information acquisition section that acquires various types of information required for execution of the algorithm; an evacuation control section that performs evacuation traveling to bring the own vehicle to the emergency stop along the evacuation path set by the path setting section; and an information transmitting section that transmits, to the vehicle around the own vehicle via the communication section, information indicating that the own vehicle performs the evacuation traveling.
US11059477B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a parking assist device for a vehicle such that the vehicle can be parked without decreasing or excessively increasing the speed or causing the vehicle to stop during assisted parking, the speed of the host vehicle is kept constant even immediately after an obstacle or a bump is cleared, and the vehicle is prevented from colliding with any other parked vehicle. The device calculates a speed command value and/or an engine torque command value in consideration of the acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle and controls the speed of the vehicle on the basis of the calculated speed command value and/or the engine torque command value, said acceleration/deceleration being predicted in advance on the basis of the height and distance of an obstacle and/or a bump that is present in a parking path, the gradient of the road surface, and the steering angle.
US11059476B2
A method of controlling a gear shifting in a neutral gear stage for shortening a gear shifting time in the neutral gear stage when performing a gear shifting of a hybrid electric vehicle is characterized in that when a shift class of the gear shifting is determined, a hybrid control unit of the vehicle determines a shift gear ratio in the N-stage in a current state by use of a transmission (TM) output speed and a transmission (TM) input speed at a class transition time point, determines an N-stage gear shifting progressing rate by use of the determined N-stage shift gear ratio, sets time points of a start and an end of the gear shifting based on the determined gear shifting progressing rate, and controls the gear shifting speed in the N-stage with reference to a gear shifting target speed and the transmission input speed in a section of the time points of the start and the end of the speed control.
US11059471B2
A power transmission device mounted on a vehicle in which operation of an engine is stopped when vehicle speed has been reduced to a predetermined vehicle speed. The device includes an oil pump driven by the engine; a hydraulic control device regulating pressure from the oil pump; a continuously variable transmission mechanism in which groove widths of a primary pulley and a secondary pulley are set by hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic control device; a hydraulic engagement element engaged by hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic control device to couple the continuously variable transmission mechanism to the engine; a clamping pressure sensor that detects clamping pressure of a belt of the continuously variable transmission mechanism; and a control device disengaging the hydraulic engagement element when the detected clamping pressure of the belt reaches less than or equal to a threshold value after operation of the engine is stopped.
US11059469B2
A brake cylinder for a railway vehicle includes a body, a piston assembly including a piston member and a rod having a threaded surface, and a parking brake locking mechanism including a working nut, a locking gear, and a locking pawl, with the working nut having a threaded surface engaged with the threaded surface of the rod. The piston member has a first position and a second position in a direction extending from the second end of the body toward the first end of the body. The working nut is fixed relative to the locking gear. The locking pawl has an unlocked position spaced from the locking gear and a locked position engaged with the locking gear. The piston is restricted from moving from the second position to the first position when the locking pawl is in the locked position.
US11059459B2
The invention relates to a device for cleaning an optical sensor (2) of an optical detection system for a motor vehicle, said device comprising an assembly for guiding and distributing a cleaning fluid and a drying fluid. Electric motor-driven means (9) are used to move said fluid-guiding and fluid-distributing assembly in a linear movement between a working position in which the fluids can be distributed over an outer surface of the optical sensor (2) and an idle position. Said invention is applicable to motor vehicles.
US11059452B2
A seatbelt pretensioning retractor assembly for use in a vehicle is provided. The pretensioning assembly includes a tube in fluid communication with a gas generator and a driving element disposed therein that travels in a first direction in response to actuation of the gas generator. The driving element includes a polymer rod. A stopper is coupled to an end portion of the polymer rod. In one example, a seal member disposed between the gas generator and the stopper includes a head section and a skirt section. In another example, the tube has an opening that is adjacent to an exit to facilitate venting gas from the gas generator.
US11059449B2
A restraint system (10) for helping to protect an occupant (60) of a vehicle (20) having a roof (32) and a cabin (40) with a seat (50) for the occupant (60) includes an airbag (70) mounted to the vehicle roof (32). The airbag (70) has a stored condition and is inflatable to a deployed condition. The airbag (70), when deployed, extends from an upper end (90) connected to the vehicle roof (32) to a lower end (92) positioned adjacent the occupant (60). The airbag (70) has a U-shaped configuration including a first leg (104) and a second leg (106) pivotable relative to the first leg (104) in response to occupant (60) penetration into the second leg (106). A tether (120) has first and second ends (122, 124) each connected to the airbag (70) for limiting pivotal movement of the second leg (106) relative to the first leg (104).
US11059448B2
A present implementation of an airbag system is adapted to include a curtain airbag assembly having a vertical barrier extended in a vertical direction when deployed, the vertical barrier having a first inflatable part deployed at a left side of a vehicle and a second inflatable deployed at a right side of the vehicle. The airbag system further includes sensors adapted to sense parameters associated with operational characteristics of a vehicle and an electronic control unit (ECU) adapted to receive the parameters from the sensors. The ECU is further adapted to monitor the plurality of parameters to determine if the vehicle is experiencing an accident. The airbag system further includes an inflation module adapted to deploy the curtain airbag assembly. If the ECU determines that an accident is occurring, the ECU provides a trigger signal to the inflation module to initiate a process to deploy the curtain airbag assembly.
US11059445B2
An assembly includes an interior component. The assembly includes a deployable panel having an upper panel and a lower panel supported by the interior component, the deployable panel being movable relative to the interior component from a retracted position to an extended position. The assembly includes a hinge between the upper panel and the lower panel. The assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position in which the airbag is positioned to abut the upper panel in the extended position.
US11059444B2
An airbag system includes a main airbag device that is provided in front of an occupant and that includes a first bag body, a seat airbag device that is provided in the vehicle seat and that includes a second bag body which is configured to be deployed by being inflated toward at least sides and a front of a torso of the occupant at behind the first bag body and which is configured to restrict the occupant to the vehicle seat, and a seat displacement mechanism that is configured to release restriction by a lock section that restricts movement of the vehicle seat and that is configured to displace the occupant toward the first bag body in front in a case an input impact is equal to or larger than a predetermined strength.
US11059442B2
An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes an airbag configured to be mounted to a seat back of a vehicle seat. The airbag is inflatable between the seat back and an adjacent side structure of the vehicle to one of a first deployed condition in which the airbag is configured for a non-reclined condition of the vehicle seat, and a second deployed condition in which the airbag is configured for a reclined condition of the vehicle seat. The airbag is configured to deploy to the first deployed condition in response to determining a non-reclined condition of the vehicle seat and to the second deployed condition in response to determining a reclined condition of the vehicle seat.
US11059441B2
A protective panel for a vehicle substantially conforming to a portion of a vehicle. The protective panel having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, the lower surface having a reduced surface area in order to limit force applied to the protective panel and the vehicle. The panel further having an edge portion disposed along a perimeter, between the upper and lower surface, for deflecting obstacles, and one or more mounting points for removably attaching the protection panel to a portion of the exterior of a vehicle.
US11059439B2
An in-vehicle power supply device according to the present disclosure includes an input terminal, a charge-discharge circuit connected to the input terminal, a first output terminal connected to the charge-discharge circuit via a first switch unit and a first cut-off unit, a second output terminal connected to the charge-discharge circuit via a second switch unit and a second cut-off unit, and a controller connected to the input terminal, the first output terminal, and the second output terminal. The controller controls the charge-discharge circuit, the first switch unit, the first cut-off unit, the second switch unit, and the second cut-off unit. When the controller detects that a voltage of the first output terminal becomes lower than the first load threshold voltage, the first cut-off unit changes from a connected state to a cut-off state. After a lapse of a first predetermined period following a time at which the controller detects that the voltage of the first output terminal is lower than the first load threshold voltage, the second switch unit switches from a state of higher-resistance conduction to a state of lower-resistance conduction in which a resistance level is lower than the resistance level in the state of higher-resistance conduction.
US11059438B2
Various embodiments provide an electronic device and a method therefor, the electronic device comprising: at least one memory; a communication interface; one or more sensors; a location module; and at least one processor functionally connected to the at least one memory, the communication interface, the one or more sensors, and the location module, wherein the at least one processor is configured to acquire sensing data from at least one sensor among the one or more sensors, estimate a vehicle on-boarding state on the basis of the sensing data, and recognize, on the basis of the estimated vehicle on-boarding state, a vehicle on-boarding state by using the communication interface or the location module. Other embodiments are also possible.
US11059436B2
A vehicle includes a rolling chassis structure and a working component coupled to the rolling chassis structure. The rolling chassis structure includes a chassis, a non-working component, and a control interface. The non-working component is coupled to the chassis and is configured to facilitate transit operations for the rolling chassis structure. The control interface is disposed in a cab area of the chassis. The control interface is communicably coupled to the non-working component and is configured to control operation of the non-working component. The working component is configured to move relative to the chassis and is communicably coupled to the control interface. The control interface is configured to control movement of the working component.
US11059432B2
Disclosed is a three-axis shackle assembly that includes first and second frame members and a securing member. Each frame member has a base portion with first and second ends and a pair of spaced-apart arm portions extending from each of the ends of each of the base portions. The securing member is movable between a first position in which the second pair of arm portions are connected by the securing member and a second position in which the second pair of arm portions are not connected by the securing member.
US11059429B1
The invention provides a car multimedia device for automatically switching between an internal device control mode and an external device control mode, comprising a first connection port, a second connection port and a control module for being connected to the first connection port and the second connection port. The control module scans the second connection port to determine whether the second connection port is connected to an external electronic device. When the second connection port fails to be connected to the external electronic device, the control module performs the internal device control mode to control the car display via a car host. When the second connection port is connected to the external electronic device, the control module transmits a master control information of the external electronic device to the car display such that the external electronic device controls the car display via the control module for rapidly automatically switching.
US11059427B2
A storage bin assembly for vehicles includes a bin and a door. The door includes a latch-engaging surface that moves from a rest position when the door is opened. A latch pawl engages the latch-engaging surface of the door to prevent movement of the door to the open position when the latch pawl is in an engaged position. A push button actuator is disposed in a center portion of a dashboard structure. The push button actuator includes a cam surface that slidably engages the latch pawl and causes the latch pawl to move from the engaged position to a disengaged position to thereby unlatch the door.
US11059421B2
The systems and methods disclosed herein are directed to a vehicle proximity system. The vehicle proximity system uses sensors, a vehicle computing device, and a heads-up display of a host vehicle to present proximity graphic elements to a vehicle occupant, such as the driver of the host vehicle. The proximity graphic elements are displayed using a heads-up display and are projected on a transparent surface of the host vehicle, such as the windows, windshield, display screen, lenses, etc. The proximity graphic elements indicate the presence of a proximal vehicle to the host vehicle. In some embodiments, the proximal vehicle is a vehicle passing the host vehicle. Alternatively, the proximal vehicle may be inline with the host vehicle traveling in a forward or rearward direction.
