US11319755B2
An arrangement and a method for installing a casing in a borehole are described. The arrangement includes a casing, a boring pipe, which is adapted within the casing, and the boring pipe includes flow channels for compressed air and a flushing medium. The flushing medium flow channel is arranged to lead the flushing medium to the bottom of the borehole. The arrangement also includes a percussion hammer, which includes a compressed air operated percussion piston adapted in a cylinder of the percussion hammer, as well as hole drilling means for drilling a hole for the casing. The flushing medium flow channel is adapted to bypass the percussion piston or which flushing medium flow channel is adapted to pass through the percussion piston, and in which arrangement the drilling means additionally includes splines transmitting a rotating motion and adapted to conduct the compressed air that used the percussion piston through the splines.
US11319754B2
A cutting assembly is provided for a rock excavation machine having a frame. The cutting assembly includes a boom, a cutting device, and a plurality of fluid actuators. The boom includes a base portion and a movable portion. The base portion is configured to be supported by the frame, and the movable portion is supported for sliding movement relative to the base portion in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the base portion. The boom includes a wrist portion pivotably coupled to the movable portion at a pivot joint. The cutting device is supported on a distal end of the wrist portion. The fluid actuators are coupled between the base portion and the wrist portion. The fluid actuators are operable to move the movable portion and the wrist portion parallel to the longitudinal axis, and are also operable to bias the wrist portion against cutting loads exerted on the cutting device.
US11319747B2
An assembly for a door or window frame including an elongated sill and a corner key attached to each end of the sill. The corner key includes a water chamber for collecting water therein and a plurality of ports for diverting water from the water chamber outwardly through a drain port. The water chamber and plurality of ports are designed to temper a high-pressure gradient in the sill and effectively promote water egress away from the sill.
US11319731B1
An anti-theft device for securing an article of merchandise against unauthorized removal from a display counter. A bracket securely holds the article of merchandise. A latch plate is attached to an underside of the bracket. The latch plate has a rail having a lip. A quick-release interface is anchored to a display counter. The quick-release interface has a flanged channel configured to receive the rail of the latch plate. A latch is disposed within the quick-release interface. The latch immobilizes the rail within the channel, thus securing the latch plate to the quick-release interface. The quick-release interface has an access port providing access to the latch using a specialized tool. The tool can be used to disengage the latch from the rail, thereby releasing the latch plate from the quick-release interface.
US11319722B2
A smart pool skimmer is disclosed. In one embodiment, the pool skimmer includes a body housing having electronics and sensors extending from the body housing to monitor pool conditions. The sensors detect a plurality of pool condition, including but not limited to pH, ORP, temperature, water level, water movement, chlorine levels, and salt concentration. The smart pool skimmer receives data from the sensors and sends the information to a user computing device or a cloud-based analytics server, which tracks conditions of the pool water. A solar panel may be provided on the housing to enable the smart skimmer to run on renewable energy. Additionally, visual light indicators can be mounted on top of the cover plate to provide visual indications of pool conditions.
US11319714B2
Formwork support comprising an outer support part and a telescopic inner support part, wherein the inner support part comprises a twist-proof portion and the outer support part comprises a twist-proof region with a first inner contour, wherein during telescoping of the inner support part, the twist-proof region of the outer support part cooperates with the twist-proof portion of the inner support part in such a manner that a twisting of the inner support part about its longitudinal axis with respect to the outer support part is blocked, wherein the outer support part comprises a guide region with a second inner contour which differs from the first inner contour for guiding the inner support part.
US11319706B1
Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) sheet or jacket systems and methods are provided as an alternative splicing method to connect driven pile segments or other structural members. These systems are applicable to both unforeseen and preplanned splicing situations and can be used in the unforeseen condition when other splice systems may fail to provide the required capacity.
US11319703B2
A representative roof frame structure incorporates: paired wood sloping beams respectively extending from a ridge portion toward eaves on opposite sides from each other; a hanging portion hanging vertically downward from the ridge portion; and two steel braces respectively installed between lower faces of the sloping beams and side faces of a lower end of the hanging portion, wherein one end of each of the steel braces is pin-jointed to a beam-side fixing portion protruding from the lower face of the sloping beam, and the other end of each of the steel braces is pin-jointed to a hanging-portion-side fixing portion protruding from the side face of the lower end of the hanging portion.
US11319701B2
A self-cleaning toilet has a lower cup-shaped body delimiting an emptying opening connected to a draining pipe, and a filling opening, opposite to the emptying opening and facing a user of the self-cleaning toilet. The lower cup-shaped body has at least one side wall delimiting, with an upper edge thereof, at least one portion of the filling opening, and delimiting at least partially a gap interposed between an inner surface and an outer surface, the gap forming, with the at least one side wall a first basin adapted to contain a volume of fluid. The first basin leads to both the inner surface and the outer surface and is connected to a fluid supply duct adapted to convey a volume of cleaning fluid into the first basin so that when the cleaning fluid received in the first basin overflows, it cleans both the inner and outer surfaces.
US11319697B2
The present invention provides a water discharging device, including: a housing; a dispenser disposed at an upper portion of the housing or embedded at an upper end of the housing, water flow entering the interior of the housing through the dispenser; a filter provided at an inlet end of the housing, the water flow entering the dispenser first passing through the filter to remove impurities in the water entering the dispenser; the dispenser includes a plurality of dispensing holes each having an inlet section and an outlet section along a water flow direction, the inlet section including a water outlet having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the outlet section.
US11319695B2
A shovel includes a traveling body, a turning body turnably mounted on the traveling body, an attachment attached to the turning body and including a boom, an arm, and a bucket, and a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configured to output a warning about the operation of at least one of the traveling body, the turning body, and the attachment when the shovel is on sloping ground or is likely to enter sloping ground. The hardware processor is configured to output the warning when the traveling body is traveling on the sloping ground in a downward direction or is likely to travel on the sloping ground in the downward direction. The warning alerts an operator to the tipping of the shovel in the downward direction of the sloping ground.
US11319693B2
To make it possible to prevent a decrease in work speed due to a decrease in the speed of a given actuator when an operator unintentionally performs a fine operation of the control lever of the other actuator in a state in which the given actuator is driven by the hydraulic fluid delivered from a plurality of pumps, a controller (41) sets, as a composite dead zone line serving as a boundary of a composite dead zone, a composite dead zone line such that as an operation amount in one direction of a control lever (12L) or (13L) of a control lever device (12) or (13) is increased, the width of the composite dead zone corresponding to an operation amount in the other direction of the control lever is widened, and corrects the operation amount in the other direction such that the demanded flow rate of an actuator increases from zero, when the control lever is operated in the other direction in a state in which the operation amount in the one direction of the control lever remains within a range of the composite dead zone, and the operation amount in the other direction exceeds the composite dead zone line.
US11319692B2
A ripper assembly is disclosed. The ripper assembly may include a ripper cross-member defining at least a first ripper shank pocket. The ripper cross member may include a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The front wall may connect to the rear wall, to define a perimeter of the at least first ripper shank pocket, the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall, and to also define a longitudinal axis and a free end disposed along the longitudinal axis adjacent the perimeter of the at least first ripper shank pocket. At least one of the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall and the second side wall may define a retention boss aperture and a retention mechanism pocket in communication with the retention boss aperture.
US11319678B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for stamping concrete. In one aspect, a stamp includes a top surface having a three dimensional pattern similar to the three dimensional pattern on its bottom surface. When a portion of a first stamp overlaps a portion of a second stamp, at least a portion of the three dimensional pattern on the bottom surface of the first stamp engages with at least a portion of the three dimensional pattern on the top surface of the second. The engagement between the three dimensional designs or patterns locks or registers the first stamp to the second stamp. In some aspects, a handle of the first stamp engages with a slot in the second stamp. In some aspects, a magnet of the first stamp is attracted to a magnet of the second stamp.
US11319677B2
A method for producing an asphalt concrete blend that includes the steps of drying and heating aggregate in a single and only dryer, preferably via direct heating, and without use of a pre-dryer. The aggregate is then combined with asphalt cement, preferably via indirect heating, such that the blend has an asphalt cement components (ACC) percentage of at least 25% percent to form an aggregate mix. Liquid asphalt cement may also be added to the aggregate mix. Preferably, the asphalt cement content of the final asphalt concrete blend is provided by a maximum of 70% ACC. In certain cases, the asphalt cement content of the asphalt concrete blend is comprised of ACC and liquid asphalt cement.
US11319675B2
The present invention provides an aramid nanofiber (ANF)-based insulation paper and a preparation method thereof, and relates to the technical field of composite insulation material. The ANF-based insulation paper provided in the present invention includes ANFs and inorganic insulation materials. The ANFs have a bifurcated geometry and form a three-dimensional network structure, and the inorganic insulation materials are distributed in the three-dimensional network structure. The ANF paper provided in the present invention, with optimal electrical and mechanical properties and excellent insulation and flame-resistance, can replace mica tapes, aramid papers and aramid mica papers on the current market for insulation, and thus the thickness for insulation can be reduced. The present invention provides a method for preparing the ANF-based insulation paper. The preparation method provided in the present invention is simple, has excellent operability, and can be used for continuous preparation, thereby facilitating the realization of industrial production.
US11319671B2
The present invention relates to a new process for improving dewatering when manufacturing a film comprising high amounts of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) without negatively impacting the film properties. According to the present invention a high amount of nanoparticles is used as an additive, optionally together with a polymer.
US11319665B2
The invention relates to a rope made of a textile fibre material for applications in which a diagonal pull may occur, characterized in that the rope is a core/sheath rope the core (1) of which and the sheath of which are composed essentially of a textile fibre material the core (1) of which is stranded and which exhibits a force-fitting winding with a tensile element (2, 2′, 2″) between the core (1) and the sheath.
US11319653B2
The new device for producing pompons comprises a ring carrier, which holds two winding disks in a holding region, wherein two half-ring-shaped disk halves together form a winding disk. Outside the holding area for the disc halves, the ring carrier has a handle. This handle can be grasped during the entire pompon production without hindering the winding process or the cutting.
US11319631B2
A steel substrate coated on at least one of its faces with a metallic coating based on zinc or its alloys wherein the metallic coating is itself coated with a zincsulphate-based layer—includes at least one of the compounds selected from among zincsulphate monohydrate, zincsulphate tetrahydrate and zincsulphate heptahydrate, wherein the zincsulphate-based layer has neither zinc hydroxysulphate nor free water molecules nor free hydroxyl groups, the surface density of sulphur in the zincsulphate-based layer being greater than or equal to 0.5 mg/m2. A corresponding treatment method is provided.
US11319629B2
A method of forming a composite article may generally comprise forming a mixture of (i) a reactant gas stream comprising hydrogen and methyltrichlorosilane and (ii) solid silicon carbide particles; heating a carbon substrate in the reactor; heating the mixture of the reactant gas stream and solid silicon carbide particles to decompose the methyltrichlorosilane to produce silicon carbide material without causing the solid silicon carbide particles to react and injecting the heated mixture into the reactor; co-depositing the silicon carbide material and the solid silicon carbide particles onto the heated carbon substrate in the reactor to produce a CVD matrix comprising the silicon carbide material and the solid silicon carbide particles by chemical vapor deposition on the heated carbon substrate; post-treating the carbon substrate having the CVD matrix coating in a furnace; and cooling and removing the carbon substrate from the CVD matrix to form the transparent composite article.
US11319627B2
Provided is a vacuum processing apparatus which is capable of performing baking processing of a deposition preventive plate without impairing the function of being capable of cooling the deposition preventive plate disposed inside a vacuum chamber. The vacuum processing apparatus has a vacuum chamber for performing a predetermined vacuum processing on a to-be-processed substrate that is set in position inside the vacuum chamber. A deposition preventive plate is disposed inside the vacuum chamber. Further disposed are: a metallic-made block body vertically disposed on an inner surface of the lower wall of the vacuum chamber so as to lie opposite to a part of the deposition preventive plate with a clearance thereto; a cooling means for cooling the block body; and a heating means disposed between the part of the deposition preventive plate and the block body to heat the deposition preventive plate by heat radiation.
US11319623B2
A method for producing a steel strip with an aluminium alloy coating layer in a continuous coating process. Also, a steel strip coated with an aluminium alloy coating layer that can be produced in accordance with the method, the use of such a coated steel strip and the product made by using the coated steel strip.
US11319618B2
The disclosure relates to a method for preparing Ti(C,N)-based superhard metal composite materials, with Ti(C,N) powder and (W,Mo,Ta)(C,N) powder as main raw materials and Co powder as binding phase for preparation, thereby obtaining a material in which a microstructure is a double-core rim structure that has both a black core rim and a white core rim. The material has a complete and evenly distributed double-core rim structure. In the condition that the ensured hardness of the material is not reduced and even slightly increased, the toughness of the material is significantly improved, wherein the fracture toughness of the material is in the range of 11.3 to 12.5 MPa·m1/2.
US11319615B2
A copper alloy for electronic and electrical equipment is provided, including: 0.15 mass % or greater and less than 0.35 mass % of Mg; 0.0005 mass % or greater and less than 0.01 mass % of P; and a remainder which is formed of Cu and unavoidable impurities, in which a conductivity is greater than 75% IACS, a content [Mg] (mass %) of Mg and a content [P] (mass %) of P satisfy a relational expression of [Mg]+20×[P]<0.5, and a content of H is 10 mass ppm or less, a content of O is 100 mass ppm or less, a content of S is 50 mass ppm or less, and a content of C is 10 mass ppm or less.
US11319613B2
A method, and systems in which such method may be practiced, allow for the separation of elemental metals from metal alloy. A metal alloy is atomized to form metal alloy particulates. The metal alloy particulates are exposed to an oxidizing agent, such as chlorine gas in the presence of a salt, such as NaCl, an acid, such as HCl, and water. The resulting solution may be filtered to remove particulates, reduced, filtered, reduced, filtered, and so on. In aspects, the method is used to refine gold alloy by oxidation of elemental sponge gold to gold chloride followed by reduction to pure elemental gold.
US11319612B2
Present invention describes a biotechnological procedure to remove magnetic sulfur impurities from iron concentrate, wherein includes: to bioleach iron concentrate ores agglomerated in heaps under temperature condition between 5 and 35° C., inoculating the iron concentrate ores with Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans cultures, with an inoculum concentration 104 and 106 cel/g and addition of water supplemented with nitrogen and phosphorous source (0.01 to 0.5 g (NH4)2HPO4/L), without potassium addition, adjusting pH between 1.0 and 9.0, and a feeding rate between 5 and 15 L/h/m2; this procedure allows a removal efficiency above 80% in 21 days, with a maximum iron loss of 3%.
US11319607B2
Disclosed are a high-strength and high-toughness steel plate with an 800 MPa grade tensile strength and a method for manufacturing the same, the chemical composition of the steel plate in weight percentage being: C: 0.15-0.25%, Si: 1.0-2.0%, Mn: 1.2-2.0%, P≤0.015%, S≤0.005%, Al: 0.5-1.0%, N: ≤0.006%, Nb: 0.02-0.06%, O≤0.003%, and the balance being Fe and other inevitable impurities, and 1.5%≤Si+Al≤2.5%. By adopting an isothermal heat treatment a high-strength and high-toughness steel plate with an 800 MPa grade tensile strength, which has a microstructure mainly including bainite ferrite and residual austenite, is obtained impact energy.
US11319605B2
A heat treatment apparatus that thermally treats an annular workpiece formed of a steel material by inductively heating the workpiece includes a treatment tank in which the workpiece is set and thermally treated, a holding portion that holds the workpiece at a predetermined position, an induction heating coil that surrounds the workpiece to inductively heat the workpiece, and a cooling medium that cools surfaces of the workpiece during the induction heating of the workpiece.
US11319596B2
The invention provides methods, systems, and computer readable medium for detecting ploidy of chromosome segments or entire chromosomes, for detecting single nucleotide variants and for detecting both ploidy of chromosome segments and single nucleotide variants. In some aspects, the invention provides methods, systems, and computer readable medium for detecting cancer or a chromosomal abnormality in a gestating fetus.
US11319595B2
The invention provides methods, systems, and computer readable medium for detecting ploidy of chromosome segments or entire chromosomes, for detecting single nucleotide variants and for detecting both ploidy of chromosome segments and single nucleotide variants. In some aspects, the invention provides methods, systems, and computer readable medium for detecting cancer or a chromosomal abnormality in a gestating fetus.
US11319591B2
Disclosed are methods for identifying the core regulatory circuitry or cell identity program of a cell or tissue, and related methods of diagnoses, screening, and treatment involving the core regulatory circuitry and/or cell identity programs identified using the methods.
US11319582B2
Provided herein are methods for isolating nucleic acids from intact cells in a sample of intact cells, contamination dead cells, cell debris, and biofilm using two separation steps, either by centrifugation or filtration, performed in sequentially. Also provided is a method for isolating nucleic acids from intact cells using a first separation step followed by treatment with a nuclease and then a second separating step. Provided herein is a related method for isolating DNA from intact cells using a nuclease that produces DNA cuts on double stranded DNA, followed by a second separating step.
US11319579B2
The present invention provides a method for easily and exponentially amplifying circular DNA, particularly long chain circular DNA, in a cell-free system. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for amplifying circular DNA in which circular DNA having a replication origin sequence (origin of chromosome (oriC)) is mixed with a reaction solution containing the following enzyme groups to form a reaction mixture, which is then reacted under an isothermal condition, the enzyme groups being: (1) a first enzyme group that catalyzes replication of circular DNA; (2) a second enzyme group that catalyzes an Okazaki fragment maturation and synthesizes two sister circular DNAs constituting a catenane and (3) a third enzyme group that catalyzes a separation of two sister circular DNAs.
US11319578B2
The present invention provides assays systems and methods for detection of chromosomal abnormalities and status of single loci associated with monogenic or polygenic traits in a sample containing nucleic acids from a maternal and a fetal source.
US11319575B2
An imaging system and method provides automated microbial growth detection for antibiotic sensitivity testing. A processing system having an image sensor for capturing images of an inoculated culture plate having antibiotic disks disposed on the culture media captures images of the plate at separate times (e.g., first and second images). The system generates pixel characteristic data for pixels of the second image from a comparison of the first image and second image. The pixel characteristic data may be indicative of plate growth. The system may access growth modeling data concerning the antibiotic disk(s) and generate simulated image data with a growth model function. The growth model function uses the growth modeling data. The simulated image data simulates growth on the plate relative to the disk(s). The system compares the simulated image and the pixel characteristic data to identify pixel region(s) of the second image that differ from the simulated image.
US11319566B2
The instant disclosure provides a process for making pullulan.
US11319557B2
Nucleic acid constructs and methods for rendering modifications to a genome are provided, wherein the modifications comprise null alleles, conditional alleles and null alleles comprising COINs. Multifunctional alleles (MFA) are provided, as well as methods for making them, which afford the ability in a single targeting to introduce an allele that can be used to generate a null allele, a conditional allele, or an allele that is a null allele and that further includes a COIN. MFAs comprise pairs of cognate recombinase recognition sites, an actuating sequence and/or a drug selection cassette, and a nucleotide sequence of interest, and a COIN, wherein upon action of a recombinase a conditional allele with a COIN is formed. In a further embodiment, action of a second recombinase forms an allele that contains only a COIN in sense orientation. In a further embodiment, action by a third recombinase forms an allele that contains only the actuating sequence in sense orientation.
US11319556B2
The present specification relates to a transformed yeast strain capable of simultaneously utilizing xylose and glucose as carbon sources, a preparation method thereof and a biofuel production method using the same. The transformed yeast strain transforms a wild-type yeast strain incapable of using xylose as a carbon source and simultaneously convert glucose and xylose, thereby enabling high yield production of a biofuel. The economics and sustainability of the biofuel and biomaterial production processes can be highly enhanced by providing a strain which can easily be converted to a strain capable of producing a biofuel/material in a high yield through an additional modification.
US11319552B2
The present invention is drawn to compositions and methods for improving transformation frequency. The compositions, synthetic selectable marker genes, are used in transformation methods and result in increased transformation frequency.
US11319545B2
As a means for artificially inducing functional endosperm in a seed plant without fertilization, provided is a nucleic acid molecule that contains a base sequence encoding a polypeptide capable of inducing endosperm development, said nucleic acid molecule being to be transferred into the genome of the seed plant and expressed therein so as to induce endosperm development in the seed plant without fertilization.
US11319539B2
The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNAi agents, targeting a xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH) gene, and methods of using such double stranded RNAi agents to inhibit expression of an XDH gene and methods of treating subjects having an XDH-associated disease.
US11319536B2
Provided herein are oligomeric compounds with conjugate groups targeting apoplipoprotein (a). In certain embodiments, the apo(a) targeting oligomeric compounds are conjugated to N-Acetylgalactosamine. Also disclosed herein are conjugated oligomeric compounds targeting apo(a) for use in decreasing apo(a) to treat, prevent, or ameliorate diseases, disorders or conditions related to apo(a) and/or Lp(a). Certain diseases, disorders or conditions related to apo(a) and/or Lp(a) include inflammatory, cardiovascular and/or metabolic diseases, disorders or conditions. The conjugated oligomeric compounds disclosed herein can be used to treat such diseases, disorders or conditions in an individual in need thereof.
US11319528B2
Disclosed herein, are recombinant polypeptides comprising one or more homologous amino acid repeats; and, non-immunogenic bioconjugates comprising recombinant polypeptides comprising one or more homologous amino acid repeats and one or more therapeutic agents. Also, disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions including the recombinant polypeptides; and methods of administering the recombinant polypeptides to patients for the treatment of cancer or infections.
US11319515B2
The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing a four-phase heavy-duty laundry detergent wipe, characterized by the following steps: (a) manufacturing a liquid starting laundry detergent solution which contains enzymes, surfactants and at least one polyvalent alcohol as a solubilizer and which is present in a liquid phase; (b) incorporating soap in the liquid starting laundry detergent solution to obtain a liquid laundry detergent solution (A), wherein the liquid laundry detergent solution is two-phase due to over-saturation; (c) admixing at least two different washing active solid components to the liquid laundry detergent solution (A) which are insoluble in the polyvalent alcohols of step a) to obtain a laundry detergent dispersion (B) which contains the liquid over-saturated two-phase laundry detergent solution (A) from step b) as a liquid continuous outer binary phase and the at least two washing active solid components as a solid phase; (d) applying the laundry detergent dispersion (B) to a solid carrier substrate (C) such that the final product is a four-phase system. Furthermore, a four-phase heavy-duty laundry detergent wipe is disclosed, comprising a solid carrier substrate (C) and a laundry detergent dispersion (B) which has been applied to the carrier substrate, characterized in that the laundry detergent dispersion contains a liquid over-saturated two-phase laundry detergent solution (A), which contains enzymes, surfactants and soap and at least one polyvalent alcohol as a solubilizer, as a liquid continuous outer binary phase and at least two different washing active solid components as a solid phase which is insoluble in the solubilizer.
US11319507B2
The present invention relates to a cleaning liquid for a water-based ink that contains a pigment and a water-insoluble polymer, said cleaning liquid containing (A) an acetylene glycol having an average molar number of addition of EO of 0 to 2 mol, (B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an acetylene glycol having an average molar number of addition of EO of not less than 4 mol and a polyethylene glycol alkyl ether containing an alkyl group having not less than 8 carbon atoms, (C) a water-soluble organic solvent and water, in which the water-soluble organic solvent (C) contains at least one water-soluble organic solvent having a boiling point of not lower than 90° C.; a boiling point of the water-soluble organic solvent (C) is not higher than 250° C. in terms of a weighted mean value thereof; and a content of the water-soluble organic solvent (C) in the cleaning liquid is not more than 20% by mass; a process for producing the cleaning liquid; and a method of cleaning a water-based ink using the cleaning liquid.
US11319506B2
The present invention relates to the use of a composition containing 1,8-para-menthenethiol and 3-mercaptohexyl acetate, such as a plant extract and in particular an extract of timur (Zanthoxylum armatum), as odor-masking agent. It also relates to a deodorizing product in the form of an aerosol, candle, or electrical or wick fragrance diffuser, containing this composition.
US11319503B2
The invention concerns additive compositions obtained by mixing at least two thermoassociative and exchangeable compounds and at least one boronic ester compound that enables the association of these two copolymers to be controlled; a lubricating composition obtained by mixing at least one lubricating base oil, at least two thermoassociative and exchangeable compounds, and at least one boronic ester compound that enables the association of these two copolymers to be controlled; a method for adjusting the viscosity of a lubricating composition obtained by mixing at least one lubricating base oil and at least two thermoassociative and exchangeable compounds; and the use of a boronic ester compound to adjust the viscosity of a lubricating composition.
US11319484B2
An electrochromic element is provided including: a first substrate; a first electrode overlying the first substrate; a second substrate disposed at a distance from the first electrode; a second electrode overlying the second substrate; a first electrochemical reaction layer in contact with the first electrode; a second electrochemical reaction layer in contact with the second electrode; and an electrolyte layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. One of the first electrochemical reaction layer and the second electrochemical reaction layer is in a reversibly oxidizable state and the other is in a reversibly reducible state, at least one of the first electrochemical reaction layer and the second electrochemical reaction layer is an electrochromic layer, and E1≥−0.8 V (vs. FC/FC+) and E2≥−0.8 V (vs. FC/FC+) are satisfied, where E1 and E2 represent oxidation-reduction potentials of the first electrochemical reaction layer and the second electrochemical reaction layer, respectively.
US11319482B2
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for recovery of hydrocarbons from subterranean formations. The compositions may be dry blends of synthetic and naturally derived polymers. The blend compositions may also be produced as high activity solvent-based fluidized polymer suspensions. Either in dry or liquid forms, the blend compositions provide higher proppant carrying capacity in comparison to conventional solutions, as well as improved breakability and crosslinking capacity.
US11319481B2
An aqueous caustic composition comprising: a caustic component; an additive adapted to provide an extended buffering effect to the caustic composition when such is exposed to acid; and water. Methods of using such compositions are also disclosed.
US11319479B2
An organic acid composition for use in oil industry activities, said composition comprising an arylsulfonic acid in water as well as the use of said composition to perform various operations in the oil industry. There is also disclosed a solid acid composition comprising a corrosion inhibitor ready for dissolution and use.
US11319474B2
Disclosed here are drilling fluid compositions containing linear alpha olefins, an invert emulsifier, a filtration control agent; and an inorganic mineral component including one or more of lime, calcium chloride, and barite. Also disclosed here are methods of using such compositions during drilling operations for recovery of hydrocarbons. Various other embodiments may be disclosed and claimed.
US11319469B2
The present invention refers to co-extrusion of one or more polyolefins with one or more adhesive layers to improve the adhesiveness of the polyolefins in metal, epoxy resin, glass, ceramics, paper, wood, thermoplastic resin, fabric, non-woven fabric, varnishes and formica. More specifically, the present invention refers to a method of co-extruding at least one polyolefin with an adhesive layer, thereby enhancing the adhesion properties of the polyolefin, particularly in polyurethane foams such that a polar surface is imparted to the obtained adhesived polyolefin.
US11319461B2
Controlled radical initiators, reaction mixtures containing the controlled radical initiators and various ethylenically unsaturated monomers, polymeric materials formed from the reaction mixtures, crosslinkable compositions containing the polymeric materials, crosslinked compositions formed from the crosslinkable compositions, and various articles are provided. The controlled radical initiators are bis-dithiocarbamate or bis-dithiocarbonate compounds having a carbonyl group between the two dithiocarbamate or dithiocarbonate groups.
US11319452B2
This disclosure relates to tertiary amine solutions of metal precursors used for chemical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition. The tertiary amine solutions have many advantages. They dissolve high concentrations of non-polar precursors without reacting with them. They do not supply impurities such as oxygen or halogens to the material being produced, nor do they etch or corrode them. Vaporization rates can be chosen so that the solute and solvent may be evaporated simultaneously, have high flash points, and low flammability. Small droplets may be formed easily which facilitate rapid evaporation without decomposition of he dissolved metal precursor to supply vapors for chemical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition processes.
US11319448B2
The present invention relates to a composition and a method of preparing the composition where the composition comprising functionalized lignin having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 1,000 g/mol and a green carrier liquid comprising depolymerized functional lignin, wherein the functionalized lignin is dissolved in the green carrier liquid and wherein the amount of depolymerized functionalized lignin compounds in the composition is higher than the amount of functionalized lignin.
US11319446B2
A two-part moisture cure organosiloxane composition is disclosed. The two-part moisture cure organosiloxane composition comprises a base component and a catalyst package. The catalyst package undergoes minimal phase separation during storage.
US11319441B2
A method for forming a polyarylene sulfide with a relatively low content of volatile malodorous compounds is provided. More particularly, such low compound levels may be achieved by subjecting a washed polyarylene sulfide to a heat treatment in the presence of an atmosphere that includes an inert gas, wherein the heat treatment occurs at a temperature of from about 150° C. to about 275° C.
US11319438B2
Disclosed are a polyester resin composition including (A) about 100 parts by weight of a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin; (B) greater than or equal to about 0.01 parts by weight and less than about 0.1 parts by weight of a phenol-based antioxidant; (C) greater than or equal to about 0.01 parts by weight and less than about 0.1 parts by weight of a thioester-based antioxidant; (D) greater than or equal to about 0.01 parts by weight and less than 0.2 parts by weight of an ethylene acrylic acid-based copolymer; and (E) greater than or equal to about 0.01 parts by weight and less than 0.2 parts by weight of montan wax, and an article made using the same.
US11319412B2
A single-fluid curable thermally conductive silicone grease composition having long-term storage stability at room temperature is provided. The single-fluid curable thermally conductive silicone grease comprises: an organopolysiloxane, having an aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group per single molecule, with a viscosity at 25° C. between 50 and 100,000 mPa·s; an organohydrogen siloxane that includes hydrogen atoms bonded to at least two silicon atoms per single molecule; a thermally conductive filler that includes particle diameters with an average particle diameter between 0.01 and 200 μm; a microparticle catalyst, with an average particle diameter of between 0.01 and 10 μm, comprising a thermoplastic resin with a softening point between 40° C. and 200° C., wherein a platinum-based catalyst is included at no less than 0.01 mass %, as platinum metal atoms; and a curing control agent. The complex modulus of elasticity after curing of the composition is between 0.01 MPa and 20 MPa at 25° C.
US11319399B2
A device for preparing a liquid polymer blend is proposed having a storage container for the liquid polymer blend; a degassing device, which is arranged downstream of the storage container, for the liquid polymer; a gassing device, which is arranged downstream of the degassing device, for adding an additive gas to the liquid polymer blend; a homogenization unit, which is arranged downstream of the gassing device, for the polymer blend to which the additive gas was added; and an output line, which is connected to the homogenization unit, for the homogenized polymer blend.
US11319388B2
A radiation-sensitive resin composition contains: a polymer having a first structural unit represented by formula (1), and a second structural unit represented by formula (2) and having an acid-labile group. A first acid, to be generated from the first acid generating agent, disassociates the acid labile group in the polymer upon heating under a condition involving a temperature of no less than 80° C. and no greater than 140° C. for a time period of 1 minute, and the second acid, to be generated from the second acid generating agent, does not substantially disassociate the acid-labile group under the condition. The polymer is synthesized by RAFT, ATRP, or NMP, and a RAFT agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a mercaptocarboxylic acid ester, a disulfide, a dithioester, a xanthate, a dithiocarbamate, and a trithiocarbonate.
