US11585774B2
Disclosed herein are a soil moisture sensor and an operating method thereof. The soil moisture sensor includes a first probe including a pair of first electrodes extending in a first direction; a first resonance circuit connected to the pair of first electrodes of the first probe through a pair of first ports, and configured such that a first AC signal is applied thereto; a second resonance circuit having the same impedance as the first resonance circuit, and configured such that a second AC signal having the same characteristics as the first AC signal while being a reference AC signal is applied thereto; and a determination circuit configured to receive a first electrical signal and a second electrical signal and to determine the moisture in the soil based on the first resonant frequency of the first electrical signal and the second resonant frequency of the second electrical signal.
US11585769B2
A quantitative analysis method, which is performed by an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, includes: a step of acquiring a plurality of spectra at least having a first peak at a first energy position from a sample containing a plurality of elements under different measurement conditions; a step of designating, from among the plurality of spectra, a primary spectrum and a secondary spectrum having a second peak at a second energy position; a first fitting step of performing a fitting on the first peak included in the secondary spectrum to calculate a background intensity at the second energy position due to the first peak; and a second fitting step of performing a fitting on the first peak of the primary spectrum and performing a fitting on the second peak of the secondary spectrum under a condition that the calculated background intensity is included at the second energy position.
US11585762B2
System and methods used to inspect a moving web (112) include a plurality of image capturing devices (113) that image a portion of the web at an imaging area. The image data captured by each of the image capturing devices at the respective imaging areas is combined to form a virtual camera data array (105) that represents an alignment of the image data associated with each of the imaging areas to the corresponding physical positioning of the imaging areas relative to the web. The image output signals generated by each of the plurality of image capturing devices may be processed by a single image processor, or a number of image processors (114) that is less than the number of image capturing devices. The processor or processors are arranged to generate the image data forming the virtual camera array.
US11585761B2
An OH radical measurement device includes a contact unit configured to bring an OH radical detection probe into contact with a gas to be measured, the OH radical detection probe including an aromatic carboxylic acid or an aromatic carboxylic acid derivative, a polar aprotic organic solvent, and a polar protic organic solvent having a content higher than a content of the polar aprotic organic solvent.
US11585758B2
A microspectroscopic device includes: a wavelength-tunable first light source configured to emit pump-light in a mid-infrared wavelength range; a second light source configured to emit probe-light in a visible range; a light source controller configured to change a wavelength of the infrared light source; a first optical system configured to combine the pump-light and the probe-light to acquired combined light and concentrate the combined light on a minute part of a sample; a second optical system configured to block at least the probe-light from transmitted light or reflected light of the sample; a detector configured to detect light incident thereon from the second optical system; a first spectrum acquisition means configured to acquire a spectrum of the incident light during the probe-light emission to the sample as a Raman spectrum or a fluorescence spectrum of the sample; and a second spectrum acquisition means configured to acquire an infrared absorption spectrum of the sample, based on a change in the spectrum of the incident light with respect to a change in a wavelength by the light source controller during the probe-light and pump-light emission to the sample.
US11585742B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus for a three-dimensional (3D)-printed vessel for wettability assessment of fracturing proppants are disclosed. The vessel includes a base component including a threaded cylindrical portion extending outward from a first side of the base component. The cylindrical portion has a particular thread profile. The base component defines a cavity sized to contain a proppant sample. A cap is configured to be screwed onto the threaded cylindrical portion after the proppant sample is injected into the cavity. A surface of the cap is shaped to flatten a proppant surface of the proppant sample. The cap is threaded with the particular thread profile. A pin is configured to be partially screwed onto a second side of the base component before the proppant sample is injected into the cavity. The second side is opposite to the first side. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
US11585735B2
A detector inlet for providing a sample to an analytical apparatus for detecting an aerosol, the detector inlet comprising; an intake for inhaling a flow of gaseous fluid to be sampled by the analytical apparatus; a mixing region; a first conduit for carrying a first part of the flow of gaseous fluid from the intake to the mixing region; a second conduit for carrying a second part of the flow of gaseous fluid from the intake to the mixing region; and a heater configured to heat the first part more than the second part, and wherein the detector inlet is configured to combine the first part with the second part in the mixing region.
US11585710B2
A pressure sensor device for a pressure sensor, in particular a capacitive pressure sensor, having a pressure chamber bounded by a movable sensing membrane and a stationary counterelectrode of the pressure sensor device. The sensing membrane and the counterelectrode each run in the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction of the pressure sensor device. The sensing membrane is directly or indirectly spring-mounted, in particular spring-mounted in two-dimensional fashion, in the pressure chamber relative to the counterelectrode by at least one micromechanical spring element, in particular a plurality of micromechanical spring elements.
US11585704B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing configured to form an external shape thereof, a first board disposed in a first direction that is away from the housing, wherein at least one processor is mounted at the first board, a second board disposed between the housing and the first board and electrically connected with the first board, and a thermistor mounted on the second board, wherein the at least one processor measures a temperature of the housing based on an electrical signal received from the second board.
US11585703B2
Structures including non-volatile memory elements and methods of forming such structures. The structure includes a first non-volatile memory element, a second non-volatile memory element, and temperature sensing electronics coupled to the first non-volatile memory element and the second non-volatile memory element.
US11585701B2
Techniques for managing an intelligent oven are provided. In one example, an oven system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components. The oven system can also comprise a processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise an oven management component that identifies a parameter of a completed bake based on a second parameter of a new bake and shares the parameter with an input device.
US11585695B1
A photon detecting component is provided. The photon detecting component includes a first waveguide and a detecting section. The detecting section includes a second waveguide; a detector, optically coupled with the second waveguide, configured to detect one or more photons in the second waveguide; an optical switch configured to provide an optical coupling between the first waveguide and the second waveguide when the detector is operational; and an electrical switch electrically coupled to the detector, wherein the electrical switch is configured to change state in response to the detector detecting one or more photons. The photon detecting component further includes readout circuitry configured to determine a state of the electrical switch of the detecting section.
US11585689B2
A gas meter structure includes a box-shaped body, an inlet mouth and an outlet mouth suited to allow the passage of a gas flow and defined on the box-shaped body, wherein inside the box-shaped body there are a metering device suited to measure one or more parameters for the determination of the gas flow rate, and a filter suited to filter the gas flow. The filter comprises a dust deposit chamber for the dust present in the gas flowing in, the dust deposit chamber having an inlet opening communicating with the inlet mouth of the box-shaped body, a dust collection bottom and a filtering outlet wall provided with through openings; the dust deposit chamber is configured in such a way that the gas flows into it through the inlet opening and flows out of it through the through openings of the filtering outlet wall.
US11585682B2
A method for determining the position of a motor-vehicle crankshaft with a rotating target wheel including markers distributed uniformly over its periphery and a signature, and a sensor sending an electrical signal with edges that appear during the passage of a marker or of the signature before the sensor, including: determining detection time of an edge; determining detection time and computing time difference between estimation and determination; determining angular error; determining presence of an abnormal edge when the angular error exceeds a threshold and storing the associated marker number in a first error list; when the signature passes, copying the first error list to the second if it does not exist; adjusting an occurrence counter depending on the error list; and if the errors are not transient, correcting edges with marker numbers in memory in the second error list, then sending a crankshaft position signal depending on the signal.
US11585677B2
The magnetic sensing portion 30 of the rotation sensing device comprises three magnetic sensors 31-33 and a substrate 45 for mounting these magnetic sensors, with each magnetic sensor comprising a magnetic wire 34 generating large Barkhausen effects, a coil 35, and a bobbin 36. The magnetic sensors are disposed on the substrate 45 such that the directions of extension of the magnetic wires 34 are parallel to the substrate 45, the magnetic sensing portion 30 is disposed on the outer periphery of the trackway of the magnetic field forming portions such that the directions of extension of the magnetic wires 34 are parallel to the axial direction of the rotary shaft 3, and the location of the magnetic wire installation portion 38 in the bobbin 36 of each magnetic sensor is configured such that the respective magnetic wires 34 of the three magnetic sensors are respectively equidistant from the rotary shaft 3.
US11585660B1
Inertial measurement units (IMUs) and methods with adaptations to eliminate or minimize sensor error, offset, or bias shift. More particularly, such IMUs and methods for gun-fired projectiles and particularly adapted to accurately measure forces and to prevent or minimize the error, offset, or bias shift associated with events exhibiting high g shock, and/or high levels of vibration, and/or rotation. Even more particularly, such IMUs and methods utilizing novel IMU packaging adapted to prevent or minimize sensor error, offset, or bias shift, and recalibration adaptations and methods adapted to correct or reset the error, offset, or bias shift from such an event. Ultimately relates to IMUs that are adapted to provide accurate measurements prior to, during and after such event, and to provide continuous accurate measurements during flight of gun-fired projectiles.
US11585652B2
A bump inspection device images a wafer that includes a plurality of bumps arranged in parallel to each other. Each of the bumps is elongated along a first direction that is along a substrate surface. The bump inspection device includes: a laser-light source that emits laser light in a direction that is inclined relative to the substrate surface; a camera that images the substrate surface onto which the laser light is emitted; and a direction adjusting portion that adjusts an arrangement relation between the direction in which the laser light is emitted and an orientation of the wafer to allow the first direction to become inclined relative to the direction in which the laser light is emitted, in a plan view. The camera images the wafer while the first direction is inclined relative to the direction in which the laser light is emitted, in a plan view.
US11585649B2
A shift drum angle detecting device includes: a first angle sensor configured to output a first sensor output value corresponding to a shaft rotational angle of a first sensor shaft integrally rotating with a shift drum; and a second angle sensor configured to output a second sensor output value corresponding to a shaft rotational angle of a second sensor shaft rotating at an increased speed as a result of a speed increasing mechanism increasing the rotation of the first sensor shaft. A first sensor switching angle where the maximum value and the minimum value of the first sensor output value are switched and a second sensor switching angle where the maximum value and the minimum value of the second sensor output value are switched are set to be different from each other in rotational angle of the shift drum. Such device precisely detects any rotational angle of the shift drum.
US11585648B2
An electromagnetic measuring probe device for measuring a thickness of a dielectric layer of a circuit board and a method thereof are disclosed. The circuit board has at least one dielectric layer, at least two conductive layers and a test area. The test area has a test pattern and a through hole. The electromagnetic measuring probe device has a probe-measuring unit, an external conductive element, plural magnetic powder groups, and a maintaining unit. The probe-measuring unit has a transparent tube and an internal conductive pin. The external conductive element electrically connects with the test pattern. The conductive layers and the internal conductive pin generate a magnetic field while the probe-measuring unit enters into the through hole. The magnetic powder groups magnetically attracted are gathered to positions corresponding to thickness-range positions of the conductive layers and held by the maintaining unit, thus a gap between the two dielectric layers is obtained.
US11585647B2
A mat assembly including a planar mat body formed to cover a preselected area of a surface region. The preselected area partially defines a volume of ground to be broken by explosion therein. The mat body includes one or more layer elements. The mat body has an engagement surface for engagement with the preselected area. The mat assembly includes a skirt element connected with the mat body having an external portion extending from the mat body, for at least partially restraining matter ejected from the volume of ground upon initiation of the explosion.
US11585635B2
A firearm storage and safety device for securing and hiding a firearm includes a clothes hanger and a holster. The clothes hanger comprises a hook and a panel. The hook is engaged to and extends from an upper edge of the panel equally distant from opposed sides thereof. The hook can engage a clothes rod to hang the clothes hanger. The holster is engaged to a respective opposed face of the panel. A firearm can be inserted into the holster so that the firearm is engaged to the panel. An article of clothing, such as a coat or a jacket, can be hung from the clothes hanger to conceal the firearm.
US11585629B2
An assembly for launching toy projectiles includes a body having a bore, a plunger extendable from the bore, and a shaft removably attachable to the body. The body includes a first recess having a first diameter for receiving a first projectile. The shaft includes a second diameter for receiving a second projectile therearound and a second recess having a third diameter for receiving a third projectile therein. The first diameter is substantially equal to a diameter of the first projectile, the second diameter is substantially equal to a diameter of the second projectile, and the third diameter is substantially equal to a diameter of the third projectile but smaller than the second diameter. The plunger drives air through the assembly when released from an extended position to eject any one of the first, second, or third projectiles positioned in the first recess, on the shaft, or in the second recess.
US11585627B2
An adjustable limb pocket of an archery bow includes a pocket insert having at least one channel that extends along a length of the pocket insert. The at least one channel can include a plurality of attachment positions. A limb contact member can be coupled to one of the plurality of attachment positions to support a bow limb retained within the limb pocket. One or more limb contact members can be repositionable within one or more channels of the pocket insert to vary a bowstring tension of the archery bow and/or manipulate the movement a distal tip of the bow limb as the bowstring is drawn and released. In some cases, one or more weights are positioned inside the limb pocket.
US11585621B2
An electromagnetic actuator includes characteristics of very fast actuation, shock invariant design, and compact size. The actuator may be controlled via a small low voltage power source such as a battery and simple switching logic. Such characteristics are ideally suited for incorporating the actuator into the firing mechanism of a firearm, which are subjected to drop tests to confirm the firearm will not discharge in the absence of trigger pull. Very fast snap-like action is attained by balancing the magnetic forces of two opposing permanent magnets around a stationary yoke and rotating member to create three circulating magnetic flux circuits. A central electromagnet coil amplifies the magnetic flux of one side of the rotating member or the other depending on the power source actuation polarity, thereby creating two possible snap-like actuation positions. The actuator is usable in firing mechanism release or enabling/disabling applications, and interfacing with other type mechanical linkages.
US11585610B2
A heat exchanger (100) and an air-conditioning system. The heat exchanger (100) comprises: a group of first heat exchange tubes (T1) for forming a first loop (C1); a group of second heat exchange tubes (T2) for forming a second loop (C2); and a group of fins (3), at least a plurality of fins (3) in the group of fins (3) being in contact with both at least a plurality of first heat exchange tubes (1) in the group of first heat exchange tubes (T1), and at least a plurality of second heat exchange tubes (T2) in the group of second heat exchange tubes (T2). If one loop of an air-conditioning system having two loops is closed, heat exchange regions of the fins for the loop can be used in the other loop, thereby improving the heat exchange efficiency of a heat exchanger.
US11585603B2
A cooling tower having a controller installed within the cooling tower which controls the operation of pump motors, fans, dampers, valves and adjusts the speed of the fan and pump motor. The controller is placed inside a compartment which is attached to an inside surface of the cooling tower. The compartment has an inlet and an outlet such that conditioned air enters the compartment inlet and flows over the surface of the controller to either cool or heat the controller and then the conditioned air, which has flowed over the surface of the controller, exits the compartment through the compartment outlet.
US11585602B2
A method of stirring and apparatus for stirring are provided. The method includes: a) providing a number of electro-magnetic stirrer units, each stirrer unit being moveably mounted on a stirrer support carriage; b) providing a number of locations at which stirring is to be provided by a stirrer unit; c) providing stirring at a first location from amongst the number of locations using a stirrer unit; d) providing stirring at a second location from amongst the number of locations using the same stirrer unit, the second location being different to the first location; and wherein the stirrer unit has a first position relative to the stirrer support carriage during movement between the first location and the second location and the stirrer unit has a second position relative to the stirrer support carriage at the first location and at the second location during stirring.
US11585596B2
A refrigerator includes an upper door, a lower door positioned below the upper door and configured to be extended out of and retracted into the lower storage chamber, wherein the lower door includes a drawer part having a storage space and a door part configured to open and close the lower storage chamber, respectively, a draw-out, an ascending and descending mechanism provided at the drawer part and configured to ascend and descend the storage space, a driving mechanism provided at the door part and configured to provide a driving force to the ascending and descending mechanism, a controller to control the driving mechanism, a microphone module provided at the upper door and configured to receive a voice input from a user, and a voice recognition module to allow the controller to control the driving mechanism in response to the voice input from the user.
US11585587B2
An optimal package structure and an amount of refrigerant to insert into the package structure are determined based upon product information, consumer preference information, and weather information. The optimal package structure and the amount of refrigerant are an optimized combination that is effective to both protect the product from damage and preserve the product from spoilage. A package is constructed to contain the product according to the optimal package structure and the amount of refrigerant is inserted into the structure.
US11585564B2
An air tight sealing cuff for a blast gate includes a pair of flat plates disposed on opposite sides of the slide mounting of the gate, and replaceable spring clips for holding the plates in position. Resilient gasket material applied to the plates forms a substantially air-tight seal between the slider and slide mount of the cuff and the exterior of the cuff. As a consequence, there is eliminated inadvertent leakage from the area around the gate slider, which would otherwise represent wasted energy. Improved efficiency and reduced carbon footprint result.
US11585547B2
An air conditioner unit may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger assembly, a compressor, and a sterilization light assembly. The housing may define an indoor portion and an outdoor portion. The housing may define an exhaust outlet downstream from the indoor portion to exhaust air therefrom. The outdoor heat exchanger assembly may be disposed in the outdoor portion and comprising an outdoor heat exchanger. The indoor heat exchanger assembly may be disposed in the indoor portion and comprising an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan. The compressor may be in fluid communication with the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger to circulate a refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger. The sterilization light assembly may be disposed within the indoor portion and directed at the indoor heat exchanger to transmit an ultraviolet light emission thereto.
US11585545B2
A ridge vent for ventilating a roof of a building via a hole along a roof ridge to atmosphere, the ridge vent comprising a first ridge vent panel: a flange portion for resting on the roof, the flange portion having an opening for overlapping with the hole, the flange portion having a first flange portion positioned to one side of the opening and a second flange portion positioned to another side of the opening, such that the first flange portion and the second flange portion are at an acute angle with respect to one another; a frame portion coupled to the flange portion and having sides extending upwardly from the flange portion about the opening, the frame portion for maintaining a cap portion in a spaced apart relationship with the flange portion; the cap portion connected to the frame portion and covering over the opening; a first corrugated filter plate extending between the cap portion and the flange portion and positioned transversely between the opening and the atmosphere, the first corrugated filter plate positioned to said one side of the opening; and a second corrugated filter plate extending between the cap and the flange portion and positioned transversely between the opening and the atmosphere, the second corrugated filter plate positioned to said another side of the opening; wherein the corrugated filter plates providing for a passage of air between the atmosphere and the opening, the corrugated filter plates having a pore size sufficient for facilitating the air passage of air through the corrugated filter plates while blocking passage of atmospheric particles through the corrugated filter plates.
US11585536B2
A cooking appliance is disclosed that includes a cooking cavity, a first heating element disposed adjacent a top of the cooking cavity, a second heating element disposed adjacent a bottom of the cooking cavity, a temperature sensor adapted to sense the temperature of air within the cooking cavity, a blower arranged to agitate the air within the cooking cavity, a cookware device removably disposed above and in thermal communication with the second heating element, and a controller adapted to manually receiving cooking parameters from a user and sensed temperature information and to independently and selectively control the heating elements and the blower according thereto.
US11585524B1
An apparatus includes a container, a plurality of lights and a circuit. The container may comprise an outer shell comprising a material configured to protect contents of the apparatus and an inner surface. The outer shell may be configured to open to enable the contents to be placed on the inner surface. A cavity may be formed within the container when the outer shell is closed. The plurality of lights implemented on the inner surface may each be configured to adjust a characteristic of light output in response to a signal. The circuit may be configured to generate the signal in response to an input. The circuit may be implemented between the outer shell and the inner surface. A reactive material of the contents of the container may be configured to change appearance in response to the characteristic of light.
US11585516B2
A light emitting device includes: a mounting board; a plurality of light sources positioned on the mounting board; first and second prism array layers stacked with each other; a dichroic layer positioned between the first and second prism array layers and the plurality of light sources; and a wavelength conversion layer positioned between the first and second prism array layers and the dichroic layer.
US11585511B2
A lighting system is disclosed that may be used for marine applications. The lighting system comprises a light strip support structure, a first light strip comprising a first plurality of lighting elements, including light elements of different colors, a second light strip comprising a second plurality of lighting elements, the second light strip positioned above the first light strip and configured to emit only white light, a light element controller electrically connected to the first light strip, wherein the light element controller is configured to control the illumination of the first plurality of lighting elements and not the second plurality of lighting elements and a connector configured to mate with a watercraft stern connector.
US11585500B2
A lighting assembly is disclosed. The lighting assembly including a number of separate and distinct features to improve useable, installation ease, etc. In one embodiment, the lighting assembly includes a heat sink, a light source, and an adjustment module portion coupled to the heat sink. The adjustment module portion includes a pivot core having a primary optic for directing light from the light source through the adjustment module. The adjustment module portion also includes a collar spring mount having first and second brackets for slidably engaging the pivot core along a plurality of guide slots such that the pivot core moves horizontally with respect to the collar spring mount as the pivot core is tilted with respect to the collar spring mount. The plurality of guide slots may include first, second and third guide slots, each of which has a different shape.