US11059418B2
The present disclosure provides a night vision imaging system (NVIS) lighting system, comprising a frame comprising a first light source, a second light source adjacent to the first light source, a third light source adjacent to the second light source, and a diffuser mounted to the frame and encasing the first light source, the second light source, and the third light source. The first light source may comprise a first dominant wavelength, the second light source may comprise a second dominant wavelength different from the first dominant wavelength, and the third light source may comprise a third dominant wavelength different from the first dominant wavelength and the second dominant wavelength. Light emitted from the first light source, the second light source, and the third light source may be blended to generate a first blended light source comprising a first target output color.
US11059417B2
A disclosed light activation system includes a movable lighting element movable to adjust a direction of light, an actuator for moving the movable lighting element, a driver detection device and a controller configured to command operation of the actuator for moving the movable lighting element based on a detected direction of sight of the driver. A disclosed method of operating a vehicle lighting system includes monitoring a direction that a driver of a motor vehicle is looking, determining a lighting element within a region corresponding with the direction the driver is looking, and actuating a lighting element within the region based in response to the determined direction that the driver is looking and in response to a secondary condition being fulfilled.
US11059403B2
A vehicle includes a cabin and a passenger seat assembly located in the cabin. The passenger seat assembly includes a base support assembly mounted to a floor of the cabin and comprising walls that form a storage compartment. A seat is supported by the base support assembly. The seat includes a seat back frame that supports one or more cushions thereon. A seat base frame supports one or more cushions thereon forming a seat base. The seat base frame is formed as a monolithic, single piece structure from a plastic resin material. The seat base frame has a sitting portion and a raised portion located forward of the sitting portion. The raised portion increases in elevation above the sitting portion to an apex of increased distance from the floor.
US11059401B2
A seat back configured to support a back of a seated person includes a back frame constituting an internal framework; and an elastic mat fitted to the back frame so as to cover the back frame from a front side, the elastic mat having a planar shape and being configured to elastically support the back of the seated person. The back frame includes a frame body and a support wire that protrudes forward from the frame body. The elastic mat includes a main support portion configured to support the back of the seated person, and a band portion that extends from a back surface of the main support portion, the band portion being wound around the support wire. The elastic mat has a through-hole through which a head at a distal end of the wound band portion is inserted such that the head is snap-fitted in the through-hole.
US11059400B2
A vehicle seat console has at least one vehicle-mounted guiding element, at least one seat-mounted guiding element that runs parallel to the vehicle-mounted guiding element, and a longitudinal adjustment mechanism on which a driving device acts via a transmission mechanism and which is designed to cause a relative adjustment between the vehicle-mounted guiding element and the seat-mounted guiding element. The vehicle seat console is characterized in that the longitudinal adjustment mechanism and/or the transmission mechanism is/are equipped with at least one energy absorption device which is configured to dampen abrupt relative movements between the vehicle-mounted guiding element and the seat-mounted guiding element.
US11059389B2
A method for operating a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle with electric seat adjustment is provided. The method includes the steps of importing a measurement data set that is representative of an initial sitting position of a person sitting on the vehicle seat, evaluating the measurement data set in order to determine a target sitting position data set for a target sitting position, and evaluating at least the measurement data set and the target sitting position data set in order to determine a transfer data set for transferring the initial sitting position into the target sitting position at a rate of change below a perception threshold.
US11059388B2
A vehicle seat comprising: a seat cushion; a seat back; an actuator capable of changing an orientation of the seat back laterally by moving a pressure-receiving member; and a controller configured to exercise control over the actuator. The controller includes a posture control unit configured to execute, during turning of a vehicle, a seat posture control under which the actuator is caused to move the pressure-receiving member from an initial position to an advanced position to cause the seat back to orient toward a turning direction. The posture control unit is configured to activate, when an execution time of the seat posture control has become equal to or greater than an execution time threshold value, a control under which the actuator is caused to move the pressure-receiving member from the advanced position to an intermediate position to reversely change the orientation of the seat back.
US11059384B2
A system includes a first power net in a vehicle electrically coupled to a first control unit. The first control unit controls first lights included in a second light set when the first power net is operational. A second power net in the vehicle is electrically coupled to the second light set and a second control unit. The second control unit controls the first lights when the first power net includes a fault condition.
US11059381B2
According to an aspect, there is provided a computer device configured to control charging currents of at least a first charging station of an electric vehicle and at least a second charging station of an electric vehicle by internet based communications, wherein the charging stations are from different manufacturers, and wherein the charging stations are wirelessly coupled to the computer device.
US11059375B2
Robots and apparatus, systems and methods for powering robots are disclosed. A disclosed conductive floor to power a robot on the floor includes a plurality of stationary conductors positioned in a pattern and a power delivery circuit to cause adjacent ones of the conductors to have different electrical potentials, the adjacent ones of the conductors to form a circuit to deliver power to the robot via contacts formed in a bottom surface of the robot.
US11059368B2
A fill limit vent valve for a fuel system includes a housing assembly, an outlet port and a flow dam. The housing assembly has a main housing including a cylindrical body and an upper housing portion. The upper housing portion has a lower wall that defines an orifice and an outer cylindrical wall that defines an upper housing chamber. The outlet port is formed on the main housing and fluidly communicates fuel vapor out of the fill limit valve. The orifice is offset from a centerpoint of the lower wall in a direction away from the outlet port. The flow dam extends from the lower wall into the upper housing chamber and connects on opposite ends to the outer cylindrical wall. The flow dam and upper housing chamber cooperating to form a liquid trap that mitigates the possibility of liquid fuel from reaching the outlet port from the orifice.
US11059365B2
A drive device for a hybrid-driven motor vehicle includes a primary drive, a secondary drive, and a variable speed gearbox. The primary and secondary drives are configured to drive the gearbox separately or jointly. The gearbox includes a first input shaft connectable to the primary drive, a second input shaft connectable to the secondary drive, an output shaft, and switching elements. In a first state of the gearbox, a rotational movement of a first fixed toothed wheel of a first intermediate shaft is synchronously coupled with a rotational movement of the output shaft by a first switching element. In a second state, a rotational movement of a first idler toothed wheel on the first input shaft is synchronously coupled with a rotational movement of a second idler toothed wheel on the first input shaft by a second switching element.
US11059363B2
A body floor structure (1) for a motor vehicle having a traction battery (2) includes a first longitudinal member (3) and a second longitudinal member (4) that extend in a vehicle longitudinal direction. A floor panel (5) spans between the two longitudinal members (3, 4). A central tunnel (6, 6′) extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction and has a cavity (60, 60′) and is configured for receiving equipment components of the motor vehicle. The traction battery (2) is arranged on a lower side of the body floor structure (1), and the cavity (60, 60′) of the central tunnel (6, 6′) is designed to be open in the direction of a vehicle interior (7).
US11059361B2
This disclosure details systems and methods for supporting and isolating vehicle body mounted battery packs from various vehicle loads. An exemplary electrified vehicle may include a frame, a battery support structure mounted to the frame, a battery pack, and one or more isolators. The battery pack is supported by the battery support structure but is not mechanically coupled to the frame. The isolator is mounted between the battery pack and the battery pack support structure for isolating the battery pack from loads that may be imparted on the frame and/or the battery support structure.
US11059356B2
A rear door of bodies of lorries or lorry trailers, with at least one door leaf, which is hinged on the body to pivot about at least one vertical door axis provided in the corner region of the body. In order to mount accessories, advertising surfaces or lateral air deflectors, preferably in the region of the main closing edge of the door leaf, a supporting frame is hinged to pivot about a vertical frame axis, which supporting frame extends horizontally and substantially as far as the outer wall. In this lateral region, the supporting frame has a projection along at least part of its height, which projection engages in a groove-like recess congruent thereto on the body or on a component connected thereto, when the rear door is closed ready for travel.
US11059350B2
A vehicle includes an air conditioning unit, a first air duct, a second air duct, a recirculation duct, and a recirculation flap. The recirculation flap is closed in an air conditioning mode of the air conditioning unit, in which mode air which is heated or cooled by the air conditioning unit is to be discharged via the first and/or second vent into the occupant compartment of the vehicle, so that an air stream in the recirculation duct is blocked. The recirculation flap is open in a preconditioning mode, so that air which is heated or cooled by the air conditioning unit is circulated in a circuit which is formed at least by way of the air conditioning unit, the first air duct, the second air duct and the recirculation duct.
US11059347B2
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including a plurality of airflow control doors. A plurality of door gears are in cooperation with the plurality of airflow control doors such that rotation of each one of the plurality of door gears actuates a different one of the plurality of airflow control doors to control airflow through the HVAC system. A selector gear is moveable to individually rotate each one of the plurality of door gears to selectively actuate different ones of the plurality of airflow control doors. A power gear rotates the selector gear.
US11059341B2
An air spring includes a closing member, a rolling piston, and an air spring bellows connected to the rolling piston and the closing member to form a fluid-filled pressure chamber. A level control system for supplying and/or discharging fluid may be integrated into the pressure chamber to control level position based on air spring stroke. The level control system may have a control valve and an actuator connected to the control valve. The actuator may include a guide tube coupled to the rolling piston or closing member, and movably arranged within the pressure chamber. An actuating member may include a pin member and may operate the control valve. A compression spring may have a central spring and a biasing spring, and the guide tube may include a control flange coupled to the pin member, and the biasing spring may be supported to press the pin member against the control valve.
US11059337B2
An alignment assembly for a motor vehicle includes a first bushing with a slot, the first bushing being configured to be positioned and secured to an end of a first link of a wishbone suspension assembly, and an insert that fits within the slot, the insert having a locating hole that positions a bolt within the slot for nominal caster and camber angles.
US11059316B2
An article comprising a substrate which carries a material of formula (I) M1aM2bWcOd(P(O)nRm)e (I) wherein each of M1 and M2 is independently ammonium or a metal cation; a is 0.01 to 0.5; b is 0 to 0.5; c is 1; d is 2.5 to 3; e is 0.01 to 0.75; n is 1, 2 or 3; m is 1, 2 or 3; and R is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group.
US11059313B2
Provided are a sheet processing device and a sheet manufacturing apparatus capable of removing color material from printed parts without excess or deficiency. A sheet processing device has a detector configured to detect a printed part printed on a sheet; and an eraser configured to selectively remove at least a surface part of a printed area including the printed part detected by the detector. The eraser includes a grinding tool to grind the sheet, and a pressure mechanism configured to selectively increase contact pressure between the sheet and the grinding tool in the printed area.
US11059307B2
Provided is a printing apparatus including a support portion supporting a medium, a movement unit configured to move the support portion in a movement direction, a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium when the support portion is in a printing region, and a control unit configured to control movement of the support portion. The movement unit includes a belt movement mechanism configured to move the support portion by rotating an endless belt, and a linear movement mechanism configured to move the support portion with a linear motor. The control unit moves the support portion with the linear movement mechanism when the support portion moves in the first range with the printing unit performing printing on the medium and moves the support portion with the belt movement mechanism when the support portion moves within the second range.
US11059302B2
A thermal printer comprises a base part, a holding member, a printing device and a platen roller. When an uneven pressing force is applied to the printing device by the recording paper sheet, the printing device is capable of swinging about the support pin serving as a fulcrum in order to even out the pressing force. The deformable mechanism is capable of being plastically deformed to keep the position of the printing device. An elastic element is disposed between the holding member and the base part, and due to the elastic element, both the printing device and the platen roller are in close contact with the recording paper sheet when the recording paper sheet is clamped between the printing device and the platen roller. The printing force of the printing device acting on the printing paper sheet can be distributed more even to achieve clearer printing.