US11319384B2
There is provided a method for producing hypromellose phthalate (HPMCP), the method not requiring any special device, and facilitating removal of impurities. More specifically, there is provided a method for producing HPMCP, including an esterification step of esterifying hypromellose with a carboxybenzoylating agent in the presence of an aliphatic carboxylic acid to obtain a reaction product solution containing HPMCP; a precipitation step of precipitating the HPMCP by mixing the reaction product solution with water to obtain a suspension of the precipitated HPMCP; a neutralization step of neutralizing the suspension with a basic substance to obtain a neutralized suspension; and a washing step of washing the HPMCP contained in the neutralized suspension to obtain the washed HPMCP.
US11319383B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for antibody-mediated therapy. In particular, provided herein are engineered immunoglobulins with altered half-life.
US11319372B2
This application provides, inter alia, antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, targeting CTLA-4 expressed on injured tissues associated with multiple diseases. These anti-CTLA-4 antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof, have a high affinity for CTLA-4 and function to inhibit CTLA-4. The antibodies and antigen-binding fragments are useful for treatment of human diseases, infections, and other conditions.
US11319360B2
The present invention provides a recombinant exosome and uses thereof. More particularly, the present invention provides a recombinant exosome wherein a phagocytosis promoting protein is presented on the surface thereof.
US11319358B2
The present invention includes methods and compositions for treating cancer, whether a solid tumor or a hematologic malignancy. By expressing a chimeric antigen receptor in a monocyte, macrophage or dendritic cell, the modified cell is recruited to the tumor microenvironment where it acts as a potent immune effector by infiltrating the tumor and killing the target cells. One aspect includes a modified cell and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the modified cell for adoptive cell therapy and treating a disease or condition associated with immunosuppression.
US11319357B2
Arrangements and methods are provided for obtaining information associated with an anatomical sample. For example, at least one first electro-magnetic radiation can be provided to the anatomical sample so as to generate at least one acoustic wave in the anatomical sample. At least one second electro-magnetic radiation can be produced based on the acoustic wave. At least one portion of at least one second electro-magnetic radiation can be provided so as to determine information associated with at least one portion of the anatomical sample. In addition, the information based on data associated with the second electro-magnetic radiation can be analyzed. The first electro-magnetic radiation may include at least one first magnitude and at least one first frequency. The second electro-magnetic radiation can include at least one second magnitude and at least one second frequency. The data may relate to a first difference between the first and second magnitudes and/or a second difference between the first and second frequencies. The second difference may be approximately between −100 GHz and 100 GHz, excluding zero.
US11319355B2
The present invention provides IL-2-Fc fusion proteins comprising IL-2 variants.
US11319354B2
Provided is a polynucleotide, including a cis-regulatory element and a nucleotide sequence encoding a vestigial like 4 protein, wherein the cis-regulatory element includes an uncoupling protein 1 enhancer and an uncoupling protein 1 promoter. Also provided is a viral vector including said polynucleotide. Also provided is a method of transfecting a cell or a subject with said polynucleotide or said viral vector.
US11319353B2
A DNA sequence encoding Der p2 protein having a particular base sequence is codon-optimized for the Pichia pastoris expression system, which is conducive to expressing Der p2 in Pichia pastoris. After gene optimization and adding an activating element to increase the expression of Der p2 in molecular level, it was found that Der p2 is expressed at a higher level as compared with the prior art and has biological activity similar to the natural protein.
US11319340B2
The invention relates to a method for preparing peptides comprising the step of forming a peptide bond wherein the carboxyl group of a first amino acid or first peptide is activated and an amino group of the first activated amino acid or first peptide is protected by a protecting group having a water-solubility enhancing group and the activated carboxyl group of the first amino acid or first peptide is reacted with an amino group of a second amino acid or second peptide wherein said carboxyl group of the first amino acid or first peptide is activated in the absence of the second amino acid or second peptide. The invention further relates to peptides comprising a protecting group having a water-solubility enhancing group being bound to the amino group and an activated or free carboxyl group.
US11319329B2
The present disclosure is directed to compounds of Formula (I) and methods of their use and preparation, as well as compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I).
US11319326B2
The present disclosure described heterocyclic compounds of Formula I or, its stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, complexes, hydrates, solvates, tautomers, polymorphs, racemic mixtures, optically active forms and pharmaceutically active derivative thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing them as the active ingredient. The present disclosure also describes the synthesis and characterization of aforementioned compounds to exhibit high anticancer activity. The compounds of the present disclosure are useful as medicaments and their use in the manufacture of medicaments for treatment, prevention or suppression of diseases, and conditions mediated by one or more BET family of bromodomains.
US11319322B2
The present invention relates to a compound having the following formula, or a stereoisomer thereof, a prodrug thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof, preparation method thereof, pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and use of the compound in the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating tumor, wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification.
US11319308B2
The present disclosure relates to novel processes for the preparation of compounds useful as stimulators of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC). These processes are amenable to large scale preparation and produce stable 3-(2-pyrimidinyl)pyrazoles of Formula (I), including Compound (I), in high purity and yields. The present invention has the additional advantage of facile reaction conditions, amenable to scale up for large scale manufacturing. The disclosure also provides novel intermediates useful in the preparation of said compounds.
US11319302B2
Provided herein are small molecule inhibitors of Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 (PRC1) activity, and methods of use thereof for the treatment of disease, including leukemia and other cancers, as well as other diseases dependent on the activity of PRC1.
US11319299B2
The present application is directed to compounds of Formula I: compounds comprising these compounds and their uses, for example as medicaments for the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions mediated or treatable by inhibition of binding between WDR5 protein and its binding partners.
US11319297B2
Disclosed herein is an efficient, environment friendly and commercially viable process for preparation of chloromethylated compound of formula I in substantially pure form and high yield, from the compound of formula II. The process includes contacting the compound of formula II with a chloromethylating agent generated in-situ by reaction of a formaldehyde precursor and hydrogen chloride, in a suitable solvent/contacting medium and in the presence of a catalytic amount of a short chain/low molecular weight carboxylic acid of formula III. I II III wherein, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description.
US11319283B2
Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: (Formula (I)). Also disclosed herein are uses of a compound disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of a composition in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
US11319277B2
The present invention relates to a novel process for converting the unwanted S enantiomer form to its useful raceme with respect to a 4-aminoindane derivative and to novel intermediates of said process.
US11319252B2
A ceramic composition according to an embodiment of the present invention contains: a main phase component represented by CaMgSi2O6 or Ba4(Re(1-x), Bix)9.33Ti18O54; and an additive component containing a Li component and a B component, An observation field, a part of a sectional surface of the ceramic composition, is divided into a plurality of unit observation regions. Among all the unit observation regions, those containing no or little sintering agent component are referred to as the main crystal regions. An area percentage of main crystal regions relative to the observation field is 30% or more, the main crystal regions being the unit observation regions containing 0.5% or less by area of the additive component.
US11319251B2
The invention relates to nickel-coated hexagonal boron nitride nanosheet composite powder, its preparation and high-performance composite ceramic cutting tool material. The composite powder has a core-shell structure with BNNS as the core and Ni as the shell. The self-lubricating ceramic cutting tool material is prepared by wet ball milling mixing and vacuum hot-pressing sintering with a phase alumina as the matrix, tungsten-titanium carbide as the reinforcing phase, nickel-coated hexagonal boron nitride nanosheet composite powder as the solid lubricant and magnesium oxide and yttrium oxide as the sintering aids. The invention also provides preparation methods of the nickel-coated hexagonal boron nitride nanosheet composite powder and the self-lubricating ceramic cutting tool material.
US11319246B2
The present invention is directed to water-swellable, radiation curable compositions suitable for use in coating water-blocking fibers, such as optical fibers. The present invention is further directed to fibers, including optical fibers, which are coated with water-swellable exterior coatings that are configured to buckle and detach from the associated fiber to facilitate superior performance in longitudinal water-blocking testing. Also claimed and described are methods of applying such water-swellable coatings to optical fiber coatings. Further claimed and described are buffered bundles of fibers including at least one optical fiber that is coated with a water-swellable, radiation curable coating to ensure superior longitudinal water blocking performance.
US11319245B2
A protective glazing is provided that has long-term stability against degradation under high temperatures. The protective glazing includes a glass or glass ceramic pane having two opposite faces and being transparent in the visible spectral range and an infrared radiation reflecting coating on at least one of the faces. The coating includes a first layer on the face and a second layer deposited on the first layer. The first layer is a doped transparent conductive oxide and the second layer is an X-ray amorphous oxide layer or of a nitride layer.
US11319243B2
A borate glass includes from 25.0 mol % to 70.0 mol % B2O3; from 0.0 mol % to 10.0 mol % SiO2; from 0.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % Al2O3; from 3.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % Nb2O5; from 0.0 mol % to 12.0 mol % alkali metal oxides; from 0.0 mol % to 5.0 mol % ZnO; from 0.0 mol % to 8.0 mol % ZrO2; from 0.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % TiO2; less than 0.5 mol % Bi2O3; and less than 0.5 mol % P2O5. The optical borate glass includes a sum of B2O3+Al2O3+SiO2 from 35.0 mol % to 76.0 mol %, a sum of CaO+MgO from 0.0 mol % to 35.5 mol %. The borate glass has a refractive index, measured at 587.6 nm, of greater than 1.70, a density of less than 4.50 g/cm3, and an Abbe number, VD, from 20.0 to 47.0.
US11319240B2
The invention concerns a trim element for a motor vehicle comprising at least one glass sheet having an absorption coefficient lower than 5 m−1 in the wavelength range from 1051 nm to 1650 nm and having an external and an internal faces. According to the present invention, an infrared-based remote sensing device in the wavelength range from 1051 nm to 1650 nm, is placed behind the internal face of the glass sheet.
US11319238B2
A method of controlling a flowrate of molten material at a downstream location in a glass manufacturing process can include mixing the molten material at an upstream location positioned upstream from the downstream location relative to a flow direction of the molten material with a shaft including a plurality of protrusions. The method can also include measuring a torque of the shaft, measuring a level of the molten material at the upstream location, and calculating a viscosity of the molten material at the upstream location based on the measured torque and the measured level. In addition, the method can include estimating the flowrate based on the calculated viscosity, and controlling the flowrate at the downstream location based on the estimated flowrate.
US11319237B2
Provided is a method that can manufacture a glass material having excellent homogeneity by containerless levitation. With a block (12) of glass raw material held levitated above a forming surface (10a) of a forming die (10) by jetting gas through a gas jet hole (10b) opening on the forming surface (10a), the block (12) of glass raw material is heated and melted by irradiation with laser beam, thus obtaining a molten glass, and the molten glass is then cooled to obtain a glass material. Control gas is jetted to the block (12) of glass raw material along a direction different from a direction of jetting of the levitation gas for use in levitating the block (12) of glass raw material or the molten glass.
US11319234B2
A melting apparatus is disclosed, the melting apparatus including a melting vessel with a back wall, a front wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a longitudinal centerline extending therebetween and a width between the first and second side walls orthogonal to the centerline. The melting vessel further includes a first feed screw including a first axis of rotation and a second feed screw including a second axis of rotation, the first axis of rotation positioned between the longitudinal centerline and the first side wall and the second axis of rotation positioned between the longitudinal centerline and the second side wall. The positions of either one or both the first and second axes of rotation are located from a respective side wall a distance that is equal to or less than about 15% of the width of the melting vessel.
US11319232B2
Disclosed is a method for preparing a solid material including manganese, the method including the following steps: a. bringing into contact an aqueous effluent including manganese, for example at least 5 mg/L, typically at least 5 to 50 mg/L, and preferably 7 to 25 mg/L of manganese, with an oxidizing agent, manganese, preferably at a temperature between 10° C. and 50° C., and obtaining an oxidized aqueous solution; b. adding a base to the oxidized aqueous solution obtained at the end of step a) until a pH of between 8 and 12, preferably greater than 9, and preferably from 9 to 10.5, and obtaining a solution including a precipitate; c. filtration of the solution obtained at the end of step b); and d. obtaining a solid material including manganese, and especially manganese (IV) and/or Mn (III).
US11319225B2
Modular Hg analysis devices and methods are described for use in mercury speciation protocols. Modules can be selected and removably connected to one another to specifically target mercury species in a sample so as to accurately determine the presence or quantity of different mercury species in a fluid sample. Modules can include reductants for reducing inorganic mercury to form elemental mercury and amalgamation agents to capture the elemental mercury. Modules can include filters for capture of particulates as well as capture agents, e.g., solid phase extraction agents, for capture of organic mercury species.
US11319219B2
A sprinkler includes a sprinkler head and a handle, the sprinkler head is connected with the handle and is arranged to penetrate through the inside of the handle, a water inlet connected with an external water pipe is formed on a tail portion of the handle, a sprinkling surface is disposed on a front end surface of the sprinkler head, a plurality of water outlets are formed on the sprinkling surface, a first filter screen and a second filter screen are further disposed in the sprinkler head, the first filter screen is close to the water outlets, and a filter material or filter cotton for filtering is disposed between the first filter screen and the second filter screen.
US11319213B2
The present invention relates to mesoporous silica embedded with alloy particles, and a preparation method thereof, and it is possible to prevent the release of metal particles to the outside because the inside of spherical mesoporous silica is embedded with metal nanoparticles, and as the aggregation of the metal is prevented, the stability is excellent and the production yield is high during the preparation process, so that mesoporous silica can be mass-produced, the efficacy of metal nanoparticles may be maintained by preventing the oxidation of metal nanoparticles, and mesoporous silica can be produced at low costs. Further, the inside of pores of mesoporous silica is embedded with metal nanoparticles, so that the discoloration and smell change phenomenon does not occur, and the far-infrared emission and deodorization effects are excellent.
US11319201B2
A fluid distribution system is configured to distribute fluid from a first vessel to second vessels includes a hub assembly and a frame assembly. The hub assembly has an input cap, a distribution cap, a first clamp, and a second clamp. The input cap defines an inlet and the distribution cap is sealingly secured to the input cap with a plenum being defined between the input and distribution caps. The distribution cap includes conduit connectors that each defines an outlet in fluid communication with the plenum. The first clamp is disposed over the distribution cap and is engaged with the input cap to secure the input cap to the distribution cap and the second clamp is disposed over the input cap and engaged with the distribution cap to secure the distribution cap to the input cap. The frame assembly supports the hub assembly and is configured to secure each of the secondary vessels at a predetermined distance relative to the hub assembly.
US11319198B2
A hoist system having a drum primarily self-contained within a batten, for raising and lowering lighting, sound equipment, curtains and the like, often in a performance environment. The compact system is highly scalable to a variety of spaces and applications, including school and public theaters and concert halls, as well as some homes, private business, etc. The hoist system may be adapted with safety mechanisms including an overspeed detector, which may comprise a centrifugal detection mechanism coupled to an elongate member of the system; dampening means; a compact mechanism for trimming or adjusting an operative length of elongate member; stabilizing pipe shaft bearings; elongate member diverter pulley mechanisms load balancing termination points. Additional features include various alternative combination hoist implementations and orientations, and alternative incorporated attachment mechanisms for use with the hoist system.
US11319192B2
A bridge crane arrangement includes at least one main girder having a central web and a bottom flange; end girders supporting opposite ends of the main girder; a slide arranged between an end girder and the main girder, the slide allowing the movement of the end girder in relation to the main girder in at least its longitudinal direction and the rotation of the end girder and main girder in relation to each other; and a restrictor to restrict the movements between the end girder and the main girder. On the top surface of the end girder, there is arranged a support platform wider than the bottom flange, the slide includes a slide surface arranged on the top surface of the support platform and/or the bottom surface of the bottom flange, and the restrictor is arranged to the support platform on both sides of the bottom flange.
US11319191B2
There is disclosed a display device making it possible to call effective attention in a use situation where unbalanced passenger load occurs between left and right lanes of a passenger conveyor. This display device includes a first display unit (7A) positioned on the left and a second display unit (7B) positioned on the right toward the passenger conveyor at a boarding (1), a control device (20) to control the first display unit (7A) and the second display unit (7B), and passenger detection (8A, 8B) to detect passengers stepping on the passenger conveyor. The first display unit (7A) and the second display unit (7B) display images representing information to passengers. The passengers pass between the first display unit (7A) and the second display unit (7B) and step on the passenger conveyor. The control device (20) estimates a state of congestion and a state of passengers gathering on only one lane in the passenger conveyor, based on detection signals from the passenger detection means (8A, 8B), and sets an image to be displayed by the first display unit (7A) and an image to be displayed by the second display device (7B) independently, depending on the state of congestion and the state of passengers gathering on only one lane.
US11319184B2
The invention discloses a locking structure for adjusting and/or locking a relative position between the first structure and the second structure, comprising: locking body, being movably connected to the first structure; a first member, extending along the length of the locking body and connected to the locking body; a guiding body disposed on the first member. The guiding body adjusts a relative position between the first structure and the second structure by moving along the guiding passage. The guiding body locks a relative position between the first structure and the second structure by entering a locking area of the guiding passage. The present invention further discloses a locking device and a coiling device using the locking structure. By providing a first member having a guiding body on the first structure and simultaneously providing a guiding passage on the second structure, when the first structure and the second structure are moved relatively, the guiding body is guided on the guiding passage. Different positions are used to adjust the relative position between the first structure and the second structure, and the locking of the specific position is completed, the locking effect is good and the reliability is high.
US11319180B2
A document feeder includes a document placing tray on which a document is placed; a document discharging tray on which a document discharged from a document discharging port in a discharging direction is stacked; and a light source that radiates light to the document discharging tray. The document discharging tray is disposed below the document placing tray. The document discharging tray has a protruding portion protruding upward from the surrounding area. The light source is disposed within a region having a width that is the same as a document having a maximum size in the width direction.
US11319179B2
A transporting apparatus includes a pressurizing roller that transports a web-like or sheet-like transport target object and a heating roller disposed downstream of the pressurizing roller in a transport path, a first bottom sensor and a first top sensor that are disposed between the pressurizing roller and the heating roller, a measuring section that measures a time from when the transport target object is detected by the first bottom sensor until the transport target object is detected by the first top sensor, and a rotation control section that modifies a rotation speed of the heating roller when a time measured by the measuring section is shorter than a first reference time.
US11319173B2
The present invention relates to a system for preventing semitrailer collisions with a loading ramp (10). The system comprises a sensor (100) and guide block (200). The sensor (100) is configured for sensing when the rear end of a semitrailer (12) is approaching a loading ramp (10). The guide block (200) is adapted to be positioned on the ground, and is here shown positioned laterally to the opening of the loading ramp (10). The guide block (200) comprises wheel blocking means (210) configured for supporting the tread of a rear tire of the semitrailer (12). The wheel blocking means (210) is configured to move from a forwarded position relative to the loading ramp (10) to a retracted position relative to the loading ramp (10) as the semitrailer (12) is reversing towards said loading ramp (10). The sensor (100) is configured to send a blocking signal to the guide block (200) when the distance between the rear end of the semitrailer (12) and the loading ramp (10) is below a preset threshold, thereby blocking the movement of the wheel blocking means (210).
US11319170B2
A device conveying a solid material into a radially-arranged stockpile. The device has a trailer chassis, with at least one wheeled axle at a first end thereof and, at a second end thereof, means provided for attaching the chassis to a tractor in a mobile condition and for fixed mounting in an operational condition. A stacking conveyor is mounted near the first end of the chassis. A power unit for generating electrical and hydraulic power is positioned on the chassis. A feed system is mounted to the chassis and extends generally along the length thereof from the second end to the first end, to receive the solid material at the second end and transport the solid material to the stacking conveyor.
US11319167B2
A flotation conveyance apparatus according to an embodiment includes a flotation unit for floating a substrate by ejecting a gas to a lower surface of the substrate. The flotation unit includes a plurality of ejecting ports provided on a surface facing the substrate and configured to eject the gas, and slits penetrating the flotation unit in a vertical direction. The flotation conveyance apparatus is configured in such a way that the gas staying between a surface of the flotation unit facing the substrate and the substrate is discharged to a lower surface side of the flotation unit through the slits.
US11319166B2
A method for operating a robotic system includes determining package groupings for placing available packages on a platform; generating a two-dimensional (2D) placement plan based on discretized models representative of the available packages and the platform; generating a three-dimensional (3D) stacking plan based on the 2D placement plan; and implementing the 3D stacking plan for placing the available packages on the platform.
US11319158B2
In order to create a conveying system which is of simple construction and enables an efficient conveyance of objects, it is proposed that the conveying system comprises a first conveying device and a second conveying device, wherein the objects are able to be taken over from the first conveying device and/or are transferrable to the first conveying device by means of the second conveying device.
US11319152B1
A system receives a first indication associated with a first device picking up a package and transmits a first instruction to the first device to travel to a location associated with transferring the package to a second device. The system may transmit a second instruction to the second device to travel to the location to receive the package from the first device. The system receives a second indication associated with the package being transferred from the first device to the second device at the location. One or more third devices may meet at the location to transfer packages to the second device. In some instances, the location may be determined based at least in part on a current location of the first device and/or a current location of the second device.
US11319151B2
An automated storage and retrieval system allows for automated storage and retrieval of products at, for example, a retail facility. The automated storage and retrieval system may include a storage and retrieval machine having a retrieval tool adapted to engage a container and a storage unit having a shelf on which are disposed a plurality of containers. The containers, the retrieval tool, and/or the shelf are configured to facilitate access by the retrieval tool to an individual container of the plurality of containers by, for example, altering the container layout on the shelfs, altering the container geometry, or a combination of such features.
US11319150B2
Grippers for a picking device for drug packages and methods for operating the picking device are provided. The gripper has a tray table extending in a first and a second horizontal direction with an end portion with an arcuate front extending in the second direction, the end portion forming the loading and unloading front and wherein the tray table and the end portion define an upper bearing surface. The gripper further includes a transport device arranged above the tray table and movable in the first horizontal direction for moving drug packages from a horizontal storage surface onto the tray table, and at least one sensor coupled to a control device and arranged in the end portion below the bearing surface and capable of determining the presence of a drug package in its detection area.
US11319143B2
A planter packaging arrangement is disclosed that comprises a packaging element and at least one planter mounter therein. The packaging element includes a bottom surface, a top surface and two pairs of opposing side walls collectively defining a generally enclosed space. A first opening is defined through the top surface and aligned with a second opening defined through the bottom surface of the packaging element. The at least one planter is mounted within the packaging element, with an open top end disposed within the enclosed space of the packaging element. The second opening is aligned with the open top end such that an interior of the planter is accessible through the second opening of the bottom surface of the packaging element. A portion of the body portion extends through the first opening of the top surface of the packaging element such that the bottom surface is disposed above the top surface.
US11319137B2
A cooler capable of achieving a sufficient temperature gradient between an inside of the cooler and an outside of the cooler such that at least a partial vacuum forms within the cooler may include an enclosure defined by at least one wall and a lid. The lid may form a relatively airtight seal with a wall of the cooler when in a closed position. A vacuum release assembly may be disposed in one of the walls or lid of the cooler, the assembly being capable of reducing a pressure differential between the enclosure and the outside of the cooler.
US11319135B2
A configurable container is provided that has an interior surface configured to secure one or more rigid or flexible dividers and to allow for reconfigurable interior compartments of the container. The dividers may also include an integrated material such as a gel that can be heated or cooled in order to maintain a desired temperature within the container. The container may include a lid that engages the top surfaces of the dividers to establish a plurality of substantially sealed compartments within the container.
US11319133B2
The construction and design of new multi-laminate sheet materials for the fabrication of shipping containers, boxes, furniture, consumer items, and many other products, including those generally using panels in their design, is disclosed. These new materials are produced by employing advanced folding techniques, to yield lightweight, cost effective multi-laminates. At least one layer in the multi-laminate structure is a folded sheet tessellation which, in some embodiments, can have doubly periodic folded geometries with fold creases in multiple non-parallel directions. The various layers of the construction can interlock with each other to collectively provide mechanical stiffness, strength, energy absorption and other properties.
US11319121B2
The invention concerns a liquid dispensing nozzle (10) comprising: a liquid dispensing opening (22), a removable cap (16) intended to cover the opening (22) when it is mounted on the nozzle (10), the cap (16) comprising an outer casing (42) and an inner casing (44) that are coaxial, mounted so as to be able to move relative to each other in an axial direction (A) of the nozzle (10) between: a configuration prior to first use, referred to as the storage configuration; an unscrewing configuration of the cap (16); a safety configuration when a pressing force applied to the cap (16) is weaker than the predetermined threshold or when no force is applied to the cap (16). The invention also concerns a liquid dispensing device (100) comprising such a nozzle (10) mounted on a container (12).
US11319116B2
A container is in the form of an In-Mold Labelled (IML) tube comprises a housing 302 and a lid. The lid comprises a base portion 305 to which a cap portion 307 of the lid is pivotally mounted by a hinge to allow the cap portion 307 to transition between open and closed position. A plug is inserted and attached to at least partially or fully seal an aperture formed at the base portion 305. The plug has at least one orifice 314 functioning as an egress opening through which a flowable material stored in the housing 302 can dispense. The housing 302 and lid are made as a single piece by a single injection moulding process. The plug is more rigid than each of the housing 302 and the lid for allowing the plug to lock with the lid firmly.
US11319115B2
A sealing bag includes a bag body and a sealing system. The sealing system includes an elastomeric protruding component and a covering assembly. The elastomeric protruding component is disposed on the bag body and protruding from the bag body along a protruding direction. A slit penetrates through the elastomeric protruding component along the protruding direction and is communicated with an inner space of the bag body. The covering assembly is for detachably engaging with the elastomeric protruding component. The covering assembly squeezes the elastomeric protruding component along the protruding direction and a lateral direction different from the protruding direction to seal the slit when the covering assembly engages with the elastomeric protruding component. Such mechanism can ensure nothing goes in or comes out when the slit is sealed. Therefore, the present invention has enhanced reliability.
US11319111B2
Multi-piece nestable basket sets are disclosed. In some embodiments, the basket sets comprise a handle component and a basket component. The present disclosure describes a system of shipping the components separately and assembling the components into a basket set prior to retail sale to customers. Exemplary basket components are configured to allow a first basket component to nest within a second basket component. In some embodiments, the basket sets herein can provide a centrally-located handle so that the set may be carried with one hand. A connecting mechanism is described wherein a handle component is connected to a basket component to create an integrated basket set that resists disassembly. Multiple embodiments of connecting mechanisms are described. One exemplary connecting mechanism comprises a handle component having two flanges that snap onto the base of a basket.
US11319110B2
A linkable child-proof safety container that includes corresponding slide locks.
US11319108B2
A locking package and method includes a tray insert having at least one locking tab of a folded over portion of a panel or wall of the insert and an outer sleeve having a dual panel or wall having an inner panel or wall with at least one locking notch and an outer panel or wall with at least one locking tab release, wherein when the insert is fully slid into the sleeve the at least one locking tab, at least one locking notch and at least one locking tab release are positioned to lock and unlock the package.
US11319097B2
A novel lower tool enables a packaging machine having a molding station with a trough to be used to produce skin packaging having a flat base plate. The lower tool includes a body base and a flat upper surface and is arranged in the molding station of the packaging machine such that the flat upper surface of the lower tool covers the trough. The lower tool fits detachably into a lower tool holder of the packaging machine. During the packaging production, the flat upper surface supports the flat base plate of the packaging. Suction applied via a passage through the flat upper surface is used to hold the flat base plate onto the flat upper surface. The lower tool is a means for converting the packaging machine from producing a first type of packaging having a trough-shaped carrier into producing a second type of packaging that has a flat carrier.
US11319091B2
A carriage with two hexapod platforms, each having a base, a plate, and a set of six cylinders associated in pairs. Each cylinder is articulatedly mounted with the plate. For each pair, a slider is able to move in translation on the base. For a first pair, the two cylinders of the first pair are mounted in an articulated manner on the slider. The articulation of one of the two cylinders of the first pair with the plate is adjacent to the articulation of one of the two cylinders of a second pair with the plate. The articulation of the other of the two cylinders of the first pair with the plate is adjacent to the articulation of one of the two cylinders of a third pair with the plate. For each slider, a movement system moves the slider. A control unit controls each cylinder and the movement system.
US11319090B2
A system for assembling two parts, in particular parts forming the fuselage or the wings of an aircraft, includes a positioning aid guiding positioning tools so as to juxtapose the two parts at the level of an assembly zone. The assembly system further includes a set of eddy current sensors positioned in at least one of the two parts to determine the separation of the two parts at the level of the assembly zone. If the separation does not conform to a predetermined criterion the positioning tools move at least one of the parts.
US11319084B2
A propulsive assembly of an aircraft comprises a junction fairing, ensuring a continuity between a nacelle and a pylon, which comprises a fixed frame, linked to the nacelle and/or to the pylon by a link system configured to absorb any deformations and/or misalignments between the nacelle and the pylon in operation, which has an outer wall comprising an opening, a cowl, mobile between a closed position in which the cowl blocks the opening, and an open position in which the cowl at least partially frees the opening, which has a panel, the outer wall of the fixed frame and the panel of the cowl having outer surfaces which form the aerodynamic surface of the junction fairing. An aircraft is also provided which comprises at least one such propulsive assembly.
US11319064B1
An aircraft operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a biplane orientation. The aircraft has an airframe including first and second wings with first and second pylons coupled therebetween. A distributed thrust array is coupled to the airframe including a plurality of propulsion assemblies coupled to the first wing and a plurality of propulsion assemblies coupled to the second wing. A cargo pod is coupled between the first and second pylons. The cargo pod is rotatable between a loading configuration, substantially perpendicular to the wings and a transportation and deployment configuration, substantially parallel to the wings. A flight control system is configured to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies and to autonomously deploy a payload from the cargo pod at a desired location.
US11319062B1
A rotor system has a mast axis, a first rotor rotatable about the mast axis in a first direction and the first rotor has a first number of first rotor blades, and a second rotor rotatable about the mast axis in a second direction and the second rotor has a second number of second rotor blades that is different than the first number. The second direction is opposite the first direction.
US11319053B2
An aircraft having a fixed wing and a wing tip device at the tip thereof is disclosed. The wing tip device is configurable between: (i) a flight configuration for use during flight and (ii) a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations, in which ground configuration the wing tip device is moved away from the flight configuration such that the span of the aircraft wing is reduced. A locking mechanism locks the wing tip device in the flight configuration, and includes a plurality of lugs located on each of the fixed wing and wing tip device. Locking pins are inserted through and lock together corresponding lugs when the wing tip device is in the flight configuration. A secondary locking mechanism of a plurality of blocking members prevents the removal of the locking pins from the corresponding lugs, whereby the plurality of blocking members have a common actuator.