US11585499B2
A lighting apparatus includes a light passing cover, a light strip, a heat dissipation plate, a manual switch, a driver and a bottom cover. The light passing cover defines first elongated cavity. The light strip is mounted with multiple LED modules. The heat dissipation plate is used for mounting the light strip on a first side of the heat dissipation plate. The manual switch is disposed for selecting a switch setting. The manual switch is placed on the first side of the heat dissipation plate. The driver converts an external power source to a driving current supplied to the multiple LED modules. The driver is electrically connected to the manual switch for controlling the driving current supplied to the multiple LED modules to adjust an output light of the multiple LED modules according to the selected switch setting. The bottom cover defines a second elongated cavity.
US11585497B2
A strip lamp includes a body, a lampshade, an illuminating component and a holder. The body includes a support wall and a tilt wall. The tilt wall is connected to the support wall's two opposite lateral sides. Also, the tilt wall forms an included angle between the tilt wall's two opposite lateral sides. The lampshade is detachably engaged with the body and is detachably connected to the tilt wall's both lateral sides. The illuminating component is installed on the support wall to face against the lampshade's inner surface. The illuminating component's illuminating span angle is smaller than or equal to the tilt wall's included angle. The holder is detachably engaged with the body. In addition, the holder loads the illuminating component.
US11585494B2
A fluorescent module includes a fluorescent member including a phosphor-containing layer, and a light reflecting layer disposed on the phosphor-containing layer. The phosphor-containing layer contains a YAG phosphor and a Ga-YAG phosphor within the same layer, the Ga-YAG phosphor being a phosphor in which a portion of the aluminum constituting the YAG phosphor is substituted with gallium. A volumetric ratio of the Ga-YAG phosphor to the entirety of the YAG phosphor and the Ga-YAG phosphor is in a range of 19.0% to 80%.
US11585483B2
An outdoor appliance has a support frame with multiple inner lining tubes that are sequentially connected end to end by flexible ropes and multiple outer sleeve tubes that are slidable on the outer surfaces of the inner lining tubes. The outer sleeve tube and the inner lining tube at the head end of the support frame are respectively connected to an elastic member. When the support frame is in a locked state, each inner lining tube is located between and supports two abutting adjacent outer sleeve tubes. When the support frame is in an unlocked state, each inner lining tube is moved out of one outer sleeve tube and into the next successively (e.g., longitudinal) axially adjacent outer sleeve tube against the force of the elastic member such that the radial support between adjacent outer sleeve tubes is eliminated thereby allowing the support frame to be folded.
US11585477B1
An arcuate sweep elbow pipe connector section is disclosed as part of the piping system used to deliver water from a source to a fire sprinkler head. The arcuate sweep elbow pipe connector section is integrally formed at one end with a first connecting section and integrally formed at a section end with a second connection section. The connecting sections are positioned ninety degrees relative to each other and the arcuate sweep elbow pipe connector section optimizes water flow through both connecting sections.
US11585475B1
A dual cam lever hose clamp may comprise: first and second cam lever clamps and upper and lower clamp halves. The cam lever clamps may move between a retaining position and release position. The upper and lower clamp halves may form a collar when opposing ends of the clamp halves fasten together via the cam lever clamps. The first cam lever clamp may comprise a first linkage pivotally coupled to a first end of the lower clamp half and a first cam lever pivotally coupled to the first linkage. The second cam lever clamp may comprise a second linkage pivotally coupled to a second end of the lower clamp half and a second cam lever pivotally coupled to the second linkage. The first and second cam lever clamps may comprise cam levers that cammingly engage cam locking surfaces on the upper clamp half to fasten and tighten the collar.
US11585473B2
A pipe coupling for connecting together the ends of two pipes. The pipe coupling including: a tubular casing for fitting around the pipes; a tensioning system for tightening the casing around the outer surface of the pipes; and a guide member, coupled to and extending away from a first axial end of the tubular casing, for radially aligning and guiding one of the pipes into the tubular casing. Further including an assembly having a pipe coupling and a pipe, the pipe coupling being pre-installed on one end of the pipe, and configured to receive a second pipe.
US11585469B2
A crimp fitting has a monolithic and homogeneous female socket configured to receive and be crimped to an end portion of a tube. The socket comprises an annular wall and an axial opening. The annular wall comprises at least one internal shoulder that protrudes radially inward from the annular wall. A seal ring in the female socket has a C-shaped cross section and is configured to be arranged around the end portion of the tube to be joined with the fitting. The C-shaped seal ring compresses against the internal shoulder after the fitting is crimped with the tube with the C-shaped seal ring arranged around the end of the tube.
US11585451B2
A rotary disc valve is used to control fluid flow within a fluid delivery system. The valve may include a valve body having multiple ports that are connected to the system. In addition, the valve may include a diverter and seal assembly that are disposed in the valve body. The seal assembly includes first and second seal subassemblies. The first subassembly has first through openings that are axially aligned with the diverter through openings. The second subassembly is axially stacked with the first subassembly and includes second through openings that are axially aligned with valve body subchambers associated with the ports. A first static seal is disposed between the diverter and the first subassembly, a second static seal is disposed between the valve body and the second subassembly, and a dynamic seal is disposed between the first subassembly and the second subassembly.
US11585448B2
A fluid handling device, comprising: a substrate including a first channel, a second channel and a partition wall formed between the first channel and the second channel; a film including a diaphragm, the film being disposed on the substrate so that the diaphragm faces the partition wall; and a sliding member slidable on the film while contacting with the film, the sliding member including a protrusion formed on an underside thereof, and the sliding member being disposed on the film with the underside facing the film, wherein: the sliding member is capable of switching between a first state and a second state by sliding on the film, wherein the protrusion is positioned so as not to face the partition wall with the diaphragm therebetween in the first state, and the protrusion is positioned so as to face the partition wall with the diaphragm therebetween in the second state.
US11585443B2
Provided are sealing member for electronic valve, electronic valve with sealing member, electronic valve with static sealing structure, and electronic valve with double sealing structure. The sealing member has inlet end connected to valve core and outlet end connected to connecting pipe; the electronic valve includes valve body, valve cover, flow rate control device, and the connecting pipe; the flow rate control device includes the valve core; the valve body is provided therein with valve core accommodating chamber and connecting pipe connection port; the valve core is disposed in the valve core accommodating chamber; the connecting pipe is welded to end of the connecting pipe connection port on the valve body. The electronic valve further includes the above sealing member, and the sealing member is located between the connecting pipe and the connecting pipe connection port. Meanwhile, the electronic valve includes static sealing structure and/or double sealing structure.
US11585440B2
A hole plug attachment structure includes: a first attachment-target member is formed with a first attachment hole; a second attachment-target member is formed with a second attachment hole; and a hole plug that includes a tube-shaped outer peripheral wall, a blocking portion, a ring shaped flange jutting out toward a radial direction outer side of the outer peripheral wall from an end portion of the outer peripheral wall on an opposite side from an insertion direction so as to cover a location surrounding the second attachment hole, and a hook portion, a location of the flange that abuts an edge of the second attachment hole being thicker than a location of the flange that abuts the edge of the first attachment hole, in a state in which a back face of the flange abuts both the edge of the first attachment hole and the edge of the second attachment hole.
US11585437B1
Vehicles and related systems and methods are provided for round-robin air purging of disengaged clutches. One method involves obtaining a plurality of weighting factors associated with respective ones of a plurality of clutches of a vehicle transmission, obtaining an exhaustion time associated with each respective clutch, determining a respective priority metric associated with the each respective clutch based at least in part on the exhaustion time associated with the respective clutch and the respective weighting factor associated with the respective clutch, determining a highest priority clutch of the plurality of clutches based at least in part on the respective priority metrics associated with the respective clutches of the plurality of clutches, and operating one or more valves in accordance with a pulse command to pulse the highest priority clutch with a commanded pressure for a commanded period of time.
US11585436B2
A hydraulic system for a vehicle transmission with at least two friction elements, the system comprising a first hydraulic circuit comprising a pump for supplying hydraulic fluid to the first hydraulic circuit. A flow restriction may be provided in the first hydraulic circuit between an output of the pump and a sump for providing leakage of hydraulic fluid into the sump. Further, a second hydraulic circuit comprising a second pump may be arranged, wherein the hydraulic pressure in the first circuit is higher compared to the second circuit. A flow control element operated using hydraulic pressure from the first circuit may be arranged for controlling flow/pressure in the second circuit. Further, the hydraulic system may be arranged for generating a line pressure, wherein an actuator for engaging a park lock system may be connected to the first hydraulic circuit for enabling direct actuation by means of the line pressure.
US11585429B2
A lubricant supply system for an electric vehicle includes a lubricant supported electric motor and a lubricant supply line extending from a high pressure source to the lubricant supported electric motor for supplying lubricant to the lubricant supported electric motor. In one arrangement, at least one powertrain component is disposed in fluid communication with the lubricant supply line and fluidly connected in parallel with the lubricant supported electric motor for supplying lubricant to the powertrain component. In an alternative arrangement, the powertrain component is fluidly connected in series with and downstream from the lubricant supported electric motor for supplying lubricant from the lubricant supported electric motor to the powertrain component. In either arrangement, the lubricant supported electric motor is incorporated into an existing lubricant supply system of the vehicle to reduce cost and complexity relative to prior designs which required a dedicated lubricant supply for the lubricant supported electric motor.
US11585425B2
A bush-type transmission mount, in which an orifice, operating as a fluid passage that connects a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber to each other, is directly formed to a desired length in a core that is coupled to a main rubber to improve vibration-damping characteristics. A membrane is fitted into an outlet portion of the orifice, which communicates with the first fluid chamber, in a sliding manner, thereby improving low-frequency idle vibration and high-frequency dynamic characteristics.
US11585420B2
An actuator assembly including a housing. The housing having an actuator component, an armature, and at least a portion of a sensor disposed therein. The armature is selectively positionable between a first position and a second position. The sensor includes at least one sensing element disposed within the housing adjacent to the armature. The sensing element has a physical property which varies based upon a position of the armature within the housing.
US11585411B2
A circle drive for rotating a blade on a draft frame of a motor grader includes a circle gear mounting the blade, a worm wheel, a torque dividing arrangement, and a single input provided on a first shaft. The torque dividing arrangement includes a set of shafts positioned about the worm wheel, a torque dividing gear set, and a set of worm gears meshed with the worm wheel. The worm wheel is operatively coupled to drive the circle gear. The set of worm gears includes a first worm gear on a first shaft and a second worm gear on a second shaft. The single input is configured to provide a driving torque that drives the set of worm gears such that the set of worm gears divides the driving torque. The driving torque is capable of driving the worm wheel for driving the circle gear and rotating the blade.
US11585405B2
A method of assembling a tower section of a wind turbine tower is provided. The method includes arranging the tower section of the wind turbine tower in a horizontal orientation; transporting a damper unit to a position inside the tower section while the tower section is arranged in the horizontal orientation; and mounting the damper unit to the tower section, wherein the damper unit is configured to damp motions of the wind turbine tower. Further, a horizontal transport system is provided that is supported at least at one position by the tower section and that includes a movable part configured to support a damper unit and to transport the damper unit in a horizontal direction from a position adjacent to an end of the tower section to a position at or adjacent to a mounting position of the damper unit inside the tower section.
US11585401B2
A sealing unit for a stem of a mono-tube shock absorber includes a first seal having a sealing ring providing an annular sealing lip that projects in a radially and axially inner direction to slidingly cooperate with the stem and ensure a sealing action with respect to pressurized working fluid inside the mono-tube shock absorber; a second seal with a sealing ring having an annular sealing lip, which projects protruding in a radially and axially external direction to slidingly cooperate, with the stem and ensure a sealing action with respect to the outside of the mono-tube shock absorber; a reinforcing ring snapped into an annular seat of the sealing ring. The reinforcing ring is arranged axially locked between the lip and a bottom wall of the second sealing lip; the first and second seals are two physically distinct and separate elements assembled separately inside a body of the shock absorber.
US11585388B2
A constant velocity joint includes a trunnion extending radially outwardly about a trunnion axis. The joint also includes a ball surrounding the trunnion and rotatable relative thereto about a plurality of needle rollers. The joint further includes a retainer that is a single, unitary structure coupled to the trunnion and positioned to limit movement of the ball and the needle rollers in a direction parallel to the trunnion axis.
US11585387B2
In some examples, an assembly includes a rotor drive key configured to be positioned over a wheel boss defined by a wheel. A drive key body defines a trough configured to receive the wheel boss. An inner surface of the drive key body is configured to establish a conforming contact with an outer profile of the wheel boss and oppose relative motion of the rotor drive key in a radial direction of the wheel. The rotor drive key includes a tab having a tab aperture configured to receive a fastener extending in an axial direction of the wheel and engaging the wheel boss.
US11585377B2
A holder has a protrusion which protrudes from a side surface at a side opposite in an axial direction with respect to a rolling element held in a pocket toward the side opposite in the axial direction. An oil supply hole which penetrates through the holder from the side surface to a surface at a side of the rolling element in the axial direction is formed in the holder. When the holder rotates, the protrusion guides oil into the oil supply hole, and the oil is introduced from the side surface of the holder to the surface on the side of the rolling element.
US11585374B2
A journal foil bearing system includes a retainer arrangement with an internal groove extending in a depth direction from the bore of the housing. The internal groove has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion extends further in the depth direction than the second portion and includes a seat surface of the internal groove. The retainer arrangement additionally includes a first top foil end and a second top foil end of the top foil member. The first top foil end is configured to abut the second top foil end to arch-bind the at least one top foil within the bearing system. The first top foil end is received in the first portion of the internal groove and is configured to seat against the seat surface to limit rotation of the first top foil end about the axis. The second top foil end is received in the second portion of the internal groove.
US11585372B2
The ball joint includes a metal ball stud which includes a ball section and a resin housing which rotatably supports the ball section of the ball stud. A limiting member configured to limit molding shrinkage of the housing is embedded in the housing at an interval with respect to an equatorial section of the ball section such that the limiting member is positioned to surround at least the equatorial section of the ball section.
US11585361B2
The recessed-key panel interlocking device is intended to provide a mechanical joint that can connect two panels using a single fastening key. Accordingly, the device connects two panels by interlocking uniform gaps and fingers that have been formed on the edges of each panel, by a small cylindrical key that holds them together. To accomplish this, a channel that can hold the key is formed along the edge region of both panels when the panels are oriented normally to one another. Further, when the panels are interlocked, the key is completely recessed within the panel material. Furthermore, while the panel edges that form the joint must be uniformly rectilinear and meet at right angles at the joint itself, beyond the joint they can assume any shape and bend to any angle, so that parts joined by the joint do not have to be panel-shaped or perpendicular to each other overall.
US11585360B2
A connector is characterized by comprising a T-shaped main body, three connecting components and two connecting tubes, wherein the connecting components are arranged on one surface of the main body and located at three endpoints of the T-shaped main body. Each connecting component comprises a concave groove body and a connecting column which is arranged in a cavity of the concave groove body, wherein a gap exists between the connecting column and the inner wall of the concave groove body. The two connecting tubes are arranged between two connecting components at the bottom of the T-shaped main body side by side. Each connecting tube penetrates through the main body. Connecting holes are formed in the other surface of the main body.
US11585359B2
A fixing device includes a substrate, a slot, a fixing bracket. The slot is disposed on the substrate, and a first end of an expansion unit is inserted in the slot. The fixing bracket is disposed on the substrate, in which the fixing bracket includes a force receiving upper portion and a supporting lower portion. An accommodating space is defined between the force receiving upper portion and the supporting lower portion. When a force is applied to or released from the force receiving upper portion, the force receiving upper portion elastically deforms or elastically recovers. Therefore, the fixing bracket switches between an open state and a fixing state for enabling the accommodating space to selectively accommodate a second end of the expansion unit.
US11585358B2
Provided are attachment devices including a fastener (102) and a clip (104) coupled to the fastener, along with methods related thereof. The clip has first and second members (110, 112) with respective first and second engagement surfaces (116, 118) that oppose each other and define a gap (120) sized to receive a portion of the rail. The clip further includes a bridging member (114) that connects the first and second members to each other. The bridging member can have at least one opening (130) aligned with the gap and providing access for a prying tool to resiliently deflect the first and/or second engagement surface and facilitate detachment of the clip from the rail. Optionally, the bridging member includes a third engagement surface (122) with a configuration that enables a rigid coupling between the clip and the rail.
US11585356B2
A motor vehicle pump arrangement includes a pumping unit having engagement steps, and a mounting arrangement which mounts the pumping unit to a motor vehicle mounting structure which corresponds to the pumping unit. The mounting arrangement includes a vibration-decoupling body having a ring shape, and a clip retainer which is attached to the vibration-decoupling body. The vibration-decoupling body radially surrounds the pumping unit, supports the pumping unit, and is attachable to the motor vehicle mounting structure. The clip retainer axially retains the pumping unit. The clip retainer includes a retainer frame which extends in a transversal pumping unit plane and which is axially supported by the vibration-decoupling body, and retainer arms which axially project from the retainer frame. Each of the retainer arms engages a respective one of the corresponding engagement steps of the pumping unit so as to axially retain the pumping unit.
US11585354B2
An un-ducted turbofan engine defining a radial direction and an axial direction that includes a core engine, a fan, a plurality of variable outlet guide vanes, and a pitch change mechanism. Each of the plurality of variable outlet guide vanes are attached in a rotatable manner to the core engine of the un-ducted turbofan engine. The pitch change mechanism is positioned radially between the engine air flowpath and the plurality of variable outlet guide vanes and coupled to at least one variable outlet guide vane of the plurality of variable outlet guide vanes for changing a pitch of the at least one variable outlet guide vane.
US11585350B2
A mobile climate control assembly that includes a portable housing with a first fan blower-wheel assembly and a second fan blower assembly each respectively having a wheel blade member, partially surrounded by an air deflector wall, disposed within a housing cavity and operably configured to rotate 360° around an axis of rotation parallel and non-co-planar with respect to one another. The assembly also includes a fan motor operably coupled to the wheel blade members and an electronic controller electronically and communicatively coupled to the fan motor and operably configured to independently and selectively control rotation of the wheel member of each of the first and second fan blower-wheel assemblies to generate an ambient air velocity gradient along at least an approximate 90° angular traverse path from the front face and without rotation of the portable housing.
US11585347B2
A centrifugal compressor includes a casing. An impeller is arranged within the casing. The impeller is rotatable about an axis. A diffuser section is arranged within the casing. The diffuser section is positioned axially downstream from an outlet of the impeller and includes a forward portion fixed relative to the impeller and an aft portion distinct from the forward portion.
US11585340B2
A multi-channel positive displacement piston pump apparatus includes a motor and a plurality of positive displacement piston pumps driven by the motor. The plurality of pumps are aligned in a stacking direction, and each pump has an intake port and an outlet port, wherein the intake ports and the outlet ports of all pumps face in the same direction generally perpendicular to the stacking direction. In a method for retrofitting a positive displacement piston pump for use in a multi-channel pumping apparatus, an outlet port of a pump housing of the pump and a flush outlet port of the pump housing are plugged and an alternative fluid path is formed within the pump housing. The outlet port is disposed in line with an inlet port of the pump housing but on an opposite side of the pump housing. The flush outlet port is disposed in line with a flush inlet port of the pump housing but on an opposite side of the pump housing. In this way, the alternative fluid path is formed between the inlet port and the flush inlet port.
US11585337B2
A fluid driving device includes a vibration unit, a signal transmission layer, a piezoelectric element, and a plane unit. The signal transmission layer includes a first conductive zone and a second conductive zone. The piezoelectric element includes a first electrode and a second electrode electrically isolated from each other. The first electrode of the piezoelectric element is electrically connected to the first conductive zone of the signal transmission layer, and the second electrode of the piezoelectric element is electrically connected to the second conductive zone of the signal transmission layer. The plane unit has at least one hole. The signal transmission layer, the piezoelectric element, and the plane unit are located at one side of the vibration unit and sequentially stacked with each other.
US11585336B2
A diaphragm for a pump has a one-piece elastomeric body centered on an axis and formed with an annular outer clamping edge, an annular flexible web extending radially inward from the outer edge, and a core joined by the web to the outer edge and formed in turn by an upper wall and a lower wall axially spaced therefrom. This lower wall is formed on the axis with a throughgoing hole. An insert between the walls extends through the hole, and interengaging formations on the insert and on the lower wall radially couple the insert to the lower wall at an inner edge of the hole.
US11585331B2
The disclosed propulsion system of a space vehicle and the methods of operating the propulsion system use a microwave energy source to heat propellant in a propellant chamber that pierces and traverses a waveguide carrying the microwave energy. In some implementations, the microwave energy ionizes and further heats the propellant in the propellant chamber. The partially ionized and heated propellant may exit the propellant chamber via a nozzle to generate thrust.