US11059294B2
A liquid absorber includes a plurality of small chips. Individual ones of the small chips include a first substrate containing fibers, a second substrate containing fibers, an absorbent resin supported between the first substrate and the second substrate, and an ion exchange resin supported between the first substrate and the second substrate. At least one of the absorbent resin and the ion exchange resin is exposed at an end face of the small chips.
US11059293B2
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions configured to, when executed by a processor of a computer, cause the processor to: receive preparation instruction information from an information processing terminal, in response to receiving the preparation instruction information, cause an operating unit to execute at least one pre-printing operation of which operation content accords with a particular execution condition indicated by particular condition information in the preparation instruction information, receive print instruction information from the information processing terminal, the print instruction information instructing execution of the printing operation according to an execution condition, in response to receiving the print instruction information, determine whether the at least one pre-printing operation has already been executed; and in response to determining that the at least one pre-printing operation has been executed, cause the operating unit to execute the printing operation indicated by the print instruction information.
US11059291B2
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fluidic ejection die is described. The die includes an array of nozzles. Each nozzle includes an ejection chamber and an opening. A fluid actuator is disposed within the ejection chamber. The fluidic ejection die also includes an army of passages, formed in a substrate, to deliver fluid to and from the ejection chamber. The fluidic ejection die also includes an army of enclosed cross-channels. Each enclosed cross-channel of the army of enclosed cross-channels is fluidly connected to a respective plurality of passages of the array of passages.
US11059286B2
In a liquid discharging apparatus, a head unit includes a driving element, a first circuit that controls drive of the driving element based on a first signal including a first data signal and a second data signal, and a first conversion circuit that converts a first optical signal into the first data signal, and converts a second optical signal into the second data signal, a driving circuit includes a second circuit that outputs a second signal including a third data signal and a fourth data signal, a second conversion circuit that converts the third data signal into the first optical signal, and converts the fourth data signal into the second optical signal, a first cable, and a second cable, the first cable propagates the first optical signal during a first period, and the second cable propagates the second optical signal during a second period.
US11059281B2
A laminate material with a metal exposed portion is efficiently produced. A peeling step is performed in which a laser beam L is irradiated on a resin layer 17, 18 of a laminate raw material 10 in which a resin layer 17, 18 is laminated on at least one surface of a metal foil 11 to peel the resin layer 17, 18 and the metal foil 11 to thereby form a peeled portion 21, 22. Thereafter, the resin layers 17 and 18 corresponding to the peeled portions 21 and 22 are cut off to expose the metal foil 11.
US11059276B2
The present invention relates to biaxially oriented polyester films having a release coating of polyolefin wax on at least one side as release film for applying thin polyacrylate layers from organic solvents by means of a printing process. The invention further relates to a method for producing such films and also to their use.
US11059262B2
The present invention relates to a method of preparing an aerogel blanket in which, a surface of a base material for a blanket is activated and roughness and porosity of the surface of the base material for a blanket are increased to increase adhesion performance of a silica aerogel by inducing etching of a surface of a base material for a blanket using an acidic solution, and mechanical flexibility is increased and the generation of dust is minimized by further performing a gel deformation process of introducing cracks into the aerogel, and a low-dust and high-insulation aerogel blanket prepared according to the present invention.
US11059260B2
A prepreg including: a woven cloth substrate; and a semi-cured product of a resin composition. The resin composition contains: at least one of an (A1) component and an (A2) component, a (B) component; a (C1) component; and a (C2) component. The (A1) component is an epoxy resin having at least one of a naphthalene skeleton and a biphenyl skeleton. The (A2) component is a phenol resin having at least one of a naphthalene skeleton and a biphenyl skeleton. The (B) component is a high molecular weight polymer. The (C1) component is a first filler obtained by treating surfaces of a first inorganic filler with a first silane coupling agent represented by formula (c1). The (C2) component is a second filler obtained by treating surfaces of a second inorganic filler with a second silane coupling agent represented by formula (c2).
US11059255B2
A system and method of at least partially forming reinforced packages. The method comprises moving a web of material in a downstream direction through a web forming section, at least partially forming at least a bag portion in the web of material during the moving the web of material through the web forming section, forming an attached web by adhering a construct to the bag portion of the web of material, and moving the attached web through a separating station. The moving the attached web can comprise moving the construct with the web of material. The method further can comprise separating the bag portion from a remainder of the web of material to form a bag during the moving the attached web through the separating station, the bag being attached to the construct.
US11059254B2
A conveyor of a cardboard-folding station receives a cardboard blank having a first portion, first and second lateral closing walls hinged thereto and facing upstream and downstream, respectively, an upper closing wall hinged to the second lateral closing wall and facing downstream, a third and a fourth lateral closing wall hinged and partly raised with respect to the first portion and projecting from sides of the conveyor. An article rests on the first portion, with four flanks or the article respectively facing the four lateral closing walls of the blank. At a first folding zone the third and fourth lateral closing walls are folded to cover the third and the fourth flanks of the article, and at a second folding zone the second lateral closing wall and the upper closing wall are folded to cover the article's second flank and its upper face.
US11059250B2
A pressing head (100) for a device for pressing material to be pressed, e.g., an extrusion press for pressing chips. The pressing head (100) comprises at least two pressing channels (1, 1′), each having an inlet opening (11, 11′) and an outlet opening (12, 12′). Each pressing channel (1, 1′) has a stationary supporting element (2, 2′) and a movable pressing element (3, 3′). The pressing element (3, 3′) is movable on one side, preferably relative to the supporting element (2, 2′). A cross-section (QA) of the pressing channel, at the outlet opening of the pressing channel, can be varied relative to the cross-section (QE) of the pressing channel, at the inlet opening of the pressing channel.
US11059249B2
An article of footwear including a compression molded upper is disclosed. A composite structure including several layers is placed under heat and pressure to form a laminate. One layer of the composite is an optical effect layer possessing an aesthetic that differs from one or more of the other layers of the composite structure. A plurality of holes are cut through one or more of the layers of the laminate to expose the optical effect layer.
US11059247B2
A vent plug is mounted in a vent hole open in a molding face of a tire cure mold. The vent plug has a cylindrical housing having a vent path in itself, a stem that is inserted into the housing and serves as a valve element for opening and closing the vent path, and a coil-shaped spring that biases the stem toward a cavity so as to open the vent path. The stem includes a columnar trunk portion and a head portion that comes in contact with a valve seat at an opening portion of the housing to thereby close the vent path. The stem turns as the stem moves along an axial direction.
US11059238B2
A method of reducing a burn-on time of a composite component including a body comprising a plurality of fibres layered between a front face of the body and a rear face of the body within a matrix material, wherein the body comprises an edge face between the front face and the rear face at least partially formed by edges of the layers of fibres. The method comprising shaping an edge portion of the body in order to control a local concentration of vapours from the matrix material at the edge face of the body, the vapours having been produced during heating of the composite component and having passed between the layers of fibre of the body to the edge face.
US11059231B2
A three-dimensional object may be generated. Coalescing agent may be selectively delivered on a portion of a first layer of build material on a support member or previous layer. Energy may be applied to the first layer to cause the portion of the first layer to coalesce and solidify. A second layer of the build material may be provided on the first layer. While the second layer does not have coalescing agent delivered thereon, energy may be applied to the second layer such that energy may propagate through the second layer to the first layer to cause the portion of the first layer to coalesce and further solidify.
US11059228B2
There is provided a method of representing a three dimensional (3D) object using univariate curves, comprising: receiving an initial definition of a 3D object representation, calculate a covering set of univariate curves, the covering set comprising at least one non-planar univariate curve, wherein the covering set of univariate curves represent the volume of the 3D object within a tolerance requirement, and generating a representation of the 3D object based on the set of univariate curves, wherein the set of univariate curves represent the volume of the 3D object.
US11059224B2
Plant (1) for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (2), comprising at least two apparatuses (3, 4) for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (5) which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (6-9), wherein a separate beam generating unit (10) configured to generate at least one energy beam (6-9) that is guidable to at least one of the apparatuses (3, 4).
US11059223B2
According to some aspects, a method is provided of forming a metallic object via additive fabrication, the method comprising obtaining a geometric description of a first object with an exterior surface, generating a geometric description of a second object, the second object bounded by the exterior surface of the first object and having one or more voids, fabricating said second object via additive fabrication based on said geometric description of the second object, and depositing a metallic material onto said second object, wherein the metallic material is deposited into said voids of second object.
US11059218B1
A method for adjusting height of a 3d printer nozzle. In an embodiment, the method uses a fully wavy line as a reference line. The method includes the following steps. Determining an initial value of a height difference between the nozzle and a bottom of a probe by using a feeler gauge. Moving the nozzle vertically to adjust the height based on the initial value, obtaining a printing height of a first line, and printing the first line. Determining whether the first line is a fully wavy line. Adjusting the height of the nozzle for N times according to a preset step value, and printing N lines with corresponding heights. Determining whether the N lines have a fully wavy line. Calculating the height difference between the nozzle and the bottom of the probe by an equation. Adjusting the height of the nozzle.
US11059209B1
A method of over-molding a thermoplastic elastomer over fabric includes: precision forming a mold cavity to match the final dimensions of a finished product; cutting a piece of fabric to a correct size; fixedly securing the fabric piece in the mold cavity; and injecting a thermoplastic elastomer into the mold cavity at an appropriate temperature and pressure, on top of the fabric piece. The method may further include heating the thermoplastic elastomer to a temperature for melting a surface layer of the fabric when injected thereon, and cooling of the thermoplastic elastomer and fabric for bonding of the thermoplastic elastomer to the surface of the fabric. The method may further include adding one or more additives from the group of additives consisting of: a UV stabilizer, an anti-blocking agent, a slip agents, a plasticizer, and a flame retardant; and securing a cord member onto an exposed portion of the fabric.
US11059204B2
According to the present disclosure, a plurality of aluminum oxide nanoparticles and a polymerizable monomer are dissolved in a polyimide solution to obtain a polyimide mixed solution. Next, the polyimide mixed solution is coated onto a glass substrate. Then, the surface of the glass substrate is irradiated with UV light to form a network polymer on the surface of the glass substrate, the network polymer enclosing the aluminum oxide nanoparticles. Finally, the glass substrate is heated to form the flexible material having the surface protecting layer. Abrasion resistance of the flexible material manufactured according to the present disclosure is excellent.
US11059199B2
A raw material supply device includes a housing that stores an aggregate of small pieces, a discharge port through which the small pieces are discharged from an inside of the housing, a rotor provided in the housing and including a protruding portion, and a magnet provided on the discharge port or on a downstream side of the discharge port. In addition, it is preferable that the raw material supply device further include a passage route that communicates with the discharge port and through which the small pieces pass, in which at least one pair of the magnets is disposed on one side and the other side via the passage route.
US11059194B2
A functional polymeric cutting edge structure and methods for manufacturing cutting edge structures using polymeric materials are provided. A razor blade for use in a razor cartridge or a blade box for assembly in a razor cartridge frame may be formed using the present invention.