US11319051B2
A side of body carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite rib assembly that is formed by connecting an aft CFRP rib web, a middle CFRP rib web, and a forward CFRP rib web together. The side of body CFRP rib assembly includes a plurality of stiffeners connected to the aft CFRP rib web, the middle CFRP rib web, or the forward CFRP rib web. A first stiffener connects the aft CFRP rib web with the middle CFRP rib web and a second stiffener connected the forward CFRP rib web to the middle CFRP rib web. The stiffeners may be connected via fasteners or may be co-bonded or co-cured with the side of body CFRP rib web. The stiffeners connected to the side of body CFRP rib assembly may include more than one shape and may be aluminum, a thermoset, and/or a thermoplastic.
US11319050B2
To prevent stress concentrations in the structure of an aircraft, an aircraft windshield assembly includes a peripheral frame, a windshield surrounded by the peripheral frame, the windshield comprising panes having respective lateral edges facing each other and respective other edges attached to the peripheral frame, and a pillar formed of at least one respective fishplate that covers the respective lateral edges facing each other and is bolted to the respective lateral edges facing each other, with no connection to the peripheral frame other than via the panes.
US11319049B2
A saloon-type door assembly that includes left and right door assemblies that each include a frame adapter having a curved inner surface with a first apex, a front portion and a rear portion, a door adapter that includes a curved outer surface with a second apex a front portion and a rear portion, a door panel associated with the door adapter, at least one front hinge strip secured along a front hinge strip path, and at least one rear hinge strip that is secured along a rear hinge strip path. The front hinge strip path extends from the front portion of the curved outer surface of the door adapter to the rear portion of the curved inner surface of the frame adapter. The rear hinge strip path extends from the rear portion of the curved outer surface of the door adapter to the front portion of the curved inner surface of the frame adapter. The door panels are movable between a front open position, a closed position and a rear open position.
US11319045B2
A jet pump includes a propulsion system including an impeller coupled to a rotatable shaft configured to receive torque from an engine and an exhaust system including an exhaust flow path configured to direct exhaust from the engine to an exterior of the watercraft, wherein the exhaust system is integrated with the propulsion system. In another embodiment, a jet pump includes a propulsion system including a water intake configured to take in water from a body of water, the water intake including an intake grate and an intake base, and an exhaust system including an exhaust flow path configured to direct exhaust from the engine to an exterior of the watercraft, wherein the intake base of the water intake is configured to be coupled to an exterior surface of a hull of the watercraft.
US11319043B2
A built-in propulsion system includes an engine, a diversion unit with a diversion base and an exhaust pipe, and a propulsion unit. The diversion base is connected to the engine, having a water inlet, a water outlet, a diversion channel in communication between the water inlet and the water outlet, a shaft hole above the water inlet and an exhaust chamber behind the shaft hole. The exhaust pipe is fixed on the outer periphery surface of the diversion base in communication with the exhaust chamber. The propulsion unit includes a transmission shaft inserted through the shaft hole and connected to the engine, and an impeller located in the diversion channel and connected to the transmission shaft. The exhaust pipe is used to exhaust the exhaust gas of the engine to the outside of the diversion base to avoid the interference of the exhaust gas and the water flow.
US11319041B2
A recovery device for an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) includes a first recovery component arranged on an unmanned ship and a second recovery component arranged on the UUV. Two magnets are provided on an end of the first recovery component and an end of the second recovery component which are opposite to each other, respectively. A first cable of the unmanned ship is provided on an end of the first recovery component away from the magnet, and a second cable is provided on an end of the second recovery component away from the magnet. A thruster is provided on a side of the first recovery component. The UUV is recovered using the unmanned ship through the recovery components connected to the cables, which allows the locating and navigation errors to a large extent.
US11319039B2
The present invention relates to a vessel data integration system and a vessel comprising same. Accordingly, the present invention preferably comprises: a first vessel data conversion device for converting first vessel data which have a non-standard format and are received from first equipment; a second vessel data conversion device for converting second vessel data which have a standard format and are received from second equipment; a data processing device for classifying, by type, the integrated vessel data received from the vessel data conversion device; a complex event processing (CEP) device for filtering out integrated vessel data, which needs to be transmitted in real-time; and a real-time data transmission device for transmitting in real-time the integrated vessel data.
US11319031B1
An apparatus that is configured to connect a first boat to second boat or to an object, such as a dock, in a manner that prevents the surface of the first boat from contacting the surface of the second boat or the object. The apparatus comprises a connecting assembly having a first engaging mechanism at its first end and a second engaging mechanism at its second end. The connecting assembly comprises a pair of connecting members that are telescopically configured and a length adjusting mechanism that adjusts the length of the connecting assembly and the spacing provided by the apparatus. The length adjusting mechanism can include a locking mechanism that locks the connecting members or a biasing mechanism that biases the two members apart. The engaging members can be suction cups that have cup locking mechanisms that allow the user to lock the suction cups to a surface.
US11319027B2
A slide system includes a component assembly, a track system, a floor panel, and a below-deck cavity. The track system is coupled at least indirectly to the component assembly for guiding movement of the component assembly along a path. The floor panel includes an upper surface. The below-deck cavity is disposed below the floor panel. The component assembly is located substantially above the floor panel. The track system is located within the below deck cavity and below the upper surface.
US11319022B2
A transmission control system is configured to be used with a human-powered vehicle that includes a crank, a first rotation body rotated independently from the crank, a drive wheel, a second rotation body rotated independently from the drive wheel, a transfer body that transfers rotation force between the first and second rotation bodies, and a transmission that controls the transfer body and shifts a transmission ratio. The transmission control system includes a motor that drives the transfer body, a first detector that detects at least one of acceleration and vibration of the human-powered vehicle, and an electronic controller configured to control the motor in accordance with a detection result of the first detector upon generation of a shift request for the transmission in a state in which the drive wheel is rotated and a rotational angle of the crank is maintained in a predetermined range.
US11319018B2
A control system is provided to improve riding comfort of a human-powered vehicle. The control system includes an electronic controller and a receiver. The electronic controller is configured to control a first electric component of a first human-powered vehicle. The receiver is configured to receive first reference information related to a vehicle that differs from the first human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is configured to control the first electric component based on the first reference information.
US11319016B2
A motorcycle front suspension includes a fork having a steering member mechanically connected or adapted to be connected to a handlebar of a motorcycle, and an oscillating arm having a first end and a second end. The motorcycle front suspension also includes a rod having a first end, pivotally joined to the steering member, and having a second end pivotally joined to the first end of the oscillating arm, and a shock absorber group, including a spring and a damper, the shock absorber group extending from an attachment head, mechanically connected to the steering member, to an attachment foot, pivotally joined to the second end of the oscillating arm.
US11319010B2
A high-density bike rack system includes a rack structure including: a first side configured to releasably engage a first bicycle, a second side configured to releasably engage a second bicycle, a forward portion, and a rearward portion including one or more tube assemblies. The one or more tube assemblies include at least one partially diagonal tube assembly.
US11319003B2
Endless-track traveling apparatus, and movable body of generator inspection robot including the same
An endless-track traveling apparatus includes a casing, pulleys having axes arranged in parallel in the casing, a motor for driving the pulleys, and an endless track wound on outer circumferential surface portions of the pulleys to rotate together with the pulleys and move on a traveling target. The endless-track traveling apparatus further includes: a plate-shaped member disposed in contact with the endless track and opposed to the traveling target in a space surrounded by the endless track, and fitted in the casing; a magnet fixed in the casing to attract the traveling target; and an elastic member having one end in contact with an inside of the casing and another end in contact with the plate-shaped member, and urging the plate-shaped member in such a direction as to press the plate-shaped member against the endless track.
US11318997B2
The present invention is intended to provide a hood structure to enhance capacity to absorb a collision energy. A hood member comprises a hood outer panel and a hood inner panel disposed on a back face of the hood outer panel. The hood inner panel comprises a general face portion disposed apart from the back face of the hood outer panel, a raised portion raised in a direction of the back face of the hood outer panel 4 from the general face portion and an opening portion formed in an upper face portion of the raised portion. In addition, the hood inner panel comprises a slit portion that extends across an edge line of the raised portion from the opening portion and is formed to slit an inclined face portion of the raised portion.
US11318996B2
A vehicle roof structure includes a roof bow, a vibration dampening plate and a weighted member attached to the vibration dampening plate. The roof bow has a forward flange section, a rearward flange section and a central section, the central section defining a recessed area. The vibration dampening plate is installed to an upper surface of the roof bow proximate the central section. A weighted member is fixedly attached to a lower surface of the vibration dampening plate such that the weighted member is at a level above the upper surface of the recessed area of the roof bow and has a non-contacting relationship with the roof bow.
US11318992B2
A first body cross-member is disposed on body mounts and fixed to the body mounts through outer brackets and mount bolts that are fastening members. A battery and a cooling blower that is a battery accessory provided on an outer side of the battery in a vehicle width direction are installed on a vehicle body, between a pair of rockers. The rockers have a closed cross-sectional structure, and a brace that is a reinforcing member is housed in a battery flanking portion of each rocker that is a portion corresponding to the cooling blower in position in a vehicle front-rear direction.
US11318990B2
A vehicle has a detecting section that detects, as a detection value, a rotational angle of each wheel assembly. A transmitter provided in each wheel assembly transmits transmission data when the rotational angle of the wheel assembly is any of specific angles. At the performance of transmission at the specific angle, the transmitter changes data that is different from angular data indicating the rotational angle of the wheel assembly and is included in the transmission data in accordance with the specific angle. A vehicle-mounted receiver collects the detection values detected by the detecting section upon reception of the transmission data. The receiver collects the detection values for each piece of the transmission data transmitted at the same specific angle based on a manner in which data included in the received transmission data is changed in accordance with the specific angle.
US11318987B2
A steering controller includes processing circuitry configured to execute a torque control process that calculates a steering-side operation amount, an angle feedback control process that calculates an angle-side operation amount, and an operation process that operates a drive circuit of an electric motor to adjust torque of the electric motor to a torque command value. The processing circuitry is further configured to execute a switch process that switches, when determining that a controllability of the electric motor is less than or equal to a predetermined efficiency, the torque command value from a value based on the angle-side operation amount to a value based on the steering-side operation amount instead of the angle-side operation amount.
US11318985B2
A steering actuator comprising a shaft having an input coaxial with an output, wherein the output is in drivable communication with one or more wheels of a vehicle, and a locking mechanism configured to enable the shaft to rotate in both a first direction and a second direction in response to torque provided at the input, and prevent the shaft from rotating in both the first direction and the second direction in response to torque provided at the output.
US11318982B2
A steering column device includes a metal outer-side cylindrical member, a metal inner-side cylindrical member, and a resin intermediate cylindrical member that is disposed between the outer-side cylindrical member and the inner-side cylindrical member. The intermediate cylindrical member has an oil feed orifice through which the semisolid lubricating oil is guided from an outer circumferential face side to an inner circumferential face side when inserting the intermediate cylindrical member into the outer-side cylindrical member.
US11318981B1
A steering column may have a steering spindle jacket that is disposed within a support assembly. An outer steering spindle may include a spline hub portion and may be disposed within the steering spindle jacket. An inner steering spindle may be disposed within the outer steering spindle and may include a spline shaft portion configured to permit axial movement and prevent rotation of the outer steering spindle when the spline hub portion and the spline shaft portion are engaged. In a deployed state the spline shaft and the spline hub portions may be engaged, and in a stowed state the spline shaft and the spline hub portions may be free of engagement. A base disposed in the support assembly engages the spline hub portion in the stowed state to prevent rotation of the outer steering spindle.
US11318973B2
An objective of the beach wagon is to provide users with a 3-in-1 outdoor accessory. In order to accomplish this, the beach wagon provides a multifunctional structure which can be utilized as a normal wagon as well as a beach chair. The beach umbrella configuration of the beach wagon further enables the attachment of an umbrella to provide a beach chair and umbrella combo. The structure of the beach wagon provides a foldable frame which can be configured into a wagon configuration or a chair configuration. Further, the foldable frame of the beach wagon enables easy and compact storage in the back of a vehicle. Additionally, the beach wagon is equipped with wide sand tires, and accommodates various secondary attachments such as cup holders, coolers etc. Furthermore, a modular wheel system of the beach wagon allows users to use different size and type of wheels.
US11318972B2
An example locomotive consist control system includes a locomotive controller located on a locomotive consist to control movement of the locomotive consist along one or more tracks, and a field operator control unit in communication with the locomotive controller. The field operator control unit is configured to control movement of the locomotive consist via the locomotive controller. The system also includes a yard supervisory controller configured to monitor a location of the locomotive consist along the one or more tracks, and a remote operator controller in communication with the yard supervisory controller and the locomotive controller. The remote operator controller is configured to transmit speed and direction orders from the yard supervisory controller to the locomotive controller to control movement of the locomotive consist.
US11318967B2
The application relates to a crash system for the head module of a rail vehicle, said head module being detachably fixed to the front face of a subsequent railcar unit without additional underframe. The crash system has a crash conduction element that carries a crash box at its front end and the back end of which is fixed to the underframe support of the subsequent railcar unit. In the event of a crash, crash forces are thus absorbed by the underframe of the subsequent railcar unit.
US11318965B2
A bogie for a rail vehicle, such as a locomotive, includes a frame, two wheelsets and at least one drive unit. The drive unit is mounted to the frame and to the wheelset. A motor is at least partially supported by the frame while a gearbox to which it is flexibly connected has a main gear mounted on the one wheelset as well as a pinion for driving the main gear. The gearbox is connected to the frame by a reaction rod placed away from the wheel-axle on which the gearbox is mounted. The reaction rod, which defines an axis, is aligned so that its axis extends substantially through a center of the bogie when projected in a longitudinal-vertical plane bisecting the bogie.
US11318963B2
A vehicle control apparatus is provided. The vehicle control apparatus can obtain periphery information of a vehicle and perform following control including steering and acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle. In a case in which a front vehicle which is to be a following target does not satisfy a specific condition not including a speed condition, the vehicle control apparatus performs at least one of: lowering an automation level; and requesting a driver of the vehicle to perform a predetermined task which is not requested to the driver in a case in which the front vehicle satisfies the specific condition.
US11318946B2
Methods and systems are provided for controlling yaw of a vehicle while maintaining vehicle speed. In one example, equal and opposite vectoring torques are applied to first and second wheels along with a propulsion torque so that a vehicle yaw moment may be induced without accelerating or decelerating the vehicle.
US11318945B2
A vehicle control system includes: a vehicle state detecting device configured to obtain vehicle state information that includes a steering angle of a front wheel; a pitch moment computation unit configured to compute an applied pitch moment to be applied to a vehicle based on the vehicle state information; a deceleration force computation unit configured to compute an applied deceleration force to be generated in the vehicle based on the applied pitch moment; and a deceleration force distribution unit configured to compute a brake device deceleration force to be generated by a brake device and a power plant deceleration force to be generated by a power plant based on the applied deceleration force and state information of the brake device and the power plant.
US11318943B2
A vehicle control device is mounted on a vehicle including a driving actuator configured to apply a driving force and a braking actuator configured to apply a braking force. The vehicle control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to correct, when a predetermined condition including at least that the vehicle is decelerating is satisfied, the required driving force and the required braking force so as to increase the required driving force and the required braking force such that a sum of a magnitude of the required driving force and a magnitude of the required braking force is equal to or larger than a magnitude of the component of the gravity acting on the vehicle in the movement direction of the vehicle.
US11318942B2
This application relates to a travel speed control method, an apparatus, a computing device, and a storage medium. The method includes: determining a sampling interval matching a current traveling speed; selecting, starting from a current location, sampling points on an expected traveling route according to the sampling interval; determining a target curvature according to curvatures of the expected traveling route at the respective sampling points; determining, according to the target curvature, a speed limit of traveling on the expected traveling route; and controlling a traveling speed according to the speed limit.
US11318935B2
Driving assist control has plural control modes associated with plural scenes on a one-to-one basis. A scene corresponding to driving environment for a vehicle is a subject scene, and a selected control mode is one associated with the subject scene. Plural pieces of scene description information respectively define the plural scenes. Selected scene description information is one defining the subject scene and indicates parameters used in the driving assist control of the selected control mode. A processor executes the driving assist control of the selected control mode based on the parameters indicated by the selected scene description information, and switches the selected control mode by switching the selected scene description information. When the subject scene changes, the processor notifies an occupant of the vehicle of switching of the selected control mode before switching the selected scene description information and the selected control mode.
US11318928B2
A vehicular automated parking system includes a camera having a field of view rearward of the vehicle. When the vehicle is parked in a parking space, with a forward vehicle parked in front of the vehicle and a rearward vehicle parked behind the vehicle, the vehicular automated parking system determines a forward limit of the parking space responsive to a driver of the vehicle driving the vehicle forward until a front end of the vehicle is close to the forward vehicle. Responsive to the determined forward limit of the parking space, and responsive to processing by an image processor of image data captured by the camera, the vehicular automated parking system controls the vehicle when the vehicle is leaving the parking space in a manner that avoids the forward vehicle parked in front of the vehicle and the rearward vehicle parked behind the vehicle.
US11318926B2
An output torque control apparatus for hybrid vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a motor controller that adjusts motor torque, an engine controller that adjusts engine torque, and a hybrid controller that operates the motor controller and the engine controller based on driving modes of a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid controller calculates transmission input torque corresponding to current request torque, confirms whether a current driving mode an EV mode or a HEV mode, calculates inertia compensation torque corresponding to the confirmed current driving mode, and calculates output torque based on the calculated inertia compensation torque and transmission input torque. Accordingly, at least one of the motor controller or the engine controller is operated based on the calculated output torque.
US11318922B2
A brake system for a vehicle, the vehicle including a service brake control module and a parking brake with at least one spring brake chamber, the service brake control module controlling at least a first pressure module to brake a first set of wheels. The brake system comprises a parking brake control module configured to control the spring brake chamber to brake a second set of wheels and to control the first pressure module to brake the first set of wheels.
US11318915B2
The present invention is a flexible magnetic cleaning apparatus. Once installed, the flexible magnetic cleaning apparatus conforms to the curvature of a windshield, providing sufficient cleaning contact along the windshield. The flexible magnetic cleaning apparatus contains a cleaning paddle and a handle. The cleaning paddle contains a pad connection joint, at least one pad, at least one magnet, and a cleaning layer. The at least one pad is connected to and distributed about the pad connection joint. The handle is positioned adjacent to the pad connection joint opposite to the at least one pad. Each of the at least one magnet is positioned within one of the at least one pad. The cleaning layer is attached adjacent to the at least one pad opposite to the pad connection joint. This optimizes the cleaning process compared to cleaning implements that do not conform to the cleaning surface.
US11318909B2
A latch travel mechanism for a closure panel of a vehicle, the mechanism comprising: a mounting plate for mounting a latch, the latch for retaining the closure panel in a closed position with respect to a body of the vehicle; a support plate coupled to the mounting plate, the support plate for connecting to a body of the vehicle; one or more linkages connected to the support plate at one end and connected to the mounting plate at another end, the one or more linkages providing said coupled to the mounting plate; a locking member mounted on the support plate and configured for retaining the mounting plate in a home position when coupled to the mounting plate and for decoupling from the mounting plate when operated; an actuation system coupled to the linkages for extending the linkages once the locking member is decoupled from the mounting plate, in order to move the mounting plate relative to the support plate from the home position to an extended position; wherein the latch is also moved from the home position to the extended position when mounted on the mounting plate.
US11318902B2
A grille assembly for a vehicle includes a vehicle grille having an opening with at least a pair of opposed edges, and at least one tab extending along at least one edge of the pair of opposed edges. The at least one tab has a base portion, an end portion, and two opposed faces extending between the base portion and end portion. The at least one tab is tapered such that a cross-sectional area of the tab taken along a plane extending perpendicular to either face of the opposed faces of the tab decreases in a direction extending from the base portion toward the end portion.
US11318901B2
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a vehicle that can include a bumper, a plurality of frame brackets, and a skid plate assembly, and related methods. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a skid plate assembly that can include a light source and a main body with a first portion, a second portion, and a plurality of mounts. The skid plate assembly can extend below a bumper of a vehicle. The main body can define an opening that exposes the light source and the face of the light source can be aimed forward and downward.
US11318899B2
A bumper reinforcement includes an aluminum alloy extrusion body having a pair of flanges to be positioned on a vehicle body side and on a collision side and a pair of webs to be positioned in a vehicle vertical direction. The pair of webs connect the pair of flanges at joint portions such that the pair of webs and the pair of flanges form a closed cross section, and the pair of webs do not have a welded portion.
US11318898B2
An electrical junction box includes a frame and a cassette block. The frame has a side wall, the frame having a first opening and a second opening provided at two ends of the side wall. The cassette block is to be attached to the frame from the first opening along a first direction and electric wires are drawn out along a second direction when the cassette block is attached to the frame, the first direction being a direction toward the second opening from the first opening, the second direction being another direction toward the first opening from the second opening. The cassette block has a jig engagement portion configured such that a jig inserted into the cassette block from a side of the second opening engages with the jig engagement portion and the cassette block is drawn into the frame by the jig moving in the first direction.
US11318897B2
A vehicle includes an electrified propulsion system powered by a traction battery. The vehicle also includes an electrical distribution system (EDS) to pass current to and from the traction battery. The EDS is provided with at least one flexible electrical distribution component (FEDC) including a plurality of individual conductor paths. At least one of the individual conductor paths defines a typical width and a reduced width narrowed portion sized to operate as a fuse and thereby break an electrical circuit of the at least one individual conductor path in response to heat generated from conducting an electrical current greater than a predetermined threshold.
US11318890B2
Reconfigurable cargo screen assemblies for a vehicle are provided. The assembly includes a retracting component including a cassette member, a retractable screen, a first end beam, and a retraction mechanism. A first end of the retractable screen is connected to the first end beam, and a second end of the retractable screen is retractably connected within the cassette member by the retraction mechanism. The assembly further includes a middle cover component including a rod member, a middle screen, and a second end beam. A first end of the middle screen is connected to the rod member, and a second end of the middle screen is connected to the second end beam. Also included is a back component having a connection beam and a back screen.
US11318888B2
An interior rearview mirror assembly for an electric vehicle having a vehicle battery for powering a propulsion system of the electric vehicle. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror casing, a mirror reflective element, a mounting structure configured to adjustably mount the mirror assembly at an interior portion of the electric vehicle, and an indicator disposed at the mirror casing along a perimeter region of the mirror reflective element. The indicator includes a plurality of LEDs, and each LED of the plurality of LEDs is individually operated to emit light. With the mirror reflective element and the mirror casing adjustably mounted at the interior portion of the electric vehicle via the mounting structure, and responsive to a battery charge level of the vehicle battery, the indicator electrically powers one or more of the LEDs to convey vehicle battery charge level information to a driver of the electric vehicle.
US11318885B2
A vehicle vision system including an isolation block configured to compress under pressure, a rigid block on an interface surface of the isolation block configured to distribute pressure across the interface surface of the isolation block, the rigid block including a first protrusion extending away from the interface surface and having a cavity, and a camera embedded within the cavity and configured to capture video images.
US11318882B2
A lighting device is disclosed. In various embodiments, the lighting device includes an optical system; a plurality of light sources arranged in a matrix, the plurality of light sources including a first plurality of light sources configured to irradiate a first region of the optical system with a first light color, a second plurality of light sources configured to irradiate a second region of the optical system with a second light color; and a processor configured to control interaction of the first plurality of light sources and the second plurality of light sources with a third plurality of light sources and to control mixing of the first light color and the second light color.
US11318875B2
A novel trailer securing and releasing mechanism for a boat is disclosed to facilitate the process when unloading and releasing a boat into the water as well as loading the boat back on the trailer via securing the boat's eye bolt, or ring. The invention device encompasses a spring- or hydraulically-activated mechanism normally attached to the trailer tongue. The boat loading mechanism operates by movement of a horizontal rod being forced in the direction toward the trailer resulting from contact by the boat ring. This contact and movement of the rod forward results in positioning the boat ring within an open claw-like device and, simultaneously, causes the open claw to slam shut wherein each claw arm lies with the boat ring and thereby affixing the boat to the trailer. As the rod arm is moved back within its housing by the forward motion of the boat the energy of said movement is captured and retained, either by a compression of a spring or of a fluid (gas or liquid) within a hydraulic mechanism. Subsequent disengagement of the boat ring from the claw-like device on the boat trailer results from release of the stored energy within the compressed spring (or fluid) to reverse the direction of movement of the horizontal rod that will result in the simultaneous opening of the claw mechanism and pushing of the rod head against the boat ring to release the boat from the trailer.
US11318874B2
Devices and related methods are disclosed for redirecting gravel, sand or other loads of a dump truck upon discharge from the dump truck. For example, a dump truck load diverter is disclosed which includes a diverter body having a tetrahedral-esque form factor defined by four primary faces and a plurality of chamfer faces, the four primary faces consisting of a primary diverting face, a pair of secondary diverting faces and a base face, the pair of secondary diverting faces being arranged perpendicularly to each other and to the base face. The diverter body may be sized relative to a bed of a dump truck to obstruct a substantial portion of a dump passage area when positioned in one of a plurality of load spreading configurations.
US11318871B2
A seating assembly of a row of seating of a vehicle comprising: (a) a seat including a frame having an inboard side; and (b) an inboard armrest assembly comprising: (i) a lower bracket attached to the inboard side of the frame of the seat; (ii) an upper bracket pivotally coupled to the lower bracket about a pivot axis extending generally forward-to-rearward; and (iii) a cushion unit mounted upon the upper bracket, the upper bracket having an inboard position and, upon application of an outboard force to the upper bracket, an outboard position further outboard than the inboard position, the upper bracket transitioning from the inboard position to the outboard position about the pivot axis. The outboard force moving the cushion unit to the outboard position removes the inboard armrest assembly from projecting into a center aisle of a vehicle.
US11318865B2
An autonomous vehicle is provided. The autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle control device positioned proximate a forward end of the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle further includes a passenger seat. The passenger seat defines a seating orientation and is configurable in at least a first position and a second position. When the passenger seat is in the first position, the seating orientation is directed towards the rear end of the autonomous vehicle. In addition, the vehicle control device is substantially obscured from access from a passenger compartment of the autonomous vehicle. When the passenger seat is in the second position, the seating orientation is directed towards the forward end of the autonomous vehicle. In addition, the vehicle control device is accessible from the passenger compartment of the autonomous vehicle.
US11318856B2
This application is directed to an apparatus for providing electrical charge to a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a driven mass, a generator, a charger, a hardware controller, and a communication circuit. The driven mass rotates in response to a kinetic energy of the vehicle and is coupled to a shaft such that rotation of the driven mass causes the shaft to rotate. The driven mass exists in one of (1) an extended position and (2) a retracted position. The generator generates an electrical output based on a mechanical input coupled to the shaft such that rotation of the shaft causes the mechanical input to rotate. The charger is electrically coupled to the generator and: receives the electrical output, generates a charge output based on the electrical output, and conveys the charge output to the vehicle. The controller controls whether the driven mass is in the extended position or the retracted position in response to a signal received from the communication circuit.
US11318852B2
An electric vehicle includes a controller configured to receive sensor feedback from a high voltage storage device and from a low voltage storage device, compare the sensor feedback to operating limits of the respective high and low voltage storage device, determine, based on the comparison a total charging current to the high voltage storage device and to the low voltage storage device and a power split factor of the total charging current to the high voltage device and to the low voltage device, and regulate the total power to the low voltage storage device and the high voltage storage device based on the determination.
US11318847B2
The present disclosure discloses an energy management system suitable for a solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle and a control method thereof, which are used for an aerospace vehicle energy system. The system comprises a photovoltaic module, an MPPT controller, a first DC-DC circuit, a battery pack, a first anti-reverse circuit, a second DC-DC circuit, a second anti-reverse circuit, an ESC, a BLDC, an on-board controller, a communication link and a voltage stabilizing module. During cruising, the battery pack directly supplies power to the ESC through the first anti-reverse circuit; when high-power power output is needed, the battery pack supplies power to the ESC through the second DC-DC circuit and the second anti-reverse circuit in sequence, wherein the output voltage of the second DC-DC circuit and the accelerator signal input of the ESC are controlled by the on-board controller.
US11318845B2
A system for wireless power transfer of on-road vehicles is provided herein. The system includes a plurality of base stations; a power transmission line located beneath a surface of a road having a plurality of segments, each segment having at least one pair of coils and at least one capacitor electrically connected via a switch to the coils in the segment; and at least one vehicle having at least one power receiving segment having at least two coils, connected to at least one capacitor, wherein the at least one vehicle further includes a communication transmitter configured to transmit a power requesting signal, wherein the coils of the power transmitting segment are configured to receive the power requesting signal; and wherein each of the base stations is further configured to feed a plurality of the power transmitting segments with current at a resonance frequency, responsive to the power requesting signal.
US11318843B2
The present application relates to an electric car and an active discharging module, a driving apparatus, and an electric drive system thereof. said active discharging module comprises a discharging subcircuit, which is connected in parallel with the DC-link capacitor of the electric car, and a first switch, which is connected to an actuating apparatus of the electric car and the discharging subcircuit respectively. The discharging subcircuit comprises a discharging resistor and a power switching transistor which are connected in series, wherein the first switch may turn off the power switching transistor after the actuating apparatus is turned on, and turn on the power switching transistor after the actuating apparatus is turned off. Said driving apparatus comprises any one of the above active discharging modules. Said electric drive system comprises any one of the above driving apparatuses. Said electric car comprises any one of the above electric drive system.
US11318842B2
A first train-installed device according to the present invention includes: a memory; and a processor. The processor performs operations. The operations includes: performing wireless communication through an antenna installed at a front of a train; acquiring train information including information indicating a railroad of the train; transmitting a search signal to another train in a neighborhood of the train; when receiving a response signal including train information including information indicating a railroad on which the another train is on-rail, determining whether there is a possibility of a collision between the train and the another train based on the train information; and when there is a possibility of the collision, measuring a distance between the another train and the train by transmitting and receiving a measurement signal and a measurement response signal to and from the second train-installed device.
US11318841B2
A vehicle control panel protection device, including a main body to cover at least a portion of a vehicle control panel disposed on a portion of a door of a vehicle, at least one first fastener disposed on at least a portion of the main body, and at least one second fastener disposed on the vehicle control panel to detachably connect to the at least one first fastener.
US11318832B2
A method of forming a tank with a stiffening assembly includes forming a fuel tank such that the tank wall carries at least a first and second insert, locating a connecting assembly within the tank interior aligned with the first and second inserts, the connecting assembly including a tubular body, a first coupler, and a second coupler, and coupling at least a portion of the first insert with the first coupler and at least a portion of the second insert with the second coupler to limit movement of the two wall portions relative to each other.
US11318831B2
A sensor head for being arranged in an orifice of a fluid tank includes an opening in fluid communication with a fluid return line returning a fluid to the fluid tank and a bubble reducer device disposed at the opening. The bubble reducer device is configured to block bubbles in the fluid in the fluid return line while the fluid passes through the bubble reducer device during operation.
US11318827B1
A bottom pan seal system for sealing a space between a floor of a slide-out room and a floor of a main cabin of a recreational vehicle, the bottom pan seal system having a bottom pan seal having a first leg having an outboard end and an inboard end. A second leg extends perpendicularly from the first leg. A wiper seal extends perpendicularly from the first leg opposite the second leg adjacent the outboard end. A flap seal extending perpendicularly from the second leg. A wear bar can be attached to three inboard end. The inboard end can have a wiper seal extending perpendicularly from the first leg and parallel to the wiper seal adjacent to the outboard end.