US11585317B2
Provided is a wind power generation system including: a wind power generation apparatus that includes at least a duct having a longitudinal cross section formed in a substantial streamline shape, the longitudinal cross section being cut along a central axis, an impeller placed in the duct, and a power generator that generates power by rotation of the impeller; an anemovane installed so as to be able to measure a wind direction and/or wind power in a vicinity of the wind power generation apparatus; a rotating pedestal that supports the wind power generation apparatus so as to be rotatable along a supporting surface; and a control device that controls a rotational angle of the rotating pedestal based on the wind direction and/or the wind power measured by the anemovane.
US11585312B1
A method of providing spark ignition for an engine or other equipment having a combustion chamber. A radio frequency wave or a microwave (RF/microwave) generator delivers radio frequency waves or microwaves to a transmit antenna inside the combustion chamber. At least one RF/microwave receive antenna is attached to an internal surface of the combustion chamber and comprises two or more RF/microwave focusing features with a spark gap between them. The transmit antenna wirelessly energizes the receive antenna, which generates a spark between the two focusing features.
US11585301B1
A dual turbocharger system for an engine is provided. In one example, the dual turbocharger system may include two variable geometry turbines (VGTs), with each turbine being of the same size and operating in parallel, and with each compressor of the turbocharger operating in series, the first compressor of the first turbocharger being larger than the second compressor of the second turbocharger.
US11585299B2
Systems for hybrid electric engines have a fuel vapor canister (FVC) in fluid communication with (i) fuel vapor in a fuel tank with a refueling valve therebetween, (ii) an intake manifold with a canister purge valve therebetween, and (iii) atmospheric pressure (atm) with a canister vent valve (CVV) therebetween, a bypass loop around the refueling valve, and a pressure sensor upstream of both the refueling valve and the CVV. The loop has a control pump and a control valve controlling fluid communication with atm, and in a first mode, control valve and CVV open, pumps fuel vapor to the FVC for pressure control, then closes the control valve; in a second mode, control valve closed and CVV open, pumps atm to the FVC; and in a third mode, control valve and CVV open, pumps fuel vapor to the FVC to a pre-selected threshold to close the CVV.
US11585295B2
The present disclosure relates to a rocket engine, and more particularly, a rocket engine with an integrated combustor head and turbopump in which a turbopump of the rocket engine is formed integrally with a combustor head.
US11585292B2
An outer shroud of an intermediate casing for a dual flow turbine engine for an aircraft, the shroud including: an annular downstream portion provided with a shroud opening passing through an annular downstream edge of the shroud; a connecting member (50) attached to the annular downstream portion, and intended to attach an arm that passes through a secondary flow path; an air-sealing and fire-resistance device including: a portion including: a pad arranged in a hollow annular area of the annular downstream edge of the shroud; a blade protruding from the pad and clamped between a circumferential end and the radially outer end of the arm, a leaf spring (pressing the pad into the hollow annular area.
US11585289B2
A sprayed coating for a sliding member of the present invention includes a ferrous alloy containing chromium (Cr). The sprayed coating for the sliding member has the content rate of the chromium of 8 mass % or more, includes a structure that comprises crystal grains contained in the sprayed coating and having an average grain size of 3 μm or less, has a Vickers hardness of 300 Hv or more, and then is excellent at abrasion resistance.
US11585284B1
Methods and systems are provided for re-combustion of exhaust in a cylinder of a multi-cylinder engine in order to increase the temperature of the exhaust for enhancing catalytic conversion within the multi-cylinder engine. In one example, a method may include expelling combusted gases from the cylinder into an intake manifold via an intake valve during an exhaust stroke, in order to rebreathe in the combusted gases from the intake manifold via the intake valve in a subsequent intake stroke.
US11585274B2
A turbofan engine includes an outer bypass duct and a gas turbine engine having an outer casing. The gas turbine engine is disposed in the outer bypass duct such that a bypass airflow passage is formed between the outer casing of the gas turbine engine and the outer bypass duct. The turbofan engine includes a turbine rear frame link assembly including a set of links coupled between the outer bypass duct and the outer casing to support the gas turbine engine relative to the outer bypass duct. The links are arranged around the gas turbine engine on a plane that is perpendicular to a centerline axis of the turbofan engine. None of the links extends through the bypass airflow passage at a position that intersects a radius extending in a vertically downward direction from the centerline axis.
US11585273B2
A turbine engine heat exchanger has: a manifold having a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a plurality of first plates along the first face, each first plate having an interior passageway; and a plurality of second plates along the second face, each second plate having an interior passageway. A first flowpath passing through the interior passageways of the first plates, the manifold, and the interior passageways of the second plates.
US11585269B1
An intake device for a gas turbine engine includes a snorkel and a housing. The snorkel includes a tubular body and an inlet aperture. The tubular body extends between a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end. The inlet aperture is formed through the tubular body proximate the closed end. The housing is mounted to the snorkel. The housing includes an inner wall, an outer wall, a side wall, a settling chamber, and an outlet tube. The inner wall is adjacent the snorkel. The outer wall is opposite the inner wall. The side wall extends from the inner wall to the outer wall. The settling chamber is within the side wall between the inner wall and the outer wall. The settling chamber is fluidly coupled with the open end. The outlet tube extends through the housing from the settling chamber to an exterior of the housing.
US11585268B2
A turbine engine includes a first compression section includes a last blade trailing edge radial tip length that is greater than about 67% of the radial tip length of a leading edge of a first stage of the first compression section. A second compression section includes a last blade trailing edge radial tip length that is greater than about 57% of a radial tip length of a leading edge of a first stage of the first compression section.
US11585266B2
A variable geometry mechanism include an annular nozzle ring, a drive ring rotatable about a central axis of the nozzle ring, wherein the drive ring includes, a plurality of attachment portions formed on a surface of the drive ring and a self-stopper projecting from the surface of the drive ring on which the attachment portions are formed, wherein the self-stopper is located radially inward from the attachment portions so as to be closer to the central axis of the nozzle ring, a plurality of nozzle vanes rotatably coupled to the nozzle ring and a plurality of nozzle link plates extending from the nozzle ring to the drive ring, wherein the self-stopper is configured to regulate a moving range of at least one of the nozzle link plates during the rotation of the drive ring.
US11585264B2
Methods and systems are proposed for controlling a temperature of exhaust gases generated by the engine by operating an E-Turbo of the vehicle. In one embodiment, a method is provided, comprising increasing a power generated by an electric machine mechanically coupled with an exhaust turbine of an E-Turbo of a vehicle or adjusting an engine power based on a speed of the exhaust turbine and an air-fuel ratio (AFR) of an engine of the vehicle of the engine responsive to the speed of the exhaust turbine increasing above a threshold turbine speed. By increasing or decreasing the power generated by the electric machine and/or adjusting the engine power, the temperature of the exhaust gas may be maintained within a threshold temperature range where an efficiency of an aftertreatment system may be maximized, thereby reducing an emissions of the vehicle.
US11585259B2
The invention relates in particular to a method for adjusting the loading (19) of a particulate filter (9) and to an assembly designed to carry out the method, wherein the exhaust gas aftertreatment unit (8) comprises at least two SCR systems (11, 12) and a particulate filter (9), a first operating material amount being introduced in a metered manner before the first SCR system (11), and a second operating material amount being introduced in a metered manner before the second SCR system (12), the operating material being convertible into a reducing agent. The state of loading of the particulate filter (9) is determined using a model, and, if the determined state of loading is below a previously defined loading range (16), the first operating material amount is adjusted in such a way that the amount of reducing agent is greater than or equal to the amount of reducing agent necessary for nitrogen oxide reduction in accordance with the reaction stoichiometry in the first SCR system (11), and/or, if the determined state of loading is above a previously defined loading range (16), the first operating material amount is adjusted in such a way that the amount of reducing agent is less than the amount of reducing agent necessary for nitrogen oxide reduction in accordance with the reaction stoichiometry in the first SCR system (11).
US11585257B1
In a turbocharged internal combustion engine (ICE) system, a catalytic treatment device receives exhaust gases from the ICE after they have passed through the turbocharger turbine. The system includes a secondary air pump (SAP) for injecting pressurized air into the exhaust gases ahead of the catalytic treatment device. The SAP is a single-stage centrifugal compressor that includes an air recirculation passage for causing a first portion of the air pressurized by the SAP to be continuously recirculated back to the inlet of the SAP, which is effective for heating the air in the volute of the SAP. A second portion of the pressurized air, having thereby been heated, is injected into the exhaust gases proceeding toward the catalytic treatment device.
US11585255B2
A mixer assembly for a vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer shell defining an internal cavity, wherein the mixer shell includes an upstream end configured to receive exhaust gases and downstream end, and a reactor positioned within the internal cavity. The reactor has a reactor inlet configured to receive injected fluid and a reactor outlet that directs a mixture of exhaust gas and injected fluid into the internal cavity. An inlet baffle is mounted to the upstream end of the mixer shell. The inlet baffle includes at least one opening that directs exhaust gas into at least one exhaust gas inlet to the reactor and a plurality of bypass openings that direct exhaust gas to bypass entry into the reactor. The inlet baffle includes a crowned portion that curves away from the reactor to provide for an increased open area within the internal cavity between the inlet baffle and the reactor.
US11585244B2
Systems and methods are provided for charging a pumped thermal energy storage (“PTES”) system. A system may include a compressor or pump configured to circulate a working fluid within a fluid circuit, wherein the working fluid enters the pump at a first pressure and exits at a second pressure; a first heat exchanger through which the working fluid circulates in use; a second heat exchanger through which the working fluid circulates in use; a third heat exchanger through which the working fluid circulates in use, a turbine positioned between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, configured to expand the working fluid to the first pressure; a high temperature reservoir connected to the first heat exchanger; a low temperature reservoir connected to the second heat exchanger, and a waste heat reservoir connected to the third heat exchanger.
US11585235B2
A shaft assembly for use with a turbine engine includes a shaft and a magnetic mode control unit. The shaft extends along an axis and is configured to rotate about the axis. The magnetic mode control unit is configured to control deflection of the shaft as the shaft rotates about the axis.
US11585234B2
Systems, program products, and methods for detecting thermal stability within gas turbine systems are disclosed. The systems may include a computing device(s) in communication with a gas turbine system, and a plurality of sensors positioned within or adjacent the gas turbine system. The sensor(s) may measure operational characteristics of the gas turbine system. The computing device(s) may be configured to detect thermal stability within the gas turbine system by performing processes including calculating a lag output for each of the plurality of measured operational characteristics. The calculated lag output may be based on a difference between a calculated lag for the measured operational characteristics and the measured operational characteristic itself. The calculated lag output may be also be based on a time constant for the measured operational characteristics. The computing device(s) may also determine when each of the calculated lag outputs are below a predetermined threshold.
US11585230B2
The invention relates to an assembly for a turbomachine, comprising a stator (1) and a rotor (2) rotatable relative to the stator (1) about an axis, the rotor (2) comprising blades each ×comprising a vane (3) connected to a radially inner platform (5), a block of abradable material (6) extending radially inwardly from the radially inner platform (5) the stator (1) having a shroud comprising an annular area (9), at least one lug (12) extending radially outwardly from said annular area (9), the radially outer end of the lug (12) cooperating with the block of abradable material (6).
US11585227B1
A flow control device for constraining fluid flow between axial flow turbomachines in series has a flow constrainer which constrains the fluid flow downstream of the first turbomachine in the series to the blades region of the second turbomachine, preventing fluid flow from impacting the hub or nosecone of the second turbomachine and providing more uniform fluid flow to the second turbomachine. The flow control device includes connective elements for positioning between the downstream region of the first turbomachine and the upstream region of the second turbomachine. The device may be equipped with stator vanes having a variety of optional configurations to further improve the uniformity of the fluid flow load on the second turbomachine.
US11585226B2
An impingement insert for an airfoil of a turbomachine component is provided. The insert includes first and second body parts, each having inner and outer surfaces; and first and second contact parts provided on the outer surfaces of the first and the second body parts. The insert includes a flexible mechanical seal part between the body parts. A flow channel for cooling air is defined by the seal part and the inner surfaces of the body parts. One or both of the body parts include impingement holes. The insert has an elastic part connected to the body parts. When the elastic part is subjected to deformation, the elastic part is configured to apply a force, on the first and/or the second body parts, in a direction of increasing a separation between the first contact part and the second contact part.
US11585211B2
A method and system using the measured adsorption of a tracer substance leached from a flexible liner sealing a subterranean borehole to indicate the flow of fluid, typically water, past the borehole. The liner is provided with contaminant collectors. The liner is impregnated in its fabrication with a tracer substance. The tracer is leached from the liner as water flows past the liner in/from fractures in the surrounding geologic formation. The water containing any leached tracer may also flow past the collectors. The collectors adsorb the tracer relative to the amount of tracer leached from the liner and into the passing water, and the concentration of tracer in the flowing water is proportional to the amount of toluene leached from the liner. The tracer level in a collector is tested as an indication of the flow past the liner.
US11585207B2
A logging system for a tubular includes: a rail system comprising a plurality of rails and mounted to a surface of the tubular; a logging tool carrier connected to the rail system; and a logging tool disposed on the logging tool carrier. The logging tool is deployed on the logging tool carrier connected to the rail system along the tubular to a targeted position along the tubular and then retrieved from the wellbore. During deployment of the logging tool, the logging tool acquires a plurality of logging data.
US11585202B2
A method for optimizing a drilling roadmap may include identifying an optimal bottom hole assembly (BHA) setup and drilling parameters for a well located in a field. The BHA setup may be based on historical simulation data of the field and drilling roadmap information. The drilling roadmap information may include initial drilling instructions for implementing the drilling roadmap. The method may include implementing and tracking the drilling roadmap at the well. The drilling roadmap may be based on a location of the well on the field and a type of other applications being performed on the field. The method may include obtaining sensor collected data to determine an accuracy of implementation of the drilling roadmap. The accuracy may be determined based on a comparison between tracked drilling parameters and simulated drilling parameters.
US11585195B2
Herein are provided tools and processes for extracting oil from subterranean formation. The processes can include lightening the oil in the formation prior to extraction by the addition of a nanogas solution. The tools include injectors for the formation of the nanogas solution within the subterranean formation.
US11585194B2
A system and method for optimizing performance of an artificial lift system are provided. The optimization process can be performed automatically by a controller configured to receive optimization parameters from the user and information regarding the performance of the system. The optimization process adjusts the pumping speed of the system in response to measured rod load and a position of the downhole pump or surface pumping unit. More particularly, the optimization process can increase or decrease the pump speed of the system in response to the measured rod load at a reference position relative to a reference rod load at the reference position. The reference load and position can be selected to indicate pump inefficiencies. For example, the target reference load and position can indicate fluid pounding if the measured rod load at the reference position is greater than the reference rod load at the reference position.
US11585192B2
A method includes obtaining a reservoir model for a subsurface reservoir, identifying a current state of the subsurface reservoir using the reservoir model, and a computer processor selecting an optimization function from multiple optimization functions according to the current state of the reservoir to obtain a selected optimization function. The method further includes the computer processor calculating valve positions of physical devices using the selected optimization function. The valve positions are implemented.
US11585186B2
A standing valve assembly comprises a flow cage, a ball seat, and a valve ball. The flow cage includes a cage body defining an axial fluid passage therethrough, and a bridge extending across the fluid passage. The cage body and the bridge collectively define a plurality of openings to the fluid passage. The valve ball is received between the bridge and the ball seat and is axially movable within the flow cage. The bridge has an upper face and defines at least one guide ramp in the upper face. Each guide ramp extends at a downward angle to a respective one of the plurality of openings.
US11585185B2
An assembly and method of manufacturing an assembly for use as an isolation barrier to be run in and secured within a well. The assembly has a sleeve member positioned on the exterior of a tubular body, fixed at each end to create a chamber therebetween. Fluid can enter the chamber through a port in the tubular body to morph the sleeve member against a larger diameter surface in the well. The sleeve member is formed of at least two materials, welded together and machined before being arranged on the tubular body. One material is more expandable than the other so as to morph more easily. The sleeve is connected to the tubular body by screw threads and seals. Initial construction of the sleeve member allows welding, inspection and machining without affecting the tensile strength of the tubular body or complete assembly.
US11585181B2
A head for a well tubular. The well tubular head includes features that may be applied to a casing head or a tubing head. The well tubular head includes a bowl tubular reversibly connected with a casing connector. The bowl tubular is adapted for connecting with an uphole component of an equipment stack or other system. The bowl tubular includes a hanger profile for receiving a casing hanger or tubing hanger. The casing connector is adapted for connecting with the casing. The bowl tubular and the casing connector may be replaced independently of each other. Removable connection points for flow lines may be included on the well tubular head to facilitate changing flow lines or flow line connection points. The bowl tubular may include a drive system for rotating tubing.
US11585173B2
A method of treating a subterranean well can include positioning a flow restrictor in a wellbore that penetrates an interval of an earth formation, displacing the flow restrictor along the wellbore away from a surface of the well, preventing longitudinal displacement of the flow restrictor in the wellbore, introducing flow into a first section of the interval from a section of the wellbore between the flow restrictor and the surface, blocking the flow from the wellbore section into the first interval section, permitting longitudinal displacement of the flow restrictor in the wellbore, and displacing the flow restrictor along the wellbore away from the surface of the well, thereby permitting unrestricted flow from the wellbore section into a second section of the interval. The second interval section is farther along the wellbore from the surface than the first interval section.
US11585171B2
A well system includes a drilling vessel, a concentric drillstring extending from the vessel into a subterranean wellbore disposed beneath a mudline, wherein the concentric drillstring is configured to circulate a drilling fluid from the drilling vessel into the wellbore along a first passage, and to circulate the drilling fluid from the wellbore to the drilling vessel along a second passage, and a subsea pump in fluid communication with the wellbore, wherein the subsea pump is configured to manage fluid pressure in the wellbore by controlling a height of a column of hydrostatic fluid disposed in the wellbore.
US11585167B2
An apparatus and method for facilitating recovery of lubrication beads is provided. The apparatus includes a hydrocyclone, for separating drilling fluid into a high density stream and a low density stream containing a major portion of the lubrication beads; a receiving pump, for pumping drilling fluid to the hydrocyclone; a discharge pump, for pumping the high density stream from the lower end of the hydrocyclone to further processing; and a hose for flowing the low density stream from the upper end of the hydrocyclone to the cleaned fluid handling system. A method for integrating the apparatus for facilitating recovery of lubrication beads from a drilling fluid into a solids control apparatus includes positioning an end of a first hose to receive the drilling fluid; arranging an end of a second hose in communication with the first shaker's filter screen; and setting an end of a third hose to empty into the cleaned fluid handling system. A method for facilitating recovery of lubrication beads from a drilling fluid by a shaker system includes receiving drilling fluid in a hydrocyclone; separating the drilling fluid into a high density stream and a low density stream containing a major portion of the lubrication beads; and flowing the high density stream to a first shaker of the shaker system, and directing the low density stream to a second shaker of the shaker system.
US11585164B2
The present invention is a rod jack apparatus with four vertical legs that form a framework and first and second lower brackets connected to the vertical legs. Two hydraulic cylinders extend upwardly from the lower brackets, pass through a first horizontal plate, and are connected to a second horizontal plate. A primary clamping mechanism is situated on top of each of the two horizontal plates, and a secondary clamping mechanism is attached to the underside of each horizontal plate. The apparatus is configured to receive a polished rod, and the primary and secondary clamping mechanisms are configured to grip the polished rod when activated. The sucker rod assembly is lifted out of the well when the first and second hydraulic cylinders are extended. The invention includes a method of using the apparatus described herein.
US11585163B2
A self-retaining shear pin tool and methods for connecting downhole tubulars in a wellbore are disclosed. The self-retaining shear pin tool includes a cap having an inner side and an outer side opposite the inner side, the cap defining a first recess formed in the inner side of the cap, the first recess of the cap having a cylindrical portion and a frustoconical portion extending from the cylindrical portion towards the outer side of the cap, and a shear pin disposed partially in the first recess of the cap and extending out of the first recess of the cap. The shear pin includes a body, a first recess extending inward from a first end of the body, a second recess extending inward from a second end of the body, a first swage, and a second swage die.
US11585160B2
An apparatus for retaining a transmission line within a drill string component includes a drill string component comprising a bore having an internal diameter. A slot is formed in the internal diameter to receive a transmission line. A shoulder within the slot is configured to engage a tension anchor attached to the transmission line. The tension anchor is configured to hold tension in the transmission line. The tension anchor includes a first component that is attached to the transmission line, and a second component that is threaded onto the first component. In certain embodiments, the second component contains a connector configured to enable connection to the transmission line. A corresponding system is also disclosed.
US11585152B2
An architectural covering including a motor assembly is provided. The covering may include a head rail, an end cap enclosing an end of the head rail, a roller tube rotatably supported within the head rail at least partially by the end cap, and a motor assembly including a housing in splined engagement with the end cap to non-rotatably secure the motor assembly to the end cap. The motor assembly may be received at least partially within the roller tube and may be in driving engagement with the roller tube. A covering material may be attached to the roller tube such that rotation of the roller tube extends or retracts the covering material.