US11059192B1
A food cutter apparatus with a blade portion and a handle portion. The blade portion is comprised of a single rigid material. The handle portion can be comprised of the same rigid material as the blade portion or a separate rigid material. The handle portion of the food cutter apparatus is located on top of the blade portion. In one example, a grater, slicer, or other kitchen tool elements are provided integral to the blade portion. In other examples, kitchen tool elements are provided as removable elements that can be attached to a cavity in the blade portion.
US11059186B2
A vacuum gripper comprising a base body having a suction side and an upper side, the suction side having a plurality of suction points and in each case a fixed number of suction points being combined to form a suction point group, a number of suction chambers (SC) corresponding to the number of suction point groups, each SC being assigned a suction point group, a distributor chamber (DC), the DC having at least a number of DC openings corresponding to the number of SC and a DC opening being flow-connected to a respective SC opening of a SC assigned thereto, and a plurality of valves, a valve being assigned to each suction point group and each valve having a valve channel. The respective valve is designed as a valve module having its own valve housing and the valve housing can be arranged on the upper side of the base body.
US11059185B2
An apparatus and method for transferring a pattern from a universal surface to an ultimate package. The apparatus comprises an end effector for a pattern transfer robot. The end effector comprises a crowder plate with crowder plate slats spaced apart a distance to form openings between the crowder plate slats. The universal surface comprises a finger wall with finger wall slats spaced apart a distance to form openings between the finger wall slats. A portion of the crowder plate slats are sized to pass between a portion of mating finger wall slats.
US11059177B1
A system for facility monitoring and reporting to improve safety using one or more robots includes: a network; a plurality of autonomous mobile robots operating in a facility, the robots configured to monitor facility operation, the robots further configured to detect a predetermined critical condition, the robots operably connected to the network; a server operably connected to the robots over the network; and an individual robot operably connected to the server over the network, the individual robot operating in the facility, the robots not comprising the individual robot, the individual robot configured to monitor facility operation; wherein the robots are configured to regularly produce a regular report under normal operating conditions, the report displaying data received from the server, wherein the robots are further configured to produce to the server a critical condition report upon occurrence of the critical condition.
US11059164B2
A socket organizer for releasably holding socket holders is provided. The organizer has a plurality of friction fit posts onto which sockets are positioned and held securely.
US11059158B2
A combination electric tool includes a main body and at least one working part drivable via and separably attachable to the main body. The main body includes an electric motor and a control circuit with a signal recognition module having a microcontroller. The working part includes an identification module, the signal recognition module and the identification module being communicable such that the microcontroller can recognize the working part. A control method includes attaching the main body to the working part; judging which kind of working part is attached and selecting corresponding preset programs; sampling a working parameter value of the electric motor; comparing the sampled working parameter value of the electric motor with a corresponding preset value, and judging whether the electric motor is at an abnormal working state; and if yes, powering off the electric motor, and if no, returning to the previous step.
US11059138B2
A machine tool including a rotary table to which a workpiece to be subjected to machining is attached, a motor that rotates the rotary table, a brake that places the rotary table in a clamping state or an unclamping state, a valve that controls fluid supplied from a fluid supply source to the brake for placing the brake in the clamping state or the unclamping state, and a controller that controls the motor and the valve, where the controller determines whether or not rotation of the rotary table by the motor should be executed on the basis of a signal from a pressure switch of a regulator provided between the fluid supply source and the valve.
US11059117B2
To provide a soldering method and a soldering apparatus which are capable of preheating a mask without degrading throughput. Provided is a soldering method including preheating a mask on which a substrate is not placed, placing the substrate on the preheated mask, and bringing at least a part of the substrate placed on the preheated mask into contact with molten solder and thus soldering the substrate.
US11059106B2
A drilling system includes a single robotic drilling unit having a drill end effector positioned inside a barrel section configured as a composite sandwich structure having an inner face sheet. The robotic drilling unit is operable to drill a plurality of perforations into the inner face sheet using the drill end effector. The robotic drilling unit is configured to index a hole pattern of the perforations to one or more cell walls of a honeycomb core of the composite sandwich structure. The robotic drilling unit is configured to form the hole pattern in the inner face sheet such that the perforations are located at a spaced distance from the cell walls of the honeycomb core.
US11059099B1
The present disclosure relates to a process and an apparatus for producing powder particles by atomization of a feed material in the form of an elongated member such as a wire, a rod or a filled tube. The feed material is introduced in a plasma torch. A forward portion of the feed material is moved from the plasma torch into an atomization nozzle of the plasma torch. A forward end of the feed material is surface melted by exposure to one or more plasma jets formed in the atomization nozzle. The one or more plasma jets being includes an annular plasma jet, a plurality of converging plasma jets, or a combination of an annular plasma jet with a plurality of converging plasma jets. Powder particles obtained using the process and apparatus are also described.
US11059095B2
A method and apparatus for generating a molten raw material for three-dimensional printing, in which a solid raw material is heated to obtain the molten raw material. The solid raw material is heated to a molten state by electromagnetic induction outside the output end of the guiding device to form a molten segment. The molten segment is supported by the solid raw material and is not in contact with other structures after being in contact with the printed object and/or the support platform.
US11059094B2
A method for preparing semisolid slurry. The method is achieved using a device for preparing semisolid slurry. The device includes a slurry vessel and a mechanical stirring rod. The mechanical stirring rod includes a first end and a second end extending into the slurry vessel. The method includes: S1. putting a molten alloy having a first preset temperature into the slurry vessel; S2. cooling the molten alloy to a second preset temperature, positioning the second end of the mechanical stirring rod to be 5-25 mm higher than the bottom wall of the slurry vessel, rotating the mechanical stirring rod and injecting a cooling medium into the mechanical stirring rod; and S3: allowing the temperature of the molten alloy to be 10-90 degrees centigrade lower than the liquidus temperature of the molten alloy, stopping stirring and cooling, to yield a semisolid slurry.
US11059090B1
A seamer assembly includes a frame, a first servo assembly, a second servo assembly, a first support element, a second support element, a first die, and a second die. The first servo assembly is coupled to the frame. The first servo assembly includes a chuck that is configured to be rotated by the first servo assembly. The second servo assembly is coupled to the frame. The first support element is configured to support a can subassembly that includes a can body and a lid relative to the frame where at least one of the first support element, the first servo assembly and second servo assembly move relative to the other of the first support element, the first servo assembly and second servo assembly. The second support element is coupled to the second servo assembly. The first die is coupled to the second support element. The second die is coupled to the second support element. The first support element is configured to support a can subassembly such that the chuck is received in a first chuck position. The first servo assembly is configured to selectively rotate the can subassembly when the chuck is received in the first chuck position. The second servo assembly is configured to selectively reposition the second support element such that the first die and the second die are correspondingly repositioned.
US11059084B2
The present invention discloses a forward and backward extrusion composite forming method using a mould having an open inner cavity, including the following steps: (1) the structural design and assembly of the forward and backward extrusion composite mould having the open inner cavity; (2) the preparation of the initial billet; and (3) forward and backward extrusion composite forming. The present invention can greatly improve the length-diameter ratio of the blind hole and is widely used in alloy steel, aluminum alloy, magnesium alloy, copper alloy and other components.
US11059082B2
The present invention relates to a method for removing cesium in a clay mineral using hydrogen peroxide. According to the present invention, cesium in a clay mineral is removed using hydrogen peroxide, which serves to induce interlayer expansion of the clay mineral to allow a cation to easily enter an interlayer of the clay mineral, and thus cesium desorption efficiency can be further improved. Also, the method according to the present invention can be efficiently used to restore soil in residential areas widely contaminated with a radionuclide when a major accident such as Fukushima nuclear accident occurs as well as various sites of atomic energy facilities contaminated with a radionuclide. Also, since radiation-contaminated soil is treated with only hydrogen peroxide and cations, secondary environmental pollution caused by wastes can be significantly reduce and the waste disposing cost can also be saved.
US11059080B2
A removable hood for a fume extractor comprises a shield defining an internal cavity and having one or more vent openings in an upper portion, a welding opening in a rear portion, one or more viewing openings in one or more sides, and a pipe opening in a bottom portion of the shield. The pipe opening comprises arcuate portions on either side thereof for placement adjacent to a pipe. The hood also comprises a removable attachment mechanism on the upper portion of the shield configured to selectively couple the one or more vent openings to an extraction arm of the fume extractor, one or more layers of window material coupled to the shield to cover each of the one or more viewing openings, and one or more internal airflow spaces shaped to direct air flow to cool the window material when suction is applied to the vent openings.
US11059079B1
A method of cleaning a pipeline is performed by introducing a treatment composition comprising a colloidal particle dispersion having inorganic nanoparticles with an average particle size of from 500 nm or less into an interior of a pipeline to be cleaned. A pig or body is passed through the pipeline to spread the composition upon surfaces of the interior of the pipeline. The composition and materials adhering to the surfaces of the interior of the pipeline are removed to facilitate cleaning of the pipeline.
US11059073B1
A mail piece sortation system for maximizing a number of INTELLIGENT MAIL BARCODES (IMBs) encoded mail pieces that are postal-allowable within a mailing tray is described. The system utilizes the thickness of each mail piece, which is determined before placement of the mail piece into a mailing tray. A computer controller oversees the operation of the system and tracks the thickness of each mail piece for assembling each mailing tray with a maximum number of mail pieces based on the thickness determination to achieve a maximum allowable number of mail pieces within the mail tray. INTELLIGENT MAIL TRAY LABELS (IMTLs) are created by the system and attached by an operator to each mailing tray.
US11059072B2
Polysilicon chunks or granules are classified into size fractions using a mechanical screen having a profiled surface having peaks and valleys, and terminating in widening slots through which a polysilicon size fraction falls. The device is effective and the slots are resistant to clogging.
US11059056B2
Rotary nozzles are provided that produce multiple discrete water streams for the irrigation of a substantially rectangular irrigation area. The nozzles may be designed to function as one of a left corner strip nozzle, right corner strip nozzle, and side strip nozzle. Each nozzle includes a particular type of nozzle housing with multiple flow channels oriented to irrigate a rectangular area in a certain position relative to the nozzle. The side strip nozzle includes one or more groups of two flow channels that are asymmetric with respect to one another. Further, each nozzle includes a deflector that rotates in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, depending on the position of the rectangular irrigation area relative to the nozzle. By matching deflector rotation with the position of the rectangular irrigation area, the uniformity of irrigation within the rectangular irrigation area can be increased.
US11059055B2
Systems and methods for a container for decreasing the thawing time for a liquid, gel or other fluid material is described herein. The systems can include a container with a body. The body can include a cavity with a dispensing nozzle and a plunger disposed within the cavity. The body can further include one or more channels separate from the cavity. The channel(s) increases the rate of heat transfer associated with the container and, thus, increases the cooling or heating rate of the material within the container.
US11059054B2
A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a cyclone with a cyclone air inlet provided at a medial position along the axial length of the cyclone chamber.
US11059051B2
A magnetic filtration device for installing into an opening of a reservoir, including, but not limited to acting as a replacement to a standard drain plug commonly positioned at the bottom of the reservoir. The magnetic filtration device may attract and capture magnetic (ferromagnetic) particulate circulating throughout a mechanical system. Applications for the device include engines, motors, pumps, compressors, gear boxes, transmissions, hydraulic systems, fuel systems and generators. The magnetic filtration device may comprise a magnet core enclosed within a magnet casing, with additional rods affixed to and/or arranged around the magnet casing to alter the radius of the magnetic field.