US11318826B2
A retractable cover system includes laterally spaced apart guide rails that each provide a track on either side of an opening. The retractable cover system further includes a cover that has multiple slats that are configured to interlock with one another in a deployed configuration. The slats are slidable in the tracks between first and second positions within the opening. The slats are stacked onto one another in a stowed configuration. The slats include laterally extending profiles that are complementary to one another and are configured to interlock with one another in a deployed configuration. The complementary profiles are configured to decouple from one another in the stowed configuration.
US11318823B2
A roof system for a vehicle includes a fixed roof element, forming a fixed roof segment of a vehicle roof bounding a passenger compartment and situated in a rear area of the vehicle roof, a roof opening and closing mechanism, which allows a relative movement of a movable roof element in relation to the fixed roof element and/or a relative movement of a movable roller blind in relation to the vehicle roof. The fixed roof element is designed as a single-piece roof element having at least one impact energy absorption section and at least one receiving section locally distinct from the impact energy absorption section for receiving electrical and/or mechanical function elements, by which or in the interplay of which with other function elements a movement of the movable roof element for opening and closing of the roof opening and/or driving the roller blind can be effectuated.
US11318821B2
A vehicle door enables introduction of a plastic resin through penetration holes formed in the reinforcement bracket that is inserted into the window frame portion in injection molding of the door module assembled between the door trip and the door panel to improve structural bonding force and at the same time assure structural rigidity by forming various ribs and bosses to thereby prevent separation of the reinforcement bracket due to torsion, and particularly, prevents deformation by strengthening bending strength by filling a plastic resin in a space formed between ribs in a portion where structural strength is required.
US11318814B2
A cooling apparatus includes: a water circuit; a ventilation heat exchanger that heats cooling water by heat exchange with air discharged to outside; a motor generator cooling unit; a motor bypass circuit that bypasses the motor generator cooling unit; and a flow rate control unit. When a temperature of the cooling water flowing between the ventilation heat exchanger and a motor flow rate controller is lower than or equal to a temperature of oil circulating inside the motor generator, the flow rate control unit increases a flow rate of the cooling water that flows from the ventilation heat exchanger into the motor bypass circuit.
US11318813B2
A thermal system for a vehicle having a comprehensive cooling circuit, a refrigeration circuit, a cooling circuit, a heating circuit, and a plurality of switched states is disclosed. The cooling circuit is connected with a heat source of the vehicle. The cooling circuit has a high-voltage accumulator (HVA) circuit to which a high-voltage accumulator for supplying power to an electric drivetrain of the vehicle is connected. An ambient cooler is connected to the cooling circuit downstream of the heat source. A chiller for transferring heat from the HVA circuit into the refrigeration circuit is also connected to the refrigeration circuit. A first switched state, in which the HVA circuit downstream and upstream of the heat source is connected to the cooling circuit, can be set such that an extended HVA circuit, in which the high-voltage accumulator and the heat source are connected in series is configured.
US11318812B2
A temperature environment regulating system includes an in-vehicle temperature conditioner, a thermal sensation estimating section, a preference estimating section, a preference memory section, and a control section. The in-vehicle temperature conditioner regulates passenger-compartment temperature environment in a vehicle. The thermal sensation estimating section estimates thermal sensation, which is an indicator representing how the user senses in-vehicle temperature environment. The preference estimating section estimates temperature preference of the user based on a temporal change in the thermal sensation. The control section controls the in-vehicle temperature conditioner based on the temperature preference memorized by the preference memory section.
US11318806B2
A combination of components forming a steering stabilizer mounting assembly including a stabilizer, a bracket shim, an independent hollow tubular housing with a fixedly attached base washer, and nuts and bolts to fasten the components into place.
US11318802B2
A hitch assembly for a vehicle includes a cross-member structure disposed at a rear of the vehicle. The cross-member structure includes a bar extending from the first side frame to the second side frame, and a tube circumposed over the bar and having a central portion fixedly secured to the bar and a side portion rotatably coupled to the bar. The hitch assembly further includes a hitch structure adapted to move between a working position and a storage position. The hitch structure includes a base sleeve slidably circumposed over the tube and an arm extending from the base sleeve. In the working position, base sleeve is secured to the central portion and the arm extends outwardly of the rear end of the vehicle. In the storage position, the base sleeve is disposed circumposing the side portion and the arm is disposed underneath a chassis of the vehicle.
US11318801B1
A coupler for use by a towing vehicle to tow a towed vehicle can have an auxiliary actuator, such as a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder, coupled to a coupler latching element or elements to move the latching elements to a closed position, such as automatically in response to the occurrence of a vehicle condition, such as the release of the emergency brake of a towing vehicle. The auxiliary actuator can be provided with or without a actuator used to move a clamp into engagement with a draw bar eye of the towed vehicle. The auxiliary actuator can operate to cause the closing of the latching element or elements when, for example, a vehicle operator inadvertently forgets to close the latch before driving off with a towed trailer.
US11318798B2
A wheel for a racing bicycle including a rim with a rim body having a rim well and lateral rim flanks provided with rim flanges, the rim flanges showing bulges protruding inwardly, each defining an undercut at the pertaining rim flange. A tire with two circumferential tire beads is accommodated on the rim body between the rim flanges, the tire beads bearing against the inside of the rim flanges and entering the undercut at the bulges of the rim flanges. A tire retaining device is included which is disposed in the internal space between the tire and the rim well. The tire retaining device includes an insert member having a hollow space that extends between the tire beads and contains a radially outwardly peripheral wall and a radially inwardly peripheral wall, wherein at least the radially inwardly peripheral wall extends continuously across an inner axial width of the insert member.
US11318788B2
A rubber composition for tire tread or a rubber composition for tire sidewall, comprising one or more rubber components, and a composite powder which comprises a persimmon fruit extract and sodium carbonate and which is in an amount of 1.0 to 10 parts by mass when a total amount of the rubber component(s) is regarded as 100 parts by mass. In the rubber compositions, it is preferable that in the composite powder, a ratio by mass of the persimmon fruit extract to the sodium carbonate is from 1:1 to 5:1. Moreover, in the rubber compositions, it is preferable that when a total amount of the rubber component(s) is regarded as 100 parts by mass, an effective component amount of the persimmon fruit extract in the composite powder is from 0.01 to 8.0 parts by mass.
US11318785B2
A wheel and hub assembly. Such a wheel includes split adapters, split hubs and split wheels. The assembly is attached to any beach chair or other article of manufacture which has a rod or pipe in its structure. Also, the wheel can be adapted on variously sized pipes and enable a user to easily pull/roll a beach chair or other articles of manufacture on various surfaces including a sandy beach or lawn.
US11318780B2
An apparatus for texturing a plastic substrate, while forming a dye sublimation image in the plastic substrate, wherein the plastic substrate has a first side and a second side, is provided. A textured cover is on a side of a platen, wherein the platen is on a first, untextured side of the textured cover. A first side of the dye carrier is on a second, textured side of the textured cover, and wherein the plastic substrate is supported on a second side of the dye carrier, wherein a first side of the plastic substrate is supported by the dye carrier, wherein the textured side of the textured cover has a texture to be transferred to the plastic substrate. A membrane is on the second side of the plastic substrate. A vacuum pump provides a vacuum between the membrane and the platen. A heater is positioned to heat the plastic substrate.
US11318775B2
The present disclosure refers to a method for manufacturing a secured window in an identification card. The method comprising embedding information in a transparent window of the identification card and covering the embedded information with a thermochromic layer on a first side of the transparent window. The thermochromic layer is configured to become substantially transparent when subjected to a level of heat greater than a determined threshold value. In addition the method comprises the step of covering a second side of the transparent window, opposite to the first side, with a further thermochromic layer, the further thermographic layer being configured to become substantially transparent when subjected to a level of heat greater than the determined threshold value, such that the embedded information becomes visible through the transparent window when both sides of the window are exposed to the level of heat greater than the determined threshold value.
US11318769B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a pair of conveyance rollers, a conveyance member, and a cleaning unit. The image forming portion forms an image on a sheet. The pair of conveyance rollers conveys the sheet at a predetermined timing to an image formation position at which the image is formed by the image forming portion. The conveyance member conveys the sheet at the image formation position. The cleaning unit includes a cleaning member that is configured to come in contact with a target roller and the conveyance member, the target roller being one of the pair of conveyance rollers that comes in contact with the sheet.
US11318766B2
An alignment of jet holes of a liquid jet head is smoothly performed. A liquid jet head according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a nozzle section having a jet hole for liquid, a support member configured to support the nozzle section, and a position adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a position of the jet hole with respect to a carriage. The position adjustment mechanism includes a reference member a position of which with respect to the carriage is fixable, a position adjustment member which is coupled to the support member, and is configured to push the reference member to change a relative distance with respect to the reference member to thereby displace the support member on the carriage, and an intermediary member intervening between the reference member and the position adjustment member. The intermediary member is attached to either one of the reference member and the position adjustment member to form a first pressure-receiving surface facing to a displacement direction of the support member, and the other of the reference member and the position adjustment member has contact with the first pressure-receiving surface.
US11318762B2
A page of a print job is to be compiled by a printing device upon printing. It is determined that at time of compiling, the page will include print fluid, greater than a threshold, at locations corresponding to the compiling paddles. Drying of the page is responsively increased upon the device printing the page.
US11318756B2
A method of printing on a plurality objects comprises arranging a first plurality of objects on a board having a flat upper surface, the first plurality of objects arranged on the board in a first configuration, and adhering a plurality of rail members to the flat upper surface of the board, the plurality of rail members arranged around a perimeter of each of the first plurality of objects to define borders for each of the first plurality of objects in the first configuration. The method further comprises positioning the board on a printer, printing on the first plurality of objects with the printer, and removing each of the first plurality of objects from the board. The method further comprises subsequently printing a second plurality of objects on the board.
US11318744B2
An electrode pad portion of a liquid ejection head substrate includes a layer containing one of an iridium metal and an iridium alloy, and at least a portion of a cavitation resistant layer is provided in the same layer with the same material as the layer containing one of the iridium metal and the iridium alloy.
US11318739B2
A controller determines whether a first direction is perpendicular to an extending direction of a straight line portion in a boundary between recorded and non-recorded regions; determines whether a recording resolution in the first direction is lower than an image resolution; in response to determining that the first direction is perpendicular to the extending direction and that the recording resolution is lower than the image resolution, determines whether at least part of a predicted landing region is located outside a reference line; and in response to determining that the at least part of the predicted landing region is located outside the reference line, controls a head and a carriage to adjust ejection timing of an ink droplet forming the edge of the straight line portion such that a protruding area of an actual landing region of the ink droplet is smaller than a protruding area of the predicted landing region.
US11318737B2
A fluidic die includes primitives arranged to form a number of primitive zones, each primitive zone including a memory to store adjustment data, and at least one signal adjuster to receive a fire signal, and to adjust the received fire signal based on the stored adjustment data to provide an adjusted fire signal to each primitive of the primitive zone. The fluidic die includes an address bus and a set of data lines, each data line corresponding to a different one of the primitives. Mode circuitry directs address data from the address bus to each primitive and print data from each data line to the corresponding primitive when a mode signal has a first value, and directs data representing adjustment data from one of the address bus and the set of data lines to at least one of the memories when the mode signal has a second value.
US11318734B2
A friction reduction system for reducing friction of an intermediate transfer member (ITM) of a printing system, while the ITM is guided along the printing system by a guiding arrangement. The friction reduction system includes a fluid reservoir mounted within the printing system, a fluid depositing arrangement disposed along the ITM, and a control mechanism, adapted to control depositing of fluid, from the fluid depositing arrangement onto the guiding arrangement or onto at least a portion of the ITM. Depositing of the fluid reduces friction between the ITM and the guiding arrangement.
US11318732B2
A machine arrangement, for sequentially processing sheet-type substrates, includes a plurality of different processing stations, one of which includes a non-impact printing device that prints the substrates. The processing station, including the non-impact printing device, also includes a printing cylinder, on the circumference of which, the non-impact printing device that prints the substrates is arranged. On the circumferential surface of the printing cylinder, four substrates are or can be placed behind each other in the circumferential direction. Each of the substrates that are to be conveyed are retained in one of a force-locking and a form-fitting manner on the circumferential surface of the printing cylinder by at least one retaining element.
US11318730B2
A system for preparing a photopolymer printing plate includes an imager, a plate unloader configured to automatically unload the plate from the imager and deliver the plate to an exposure unit comprising a plurality of UV LEDs, and a controller configured to operate the imager, the plate unloader, and the exposure unit. The imager has a rotatable drum configured to rotate while laser beams ablate portions of an ablatable layer of the printing plate in accordance with imaging data. The UV LEDs include a back array and a front array configured to expose the front of the UV-curable plate, at least one of which is configured to emit UV radiation toward the plate during relative motion between the plate and the array.
US11318723B2
The present invention is directed to hot-fill/retort packaging films having a sealant layer composition comprising a first propylene-ethylene copolymer, a second propylene-ethylene copolymer and a polyethylene. Hot-fill/retort packaging films are provided herein having a sealant layer composition that exhibits an ultimate hot tack within a range from 88 N/m to 876 H/m (0.5 lb./in to 5 lb./in) at a temperature within the range from 116° C. to 182° C. (240° F. to 360° F.).
US11318720B2
This easily peelable absorption film is provided with an absorption film that contains a thermoplastic resin and an absorbing agent, and an easy-peel layer that is layered directly on one surface of the absorption film, wherein: the absorbing agent content is 20 mass % or more with reference to the mass of the entire absorption film; and when the easy-peel layer of the easily peelable absorption film is heat-sealed to another resin and the easily peelable absorption film is peeled from the other resin, the easy-peel layer agglomerates and peels away.
US11318719B2
The present invention aims to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass that can, even when having a thickness at the thickest portion of 850 μm or more, exhibit sufficient deaeration properties in production of a laminated glass to provide a laminated glass with high transparency, and a laminated glass produced using the interlayer film for a laminated glass. Provided is an interlayer film for a laminated glass having a large number of recesses on at least one surface, the interlayer film for a laminated glass having a thickness T (μm) measured in conformity with JIS K-6732 (1996) and a maximum height roughness Ry (μm) measured in conformity with JIS B-0601 (1994) at a thickest portion, the thickness T and the maximum height roughness Ry satisfying the following expressions (1) and (1′): Ry≥0.020×T+16.6 (1), T≥850 (1′).
US11318705B2
A composite panel includes a plurality of segments, wherein each segment includes a plurality of reinforcement plies such as carbon fiber plies. Collimated fiber bands (e.g., carbon fibers) within each reinforcement ply are oriented in a single direction, which can be, for example, 0°, 45°, 90°, and −45°. Each segment can include a stack of reinforcement plies, wherein the collimated fiber bands of each reinforcement ply are oriented in one of these directions. The orientations of the collimated fiber bands that form the reinforcement plies in a stack determine a stiffness of the stack and the segment that includes the stack. The stiffness of each segment is controlled to reduce a stiffness mismatch between adjacent segments that form the composite panel, thereby reducing separation of the segments during use.
US11318687B2
A waveguide for plastic welding has an entry end, an exit end as well as a first and a second inner face arranged between the entry end and the exit end, which are arranged opposite to each other and by means of which laser light can be reflected. A first distance between the entry end and the exit end defines a length of the waveguide and a second distance between the first and the second inner face defines a thickness of the waveguide. The exit end may be arranged opposite to the entry end and a central plane of the waveguide may extend centrally from the entry end to the exit end. The first inner face comprises a continuously curved, concave shape so that a third distance between the first inner face and the central plane varies continuously from the entry end in the direction of the exit end.
US11318686B2
A manufacturing method for a pressure tank includes disposing a preform, in which a fiber layer is formed on an outer surface of a liner that forms an internal space of a pressure tank, within a mold, and rotating the preform in a circumferential direction within the mold with a central axis of the preform as a rotation center while resin is injected toward the preform disposed within the mold from a gate.
US11318683B2
A resin joint 20 includes an outer cylinder 21 molded by a resin material capable of transmitting laser light and an inner cylinder 22 disposed facing the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 21. An annular protrusion 22b that protrudes in the radial direction and extends in the circumferential direction is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 21 or the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder 22. The axial end of the resin tube 10 is inserted into an annular space 30 and is deformed in the radial direction following the annular protrusion 22b, and a region deformed in the radial direction has a surface that is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 21. The inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 21 and the outer peripheral surface of the resin tube 10 are laser-welded.
US11318675B2
A system for additively manufacturing an object comprises a source of a feedstock line, a rigidizing mechanism that receives the feedstock line from the source and transforms the resin from a first at least partially uncured state to a rigid at least partially uncured state, a delivery guide that deposits the feedstock line along a print path, a feed mechanism that feeds the feedstock line through the delivery guide, a de-rigidizing mechanism that transforms the resin from the rigid at least partially uncured state to a second at least partially uncured state, and a curing mechanism that transforms the resin from the second at least partially uncured state to an at least partially cured state.
US11318672B2
An object can be made one section at a time, that is layerwise, using an apparatus for making an object using a stereolithographic method. In a step of the stereolithographic method, a layer of a material used for making the object may be solidified in the shape of a section of the object. Disclosed herein is an apparatus (100) for making a stereolithographic object (122). Also disclosed herein is a method for making a stereolithographic object (122).
US11318670B2
Methods of fabricating three-dimensional rubber-like objects which utilize one or more modeling material formulations which comprise an elastomeric curable material and silica particles are provided. Objects made of the modeling material formulations and featuring improved mechanical properties are also provided.
US11318669B2
In a three-dimensional printing method example, a liquid functional agent is selectively applied. The liquid functional agent includes i) an energy source material or ii) an energy sink material. A metallic or ceramic build material is applied. The liquid functional agent is selectively applied any of before the metallic or ceramic build material, after the metallic or ceramic build material, or both before and after the metallic or ceramic build material. The liquid functional agent patterns the metallic or ceramic build material to form a composite layer. At least some of the metallic or ceramic build material is exposed to energy. A reaction involving i) the energy source material or ii) the energy sink material is initiated to alter a thermal condition of the composite layer.
US11318660B2
Tooling for use in forming a variable taper component is provided. The tooling includes an inner mandrel and an outer mandrel disposed around the inner mandrel. The inner mandrel includes a master insert defining opposed tapered edge faces, an external surface having a variable taper and a plurality of recesses configured to receive at least a portion of the variable taper component, and a tapered internal surface. The inner mandrel also includes a plurality of interlocking pieces arranged concentrically around the master insert, and a tapered inner sleeve disposed against the tapered internal surfaces of the plurality of interlocking pieces and the master insert. The outer mandrel defines a corresponding plurality of recesses configured to receive at least a portion of the variable taper component, wherein a maximum width of the interlocking pieces and the master insert is smaller than a minimum width of ends of the variable taper component.
US11318654B2
A method and a device for manufacturing a rubber coated cord, comprising: a rubber coated cord including a preceding cord is manufactured by causing the preceding cord to pass through a preceding head while filling the preceding head with unvulcanized rubber extruded from a rubber extruder, and a rubber coated cord including a next cord is manufactured by setting a leading edge portion of the next cord in a state where the leading edge portion of the next cord has passed through the next head in advance, manufacturing a predetermined length of the rubber coated cord including the preceding cord, and subsequently causing the next cord including a leading edge portion side range bonded to a trailing edge portion of the rubber coated cord including the preceding cord to pass through the next head while switching from the preceding head to the next head.
US11318653B2
In a temperature control device, a resin flow channel is formed from a nozzle section and a cylinder section that is connected to the nozzle section and the device controls the temperature of the resin that flows in the resin flow channel. The temperature control device is provided with: a first temperature sensor for detecting the nozzle temperature of the resin flowing through the nozzle section; a first temperature control unit for performing PID control so that the nozzle temperature achieves a first target temperature; multiple second temperature sensors for detecting the cylinder temperature of the resin flowing through the cylinder section; and second temperature control units for performing PID control so that the cylinder temperature achieves a second target temperature. The second temperature control units perform PID control of the cylinder temperature using temperature control information from the first temperature control unit.
US11318649B2
One aspect relates to an injection molding system for the injection molding of amorphous metals, an injection molding unit for the injection molding of amorphous metals and an injection molding process for amorphous metals. The injection molding system includes a channel for feeding a molten metal and a slider unit including a slider and a pressure system. The slider is located between the channel and at least one injection molding cavity and is movable between a rest position and an injection position. In the rest position, the slider blocks the access of the molten metal to the injection molding cavity and in the injection position it allows the molten metal to access the injection molding cavity. The pressure system holds the slider in the rest position and allows the slider to move to the injection position when a minimum pressure is exceeded.
US11318641B2
To provide a film capable of suppressing both of formation of wrinkles when a release film is suction-attached to a cavity surface in compression molding, and formation of wrinkles when the cavity bottom surface to which the release film has been suction-attached is raised; and a method for producing a semiconductor element by using said film. A laminated film 1 comprises a layer 3 of shrinkable film, of which the storage elastic modulus E′ at 180° C. is at least 70 MPa, and the thermal shrinkage in 30 minutes at 180° C., with reference to 20° C., in each of the machine direction (MD) and the transverse direction (TD), is at least 3%, and a fluororesin layer 5 present on one side or both sides of the shrinkable film layer 3.
US11318638B2
A forming-material connecting device includes a cutter that cuts a forming material constituted by plural continuous fiber bundles being impregnated with a resin material and supplied in a supply direction corresponding to an extending direction of the plural continuous fiber bundles. The cutter cuts at least a portion of the plural continuous fiber bundles. The forming-material connecting device also includes a joining portion joining portions of the forming material, which are cut by the cutter at a cutting point in the forming material, on a downstream and upstream side with respect to the cutting point in the supply direction by heating to join the resin materials of the portions of the forming material, or the joining portion joins a preceding forming material's trailing end portion and a leading end portion of a following forming material by heating to join resin materials of the preceding forming material and following forming material.
US11318636B2
A composite wood panel is manufactured from thin wood laminae cut from wood unsuitable for peeler logs or dimensional lumber. A cold set adhesive is applied to the wood laminae and they are formed into a randomly oriented mat that is cold rolled into a thin, pliable cold rolled stock that can be corrugated. A hot set adhesive may also be applied to the laminae to improve strength of the composite wood panel. The hot set adhesive is set in a hot press after the cold rolled stock is produced.
US11318628B2
A hair clipper includes a clipper body comprising a motor and a blade assembly connected to the clipper body such that the motor moves a moveable blade of the blade assembly during operation. The blade assembly includes a blade housing having a guide surface that faces skin of a patient during operation and a patterned array of ribs that are located on the guide surface defining a guide plane. The ribs of the patterned array of ribs are arranged spaced-apart from one another and are sized to provide a kinetic friction force against dry skin of the patient of less than 1 N using a normal force of 3.5 N.
US11318621B2
An in-vehicle building material processing system including: a flat cargo bed formed on a vehicle; rigid members for ensuring flatness with respect to a workpiece-receiving table formed at predetermined section of the cargo bed; clampers for fixing a building material on the workpiece-receiving table; a multi-joint robot provided with a freely swingable cutting means at its tip, which is capable of protruding in a range wider than outer periphery of the workpiece-receiving table; and a control unit having an operation unit for making the multi-joint robot to cut and process the building material desirably, wherein the control unit controls the cutting means to cut and process the building material while controlling at least either of the cutting means and the clampers to avoid a contact of the cutting means and the clampers.
US11318620B2
The present disclosure relates to a material handling system for manipulating items. The material handling system includes a repositioning system comprising a robotic tool which includes a robotic arm portion and an end effector. The robotic tool is configured to manipulate an item in a first orientation and reorient the item to a second orientation. The material handling system further includes a vision system having one or more sensors positioned within the material handling system. The vision system is configured to generate inputs corresponding to the characteristics of the items. The material handling system may further include a controller executing instructions to cause the material handling system to identify the item in the first orientation, based on the one or more characteristics of the item, initiate, by the repositioning system, picking of the item in the first orientation, and re-orient the item in the second orientation.
US11318619B2
According to an embodiment, an object handling device includes a base, a manipulator, a first camera, a sensor, a manipulator control unit and a calibration unit. The manipulator is arranged on the base, and includes a movable part and an effector that is arranged on the movable part and acts on an object. The first camera and the sensor are arranged on the manipulator. The manipulator control unit controls the manipulator so that the movable part is moved to a position corresponding to a directed value. The calibration processing unit acquires a first error in a first direction based on an image photographed by the first camera, acquire a second error in a second direction intersecting with the first direction based on a detection result obtained by the sensor, and acquire a directed calibration value with respect to the directed value based on the first error and the second error.
US11318612B2
A control device includes at least two processors comprising at least a first processor and a second processor. The control device controls at least one autonomous motion mechanism on the basis of a recognition result received from a recognition device. A storage device of the control device stores upper-level software, middle-level software, and lower-level software. The upper-level software derives a feature amount representing a feature of the recognition result. The middle-level software generates a motion plan of the autonomous motion mechanism on the basis of the feature amount. The lower-level software outputs a command value for controlling the autonomous motion mechanism on the basis of the motion plan. The first processor executes at least the upper-level software, the second processor executes at least the lower-level software, and at least one processor included in the control device executes the middle-level software.
US11318602B1
Robotic mobility assistant exoskeleton with frame members, which are attached adjacent to biological joints, supplements relative movement between skeletal members. Mechanical joint defines a center of relative rotation of frame members about three mutually perpendicular axes with the center of relative rotation of frame members being displaced from the outer surfaces of skeletal members to correspond in position with the center of biological joint. Actuation devices including powered cable springs rotate frame members. Control system executes calibrated user specific posture sequences and activates power. Mechanical joint exhibits cylindrical guide surfaces defining a slidable or rotatable connection of frame members and has a radius intersecting the center of the biological joint. Node control network distributes computing load and reduces communications overhead. Map unit has object recognition system for monitoring environment. Standard posture data derived from rules of ambulation and posture provide positioning control, optimized by energy-timed margins for balance maintenance.
US11318600B2
An adjustable gripping assembly having a first or holding end with a trigger assembly rotatably held therein and connected to a wind assembly having a flexible, non-resilient link held by one end therein for operating a pair of gripping elements, movably mounted on a distal end of an adjustable, multipart hollow body. The trigger assembly including a trigger lock thereon and the multipart body including telescoping locking element mounted on the telescoping joints to control adjustment of the length of the assembly when the portions of the multipart body are moved with respect to each other. And, a pivot joint formed on an outer end of the multipart body, adjacent the pair of gripping elements to allow the gripping elements to be pivoted to different angles on the outer end upon release of a locking element held in the pivot joint.
US11318590B2
A tool extension adapted to couple to a drive lug of a driver and a tool that allows the tool to reach hard to reach places without room for a coupling. The tool extension voids the need for a larger diameter coupling by including a female recess in an end of the tool extension that receives the bit into the shaft itself.
US11318584B2
An attachment jig includes a pressing member having a positioning portion configured to position a target component in a direction where an attachment target surface of a fixing target member extends, and a pressing portion configured to press the target component positioned by the positioning portion toward the attachment target surface, and a detachment member having a first abutting portion configured to come into contact with the attachment target surface, the first support surface, and the second support surface, and a second abutting portion configured to come into contact with the pressing member on the attachment target surface, is the detachment member being configured to cause the pressing member to be positioned in a direction where the attachment target surface extends with respect to the first support surface and the second support surface, and detachable from the pressing member.
US11318577B2
A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) system that includes a platen, a conduit having a heating segment and a delivery outlet, and a heater coupled to the heating segment of the conduit. The delivery outlet is positioned adjacent to the platen, whereas the heating segment defines a dispensing distance with the delivery outlet. The dispensing distance is associated with a stability of a CMP slurry at an elevated temperature that is above an ambient temperature.
US11318568B2
A method for manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component extends in an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end in a center of the component to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is partially closed. A blank includes the center of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The maximum dimension of the outer surface in the radial direction is smaller than the dimension of the limiting surface in the radial direction, A first subtractive process step is performed such that a part of the channel is manufactured by a machining process, with the part extending from the first end of the channel to the outer surface of the blank. Afterwards the channel is finished by a build-up process on the blank.
US11318567B2
In this flux-cored wire, the contents of F, Li, acid-soluble Al, Mg, S, CO2, Ba, Ca, Sr, REM, P, C which is not derived from a carbonate, Mn, Ni, and Cu are set to fall within prescribed ranges with respect to the total mass of the wire, and the blending ratio among these components is set to fall within a particular range.
US11318558B2
A component is fabricated in an additive manufacturing process. Only a portion of a first layer of a first material is at least partially melted to define a first component layer of the component. Only a portion of the second layer of a second material is at least partially melted to define a second component layer of the component in which the entirety of the second component layer is formed simultaneously, and the second component layer is attached to the first component layer.
US11318557B2
Laser processing systems and methods image a multiple core array to a work surface in a multiple processing beam array. An optical system separates processing beams and converges the beams toward the work surface and focuses each beam of the array at or near the work surface. A central axis with access for filler material flow to the work surface is provided. The processing beam array and central filler material feed provide omni-directional additive laser processing capability.
US11318554B2
The modular pin spotting system described herein allows a common welding source to be utilized with both hand held pinspotters and fixed pinspotters. This allows the operator to choose the mode of operation for the welding source based on operator needs. In some aspects, the pin spotting system includes a mobile welding source, a ground handpiece, a handheld pinspotter apparatus, and a fixed pinspotter apparatus. The welding source is removably attachable to either of the hand held pinspotter apparatus and fixed pinspotter apparatus and configured to supply welding energy to the attached pinspotter apparatus. Each of the hand held and fixed pinspotter apparatus are configured to energize the mobile welding source to supply welding energy to a weld pin positioned against a sheet metal surface to affix the weld pin to the sheet metal surface through welding.
US11318553B2
An embodiment of a method includes fabricating a first single crystal boule having a uniform composition and grain orientation. The first uniform single crystal boule is divided into a first plurality of layered shapes. The shapes of the first plurality are stacked with at least a second plurality of layered shapes along a first axis. The second plurality of layered shapes have at least one physical aspect differing from at least one corresponding physical aspect of the first plurality of layered shapes. The first plurality of layered shapes and at least the second plurality of layered shapes are joined via a field assisted sintering technique (FAST) to form a bulk component.
US11318547B1
An apparatus, system, and method for withdrawing slasher teeth from a slasher saw are provided. The apparatus has a handle, and a forked portion is connected to one end of the handle. A gap is formed between two prongs of the forked portion. A floating shank positioner is positioned at least partially within the gap. At least one common hole is formed through the two prongs of the forked portion. When the slasher tooth is connected to the at least one common hole, pivoting of the handle removes the slasher tooth from the pocket of the saw.
US11318546B2
A flying punch and cutoff machine that performs an operation on a moving item that moves at a line speed includes a support assembly; a carriage assembly movably supported by the support assembly; a tooling assembly supported by the carriage assembly, the tooling assembly including a tool to perform an operation on the moving item; a roller rack and pinion mechanism supported by the support assembly and configured to impart motion to the carriage assembly; and a controller configured to control the roller rack and pinion mechanism so that a line speed of the carriage assembly and tool matches the line speed of the moving item so that the operation is performed on the moving item with that no relative motion occurring between the moving item and the tool.