US11585139B2
A liquid sealed damper includes: an attachment portion attached to a peripheral portion of an opening of a vehicle or an opening and closing member for covering the opening; a contact portion to which an external force is input; an insulator configured to isolate vibration and connect the attachment portion and the contact portion; a main liquid chamber in which working liquid is sealed, the insulator serving as a wall portion of the main liquid chamber; an auxiliary liquid chamber divided from the main liquid chamber by a partition member and having a wall portion formed of a diaphragm; and an orifice passage formed in the partition member and communicating with the main liquid chamber and the auxiliary liquid chamber. The partition member has an inner gap in the shape of a recess, and a part of the diaphragm is inserted into the inner gap.
US11585135B2
A door having a door body that can be lifted, along a predetermined path, from a closed position in which it closes a wall opening into an open position in which it is located substantially overhead, the door body having two, three or more door body elements arranged one on top of the other in the closed position, is modified according to the invention in that a lower edge of the door body in the closed position and trailing during the lifting can be lifted separately, when the door reaches the open position, by a pivoting movement of a lower door body element having said edge in a lifting direction with respect to a door body element situated above it in the closed position relative to the predetermined path.
US11585130B2
A latch or connector system having a latch housing, a first latching component, a second latching component, and a handle. The first and second latching components are movably mounted to the latch housing, and movable respective latched and unlatched positions. The handle is movably mounted to the latch housing and operatively associated with the first latching component and the second latching component. The handle is movable from a closed handle position to an open handle position to cause the first latching component and the second latching component to move from their respective latched positions to their respective unlatched positions, and the handle is movable from the open handle position to the closed handle position only when the first latching component and the second latching component are in their respective latched positions.
US11585123B2
An over-travel mechanism configured to couple an input shaft and an output shaft in an exit device assembly. The input is connected to an actuator that linearly displaces the input shaft, and the output shaft is connected to a locking member of the exit device. The over-travel mechanism includes a link coupled to the output shaft, and a preloaded elastic member transmits force between the input shaft and the link. Movement of the input shaft from a first input shaft position to a second input shaft position causes the elastic member to urge the link from a first link position toward a second link position. Movement of the input shaft from the second input shaft position to a third input shaft position causes the elastic member to elastic member to elastically deform without moving the link from the second link position.
US11585110B2
Modular pool comprising a support structure placed around a containment basin for the water and comprises a plurality of metal plates, joined together, which comprise a base for resting on the ground, an upright at least partially above ground, and lateral edges provided with a reinforcement flange. The pool also comprises fixing elements fixed to the base of the metal plates and anchored to the ground, a waterproofing layer placed to coat a bottom and a lateral surface of the containment basin, and a surface finish layer placed to cover the waterproofing layer.
US11585109B2
A lifeguard observation station having a support structure for allowing a lifeguard to monitor a pool and swimmers or bathers therein. The lifeguard observation station includes a platform which is configured to accommodate the lifeguard. The platform member has a first edge, with at least a portion of the first edge of the platform member and a portion of the platform member adjacent the first edge being configured to extend to or beyond a pool edge of the pool. When positioned on the portion of the platform member adjacent the first edge, the lifeguard is positioned at the edge of the water or over the water in the pool to provide the lifeguard an unimpaired line-of-sight to the swimmers or bathers in the pool.
US11585097B2
A wheelchair ramp system includes a ramp constructed from at least one structural insulated panel (SIP) having a foam core sandwiched between two structural facing panels such as oriented strand board (OSB). An outdoor exterior coating such as polyaspartic coating covers the SIP panel for allowing the SIP panel to be resistant to outdoor elements. At least one guardrail or handrail is secured to the side of the SIP for providing a safety barrier to persons using the ramp system.
US11585096B2
A pet ramp is provided having two panels in a collapsible arrangement, with a first panel having legs and a second panel able to be cantilevered from the first panel. The second panel extends beyond the legs and is pivotable to rest on any available surface. A stop is provided between the first and second panels to hold a cantilevered deployed position of the second panel.
US11585095B2
A hollow structural element of a wind energy plant, in particular an offshore wind energy plant which includes a hollow structural element, and a cable arrangement extending along the hollow structural element. A shading element is arranged on the hollow structural element at a distance from the cable arrangement.
US11585092B2
A structural steel member connecting assembly includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member. The first connecting member is pivotally connected to a positioning portion of a first structural steel member and therefore can be swung. The second connecting member is pivotally connected to the first connecting member such that the two connecting members are rotatable with respect to each other. The second connecting member has a fixing portion coupled with a second structural steel member such that the longitudinal directions of the two structural steel members intersect. With the second connecting member rotatable with respect to the first connecting member, the installation angles of the two structural steel members can be easily changed in order to make a stable engineering structure. The structural steel member connecting assembly features convenience of, and flexibility in, use and has extensive applications.
US11585080B2
A balcony includes a balcony assembly and a structural post and outrigger system. The structural posts provide structural support for buildings and include the outriggers that extend substantially perpendicularly from the structural posts to a location where the balcony assembly will be installed. The outriggers include a tube or beam and an end plate on an end of the beam distal from the structural post. The balcony assembly includes at least one long beam, a platform, and a locking mechanism on an end of the long beam. The locking mechanism includes a channel for receiving and securing the end plate of the outrigger. The balcony assembly is secured to the outrigger using fasteners.
US11585073B2
A construction system includes: a position data acquisition unit configured to acquire position data of a bottom of water; a current-terrain data generation unit configured to generate current terrain data of the bottom of water based on the position data; a target-terrain data generation unit configured to generate target terrain data of the bottom of water based on the current terrain data; and a working equipment control unit configured to control a working equipment of a work vehicle based on the target terrain data.
US11585071B2
A swing motion control system for an earth-moving machine may include a closed loop hydraulic circuit including a hydrostatic swing pump fluidly coupled to at least one hydraulic swing motor configured to control a swing mechanism of the earth-moving machine, a pressure control device configured to control the pressure of fluid supplied to the hydrostatic swing pump for control of the pressure output by the pump, and a controller. The controller may be configured to monitor and process signals received from sensors and operator input, wherein the signals received from the sensors are indicative of machine position and pose, and inertia mass of swing components and a payload being moved by the swing mechanism of the machine, and control at least one of an offset amount for desired pump displacement by the hydrostatic swing pump or an offset amount for pump output pressure from the hydrostatic swing pump based on at least one of an amount of slope on which the machine is operating or the inertia mass of the swing components and payload.
US11585067B2
A hydraulic system includes a first supply line connecting a boom control valve and a bottom side of a boom cylinder, a second supply line connecting the boom control valve and a rod side of the boom cylinder, a leveling switch valve having: a first operating position allowing a leveling operation of a working tool; and a first stopping position allowing the leveling operation to stop, a ride controller including: a ride-control switch valve connected to a branched fluid line branched from the first supply line; and an accumulator configured to perform an anti-vibrating operation for suppressing a pressure fluctuation of the boom cylinder, and a drain fluid line to discharge operation fluid in a downstream section extending from the leveling switch valve to the rod side of the boom cylinder in the second supply line when the leveling switch valve is switched to the first stopping position.
US11585064B2
A method of installing an upright elongate hollow subsea foundation that is higher than it is wide, such as a suction pile. The foundation is at least partially embedded in seabed soil. A partition layer is placed within the foundation, for example by injecting a grout, supported by a plug of soil that is surrounded by the foundation. The partition layer is placed on the plug of soil at a level that is spaced from the top of the foundation by at least 20% of the height of the foundation. Above the partition layer, the interior of the foundation may be filled with water and/or a rigid body, such as a solid mass or a hollow liquid-filled tank.
US11585059B1
A pier mat of erosion control blocks for abating erosion around piers of a wharf. A mat of blocks is arranged so as to have a linear end edge and a vacant space formed in an opposite end edge thereof, where the vacant space is for surrounding at least a part of a pier. A linear end edge of another similar pier mat is installed so as to abut the end edge of the first mat having the vacant space, thereby fully surrounding the pier. A method of installing a pier mat of erosion control blocks is also disclosed.
US11585058B2
A flood barrier for protecting the environment having a venturi type effect pumping means not requiring external power, the flood barrier comprising a wall and a pump for drawing water across the barrier from a first side to a second side. The wall configured to provide a barrier preventing movement of water from the first, drain, side to the second, tributary, side, of that wall. The barrier further comprising a pipe traversing the wall for transferring water between the two sides of the wall the pipe being terminated in the first side of the wall at a venturi effect pump, the pump being feedable with water from the drain through a conduit inlet so as to create suction in the pipe for drawing water through the pipe from the second side of the wall to drain water from the second to the first side of the wall.
US11585057B2
A transition barrier for transitioning from a permanent median barrier to a temporary median barrier, the transition barrier having: a) a first end; the first end being connectable to the permanent median barrier by a permanent median barrier connector; b) a second end; the second end being connectable to the temporary median barrier by a temporary median barrier connector; c) a transition section defining a transition wall of a predetermined length between the first end and the second end; the transition wall having a top, bottom, front and a back; d) at least one barrier brace proximate the transition wall, for supporting said transition wall; and e) at least one spacer, proximate the back of the transition wall for contact with a surface of the permanent concrete barrier.
US11585045B2
A deflection member that includes a reinforcing member and a plurality of tiles fastened to the reinforcing member.
US11585042B2
A dryer appliance includes a cabinet. The cabinet defines an interior volume. A drum is rotatably mounted within the interior volume of the cabinet. The drum defines a chamber for the receipt of clothes for drying. An additive reservoir is mounted in the cabinet. The dryer appliance also includes a spray nozzle for spraying additive from the reservoir into the chamber. The dryer appliance further includes a pump which pumps the additive from the reservoir to the spray nozzle. The pump may be spring-loaded and may include a piston and a spring. The pump may be connected to the reservoir by a first one-way valve and may be connected to the spray nozzle by a second one-way valve.
US11585025B2
The present invention generally relates to the design and manufacture of nanofiber layers, webs, films, or membranes that may be self-supporting and can function as standalone products. More particularly, the present invention relates to a microporous nanofiber films and the use of such films in a wide variety of products and applications, including applications where physical property tuning is typically limited. Generally, the microporous films of the present invention can function as a standalone nanofiber membrane or can be bonded to other microporous films to produce a layered stacked film stack with customizable properties. Unlike conventional microporous films available in today's market, the microporous films of the present invention can be lighter, require less raw material cost to produce, and can improve operating performances in a variety of applications.
US11585024B2
A yarn blocking and storage device is provided. The device includes an upper platform having a first plurality of apertures therethrough and a lower platform having a second plurality of apertures therein. A plurality of support spacers is securable between the upper and lower platforms to maintain the upper and lower platforms in a spaced configuration. A plurality of blocking staves is removably securable through the first plurality of apertures and within the second pluralities of apertures, wherein the plurality of blocking staves can be selectively positioned along the upper and lower platforms to support a motif thereon.
US11585021B2
Fabrics that have unique mechanical properties are comprised of fibers that have been reacted to provide carbon nanostructures covalently grafted to these fibers so that the entanglement and/or the reactive bonding between adjacent fibers creates a hierarchal structure reinforcement of the fabric. This entanglement and/or reactivity is also effective for developing reinforcement between plies of structural fabric composites in order to enhance inter-laminar shear strength and mechanical properties.
US11585018B2
A fiber web structure made of randomly oriented synthetic fibers, an apparatus for making the web structure and a method of making the web structure. The web is a dimensionally-disordered, aerodynamically-formed structure in which electrostatic and/or non-electrostatic fibers are arranged to create structured fiber webs. The method uses different size, crimp, length and shapes of fibers, among various characteristics, to create strength and other properties. An apparatus for making the web structure includes a randomizing cylinder that removes fibers from a main cylinder, and condensing cylinders. The fiber webs may be structured in layers and the layers may have fibers and/or additives placed in or between the layers for enhanced performance.
US11585009B2
Systems and methods for electroplating are described. The electroplating system may include a vessel configured to hold a first portion of a liquid electrolyte. The system may also include a substrate holder configured for holding a substrate in the vessel. The system may further include a first reservoir in fluid communication with the vessel. In addition, the system may include a second reservoir in fluid communication with the vessel. Furthermore, the system may include a first mechanism configured to expel a second portion of the liquid electrolyte from the first reservoir into the vessel. The system may also include a second mechanism configured to take in a third potion of the liquid electrolyte from the vessel into the second reservoir when the second portion of the liquid electrolyte is expelled from the first reservoir. Methods may include oscillating flow of the electrolyte within the vessel.
US11585006B2
Disclosed herein are methods specifically tailored for facilitating the mitigation of cosmetic impressions associated with fingerprint impressions on surface(s) of articles of manufacture made from anodized substrates. To this end, such methods provide for removal of fingerprints by enzymatically functionalizing the surface(s) of the article of manufacture (e.g., a cosmetic coating thereof) to generate an enzymatically active surface and activating such enzymatically functionalized surface(s) to promote such fingerprint removal. Thus methods and articles of manufacture made in accordance with such methods provide improved end-use utility and functionality of many products for consumer electronic applications, automotive applications, building materials applications, and the like.
US11585003B2
An electrolytic cell for producing aluminum metal is disclosed. The electrolytic cell comprises at least one anode module having a plurality of anodes and being supported above a corresponding at least one cathode module having a plurality of cathodes, the at least one anode module being supported by a positioning apparatus configured to move inside the cell for selectively positioning the plurality of anodes within the electrolytic cell relative to adjacent cathodes in order to adjust an anode-cathode distance (ACD) and/or an anode-cathode overlap (ACO). Preferably, the anodes are inert or oxygen-evolving electrodes for an eco-friendly or “green” production of a metal, such as aluminum (or aluminium).
US11585002B2
A controller stops flow of posolyte through a positive electrode chamber of a flow cell to trap the posolyte within the positive electrode chamber and hydraulically isolate the flow cell without stopping flow of negolyte through a negative electrode chamber of the flow cell, discharges the flow cell until hydrogen gas is evolved at a reactive surface of the positive electrode chamber while the posolyte is trapped within the positive electrode chamber, and subsequently discontinues the discharge and restarts the flow of the posolyte through the positive electrode chamber.
US11585000B2
A cathode is provided for electrolysis of water wherein the cathode material comprises a multi-principal element, transition metal dichalcogenide material that has four or more chemical elements and that is a single phase, solid solution. The pristine cathode material does not contain platinum as a principal (major) component. However, a cathode comprising a transition metal dichalcogenide having platinum (Pt) nanosized islands or precipitates disposed thereon is also provided.
US11584997B2
A method of colorizing stainless steel strip involves the continuous surface treatment of stainless steel strip with aqueous suspensions of rare earth oxide nano or micro particles or aqueous rare earth nitrate solutions of nano or micro particles. The surface treatment can be applied by roll coating, spraying or other conventional application techniques. The coated strip is then continuously annealed. The surface treatment can provide a variety of colors. It also improves corrosion resistance of the processed stainless steel strip. Steel strip treated in this manner is suitable for a variety of applications in the building systems, automotive and appliance markets.
US11584990B2
Bottom-fed ampoules for a semiconductor manufacturing precursors and methods of use are described. The ampoules comprise an outer cylindrical wall and an inner cylindrical wall defining a flow channel in between and a bottom wall having a top surface with a plurality of concentric elongate walls, each wall comprising an opening offset from the opening in adjacent walls defining a gas exchange zone through which a carrier gas flows in contact with the precursor.
US11584989B2
Provided are a method of selectively etching a film primarily containing Si, such as polycrystalline silicon (Poly-Si), single crystal silicon (single crystal Si), or amorphous silicon (a-Si) as well as a method for cleaning by removing a Si-based deposited and/or attached matter inside a sample chamber of a film forming apparatus, such as a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus, without damaging the apparatus interior. By simultaneously introducing a monofluoro interhalogen gas (XF, where X is any of Cl, Br, and I) and nitric oxide (NO) into an etching or a film forming apparatus, followed by thermal excitation, it is possible to selectively and rapidly etch a Si-based film, such as Poly-Si, single crystal Si, or a-Si, while decreasing the etching rate of SiN and/or SiO2. It is also possible to perform cleaning by removing a Si-based deposited and/or attached matter inside a film forming apparatus, such as a CVD apparatus, without damaging the apparatus interior.
US11584985B2
A sputtering chamber component including a front surface, a back surface opposite the front surface, and a sputter trap formed on at least a portion of the back surface, and a coating of metallic particles formed on the sputter trap. The coating has a thickness from about 0.025 mm to about 2.54 mm (0.001 inches to about 0.1 inches) and is substantially free of impurities, and the particles of the coating are substantially diffused.
US11584979B2
An oxide dispersion-strengthened (ODS) iron-based alloy powder and a characterization method thereof are provided. The alloy powder comprises a matrix and strengthening phases. The strengthening phases include at least two types of strengthening phase particles with different sizes, wherein a volume of the particles with a particle size of less than or equal to 50 nm accounts for 85-95% of a total volume of all the strengthening phase particles. The matrix is a Fe—Cr—W—Ti alloy. The characterization method of the ODS iron-based alloy powder comprises separating the strengthening phases from the powder matrix through electrolysis, and analyzing and characterizing the strengthening phases using an electron microscope.
US11584978B2
Undercooled liquid metallic core-shell particles, whose core is stable against solidification at ambient conditions, i.e. under near ambient temperature and pressure conditions, are used to join or repair metallic non-particulate components. The undercooled-shell particles in the form of nano-size or micro-size particles comprise an undercooled stable liquid metallic core encapsulated inside an outer shell, which can comprise an oxide or other stabilizer shell typically formed in-situ on the undercooled liquid metallic core. The shell is ruptured to release the liquid phase core material to join or repair a component(s).
US11584975B1
An integrated pressure leaching, heap leaching process for recovering copper from sulphidic feed containing iron, arsenic, and copper. Aqueous feed slurry of the sulphidic feed is pressure oxidized to form a liquid phase containing free sulphuric acid and aqueous copper sulphate, and to precipitate arsenic as solid iron arsenic compounds. Treated slurry is withdrawn from the pressure vessel and the liquid phase is separated from the solids. Copper is recovered from the separated liquid phase and generates a solution enriched in acid and depleted in copper. At least a portion of this solution is neutralized in a copper heap leach to produce a PLS containing copper and reduced in acid. At least a portion of the heap leach PLS is neutralized to produce a solution further reduced in acid, and solids containing copper precipitates, followed by a liquid solid separation.
US11584973B2
Provided is a steel sheet having excellent image clarity after painting, including: carbon (C): 0.001% to 0.03%, silicon (Si): 0.001% to 0.35%, manganese (Mn): 0.05% to 2.2%, phosphorus (P): 0.003% to 0.1%, sulfur (S): 0.001% or 0.025%, aluminum (Al): 0.01% to 0.1%, nitrogen (N): 0.001% to 0.007%, and a remainder of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities. The microstructure of the steel sheet mainly is ferrite phases. An R-cube texture of a surface layer of the steel sheet is 5% or less by area %.
US11584966B2
Methods of treating patients having varicose veins, methods of identifying subjects having an increased risk of developing varicose veins, and methods of diagnosing varicose veins in a human subject, comprising detecting the presence of Piezo Type Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Component 1 (PIEZO1) predicted loss-of-function variant nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides in a biological sample from the patient or subject, are provided herein.
US11584964B2
DNA is sequenced by (a) independently sequencing first and second strands of a dsDNA to obtain corresponding first and second sequences; and (b) combining the first and second sequences to generate a consensus sequence of the dsDNA. By independently sequencing first and second strands the error probability of the consensus sequence approximates a multiplication of those of the first and second sequences.
US11584962B2
A polynucleotide sequencing method comprises (i) removing a label and a blocking moiety from a blocked, labeled nucleotide incorporated into a copy polynucleotide strand that is complementary to at least a portion of a template polynucleotide strand; and (ii) washing the removed label and blocking moiety away from the copy strand with a wash solution comprising a first buffer comprising a scavenger compound. Removing the label and blocking moieties may comprise chemically removing the moieties. The first buffer may also comprise an antioxidant and may be used in a scanning buffer used during a nucleotide detection step.
US11584956B2
Selectively controllable cleavable linkers include electrochemically-cleavable linkers, photolabile linkers, thermolabile linkers, chemically-labile linkers, and enzymatically-cleavable linkers. Selective cleavage of individual linkers may be controlled by changing local conditions. Local conditions may be changed by activating electrodes in proximity to the linkers, exposing the linkers to light, heating the linkers, or applying chemicals. Selective cleaving of enzymatically-cleavable linkers may be controlled by designing the sequences of different sets of the individual linkers to respond to different enzymes. Cleavable linkers may be used to attach polymers to a solid substrate. Selective cleavage of the linkers enables release of specific polymers from the solid substrate. Cleavable linkers may also be used to attach protecting groups to the ends of growing polymers. The protecting groups may be selectively removed by cleavage of the linkers to enable growth of specific polymers.
US11584955B2
The present invention provides a use of a Cas protein, and a method and a kit for detecting target nucleic acid molecules. The method for detecting target nucleic acid molecules comprises adding a guide RNA, a Cas12a, and a nucleic acid probe into a reaction system containing target nucleic acid molecules to be detected, and detecting it after the reaction is completed.