US11059047B2
Provided herein is a pipette tip tray that includes a base and a connected pipette tip receptacle plate, where the base includes a plurality of axially-disposed base ribs disposed on two or more internal wall surfaces, the pipette receptacle plate includes a plurality of plate ribs disposed on the distal surface of the plate, and a portion of at least a subset of the plate ribs is in contact with at least a portion of an end of at least a subset of the base ribs.
US11059042B2
A system for enriching target cells in a sample is disclosed. The system comprises a microfluidic chip comprising a sample inlet, a sample outlet, a waste outlet and a microfluidic channel, the sample inlet being coupled to an upstream end of the microfluidic channel and the sample outlet and the waste outlet being coupled to a downstream end of the microfluidic channel, the microfluidic chip being configured such that target cells are directed to the sample outlet and non-target cells are directed to the waste outlet; a sample input pump configured to introduce the sample into the sample inlet of the microfluidic chip; an output flow rate detector configured to measure a flow rate at the sample outlet and/or the waste outlet of the microfluidic chip; a sample collection switching valve having a configuration switchable between a first configuration in which the sample output of the microfluidic chip is coupled to a sample output container and a second configuration in which the sample output of the microfluidic chip is coupled to a waste output container; and a controller configured to control the configuration of the sample collection switching valve using the flow rate measured by the output flow rate detector.
US11059035B2
A self-cleaning film system configured for reducing a visibility of a contaminant includes a substrate and a film. The film includes a monolayer defining a plurality of cavities and formed from a first material having a first surface energy, and a plurality of patches disposed within the plurality of cavities. Each of the patches is formed from a photocatalytic material having a second surface energy that is higher than the first. The film has a touchpoint area having a first use frequency, and a second area having a second use frequency that is less than the first. The patches are present in the touchpoint area in a first concentration and are configured to direct the contaminant towards the second area. The patches are present in the second area in a second concentration that is higher than the first and are configured to reduce the visibility of the contaminant.
US11059034B2
Process for dealkylation of alkylaromatic compounds which process comprises contacting an alkylaromatic feedstock with i) a first catalyst comprising a) a carrier comprising of from 20 to 70 wt. % of refractory oxide binder and of from 30 to 80 wt. % of dealuminated ZSM-5 having a crystallite size of from 500 to 10,000 nm and a silica to alumina molar ratio (SAR) of from 20 to 100; b) of from 0.001 to 5 wt. % metal chosen from the group consisting of Groups 6, 9 and 10; and optionally c) up to 0.5 wt. % of a Group 14 metal, and ii) a subsequent catalyst comprising a) a carrier comprising of from 20 to 70 wt. % of refractory oxide binder and of from 30 to 80 wt. % of ZSM-5 having a crystallite size of from 3 to 100 nm and a SAR of from 20 to 200; b) of from 0.001 to 5 wt. % of metal chosen from the group consisting of Groups 6, 9 and 10; and optionally c) up to 0.5 wt. % of a Group 14 metal.
US11059032B2
A novel coated catalyst having an outer shell which is composed of a catalyst material having high surface area and contains molybdenum, vanadium, tellurium and niobium, and the use of this catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethene or the oxidation of propane to acrylic acid and also a process for producing the catalyst is disclosed.
US11059031B2
A three-dimensional lignin porous carbon/zinc oxide composite material and its preparation and application in the field of photocatalysis are disclosed. The method includes preparing a lignin/zinc oxide precursor composite by a hydrothermal method from a zinc salt, a weak alkali salt and an industrial lignin, and preparing a three-dimensional lignin porous carbon/zinc oxide composite material by high temperature calcination of the lignin/zinc oxide precursor composite. The composite material has a regular three-dimensional pore structure, with zinc oxide nanoparticles uniformly embedded among the three-dimensional lignin porous carbon nanosheets. Application of the composite material to the field of photocatalysis, especially as a photocatalyst for photocatalytic degradation of organic dye pollutants, can significantly improve the degradation efficiency and rate, and has potential application value in the field of photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants.
US11059026B2
In one aspect, the present invention provides a chromatographic stationary phase material for various different modes of chromatography represented by Formula 1: [X](W)a(Q)b(T)c (Formula 1). X can be a high purity chromatographic core composition having a surface comprising a silica core material, metal oxide core material, an inorganic-organic hybrid material or a group of block copolymers thereof. W can be absent and/or can include hydrogen and/or can include a hydroxyl on the surface of X. Q can be a functional group that minimizes retention variation over time (drift) under chromatographic conditions utilizing low water concentrations. T can include one or more hydrophilic, polar, ionizable, and/or charged functional groups that chromatographically interact with the analyte. Additionally, b and c can be positive numbers, with the ratio 0.05≤(b/c)≤100, and a≥0.
US11059025B2
The present invention relates to a super absorbent resin, and the super absorbent resin can exhibit a fast absorption rate and high gel strength even in a partially swollen state through the size optimization of partially swollen gel particles. Therefore, the use of the super absorbent resin can effectively prevent a rewetting phenomenon.
US11059024B2
Supported amine polymer adsorbents based on polymers containing only or primarily primary amines sites are to be used as regenerable adsorbents for CO2 capture from ultra-dilute gas streams, such as ambient air, or from mixtures of gases containing preferably at least 10% oxygen. and can also be useful for use at the moderate gas pressures found in typical post-combustion capture processes, such as flue gas from large point sources such as coal-fired power plants. Preferred supported solid amine adsorbents of this invention are based on poly(allylamine) (“PAA”) and poly(vinyl amine) (“PVAm”), both of which are linear polymers, and their derivatives, containing substantially all primary amine groups, supported on substrates. Preferred such substrates include silica mesocellular foam (MCF) and mesoporous-γ-alumina, as well on mesoporous-γ-alumina coated throughout the pores of MCF, most preferably of monolithic structure. Preferred derivatives include the guanidinylated and cross-linked poly(allylamine) materials.
US11059018B2
Chemical reactors (10) and methods crack hydrocarbons in process fluids by accelerating the process fluid to a velocity greater than Mach 1 with an axial impulse impeller (40) and generating a shock wave (90) in the process fluid by decelerating it in a static diffuser (70) having diverging diffuser passages (72). Temperature increase of the process fluid downstream of the shockwave cracks the entrained hydrocarbons in a single pass, through a unidirectional flow path (F), within a single stage, without recirculating the process fluid for another pass through the same stage. In some embodiments, the turbomachine chemical reactor (110) has multiple successive stages of one or more axial impulse impellers (40A, 40B), paired with a diverging passage, static diffuser (70). Successive stages crack additional hydrocarbons by successively raising temperature of the flowing process fluid.
US11059017B2
A method for process monitoring and control of a chemical reactor in which a chemical reaction utilizing a halogenated selectivity modifier is performed includes: measuring a level of halogenated components in an inlet stream of a reactor inlet; measuring a level of halogenated components in an outlet stream of a reactor outlet; based on the level of halogenated components at the inlet stream and the outlet stream, determining a process performance indicator associated with a halogenated component; and adjusting an amount of halogenated selectivity modifier added to the reactor based on the process performance indicator.
US11059012B2
A continuous process for producing a material of a battery cell using a system having a mist generator, a drying chamber, one or more gas-solid separators and a reactor is provided. A mist generated from a liquid mixture of two or more metal precursor compounds in desired ratio is dried inside the drying chamber. Heated air or gas is served as the gas source for forming various gas-solid mixtures and as the energy source for reactions inside the drying chamber and the reactor. One or more gas-solid separators are used in the system to separate gas-solid mixtures from the drying chamber into solid particles mixed with the metal precursor compounds and continuously deliver the solid particles into the reactor for further reaction to obtain final solid material particles with desired crystal structure, particle size, and morphology.
US11059007B2
The invention relates to a rotor (10) of a dual centrifuge wherein the rotor has a rotor head (12) and an additional rotational mechanism for at least one rotational unit (22) which is provided in the rotor head (12) and comprises a bearing unit (70) and a rotational head (24) that is connected to the bearing unit (70) which is rotatably mounted and can be driven relative to the rotor head (12) by an additional rotational mechanism, an opening (16) for the rotational unit (22) being provided in which the rotational unit is accommodated and by means of which the bearing (70) is arranged such that it is fixed relative to the rotor head (12). The invention is characterized in that the rotational unit (22) has a housing (26) in which the bearing unit (70) is accommodated and in which the rotational head (24) engages, and in that the housing (26) and the rotational head (24) form, with bearing unit (70), a structural unit, the housing (26) being mounted such that it cannot rotate relative to the rotor head (12) and such that it can be detached from the rotor head.
US11059004B2
A device (1) for mixing which comprises a housing (2) with at least one inlet (3). A first process region (4) mixes the supplied substances which are introduced via the inlet (3) while a second process region (5) discharges the mixture via an outlet (6). A first gap-forming element (7), preferably a rotor, is assigned to the first process region (4) and comprises openings (8), and a second gap-forming element (9), preferably a stator, is assigned to the second process region (5) and corresponds with the first gap-forming element (7), wherein the second gap-forming element (9) comprises openings (10). At least one of the gap-forming elements (7, 9) is rotatable relative to the other gap-forming element (7, 9). The openings (8, 10) of the first and second gap-forming elements (7, 9) are arranged such that a mixture passes through the openings from the first into the second process region.
US11059000B2
[Problem] A preparation of forming bubbles of carbon dioxide gas which is put into a micro-bubble generator is realized, unlike a conventional tablet, as a tablet which can retain an ability to neutralize and remove completely chlorine contained in tap water from start of dissolution of the tablet inside the micro-bubble generator to the completion of dissolution thereof, thereby providing a method for producing micro-bubbles of carbon dioxide gas by using the tablet and a device thereof. [Solution] There is provided a method for producing carbon dioxide gas/micro-bubbles mixed water in which a carbonated bathing agent is a tablet which is 7 mm or more both in tablet diameter and tablet thickness, 15 kg or more in tablet hardness, 10 wt % or less in tablet friability and from 5.5 to 9.0 in pH immediately after dissolution of the tablet in hot water and the carbonated bathing agent contains at least one of the following body rendering agents and contains at least one of the following chlorine neutralizing compounds.
US11058995B2
The present disclosure relates more to processes for making a filter element that includes a filter membrane having a strip of thermoplastic polymer material laminated thereto, for example, as a strip along an edge of the filter membrane. For example, one such process includes providing a sheet of filter membrane having a first surface and an opposed second surface; providing a strip of thermoplastic polymer material having a first surface and an opposed second surface; contacting the first surface of the strip of thermoplastic polymer material with the first surface of the filter membrane; and softening the strip of thermoplastic polymer material at at least its first surface by irradiation with laser radiation; such that the softened polymer material of the first surface of the strip of thermoplastic polymer material bonds to the first surface of the filter membrane upon hardening.