US11318538B2
A brake disc tool for machining a brake disc blank is provided. The brake disc tool includes a first cutting tool which is arranged to cut a first brake surface of the brake disc blank, a second cutting tool which is arranged to cut a second brake surface of the brake disc blank, a first forming tool for forming the first brake surface, a second forming tool for forming the second brake surface, and at least one infeed device for the infeed of the cutting tools and the forming tools towards one another, such that a brake disc blank arranged between the cutting tools and the forming tools is able to be machined and rolled in each case simultaneously on both of its brake surfaces.
US11318535B2
A method is provided for controlling an additive manufacturing process in which one or more energy beams are used to selectively fuse a powder contained in an additive manufacturing machine having a gas flow therein in order to form a workpiece, in the presence of one or more plumes generated by interaction of the one or more energy beams with the powder, wherein the process is controlled by an electronic controller. The method includes: performing a build process to form a workpiece using a set of initial process parameters; sensing a condition of the finished workpiece; using the electronic controller, comparing the condition of the finished workpiece to a predetermined standard; using the electronic controller, changing one or more of the initial process parameters to define a set of revised process parameters; and performing a subsequent build process using the revised process parameters.
US11318530B1
A slide for the high pressure die casting of at least one closed deck engine block having at least one cylinder is disclosed. The slide includes a tool steel portion with reliefs for forming a water jacket surrounding each cylinder. At least one expendable core is located in each relief, the expendable core having an inner surface and an outer surface with an aperture extending therethrough. The outer surface and inner surface of the expendable core is coextensive with an inner surface and outer surface of the tool steel portion. A method for high pressure die casting a closed deck engine block using the disclosed slide and expendable cores is also disclosed. The expendable cores are separable from the reliefs in the slide, and form bridges or supports across a water jacket to add stiffness and rigidity to the cast engine cylinders.
US11318529B2
A casting device includes a mold provided with an insert die, a molten metal supply device for supplying molten metal into the mold, and a gas supply mechanism for supplying a gas, which is used for forced cooling, to the insert die. The insert die is made of tungsten having a thermal conductivity significantly higher than that of die steel. The insert die has a spiral or meandering gas passage therein. The spiral or meandering gas passage has a passage length much longer than a straight passage.
US11318525B1
A method has acts of providing a blank of head, providing a reinforcement element, combining the blank of head and the reinforcement element, and co-forging. The blank of head is made of a material having a hardness ranging from HRB50 to HRB105 measured by Rockwell Hardness Test and being softer than HRB105 and has a recess. The reinforcement element is made of a material having a hardness ranging from HRC15 to HRC55 measured by Rockwell Hardness Test. The reinforcement element is put into the recess in the blank of head, and an inner surface of the recess and the reinforcement element are combined securely with each other completely by a welding process. The blank of head combined with the reinforcement element is put into a mold, is heated to 700° C. to 1100° C., and is applied with a co-forging process to form an eutectic bonding by thermocompression.
US11318517B2
A method of adjusting a position of a blank entering a furnace includes measuring a position of a heated blank exiting the furnace, recording one or more offset values from a nominal value of the heated blank exiting the furnace, calculating a revised position of a subsequent blank entering the furnace as a function of the one or more offset values, and adjusting a position of the subsequent blank entering the furnace as a function of the one or more offset values. The position of the heated blank exiting the furnace can be measured with an electronic vision system, a robot can adjust the position of the subsequent blank, and offset value(s) can be an elapsed furnace operation time, a number of heated blanks that have exited the furnace, and a physical dimension between an actual position of the heated blank and the nominal value of the heated blank.
US11318511B2
Before the rolling of a metal strip on a finishing train, the actual width and actual temperature of portions of the metal strip are respectively detected. The portions of the metal strip are tracked while they run through the finishing train. The rolling stands are respectively assigned width controlling devices which determine the setpoint width and the actual width after the rolling in the assigned rolling stand, and a downstream additional setpoint value, by which the desired tension downstream of the assigned rolling stand is corrected in order to bring the actual width closer to the setpoint width. The downstream additional setpoint value is both taken into account in the determination of the actual width and fed to a tension controller, which sets an actual tension, in the metal strip downstream of the assigned rolling stand, in accordance with the corrected setpoint tension. Determining the downstream additional setpoint value by the difference between the setpoint width and the actual width of a portion of the metal strip.
US11318509B2
A dust hood for a dust control system includes a first hood body and a second hood body. The first hood body and the second hood body are each selectively movable between an assembled position and a disassembled position. In the assembled position, the first hood body is adjacent to the second hood body. In the disassembled position, the first hood body is spaced apart from the second hood body.
US11318507B1
A portable spray cleaning system with a device for sanitizing the interior surface of residential trash cans. The device includes adjustable arms, a plurality of spray nozzles, and rubber clamps. On one end, the device may also include a port for connecting to a water supply via a hose. Once the hose is connected, water can then be sprayed out through the spray nozzles. The pressure created by the water flow enables the device to rotate while water is being sprayed. There may also be a compartment for inserting a disinfectant that mixes in with the water. The device is collapsible for easy storage and packaging. It is known that trash receptacles often become very dirty and contaminated after repeated use.
US11318502B2
A test apparatus is provided. The test apparatus includes a fluid release mechanism having a nozzle. The test apparatus furthers include a pressure plate coupled to a pressure sensor and a grille mounting plate disposed between the nozzle and the pressure plate. The grille mounting plate is disposed at a first distance from the pressure plate and a second distance from the nozzle. When activated, the fluid release mechanism releases a cleaning fluid at a first pressure through the nozzle and towards a first speaker grille mounted on the grille mounting plate. The first speaker grille includes a first hole pattern which diffuses the released cleaning fluid, causing the diffused cleaning fluid to strike the pressure plate at a second pressure. The pressure sensor records the second pressure when the diffused cleaning fluid strikes the pressure plate.
US11318496B2
Coating compositions for coating an oilfield operational component, and related methods, may include in some aspects a coating composition having a trifunctional silane, a silanol, and a filler. The coating composition may be applied to a surface of the oilfield operational component that is configured to be exposed to a fluid. The coating composition may be applied to at least partially cover or coat the surface. The coating composition may be configured to chemically bond with a cured primer composition that includes an epoxy.
US11318495B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a film forming method capable of forming a film by an aerosol deposition with high accuracy patterning. The object of the present invention is achieved by aerosolizing a raw material liquid including a film forming material; supplying the aerosol to a base material; and forming a film of the film forming material on the base material, in which the base material has, on a film forming surface, a liquid-repellent region which has liquid repellency to the raw material liquid and a lyophilic region which has lyophilicity to the raw material liquid, and in a case where a width of the liquid-repellent region is L and a diameter of the aerosol is D, “D>L” is satisfied.
US11318491B2
A solar landscape apparatus having a floating body, a support member, a solar panel, a battery and an electrical device is disclosed. The floating body is composed of a material with a density lower than that of water. The solar panel, the battery and the electrical device are respectively located on the floating body and the battery is electrically connected with the solar panel and the battery respectively. The support member is installed on the floating body and at least a part of the support member protrudes from a periphery of the floating body to prevent the floating body from leaning against a water edge. Through the part of the support member protruding from the periphery of the floating body, the floating body is kept at a preset distance from the water edge, thus effectively improving the landscape effect.
US11318490B2
Described is a dispenser for dispensing a fluid, made of plastic material, including: —a ring nut having an inner cylindrical wall equipped with partial grooves; —a concertina-like deformable element, defining a return spring of the dispenser and including a cylindrical lower projection equipped with relative partial grooves; —a ring designed to define with the ring nut a locking system designed to define an operating configuration and a non-operating configuration of the dispenser in such a way as to pull the concertina-like deformable element in such a way as to align the partial grooves of the cylindrical wall of the ring nut and the partial grooves of the concertina-like deformable element.
US11318485B2
A smoke generator for anti-burglar purposes comprising canister holding means for holding a canister for chemicals to be used to generate smoke wherein the smoke generator further comprises a smoke deflector arranged below the position of the canister for even distribution of generated smoke, and wherein the smoke deflector have a smoke deflector cavity of sector shape. The smoke generator is provided with a cartridge for the canister to ease replacement of used or expired canister. The smoke deflector is provided with a residual collector to prevent residuals and debris from littering the room where the smoke generator is used.
US11318472B2
A device comprising: a first zone comprising an attachment site; a first pathway; a second pathway and a means for creating a second medium comprised of aqueous microdroplets in a carrier; a microdroplet manipulation zone comprising: a first composite wall comprised of a first transparent substrate; a first transparent conductor layer on the substrate; a photoactive layer activated by electromagnetic radiation; and a first dielectric layer on the conductor layer; a second composite wall comprised of a second substrate; a second conductor layer on the substrate; and optionally a second dielectric layer on the conductor layer; an A/C source; a source of first electromagnetic radiation; means for manipulating the points of impingement of the electromagnetic radiation on the photoactive layer; an detection zone disposed downstream of the microdroplet manipulation zone or integral therewith; and a fluorescence or Raman-scattering detection system.
US11318468B2
A blister assembly comprises at least one collapsible blister adapted, as it is collapsed, to eject a liquid contained therein. The blister assembly comprises a first layer (130) having at least one blister chamber (150) and a second layer (131) sealed to the first layer at least around a periphery of the at least one blister chamber such that a liquid is contained between the first layer and the second layer. The seal between the first and second layers comprises a first planar portion having a first peel strength and a second planar portion having a second peel strength, wherein the first peel strength is greater than the second peel strength, such that when pressure is applied to the blister, the second portion of the seal breaks to release the liquid contained within the chamber into the liquid inlet. The blister assembly further comprises at least one discontinuity (142) formed in the first and second layers in the region of the first portion of the seal, such that a shear force is required to delaminate the first and second layers in that region.
US11318465B2
An electrowetting panel includes a base substrate; an electrode array layer, including a plurality of electrodes arranged into an array; an insulating hydrophobic layer; a microfluidic channel layer located on the base substrate. Each electrode of the plurality of electrodes is connected to a driving circuit, and a droplet can move along a first direction by applying an electric voltage on each electrode. The insulating hydrophobic layer is located on the electrode array layer, and the microfluidic channel layer is located on the insulating hydrophobic layer. The electrodes includes a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of detecting electrodes. Along the first direction, a number N of the driving electrodes is located between every two adjacent detecting electrodes, where N is a natural number. The electrowetting panel also includes a detecting chip electrically connected to the detecting electrodes.
US11318460B2
Sample collection tubes and methods of producing the same are provided. Contemplated collection tubes comprise a tube having a separator substance disposed therein. In some aspects, the separator substance preferably maintains a predetermined flowability during irradiation or heat sterilization, and can subsequently polymerize upon exposure to a UV light or other suitable source. In other aspects, the separator substance preferably includes a soft gel component (thixotropic gel), and a photocurable sealant component that is formulated to polymerize and form a solid barrier between fractions of a liquid.
US11318455B2
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity are provided herein. Disclosed polymers of intrinsic microporosity include modified polymers of intrinsic microporosity that include negatively charged sites or crosslinking between monomer units. Systems making use of polymers of intrinsic microporosity and modified polymers of intrinsic microporosity are also described, such as electrochemical cells and ion separation systems. Methods for making and using polymers of intrinsic microporosity and modified polymers of intrinsic microporosity are also disclosed.
US11318452B2
Hydrocarbon composition plays vital role in fuel quality. For gasoline/motor spirit applications the hydrocarbon should have more octane-possessing molecules from the groups of aromatics, naphthenics and isoparaffins, while n-paraffins are not preferred due to their poor octane. Among the high-octane groups, again aromatics occupy the top but not more than 35 vol % aromatics can be mixed in gasoline for engine applications to avoid harmful emission, But there is no single process that addresses so far the issue of co-producing all the desired hydrocarbon components in a single process. Thus, it is interesting to have a single once-through process working on single catalyst system to produce mixture of all three high-octane molecules namely, aromatics, naphthenics and isoparaffins directly from low-value, low-octane n-paraffin feed. Herein, we report a novel single-step catalytic process for the simultaneous production of aromatics, naphthenics and isoparaffins for gasoline and petrochemical applications.
US11318448B2
A catalyst comprising a carrier and a metals component impregnated in the carrier, the carrier comprising alumina; and the metals component comprising a first metals fraction and a second metals fraction, the first metals fraction comprising at least one metal selected from chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten, and the second metals fraction comprising at least two metals selected from cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, or platinum, wherein the catalyst has a first pore volume of 0.28 to 0.45 mL/g for pores having a pore diameter of 12 nm to less than 16 nm, and a second pore volume of 0.15 to 0.28 mL/g for pores of 2.0 nm to less than 12.0 nm.
US11318444B2
A desulfurization catalyst includes at least: 1) a sulfur-storing metal oxide, 2) an inorganic binder, 3) a wear-resistant component, and 4) an active metal component. The sulfur-storing metal is one or more of a metal of Group IIB of the periodic table, a metal of Group VB of the periodic table, and a metal of Group VIB of the periodic table, e.g., zinc. The desulfurization catalyst has a good stability and a high desulfurization activity.
US11318443B2
In a process for thermally desorbing a phase material (20), in particular for conditioning a fiber for carrying out a solid-phase microextraction, the phase material (20) is heated along a temperature curve. The temperature curve of the phase material (20) during desorption includes at least one low point.
US11318440B2
A continuous flow reactor, a method of performing a continuous flow reaction, and a method of controlling a moveable wall of a reaction chamber of a continuous flow reactor. The reactor comprising: an inlet; an outlet; and a reaction chamber, between the inlet and the outlet and providing a flow path therebetween, the reaction chamber having a moveable wall; the reactor further comprising: a pressure sensor configured to monitor a fluid pressure in the continuous flow reactor; and a controller, operable to adjust the position of the moveable wall, and thereby change a volume of the reaction chamber, based on the monitored fluid pressure.
US11318438B2
The present invention relates to an advanced process control system (APC) for a continuous catalytic regeneration reformer with master-slave configuration to control coke on spent catalyst while maximizing heavy reformate octane barrel using online inferential, both for coke content of spent catalyst and octane of heavy reformate. Further, the present invention relates to provide an APC system for a continuous catalytic regeneration reformer with master-slave configuration, which comprises of a master APC, a reactor APC, and a regenerator APC, wherein, the reactor APC and the regenerator APC are linked to the master APC.
US11318434B2
A catalytic bed for the partial oxidation of n-butane to maleic anhydride which comprises at least one first catalytic layer and at least one second catalytic layer, wherein each catalytic layer consists of a vanadium and phosphorus mixed oxide (VPO) catalyst and only the catalyst of the second catalytic layer further comprises tungsten, and wherein the second catalytic layer constitutes 25% to 45% of the total length of the catalytic bed and is arranged consecutively after the first catalytic layer along the direction in which the mixture of gases comprising the oxidation reagents flows. The present invention also relates to a process for producing maleic anhydride by partial oxidation of n-butane which uses the catalytic bed.
US11318430B1
A cannabis preparation mixer includes a processor, electrically coupled with each of a weighing system, a heating system, a mixing system, and a user interface within a main housing. The processor receives input from the weighing system and the user interface and transmits instructions to the heating system and the mixing system to heat and mix a mixture according to a predetermined pattern selected based upon a weight of herbs sensed at the weighing system. A heating system includes a heat plate that sits on top of a heating element which sits on top of the insulation pad. A mixing system includes a magnetic motor with a magnetic stirrer and wireless temperature probe that rotates above the magnetic motor, the magnetic stirrer having a wireless temperature probe therein. The user interface receives input from a user to identify user preferences and settings.
US11318412B2
A plurality of membrane elements are arranged in series within a pressure vessel in which at least two of the elements exhibit different permeances or selectivities for a gas or gas pair respectively.
US11318408B2
An air cleaner arrangement or assembly is provided. The air cleaner arrangement includes a serviceable filter cartridge. The air cleaner assembly also includes an arrangement for positioning the filter cartridge into a preferred, sealing, orientation and for securing the filter cartridge in that location. Preferred serviceable filter cartridges are provided, as well as methods of assembly and use.
US11318407B2
An air purifier (10) uses an air purifier filter unit (12) and a sensor (26) for sensing the matter to be filtered by the air purifier filter unit. By monitoring (18) the performance of the air purifier combined with information about the air purifier filter unit, it is possible to determine a volume of the space in which the air purifier (10) is deployed.
US11318405B2
Air cleaner assemblies, related methods, components therefor, and features thereof are described. In depicted examples, the air cleaner assemblies and components optionally use advantageous housing seal features. In some examples, a filter cartridge for an air cleaner includes a media pack extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite inlet and outlet flow ends and defining an outer perimeter with opposite straight sides and a first curved end. The filter cartridge can include a seal arrangement circumscribing the media pack outer perimeter, wherein a portion of the seal arrangement extends beyond a first plane defined by the media pack outlet flow end and a portion of the seal arrangement is disposed between the first plane and a second plane defined by the media pack inlet flow end, wherein the seal arrangement is aligned along a third plane disposed at an oblique angle to the first and second planes.
US11318403B2
An automatic drain device is configured for use with a fuel water separator filter system. The automatic drain device includes a solenoid, a water-in-fuel sensor, and a controller configured to operate the automatic drain device by activating the solenoid in response to a signal from the water-in-fuel sensor. The automatic drain device may be utilized with suction side and pressure side fuel water separator filter systems. The automatic drain device operates independently of any user input.
US11318393B2
A hovering air fort containing an inflatable housing having an open base defined by a periphery surrounding the opening, an aperture tor receiving air flow for inflation and at least one connecting panel affixed to at least two of the inflatable housing side walls about the open base periphery that does not cover a majority of the open base and wherein the air flow through the aperture provides structure and lift tor the inflatable housing when the open base is positioned over an external surface to create the hovering air fort.
US11318386B2
A game management system provides a generator interface that enables an operator to trigger automated generation by a content generator of a game event based on operator input values. These values include respective target values for a target metric (e.g., a difficulty level) for each of a plurality of game levels that are together to form the game event. In addition, the generator interface in some examples enables the operator to selectively vary the particular number of game levels that are together to form the game event, via an event sizing mechanism provided by the generator interface. A particular predefined group or cluster of players for whom the game event is to be tailored or customized based on multidimensional parametric player model data can also be selected in the interface.
US11318383B2
A method of providing a game in a terminal including a plurality displays is provided. A first display may be set as a default display of a game, and a second display may be set as an input pad of the game. In response to a user input to the second display while game play is in progress through the first display, a result corresponding to the user input may be displayed on the first display.
US11318382B2
Players with a wide range of levels or attack strength can enjoy a time-limited group battle, and the participation rate can be expected to improve throughout the set time slot. A battle time managing unit refers to a timer and a memory resource to manage the time of a battle between groups. A battle condition extraction unit refers to the memory resource and checks whether to change a battle condition during the time of the battle. A target changing unit refers to the memory resource to set a target of change based on the battle condition. A battle condition changing unit changes the battle condition for the target of change that was selected by the target changing unit. Based on the changed battle condition, a battle rendering unit executes rendition processing for the game related to the battle.
US11318370B2
A polyhedron (100) configured to be removably coupled by shape with another polyhedron (200) to form a Yoshimoto cube (1), such polyhedron (100) comprising: eight half-cubes (101, 102) equal to each other, each of which being delimited by three outer faces (1011, 1012, 1013), having a substantially square configuration, arranged orthogonally to each other whereby each outer face (1011, 1012, 1013) is delimited by two edges (10111, 10112) in common with the other outer faces (1012, 1013) and two free edges (10113, 10114), and by 6 inner faces (1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019), having a substantially triangular configuration, wherein each inner face (1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019) extends between a vertex (V), in common with the other inner faces of the half-cube (101), substantially coinciding with the geometric centre of a cube delimited by said three outer faces (1011, 1012, 1013), and a respective base, corresponding to a free edge (10113) between two free edges of one of said outer faces (1011, 1012, 1013); and eight hinge members (300), each configured to connect a free edge (10113, 10113′) of each half-cube (101, 101′) with a free edge (10113′, 10113) of another half-cube (101′, 101) adjacent thereto, wherein each hinge member (300) comprises at least one axis of rotation (301) around which the two half-cubes (101,101′) connected by such hinge member (300) may mutually move; characterized in that each hinge member (300) of such polyhedron (100): extends along each of the two free edges (10113, 10113′) of the two respective adjacent half-cubes (101, 101′) connected by the hinge member (300), starting from a same end of each free edge (10113, 10113′) of the two free edges and for an overall length lower than the length of each free edge (10113, 10113′), optionally substantially other than or equal to half the length of each free edge (10113, 10113′), defines an axis of rotation (301) parallel to each free edge (10113, 10113′), and allows a mutual angular movement between the two respective adjacent half-cubes (101, 101′) connected by it, comprised between a first configuration, wherein the outer faces delimited by the respective free edges (10113, 10113′), at which the connection with the hinge member (300) is made, match, and the corresponding portions of the respective free edges (10113, 10113′) which are not connected by the hinge member (300) delimit a first housing seat (3021), configured to support a possible corresponding hinge member (400) of the other polyhedron (200); and a second configuration, wherein the outer faces delimited by the respective free edges at which the connection is made are thereby arranged along a same plane, spaced apart from each other, and thus delimit, between the respective free edges at which the connection with the hinge member (300) is made, a second housing seat (3022) configured to house, substantially to size, a possible corresponding hinge member (400) of the other polyhedron (200).
US11318367B2
A card shuffler system includes an automatic card shuffler for shuffling playing cards and a shuffler transport device coupled to the automatic card shuffler to move and support the automatic card shuffler. The shuffler transport device includes a base assembly for moving along a ground surface, a vertical support, and an adjustment assembly coupled to the vertical support. The vertical support extends from the base assembly and is coupled to the automatic card shuffler to cantilever the automatic card shuffler over the base assembly. The adjustment assembly adjusts the height of the automatic card shuffler between at least a first height and a second height along a vertical axis. The vertical adjustment of the shuffler may facilitate installation of the shuffler at an installation point.
US11318364B2
Skateboard trucks and skateboards using the improved trucks are disclosed. Truck according to the present invention can comprising a hanger with wheels. A base assembly is included having an at least partially hollow housing section. The hanger is rotationally mounted to the base assembly. The hanger also comprises a hanger portion that is within partially hollow housing section. Compressible spring elements are included within the partially hollow housing section, wherein the hanger portion operates on the compressible spring elements when the hanger rotates in relation to the base assembly. Skateboard are also disclosed that utilize the truck. One or more trucks are mounted to the skateboard deck with the truck having internal compressible spring elements that are compressed when turning the skateboard. The internal compressible spring elements also expand to return the truck to a neutral position when the skateboard is not turning.
US11318363B2
Hinges for multipurpose golf training aids, and more particularly, long-wearing, durable low-profile hinges for multipurpose golf training aids, and methods for manufacturing such hinges are disclosed.
US11318360B2
An interchangeable golf club grip assembly is disclosed that includes a cylindrical inner sleeve member and an outer sleeve member, wherein the inner sleeve member is configured to couple and fasten with a shaft of a golf club and includes a threaded aperture and a plurality of alignment and retention ribs thereon. The outer sleeve member is disposed over the inner sleeve member in a retained configuration using the plurality of ribs and also includes a threaded aperture. The inner and outer sleeve member are fastened together with a fastener that prevents longitudinal movement of the outer sleeve member with respect to the inner sleeve member.
US11318355B2
The present invention is directed to a mold for forming the cover of a golf ball having a non-planar parting line on its spherical surface.
US11318350B2
This disclosure relates to systems, media, and methods for quantifying and monitoring exercise parameters and/or motion parameters, including performing data acquisition, analysis, and providing scientifically valid, clinically relevant, and/or actionable diagnostic feedback. Embodiments may be related to systems, devices, methods, and computer-readable media for providing baseline-adjusted real-time feedback to a user. Embodiments may include determining a type of activity for the user. Embodiment may include receiving data from the one or more motion sensors indicating a time-dependent series of three axis acceleration data and three-axis orientation data. Embodiments additionally may include providing a graphical user interface with a real-time representation of the received data. The real-time representation may include a scaled representation of at least one dimension of the time-dependent series of three axis acceleration data and three-axis orientation data for at least one of the one or more motion sensors based on the updated baseline adjustment.
US11318349B2
A hand gripper for a baseball player according to the present invention comprises: a body which is provided to be covered by the index finger, middle finger, and thumb of a user; and an elastic body which is fastened to the body to provide an elastic force. Here, the body has a partially cut-out ring shape, and includes an upper end, a lower end, and a gripping surface having a selected radius of curvature. The gripping surface is provided: to include a first boundary line which crosses the gripping surface in the lateral direction, and first protrusions repeatedly formed along the first boundary line; and such that the upper end and the lower end of the body can come into contact with each other as the body bends when the user applies force while gripping the body.
US11318340B1
A Pilates machine tension device support system for efficiently providing a tension force to a movable platform of an exercise machine. The Pilates machine tension device support system generally includes a frame, a platform movably positioned upon the frame and a tension assembly connected between the frame and the platform to provide selective tension upon the platform in a first direction. The tension assembly is comprised of a plurality of pulleys and a plurality of tension devices positioned upon the pulleys, wherein the tension devices are attached between a frame and the platform. The tension members are selectively engaged to the platform to increase or decrease the tension applied to the platform for varying levels of workouts.
US11318336B2
The invention relates to an installed fire extinguishing apparatus, which has a pressure-resistant storage body (10) with an internal space (11) for accommodating the fire extinguishing material composition (1) transportable in a pipeline, at least one dispersion device (3), and at least one transport pipeline (20) which is suitable for transporting the fire extinguishing material composition (1) from the internal space (11) of the storage body (10) to the dispersion device (3) arranged at the use location (2), where the storage body (10) is formed by a long pipeline (C) or a pipeline (C) that returns on itself that has a straight line main axis (T) or a main axis (T) of another shape, a trigger part-unit (4) is installed in the transport pipeline (20), and the storage body (10) is connected to a filling fitting (6) serving for filling the fire extinguishing material composition (1) or the components of the fire extinguishing material composition (1) into the internal space (11) of the storage body (10), the storage body (10) is coupled with at least one gas vessel (30), the internal space (31) of the gas vessel (30) is connected to the internal space (11) of the storage body (10) with a connection line (32) that permits the flow of medium, the gas vessel (30) and/or the storage body (10) and/or the connection line (32) has a valve (33) that influences the flow of medium between the gas vessel (30) and the storage body (10). The characteristic feature of the invention is that when the fire extinguishing apparatus is in a condition ready for use, more than 94% of the internal space (11) of the storage body (10) is filled with fire extinguishing material composition (1), where the composition (1) has a liquid and a gaseous component, and at least a part of the external surface (12) of the storage body (10) is surrounded by a material that reduces temperature fluctuations (5).
US11318335B2
Aspects of the disclosure include providing additional sources of water, and additional means for delivering the additional water, as needed in a fire emergency. A system in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure provides pumping means, conduit for delivering water from a local source to the pump, and conduit for delivering the water as needed to fight a fire.
US11318333B1
The invention relates to a powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) system with a transparent multi-use face shield, a foam frame attached to the interior face of the face shield, a flexible hose secured within a hole bore through the foam frame, a portable air filtering enclosure and a pump contained therein that introduces filtered air into the system through the flexible hose, and a non-woven HEPA cloth carry bag that also functions as an air filter. The face shield features a fastener system that includes flexible straps made from a transparent, flexible, non-stick, and self-adhesive releasable tape. The invention provides the user eye protection and respiratory protection from direct fluid spray, flying debris, unclean air, unhealthy airborne contaminants, including SARS-CoV-2 and other harmful viruses or pathogens.
US11318326B2
The disclosure pertains to a strontium-90 sealed radiological or radioactive source, such as may be used with treatment of the eye or other medical or industrial processes. The sealed radiological source includes a radiological insert within an encapsulation. The encapsulation may include increased shielding in the center thereof.
US11318325B2
A UV light delivery device for performing intra-corporeal ultraviolet therapy is provided. The device includes an elongated body separated by a proximal end and a distal end. The device also includes a UV light source configured to be received at the receiving space. In some examples, the UV light source is configured to emit light with wavelengths with significant intensity between 320 nm and 410 nm and is utilized in conjunction with an endotracheal tube or a nasopharyngeal airway.
US11318322B2
Several defibrillators, defibrillator architectures, defibrillator components and methods of operating defibrillators are described. In one aspect, a defibrillator (as for example an automated external defibrillator) that can be powered by a mobile communication device such as a smart cellular phone or a tablet computer is described. Utilizing a phone (or other mobile communication device) as the power supply for an external defibrillator allows the external defibrillator to be smaller and, in some circumstance, removes the need for a battery that stores sufficient energy for shock delivery—which would need to be checked and/or replaced on a regular basis. Additionally, when desired, certain control functionality, computation, data processing, and user instructions can be handled/presented by the mobile communications device thereby further simplifying the defibrillator design and improving the user experience. This architecture takes advantage of the nearly ubiquitous availability of smart phones, tablet computers and other mobile communication devices.
US11318316B2
A first fraction of an electrical stimulation is allocated to a first electrode. In response to user input, the first fraction of the electrical stimulation is fixed to the first electrode such that the first fraction is user-adjustable but cannot be automatically changed. In response to the first fraction being fixed to the first electrode, a respective second fraction of the electrical stimulation is automatically allocated to a plurality of second electrodes. The second fraction is a function of the first fraction and a total number of the second electrodes. Thereafter, a new electrode is added to, or deleting from, the second electrodes, while the first fraction is still fixed to the first electrode. The respective second fractions are automatically adjusted in response to the adding or the deleting, without affecting the first fraction of the electrical stimulation that has been fixed to the first electrode.
US11318312B2
A hearing device for use with a cochlear implant system is disclosed. An input portion receives, as a stimulus, an acoustic signal, converts the acoustic signal into an electrical acoustic signal and provides the electrical acoustic signal. A processing portion processes the electrical acoustic signal and conducts an active grounding procedure. An implant portion being implantable at least partially in a cochlea of the user comprises a plurality of operation electrodes and a reference electrode, e.g. an external electrode being grounded and implantable outside of the cochlea of the user. The operation electrodes are driven by the processing portion on the basis of the electric acoustic signal. An electrode state setting section sets the plurality of operation electrodes into one of a high impedance state, a grounded state and a stimulating state in which a signal based on the electric acoustic signal is supplied to a stimulation electrode of the plurality of operation electrodes. An electrode state setting pattern determining section selects, according to an operation mode of the cochlear implant system, one of a plurality of electrode state setting patterns, wherein each of the electrode state setting patterns is adapted to enable a stimulation by a stimulation electrode of the plurality of operation electrodes being in a stimulating state and at least one of the plurality of operation electrodes being in a grounded state or in a high impedance state. The electrode state setting section sets the plurality of operation electrodes into the specified electrode state according to the selected electrode state setting pattern.