US11584954B2
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for sample preparation and/or analysis. Samples may be cells, or may be derived from one or more cells. Sample preparation may comprise conducting one or more reactions on a target. Such reactions may be conducted in one or more partitions. One or more reactions may be performed in one or more successive operations.
US11584953B2
The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and kits for processing nucleic acid molecules. A method may comprise providing a template nucleic acid fragment (e.g., within a cell, cell bead, or cell nucleus) within a partition (e.g., a droplet or well) and subjecting the template nucleic acid fragment to one or more processes including a barcoding process and a single primer extension or amplification process. The processed template nucleic acid fragment may then be recovered from the partition and subjected to further amplification to provide material for subsequent sequencing analysis. The methods provided herein may permit simultaneous processing and analysis of both DNA and RNA molecules originating from the same cell, cell bead, or cell nucleus.
US11584946B2
The present disclosure relates to testing, analysis and treatment of an environment, wherein one or more baseline(s) is established for the environment. Systems and methods for detecting, treating, comparing and testing for mold, mold spores and mold fragments physically present or in the air of an environment are disclosed herein, as well as methods for remediating the effects of mold in the environment.
US11584945B2
A biosensor system, method and apparatus are provided for implementing threshold based correction functions for biosensors. A primary measurement of an analyte value is obtained. A secondary measurement of a secondary effect is obtained and is compared with a threshold value. A correction function is identified responsive to the compared values. The correction function is applied to the primary measurement of the analyte value to provide a corrected analyte value. The correction method uses correction curves that are provided to correct for an interference effect. The correction curves can be linear or non-linear. The correction method provides different correction functions above and below the threshold value. The correction functions may be dependent or independent of the primary measurement that is being corrected. The correction functions may be either linear or nonlinear.
US11584937B2
The invention relates to molecules for controlling plant growth and development. Specifically, the invention relates to molecules comprising a gibberellin activator or a gibberellin inhibitor operably linked to a promoter specific to a lateral organ primordium. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having the transgenic molecules and methods for making such transgenic plants.
US11584934B2
Provided herein are compositions and methods for improving immune system function. In particular, provided herein are compositions, methods, and uses of YY1 and EZH2 inhibitors for preventing and reversing T-cell exhaustion (e.g., for use in immunotherapy).
US11584928B2
Provided herein are methods and composition for trackable genetic variant libraries. Further provided herein are methods and compositions for recursive engineering. Further provided herein are methods and compositions for multiplex engineering. Further provided herein are methods and compositions for enriching for editing and trackable engineered sequences and cells using nucleic acid-guided nucleases.
US11584926B2
A pipette holder that includes: (i) a base; (ii) a recess made in the base, which can removably house a well support; (iii) a pipette support comprising a first housing into which can be inserted a pipette equipped with one or more tubular pipette cones that each comprise a tip intended for pipetting liquid, the first housing opening out onto the recess of the base, the pipette support being translationally mobile relative to the base in a direction parallel to an axis of the pipette cones and mobile between a first position in which the tip of each pipette cone is inserted in a well of the well support and at least one second position in which the tip is outside the well; and (iv) a second housing which can removably house a magnetized part.
US11584924B2
A method for concentrating microorganisms, includes modifying an object by introducing an amine group into the object (step 1); and contacting a sample including a microorganism and dimethyl 3,3′-dithiobispropionimidate (DTBP) each other on the modified object (step 2), wherein the object is any one of a thin film device, a magnetic bead, a ring resonator, and a nanoparticle.
US11584920B2
Disclosed is a combination of two or more lipase enzymes, and its use for treating a lipid digestion deficiency and/or a digestive disorder. At least one lipase enzyme has a pH optimum at an acidic pH value, while at least one other lipase enzyme has a pH optimum at an alkalic pH value.
US11584915B2
Compositions and methods are provided for use in controlling souring and corrosion causing prokaryotes, such as SRP, by treating oil and gas field environments or treatment fluids with a newly identified bacterial strain ATCC Accession No. PTA-124262 as a self-propagating whole cell that produces an anti-SRP bacteriocin in situ. In another aspect, the methods use one or more toxic peptides or proteins isolated therefrom in methods to control unwanted prokaryotic growth in these environments.
US11584912B2
The present invention provides automated devices for use in supporting various cell therapies and tissue engineering methods. The present invention provides an automated cell separation apparatus capable of separating cells from a tissue sample for use in cell therapies and/or tissue engineering. The cell separation apparatus can be used in combination with complementary devices such as cell collection device and/or a sodding apparatus to support various therapies. The automated apparatus includes media and tissue dissociating chemical reservoirs, filters, a cell separator and a perfusion flow loop through a graft chamber which supports a graft substrate or other endovascular device. The present invention further provides methods for using the tissue grafts and cell samples prepared by the devices described herein in a multitude of therapies including revascularization, regeneration and reconstruction of tissues and organs, as well as treatment and prevention of diseases.
US11584911B2
One aspect relates to a bioreactor and/or mixing container that includes an outer wall and a spectroscopy cell arranged in and/or on the outer wall. The spectroscopy cell includes a first optical area and a second optical area arranged opposite the first optical area. The first optical area and the second optical area can be set at at least two different distances from one another. A specimen-receiving area is located between the first optical area and the second optical area.
US11584908B2
A device for treatment of cells with particles is disclosed. The device includes a semi-permeable membrane positioned between two plates, the first plate defining a first flow chamber and comprising a port, a flow channel, a transverse port, and a transverse flow channel, the first flow chamber constructed and arranged to deliver fluid in a transverse direction along the first side of the semi-permeable membrane, the second plate defining a second flow chamber and comprising a port. A method for transducing cells is disclosed. The method includes introducing a fluid with cells and viral particles into a flow chamber adjacent a semi-permeable membrane such that the cells and the viral particles are substantially evenly distributed on the semi-permeable membrane. The method also includes introducing a recovery fluid to suspend the cells and the viral particles, and separating the cells from the viral particles. A method of activating cells is disclosed.
US11584904B2
Described herein is a system, methods, processes and nutrient-rich products-by-process, which are generated by the conversion of winery derivatives into nutrient-rich products in an ecological manner. Integration of this system into a winery assists the winery to manage its previously-considered waste nutrient-rich products in an ecological manner, which can also optionally provide them with a novel revenue stream. The system, methods, and processes are used to convert winemaking derivatives into bioactive nutrient-rich products comprising antioxidants and other bioactive molecules that reside within the marc and lees. These nutrient-rich products can be used as natural flavour, texture and color enhancers, in addition to nutritional ingredients to fortify processed foods and consumer recipes. They can also be used as health supplements and in the cosmetic industry.
US11584901B2
The disclosure relates to compositions comprising a polysaccharide derivative, wherein the polysaccharide derivative comprises a polysaccharide substituted with a) at least one hydrophobic group, and b) at least one hydrophilic group, wherein the polysaccharide is poly alpha-1,3-glucan, poly alpha-1,6-glucan, or poly alpha-1,3-1,6-glucan.
US11584895B2
A method of producing a gas mixture, said method comprising the steps of: a) subjecting water to electrolysis to obtain a hydrogen gas stream and an oxygen gas stream; b) reacting the hydrogen gas stream with solid carbon to obtain a stream comprising hydrocarbon gas, such as methane gas; and c) mixing the oxygen gas stream with the stream comprising hydrocarbon gas.
US11584892B2
A method of preparing hydrodesulfurization catalysts having cobalt and molybdenum sulfide deposited on a support material containing mesoporous silica. The method utilizes a sulfur-containing silane that dually functions as a silica source and a sulfur precursor. The method involves an one-pot strategy for hydrothermal treatment and a single-step calcination and sulfidation procedure. The application of the hydrodesulfurization catalysts in treating a hydrocarbon feedstock containing sulfur compounds to produce a desulfurized hydrocarbon stream is also specified.
US11584891B2
Process and plant for recovering LPG in a refinery process combining the use of sponge absorber, deethanizer and debutanizer. The process and plant enable high LPG recovery and removal of hydrogen sulphide in the LPG product to low levels.
US11584888B2
A two-step process that includes a pyrolytic first step carried out in a mechanically or gravitationally impelled reactor and a catalytic fluid bed second step that upgrades the resulting vapor, for the conversion of waste plastics, polymers, and other waste materials to useful chemical and fuel products such as paraffins, olefins, and aromatics such as BTX is described.
US11584884B2
A luminescent material represented by Formula 1, a method of preparing the same, and a light-emitting device including the same: [A1nA23][B2][X1mX25] Formula 1 A1, A2, B, X1, X2, n, and m in Formula 1 are as defined in the specification.
US11584875B2
A refrigerant for a cooling device (10) comprising a cooling circuit (11) with at least one heat exchanger, in which the refrigerant undergoes a phase transition, the refrigerant being a refrigerant mixture composed of a mass fraction of carbon dioxide and a mass fraction of at least one other component, wherein the mass fraction of carbon dioxide in the refrigerant mixture is 10 to 50 mass percent, preferably 30 to 50 mass percent, the other component being pentafluoroethane and/or difluoromethane.
US11584872B2
A low-VOC, two-component polyurethane adhesive is provided. The polyurethane adhesive has an A-side that includes an isocyanate and a non-reactive plasticizer, and a B-side that includes an aliphatic polyester polyol, a non-polyester polyol, and a urethane catalyst. The A-side and the B-side are reacted at a volume ratio of 1:1 and formulated at an NCO/OH index within the range of 0.90 to 1.10. The polyurethane adhesive is solvent-free and is particularly suitable for adhering a polymeric membrane to a substrate.
US11584871B2
This invention relates to an acid resistant adhesive composition, comprising at least one polychloroprene; at least one epoxy silane; at least one amine silane; at least one unsaturated silane; and at least one organic solvent. The acid resistant adhesive composition according to the present invention exhibits excellent initial peel strength and final peel strength after being soaked in electrolyte solution and shows good acid resistant property.
US11584870B2
A protective film of the present invention is used at the time of performing heat bending on the resin substrate, and includes a base material layer and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer adhered to a resin substrate, in which the base material layer includes a first layer which is positioned on an opposite side of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer and has a melting point of 150° C. or higher, and includes a second layer which is positioned on a pressure sensitive adhesive layer side and has a melting point of lower than 150° C., the pressure sensitive adhesive layer has a melting point of lower than 150° C., and MFR of a thermoplastic resin contained in the second layer, which is measured in conformity with JIS K7210, is in a range of 0.5 g/10 min to 4.0 g/10 min.
US11584867B2
Bio-electronic devices including a substrate layer composed of a thiol-ene shape memory polymer, the polymer including, a sequential chain of a first type of monomer covalently bonded to a second type of monomer via thiol-ene linkages that form a backbone of the polymer, and. at least one patterned gold interconnect line adhered to the substrate layer.
US11584866B2
The present disclosure relates to a slip coating composition for glass run of a vehicle. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a slip coating composition including: an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer, polypropylene, and an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) with a weight average molecular weight of 0.4×106 to 1×106 g/mol, and to a slip coating material formed of the composition, and according to the present disclosure, it is possible to improve a low friction coefficient, wear resistance, and color matching properties of the coating material.
US11584857B2
A phosphate surfactant composition including a phosphate surfactant formed from a secondary alcohol alkoxylate.
US11584845B2
This disclosure relates to ethylene interpolymer compositions and films prepared therefrom. Specifically: ethylene interpolymer products having: a dimensionless nonlinear rheology network parameter, Δint., greater than or equal to 0.01, satisfying 0.01×(Z−50)0.78≤Δint.≤0.01×(Z−60)0.78 inequality wherein Z is a normalized molecular weight defined by Z = M w M e where Mw and Me are the weight average and entanglement molecular weights, and; a residual catalytic metal of from ≥0.03 to ≤5 ppm of hafnium. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.3 to about 500 dg/minute, a density from about 0.855 to about 0.975 g/cc, a polydispersity, M w M n , from about 1.7 to about 25 and a Composition Distribution Breadth Index (CDBI50) from about 1% to about 98%.
US11584832B2
A method for producing a rubber wet masterbatch, the method including: adding a rubber latex solution to a carbon black-containing slurry aqueous solution in which a carbon black is dispersed in water and mixing the solutions to produce a carbon black-containing rubber latex aqueous solution; coagulating the carbon black-containing rubber latex aqueous solution obtained to produce a carbon black-containing rubber coagulum; cleaning the carbon black-containing rubber coagulum obtained to produce a cleaned carbon black-containing rubber coagulum; and dehydrating and drying the cleaned carbon black-containing rubber coagulum obtained to produce a rubber wet masterbatch, wherein an amount of an acetone extract from the cleaned carbon black-containing rubber coagulum is 2% by mass or less after drying the coagulum at 23° C. for 24 hours and further at 90° C. for 2 hours. Vulcanized rubber having excellent low exothermicity and excellent abrasion resistance can be obtained by the method.
US11584828B2
Polyphosphazenes polyelectrolytes. The polyphosphazenes can be prepared by substituting pendant groups (e.g., ionic groups or pendant groups that can form ionic groups) onto a reactive macromolecular precursor for example, by reaction between the reactive chlorine atoms on the backbone of poly(dichlorophosphazene) and appropriate organic nucleophiles. In certain examples, one or more charged pendant groups of a polyphosphazene is/are further modified to introduce desired counterions, which can be hydrophobic counterions. The polyphosphazenes can activate distinct Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) and can be used in methods of stimulating an immune response.
US11584826B2
An interpenetrating network (IPN) polymer membrane material includes a soft polyurethane interspersed with a crosslinked conducting polymer. The material can be reversibly “switched” between its oxidized and reduced states by the application of a small voltage, ˜1 to 4 volts, thus modulating its diffusivity.
US11584822B2
Polyurethane-polyisocyanurate foams are prepared using a polyether polyol made from an alkylene oxide mixture that contains a specified proportion of ethylene oxide. The selection of proper polyol equivalent weight and ethylene oxide content leads to the production of foams having a useful combination of properties.
US11584817B2
Orthodontic articles and polymerizable resin compositions are described. The orthodontic article comprises a cured composition comprising the reaction product of free-radically polymerizable resin comprising 30 to 70 wt. %, inclusive, of at least one urethane component, and 25 to 70 wt. %, inclusive, of reactive diluent(s) comprising at least one monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer. The polymerizable resin comprises no greater than 35 wt. % of reactive diluent(s) having a high affinity for water. Reactive diluent(s) such as monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomers having a high affinity for water have low log P values. In one embodiment, the polymerizable resin comprises at least one acidic monomer.
US11584811B2
Build materials for 3D printing applications are described herein which, in some embodiments, comprise monomeric species operable for producing articles with high Tg and/or high heat deflection temperature while maintaining shelf stability. In one aspect, a polymerizable liquid comprises at least 20 weight percent isocyanurate polyacrylate; a photoinitiator component; and a crystallization inhibitor component comprising monomeric curable material, oligomeric curable material or mixtures thereof, wherein the polymerizable liquid does not exhibit crystallization over a period of 28 days at a storage temperature of 5-10° C.
US11584807B2
Disclosed are styrenic polymers made by a mass or solution process, where the amount of trimer consisting of styrene and/or acrylonitrile is less than about 0.50 weight percent. Also disclosed is a method of minimizing the amount of trimer consisting of styrene and/or acrylonitrile in styrenic polymers made by a mass or solution process. The method includes the steps of lowering the temperature of the polymerization reaction mixture and including more than one initiator in the polymerization reaction mixture.
US11584800B2
As an antitumor drug which is excellent in terms of antitumor effect and safety and has an excellent therapeutic effect, there is provided an antibody-drug conjugate in which an antitumor compound represented by the following formula is conjugated to an anti-HER2 antibody via a linker having a structure represented by the following formula: -L1-L2-LP-NH—(CH2)n1-La-(CH2)n2-C(═O)— wherein the anti-HER2 antibody is connected to the terminal L1, and the antitumor compound is connected to the carbonyl group of the —(CH2)n2-C(═O)— moiety with the nitrogen atom of the amino group at position 1 as the connecting position.
US11584794B2
The present invention is directed to novel bispecific heterodimeric Fc fusion proteins comprising an IL-15/IL-15Rα Fc-fusion protein and a PD-1 antibody fragment-Fc fusion protein.
US11584792B2
Described herein are methods of treating COVID19 from a coronavirus infection, methods of treating a subject having a coronavirus infection, methods of improving a survival rate of a subject having a coronavirus infection, methods of determining prognosis of a subject having a coronavirus infection, methods of preventing or treating organ-dysfunction or multi-organ dysfunction or failure associated with a coronavirus infection, methods of combinational therapy for a subject having a coronavirus infection, methods of reducing microthrombi formation or low flow organ-ischemia associated with a coronavirus infection by administering a DEspR inhibitor.
US11584788B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for identifying, assessing, preventing, and treating melanoma. A variety of PD-L1 isoform biomarkers are provided, wherein alterations in the copy number of one or more of the biomarkers and/or alterations in the amount, structure, and/or activity of one or more of the biomarkers is associated with melanoma status.
US11584785B2
A connecting polypeptide has SEQ ID NO:73. A proinsulin polypeptide includes a mature insulin A-chain, a mature insulin B-chain, and a connecting peptide comprising SEQ ID NO: 73 linking the mature A-chain and the mature B-chain, wherein the connecting peptide is not a native human proinsulin C-peptide. The proinsulin polypeptides according to the invention can be made in high titers and in high purity.
US11584783B2
The present invention relates to polypeptides having trehalase activity, particularly derived from Talaromyces. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides for the production of ethanol.
US11584782B2
Disclosed herein are isolated and purified Staphylococcus aureus bi-component leukocidin, referred to herein as LukAB, and its components LukA and LukB, antibodies specific to LukA, antibodies specific to LukB, therapeutic compositions containing LukA and/or LukB, or anti-LukA and/or anti-LukB antibodies, uses of the compositions to treat acute inflammatory conditions or S. aureus infection, methods for identifying inhibitors of LukAB-mediated cytotoxicity of human phagocytes, and methods for using LukAB as a marker to predict severity of S. aureus infection.
US11584781B2
The present disclosure provides a chimeric receptor binding protein (RBP) resistant to proteolytic digestion wherein said RBP comprises a portion of a receptor binding protein derived from a bacteriophage fused through a designed linker region consisting of 1 to 70 amino acids, to a portion of a receptor binding protein derived from a different bacteriophage, wherein said linker region is designed to be resistant to proteolytic digestion.
US11584780B2
The invention relates to novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins, AAV particles comprising a novel capsid protein, polynucleotides encoding these capsid proteins and AAV vectors expressing these capsid proteins. The invention also relates to methods of making the herein described AAV vectors expressing the novel capsid proteins of the invention and associated therapeutic uses of thereof.
US11584779B2
The present disclosure relates to solid state forms of Voclosporin processes for preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and uses thereof for treating lupus nephritis.
US11584774B2
Disclosed are compounds and compositions for the activation or induction of expression of a pattern recognition receptor (e.g., STING, RIG-I, MDA5), and methods of use thereof.
US11584773B2
Aspects of the present disclosure include compositions that make use of phosphorus and/or nucleobase protecting groups which find use in the synthesis of long polynucleotides. Phosphorus protecting groups are provided that help increase the stepwise coupling yield and/or phosphorous protecting groups that can be removed during the oxidation step. Amidine nucleobase protecting groups are provided that find use in the subject compositions and methods which provides for e.g., increased resistance to depurination during polynucleotide synthesis. In some instances, the methods and compositions disclosed herein utilize a combination of the phosphorus and amidine nucleobase protecting groups in the synthesis of polynucleotides having a sequence of 200 or more monomeric units in length. Also provided are methods for synthesizing a polynucleotide (e.g., a DNA) using one or more compounds disclosed herein.
US11584772B2
Disclosed are W-position modified cytidine nucleotides of formula (I). Provided herein are methods of chemical synthesis of AP-modified cytidine nucleoside triphosphates and their applications as well as uses of the cytidine analogues for the synthesis of modified nucleic acids. The nucleic acid molecule includes DNA, RNA or a combination of DNA/RNA. One of many applications of modified cytidine nucleotides described herein is enzyme selection, when an enzyme of interest bears an activity of an esterase, amidase, oxidoreductase, lyase, ligase or other enzymatic activity, formula (I) wherein the substituants are as defined in the appended claims.
US11584771B2
The present invention relates to a method of making nicotinamide ribofuranosie salts, in particular pharmaceutically acceptable nicotinamide ribofuranoside salts. The invention further relates to the nicotinamide ribofuranoside salts as such, in particular carboxylic acid salts in crystalline form, and their use in nutritional supplements and pharmaceutical compositions.
US11584768B2
Molybdenum(0) coordination complexes comprising an arene ligand and one or more neutral ligands which coordinate to the metal center by carbon, nitrogen or phosphorous are described. Methods for depositing molybdenum-containing films on a substrate are described. The substrate is exposed to a molybdenum precursor and a reactant to form the molybdenum-containing film (e.g., elemental molybdenum, molybdenum oxide, molybdenum carbide, molybdenum silicide, molybdenum nitride). The exposures can be sequential or simultaneous.