US11058992B2
Methods related generally to the removal of atmospheric pollutants from the gas phase, are provided, as well as related apparatus, processes and uses thereof. A single-stage air scrubbing apparatus is provided that includes at least one reaction vessel, at least one introduction duct, and a turbulence component, wherein a residence time is sufficient to allow the conversion of at least one atmospheric pollution compound to at least one other compound, molecule or atom. In some embodiments, the at least one atmospheric pollution compound comprises nitrogen oxide, sulfur oxide or a combination thereof. Additionally, methods of removing atmospheric pollution compounds from a waste gas stream are disclosed that include introducing a waste gas stream and at least one additional gas stream, mist stream, liquid stream or combination thereof into a single-stage air scrubbing apparatus at a flow rate sufficient to allow for conversion of the at least one atmospheric pollution compound.
US11058991B2
A pressure swing adsorption drying unit which includes at least one of a sensor (46′) for the ambient temperature to which the drying unit is exposed, and a sensor (46) for the temperature of the gas stream in the inlet line (2) to the unit, and the threshold value for the humidity of the gas stream in the outlet line (42) is determined dependent on the measured temperature.
US11058990B1
A system and method for removing one or more predetermined gases from an environment is herein disclosed. An embodiment of the system and method will now be described. A means for conveying a fluid and a means for flowing the fluid is combined with adsorber and desorber sections. The fluid flows in the means for conveying the fluid by the means for flowing the fluid. Comparably, the fluid flows in the adsorber and desorber sections not by the means for flowing the fluid, but rather by capillary action. In the adsorber section, the environment is in direct contact with the fluid. The fluid is capable for adsorbing one or more gases from the environment. The fluid exits the adsorber section and subsequently flows into the desorber section. The desorber section is self-contained wherein an inner portion of the desorber section is not in direct contact with the environment. In the desorber section, the one or more gases are desorbed from the fluid into the inner portion of the desorber section. In an embodiment, the one or more gases exit the desorber section and the system as a whole.
US11058988B2
An energy-efficient, space-saving, low-cost, waste-heat-utilizing ventilating air conditioning apparatus uses a honeycomb rotor having a function of adsorbing or absorbing contaminants such as carbon dioxide and VOC gas. The honeycomb rotor is disposed in a rotor rotating device having at least a processing zone and a re-generation desorption zone. Air to be processed is passed through the processing zone to remove contaminants such as carbon dioxide to produce supply air. Water is directly sprayed or dropped into a heat exchanger provided at an entrance of the re-generation desorption zone to evaporate the generated water film by heating. The generated saturated steam is introduced for desorbing carbon dioxide and pollutants, and the stream is discharged the stream outdoors. The ventilating air conditioning apparatus can operate without the energy loss associated with ventilation.
US11058984B2
Provided are a method for treating sulfur hexafluoride and an apparatus for collecting and treating by-products. The method for treating sulfur hexafluoride, and the apparatus for collecting and treating by-products according to the present invention are a significantly effective method and apparatus capable of safely treating sulfur hexafluoride at low cost.
US11058981B2
A water separator (108) includes a tube (112) defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the tube (112) includes a tube wall separating an interior (114) of the tube from an exterior (116) thereof. A tube insert (118) is mounted within the tube (112). The tube insert (118) includes a sheet (119) that is helically twisted about the longitudinal axis. An environmental control system (100) includes an air conditioner (102) with a discharge duct (104) for providing cooled air to an air conditioned space. A water separator (108) as described above is connected in line with the discharge duct (104) for passage of cooled air therethrough.
US11058979B2
An air-oil separator assembly can include an air-oil mixture inlet, an air outlet, and an oil outlet, a housing defining a cylindrical separating cavity, and an outlet conduit disposed within the separating cavity, wherein, outlet conduit is adapted to receive oil removed by the air-oil separator assembly from a flow containing an air-oil mixture fluid received by the air-oil mixture inlet.
US11058970B2
A vise for column, for attaching a plug to a column tube of a column for chromatography comprising the column tube and the plug to be attached to one end of the column tube, is provided. The vise comprises a column supporter configured to be able to support a part of the column for chromatography, a main body configured to be connected to the column supporter and extending from the column supporter by a predetermined distance, and a column presser configured to be supported at another end of the main body opposite to one end to which the column supporter is connected, and configured to be movable toward and away from the column supporter, and configured to be able to press the plug against the column tube.
US11058963B2
The general inventive technology in this application includes methods and apparatus for producing a modular balloon cluster. Such modular balloon clusters may include a plurality of helium-free balloons coupled with a central modular adaptor forming a cluster. In certain cases, multiple modular adaptors may be positioned on a display pole and may even be positioned in an offset manner forming a continuous spiral balloon cluster display.
US11058962B1
An amusement ride for locating on a ground leading to a ledge of a drop off has a pair of rocking boom, an axle, spokes and a passenger carrier. The pair of rocking booms are pivotally mounted near the ledge of the drop off. The axle is carried between the ends of rocking booms and when the rocking booms are tilted outboard of the ledge, the axle is suspended out over the empty space past the drop off. The spokes extending radially away from the axle to connections with the carrier. The axle is driven by a drive system to swing the carrier, from large arcs to full 360° revolutions.
US11058958B2
A gaming device in an autonomous vehicle includes: a body pressure sensor disposed in a seatback and a seat cushion at laterally symmetrical positions thereof and sensing a body pressure distribution of an upper body of a passenger and a body pressure distribution of a lower body of the passenger; a display device disposed at a position around a seat and displaying a game execution screen when the game using a ball is executed; a joystick disposed at a position around the seat and manipulating the game; and a game module connected to a front portion of the seat cushion and comprising: the ball enabling the passenger to kick the ball by a foot; a plurality of force sensors mounted on the ball; and a connector for holding the ball and outputting signals from the force sensors to a controller.
US11058957B2
The present disclosure relates to a method, a device and a system for computer game difficulty assessment. The method comprises: recording game data by a data collector in a process of simulating game playing by operating a computer game through an API (Application Programming Interface) of the computer game using an agent algorithm; measuring a goal attainment difficulty of the computer game at this timing according to goal completion degrees of a plurality of goals corresponding to all attempts at each decision-making timing in the recorded game data; measuring a strategy space-related difficulty of the computer game at this timing according to goal completion degrees of a plurality of goals corresponding to all actions at each decision-making timing in the recorded game data; assessing difficulty of the computer game based on a goal attainment difficulty and a strategy space-related difficulty at each timing.
US11058955B2
Embodiments relate to sharing a video game asset associated with a viewer with a player of a video game broadcast. A video stream of gameplay of a video game is received, wherein the video game is being played by a player using a first computing device. The received video stream is broadcast to a second computing device associated with a viewer. Data is received, from the second computing device, indicative of a request to modify a video game asset associated with a second account of the viewer so that the video game asset is available to the player through a first account of the player. The received data is processed to cause the video game asset to be available to the player through the first account.
US11058953B2
Some implementations relate detection of malicious games. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes obtaining a list of games that includes a plurality of games, analyzing the plurality of games to identify at least one likely malicious game, and creating a ticket.
US11058944B2
User input devices, such as gaming controllers, are provided herein. In one example, a system includes a movement calibration system configured to determine qualification zones that qualify peak excursions in movement data associated with manipulation of a control mechanism in one or more axes. The movement calibration system is configured to establish updates to the qualification zones based on changes in the movement data, where the updates bias drift of the qualification zones outward in the one or more axes. The movement calibration system is configured to determine calibrated movement data based at least on the updates to the qualification zones. The calibrated movement data can be provided for use in controlling one or more user interface elements with the control mechanism.
US11058938B1
A mouth guard has an interchangeable faceplate, an internal cushioning skeletal structure in the form of an interlocking lattice structure of reinforcing ribs, and securing wedges for securing the mouth guard to the upper teeth of a user.
US11058936B1
An exercise rack enclosure system for providing an exercise rack which is concealable within an enclosure. The exercise rack enclosure system generally includes an enclosure including an interior space. An exercise rack is pivotably connected to the enclosure within the interior space. The exercise rack is adjustable between a collapsed position, in which the exercise rack is completely positioned within the interior space of the enclosure, and an extended position, in which the exercise rack extends out of the interior space of the enclosure for use. The enclosure may optionally include one or more doors for concealing the interior space and exercise rack when not in use. Various attachments may be stored in the enclosure and removably connected to the exercise rack for performing a wide range of exercise moves.
US11058930B2
A golf club head includes a crown surface having an apex at a highest point and extending between the face, the rear, the heel and the toe of the golf club head. The golf club head also includes a plurality of crown turbulators projecting from the surface of the crown and located at least partially between the leading edge and the apex, wherein the height of each turbulator decreases from the leading edge toward the rear portion.
US11058925B1
A golf ball retriever includes a body member having a ball receiving opening at one end that opens to a ball receiving cavity within the body member. Opposed bosses extend from the body member and include boss openings external to the ball receiving cavity. A retention member extends across the ball receiving cavity and has opposed ends secured within the boss openings. The body member may include at least one flange having a pivot opening and the pole-mounting member includes a pivot hole opening. A pivot member extends through the respective pivot openings of the body member and pole-mounting member to provide a hinge for pivotal rotation of the pole-mounting member with respect to the body member. A telescoping pole is coupled to the body member. A no-rotation telescoping pole including a plurality of non-circular shaft sections is optionally employed.
US11058919B2
A system and method for rehabilitating a patient. In some embodiments, a patient or other subject can stand on a balance plate and perform one or more tests in response to instructions or visual stimuli on a display screen. Data, such as Centre of Pressure data, can be obtained from the balance plate and processed by a processor in tandem with the progression of a test presented on the display screen. The information can be correlated and used to assist in diagnosing or rehabilitating the patient or subject.
US11058901B2
In one embodiment of the present invention, a system for treating an occlusion within a patient's vasculature with ultrasonic energy comprises a catheter configured to be passed through the patient's vasculature such that a portion of the catheter is positioned at an intravascular treatment site. The system further comprises an ultrasound radiating member, an ultrasound signal generator configured to supply a drive signal to the ultrasound radiating member, an infusion pump configured to pump a therapeutic compound into the fluid delivery lumen so as to cause the therapeutic compound to be delivered to the treatment site and a controller configured to control the ultrasound signal generator and the infusion pump.
US11058886B1
Current cancer treatments such as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy have significant side-effects for the patients. New treatments are being developed to reduce these side-effects while giving doctors alternative methods to treat patients. This invention introduces a new method for treatment of malignant tumors including brain cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, and ovarian cancer. The method uses low-power RF wave to disrupt and kill cancer cells during mitosis resulting in shrinking the size of solid tumors. Direction of polarization of the electric field of the RF wave relative to the axis of division of the cancer cells has an impact on the ability of the RF wave in disrupting mitosis and killing the cancer cells. Since the orientation of the cancer cells in a tumor are random a method is needed to change the orientation of the applied RF wave spatially with time to maximize elimination of the cancer cells.
US11058883B2
A feedthrough assembly includes: a ferrule; an insulating structure; and a seal fixedly securing the insulating structure within the ferrule, the seal comprising a glass and single-phase particulate dispersed therein; wherein the glass includes: 25% to 40% B2O3; 0 to 25% CaO; 0 to 25% MgO; 0 to 25% SrO; 0 to 10% La2O3; 5% to 15% SiO2; and 10% to 20% Al2O3; wherein all percentages are mole percentages of the glass.