US11318311B2
Described here is a deep brain stimulation (“DBS”) approach that targets several relevant nodes within brain circuitry, while monitoring multiple symptoms for efficacy. This approach to multi-symptom monitoring and stimulation therapy may be used as an extra stimulation setting in extant DBS devices, particularly those equipped for both stimulation and sensing. The therapeutic efficacy of DBS devices is extended by optimizing them for multiple symptoms (such as sleep disturbance in addition to movement disorders), thus increasing quality of life for patients.
US11318303B2
A device for the active fixation of an implantable medical lead includes a housing, a tine assembly, an electrode, and a rotatable shaft. The housing includes a proximal end for connecting to the lead and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The housing defines a housing lumen extending between the proximal end and a recess adjacent to the distal end. The tine assembly is disposed within the housing lumen and includes at least one tine configured to self-bias from a linear configuration within the housing to a curved configuration outside of the housing. The electrode assembly is disposed at the distal end of the housing and includes a plurality of electrodes. The rotatable shaft extends through the housing lumen and is configured to engage the tine assembly such that rotation of the shaft transitions the at least one tine between the linear configuration and the curved configuration.
US11318302B2
A transseptal catheter delivery system includes an elongate first tubular member and an elongate second tubular member receivable within the first tubular member. The first tubular member includes an adjustable portion adjacent a distal end. The second tubular member is adapted to receive an instrument to be placed in the left ventricle, and includes a curved portion adjacent its distal end in a relaxed state. The adjustable portion is deflectable toward the atrial septum to guide a puncturing tool and/or guide insertion of the second tubular member through a septal puncture into the left atrium. Within the left atrium, the curved portion is oriented toward the left ventricle to guide insertion of a guide wire, and subsequently the second tubular member, into the left ventricle. Methods of transvenously accessing a left ventricle are also provided.
US11318300B2
Described herein are systems and methods for the treatment of pain using electrical nerve conduction block (ENCB). Contrary to other methods of pain treatment, the ENCB can establish a direct block of neural activity, thereby eliminating the pain. Additionally, the ENCB can be administered without causing electrochemical damage. An example method can include: placing at least one electrode contact in electrical communication with a region of a subject's spinal cord; applying an electrical nerve conduction block (ENCB) to a nerve in the region through the at least one electrode contact; and blocking neural activity with the ENCB to reduce the pain or other unwanted sensation in the subject.
US11318292B2
The disclosure belongs to medical devices and particularly to soluble microneedle patches and small dose medical injection devices for transdermal injections of medical and cosmetic materials to patients. It also belongs to micro-electro-mechanical systems technology (MEMS). The materials can include vitamins, proteins, glycerides, vaccines, mono-, oligo- or polysaccharides, organic acids and its salts, as well as combinations of the said materials and their derivatives. The disclosed micro-needle patch can be used for medical purposes in hospitals, outpatient and home conditions.
US11318288B2
A medical instrument that includes a needle and an expandable member located at a distal end of the needle. The expandable member includes a blocking member. The expandable member is configured to move tissue away from a distal end of the needle and/or from a distal end of a tubular member that is in fluid communication with a substance source. A substance is configured to be expelled into the anatomy through the expandable member. The blocking member is configured to restrict or prevent the substance from being expelled through the portion of the expandable member that includes the blocking member.
US11318286B2
Methods and devices to facilitate positioning of a catheter into a vessel. Devices include axially concentric assemblies of a piercing cannula, a shield and tubing such as a catheter where the shield can be passively or actively locked into position over the cannula tip to prevent inadvertent needle sticks.
US11318285B2
A catheter assembly comprises: a catheter; a catheter hub fixed to a proximal end portion of the catheter; an inner needle disposed inside the catheter; and a housing; wherein a distal end of the housing comprises a portion configured to support the inner needle via the catheter; wherein, when the catheter assembly is in an initial state in which a distal end of the inner needle protrudes from a distal end of the catheter, the housing accommodates the catheter hub; and wherein the catheter hub is configured to rotate with respect to the inner needle and the housing when accommodated inside the housing.
US11318277B2
A method of transplanting a desired emotional state from a donor to a recipient, comprising determining an emotional state of the donor; recording neural correlates of the emotional state of the donor who is in the desired emotional state; analyzing neural correlates of the emotional state of the donor to decode at least one of a temporal and a spatial pattern corresponding to the desirable emotional state; converting said at least one of a temporal and a spatial pattern corresponding to the desirable emotional state into a neurostimulation pattern; storing the neurostimulation pattern in the nonvolatile memory; retrieving the neurostimulation pattern from the nonvolatile memory; stimulating the recipients brain with at least one stimulus modulated with the neurostimulation pattern to induce the desired emotional state in the recipient.
US11318275B2
A method of an apparatus control pressure in the patient interface. A vent valve may be used with a respiratory device, where the vent valve may selectively block fluid communication between components, such as the flow generator, the patient interface, and/or the vent. An expiratory flow model may be used to determine an expiratory characteristic such as an expiratory flow rate or pressure in the patient interface where an indicative measure may not be available. The expiratory flow model may receive inputs based on a measure of the patient's respiration, such as the tidal volume, peak inspiratory flow rate or length of inspiration. The expiratory characteristic may be used by a controller to control a pressure in the patient interface to provide respiratory therapy to a patient at or close to a target pressure.
US11318267B2
A high flow therapy system for delivering heated and humidified respiratory gas to an airway of a patient, the system including a respiratory gas flow pathway for delivering the respiratory gas to the airway of the patient by way of a non-sealing respiratory interface; wherein flow rate of the pressurized respiratory gas is controlled by a microprocessor.
US11318265B2
A method and apparatus can be used in the selection of correctly sized respiratory interfaces. The method includes the use of light beams to project sizing markers onto a patient's face, which enables the size of the patient's facial features to be measured relative to a set of interface sizes. A sizing apparatus can include a light source and beam splitters that will refract and project the light source into a series of beams that can be aligned on a patient's face in order to measure the features of the patient.
US11318258B2
The present invention suppresses the amount of fluid pushed out from an injection needle when confirming whether air has been pushed out of the injection needle. Provided is a syringe that comprises: a cylinder 20; an injection needle 22; a needle base 24; an injection needle cover 26; and a plunger rod 28. The needle base 24 communicates between the inside of the cylinder 20 and the inside of the injection needle 22. The injection needle cover 26, when extended from a folded state, surrounds the injection needle 22. The injection needle cover 26 comprises an injection needle surrounding part. The injection needle surrounding part has at least one cutout 130 in a section facing the needle base 24 and covering the needle base, such that the needle base 24 can be identified from the outside.
US11318255B2
A syringe including an injection syringe body and a syringe handle, configured to cooperate with one another in order to ensure a locking function between the injection syringe body and the syringe handle. The injection syringe body includes a longitudinal hub including at least one female or male retaining element, and a protective sheath moveable along said longitudinal hub and able to cover in a retracted position the at least one retaining element of the longitudinal hub. The syringe handle includes at least one male or female retaining element intended to cooperate with the at least one female or male retaining element of the longitudinal hub, ensuring a retaining function, the cooperation being named locking position. The syringe further includes at least one blocker, the at least one blocker ensuring a radial holding function when the retracted and the locking positions are both engaged.
US11318239B2
Systems and methods for performing online extracorporeal photopheresis of mononuclear cells are disclosed. During a mononuclear cell collection cycle, blood is removed from a source and separated into a plasma constituent, a mononuclear cell-containing layer, and red blood cells, followed by the collection of a pre-product including at least a portion of the mononuclear cell-containing layer and at least a portion of the separated red blood cells. The mononuclear cell collection cycle may be repeated, followed by the production of a single mononuclear cell product using the collected pre-product(s). The mononuclear cell product is irradiated using a fixed dose of light, such that the mononuclear cell product is produced so as to have a predetermined volume and a predetermined hematocrit, regardless of the number of pre-products used to produce the mononuclear cell product. Following irradiation, at least a portion of the irradiated mononuclear cell product is returned to the source.
US11318237B2
A transportable extracorporeal system includes a housing, a blood flow inlet, a blood flow outlet, a plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers, a gas inlet in fluid connection with inlets of the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers, a gas outlet in fluid connection with outlets of the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers, a first moving element, a concentrated oxygen generating device, a second moving element, a hollow transport conduit having a proximal opening and a distal opening and a power source configured to provide power to the first and second moving elements. The plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers comprising a gas transfer membrane. The concentrated oxygen generating device is configured to recycle waste oxygen from the gas transfer membrane to increase throughput and remove, by an adsorption/desorption process, unwanted gasses.
US11318227B2
A scaffold comprising an aligned fiber. Further, a scaffold comprising one or more electrospun fibers wherein a fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis result of the fibers have adjacent major peaks with about 180° apart from each other. Also, methods for promoting differentiation of stem cells into osteoblasts, chondrocytes, ligament or tendon, the method comprising culturing the cells on the scaffold or aligned fiber in conditions suitable for the cell differentiation.
US11318213B2
The disclosure provides nanoemulsion compositions and methods of making and using thereof to deliver a bioactive agent such as a nucleic acid to a subject. The nanoemulsion composition comprises a hydrophobic core based on inorganic nanoparticles in a lipid nanoparticle that allows imaging as well as delivering nucleic acids. Methods of using these particles for treatment and vaccination are also provided.
US11318211B2
The present disclosure relates to the treatment of pathological conditions, such as cancer, with Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs). In particular, the present disclosure relates to administration of ADCs which bind to CD19 (CD19-ADCS).
US11318206B2
A novel delivery system for drugs, and especially macromolecules such as proteins or oligonucleotides through biological membranes is provided, and specifically delivery of siRNA. The delivery system comprises conjugation of the macromolecule drug to a moiety that enables effective passage through the membranes. Respectively, novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions are provided, utilizing said delivery system. In one aspect of the invention, the compounds may be utilized in medical practice, for example, in delivery of siRNA or antisense oligonucleotides across biological membranes for the treatment of medical disorders.
US11318203B2
The invention provides a liquid-dispersible powder comprising nanoscale grains of matrix embedded with one or more isolated nanoparticles and a composition for the magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia (MNH) treatment of tumours comprising nanoscale grains of matrix material containing one or more isolated nanoparticles. The invention also provides a method of production of a liquid-dispersible powder described herein, the method comprising the steps of providing nanoparticles prepared under ultra-high vacuum (UHV) gas phase conditions; co-depositing the nanoparticles within a matrix material under UHV gas phase conditions; and grinding the film to a fine powder comprising grains of groups of matrix material isolated nanoparticles. The invention also provides a method of reducing the agglomeration of nanoparticles in liquid, the method comprising isolating nanoparticles in nanoscale grains of matrix material, and the use of a liquid-dispersible powder comprising nanoscale grains of matrix material containing one or more isolated nanoparticles in the manufacture of a medicament for the MNH treatment of tumours.
US11318199B2
Methods and devices are provided for treating a food allergy in a subject in need thereof. The method entails delivering an effective amount of an allergen associated with the food allergy into the subject's cutis skin layer. Delivering the allergen is carried out by inserting one or more allergen-coated solid microneedles into the subject's skin. The one or more solid microneedles each has a base, shaft and tip, and when inserted in the subject, do not extend beyond the cutis. The allergen is allowed to dissociate from the one or more microneedles while inserted in the subject's cutis. Once the allergen disassociates, the one or more microneedles is removed from the subject's skin.
US11318196B2
A menu of mutations was developed that is useful in fine-tuning the attenuation and growth characteristics of dengue virus vaccines.
US11318193B2
The present invention provides an immunomodulator for use in the treatment and/or control of a neoplastic disease in a patient intended to undergo immunogenic cell death therapy simultaneously, separately or sequentially with administration of the immunomodulator. The therapy can be selected from microwave irradiation, targeted radiotherapy, embolization, cryotherapy, ultrasound, high intensity focused ultrasound, cyberknife, hyperthermia, radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, electrotome heating, hot water injection, alcohol injection, embolization, radiation exposure, photodynamic therapy, laser beam irradiation, and combinations thereof.
US11318192B2
Provided herein are proteins that include at least one B cell domain and at least one T cell domain. Also provided are compositions that include one or more of the proteins and methods for using the proteins.
US11318188B2
In some aspects, the disclosure relates to GDF/BMP antagonists and methods of using GDF/BMP antagonists to treat, prevent, or reduce the progression rate and/or severity of pulmonary hypertension (PH), particularly treating, preventing or reducing the progression rate and/or severity of one or more PH-associated complications. The disclosure also provides methods of using a GDF/BMP antagonist to treat, prevent, or reduce the progression rate and/or severity of a variety of conditions including, but not limited to, pulmonary vascular remodeling, pulmonary fibrosis, and right ventricular hypertrophy. The disclosure further provides methods of using a GDF/BMP antagonist to reduce right ventricular systolic pressure in a subject in need thereof.
US11318183B2
The present invention relates to a stable pharmaceutical composition comprising vasopressin or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention further provides a method of increasing blood pressure in adults with vasodilatory shock by administering said pharmaceutical composition of vasopressin or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US11318182B1
A method for treatment of at least one fungal infection of a mammal includes administering a composition consisting of grinded garlic, ginger, papaya seed, clover bud, tamarind and coconut oil components extracted by 95% ethanol and kept in darkness for about four days.
US11318175B2
The inventions described herein relate generally to the use of compositions to increase output of acetate and lactate while reducing pH and the levels of pathogenic bacteria and inflammation in the gut of a nursing infant mammal including humans. These compositions generally comprise one or more bacterial strains selected for their growth on mammalian milk oligosaccharides, a source of mammalian milk oligosaccharides, and, optionally, nutritive components required for the growth of that infant mammal.
US11318173B2
The invention discloses an immunomodulatory composition comprising non-culturable bacteria, a method of production and an article and an apparatus for its use and administration.
US11318163B2
Compositions disclosed herein, and methods of use thereof included those for treating or preventing sepsis in a subject in need, including methods of extending of the survival of a subject suffering from sepsis, and reduction of organ dysfunction or failure due to sepsis. Methods of treating or preventing sepsis in a subject in need includes administering compositions comprising early apoptotic cells or early apoptotic cell supernatants. Compositions and methods of use thereof may reduce the negative proinflammatory effect accompanying sepsis. Further, anti-inflammatory cytokine release may be reduced. In certain instances, compositions may include additional agents.
US11318160B2
Provided are compositions, methods, and solutions for generating aqueous glucomannan solutions with hydrogen compositions greater than 100 parts per billion. Said glucomannan solutions have application in nutritional, therapeutic, and energy fields.
US11318156B2
The present invention relates to an injectable implant comprising an effective amount of a macrocyclic lactone, or a salt thereof, and a bioresorbable polymer, and its use in preventing and/or treating parasites infestations in non human mammals, especially pets.
US11318148B2
Embodiments include a system including a sealed prefilled drug-reservoir. The drug-reservoir may include a unit dosage of treprostinil in a sterile fluid composition. The composition may not include an antimicrobial preservative. The treprostinil may be present at a dosage of between 0.1 mg/mL and 25 mg/mL. In addition, the treprostinil may be treprostinil sodium Furthermore, the composition may include sodium chloride. The composition may also include a sodium ion from sodium chloride in a concentration from 3000 to 4500 ppm. The composition may not include metacresol.
US11318147B2
A method of forming a dietary supplement can include steps of creating a composition of matter comprising sakae naa and GPC; and providing the composition of matter in a liquid or solid form. Providing the composition of matter can include filling a container with the composition of matter.
US11318145B2
The present invention relates to oral ready to use liquid pharmaceutical compositions of eslicarbazepine. It also relates to the processes for the preparation of said liquid compositions. The present invention provides liquid compositions of eslicarbazepine with desired technical attributes such as release profile, viscosity, pH, stability, and acceptable organoleptic properties. The prepared compositions are useful in patients having difficulties in swallowing tablets and provide the physician with providing a more convenient and less cumbersome posology.
US11318143B2
The present invention is directed to a combination of varenicline and bupropion for use in treating alcohol use disorder (AUD) and/or treating alcohol risk consumption in a subject in need thereof. Corresponding compositions, uses and methods of treatment are also provided.
US11318136B2
Compositions for inhibiting the aggregation of a granin from a non-toxic low molecular weight form to a toxic high molecular weight aggregated form and/or dissociating a high molecular weight aggregated form to a low molecular weight form are provided. Such a composition typically includes one or more active compounds or agents, which may also be referred to herein as disaggregation compounds. Using the compounds and compositions described herein, methods of i) modulating, inhibiting or preventing the interaction of granins with metal ions, ii) modulating, inhibiting, preventing the aggregation of granins or dissociating aggregated granins, iii) reducing or inhibiting cell toxicity, iv) treating or preventing dementia or Alzheimer's disease, and v) preventing or treating Parkinson's and/or Huntington's diseases are also provided.
US11318129B2
The present disclosure is directed to compounds and methods for the treatment of disorders associated with fluid retention or salt overload, such as heart failure (in particular, congestive heart failure), chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, liver disease, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma agonist-induced fluid retention. The present disclosure is also directed to compounds and methods for the treatment of hypertension. The present disclosure is also directed to compounds and methods for the treatment of gastrointestinal tract disorders, including the treatment or reduction of pain associated with gastrointestinal tract disorders. The methods generally comprise administering to a mammal in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a compound, that is designed to be substantially active in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to inhibit NHE-mediated antiport of sodium ions and hydrogen ions therein. More particularly, the method comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a compound, that inhibits NHE-3, -2 and/or -8 mediated antiport of sodium and/or hydrogen ions in the GI tract and is designed to be substantially impermeable to the layer of epithelial cells, or more specifically the epithelium of the GI tract. As a result of the compound being substantially impermeable, it is not absorbed and is thus essentially systemically non-bioavailable, so as to limit the exposure of other internal organs (e.g., liver, heart, brain, etc.) thereto. The present disclosure is still further directed to a method wherein a mammal is administered such a compound with a fluid-absorbing polymer, such that the combination acts as described above and further provides the ability to sequester fluid and/or salt present in the GI tract.
US11318121B2
Described herein are prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) binding conjugates that are useful for delivering therapeutic, diagnostic and imaging agents. Also described herein are pharmaceutical composition containing them and methods of using the conjugates and compositions. Also described are processes for manufacture of the conjugates and the compositions containing them.
US11318108B2
The present invention refers to compounds of the carotenoid class, such as lycopene or lacto-lycopene, for their use in the treatment and/or prevention of toxicity caused by antitumor drugs, as well as their use in the treatment or remission of tumors in combination with antitumor drugs. Finally, the present invention refers to the combination of the above set forth compounds and drugs with antitumor action.
US11318103B2
Methods for inhibiting tissue ossification or calcification in a subject, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of BMP I inhibitor-loaded microparticles to a subject in need thereof, wherein the administration provides local and sustained release of the BMP I inhibitor thereby inhibiting tissue ossification or calcification.
US11318102B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a hard capsule improved in deposition of a gelling aid on a hard capsule film. The gelling aid deposition is inhibited by adding a non-reducing disaccharide or a non-reducing disaccharide alcohol to the hard capsule film.
US11318099B2
This invention includes fusogenic compounds, and compositions and methods of use thereof. The fusogenic compounds can be used for making nanoparticle compositions for use in biopharmaceuticals and therapeutics. More particularly, this invention relates to compounds, compositions and methods for providing nanoparticles to incorporate or encapsulate active agents, to deliver and distribute the active agents to cells, tissues, organs, and subjects.
US11318095B2
The present invention provides a micelle comprising an anionic micelle and a protecting agent surrounding the anionic micelle, the anionic micelle being formed from, as a structural unit, an ingredient that has a functional group capable of being anionized under basic conditions and has anionic micelle-forming ability, the protecting agent protecting the anionic micelle. The present invention also provides a micelle comprising a cationic micelle and a protecting agent surrounding the cationic micelle, the cationic micelle being formed from, as a structural unit, an ingredient that has a functional group capable of being cationized under acidic conditions and has cationic micelle-forming ability, the protecting agent protecting the cationic micelle.
US11318093B2
The present invention relates to a dental topical anesthetic gel containing a full spectrum blend of active cannabinoids and at least one component including tetracaine, benzocaine, lidocaine, and butamben. Further, the dental topical gel may also contain a chemical penetration enhancer, at least one drug to enhance the effects of cannabinoids, at least one antibacterial agent and at least one antifungal agent. The forms and use of the dental topical anesthetic gel are also disclosed.
US11318092B2
The present invention involves novel urea compositions for oral administration, that are useful for treatment or management of hyponatremia. Also disclosed are novel methods of making the urea compositions.
US11318091B2
The present disclosure is directed to floating gastroretentive dosage forms with prolonged gastric residence time. The disclosure also provides rapidly expanding sustained release or combined immediate release and sustained release formulations comprising drugs that require targeted release in the proximal gastrointestinal tract for maximum therapeutic benefit. The rapidly expanding floating gastroretentive dosage forms comprise a permeable elastic membrane providing desired characteristics for drug release and mechanical strength to maintain tablet integrity.
US11318089B2
A topical copper ion treatment in basic form comprises a copper ion-containing solution composed of a biocompatible solution containing copper ions obtained by leaching of the copper ions from copper metal into the solution. The copper ion-containing solution can be combined with various carriers to form various forms of the copper ion treatment including creams, gels, lotions, foams, pastes, tampons, solutions, suppositories, body wipes, wound dressings, skin patches, and suture material. A method of making the copper ion-containing solution involves placing solid copper metal in a quantity of a biocompatible solution and maintaining the solution at a specified temperature for a predetermined period of time during which copper ions leach from the copper metal into the solution, and thereafter separating the solution from the solid copper metal.
US11318088B2
Particles, compositions, and methods that aid particle transport in mucus are provided. The compositions and methods may include, in some embodiments, modifying the surface coatings of particles including pharmaceutical agents that have a low water/aqueous solubility. In some embodiments, a surface coating includes a synthetic polymer having pendant hydroxyl groups on the backbone of the polymer, such as poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). Such compositions and methods can be used to achieve efficient transport of particles of pharmaceutical agents though mucus barriers in the body for a wide spectrum of applications, including drug delivery, imaging, and diagnostic applications. In certain embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition including such particles is well-suited for administration routes involving the particles passing through a mucosal barrier.
US11318085B2
The present disclosure relates to methods, systems and kits for treating the skin by applying onto the skin a skin tightening composition comprising 1) at least one thermoplastic elastomer and at least one adhesive polymer; and 2) a sunscreen composition comprising one or more UV filters. Methods, systems and kits comprise applying the compositions of the systems sequentially.
US11318080B2
The invention relates to a shampoo composition for enhancing deposition of oil drop onto a substrate, comprising a mixture of sulfonated methyl ester compounds containing two or more sulfonated methyl esters of a fatty acid having a chain length of 12 to 20 carbon atoms (C12-C20); a zwitterionic surfactant; an oil phase; and a cationic polymer. The shampoo composition may further comprise an inorganic electrolyte such as sodium chloride. The invention also relates to use of the shampoo composition for enhancing deposition of oil drop onto a substrate, wherein the composition comprises a specific blend of sulfonated methyl ester compounds.
US11318073B2
The present invention is directed to a foaming composition comprising from about 5% to about 13% total surfactant of one or more anionic surfactants; from 0.1% to about 2% of a surfactant soluble antidandruff active; from about 3% to about 15% of a blowing agent, wherein the foaming composition is at a pH of about 3.5 to 6.5.
US11318072B2
The present invention relates to a cosmetic and/or dermatological composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium: a) at least some hydrophobic aerogel particles, b) at least some silicone elastomer particles, c) at least one particle that absorbs sebum. The invention also relates to a process for making the skin matt and/or for reducing its shine.
US11318068B2
A dissolving and mixing unit for automatically dissolving and mixing medicines includes: a support; a dissolving and mixing device mounted on the support and including two piercer bases and at least one dissolving and mixing channel, wherein each dissolving and mixing channel includes two piercers and an elastic infusion hose connecting the two piercers, and the two piercers of each dissolving and mixing channel are mounted on the two piercer bases respectively; a peristaltic pump mounted on the support and configured to squeeze the elastic infusion hose; first and second bottle-containing modules mounted on the support and configured to hold first and second medicine containers respectively; and a movement mechanism configured to drive at least one of the first bottle-containing module and one piercer base to move, and configured to drive at least one of the second bottle-containing module and the other piercer base to move.
US11318065B2
The invention discloses a connecting mechanism of a dildo. One end of a driving mechanism connecting end is connected to one end of a connecting mechanism body, and the other end of driving mechanism connecting end is provided with a driving mechanism connecting member. One end of a dildo connecting end is provided with a dildo connecting member, and the other end of the dildo connecting end is connected to the other end of the connecting mechanism body. The other end of the dildo connecting end is provided with a connecting column, the inside of the other end of the connecting mechanism body is provided with an internal connecting cavity matched with the connecting column, and the connecting column is inserted into the internal connecting cavity. A concave limiting groove is formed in the connecting column circumferentially, a limiting member embedding groove communicated with the internal connecting cavity is formed in an outer wall of the connecting mechanism body, and a limiting member is embedded in the limiting member embedding groove. An outer sleeve is sleeved over the outside of the connecting mechanism body, a protrusion I is arranged at an inner wall of the outer sleeve, and when the protrusion I corresponds to the limiting member embedding groove in position, the protrusion I exerts a pressure on the limiting member. The invention helps to solve the problem of easy separation of a dildo and a driving mechanism.
US11318064B2
Embodiments of the improved stimulation device include a cup and a driver. The cup has a cavity surrounded by a rim. The driver comprises a plate disposed on an underside of the cup, a cam disposed adjacent to the plate, and a motor mechanically coupled to the cam. The driver is configured to intermittently vary a volume of the cavity of the cup from a first volume to a second volume without returning the cup from the second volume to the first volume. In some embodiments, the cup returns from the second volume to the first volume, in between intermittent varying from the first volume to the second volume, due to the resilient nature of the material of the cup and/or the configuration of the cup. This varying of the volume between the first and second volumes creates a pressure field in a chamber formed by the cavity and a user's skin.
US11318059B2
The present disclosure provides a mounting assembly for attaching medical equipment to a patient table. In one particular embodiment, the present disclosure provides a mounting assembly for attaching a magnetic field generator to a patient table. The mounting assembly allows for the secure attachment of the magnetic field generator to the patient table while also allowing for easy adjustment of the positioning and location of the magnetic field generator, even after the patient is on the table. In many embodiments the mounting assembly is comprised of a mounting apparatus that attaches directly to the patient table and first and second side rails that attach to the magnetic field generator and are configured to slidably attach to the mounting apparatus. In some embodiments, the mounting apparatus and side rails are constructed of a material that provides little or no interference with the magnetic field generator.
US11318057B1
A bedside support structure including a support assembly and a base assembly is disclosed herein. The support assembly includes a cushioned portion and a support structure. The base assembly includes an outer base and an inner base portion. The inner base portion is adjustable from the outer base portion such that a user may configure the height of the bedside support structure. The base assembly further includes an elongated arm that is pivotably mounted to one end of the outer base. The other end of the elongated arm is pivotably mounted to the opposite end of the support structure. The pivot configuration allows a user to adjust the height of the support structure as needed to fit the height of the bed of an individual. The bedside support structure provides a structural support for users of limited mobility to aid the users in sitting beside a bed.
US11318055B2
An ambulance cot loading and unloading system for an emergency vehicle includes a base for mounting in the emergency vehicle and an arm mounted for linear movement along the base, wherein the arm configured to support a cot while the cot is being loaded into or unloaded from the emergency vehicle. The ambulance cot loading and unloading system further includes an indicator mounted relative to the arm and a control system, which is in communication with the indicator and configured to generate a status indication of the cot loading and unloading system at the indicator.
US11318043B2
An ocular implant configured for implantation into the eye of a subject comprising an elongate outer shell (54), an internal plug (210) including a hydrogel and a drug reservoir including a drug (62) wherein the drug is configured to pass through at least a portion of the internal plug to control elution of the drug through the outer shell. The implant is made of biodegradable materials.
US11318036B2
A brace (101, 101A) and method (1300, 1400) of fitting a brace to a person are disclosed. The brace includes a belt assembly (102) for location around a body of a user and a strut (103) having a first end (104) configured to be secured by the belt assembly (102) and an anchoring location (105) spaced from the belt assembly (102). The brace also includes a first strap (106) for applying a force to the body of the user, a first anchor means (107) configured to retain a first part of the first strap (106) at the anchoring location (105) on the strut (103) and a second anchor means (108) configured to retain a second part of the first strap (106) at a second anchor location (109) to enable tension to be provided in the first strap.
US11318035B2
A semi-rigid foot orthotic can have 3-axis accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, and strain gauges embedded in one or more flexible regions along with a microprocessor and wireless transmitter. Data from the sensors can be used to track the gait cycle. Data on the flexing, bending, or rotating of portions of the orthotic are processed and compared to ideal or data from other runs to rate the effectiveness of the orthotic. The orthotic and the sole of the shoe have relative freedom of motion between them. By doing a 3D comparing of the location, motion and orientation of the shoe from the same information for at least one orthotic region; determining shoe-to-orthotic relative motion. Modifications or adjustments can be made to improve the user-experience. The computation can involve either or both of a cloud based server and an external hand-held device in wireless communication with the orthotic.
US11318031B2
A device for feeding and setting an implant into a blood vessel includes a hollow cylindrical portion formed of an expandable wire mesh netting with a first end and a second end, with a sleeve for receiving the implant in a radially compressed state. The sleeve is arrangeable along a guide wire. The sleeve for receiving the implant in the radially compressed state is formed by an inner sleeve, around which at least one outer sleeve with a distal end and a proximal end is arranged. The implant is arranged in the inner sleeve in such a way that the second end of the hollow cylindrical portion is arranged on the end facing the proximal end of the outer sleeve, so that during setting of the implant, the inner sleeve surrounding the implant can be moved into the outer sleeve in the distal direction so that the implant expands, beginning from the second end.
US11318026B2
The present invention provides an implant having an enhanced initial fixation force, and more particularly, to an implant that may maintain a fixed state without relative movement with respect to vertebral bodies until fusion is completely performed. The implant includes: an implant body inserted between vertebral bodies; and an injection unit installed in the implant body, and configured to inject bone cement into the vertebral bodies.
US11318022B2
Knee prosthesis tibial componentry has a bearing insert defining a superior condyle articular surface and a planar inferior bearing surface. A tray having a platform defining a superior bearing surface and an inferior stem engages the insert. The tray has a quadrant of retention buttresses having anterior and posterior buttresses, each extending superiorly with respect to the superior bearing surface and extending in from a peripheral edge of the superior bearing surface. The insert has a quadrant of respective spaced apart retention recesses having anterior and posterior recesses, each recessed superiorly with respect to the inferior bearing surface and extending in from a peripheral edge of the inferior bearing surface.
US11318020B2
The present disclosure generally relates to a sacroiliac joint coupler having a base plate and an angled plate for respective engagement with the sacrum and ilium are described herein. The sacroiliac joint coupler includes a bolt having a threaded distal end extending from a top face of the base plate and a fastener that couples the distal end of the bolt to the angled plate. In addition, the fastener may include a hinge or a locking ball.