US11584763B2
The invention relates to inhibitors of PI5P4K inhibitors useful in the treatment of cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, inflammatory disorders, and metabolic diseases, having the Formula: where A1, A2, G, R1, R2, R3, R4, and W are described herein.
US11584757B2
The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US11584752B2
A general and modular mechanophore platform that efficiently releases a cargo molecule via a mechanically triggered cascade reaction is described, along with methods of synthesis and use thereof. The mechanophore platform comprises a stable Diels-Alder adduct mechanophore comprising a 2-furylcarbinol derivative as its diene component, wherein the 2-furylcarbinol derivative is, in turn, pre-loaded with a covalently attached cargo molecule, and wherein the Diels-Alder adduct mechanophore is embedded into a polymer chain or polymer network, such that the mechanophore platform undergoes the retro [4+2] cycloaddition reaction under mechanical force to reveal the unstable 2-furylcarbinol derivative, which, in turn, easily decomposes under mild conditions to release its molecule cargo.
US11584743B2
The present disclosure relates to compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, compositions, combinations and medicaments containing the compounds, and processes for their preparation. The disclosure also relates to the use of the compounds, combinations, compositions and medicaments, for example as inhibitors of the activity of the estrogen receptor, including degrading the estrogen receptor, the treatment of diseases and conditions mediated by the estrogen receptor.
US11584742B2
Compounds represented by the structural formula (1) R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 are inhibitors of nucleases, and are useful in particular in a method of treatment and/or prevention of proliferative diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and other genomic instability associated diseases.
US11584737B2
Provided is a compound that may have a superior CDK12 inhibitory action and is expected to be useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for cancer and the like. A compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof.
US11584732B2
The disclosures herein relate to novel compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 and n are defined herein, and their use in treating, preventing, ameliorating, controlling or reducing the risk of inflammation, neurological or psychiatric disorders associated with modulating mGlu5 receptor function.
US11584727B2
Compounds are provided for stabilizing protein transthyretin (TTR) and inhibiting amyloid fibril formation, for example, transthyretin-mediated amyloid fibril formation, and for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of amyloid diseases, for example, transthyretin-related amyloidosis (ATTR).
US11584726B2
The present invention belongs to the field of medicine, and specifically discloses an amino alcohol derivative represented by Formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph or prodrug thereof. In addition, the present invention also discloses a pharmaceutical composition comprising the above substances, and a use of the substance in the preparation of a medicament for the prevention and treatment of an immune inflammatory disease, or a disease or condition associated with immunological competence such as multiple sclerosis, ALS, CIDP, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, polymyositis, etc.
US11584716B2
A process A for the production of compounds of formula I is provided. Process A includes Step A of reacting compounds of formula II with 2,3-dihalopropionitrile or 2-haloacrylonitrile in the presence of DIPEA. A process B for the production of compounds of formula III is also provided. Process B includes Step B of reacting compounds of formula I with Br2 in the presence of DIPEA. A process C for the production of compounds of formula IV is further provided. Process C includes Step C of reacting compounds of formula III with di(C1-C4-alkoxy)methane and either POCl3, or a mixture comprising POCl3 and DMF, in the presence of DIPEA. Additionally, the use of DIPEA as a base in the production of compounds of formula I, compounds of formula III, or compounds of formula IV is provided.
US11584709B2
The invention relates to the chemistry of organic compounds, pharmacology and medicine and concerns therapy for obesity, psoriasis, Crohn's disease, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, as well as a number of other diseases associated with the activity of cathepsin S, cannabinoid receptors type 1, tachykinin receptors type 1 and 2, prokineticin receptors type 1 and 2, bradykinin receptors type 1, melanocortin receptors MC4R, serotonin receptors 5-HT2B and NB-kB signaling pathway, by using benzyl (2S)-2-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamido]-3-phenylpropanoate compound. The compound and pharmaceutically acceptable adducts, hydrates and solvates thereof are a cathepsin S inhibitor, cannabinoid receptor type 1 agonist, tachykinin receptor type 1 and 2 antagonist, prokineticin receptor type 1 and 2 antagonist, bradykinin receptor type 1 antagonist, melanocortin receptor MC4R antagonist, serotonin receptor 5-HT2B antagonist, and NB-kB signaling pathway inhibitor. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the compound according to the invention.
US11584701B2
The present application provides a process of preparing 3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene, comprising reacting 3-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane with a base in an aqueous solvent component in the absence of a phase transfer catalyst.
US11584697B2
Method for the production of organic fertilizer comprising providing an organic source of ammonia gas, in particular air contaminated with ammonia gas, directing the air contaminated with ammonia gas through water and forming an ammonium hydroxide solution converting the ammonium into nitrate, dosing, under the control of a control system, the ammonium hydroxide solution to a recirculation stream from a second bio-reactor with bacteria suitable for converting the supplied ammonia into nitrite and nitrate. The amount of ammonium water fed by the control system to the acidic nitrate solution from the second bio-reactor depends on one or more measured pH values in the device.
US11584685B2
To provide a crystallized glass substrate including a surface with a compressive stress layer, in which a stress depth DOLzero of the compressive stress layer, at which the compressive stress is 0 MPa, is 45 to 200 μm, a compressive stress CS on an outermost surface of the compressive stress layer is 400 to 1400 MPa, and CS×DOLzero, which is a product of the compressive stress CS on the outermost surface and the stress depth DOLzero (μm), is 4.8×104 or more.
US11584680B2
An alkali-free glass substrate contains, as represented by mass % based on oxides: 54% to 66% of SiO2; 10% to 23% of Al2O3; 6% to 12% of B2O3; and 8% to 26% of MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO. The alkali-free glass substrate has β-OH of 0.15 mm−1 to 0.5 mm−1, and a Cl content of 0.1 to 0.35 mass %. A bubble growth index I of the alkali-free glass substrate given by the following formula is 280 or more: I=590.5×[β-OH]+874.1×[Cl]−5.7×[B2O3]−33.3. In the formula, [β-OH] is β-OH of the alkali-free glass substrate in mm−1, [Cl] is the Cl content of the alkali-free glass substrate in mass %, and [B2O3] is a B2O3 content of the alkali-free glass substrate in mass %.
US11584679B2
Apparatuses and methods for processing an optical fiber preform are disclosed. According to one aspect, an apparatus may generally include a muffle defining an interior volume enclosed by at least one sidewall and a handle assembly for supporting the optical fiber preform in the muffle. The handle assembly may be removably coupled to the muffle and extend into the interior volume. At least one baffle may be positioned in the interior volume and define an upper portion of the interior volume and a lower portion of the interior volume. The at least one baffle may define at least one flow channel between the upper portion of the interior volume and the lower portion of the interior volume.
US11584665B2
Self-cleaning electrochemical cells, systems including self-cleaning electrochemical cells, and methods of operating self-cleaning electrochemical cells are disclosed. The self-cleaning electrochemical cell can include a plurality of concentric electrodes disposed in a housing, a fluid channel defined between the concentric electrodes, and an electrical connector positioned at a distal end of a concentric electrode and electrically connected to the electrode. The electrical connectors may be configured to provide a substantially even current distribution to the concentric electrode and minimize a zone of reduced velocity occurring downstream from the electrical connector. The electrical connector may be configured to cause a temperature of an electrolyte solution to increase by less than about 0.5° C. while transmitting at least 100 W of power.
US11584652B2
A process for forming a pure carbon product has the steps of soaking charcoal with hydrochloric acid to remove solids from the charcoal, removing the hydrochloric acid from the soaked charcoal, drying the charcoal, grinding the dried charcoal into a fine powder, mixing water with the fine powder, washing the fine powder, removing the water so as to from a charcoal slurry, and drying the charcoal slurry so as to form the pure carbon powder. The charcoal slurry has a skim on the surface thereof. The skim is removed.
US11584651B2
A porous carbon that has an extremely high specific surface area while being crystalline, and a method of manufacturing the porous carbon are provided. A porous carbon has mesopores 4 and a carbonaceous wall 3 constituting an outer wall of the mesopores 4, wherein the carbonaceous wall 3 has a portion forming a layered structure. The porous carbon is fabricated by mixing a polyamic acid resin 1 as a carbon precursor with magnesium oxide 2 as template particles; heat-treating the mixture in a nitrogen atmosphere at 1000° C. for 1 hour to cause the polyamic acid resin to undergo heat decomposition; washing the resultant sample with a sulfuric acid solution at a concentration of 1 mol/L to dissolve MgO away; and heat-treating the noncrystalline porous carbon in a nitrogen atmosphere at 2500° C.
US11584643B2
A micro-electromechanical (MEM) relay and its fabrication process. The MEM relay includes a movable actuator electrode anchored to a substrate with two cantilever beams. Below the actuator electrode, there are three fixed electrodes. These three electrodes are the gate, the input, and the output contacts. The square base of the actuator electrode, and the square gate electrode below it, form an electrostatic parallel-plate actuator. When a voltage is applied between the actuator electrode and the gate electrode, the actuator electrode is pulled-down due to electrostatic attraction closing the relay. When the voltage is removed, the cantilever beams act as springs opening the relay.
US11584637B2
A system of flexural, actuating, and semiconducting elements of part-types necessary to assemble actuated robotic systems. These parts are joined with a common interface, interlocking with neighboring parts to form a regular lattice structure. Primary considerations for the design of the part interfaces include ease of assembly and the ability to transfer mechanical loads and electronic signals to neighboring parts. The parts are designed to be assembled vertically so structures can he built incrementally one part at a time. They can be easily fabricated at a range of length-scales using a variety of two-dimensional manufacturing processes. These processes include, for example, stamping and laminating, which enable high-throughput production. The simple mechanical interfaces between parts also enable disassembly allowing for reconfigurability and reuse. The interlocking nature of these assemblies allows loads to be distributed through many parallel load-paths.
US11584631B2
Beverage dispensers are disclosed. A beverage dispenser may include a carbonation pump, pressure tank, and a pressure switch configured to active the pressure pump when a pressure in the pressure tank falls below a threshold pressure. The pressure switch may cause the carbonation pump to shut off when the pressure in the pressure tank exceeds an upper threshold pressure. The beverage dispenser may be convertible from a carbonated beverage dispenser to a non-carbonated beverage dispenser.
US11584629B2
A refrigerator for drinks is provided. The refrigerator may include a cabinet having a storage compartment therein, and a dispenser nozzle disposed to be at least partially exposed outside the cabinet. A pump connection line being able to increase pressure in a drink container by delivering high-pressure air into the drink container and a tank connection line preventing oxidation of the drink in the drink container by delivering an unreactive gas into the drink container may be disposed in the cabinet. Accordingly, two functions of discharging a drink and preventing oxidation may be individually performed, so consumption of an unreactive gas may be reduced.
US11584627B2
A safety latch system includes a mount, a pawl member, a ratchet member, and a release assembly. The mount is mountable on a housing of a piston. The pawl member is coupled to the mount. The pawl member includes a pawl. The ratchet member has a first sidewall that includes a first connecting portion that is connectable to an end portion of a piston rod of the piston. The first sidewall includes a teeth portion, which is configured to engage with the pawl. The release assembly is configured to provide an engaged state between the pawl member and the ratchet member. The release assembly is also configured to provide a disengaged state between the pawl member and the ratchet member. When in the engaged state, the pawl member is engaged with the ratchet member such that the safety latch system is configured to provide (i) an unlocked state in which the ratchet member is movable relative to the pawl member as the piston rod advances outward from the housing and (ii) a locked state in which the pawl member is configured to lock into a depression between adjacent teeth of the ratchet member to stop the piston rod from moving towards the housing. When in the disengaged state, the pawl member is disengaged from the ratchet member to permit the piston rod to advance outward from the housing and permit the piston rod to retract towards the housing.
US11584626B2
Described is an electric telehandler (1) comprising: one or more traction apparatuses (3, 51, 6) equipped with a drive wheel (3); movement means comprising a plurality of hydraulic actuators, a hydraulic distributor (2) to actuate the actuators and a pump (21) for supplying the distributor (2); and an electric motor (4, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49) connected directly to the traction apparatus and/or to the pump (21) of the movement means.
US11584623B2
A pin actuator assembly for a telescoping boom includes a locking head having a base, an operating plate operably coupled to the base, one or more cylinder pins and/or one or more section lock arms movable in response to movement of the operating plate relative to the base. The pin actuator assembly also includes an actuator operably coupled to the operating plate and configured to move the operating plate relative to the base. The actuator includes an electric motor and a drive arm. The electric motor is configured to drive the drive arm between an extended drive arm position and a retracted drive arm position. The pin actuator assembly further includes a motion mitigator having a housing, a rod movable relative to the housing and operably coupled to the actuator, a first biasing member coupled between the rod and the housing and a second biasing member coupled between the rod and the housing.
US11584622B2
For the automated loading of a load by a crane system, a camera system of the crane system generates at least one image data stream. The at least one image data stream is analyzed by a computer unit with the assistance of an artificial neural network. On the basis of the analysis, a first marker and a second marker are recognized by the computer unit in respective single images of the at least one image data stream. Positions of the markers are determined, and the load is loaded automatically by a lifting device of the crane system dependent upon the positions of the markers.
US11584612B2
A system for dispensing a flexible hose includes a hose dispensing carousel having a frame, a spool support plate rotatably mounted to the frame and having a plurality of spool axles for rotatably supporting a plurality of spools of hose, and a lock adapted to fix a position of the spool support plate relative to the frame in a plurality of discrete positions. The system further includes a guide defining an opening adapted to receive a free end of a hose held on one of the plurality of spools. The guide defines at least one rotatable bearing surface positioned at the opening, and is adapted to guide the hose toward a tool for performing a manufacturing operation on the hose.
US11584611B2
A rotary wire-receiving rack includes a winding structure, a shaft, a first handle, a lid, a locking slider, and a second handle. The winding structure includes two bars arranged longitudinally in parallel and two rods arranged horizontally in parallel for winding cables. Both ends of the two rods are linked to the bars respectively. The shaft is arranged parallel to and located between the rods. The shaft is pivoted on the bars. The first handle and the lid are respectively fixed at the two ends of the shaft. The lid has a locking hole, and the locking slider is slidably installed on the shaft near the locking hole. The locking slider is formed with a locking pin that cooperates with the locking hole. The second handle is pivoted at the end of the bar which closing to the locking hole and having a recess for clamping a cable.
US11584608B2
A converting machine is used to convert sheet material into packaging templates for assembly into boxes or other packaging. The converting machine includes a converting assembly that performs transverse conversion functions and longitudinal conversion functions on the sheet material to create the packaging templates. A fanfold crease sensing mechanism detects the presence and location of fanfold creases in the sheet material. Based on the location of the fanfold creases, the fanfold creases are either cut out of the sheet material, or the sheet material is cut to adjust the position of the fanfold crease in a packaging template.
US11584607B2
A system for collating and stacking long cut retail edge marker strips exiting a roll fed high speed slitter/perforator/cutter apparatus includes a media collation apparatus that facilitates automated collation of the long retail edge marker strips by collecting them off a surface and through the use of a device of graduated stair configuration separately lifting the retail edge markers from the surface for downstream accumulation. Individual bundles of slit retail edge marker strips are moved in a cross-process direction on integrated shelves of the media collection apparatus by a connected pusher. This allows the bundles to be transferred through the cross-process move in separate bundles before being collated at the end of the move when the pusher retracts to drop the bundles onto a receiving platform.
US11584601B2
A mail processing system utilizes a conveyor to shingle or de-shingle mailpieces as they move through the processing system and utilizes belts to move the mailpieces. A first shingling conveyor moves a first mailpiece to overlap with a second mailpiece to create shingled mailpieces. A second shingling conveyor moves a first mailpiece away from a second mailpiece to de-shingle them to create singulated mailpieces. A camera takes images of the mailpieces in the conveyor and image analysis software is used to determine dimensional aspects of the mailpieces that are used to control the belt speeds to move mailpieces with respect to each other. A mail processing system may include a mail processing station that scans addresses, applies postage and/or weighs the mailpieces. Mail may be de-shingled prior to being weighed and then re-shingled for subsequent processing, or mail may be shingled prior to passing through a scale if weighing is not necessary.
US11584600B2
A device for processing of flat elements, especially for the processing of paper blanks, is described. This device comprises a conveyor belt (25) that is guided over a first roller (12a) and a second roller (12b), said conveyor belt being made of metal and being permeable to air, wherein its upper section forms the transport section (25a) and its lower section forms the return section (25b), and a vacuum generator being located under the upper section of the conveyor belt. A laser (30) for cutting the flat elements is located above the transport section (25a). In order to achieve an improved flatness and an increased durability, the conveyor belt (25) consists of an expanded metal.
US11584595B2
A case orienting system comprising a frame having a reference datum a traverse transport pivotally coupled to the frame about a traverse pivot axis, the traverse transport including a substantially continuous movable platform configured to support and transport at least one case in a case traverse direction along a traverse axis. The substantially continuous movable platform pivots about the traverse pivot axis to orient the case traverse direction to another traverse direction and a bias support disposed adjacent to and opposing the traverse transport and being movably coupled to the frame to move relative to the frame in opposition to the traverse transport, the bias support being configured to engage and seat against a seating surface of the at least one case to support the at least one case in a first orientation relative to the reference datum.
US11584592B2
Disclosed is a belt tensioner having a single-piece plastic body, having a fastening section, that has an adjustment mechanism via which the plastic body can be adjustably fastened, to the carrier; a pressing section configured to press against the drive belt in order to tension the drive belt; and a spring joint device which connects the fastening section and the pressing section to one another, and via which the pressing section is displaceably supported at the fastening section along the deflection direction so that, when the pressing section presses against the drive belt, the amount of the displacement of the pressing section along the deflection direction is dependent on the respective set drive belt tension, wherein the belt tensioner has a setting aid that indicates when the predefined drive belt tension is set by the belt tensioner.
US11584581B2
A cushioning member includes: an accommodating bag portion that accommodates a medium; a first fusing portion that defines the accommodating bag portion such that the accommodating bag portion is provided with an opening; a check valve having a first end located inside the accommodating bag portion and a second end located outside the accommodating bag portion, and provided at the opening; a second fusing portion that is immediately adjacent to the first fusing portion on those external sides of the check valve which are opposite in a direction intersecting a direction in which the check valve protrudes from the accommodating bag portion, and defines a channel that communicates with the opening; and a third fusing portion that is connected to the second fusing portion and seals the channel, the third fusing portion being provided across a portion of the check valve that protrudes from the accommodating bag portion.
US11584568B2
A bag has a recloseable fastener, a bottom and, for each side, a flap. The flap has side edges that are sealed to side edges of the bag, the flap being sized and dimensioned such that the flap lies flush against the side of the bag except when stretched or drawn apart therefrom, the flap being disposed intermediate the recloseable fastener and the bottom. The fastener is adapted such that the amount of force necessary to separate the components, when such force is applied to interiors of the walls at a position between the fastener and the bottom and adjacent the fastener, is greatly exceed by the amount of force necessary to separate the components: when such force is applied to the walls adjacent the upper edge; and when such force is applied to the free edges of the flaps. The bag can be produced either on a pouch machine or a sideweld bag machine. A single web can be fed over a series of rollers and formers to make progressive folds and a zipper closure can be continuously fed to the inner side of the structure and sealed in place. Side seals are made intermittently to finish the bag. The seal on a sideweld version can be a bead seam whereas on the pouch machine the seal can be up to ¼″ wide.
US11584550B2
Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms, apparatus, computer implemented method and/or frameworks configured for tracking Earth orbiting objects and adapting SSN tracking operations to improve tracking accuracy while reducing computational complexity and resource consumption associated with such tracking.
US11584549B2
Herein provided are methods and systems for assessing a fuel burn level of an aircraft for a planned mission. Flight information relating to the planned mission is obtained via a graphical user interface, the flight information comprising configurable number of passengers for the aircraft. A requisite engine bleed level for the planned mission is determined based on the flight information. The fuel burn level is assessed based on the requisite engine bleed level.
US11584547B2
A bond fixture includes a support structure and a first assembly coupled to the support structure. The first assembly includes a frame defining a chamber and a first pressure pad and second pressure pad coupled to the frame opposite one another and positioned within the chamber. The second pressure pad is movable to control a pressure applied by the first pressure pad and the second pressure pad.
US11584538B2
An inerting system includes a fluid circuit, a reactor within the fluid circuit, at least one particulate removal device (PRD) downstream from the reactor, and a fluid tank. The fluid tank is downstream from the at least one PRD. A method for removing particulates from a fluid stream in a fluid circuit includes receiving a fluid stream in a reactor within a fluid circuit, outputting an exhaust stream from the reactor, receiving the exhaust stream in at least one PRD downstream from the reactor, removing particulate from the exhaust stream, and receiving the exhaust stream with particulate removed in a fluid tank downstream from the at least one PRD.