US11058878B2
A urination disorder treatment device includes a pair of body-surface electrode pads to supply an electrical stimulation signal from a back of a sacral bone, a stimulation signal control output circuit from which the pair of body-surface electrode pads supply the stimulation signal, a first measurement portion to measure electrocardiographic data based on a signal of electrical activity of the heart of the person to be treated, and a control portion to control supply of the stimulation signal based on an electrocardiographic waveform measured by the first measurement portion. A heart rate of the person to be treated may be judged to be a normal value from the electrocardiographic data, the control portion may delay timing of an output pulse from the pair of body-surface electrode pads so as not to be synchronized with the atrial systole P or the ventricular systole R of the electrocardiographic waveform.
US11058874B2
Provided is an iontophoresis device. An iontophoresis device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a power supply unit configured to supply power; two electrodes configured to supply current to a user's skin when brought into contact with the skin, thereby allowing an ionic drug or an active ingredient applied to the user's skin to permeate the skin by an electrical repulsive force; and a control unit configured to adjust an output value of a voltage or a current applied to the electrodes according to the user's skin condition, thereby allowing the user to feel a uniform intensity of electrical stimulation.
US11058873B2
Disclosed is an intra-cardiac implant, a device and a method for respectively implanting two connected intra-cardiac implants to two cardiac chambers at one time. The intra-cardiac implant comprises a columnar housing including a sidewall, a first terminal and a second terminal, a first connecting portion located at the first terminal of the housing and configured to connect with the implantation device; and a hook body mounted at the sidewall of the housing and comprising a fixed end on the sidewall and a free end stretching from the fixed end, wherein the hook body is configured to form a clamping structure with the sidewall, the free end comprises a tip on its top for piercing the myocardium, and the intra-cardiac implant is clamped between the hook body and the sidewall, so that the intra-cardiac implant is fixed on the myocardium.
US11058866B2
A variety of graphically responsive defibrillation electrode pads are described that can selectively display different images during use. The graphically responsive pads include a base electrode pad structure, at least two graphics, and one or more controllable layers that have multiple states. In some embodiments, the controllable layer incorporates an electrochromic material. In a first (opaque) state, the controllable layer hides the first graphic such that only the second graphic is visible to a user on the back side of the defibrillation electrode pad. When the controllable layer transitions to a second (transparent) state, the first graphic is made visible to thereby cause a composite image that combines the first and second graphics to be visible on the back side of the pad. In some embodiments, the electrochromic layer defaults to the opaque state when no power is applied to the electrochromic layer.
US11058865B2
A catheter pump is provided that includes a rotatable impeller and an elongate cannula. The elongate cannula has a mesh that has a plurality of circumferential members disposed about the impeller. The elongate cannula has a plurality of axial connector extending between a proximal side of a distal circumferential member and a distal side of a proximal circumferential member. The circumferential members are radially self-expandable. The cannula is configured to minimize fracture within at least in the distal zone of the mesh as the elongated cannula moves into a sheathing device.
US11058862B2
Apparatus and methods for optimizing intra cardiac filling pressures, heart rate, and cardiac output
Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for optimizing intracardiac filling pressures and cardiac output in patients with heart failure, conduction disease, and atrial fibrillation. The system is able to adjust and optimize intracardiac filling pressures and cardiac output by adjusting heart rate and the effective amount of total body blood volume. The device includes an adjustable member that may create a mean pressure differential in order to manifest an effective “mechanical diuresis” by sequestering extraneous blood volume to the high-capacitance of the venous vasculature. The system is therefore designed to reduce intracardiac filling pressures while maintaining or even increasing cardiac output.
US11058860B2
A valve is disclosed, the valve comprising a housing having an first opening and a second opening, and an elastomeric member positioned in the housing, the elastomeric member comprising a thickness, a continuous peripheral wall projecting from the thickness, and a slit extending through the thickness, a continuous portion of the peripheral wall creating a continuous sealable contact with the housing and partitioning the housing into an upper section and a lower section, the elastomeric member configured such that upon creating a pressure differential between the upper section and the lower section of the housing causes either: (i) the peripheral wall to deflect from the housing permitting fluid flow around the elastomeric member; or (ii) the slit to open permitting fluid flow through the elastomeric member. Methods using the valve are also disclosed.
US11058859B2
Apparatus and methods of dispensing fluid intravenously to a subject, and of flushing a line of an intravenous fluid administration apparatus, are provided. The apparatus may include a reservoir pump configured to operate in fluid communication with an upstream source of a first fluid and a downstream pressure-operated valve. The apparatus may also include a port connector configured to operate in fluid communication with at least the pressure-operated valve. The reservoir pump may also be configured to, during operation, automatically refill itself with the first fluid from the first upstream source. The downstream pressure-operated valve may be configured to operate in fluid communication with the reservoir pump and a second fluid source upstream of the pressure-operated valve, and to, during operation, dispense the first fluid to tubing downstream of the pressure-operated valve based on a pressure condition within the pressure-operated valve exceeding a threshold pressure.
US11058857B2
The method for automatically producing precise tattoo markings on any anatomical body portion automatically by providing a controlled articulated arm carrying a tattoo machine implement. The method also provides a multi-axis positioning platform for supporting and positioning a person, receiving a tattoo, in a prime, optimal, and comfortable position. Also, the method provides choosing, with a selector, a tattoo of choice from any data source of images, as well as applying, rectifying, and mapping, with a physical or virtual design projection and visualization media, the chosen tattoo to the person. The method completes a tattoo using the articulated arm with the tattoo machine implement producing a precise, accurate, and aesthetically pleasing tattoo, automatically.
US11058851B2
A kit including a sheath having a tubular body with proximal and distal ends, an axis extending between the ends and a wall defining a bore extending along the axis to the distal end of the body. A delivery tube having proximal and distal ends and a lumen is adapted for disposition within the bore of the sheath in sealing engagement with the sheath, the delivery tube being slideable distally relative to the sheath. An elongated cannula having proximal and distal ends and a lumen is adapted for disposition inside the lumen of the delivery tube and an elongated dilator is adapted to fit within the lumen of the cannula with a proximal portion of the dilator extending proximally beyond the proximal ends of the cannula and delivery tube and in sealing engagement with the delivery tube proximal to the cannula.
US11058849B2
A multilumen catheter assembly includes a unitary portion and at least two distal end tubes extending distally from the unitary portion. The unitary portion includes an exterior having a generally circular shape in cross section and is attached to the at least two distal end tubes. In one embodiment, the catheter assembly may be made by extruding a unitary tube having internal longitudinally extending lumens, then splitting the unitary tube at a distal end portion of the unitary tube to form the at least two distal end tubes. The at least two distal end tubes are then ground and polished. In another embodiment, the catheter assembly may be made by extruding the at least two distal end tubes and permanently bonding proximal ends thereof to form the unitary portion.
US11058848B2
A catheter includes an elongated body and an expandable member configured to expand radially outward away from the elongated body from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. The catheter further includes a retainer configured to overlap an end of the expandable member to hold the expandable member in the collapsed configuration. The expandable member may be configured to engage with a vessel wall when the expandable member is in the expanded configuration. The vessel may curve and the expandable member may be configured to deflect a portion of the elongated body distal to the expandable member when the expandable member is engaged with the vessel wall to better conform the shape of the elongated body to the curved portion of the vessel.
US11058844B2
The disclosure relates to medical tubes and methods of manufacturing medical tubes. The tube may be a composite structure made of two or more distinct components that are spirally wound to form an elongate tube. For example, one of the components may be a spirally wound elongate hollow body, and the other component may be an elongate structural component also spirally wound between turns of the spirally wound hollow body The tube need not be made from distinct components, however. For instance, an elongate hollow body formed (e.g., extruded) from a single material may be spirally wound to form an elongate tube. The elongate hollow body itself may in transverse cross-section have a thin wall portion and a relatively thicker or more rigid reinforcement portion. The tubes can be incorporated into a variety of medical circuits or may be employed for other medical uses.
US11058837B2
A patient tube securement apparatus is disclosed that may be used for oral or nasal intubation of a patient. The apparatus may comprise an endotracheal tube securement apparatus for securing an endotracheal tube to a patient, the apparatus comprising a dermal patch arranged to be positioned on the skin of the patient, and at least one tube holder on the dermal patch. The apparatus may comprise a patient tube securement apparatus for securing a patient tube to a patient, the apparatus comprising a dermal patch arranged to be positioned on the skin of the patient, and at least one tube holder on the dermal patch. Examples are provided in which the tube holder is adjustably mounted on the dermal patch such that the position of the tube holder on the dermal patch can be adjusted without removing the dermal patch from the skin of the patient.
US11058820B2
There is provided drug delivery devices comprising a drug container assembly with a needle and automatic needle insertion and drug delivery mechanisms. Aspects of the devices described include a noise-generation mechanism to indicate the completion of drug delivery, a mechanism for triggering drug delivery following needle insertion, front-end activation of the device and a safety mechanism for covering the needle after use and methods of assembly of the devices.
US11058813B2
An intravenous (IV) set system comprising a primary IV set having a plurality of access points facilitating access to one or more fluid pathways of the primary IV set, and an IV extension set removably coupled to the primary IV set to form an extended primary IV set, the IV extension set comprising an extension flow line defining an extension flow path, and a plurality of access ports on the extension flow line, at least two of the access ports comprising access ports located between first and second ends of the IV extension set. The IV set system further comprises a bypass manifold externally and removably coupled to the extension flow line of the IV extension set via the intermediate access ports on the extension flow line, the bypass manifold comprising a bypass flow line adjacent the extension flow line, and one or more access points that facilitate access to the bypass flow line, wherein the bypass manifold and the bypass flow line are operable to provide a bypass flow path through the IV extension so.
US11058808B2
A pressure system in a communication loop with an atmospheric pressure data source is set forth. Atmospheric pressure data from the atmospheric pressure data source can be received by a processor to set one or more operating parameters for the pressure system based on environmental data provided in the atmospheric pressure data from an absolute pressure sensor or other atmospheric data source.
US11058806B2
A body cavity drainage device includes a drainage tube with a distal end configured for insertion into the body cavity of a patient, a fluid outlet at a proximal end of the drainage tube; and an activation apparatus coupled to the drainage tube between the proximal end of the drainage tube and the distal end of the drainage tube. The activation apparatus may be configured to alter a position of the distal end of the drainage tube in response to an input at a control device of the activation apparatus, and a first portion of the drainage tube extending from the activation apparatus toward the distal end may be at least substantially coaxial with a second portion of the drainage tube extending from the activation apparatus toward the proximal end. Methods relate to forming a body cavity drainage devices.
US11058804B2
Methods and devices are provided for promoting wound healing. In general, surgical staplers and staple components are provided having an effective amount of at least matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitor being effective to prevent MMP-mediated extracellular matrix degeneration during wound healing in tissue.
US11058800B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for repair and reconstruction of defects and injuries to the cornea.
US11058796B2
A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
US11058776B2
Disclosed is an IgG Fc fragment useful as a drug carrier. A recombinant vector expressing the IgG Fc fragment, a transformant transformed with the recombinant vector, and a method of preparing an IgG Fc fragment are disclosed. When conjugated to a certain drug, the IgG Fc fragment improves the in vivo duration of action of the drug and minimizes the in vivo activity reduction of the drug.