US11318019B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a cardiac device comprising a band configured to form a loop within a heart and including a first end and a second end, a plurality of sequential locking segments located in a region of the band near the second end, and an actuatable clasp located at or near the first end. Each locking segment may have a ledged region and a ramped region. The actuatable clasp may be configured to form a fixed length loop by locking onto the ledged region of a locking segment after the second end has been inserted into the clasp. Adjacent locking segments may be configured to flex relative to each other, thereby enabling adjacent ramped regions to cooperate with each other to facilitate a sliding of the segments into the clasp.
US11318013B2
The devices and methods of this disclosure relate to a heart valve prosthesis that is configured to be implanted within a native heart valve having a smaller perimeter annuli with a generally elliptical shape.
US11318010B1
Devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are directed to efficient and accurate removal of tissue from a three-dimensional anatomic structure, such as a breast, of a patient. For example, a cup can be positioned on the patient's breast to conform the breast (e.g. via suction) to a known three-dimensional contour, and a cutting tip can be moved along the three-dimensional contour at one or more predetermined distances from at least one surface of the cup. The cutting tip can remove tissue along the three-dimensional contour to form a skin envelope. As compared to a manual process performed by a surgeon, formation of the envelope through controlled movement of the cutting tip along the three-dimensional contour can improve control over dimensions of the envelope, thus, facilitating achievement of consistent outcomes by reducing the likelihood of complications associated with an envelope that is too thick, too thin, or uneven.
US11317999B2
A processing device receives, from an image capture device associated with an augmented reality (AR) display, a plurality of images of a face of a patient. The processing device selects a subset of the plurality of images that meet one or more image selection criteria. The selection comprises determining, from the plurality of images, a first image that represents a first position extreme for the face; determining, from the plurality of images, a second image that represents a second position extreme of the face; selecting the first image; and selecting the second image. The processing device further generates a model of a jaw of the patient based at least in part on the subset of the plurality of images that have been selected.
US11317992B2
An orthodontic appliance is constructed from shells shaped to receive teeth. The shells can be constructed from one or more polymer materials and stacked and also varyingly affixed to one another, which can include affixing only about the edge of each shell. The orthodontic appliance can be one of a series of similar appliances for incremental orthodontic modification of teeth.
US11317988B2
A system for locating an implanted device including magnetic coils within a subject is provided. The system includes a magnetic sensor array including a plurality of magnetic sensors, the magnetic sensor array configured to measure a magnetic field generated by the implanted device, and a position detection module communicatively coupled to the magnetic sensor array, the position detection module configured to receive the measured magnetic field from the magnetic sensor array, and calculate a position of the implanted device based on the measured magnetic field.
US11317979B2
A medical imaging system comprises a teleoperational assembly configured to control the movement of a medical instrument including an instrument tip and a processing unit including one or more processors. The processing unit is configured to determine an instrument tip position and determine a position error associated with the instrument tip position. The processing unit is also configured to determine at least one instrument tip bounding volume based upon the position error and determine if the instrument tip is within a field of view of an imaging instrument.
US11317958B2
A fixation assembly includes a tapered cannula, a post, and a snap ring. The snap ring is attachable to the post and the tapered cannula. The snap ring is configured to maintain the tapered cannula axially fixed in relation to the post such that the tapered cannula and the post are rotatable relative to each other.
US11317956B1
A bone screw may be insertable into a bone, and may have a proximal member, a distal member with bone-engaging threads, wherein the distal member is configured to slidably engage the proximal member such that a variable-length cavity is defined within the proximal member and the distal member, and a tension member residing at least partially within the variable-length cavity. The tension member may have a proximal end coupled to the proximal member and a distal end coupled to the distal member such that, in response to motion of the distal member away from the proximal member, the tension member elongates and urges the distal member to move toward the proximal member. The proximal member and the distal member may be interconnected to share bending loads at a bending transmission feature.
US11317955B2
The invention relates to a biodegradable, magnesium-containing bone screw for implanting into a patient body for use in medical applications, such as, orthopedic and craniofacial surgery. The bone screw has a tapered head, a threaded shaft and pointed tip. The composition of the bone screws provide for improved biodegradability and biocompatibility, and the features of the structure of the bone screws facilitates guidance and placement during implantation as well as reduces the potential for mechanical failures. Moreover, the bone screws are effective to provide targeted release of magnesium ions resulting in enhanced new bone formation.
US11317951B2
Bone fixation systems include various combinations of stabilizing members, dynamic elements, fasteners, and locking mechanisms. Bone plates receive dynamic bone staples and bone screws. Other dynamic elements include elbow pegs, straight pegs, and wire pegs.
US11317942B2
A support apparatus for supporting a trocar while the trocar extends through a body wall of a patient includes an inflatable collar and a slidable abutment collar commonly connected for engagement onto the trocar following which the slide collar is released to slide along the trocar. The inflatable collar is inflated to a set size by a manually operable pump on the slidable collar operated by squeezing finger abutments together up to a latch so that threaded portion expels the inflation fluid. The abutment member is shaped to be received on an outer surface of the trocar and adjustable longitudinally of the trocar sleeve so as to be located at a selected position by a manually movable latch collar. The inflatable collar and slidably collar are held connected by a manually operable release.
US11317927B2
A drill bit comprises a shank extending along an axis and an interface comprising at least one outermost drive portion spaced at a first interface distance from the axis. The drill bit further comprises a resilient arm extending from a proximal end of the shank. The resilient arm comprises an outer arm surface facing away from the axis and a retention surface facing toward a distal end of the shank. The retention surface may be radially aligned about the axis with respect to the outermost drive portion. The resilient arm is movable between: a first position where the outer arm surface is spaced from the axis at a first arm distance greater than the first interface distance, and a second position where the outer arm surface is spaced from the axis at a second arm distance less than or equal to the first interface distance.
US11317922B2
A filler delivery device is configured to place a filler inside a bulge occurring in a body lumen. The filler delivery device includes a frame member configured to be expandable and compressible, and a tubular member through which a catheter for injecting the filler into the bulge is insertable. The tubular member is provided such that, when the frame member is in an expanded state, an open end of the tubular member is directed in a direction intersecting an extending direction of the body lumen. The filler material includes a base gel having flowability with which the filler material flows inside the catheter, and shape retainability with which the filler material stays inside the bulge after being injected from the catheter into the bulge, and a solidification promoting substance that promotes solidification of blood inside the bulge.
US11317916B2
A surgical stapling device includes an elongated tool assembly having spaced first and second jaws positioned to receive a body organ. The length of the tool assembly (which may have a curved configuration) is selected to receive and staple and/or transect a body organ in a single actuation of the tool assembly.
US11317911B2
A surgical stapling device includes a tool assembly that includes an anvil assembly and a cartridge assembly. The cartridge assembly includes a channel member that includes structure for releasably engaging the anvil assembly to allow for separation of the entire cartridge assembly from the anvil assembly after each use of the stapling device.
US11317901B2
Among other things, methods and apparatus for inserting devices for closing a tissue opening are disclosed. An anchoring or sealing member has one or more stems and/or filaments that are offset from the center of the member, so that lateral adjustments or movements of the anchoring or sealing member do not uncover the opening, cause the anchoring or sealing member to stick through or pull through the opening. Embodiments including a valve adapted to accommodate a guide wire for addressing emergencies are also disclosed.
US11317894B2
A control panel may include a control surface and a plurality of user control areas at fixed locations along the control surface, a sealing layer extending continuously over the user control areas, wherein the sealing layer includes at least one topographical feature associated with at least one of the user control areas, and a pressure-sensitive capacitive touch layer provided at the at least one user control area, the a pressure-sensitive capacitive touch layer configured to detect a touch associated with an amount of pressure applied to the control surface at the at least one user control area and invoke a user control function associated with the at least one user control area responsive to the touch only if the amount of pressure exceeds a threshold amount.
US11317887B2
A method for reconstructing at least a first and a second independently moving body from one 3D tomography scan includes performing a movement of the first body relative to the second body, obtaining the movement, obtaining a 3D tomography scan of the first body and the second body during the movement, and reconstructing a first 3D model of the first body and a second 3D model of the second body by applying the recorded movement to the 3D tomography scan. This has the effect that reconstruction of several 3D tomography scanned bodies is possible during motion of the scanned bodies.
US11317885B2
A region detection image is obtained by the detection of a subject region of a radiographic image in which radiation is transmitted through a subject and reaches a radiation detection unit and a direct radiation region of the radiographic image in which the radiation directly reaches the radiation detection unit without being transmitted through the subject. A scattered radiation image about scattered radiation components is obtained on the basis of the region detection image and scattered-radiation-spread information about the spread of scattered radiation. A radiographic image from which the scattered radiation components have been removed is obtained by the subtraction of the scattered radiation image from the radiographic image.
US11317883B2
A method for characterization of coronary plaque tissue data and perivascular tissue data using image data gathered from a computed tomography (CT) scan along a blood vessel, the image information including radiodensity values of coronary plaque and perivascular tissue located adjacent to the coronary plaque, the method comprising quantifying radiodensity in regions of coronary plaque, quantifying, radiodensity in at least one region of corresponding perivascular tissue adjacent to the coronary plaque, determining gradients of the quantified radiodensity values within the coronary plaque and the quantified radiodensity values within the corresponding perivascular tissue, and determining a ratio of the quantified radiodensity values within the coronary plaque and the corresponding perivascular tissue; and characterizing the coronary plaque by analyzing a gradient of the quantified radiodensity values in the coronary plaque and the corresponding perivascular, and/or the ratio of the coronary plaque radiodensity values and the radiodensity values of the corresponding perivascular tissue.
US11317881B2
An imaging system that is configured to automatically obtain and provide two and three-dimensional digital images of various types of objects (e.g., tissue specimens, animals, electrical devices, etc.) for use in analysis thereof in a manner free of manual repositioning of the objects between images and free of movement of an electromagnetic radiation source and detector within or relative to a cabinet housing of the system.
US11317876B2
A weightbearing simulation assembly includes a substrate comprising a mounting surface extending in a first direction a subject support disposed on a first region of the mounting surface and a pedal assembly disposed on a second region of the mounting surface. The pedal assembly includes a spring assembly including a contact plate facing the subject support, a compression plate, and a first spring disposed between the contact plate and the compression plate. A subject applies a compressive force to the contact plate in a compression direction to simulate a load-bearing condition by compressing the first spring. An orientation of the pedal assembly may be adjusted to change a relative angle between the compression direction and the first direction to alter an imaging angle.
US11317874B2
Systems, processes and devices for real-time brain monitoring for epileptic spasms and hypsarrhythmia or electrodecremental events to generate and control an interface of a display device with a visual representation of a Brain Value Index for epileptic spasms and hypsarrhythmia or electrodecremental events, a connectivity map and treatment guidance. Systems, processes and devices for real-time brain monitoring capture sensor data, process the data and dynamically update the interface in real-time.
US11317869B2
An EEG headpiece includes an array of electrode pins, each electrode pin extending between a proximal end, formed by a proximal end face, and a distal end and including a conducting electrode and a thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material is arranged at least around a periphery of the electrode pin or is pressable from a hollow space to the periphery. Each electrode pin is equipped for the transmission of energy, especially mechanical vibration energy, from the proximal end face to the thermoplastic material to liquefy at least portions of the thermoplastic material from a solid state to a flowable state, whereby the thermoplastic material is capable of flowing into structures of a tissue portion surrounding the periphery and of forming, after re-solidification of the thermoplastic material, an anchoring of the electrode pin in the tissue portion.
US11317866B2
An optical sensor, an optical sensor array, and an apparatus and method for measuring a bio-signal are provided. The optical sensor includes a photodetector, and a light source disposed on the photodetector. The optical sensor is configured to operate the light source in a light source mode, and operate the photodetector in a photodetector mode, based on a control signal.
US11317860B1
A method and system for assessing the effectiveness of a treatment regimen. In a preferred embodiment, baseline magnetic resonance imaging signals of a diseased portion of a subject's anatomy are acquired and image slices associated with diseased tissue or a selected region of interest are identified. The identified image slices are then stored and used in acquiring subsequent magnetic resonance imaging signals. The baseline and subsequently acquired magnetic resonance imaging signals are then processed to determine changes in location, size or other factors that provide an indication of whether treatment is effective. In another aspect, baseline and subsequent magnetic resonance parameters are also acquired and compared as part of determining the effective of treatment.
US11317856B1
The various embodiments of the method of the present invention include a method to improving or expanding the capacity of a sleep analysis unit or laboratory, a method sleep analysis testing a patient admitted for diagnosis or treatment of another primary medical condition while being treated or diagnosed for that condition, a method of sleep analysis testing a patient that cannot be easily moved or treated in a sleep analysis unit or laboratory and other like methods.
US11317852B2
Medical device or instrument for diagnosing pressure ulcers using optical reflectance spectroscopy. The device may comprise a tip and a controller. The tip is pressed against the skin of the patient and collects the optical reflectance data. The controller processes the data to determine whether there exists a pressure ulcer and, if there is one, its depth. The tip may also include a pressure sensor for sensing the pressure at which the tip is applied to the patient's skin.
US11317851B2
To appropriately evaluate skin spots by grasping a quality (characteristic) of the skin spots. A skin spot evaluation apparatus includes an area extracting unit that extracts skin spot areas corresponding to skin spots from a skin image obtained by photographing a skin of a subject; and an evaluation unit that analyzes, based on the skin spot areas extracted by the area extracting unit, at least one of the number of the skin spots, dimension of each of the skin spots and density of each of the skin spots, and generates data obtained by quantifying characteristic of the skin spots of the skin image using the analyzed result.
US11317846B2
The present disclosure encompasses an “artifact score” derived from the signal characteristics of an acquired 12-lead ECG, (2) a “patient context score” derived from key elements of the patient's history, presentation, and pre-hospital emergency care, and (3) techniques for integrating these scores into an emergency medical care system.
US11317844B2
The invention relates to a catheter useful in recording His electrogram alternans. The catheter includes a catheter probe containing at least one row of receiving poles positioned at an edge of the catheter probe, equidistantly spaced from each other.
US11317841B2
An electrode management solution for neuromonitoring applications such as electroencephalography (EEG) procedures provides for the verification of the locations and connections of electrodes. The brain is modeled as a volume conductor and an expected attenuated signal generated by an electrical signal present in the form of an electrical dipole at any other point in the brain is calculated. A known signal is connected between electrodes at ‘presumed’ locations. This action generates a defined electrical field which can be measured between any of the other electrode locations. The amplitude and phase of the measured signals are a function of the input signal, the volume conductor, and the geometric relations of the two electrodes. By comparing the expected values with the measured values, the relation between the electrodes is verified.
US11317840B2
The present invention relates to a stress analysis method including: acquiring bio-signals from a test subject; calculating a probability of each of a plurality of stress level values by processing the bio-signals using a deep neural network algorithm; estimating a stress level value with the maximum probability of the plurality of stress level values as a stress level value of the test subject; determining usefulness of the estimated stress level value; and outputting the estimated stress level value determined to be useful through the determination of usefulness, as the final stress level.
US11317839B2
A collection fitting, system, and method for sampling fluid from a tissue site is described. The collection fitting includes a switch fitting having a first passage and a second passage. The collection fitting also includes a bypass switch coupled to the switch fitting. The bypass switch is operable to fluidly couple the first passage and the second passage through the bypass switch. The bypass switch is also operable to fluidly couple the first passage and the second passage through a specimen container.
US11317808B2
A 3D body scanner for generating a 3-D body model includes a turntable configured and disposed for carrying a body that is to be scanned. The 3D body scanner includes a light emitter that is configured and disposed for projecting an optical marker indicating where the turntable should be situated in relation to the 3D body scanner. The 3D body scanner includes a diffuser, a feedback device and a wireless interface.
US11317799B2
Measurement of intraocular lengths by dual-beam Fourier low-coherence interferometry on the basis of Fresnel-zone-type space-time domain interferograms of the Purkinje-Sanson reflexes. The eye is illuminated by parallel, monochromatic dual beams having wavelengths which differ in temporal sequence. Wavelength spectra of space-time domain interferograms are imaged onto a photodetector array and registered. Viewing direction and position of the eye are fixed by optical aids and are monitored by acoustic and optical aids. A zoom optical unit in the output beam of the ophthalmological interferometer makes it possible, by simple focusing, to image virtual Fresnel-zone-type space-time domain interferograms from contrast-optimized positions onto the photodetector array or onto an image intensifier that is arranged in front of the photodetector array such that the position-dependent size change of the space-time domain interferograms is compensated by the scale change of this imaging.
US11317788B2
An optical system for use with a stereo video endoscope with a fixed, lateral viewing direction, including: laterally-viewing distal and proximal optical assemblies, similarly configured left and right lens system channels; the distal optical assembly couples incident light from an object space into the left and right lens system channels; the distal optical assembly includes an entrance lens, a deflection prism group and an exit lens in a direction of incident light; the deflection prism group includes first and second prisms in the direction of incident light; the first prism includes first entrance and first exit sides at an angle relative thereto; the second prism includes a second entrance side, a reflection side and a second exit side; and the first entrance side of the first prism and the reflection side of the second prism enclose an angle that is greater than a total reflection angle of the second prism.
US11317782B2
The present invention is a washing apparatus for induction suitable cookware and also involves the method of washing. The apparatus can be incorporated in restaurants, operated manually or incorporated in automatic cooking systems. The apparatus comprises of an induction heating unit, a replaceable water nozzle, a sink, an induction element, a ceramic glass, a pump, an electric motor, a controller, a manual HMI and a vision system.
US11317781B2
The present disclosure has a head part 1 for attaching a cleaning sheet P, and a handle part 2 that is connected to the head part 1 and is for a user to grasp, wherein a plurality of line-shaped ribs, which are formed so as to be line-shaped a bottom surface view of the head part 1, are formed in a bottom surface of the head part 1. A cleaning tool that can improve the collection of dirt with a cleaning sheet can thus be provided.
US11317768B2
A device that provides comfort and assistance to a nauseous individual while nauseous or while dispensing nauseous waste. The device may comprise a body and a headrest. The body may include a base surface, an intermediate support surface, and a top surface. The intermediate support surface may be spaced apart from the base surface a first distance. The top support surface may be spaced apart from the base surface a second distance. The intermediate support surface may be configured to support a first body portion of the nauseous individual. The top support surface may define an aperture. The aperture may be configured to support a nausea receptacle. The headrest may extend from the body. The headrest may be partially disposed over the aperture.
US11317767B2
Apparatus and methods for constructing a shower pan. The shower pan is constructed from wedge panels having a foam core and facers on major surfaces of the wedge panels. The wedge panels are cut into portions that fit regions of the shower pan area. The wedge panel portions are placed in the regions such that the sloped upper surfaces of the wedge panel portions collectively form a continuous surface that at all locations slopes downward toward the drain of the shower. Pans for a wide variety of shower shapes and sizes can be constructed. The shower pan may be efficiently constructed on-site, often using common tools and techniques.
US11317757B2
An actuator tip diffuser may be retrofitted onto existing pump dispensers to create a scatter flow. The scatter flow can be induced by using patterns with larger area sections produce separate, individual streams. Increasing the length of the orifice adapter and adding a center outer ring also reduced spatter. In all instances, the actuator tip diffuser includes a through-channel, with an inlet fitted to the existing actuator nozzle on one end and a downwardly disposed outlet for discharging fluid via the pattern of orifices/structure noted above. The tip may also include one or more retainer tabs to create a snap fitting to existing dispenser pumps.
US11317756B2
A beverage preparation device comprising a main body, a tank, an assembly for pumping a liquid from the tank, and a unit for preparing the beverage, in which device an outlet path is defined inside the main body, the outlet path comprising a dispensing outlet, via which the beverage is dispensed out of the main body, and also comprising a filtering element that is detachably connected to the main body, wherein the filtering element is arranged downstream of the dispensing outlet relative to the outlet path.
US11317754B2
Disclosed is a system interworking between a cooking apparatus for cooking food and a kitchen device in communication with the cooking apparatus, the system comprising a cooking apparatus comprising a first transmitter transmitting an electrical signal to the kitchen device; and a first controller controlling the first transmitter to transmit the electrical signal to the kitchen device; and a kitchen device comprising a second receiver receiving the electrical signal transmitted by the first transmitter; and a second controller controlling the driving of the kitchen device according to the electrical signal received by the second receiver.
US11317752B2
The present disclosure relates generally to molded rod mounts for shower/bathing systems. In particular, the present disclosure provides at least one molded rod mount having a first wall body including a first recess configured to receive a first end of a rod. The first recess includes an axis perpendicular to the first wall body, a first curved portion having a first depth and a first radius of curvature relative to the axis, and a first rear portion adjacent to the first curved portion. A second recess is disposed opposite the first recess on a second wall body opposite the first wall body.
US11317743B1
A bracket assembly adapted to be removably coupled to a railing at a first side and hold a portion of a container at a second side can comprise a lower section and an upper section removably coupled to the lower section. The upper section can be a bent strip that forms a receptacle to receive the portion of the container, and the lower section can include a body in the form of a second bent strip, and a fixed connection post extending from an upper surface of the body to interface with an opening in the connection interface of the upper section to removably couple the upper section to the lower section via the at least one fastener. The platform section can include a first step and a second step each extending from the connection interface to respective ones of the retaining arms.
US11317742B2
A framed collectible for displaying a continuously-looping playback of a digital video file is provided, wherein a display panel is controlled by a display controller to play at least one video file in a continuous loop on the display panel only while an output signal from a magnet sensor indicates no proximity to a magnet proximal to the back side of the display panel. The display controller has a printed circuit board that incorporates at least one processor and at least one memory that contains at least one video file. The memory, which in an embodiment can be flash memory, is factory programmed and therefore the memory content cannot be changed by an end user. Packaging for storage and shipping of the framed collectible is also provided, which incorporates a magnet that is sensed by the magnet sensor to keep continuously-looping video playback switched off while the device is stored.
US11317721B2
A cushion for a piece of furniture or a pillow includes a cushion core and an exterior cover at least partially surrounding the cushion core. The cushion core comprises a cushion wrap surrounding a filler, which may be foam or fiber or down or any known filler. The cushion wrap is at least partially made of fabric having a raised surface pattern to increase friction between the cushion core and the exterior cover for holding the cushion core in a desired orientation inside the exterior cover.
US11317714B2
The invention concerns an ergonomic storage unit having at least one retractable container; and a mechanism configured to displace the at least one retractable container between two positions: a stowed position in which the retractable container is stowed in the storage unit; and an ergonomic position in which the retractable container is positioned in front of the storage unit and at a height which is different from that of the stowed position, in a manner such that the retractable container is more accessible as regards to height compared with the stowed position. The mechanism is configured to support the weight of the retractable container by distributing the weight on either side of the mechanism in the width direction of the retractable container, thereby establishing lateral access to the retractable container in the ergonomic position.
US11317712B2
The present disclosure relates to a support system for a gaming table including a first support bar of a gaming-table support, a second support bar of a gaming-table support, a third support bar of a gaming-table support, and a gaming-table support locking apparatus. The third support bar has an arcuate shape and is in a pivotable connection with the second support bar. The gaming-table support locking apparatus includes a first locking bar and a second locking bar. The second locking bar is configured to be in one of two states of being: a first state that allows the third support bar to rotate with respect to the second support bar; and a second state that prevents the third support bar to rotate with respect to the second support bar.
US11317707B2
A brush head for an electric toothbrush includes a support part supporting upper and lower lateral brush elements and transverse brush elements for the combined brushing of the inner, outer and occlusal surfaces of the upper and lower teeth, and an oscillating device intended to impart an oscillating movement to the support part. The support part is elastically deformable such that it can fit snugly against the upper and lower dental arches during brushing. The oscillating device includes a movable part on which the support part is mounted, and a drive shaft coupled to the movable part in order to move the movable part and the support part in an oscillating manner. The movable part extends between the upper lateral brush elements and the lower lateral brush elements.
US11317702B2
A system for transferring an object from one user to another user that is useful to prevent unintentional dropping of the object is disclosed. A cam is rotatably connected to a structure that is configured to be attached to a first user. A central housing with two ports is configured to allow for the attachment of a tool by lanyard or other means. When the first cam is locked into the one of the housing ports, it cannot be released from the housing unless a second cam is inserted into the second housing port and captured. Once the second cam is captured the first cam is released, thus safely passing the tool from the first user to the second user while minimizing the chance of dropping the tool.
US11317697B2
A cosmetic stick case contains a magnetic member. The cosmetic stick case includes a cosmetic stick body, a cosmetic stick inserted into the cosmetic stick body, and a push button for drawing out the cosmetic stick to an outside by a pressing operation. The cosmetic stick body contains a first magnetic force member and the push button contains a second magnetic force member. Attractive force between the first magnetic force member and the second magnetic force member keeps the push button in a fixed state without being shaken while the push button is inserted into the cosmetic stick body.
US11317690B2
A bag includes a first sidewall, a second opposing sidewall, and a foldable base. The foldable base is coupled to the first sidewall and the second side wall. The foldable base includes a first rigid panel coupled to a second rigid panel such that the foldable base is configured to fold from a generally flat configuration to a folded configuration, thereby converting the bag from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration.
US11317677B2
An article such as an article of footwear includes a lacing system having two laces that are routed through lace-receiving passages in two distinct zones of a body of the article. A first lace can be routed through a first set of lace-receiving passages in a first zone, and a second lace can be routed through a second set of lace-receiving passages in a second zone. A method of lacing an article includes routing the first lace and the second lace through the lace-receiving passages of the respective zones.
US11317663B2
An article of apparel is disclosed that is at least partially formed from a material element having a substrate and a plurality of projections. The substrate has a first surface and an opposite second surface. The projections extend from the first surface of the substrate, and the projections each have terminal ends located opposite the substrate. The material element has a first permeability when the first surface has a convex configuration, and the material element has a second permeability when the first surface has a concave configuration, the first permeability being greater than the second permeability. The apparel may be reversible such that either the first surface or the second surface of the substrate faces outward.
US11317657B2
The undergarment may include a multi-panel front construction in order to minimize the prominence of breast buds, nipples, and even mature breast tissue without sports bra-like compression. The garments are uniquely designed to maximize comfort with their super-soft external material and to maximize self-esteem with their unique inner front panel. The interior front panel is constructed from a different material than the external layers.
US11317654B2
An additive assembly for an e-vaping device includes an adsorbent material that includes adsorbed carbon dioxide. The additive assembly may be in fluid communication with a vaporizer assembly that forms a generated vapor. The adsorbent material may release the carbon dioxide into the generated vapor based on at least a portion of the generated vapor adsorbing on the adsorbent material. The additive assembly may include a flavor material including a flavorant. The adsorbent material may generate heat based on at least a portion of the generated vapor adsorbing on the adsorbent material, and the flavor material may release flavorant into the generated vapor based at least in part on the heat generated by the adsorbent material. One or more of the adsorbent material and the flavor material may be included in beads. Adsorbent material and flavor material may be included in multiple additive structures within the additive assembly.
US11317647B2
A device from draining coconut water from a coconut has a handle. A tubular member extends down from the handle. A plurality of teeth extends down from a distal end of the tubular member. An end cap member is positioned over the distal end of the tubular member.
US11317639B2
The present invention relates to a cocoa extender composition, said composition comprising 0.1 to 99.9 wt % cocoa residues, 0.1 to 99.9 wt % shea residues, 0 to 85 wt % added vegetable fat, and 0 to 85 wt % added non-vegetable fat. Further, the invention relates to methods of its preparation as well as uses thereof in food products.
US11317638B2
Disclosed are processes for making cold brew beverage compositions including concentrates and apparatus for preparing cold brew beverage compositions. The disclosed processes and apparatus allow for efficient, rapid, industrial scale production of cold brew beverage compositions having improved total solid content, improved flavor stability, longer shelf-life, and adaptability to use in small volume containers.
US11317628B2
The present invention relates to microparticle compositions comprising saflufenacil, to a method of their preparation and to the use of these microparticle compositions for controlling undesired vegetation. In the microparticle compositions saflufenacil is present in the form of microparticles, which comprise solid saflufenacil, which is surrounded or embedded by an aminoplast polymer.
US11317624B2
The present invention is directed to an aqueous herbicidal composition containing one or more low water solubility herbicides, hydroxyethyl cellulose, and an inorganic compound selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium aluminum silicate, attapulgite and mixtures thereof. The present invention is further directed to a method of controlling weeds by applying compositions of the present invention.
US11317621B2
A combination cutting blade/raking device where the blade portion slices weeds off under the soil, thereby effectively killing the plant, and a raking portion collects the uprooted weeds. The blade and rake also flatten the surface of the soil. The raking section of the invention can be lifted independently of the cutting blade. The cutting blade is reversible so a user of the invention can cut twice as much area before having to remove the blade for sharpening. The blade is slightly curved in cross section, allowing for a smoother cutting path through the soil.
US11317618B2
A device for subjecting a flying insect to lethal radiation. The device has a measurement beam source for producing a measurement beam, a deflection unit for deflecting the measurement beam, a lethal radiation source for producing a lethal beam and a measurement beam detector. The measurement detector has a photodetector element, the deflection unit and the measurement beam detector are arranged and cooperate such that the measurement beam sweeps the detector surface of the measurement beam detector. The device includes an evaluation unit connected to the measurement detector and the lethal light source to determine an attenuation time period of an attenuation of the measurement beam between the deflection unit and the detector surface and to control the lethal light source depending on said attenuation time to emit a lethal beam impulse. A method for subjecting a flying insect to lethal radiation is also provided.
US11317616B2
The invention relates to a method for adjusting the buoyancy of a fishing bobber. The method includes providing a buoyant member and a stem guide configured to receive the buoyant member, mounting the buoyant member to the stem guide and cutting the buoyant member. The buoyant member is made of a material capable of being severed by a cutting device and having first length, a lower end, and an upper end. The stem guide receives the buoyant member and a fishing line with fishing tackle. The buoyant member is cut such that the buoyant member has a second length shorter than the first length. The buoyant member is cut to a second length such that the buoyancy of the buoyant member when cut to a second length is enough to oppose the tendency of the stem guide and fishing tackle to submerse the buoyant member such that a top surface of the cut buoyant member is adjacent to the surface of the water when the stem guide, buoyant member, fishing line and any fishing tackle are placed in the water.
US11317612B2
In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a fishing lure is provided that includes a body having an opening to receive a fish and at least one hook connected to the body. The body includes capture portions having a spaced apart, open configuration that permits fish to be positioned in the opening of the body and a closer, closed configuration wherein the capture portions capture the fish in the opening of the body.
US11317610B2
A method of constructing a zebrafish notch1a mutant using CRISPR/Cas9 technique. The method includes: determining a target for knocking out notch1a; using primers T7-notch1a-sfd and tracr rev for PCR amplification with a pUC19-gRNA scaffold plasmid as a template; transcribing PCR product in vitro followed by purification to obtain gRNA; and microinjecting the gRNA and a Cas9 mRNA into a zebrafish embryo followed by culture to obtain an notch1a mutant of stable inheritance. The invention selects a specific target and utilizes CRISPR/Cas9 technique to knock out the notch1a in the zebrafish without destroying other genes, generating the zebrafish notch1a mutant. Moreover, the invention also discloses the phenotype of the zebrafish notch1a mutant, which plays a significant role in studying the effect of the Notch1a receptor in the Notch signaling pathway.