US11584532B2
A gas turbine engine has a compression system radius ratio defined as the ratio of the radius of the tip of a fan blade to the radius of the tip of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 5 to 9. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
US11584529B2
A supplemental oxygen assembly for a vehicle can include a container and a flow assembly attached to and/or configured to be contained within the container in a stowed position and to extend from the container in a deployed position. The flow assembly can be configured to be connected to an oxygen supply to supply oxygen to a person in the deployed position. The supplemental oxygen assembly can include an extension device connected to the flow assembly. The extension device can be configured to extend or allow extension of the flow assembly toward an aisle of the vehicle to aid the flow assembly in being reached from or moveable toward an aisle of the vehicle by a person in the aisle.
US11584522B2
An exemplary anti-torque system for a rotorcraft includes a fan located inside of a channel that extends inside of a fuselage from an inlet proximate a forward end of the tail boom to an outlet at an aft end of the tail boom, the outlet is oriented to direct airflow from the channel onto a rudder coupled to a trailing edge of a vertical stabilizer.
US11584518B2
A buoyancy method for deploying a plurality of floats of a buoyancy system of an aircraft. The plurality of floats comprises a plurality of main floats and a plurality of secondary floats that are folded in flight. The method comprises a step of deploying the main floats in flight prior to ditching, and a step of deploying the secondary floats after ditching.
US11584505B1
A phononic composite material providing structural strength and blocking the propagation of elastic waves over a frequency range referred to as the bandgap. In one embodiment, the phononic composite material consists of a plurality of periodic units, each of which includes a central fiber, a relatively soft interface layer surrounding the fiber, and a matrix layer surrounding the interface layer. The properties of the interface layer may be adjusted, e.g., by adjusting the temperature of the phononic composite material, to transition from a state with a bandgap to a state lacking a bandgap.
US11584501B2
The present disclosure generally relates to a joystick device (100) operable to provide speed, direction and steering commands for controlling a marine vessel (300), the joystick device (100) comprising a movable steering lever (102) extending on an axis (V) and adapted to be tilted from a neutral position in at least four directions including a forward, a rearward, a leftward, and a rightward direction, wherein—an active length of the movable steering lever (102) is adjustable between a first (L1) and a second (L2) lever length,—the first lever length (L1) is shorter than the second lever length (L2),—a first mode for operating the marine vessel (300) is associated with the first lever length (L1), and—a second mode for operating the marine vessel (300) is associated with the second lever length (L2), the second mode being different from the first mode for operating the marine vessel (300).
US11584498B2
An actuator for imparting steering movement to a tiller of a propulsion unit of a marine vessel comprises an absolute position sensor operable to sense a steering position and a relative position sensor operable to sense a position of the motor. A steering control unit calibrates the relative position sensor based on a signal of the absolute position sensor. Calibration of the relative position sensor based on a signal of the absolute position sensor initializes an accumulative position which accumulates a relative position as the actuator moves over time.
US11584497B2
An outboard motor includes an outboard motor body that, when located in a full trim-in position, an upper connecting pin is located in a lower limit position below a tilt shaft. When the outboard motor body is in a full tilt-up position, the upper connecting pin is located in the upper limit position above the tilt shaft. The upper connecting pin rotates around the tilt shaft at a first rotation angle from the lower limit position to a horizontal position at the same height as the tilt shaft. The upper connecting pin rotates at a second rotation angle around the tilt shaft from the horizontal position to the upper limit position. The second rotation angle is larger than the first rotation angle.
US11584495B2
A trolling motor mounting bracket (1) which can be adjustably attached to a boat by a quick release handle (14) having pins (18) inserted through a chock (20) attached to the boat. The bracket has a support arm (4) with cradle rest (11) for supporting a shaft (18) of a trolling motor (6). The support arm be attached to the bracket by a hinge (10) which may have a spring that can be adjusted by a set screw (33) to increase resistance in the trolling motor support arm. A recessed cavity (24) in a base (31) of the bracket allows the bracket to be positioned variably on the chock.
US11584479B2
A vessel attachment device includes a body, first and second attachment arms, a biasing member, and at least one line connection interface. At least one of the first attachment arm and the second attachment arm is movable relative to the body. The biasing member is configured to apply a biasing force at the at least one movable first and second attachment arm to bias the at least one movable first and second attachment arm to an open position. And, the biasing member is configured to selectively release the biasing force and apply an actuation force at the at least one movable first and second attachment arm to move the at least one movable first and second attachment arm from the open position to the closed position to attach the vessel attachment device to a vessel attachment point.
US11584478B2
A control device includes an electronic controller configured to automatically control a transmission device of a human-powered vehicle in accordance with a shifting condition. The electronic controller is configured to set the shifting condition based on first reference information including information related to change in transmission ratio that is shifted by the transmission device.
US11584477B2
A sub-assembly is presented, for a bicycle rear wheel, formed by a sprocket-carrying body and a cogset mounted coaxially on the sprocket-carrying body through shape engagement, is sized such that a good compromise is obtained between the ability to house a relatively large number of sprockets and the structural solidity of the sub-assembly.
US11584474B1
A vehicle propulsion system for maximizing power output, comprising: a frame; a first crankset and second crankset securably attached to the frame; a first sprocket wheel and second sprocket wheel attached to the first crankset and second crankset; a first pedal arm and second pedal arm attached to the first crankset and second crankset each having a pedal; a first chain and second chain disposed on the first sprocket wheel and second sprocket wheel, and the chain connecting to a wire on one end and a spring and wire on the other end; and a series of springs and wires attached to the distal ends of the first chain and second chain and disposed on a series of pulleys and sprockets.
US11584471B2
A system for manipulating the steering axis angle of an object is provided. The system is beneficial for improving performance and enjoyability of use for objects employing a steering axis, including bicycles, toys, tools, sporting goods, and other modes of transportation. The system includes a reversible bearing plate with a bearing plate bore that permits passage of a steerer tube through a head tube when reversible bearing plates are installed at the head tube ends. The bearing plate bore may be at the center of the reversible bearing plate to maintain a steering axis coaxial with the head tube central axis. The bearing plate bore may be offset from the center of the reversible bearing plate and may employ an angled annular space such that when reversible bearing plates are installed oppositely at the head tube ends, the steering axis is offset from the center of each reversible bearing plate generating an angle between the steerer tube central axis and the head tube central axis, resulting in a correspondingly steeper or slacker head angle. Methods of employing reversible bearing plates for maintaining, steepening, or slackening the head angle of a bicycle are provided.
US11584470B2
A cargo bike transport carrier for accommodating cargo includes a bottom element, two mutually opposite side walls, a rear wall and a front wall. To allow for an inexpensive and simple manufacture of the cargo bike transport carrier, according to a preferred embodiment, the latter is made up of two plastic parts each constituting half of the transport carrier, wherein the two halves are separated by a vertical parting plane.
US11584467B2
A kickstand (17) and bike comprising such a kickstand. The kickstand comprises a base (18) connected or connectable to a bike frame (2); a stand (19) movable relative to the base between a standing position and a retracted position; and a latch (20) latching the stand in the standing position. The latch is pivotable about a horizontal rotational latch axis (RL) between a latching position and a release position.
US11584465B2
An assembly station for interconnecting a chassis and a body of a vehicle comprises a first carrier to support the chassis. A second carrier is suspended in a positive z-direction with respect to the first carrier and includes a plurality of spaced apart rests adapted to support the body prior to interconnecting the chassis and the body. A plurality of supports are coupled to the second carrier and spaced apart from the body when the body is supported on the rests. A portion of each of the supports is pivotable from a first position in a path of travel of the chassis to a second position outside of the path of travel of the chassis. The first carrier is moveable relative to the second carrier. The supports are adapted to engage the chassis and simultaneously support both the chassis and the body when the supports are in the first position.
US11584464B2
A method is for producing a three-dimensional vehicle door frame inner reinforcement element (52) including an inner center pillar part (66), an inner front pillar part (68) and an inner side rail part (64) joining the inner center pillar part (66) and the inner front pillar part (68). The method includes providing an inner center pillar blank, an inner front pillar blank and an inner side rail blank, said inner blanks being substantially planar, assembling the inner center pillar blank and the inner front pillar blank to the inner side rail blank in order to form a substantially planar door frame inner reinforcement blank, and hot stamping the door frame inner reinforcement blank to shape the three-dimensional door frame inner reinforcement element (52).
US11584456B2
A levelling assembly is provided, for levelling an upper carriage assembly of a machine with respect to an undercarriage assembly having a first track roller frame and the second track roller frame. A levelling body is rotatably coupled to the first track roller frame and the second track roller frame and defines a first side and a second side laterally opposite to the first side. The levelling assembly includes a first pair of fluid actuators for movably coupling first side of the levelling body with the first track roller frame and a second pair of fluid actuators for movably coupling second side of the levelling body with the second track roller frame. The first and the second pair of fluid actuators move the levelling body between a fore tilted position and an aft tilted position relative to the first and the second track roller frames.
US11584451B2
A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a door and a handle assembly. A door is coupled to the vehicle body and is pivotable about a horizontal axis between a closed position and a horizontal open position. The door is also pivotable about a vertical axis between the closed position and a vertical open position. The handle assembly includes a housing, a first release switch and a second release switch. The housing extends at least partially into a cavity of the door and includes a lower wall and an upper wall that cooperate to define a pocket. The first release switch is disposed along the upper wall of the housing and is configured to be actuated to pivot the door about the horizontal axis. The second release switch is disposed along the lower wall of the housing and is configured to be actuated to pivot the door about the vertical axis.
US11584450B2
An assembly for securing a tailgate to a cargo bed includes, among other things, a strap having a first leg spaced from a second leg, and a fastener moveable to an engaged position with the strap. The fastener in the engaged position extends through a first aperture in the first leg to threadably engage a second aperture in the second leg. When the fastener is in the engaged position, the fastener and the strap are configured to secure a tailgate to a cargo bed.
US11584449B2
The present disclosure is directed to extrusion for a vehicle component. The vehicle component includes a plurality of flanges that form a periphery of the vehicle component, a cavity that extends through the periphery of the vehicle component, a corner portion that is positioned proximate to a corner defined by a pair of the plurality of flanges, and a channel that is positioned proximate to the corner portion.
US11584448B2
A vehicle includes a body structure having an occupant compartment, and a frame structure having a chassis. The body structure and the frame structure are fastened together using a plurality of fasteners and an adhesive. To illustrate, the plurality of fasteners may include 20, 50, 70, or more fasteners. The adhesive is arranged at one or more positions along the interface between the body structure to the frame structure. The plurality of fasteners extend beyond the wheel wells, and provide hard mounts between the body structure and frame structure. The adhesive helps to prevent stress concentrations by extending the locations of load transfer between the body structure and the frame structure. Body panels are added before or after the body structure is affixed to the frame structure.
US11584447B2
An electric vehicle structure may include a floor panel; a center tunnel disposed at a center of the floor panel in a vehicle width direction, extending along a vehicle front-rear direction, and projecting upward from the floor panel; a dash panel disposed at front ends of the floor panel and the center tunnel; and a front reinforcement attached to an inner surface of a peripheral wall of the center tunnel and extending rearward from the dash panel through the center tunnel.
US11584445B2
A vehicle body rear connection structure includes an extension rear transverse that connects a pillar member disposed in a vertical direction of a vehicle body to a transverse member disposed in a width direction of the vehicle body at a rear of the vehicle body, and of which a seat belt mounting portion is formed, and a reinforcement transverse extension which is mounted on a side of the extension rear transverse, and a lower portion of which is connected to a floor panel.
US11584443B2
A front portion of a vehicle body includes front side frames, a subframe, and a vehicle compartment front structure body. The subframe has a subframe body, a leg portion, a front fastening portion, and a rear fastening portion. The front side frame has a subframe mounting portion which is arranged on a front side of a bending starting point and to which the front fastening portion is fastened. A component mounting bracket having an inclined guide portion with a front surface inclining downward toward a vehicle rear side is coupled to a rear side of the bending starting point of the front side frame. The inclined guide portion is arranged on a track in which the leg portion detached from the front side frame is displaced rearward when an impact load is input from the front of the vehicle.
US11584441B1
A wet dry barrier support system for a vehicle includes a support structure portion with mounting locations for mounting suspension components of a vehicle, mounting locations for coupling to a body of the vehicle, and a barrier portion to provide an environmental barrier to separate a first area of the vehicle from a second area of a vehicle. The support structure portion may provide a stiff mounting interface between the body and the suspension components by transferring loads therebetween and may define a through-cavity configured to pass a vehicle component through the through-cavity. The barrier portion may plastically deform upon receiving an energetic input from an impact of the vehicle and may prevent the wet dry barrier support system from entering a passenger compartment during the impact.
US11584440B2
Disclosed is a vehicular device comprising a tether. The tether is anchored at a first point to the frame of the vehicle, and at a second point to the knuckle of a front wheel of the vehicle, wherein the knuckle couples the front wheel to the frame. The locations of the first anchor point and second anchor point, along with the length of the tether and the routing of the tether within the vehicle, are selected such that in a collision event between the front wheel and a barrier, when the knuckle becomes separated from the frame, the motion of the front wheel is constrained to exert force on both the barrier and the frame of the vehicle.
US11584436B2
A driver assistance device according to an embodiment includes a coupling angle acquirer that acquires a coupling angle between a towing vehicle and a towed vehicle coupled to the towing vehicle; and a notifier that issues a given notification in the towing vehicle when the towing vehicle is driven with the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle differing in orientation at a given value or more based on the coupling angle, the towing vehicle moves in a given distance or less while maintaining a steering angle, and the steering angle of the towing vehicle enables the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle to be placed in a serial state with the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle substantially matching with each other in orientation.
US11584433B2
An electric power steering apparatus having independent turning mechanisms for respective four wheels of a vehicle, has a problem in that, when a turning motor fails, a turning mechanism for a corresponding wheel stops functioning, resulting in reduction in the maneuverability and the stability of the vehicle. Turning motors of turning mechanisms independently disposed for respective four wheels of a vehicle, each have a redundant configuration. Specifically, each turning motor is configured as three-phase duplexing motors having two three-phase windings and two inverters for separately driving the three-phase windings.
US11584429B2
A control device of a steering device, for a vehicle, which includes left and right steering mechanisms not mechanically coupled to each other, and which steers left and right steered wheels individually by driving force of steering actuators, includes: a steered angle determining unit that determines a target steered angle for each of the left and right steering mechanisms; and a steering command unit that generates drive signals corresponding to the target steered angles, and outputs the drive signals to each of the actuators. When an anomaly occurs in one of the left and right steering mechanisms, the steered angle determining unit sets the target steered angle for the steering mechanisms that is normal to be different from the target steered angle when both the left and right steering mechanisms are normal.
US11584426B2
A steering system includes a steering column for rotation between at least a center position and a range of second positions and defining a central axis. The steering system also includes an actuator assembly in operative communication with the steering column to provide steering assistance, the actuator assembly comprising a pair of plates, each plate including a first helical track and a second helical track. The steering system further includes a spring element arranged with the actuator assembly to bias movement of one of the pair of plates along the central axis to influence the steering column to move to the center position.
US11584423B2
A steering wheel is provided that is able to prevent damage to a layer adjacent to an outer surface layer due to an external force applied when a joined portion between outer surface layer material parts is finished. In a steering wheel comprising a rim portion having a core metal and a covering portion 5 covering the core metal, and a mat material 6 provided between an outer surface material 9 and the covering portion 5 of the rim portion and having a conductive portion 7 on a part facing the outer surface material 9, and the outer surface material 9 has a joined portion 91 formed in a direction intersecting a circumferential direction of the rim portion, the covering portion 5 is provided with a groove 51 in which the joined portion 91 and a part of the mat material 6 are housed, and between the outer surface material 9 and the conductive portion 7, a sliding member 8 is interposed at least in a vicinity of the joined portion 91.
US11584421B2
Foldable strollers with removable seats and related methods are disclosed herein. An example stroller disclosed herein a wheeled frame, a receiver coupled to the frame, and a seat. The seat includes a mount, a lock disposed in the mount; and a handle having an extended positon and a retracted position relative to the seat. The lock is to move from a first position to a second position when the mount is disposed in the receiver to removably couple the seat to the frame, and the lock to move from the second position to the first position to release the seat from the receiver when the handle moves from the retracted position to the extended position.
US11584419B2
A wheel pack assembly includes a pack portion wearable by a user and a wheeled portion removably coupled to the pack portion. The pack portion includes a support frame coupled to a rear surface thereof. The support frame includes articulating arms and stabilizing elements. The wheel portion includes a frame and a first wheel set coupled to the frame and disposed at a location spaced apart from a rear end of the wheeled portion. The frame includes a first portion and a second portion that are joined together at a bend and such that the second portion defines a transport bed of the assembly.
US11584415B2
The invention is a wheeled folding tray cart and method. The wheeled folding tray cart comprises a collapsible wheeled framework pivotally supporting a set of split shelves, each split shelf comprises a pair of half shelves. The wheeled folding tray cart moves between an open operating position wherein the set of split shelves are held in spaced-apart, stacked, horizontal orientation within the collapsible wheeled framework and a closed storage position wherein the collapsible wheeled framework is collapsed in manner to move each half shelf pair into an accordion-like, inverted “V”-shaped or accordion like configuration. An extension coiled spring attached to the collapsible wheeled framework assists in the movement of the wheeled folding tray cart between open operating position and the closed storage position. A sheath encloses at least a portion of the spring to provide resistance to the spring's movement to limit potential operator exposure to pinch injuries.
US11584410B2
Provided is a computer-implemented method for determining a communication status in a train consist operating in a distributed power system, the train consist including a lead locomotive and a plurality of remote locomotives. The method includes, for each remote locomotive of the plurality of remote locomotives that receives the command message directly from the lead locomotive, setting the message source indicator of the remote locomotive to a first state representative of a direct receipt of the command message, incrementing the message source counter for each response message received by the remote locomotive from other remote locomotives in which the respective message source indicator is set to the first state, generating a response message including a value of the message source indicator and a value of the message source counter, and transmitting the response message. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
US11584408B2
A system includes one or more processors that are configured to obtain a constraint on movement for a first vehicle system along a route. The constraint is based on movement of a separate second vehicle system that is concurrently traveling along the same route. The processor(s) are configured to determine a speed profile that designates speeds for the first vehicle system according to at least one of distance, location, or time based on the constraint such that the first vehicle system maintains a designated spacing from the second vehicle system along the route.
US11584406B2
An attraction loading system is provided that includes a turntable configured to rotate about a vertical axis. A ride vehicle is configured to travel along a loading path disposed about a perimeter of the turntable. A first track switch of the system is disposed along the loading path to direct the ride vehicle to a main portion of the loading path from an attraction path, or to direct the ride vehicle to the main portion of the loading path from a secondary portion of the loading path. A second track switch of the system is disposed along the loading path to direct the ride vehicle from the main portion of the loading path to the attraction path, or to direct the ride vehicle from the main portion of the loading path to the secondary portion of the loading path.
US11584404B2
A cushioning apparatus for a railway car employs a shortened yoke having a draft gear housing integral with the yoke. A stack elastomeric pads is provided in the housing, and a second stack of elastomeric pads and corresponding rigid metal plates, is positioned in the sill behind the modified yoke to absorb buff loads on the coupler. In embodiments, the entire assembly may be placed in a sill having forward stops, intermediate stops, and rear stops.
US11584401B2
The disclosure provides an adapter assembly of a generator and an axle-end generator assembly. An adapter assembly includes a first part configured to mount to a wagon bogie and a second part connecting to the first part. The first part and the second part are configured to form a base for mounting a stator of a generator together.
US11584387B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a step apparatus for a vehicle and a vehicle. In some embodiments, the step apparatus for the vehicle includes: a foot step; a load detection device coupled to the foot step for detecting a load applied to the foot step; a controller in communication with the load detection device and configured to receive and process a load signal detected by the load detection device and to determine whether the foot step is overloaded; and an alarm in communication with the controller. In some embodiments, the controller is further configured to generate an alerting signal to control the alarm to send out an alert when the foot step is overloaded.
US11584383B2
While a vehicle is in an off state, expiration of a timer and receipt of a first message from a user device are monitored. Upon determining that at least one of the timer has expired or that the first message is received from the user device, a communication network onboard the vehicle is then monitored for a specified set of fault conditions. Upon detecting, on the onboard vehicle communication network, a fault condition included in the set of fault conditions, the fault condition is then identified as one of transient or persistent. A user assist feature of the vehicle is disabled upon identifying that the fault condition is transient and that a second message was received from the user device after the fault condition was detected.
US11584382B2
A vehicle includes a controller area network (CAN) and a plurality of a controllers in communication with each other via the CAN, wherein each controller of the plurality of controllers is configured to time-stamp messages transmitted via the CAN using a vehicle-wide synchronized clock, determine a worst-case transmission delay via the CAN based on the time-stamps for messages received from other controllers of the plurality of controllers, and based on the worse-case transmission delay, set a dynamic recovery timer for a malfunctioning controller of the plurality of controllers to recover after its malfunction, wherein the dynamic recovery timer prevents a particular controller that was malfunctioning but has since recovered from being incorrectly designated as a malfunctioning controller in need of service.