US11058772B2
An ophthalmic composition is provided, comprising chlorophyll or bacteriochlorophyll compounds for photodynamic treatment (PDT) of diseases, disorders and conditions associated with corneal or scleral anomalies, such as corneal thinning and scleral stretching.
US11058768B2
A stable pharmaceutical formulation comprising a protein of interest, sorbitol and polyethylene glycol (PEG). The sorbitol and protein is present in a molar ratio of 550 to 700 mole of sorbitol:1 mole of protein and the PEG to protein is present in the molar ratio of 2-50:1. The formulation optionally comprising buffer. The formulation in lyophilised form is stable for at least 4 years at 2-8° C. Also provided is a process for preparing the composition and a pharmaceutical kit comprising the same.
US11058767B2
The present disclosure relates to antisense oligonucleotides, which target CAMK2D mRNA in a cell, leading to reduced expression of CAMK2D protein. Reduction of CAMK2D protein expression is beneficial for the treatment of certain medical disorders, e.g., cardiovascular-related diseases or disorders.
US11058763B2
The present invention is directed to novel nucleotide and amino acid sequences of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (“PEDV”), including novel genotypes thereof, all of which are useful in the preparation of vaccines for treating and preventing diseases in swine and other animals. Vaccines provided according to the practice of the invention are effective against multiple swine PEDV genotypes and isolates. Diagnostic and therapeutic polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies are also a feature of the present invention, as are infectious clones useful in the propagation of the virus and in the preparation of vaccines. Particularly important aspects of the invention include polynucleotide constructs that replicate in tissue culture and in host swine. The invention also provides for novel full length PEDV genomes that can replicate efficiently in host animals and tissue culture.
US11058762B2
This invention generally relates to immunogenic compositions that comprise an RNA component and a polypeptide component. Immunogenic compositions that deliver antigenic epitopes in two different forms—a first epitope from a pathogen, in RNA-coded form; and a second epitope from the same pathogen, in polypeptide form—are effective in inducing immune response to the pathogen. The invention also relates to a kit comprising an RNA-based priming composition and a polypeptide-based boosting composition. The kit may be used for sequential administration of the priming and the boosting compositions.
US11058757B2
Saccharide-polypeptide conjugates, compositions containing these, methods of making and using the conjugates and compositions, and kits containing these, are disclosed.
US11058754B2
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.
US11058741B2
This invention relates to a pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of compromised tissue such as skin wounds and ulcers in humans and animals and a method of preparation. This is a multifunctional natural matrix meant for the treatment of compromised tissues which also relates to the anti-cancer transdermal patch for melanoma therapy. Further, the invention comprises for the treatment of Alzheimer's, and multiple sclerosis also. The composition consists of water-solubilized nano-sized formulation of non-aqueous solvent extract of phytopharmaceuticals in herbal, animal or synthetic biocompatible gel or on matrix coated or both. The composition is used as a topical device for the treatment of compromised tissues in its preferred embodiment.
US11058736B2
Provided are a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating dry eye syndrome, including an extract of Terminalia chebula or a fraction thereof as an active ingredient, and a method of preventing or treating dry eye syndrome in an individual.
US11058726B2
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.
US11058725B2
The present disclosure provides drug responsive domains derived from human carbonic anhydrase 2 that can modulate protein stability for human interleukin 15 (IL15) payloads, as well as compositions and methods of use thereof.
US11058720B2
The present invention describes a method of treating, preventing, reducing the likelihood of or alleviating a symptom of Alzheimer's disease and associated conditions by increasing OPN expression. The invention further provides for a method of improving cognitive function in a subject in need thereof.
US11058705B2
The invention provides derivatives of decitabine with superior chemical stability and shelf life, with similar physiological activity. The derivatives are provided in a non-aqueous formulation, which further stabilizes the derivatives. Methods of treating one or more myelodysplastic syndromes, leukemia, or solid tumours using the formulations are described.
US11058695B2
A compound having Formula I is an inhibitor of carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D beta-lactamases. The compound inhibits the activities of clinically-important and emerging subgroups of carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D beta-lactamases. A method of treating a bacterial infection includes administering to a subject suffering from a bacterial infection a composition including an effective amount of the compound having Formula I or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11058692B2
An injectable, flowable composition, kits that include the same, and methods of medical treatment of a mammal (e.g., human) that include the administration of the same are provided.
US11058691B2
This invention provides a method of lowering intraocular pressure in a patient having normal tension glaucoma, comprising contacting an eye of a subject having normal tension glaucoma with a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of Nitric Oxide releasing prostaglandin derivatives of formula (I).
US11058688B2
The present disclosure relates to heterocyclic compounds and methods which may be useful as inhibitors of transcription activating proteins such as CBP and P300 for the treatment or prevention of diseases such as proliferative diseases, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases, and fibrotic diseases.
US11058678B2
The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: which inhibit the protein(s) encoded by hepatitis B virus (HBV) or interfere with the function of the HBV life cycle of the hepatitis B virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HBV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HBV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
US11058676B2
Described herein are compounds that are LOXL2 inhibitors, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders associated with LOXL2 activity.
US11058666B2
Methods and compositions are provided for alleviating and/or preventing one or more side effects associated with exposure to radiation in a subject exposed to radiation or at risk for exposure to radiation comprising oral administration to the subject of an amount of an edible source of melanin effective to alleviate a side effect associated with radiation.
US11058665B2
The present invention relates to methods for treating brain metastasis by inhibiting gap junction functionality. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that cancer cells expressing Protocadherin 7 and Connexin 43 form gap junctions with astrocytes that promote the growth of brain metastases, and that inhibition of Protocadherin 7 and/or Connexin 43 expression in cancer cells reduce progression of brain metastases. It is further based on the discovery that treatment with gap junction inhibitors tonabersat and meclofenamate inhibited progression of brain metastatic lesions and enhanced the anti-cancer activity of the conventional chemotherapeutic agent, carboplatin.
US11058662B2
The present invention relates to methods of treating overweight or obesity, reducing fat, sugar, and food intake, and reducing body weight or body weight gain in a subject using geranium oil or orlistat mouthwash, or a combination of both.
US11058658B2
The invention relates to animal feeds and feed premixes containing synergistically effective amounts of betaine hydrochloride and a phytase.
US11058655B2
The present invention is directed to novel anti-inflammatory immunomodulators including creatinine or a creatinine salt, for example, creatinine hydrochloride. The present invention is also directed to methods for treating inflammation and inducing an immunomodulatory response. In particular, the anti-inflammatory immunomodulators are useful for treating an inflammatory condition or an autoimmune disease.
US11058647B1
The present disclosure includes methods, systems, kits and compositions for treating, preventing and diagnosing viral infections, specifically SARS-CoV-2 infections, with an anti-androgen and anti-thyroid medication, a thyroid receptor antagonist, a TGF-β inhibitor or a combination thereof. The present disclosure also describes methods and compositions for the treatment of viral respiratory diseases, specifically SARS-CoV-2 infections, including anti-androgens, anti-thyroid medications, thyroid receptor antagonists, TGF-β inhibitors, RXR inhibitors, furin inhibitors or other agents to disrupt the androgen signaling.
US11058641B2
The invention relates to an oral tablet for taste masking of active ingredients, the tablet comprising a population of particles and an active ingredient with off-note taste, the population of particles comprising directly compressible (DC) and non-directly compressible (non-DC) sugar alcohol particles, the non-DC particles providing the tablet with a plurality of discrete non-DC areas, and the non-DC areas resulting at least partly in induced taste masking of the active ingredient upon mastication of the tablet.
US11058633B2
The invention relates to a disintegrating oral tablet suitable for active pharmaceutical ingredients comprising a population of particles and at least one flavor ingredient, the population of particles comprising directly compressible (DC) and non-directly compressible (non-DC) sugar alcohol particles, the non-DC particles providing the tablet with a plurality of discrete non-DC areas, and the non-DC areas resulting in a burst of the at least one flavor ingredient upon mastication of the tablet.
US11058627B2
Compositions including at least one dendritic silicone acrylate copolymer and at least one surface-treated pigment, as well as methods of making such compositions and methods of applying such compositions to keratinous material are provided.
US11058621B2
Disclosed is a product composition comprising: a discrete particle of a mixture composition, wherein the mixture composition comprises a surfactant and a high melting point fatty compound and a benefit agent; and an aqueous base composition comprising an aqueous carrier and water soluble polymer, wherein the base composition is substantially free of a detersive surfactant selected from anionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant, and combinations thereof. The product composition of the present invention provides at least one the followings: more flexibility in the product composition rheology; improved stability in the product composition; improved deposition of benefit agents; and improved visual/aesthetic appearance.
US11058617B2
Provided herein are methods of treating one or more symptoms of a gastric disorder in the oral cavity of a subject in need thereof, wherein the method comprises applying to the subject's teeth an oral care composition comprising a basic amino acid in free or salt form, wherein the basic amino acid is arginine (e.g., free form arginine); zinc oxide and zinc citrate; and an orally acceptable carrier.
US11058616B2
An aerosol antiperspirant product method of manufacture is provided, in which the time between the final milling of an antiperspirant composition and its filling into a spray device is at most 2 hours.
US11058615B1
A skin rejuvenation serum includes deionized water; 3.5%-6.0% by weight Vitamin C in a form of Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate or Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate; 0.5%-2.0% by weight Hyaluronic Acid in a form of low-molecular-weight Sodium Hyaluronate; 0.1%-0.3% by weight Succinic Acid in a form of Sodium Succinate; and 0.3%-1.0% by weight preservative. Optionally, the preservative is dehydroacetic acid.
US11058613B2
A suncare formulation comprising: a dermatologically acceptable organic carrier; a UV radiation absorbing agent; and an SPF booster; wherein the SPF booster comprises a multistage polymeric particle having a core comprising polymerized units of a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid core monomer and a non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated core monomer; an inner shell comprising polymerized units of a non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated inner shell monomer; a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid inner shell monomer and an aliphatic inner shell monomer; an outer shell comprising polymerized units of a non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated outer shell monomer; an aliphatic outer shell monomer; a monoethylenically unsaturated non-carboxylic acid outer shell monomer and an ethylenically unsaturated surfactant outer shell monomer; wherein the core, when dry, contains a void; wherein the multistage polymeric particle has an average particle size, when dry, of 50 to 1,000 nm.
US11058612B2
A multistage colored polymer particle is provided, having a core comprising polymerized units of a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid core monomer and a non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated core monomer; an inner shell comprising polymerized units of a non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated inner shell monomer; a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid inner shell monomer; optionally, an aliphatic inner shell monomer; and, optionally, a first polymerizable dye monomer; an outer shell comprising polymerized units of a non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated outer shell monomer; a monoethylenically unsaturated non-carboxylic acid outer shell monomer; optionally, a second polymerizable dye monomer; and, optionally, an aliphatic outer shell monomer; wherein the core, when dry, contains at least one void; and wherein the multistage colored polymer particle comprises polymerized units of polymerizable dye monomer. Skin care formulations comprising multistage colored polymer particles and methods of using same are also provided.