US11317571B2
An emitter provided with: a water intake part that communicates with the interior of a tube when the emitter is joined to the tube; a pressure-reducing flow channel part for forming a pressure-reducing flow channel; a flow rate adjustment part for adjusting the flow rate of the irrigation liquid in accordance with the pressure of the irrigation liquid inside the tube; and a discharge part that faces a discharge opening. The flow rate adjustment part has: a base; an accommodation part that accommodates the base; a communication hole that opens to the base and communicates with the discharge part; and a diaphragm part that is flexible and is disposed so as to be separated from the base, the diaphragm part approaching the base when the pressure of the irrigation liquid inside the tube is received.
US11317569B2
A bug-catching curtain system includes a plurality of curtains composed of adhesive material suspended from rigid framing material. A drive shaft is supported by the support structure. A plurality of primary cables extending out from a plurality of spindles that are mounted on the drive shaft. A plurality of support cables are attached to the primary cable and to the rigid framing material. The plurality of support cables suspend the plurality of curtains between rows of plants. A height at which the plurality of curtains are suspended is varied by using the turning the drive shaft to let out and to wind in the plurality of primary cables.
US11317564B2
A battery-operated mower is provided that includes a chassis supporting a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel, a battery pack, a first electric drive wheel motor interconnected to the first drive wheel and second electric drive wheel motor interconnected to the second drive wheel; one or more electric blade motors; an electric cooling fan in fluid communication with at least one of the first electric drive wheel motor and second electric drive wheel motor; one or more controllers for controlling the rotational speed of the first electric drive wheel motor, the second electric drive wheel motor, and the blade motors; and a left control actuator in communication with a first throttle sensor and a right control actuator in communication with a second throttle sensor, wherein the first throttle sensor and second throttle sensor are in communication with the one or more controllers.
US11317553B2
A tilling machine includes a frame having a jump arm frame unit and a plurality of jump arm assemblies supported along a length of the jump arm frame unit such that a lateral gap is defined between each adjacent pair of jump arm assemblies of the plurality of jump arm assemblies. Additionally, the tilling machine includes a plurality of jump arm spacers, with each jump arm spacer being provided in operative association with a clamp unit of a respective jump arm assembly of the plurality of jump arm assemblies to maintain the lateral gap between each adjacent pair of jump arm assemblies.
US11317552B2
A jump arm apparatus for a tilling machine includes a jump arm frame unit having a triangular transverse cross-section and a plurality of jump arms assemblies coupled to the jump arm frame unit. Each jump arm unit includes a jump arm having first and second ends, with the first end coupled to be coupled to the jump arm frame unit via a clamp unit and the second end configured to be coupled to a tilling disc.
US11324148B2
A cooling system for power modules is provided. The cooling system includes two covers, a plurality of power modules and a plurality of first spaces. The power modules are disposed between the two covers. Each power module includes a housing, a circuit board and heat dissipation elements disposed on the two sides of the circuit board. There is a through hole on the housing. Each first space is formed between two neighboring power modules or is formed between the cover and the neighboring power module. The heat dissipation elements of each power module are located in the neighboring first spaces, and the through hole of each power module is in communication with the neighboring first spaces. The first spaces and the through holes of the power modules are communicated with each other to form a coolant passageway collaboratively for allowing a coolant to pass through.
US11324146B2
A kit for forming a data center comprising a first rack, a second rack, a first support having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first support configured to be secured to the floor at the first end, a cooling frame having a cooling unit received therein, the cooling frame having a first face and a second face opposite the first face, the cooling frame configured to be secured to the second end of the first support, a first distribution frame having a first plurality of support arms extending therefrom, the first distribution frame configured to be coupled to the first face of the cooling frame, and a second distribution frame having a second plurality of support arms extending therefrom, the second distribution frame configured to be coupled to the second face of the cooling frame.
US11324144B2
Technologies for embedded and immersed vapor chambers in automated driving system computers (ADSC) are described herein. In some examples, an ADSC can include one or more cold plates including one or more fluid channels, the one or more fluid channels being configured to circulate a first working fluid from a respective ingress point to a respective egress point; one or more processors coupled to the one or more cold plates; one or more vapor chambers coupled to or embedded in the one or more cold plates and configured to collect heat from the one or more processors and transfer the heat away from the one or more processors via a second working fluid in the one or more vapor chambers; and a chassis housing the one or more cold plates, the one or more processors, and the one or more vapor chambers.
US11324143B2
Technologies for embedded and immersed heat pipes in automated driving system computers (ADSC) are described herein. In some examples, an ADSC can include one or more cold plates including one or more fluid channels, the one or more fluid channels being configured to circulate a first working fluid from a respective ingress point to a respective egress point; one or more processors coupled to the one or more cold plates; one or more heat pipes coupled to or embedded in the one or more cold plates and configured to collect heat from the one or more processors and transfer the heat away from the one or more processors via a second working fluid in the one or more heat pipes; and a chassis housing the one or more cold plates, the one or more processors, and the one or more heat pipes.
US11324138B2
An information handling system may include a chassis, a cable channel formed within the chassis, and a sleeve within the cable channel and configured to minimize airflow recirculation in the chassis via the cable channel, the sleeve comprising a cable passage opening for passage of a cable and an obstruction configured to create a seal at the cable passage opening in the absence of the cable from the cable passage opening, such seal restricting airflow through the cable passage opening.
US11324133B2
Provided is an attachable/detachable display device comprising a polarizing film, the display device allowing a damaged window to be easily replaced, the window to be simply detached therefrom, a manufacturing process therefor to be simplified, and manufacturing unit costs therefor to be lowered, and being variously designable. The display device comprises: a touch screen; the polarizing film; the window; and an adhesiveness adjusting layer, which is on any one of the polarizing film, the touch screen and a touch screen cover layer attached to the touch screen, and is on at least one side of the polarizing film, wherein the adhesiveness adjusting layer adjusts an adhesive force of an attachable/detachable layer having an adhesive force of 0.1 gf/25 mm to 500 gf/25 mm.
US11324131B2
A circuit board is installed with a semiconductor module on an upper face and provided with connection terminals on a lower face. A connection pin is provided on at least some of the connection terminals. The connection terminals include a drive terminal for driving the semiconductor module and a function terminal for connecting the semiconductor module and other function units. The disposition of the drive terminal in each of divided areas is point-symmetric with respect to a center of the circuit board. The divided areas divide the circuit board into fourths.
US11324129B2
A flexible display screen assembly is disclosed. The flexible display screen assembly includes: a frame; and a flexible display screen adapted to the frame. The flexible display screen includes at least one first fixing member, and the frame includes at least one second fixing member that cooperates with the at least one first fixing member. The flexible display screen includes a functional film, and the at least one first fixing member is disposed on the functional film.
US11324126B2
A component carrier with a rigid portion, a flexible portion, a cavity defining the flexible portion next to the rigid portion, and at least one step in a transition portion between the rigid portion and the flexible portion in the cavity is disclosed.
US11324115B1
A circuit board includes a wiring board. The wiring board includes a first wiring layer, a dielectric layer and a second wiring layer stacked, and a plurality of spaced conductive pillars. Each conductive pillar connects the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer. A groove is recessed from a side of the dielectric layer facing away from the second wiring layer, and includes first recessed portion and at least two spaced second recessed portions recessed from a sidewall of the first recessed portion. An end surface of each conductive pillar is exposed from the at least two spaced second recessed portions, and a sidewall of each pillar close to the first recessed portion is exposed from the second recessed portion. At least one electronic component is received in the first recessed portion, and is connected to the conductive pillars through electrical connecting portions received in the second recessed portions.
US11324102B2
Disclosed is an apparatus for extracting multiple laser Compton scattering (“LCS”) photon beams using a laser Compton scattering reaction, the apparatus including: a linear accelerator for accelerating an electron beam; and an LCS gamma ray generation module including an LCS gamma ray generator for irradiating a target with an LCS gamma ray generated by emitting laser light to an electron beam released from the linear accelerator and a bending magnet for adjusting a direction of the electron beam passed through the LCS gamma ray generator, wherein at least two LCS gamma ray generation modules are sequentially arranged to form a closed loop together with the linear accelerator.
US11324101B2
An active fluid static elimination system installed in a fluid transportation pipeline includes a solenoid valve, an electrostatic measuring device, a fluid destaticizer, and a controller. The solenoid valve is connected to a connecting port of the fluid transportation pipeline, and the electrostatic measuring device is used to measure an electrostatic value of a fluid in the fluid transportation pipeline. The fluid destaticizer is connected to the solenoid valve, and the controller is connected to the electrostatic measuring device and the solenoid valve. The solenoid valve is opened to allow the fluid passing through the fluid destaticizer to eliminate the electrostatic charge of the fluid when the controller determines that the electrostatic value measured by the electrostatic measuring device is greater than a predetermined value.
US11324099B1
A digital addressable lighting interface (DALI) controlled device is arranged to communicate information according to a DALI protocol and powered by electrically coupling the controlled device to a DALI bus. The DALI bus is monitored for initiation of a DALI communication sequence. During a period of non-communication on the DALI bus, a high-current power supply is electrically coupled to the controlled device via the DALI bus. The high-current power supply provides a first high-current power signal to the controlled device. Upon detection of any DALI communication sequence on the DALI bus, the high-current power supply is electrically de-coupled from the controlled device for a determined time period. During the determined time period, a storage element is electrically coupled to the controlled device. The storage element provides a second high-current power signal to the controlled device.
US11324094B2
The disclosed technology relates to a hard and soft light module having a housing with a first surface that accommodates a lens. A first plurality of LEDs are disposed along a periphery of the first surface, the first plurality of LEDs are configured to generate light in a first direction toward an edge of the lens. A second plurality of LEDs are disposed proximate to the first surface, the second plurality of LEDs are configured to generate light in a second direction through the lens. The first plurality of LEDs are configured to generate a soft light and the second plurality of LEDs are configured to generate a hard light.
US11324093B1
Adjusting underlighting of a keyboard input device, including identifying execution of a computer-implemented application on an IHS, and in response: accessing a database storing lighting profiles for the keyboard input device: determining whether a personalized lighting profile for the computer-implemented application is stored by the database; determining that the personalized lighting profile for the computer-implemented application is not stored by the database, and in response, determining whether an application-specific lighting profile for the computer-implemented application is stored by the database; determining that the application-specific lighting profile for the computer-implemented application is stored by the database, and in response, applying the application-specific lighting profile to the keyboard input device, including: adjusting a power state of a first subset of lights of the keyboard input device to an off power state while retaining an on-power state of a second subset of lights of the keyboard input device.
US11324092B2
A load control device may utilize a feedback signal representative of an average magnitude of the load current conducted through an electrical load to control the amount of power delivered to the electrical load. The feedback signal may be generated based on a sense signal that is electrically isolated from the line voltage input of the load control device. Depending on the operational characteristics of the electrical load, the feedback signal may be generated using different techniques. In one example technique, the sense signal may be integrated and filtered to derive the feedback signal. In another example technique, the sense signal may be used in conjunction with an input power of the load control device and an efficiency parameter of the load control device to derive the feedback signal. In yet another example technique, values derived from the foregoing two techniques may be blended together to obtain the feedback signal.
US11324087B1
A method for driving a set of light emitting diodes (LEDs) may include receiving a write access frame by a driver via a bus configured for connection with a controller and the driver. The write access frame includes brightness information. The method may further include controlling, by the driver, the set of LEDs based on the brightness information and determining, by the driver, safety information while controlling the set of LEDs based on the brightness information. The method may further include outputting, by the driver and at the bus, the safety information to acknowledge receipt of the write access frame.
US11324082B2
A thermal increase system includes one or more multi-level electrodes configured to radiate electromagnetic energy into a cavity in response to receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal from an RF signal source. Each multi-level electrode is positioned adjacent to a wall of the cavity, and each multi-level electrode includes a base portion coupled to an elevated portion. A radiating surface of the elevated portion is at a height of at least 0.5 centimeters (cm) from a radiating surface of the base portion.
US11324081B2
An inductive heating cooker includes a main body and a power-receiver device. The main body includes a top plate on which a heating target is placed, a heating coil provided under the top plate and configured to inductively heat the heating target, a drive circuit configured to supply electric power to the heating coil, a power transmission coil configured to transmit the electric power by magnetic resonance, and a power transmission circuit configured to supply the electric power to the power transmission coil. The power-receiver device includes a power reception coil configured to receive the electric power from the power transmission coil by the magnetic resonance, and a load circuit configured to operate by the electric power received by the power reception coil.
US11324080B2
An induction heating cooking device includes a cooking table having an auxiliary slit; an induction coil for generating a magnetic field so as to inductively heat a cooking container placed on the cooking table; multiple light sources disposed at the outside of the induction coil; and a main slit through which light emitted from the light sources passes. The induction heating cooking device forms a virtual flame image on the cooking container, thereby enabling the heating state of the induction heating cooking device to be intuitively checked.
US11324079B2
An induction heating cooker includes a first coil, a second coil, a third coil, a first inverter circuit configured to supply a first high-frequency current to the first coil, a second inverter circuit configured to supply a second high-frequency current to the second coil, a third inverter circuit configured to supply a third high-frequency current to the third coil, a controller, and a load determining unit configured to determine a material of a heating object, wherein when a material of the heating object placed above the first coil is a magnetic material and a material of the heating object placed above the second coil includes a non-magnetic material, the controller operates the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit, and stops an operation of the third inverter circuit, and controls such that a frequency of the second high-frequency current is higher than a frequency of the first high-frequency current.
US11324070B2
Disclosures herein provide methods and servers for releasing mission critical data (MCData) communication in a wireless communication system. The release of MCData communication is initiated by MCData UE by using the hyper text transfer protocol (HTTP) or the release of MCData communication is initiated by a MCData server with or without prior notification to the MCData UE.
US11324068B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for transmitting data at user equipment (UE), comprising receiving a first RRC connection resume request instructing to resume an RRC connection; and reestablishing a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer based on the first RRC connection resume request. The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a device for transmitting data and a storage medium.
US11324060B2
One or more aspects of uplink transmissions for dual connectivity connection devices are disclosed. In some implementations, a method of wireless communication includes adjusting, by a user equipment (UE) while in a dual connectivity configuration, a threshold. The method also includes routing, by the UE, data to one of multiple radio link control (RLC) layers based on the adjusted threshold. The method further includes transmitting, by the UE, the data.
US11324054B2
The embodiments set forth herein disclose techniques for enabling a user device to seamlessly establish a secure, high-bandwidth wireless connection with a vehicle accessory system to enable the user device to wirelessly stream user interface (UI) information to the vehicle accessory system. To implement this technique, a lower-bandwidth wireless technology (e.g., Bluetooth) is used as an initial means for establishing a Wi-Fi pairing between the user device and the vehicle accessory system. Wi-Fi parameters associated with a Wi-Fi network provided by the vehicle accessory system can be communicated to the user device using the lower-bandwidth wireless technology. A secure Wi-Fi connection can then be established between the user device and the vehicle accessory system using the provided Wi-Fi parameters. The embodiments also disclose a technique for enabling the user device to automatically reconnect with the vehicle accessory system in a seamless manner (e.g., when returning to a vehicle).
US11324048B2
A communications apparatus includes a plurality of communications circuits and a coexistence management circuit. Each communications circuit is configured to provide wireless communications services in compliance with a protocol. The coexistence management circuit is configured to manage radio activities of the communications circuits. In response to a detection result of at least two radio activities to occur in a subsequent packet time, the coexistence management circuit is configured to determine whether an interference signal related to said at least two radio activities falls in a predetermined frequency band, and when the interference signal falls in the predetermined frequency band, the coexistence management circuit is configured to adjust a transmission power or an execution time of one of said at least two radio activities.
US11324033B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be configured to monitor, via a receive beam, a first transmission time interval (TTI) of a plurality of different TTIs for a control resource set. The UE may decode the control resource set to obtain a first grant and a second grant. Upon decoding the control resource set, the UE may determine that the first grant and the second grant are associated with different parameters. In some cases, the parameters may be spatial quasi-colocation (QCL) assumptions mapped to the control resource set. The UE may decode, resources of a shared data channel indicated in at least one of the first grant and the second grant. In some cases, the UE may decode the resources during at least one of the first TTI and a second TTI of the plurality different TTIs.
US11324023B2
There is provided mechanisms for providing configuration for uplink transmission to a wireless device. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises transmitting a message comprising configuration for uplink transmission with short TTI operation. The method comprises transmitting a fast grant comprising scheduling of an uplink short TTI for the wireless device.
US11324012B2
The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a BS for facilitating IC at a UE and an associated BS. The method includes predefining one or more sets of transmission parameters, where one or more of the transmission parameters in the one or more sets are constrained to take values from respective reduced sets of values out of the values available for the respective one or more transmission parameters, each set of the one or more sets of transmission parameters being identifiable by a unique indication. The method further includes configuring a transmission of the BS, which is to interfere downlink transmissions to the UE from a serving BS of the UE, by using one of the predefined one or more sets of transmission parameters. The present disclosure also relates to a method in a UE for IC and an associated UE.
US11324009B2
A network node determines a first transmission parameter for transmission of downlink control channel scheduling the downlink control information provided to a wireless device in a first signal, and selects either the first transmission parameter or one or more different second transmission parameters for transmission of the downlink control channel scheduling for the downlink control information provided to the wireless device in one or more second signals. To allow flexibility and efficient use of resources, the first signal sent by the base station indicates the one or more second transmission parameters as well as the selected transmission parameter(s) for the second signals. In one exemplary embodiment, the first and second transmission parameters comprise first and second control resource set (CORESET) configurations. In another exemplary embodiment, the first and second transmission parameters comprise first and second search spaces.
US11324006B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine that signaling associated with a resource allocation is associated with a service type. The UE may identify a time-domain resource, for a transmission associated with the service type, in connection with determining that the signaling associated with the allocation is associated with the service type. Numerous othNo errors found.er aspects are provided.
US11324005B2
A communication device is provided. The communication device includes a measurement device and a controller. The measurement device is configured to measure operation parameters and noise parameters corresponding to Wi-Fi channels used by the communication device. In response to the controller determining that a wireless transmitter/receiver unit (WTRU) is to connect to the communication device, the controller calculates a signal-to-noise ratio and a user ratio corresponding to each Wi-Fi channel according to the operation parameters and noise parameters, and calculates a congestion traffic value corresponding to each Wi-Fi channel according to the signal-to-noise ratio and the user ratio of each Wi-Fi channel. The controller selects a first Wi-Fi channel having the smallest congestion traffic value from among the plurality of Wi-Fi channels to communicate with the WTRU.
US11324001B2
Provided is a communication system that can be normally and efficiently operated in the case where existing carriers and new carrier types coexist. A base station device and a communication terminal device are configured to perform communication in cells of legacy carriers LC1 to LC3 being existing carriers. When the base station device starts operating new carrier types NCT1 and NCT2, the NCT1 and NCT2 are associated with legacy carriers belonging to the same frequency band. For example, the NCT2 is associated with the LC2 or the LC3 and is not associated with the LC1. The legacy carriers LC1 to LC3 associated with the NCT1 and the NCT2 notify the communication terminal device of the information on the NCT1 and NCT2. This allows the communication terminal device to communicate with the NCT1 and the NCT2.
US11323998B2
The application relates to improved hidden node detection for Long Term Evolution LTE Licensed-Assisted Access LAA. Channel State Information CSI measurements can be seen as one existing solution that could be used for obtaining information about the existence of a hidden node. However, relying on CSI reporting alone is rather unreliable. One of the reasons for this is that the CSI measurements and reporting do not take into account the regulatory requirements such as LBT. A further possible way to detect hidden nodes is to perform LBT (clear channel assessment CCA) at the transmitter (e.g. eNB) and receiver (e.g. UE) at the same time. However, there is still the need for an improved solution for how to detect hidden nodes preventing LTE LAA uplink operation and complicating coexistence. These problems are solved by ensuring that interference from non-hidden nodes (such as WLAN node 1 in FIG. 1) is not measured. Therefore the serving eNB detects a free channel during LBT procedure, i.e. that non-hidden nodes are not transmitting, and informs the UE which performs the hidden node detection measurements, by downlink scheduling, whether the serving eNB is active in the current subframe. The UE then performs the measurements only in subframes of the channel occupied by the serving eNB. Thereby, the UE only captures interference coming from hidden nodes.
US11323996B2
Provided in the embodiments of the disclosure are methods for transmitting data, a terminal device and a network device. One method includes: a terminal device receives semi-static configuration information sent by a network device, the semi-static configuration information being used for indicating an initial state of a duplicated-data transmission function of a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity corresponding to a Radio Bearer (RB), and the initial state including an activated state or a deactivated state; and the terminal device establishes a first RB according to the semi-static configuration information. The methods, the terminal device and the network device provided by the embodiments of the disclosure help to improve the reliability of data transmission.
US11323994B2
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques that may be applied in systems to allow for communication over a control channel utilizing a relatively narrow band (e.g., six physical resource blocks) based search space. An exemplary method, performed by a user equipment, generally includes identifying, within a subframe, a first search space to monitor for a downlink control channel that occupies a first number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) that represents a narrowband size and monitoring at least the first search space for the downlink control channel transmitted in the subframe.
US11323988B2
A DL control channel candidate can be decoded. A determination can be made for which DL OFDM symbol the decoded DL control channel candidate is received in. A determination can be made for a DL resource assignment from the decoded DL control channel candidate. Data can be received based on the DL resource assignment. A determination can be made for a time-frequency resource for transmitting a HARQ-ACK at least based on the determined DL OFDM symbol. The HARQ-ACK can be transmitted in the determined time-frequency resource. The transmitted HARQ-ACK can correspond to the received data.
US11323979B2
A broadcast manager identifies a time interval that encompasses paging windows for a plurality of user equipment. The plurality of user equipment operate according to a plurality of discontinuous reception cycles that include sleep intervals separated by the paging windows. The broadcast manager generates messages for wireless transmission to the plurality of user equipment in corresponding paging windows during the time interval. The messages include information indicating a transmission time at which the plurality of user equipment are to receive broadcast or multicast data. The transmission time is subsequent to the time interval.
US11323977B2
A method, an apparatus, a user equipment and a base station are provided for implementing location area update. In the method, the UE obtains a judgment result by determining whether there is data to be transmitted currently, when a radio access network-based location area update (RLAU) is triggered, where the data to be transmitted is one of service data and signaling data. The UE determines a second message based on the judgment result and a first message, where the first message is an original connection resume request message, and the second message carries a cause value requesting for resuming connection. The UE transmits the second message to the base station.
US11323973B2
Embodiments of this application disclose an information sending and receiving method and a related device. The method may include: sending, by a network device, first indication information to a terminal device, where the first indication information is carried by using m bits in a downlink signal, and the first indication information includes related information indicating a quantity n of synchronization signal blocks SS blocks included in a synchronization signal burst set SS burst set, where m
US11323971B2
A method for transmitting and receiving system information in a communication system is disclosed. An operation method of a UE comprises the steps of: checking minimum system information included in an SS/PBCH block received from a base station; receiving a PDCCH in a control resource set indicated by the minimum system information; checking a time-frequency resource through which a PDSCH including RMSI is to be transmitted, on the basis of scheduling information included in the PDCCH; and acquiring the RMSI from the PDSCH received in the time-frequency resource. Therefore, the performance of the communication system can be improved.
US11323964B2
An apparatus and a method for reducing power consumption in a portable terminal that transmits digital broadcast data through an ad hoc network are provided. If a terminal receiving digital broadcast transmits the received digital broadcast to a neighboring terminal, a control unit enters a sleep mode after buffering received data for a predefined time.
US11323961B2
Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for providing an energy efficient base station with synchronization. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: performing traffic analysis to determine off-peak hours duration when traffic is light; updating downlink and uplink schedulers to transmit a minimum required signaling and control information; and wherein updating downlink and uplink scheduler for minimum required signaling and control information further comprises scheduling, in a downlink direction, at least one of transmitting only reference symbols over selected OFDM symbols, PDDCH on to a first three OFDM symbols, PSS and SSS on a central six PRBs and PBCH.
US11323952B2
A method for multiple attachment of a mobile terminal to access points of a plurality of access points to at least one cellular network. The method is implemented by the terminal and includes: reception of messages diffused by access points of the plurality of access points, including an identifier relating to the pertaining of a resource used by the respective access point, called a GRP identifier, to a shared risk group; first attachment of the terminal to a first access point of the plurality of access points; and second attachment of the terminal to a second access point of the plurality of access points, selected according to the GRP identifier thereof and the GRP identifier of the first access point.
US11323945B2
The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4G communication system such as LTE. A method for controlling a cell change by a first base station according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: generating resource information used for communication between a terminal and a second base station, when the terminal performs a cell change from a first cell corresponding to the first base station to a second cell corresponding to the second base station; and transmitting the resource information to the terminal so that the terminal and the second base station perform a random access procedure.
US11323940B1
Techniques for optimal interference handling in a multicell environment when conditional cell changeover is configured are disclosed. A user equipment (UE) may receive a conditional changeover command (e.g., conditional handover (CHO), conditional primary secondary cell (PSCell) change CPC)) from a serving cell. The conditional changeover command may include a neighbor cell configuration of a neighbor cell set comprising one or more cells that neighbor the serving cell. The neighbor cell configuration may indicate resource configurations of downlink (DL) resources the neighbor cell set. The UE may utilize the neighbor cell configuration to determine potential interferences due to the resources of the serving cell colliding with the resources of the neighbor cell set, and take mitigation steps to address the potential interferences.
US11323938B2
A user equipment (UE) includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing computer-executable instructions embodied therein and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The at least one processor is configured to receive through a serving cell of a first Radio Access Technology (RAT), a sidelink resource configuration of a second RAT, determine first validity area information associated with the first RAT and second validity area information associated with the second RAT, the first validity area information and the second validity area information being associated with different frequency carriers, and identify a validity area of the sidelink resource configuration based on the first validity area information and the second validity area information.
US11323929B2
Provided are a method in which a source distribution unit (DU) of a base station stops transmitting data to a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus supporting the method. The method may include: receiving, from a central unit (CU) of the base station, a message indicating to stop transmitting data to the UE; and stopping transmitting data to the UE, upon receiving the message from the CU of the base station.
US11323926B1
A computer-implemented method for automatically adding and/or deleting frequency relations in cells of a wireless communication network may include collecting a first list of frequencies broadcasted by a cell, neighboring co-site cells of the cell, and neighboring cells surrounding the cell. The method may further include collecting a second list of frequencies for defined frequency relations of the cell, and comparing the first list and the second list to determine if the second list is missing any of the frequencies of the first list and if the second list includes extra frequencies not present in the first list. The method may further include communicating a request to add frequency relations corresponding to any missing frequencies to the defined frequency relations of the cell, and communicating a request to delete frequency relations corresponding to any extra frequencies from the defined frequency relations of the cell.
US11323919B1
Technology is described for communicating messages between edge devices. A process may be executed at a first edge device for use by a mobile device that is connected to the first edge device. A connection may be established between the first edge device and a second edge device. The first edge device may determine that the mobile device has been handed over from the first edge device to the second edge device. Messages may be communicated between the process executing on the first edge device and the mobile device via the connection with the second edge device when the mobile device has been handed over from the first edge device to the second edge device.
US11323912B2
The present disclosure provides a data transmission method, related devices and system. The method includes: an upper layer transmits a data packet to a corresponding Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) entity, according to at least one of a network slice identifier, an SDAP identifier, a flow identifier or a session identifier; the SDAP entity adds the flow identifier to the data packet, and transmits the data packet with the flow identifier to a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity corresponding to a Data Radio Bearer (DRB), according to a corresponding relationship between the SDAP entity and the DRB.
US11323909B2
An embodiment of the present specification may provide a method for performing a sequential beam report procedure for multiple beams by a terminal in a wireless communication system. More particularly, the method comprises the steps of: receiving information for a sequential beam report procedure from a base station; measuring, using a signal received from the base station, downlink qualities of multiple beams serviced by the base station; encoding, in descending order, downlink quality measurement results of best M beams among the multiple beams, the downlink qualities of which have been measured; and transmitting the encoded information to the base station so as to perform the sequential beam report procedure.
US11323902B2
A method and an apparatus for indicating the time of aperiodic channel status information (CSI) report in a wireless communication system are provided. The method for a user equipment (UE) configured to operate in a wireless communication system includes receiving configuration information about a resource of a reference signal from a base station, receiving, from the base station, feedback configuration information set based on the reference signal, receiving, via a downlink control information (DCI), a feedback transmission timing and an aperiodic CSI trigger transferred in the same slot as the reference signal, estimating an aperiodic channel status between the UE and the base station (BS) based on the reference signal, generating feedback information based on the estimated aperiodic channel status, and transmitting the feedback information to the base station based on the feedback transmission timing.
US11323901B2
A radio network node (110) and a method therein for managing transmission of at least one channel quality report and a user equipment (120) a method therein for handling transmission of at least one channel quality report are disclosed. The radio network node (110) sends, to the user equipment (120), a first message comprising information about at least one resource for use by the user equipment (120) when transmitting the at least one channel quality report. The radio network mode (110) sends, to the user equipment (120), a second message for activating, in the user equipment (120), the transmission of the at least one channel quality report. The radio network node (110) receives, from the user equipment (120), a first channel quality report of the at least one channel quality report. The first channel quality report is received on the at least one resource on an uplink control channel.
US11323899B2
Provided are a method and device for reporting signal quality. The method includes: measuring signal quality of a measurement signal within a radio link monitoring (RLM) assessment period and before a moment when the measurement signal changes and/or measuring signal quality of a changed measurement signal within the RLM assessment period; comparing, by a UE, the measured signal quality with a preset threshold value; and generating, by the UE, an in-sync indication or an out-of-sync indication according to the comparison result and reporting the in-sync indication or the out-of-sync indication.
US11323895B2
A communication device is provided in a vehicle and is configured to communicate with an external center. The communication device includes a collection unit configured to collect data to be transmitted to the center, a communication unit configured to transmit the data collected by the collection unit to the center, a prediction unit configured to predict an occurrence of communication interruption between the center and the communication unit based on predetermined information, and a controller configured to cause the communication unit to stop transmitting the data in a case where the prediction unit predicts that a predicted time from a current time to the occurrence of communication interruption is less than a first predetermined time.
US11323892B2
The present specification provides a method for receiving data on the basis of quasi co-location (QCL) in a wireless communication system. More particularly, a data reception method performed by means of a terminal comprises the steps of: receiving transmission configuration indication (TCI) state information relating to at least one QCL indication with respect to a downlink reference signal (DL RS) from a base station by means of RRC signaling; receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), comprising downlink control information (DCI), on a first slot from the base station; and receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) comprising data from the base station on the basis of one or more QCL indications. Therefore, the flexibility of the terminal during beam switching can be enhanced.
US11323878B2
An apparatus for wireless communications. The apparatus includes a network interface configured for wireless communication with one or more personal basic service set (PBSS) control points (PCPs)/access points (APs) serving in one BSS PCP/AP cluster (BPAC) basic service set (BSS). The processor is coupled to the network interface and configured to: transmit synchronization signals to one or more electronic devices (EDs) of the one BPAC BSS and to the one or more PCP/APs of the one BPAC BSS to synchronize transmissions within the one BPAC BSS.