US11584380B2
Systems and methods for reducing vehicle collisions based on driver risk groups are provided. A plurality of vehicle operators may be classified into a driver risk group based on one or more attributes (e.g., location, workplace, school, demographic, hobby, interest, etc.) shared by the plurality of vehicle operators. Vehicle sensor data (e.g., speed data, acceleration data, braking data, cornering data, following distance data, turn signal data, seatbelt use data, etc.) associated with each of the plurality of vehicle operators of the driver risk group may be analyzed. Based on the analysis of the vehicle sensor data, one or more indicia of safe driving behavior associated with the driver risk group may be identified. In response to a third-party query regarding a vehicle operator in the driver risk group, an indication of the safe driving behavior associated with the driver risk group may be provided to the third party.
US11584376B2
A method for operating a vehicle that includes a driveline disconnect clutch is described. In one example, the method adjusts torque of an electric machine in response to a estimated torque capacity of the driveline disconnect clutch. The estimated torque capacity of the driveline disconnect clutch is based on a combined inertia of a dual mass flywheel and the driveline disconnect clutch.
US11584371B2
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to lane keeping in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes determining lane boundaries according to at least the sensor data and a map. The method includes defining a reference system over a lane defined by the lane boundaries. The method includes evaluating vehicle boundary points within the reference system as a cost in optimizing a trajectory of the vehicle and using an R-function that defines geometric relationships between the vehicle boundary points and the reference system. The method includes providing an indicator about the trajectory to control the vehicle.
US11584361B2
Systems and methods to improve ride comfort for users within a vehicle during operation of the vehicle are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: generate output signals; determine the current operational information regarding the vehicle; determine a current set of forces operating on one or more of the vehicle and one or more of the users within the vehicle; compare a characteristic of the current set of forces to a comfort threshold level; and responsive to the characteristic breaching the comfort threshold level, effectuate a modification in the operation of the vehicle such that a subsequent change in the characteristic that corresponds to the modification reduces and/or remedies the breach of the comfort threshold level.
US11584358B2
A method for performing rotational speed synchronisation of a first transmission component having a first initial rotational speed with a second transmission component having a second initial rotational speed, so that they rotate with the same final rotational speed during a gear switch from an initial driving gear to a final driving gear in a stepped gear transmission for a hybrid electric or electric drive train having an electric traction motor. The method including calculating a total frictional work resulting from performing the total rotational speed synchronisation by means of a mechanical synchroniser of the stepped gear transmission only, and if the calculated total frictional work exceeds a maximal frictional work of the mechanical synchroniser, performing the rotational speed synchronisation by means of both the electric traction motor and the mechanical synchroniser.
US11584355B2
Disclosed is a method of controlling a hybrid electric vehicle having a transmission, an engine, and first and second drive motors. The method includes: performing charging through the first drive motor using the power of the engine by engaging an engine clutch disposed between the engine and the first drive motor while a vehicle is stopped with the gear stage shifted to the parking (P) range; turning off the engine and controlling the clutch of the transmission to enter an open state when the gear stage is shifted to the driving (D) range; and commencing movement of the vehicle using the second drive motor alone or using at least one of the first drive motor or the engine together with the second drive motor based on at least one of requested torque, available torque of the second drive motor, or the speed of the first drive motor.
US11584353B2
A control method for a hybrid vehicle includes a generator and an electric motor, the generator being configured to charge a battery by use of power of an engine, the electric motor being configured to drive driving wheels by electric power of the battery. The control method having driving the engine at a first rotation speed when a charging amount of the battery decreases to a first charging threshold; changing the engine to driving at a second rotation speed larger than the first rotation speed when the engine is driven at the first rotation speed and the charging amount decreases to a second charging threshold smaller than the first charging threshold; and continuing driving of the engine until the charging amount becomes equal to or more than a charging end threshold larger than the first charging threshold.
US11584351B2
A parking release monitoring device for an automatic transmission vehicle is proposed. The device includes: a receiver sensing an output signal of a shift lever; a determiner determining a target gear stage in accordance with the output signal of the shift lever; a driver transmitting a control signal to a parking solenoid to engage a parking sprag and applying a driving current to a clutch control solenoid to engage a clutch and prevent rolling of the vehicle when the determined target gear stage is a P-gear stage; and a detector measuring the intensity of the driving current applied to the clutch control solenoid, in which the determiner receives intensity information of the driving current applied to the clutch control solenoid from the detector and compares the received intensity information of the driving current with the output signal of the shift lever, thereby determining whether parking release has occurred.
US11584348B2
An operating device for a vehicle brake system may include a control device and a piston-cylinder unit, at least one chamber of which may be connected to at least one wheel brake via at least one hydraulic line and a valve device that has at least normally open inlet valves or switching valves. The device may further include a pressure source that may be controlled to supply pressure medium to the at least one hydraulic line or to the at least one wheel brake. The control device may control pressure build-up via volume control and/or time control, using inlet valves. The interior or armature chamber of an inlet valve may be connected to a corresponding brake circuit via a hydraulic line, and a valve seat outlet may be connected to a corresponding wheel brake via a hydraulic line.
US11584346B2
A multi-circuit hydraulically closed braking system includes at least two wheel brakes, which are each associated with a braking circuit, two multi-circuit pressure generators, which are connected hydraulically in series between a fluid container and the at least two wheel brakes, and a hydraulic unit for hydraulic connection of the pressure generators to the at least two wheel brakes and for individual brake pressure modulation in the at least two wheel brakes. A first pressure generator is configured as a plunger system and is associated with a primary system which comprises a first power supply and a first evaluation and control unit for controlling the first pressure generator. A second pressure generator is configured as a pump system and is associated with a secondary system, which comprises a second power supply, independent of the first power supply, and a second evaluation and control unit.
US11584344B2
A method of controlling braking of a vehicle is provided. When a disconnector is disconnected and an auxiliary drive wheel is separated from a driving system, vehicle braking is performed with regenerative braking by a primary drive wheel motor during braking. Subsequently, the disconnector is connected based on a vehicle stability state, and then, braking is performed simultaneously on the auxiliary drive wheel and a primary drive wheel.
US11584337B2
A regenerative braking apparatus for a motor vehicle (and concomitant method and retrofit kit) comprising a two-piece rim, a power spring inside the rim, a winding apparatus transferring energy into the power spring, a speed reducer that allows for smooth accumulation of tension in the power spring, and a controlled holding brake system that allows for bypassed, autonomous, or on-demand application of the regenerative braking apparatus.
US11584330B2
An airbag apparatus for a vehicle is proposed. The airbag apparatus is configured to protect an occupant from an impact during a vehicle collision, to restrain the occupant to minimize occupant injuries, and to have improved storage performance to reduce a seat package volume.
US11584327B1
A bracket assembly for a vehicle frame includes a trim piece with a high retention clip. The trim piece incudes a deployable portion that is configured to partially deploy in response to a first predetermined force. An inflator tube is concealed by the trim piece and includes an air curtain. A bracket is operably coupled to the trim piece. The bracket has a deformable portion and side portions.
US11584323B2
A vehicle occupant monitoring device for a vehicle is configured to monitor an occupant sitting on a seat provided in a vehicle and includes a light projector, an imaging device, and a processor. The light projector is configured to project light toward the occupant sitting on the seat. The imaging device is configured to capture an image of the occupant sitting on the seat. The processor is configured to control the light projector and the imaging device to capture the image of the occupant sitting on the seat. In a case where a collision of the vehicle is predicted, the processor causes the light projector to radiate intense light toward a head of the occupant to be imaged by the imaging device.
US11584316B2
A communication system includes a host control device and a vicarious inputting and outputting unit that controls an electric device by communicating with the host control device. The vicarious inputting and outputting unit includes a standard board provided with a first control circuit which controls the electric device and at least one of an input circuit and an output circuit for a standard electric device. The first control circuit has an extension terminal for connection to an extension board provided with at least one of an input circuit and an output circuit for an extended electric device and is provided so as to be able to operate in response to respective specifications of plural kinds of extension terminals, and a specification of the extension terminal is set through communication with the host control device.
US11584313B2
A control system for a vehicle interior comprising a control element for a user to interact with is provided. The control element may comprise a sensing electrode configured to provide one or more electrical signals and a non-conductive cover material provided on or over the sensing electrode. The sensing electrode may be formed of or comprise a conductive plastic. The non-conductive cover material may be formed of or comprise a non-conductive plastic. The non-conductive cover material may be or comprise an outer layer, over-layer or skin of the control element. The non-conductive cover material may provide one or more touch interactive surfaces of the control element.
US11584309B2
An approach to arrange sensors needed for automated driving, especially where semitrailer trucks are operating in an autonomous convoy with one automated or semi-automated truck following another. The sensors are fitted to a location adjacent to or within the exterior rearview mirrors, on each of the left- and right-hand side of the tractor. The sensors provide overlapping fields of view looking forward of the vehicle and to both the left and right hand sides at the same time.
US11584305B2
A slidable storage system adapted for use in a pickup truck bed includes a substantially planar, slidable base. The base has a cab-side edge, at least first and second opposing substantially parallel side edges and a rear-access edge opposite and substantially in parallel to the cab-side edge. A base cab wall, at least first and second substantially opposing base sidewalls and a base rear access wall extend substantially perpendicularly up from the cab-side edge, the first and second opposing substantially parallel side edges and the rear-access edge, respectively, for a fixed height (H) forming a storage volume. Positioning the slidable storage system on the pickup truck bed, with the rear tailgate wall in an “up” position, the base will not slide past the rear tailgate wall and with the rear tailgate wall in a “down” position, the base slides out past the rear tailgate wall, enabling ready access.
US11584303B2
A command center storage system includes a stationary unit and a moveable unit. The stationary unit comprises a support platform and a lower storage cavity disposed at least partially below the support platform. The support platform has an upper and lower surface and a forward and rearward region. The lower surface is adjacent to a loading floor of a vehicle and the rearward region includes an opening to the lower storage chamber. The moveable unit moves between a rear position and a forward position relative to the stationary unit, and extends over a portion of the rearward region of the support platform and the opening to the lower storage chamber when the moveable unit is in the rear position. The moveable unit extends over a portion of the forward region of the support platform such that the opening to the lower storage chamber is accessible when the moveable unit is in the forward position.
US11584301B1
A vehicle kickout step is adapted to affix to a box frame of a vehicle and provide a step for users to enter the vehicle. This step may be bolted to the box frame, requiring no cutting, welding, or other permanent modification of the vehicle. Additionally, the step does not regress below the box frame, ensuring that use of the kickout step does not adversely affect the ground clearance of the vehicle. Further, the steps may serve the additional function of a rock slider, giving the body of the vehicle some measure of protection from loose or rigid obstacles when off-roading.
US11584300B2
A rear-view mirror includes a body, wherein the body includes a first polarizer, a dimming layer, a transflective polarizer, and a display component which are sequentially laminated. The dimming layer is configured to adjust a polarization direction of light passing through the dimming layer. By adjusting the polarization direction of the light passing through the dimming layer via the dimming layer, the reflectivity and transmittance of the transflective polarizer to the light can be changed, such that both an anti-glare function and a display function of the rear-view mirror can be achieved.
US11584284B2
Countertop storage assembly are provided. In one example, a countertop storage assembly includes a countertop having a countertop area outer surface, a countertop area inner surface, and an opening formed therethrough. A retractable storage assembly includes a lid that is disposed in the opening when in a closed position and that moves between the closed position and an open, retracted position. During movement from the closed position to the open, retracted position, the lid moves downward and away from the opening to below the countertop off-set from the opening. A storage area includes a base that is in a retracted position situated below the countertop when the lid is in the closed position. The base moves from the retracted position to a deployed position where the base is disposed in the opening when the lid is in the open, retracted position.
US11584280B2
A seating assembly comprises a calf rest coupled to a seat base and having a body that comprises a first trough that extends from a first exterior peak to an interior peak and a second trough that extends from a second exterior peak to the interior peak. The seating assembly also comprises a wire that extends across the first trough from the first exterior peak to the interior peak, the wire being operable between an at rest condition and a contracted condition, wherein movement of the wire from the at rest condition to the contracted condition moves a portion of the wire between the first exterior peak and the interior peak away from a bottom of the first trough. The seating assembly further comprises a controller that prompts electrical current to be supplied to the wire to move the wire from the at rest condition to the contracted condition.
US11584273B2
A seat assembly is provided with a frame, and a trim assembly oriented about the frame to conceal the frame. The trim assembly is provided with a first trim panel, a second trim panel, and a structurally reinforced seam with piping along an intersection of the first trim panel and the second trim panel. Ornamental stitching is provided along an exterior length of the structurally reinforced seam and incrementally traverses the structurally reinforced seam to interconnect the first trim panel and the second trim panel along the structurally reinforced seam, and to provide an ornamental stitching appearance to the structurally reinforced seam.
US11584269B2
A kinetic seat cushion assembly that rotates based on a force applied on an occupant seated therein is provided. The kinetic seat cushion assembly includes a primary seat cushion frame, a secondary seat cushion frame, a seat cushion tilt mechanism coupling the secondary seat cushion frame to the primary seat cushion frame such that the secondary seat cushion frame is movable with respect to the primary seat cushion frame, and a front pivot mechanism that pivotally couples a front portion of the primary seat cushion frame to a front portion of the secondary seat cushion frame.
US11584263B2
A track system for providing a movable component in a vehicle interior may comprise a track assembly comprising a track for the movable component and a base comprising a chassis for the movable component to be movable along the track. The track assembly may comprise a track cover. The chassis may move the track cover to uncover the track under the chassis. The track cover may comprise a front section, a rear section and a middle section. The front section and the rear section may cover the track. The chassis may comprise a ramp configured to raise the front section as the chassis moves in a forward direction. The middle section may extend below the front section, the rear section and the chassis. The track cover may slide along a pulley between the front section and the middle section.
US11584262B2
An electropneumatic switch arrangement having an actuation device plurality of pneumatic outlets for connection to fluid-fillable devices, and a pneumatic supply connection for connection to a pressure source, the actuation device being connected to a sealing device, the actuation device being designed in such a way that, when it is actuated, it opens a predefined flow path between the supply connection and at least one of the outlets and, in doing so, closes a current path for actuating the pressure source, characterized in that the sealing device is mechanically coupled to the actuation device in such a way that at least a part of the sealing device is moved, in particular displaced, by the actuation device when this is actuated, thereby opening a flow path between the supply connection and at least one of the outlets.
US11584261B2
A power seat track assembly may include an elongated first rail, a second rail, a motor assembly, and a power-transfer assembly. The second rail may engage the first rail and may be movable along a length of the first rail. The motor assembly may be mounted to the second rail and may be operable to drive the second rail along the length of the first rail. The power-transfer assembly may include a first component mounted to the first rail and a second component mounted to the second rail. The first component may wirelessly transmit power to the second component. The second component may be electrically connected to the motor assembly to provide electrical current to the motor assembly.
US11584259B2
Seat fittings for attaching seats to seat tracks in a vehicle and related systems and methods are described herein. An example seat fitting includes a body having a bottom surface to face a seat track, a locking stud, and a solenoid disposed in the body. The solenoid is operable to move the locking stud between a retracted position in which the locking stud is disposed in the body and an extended position in which the locking stud extends outward from the bottom surface of the body and into the seat track.
US11584255B2
A battery system includes a lithium ion battery that couples to an electrical system. The battery system also includes a battery management system that electrically couples to the lithium ion battery and controls one or more recharge parameters of the lithium ion battery. Additionally, the battery management system monitors one or more parameters of the lithium ion battery. Further, the battery management system controls the recharge parameters of the lithium ion battery based on at least one lithium plating model and the monitored parameters. Furthermore, the at least one lithium plating model indicates a relationship between the one or more parameters of the lithium ion battery and a likelihood of lithium plating occurring in the lithium ion battery.
US11584253B2
Disclosed are a battery swapping station and a control method therefor. The battery swapping station comprises: a first battery swapping platform being arranged between a first charging compartment and a second charging compartment; a first shuttle travels between the first battery charging compartment and the first battery swapping platform, a second shuttle travels between the second battery charging compartment and the first battery swapping platform; a control unit being electrically connected to the first shuttle and to the second shuttle, used for the following operation: when operating a same vehicle on the first battery swapping platform, if the first shuttle is executing either operation of battery unmounting or battery mounting, the second shuttle executes the other operation. Through the battery swapping station and the control method therefor, the waiting time for vehicles when swapping batteries can be reduced, thus increasing the battery swapping efficiency of the battery swapping station.
US11584251B2
A method for displaying charge and gain energy by a vehicle solar roof system is provided. The method includes determining whether the vehicle is in a parking or driving mode based on whether the vehicle key is turned on or off when the solar roof system installed in the vehicle operates. A corresponding consumed energy is calculated by determining whether the solar roof system charges the auxiliary battery or the main battery. The consumed energy is displayed in the cluster of the vehicle and booting is performed when the key is turned on in the parking mode and displayed when the key is turned off in the driving mode. The consumed energy is calculated based on efficiency of a charge amount of the auxiliary battery or the main battery and a gain fuel amount is changed based on the charge amount and calculated due to the saved energy.
US11584245B2
A charging socket for a power supply arrangement for supplying a motor vehicle with electrical energy via a conductive plug connection has at least one electrical mating contact for conductively contacting a contact of a charging station. The electrical mating contact is displaceably mounted with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the charging socket in the radial direction between a first mating contact position and a second mating contact position different from the first mating contact position, wherein the charging socket has an adjusting ring which is mounted rotatably about the central longitudinal axis and has at least one adjustment ramp which, in a first angular position of the adjusting ring, permits a displacement of the electrical mating contact into the first mating contact position and, in a second angular position of the adjusting ring, pushes the electrical mating contact into the second mating contact position. A power supply arrangement and a method for operating a charging socket are also provided.
US11584233B2
The present invention relates to a battery arrangement for an electrically powered industrial vehicle. The battery arrangement comprises a battery and ancillary equipment arranged to connect the battery to the vehicle. The battery is removably connected to the vehicle and comprises a current sensor. The battery is in a first state (A) when a measured current out from the battery exceeds a predetermined first current level. In the first state (A) the battery is prevented from turning power off to the vehicle. The battery is in a second state (B) when a measured current out from the battery is below a predetermined first current level for a predetermined first period of time. In the second state (B) the battery is allowed to turn power off to the vehicle.
US11584218B2
An air flap apparatus for a motor vehicle, encompassing: a frame having an air passthrough opening; a first air flap arrangement and a second air flap arrangement respectively encompassing at least one displaceable first and second air flap; a common motion drive system for displacing the first and the second air flap arrangement; a motion coupling for coupling both the first and the second air flap arrangement to the motion drive system, the first air flap arrangement and the second air flap arrangement being respectively displaceable between a blocking position having a greater degree of coverage of the air passthrough opening and a passthrough position having a lesser degree of coverage of the air passthrough opening; the motion coupling the first and the second air flap arrangement to the motion drive system in such a way that the first and the second air flap arrangement are drivable by the motion drive system asynchronously for a displacement motion, the motion coupling encompasses a toggle lever linkage having a first and having a second toggle lever that are connected to one another, pivotably around a toggle joint axis, to form a toggle joint; the first toggle lever being motion-transferringly coupled to the first air flap arrangement; and the second toggle lever being motion-transferringly coupled to the second air flap arrangement; and the motion drive system being motion-transferringly coupled to the first and/or to the second toggle lever.
US11584214B2
A piping (1) for guiding a fluid within a drive train unit (G) of a motor vehicle includes a pipe (R). A stop (R1A) is formed at a first end (R1) of the piping (1). A sealing element (R2D) is provided at a second end (R2) of the piping (1). The sealing element (R2D) acts as an axial seal. In order to improve a sealing effect of the sealing element (R2D), the piping (1) is loaded along an extension direction of the piping (1). A drive train unit (G) for a motor vehicle including such a piping (1) and a method for installing such a piping (1) into such a drive train unit (G) is also provided.
US11584207B2
A smart tonneau cover for a pickup truck includes an input system that receives information concerning a route and the weather forecast for the route to a destination, the height of a cargo, a precipitation sensor, a wind sensor, and to determine the limits to the height, position, and orientation of the portions of a tonneau cover, which can include solar panels that can be moved to optimize power generation and minimize power consumption while protecting the cargo. The solar panels can be positioned when stationary, such as while parked, and repositioned as needed during transit to maintain an optimal power efficiency.
US11584194B2
An electrode carrier of a vehicle heating device applying a CNT composite material includes a first electrode part and a second electrode part having different polarities from each other and formed in a straight line along a length direction of a vehicle; a fixing member configured to fix the first electrode part and the second electrode part to the vehicle; and the CNT composite material formed between the first electrode part and the second electrode part, configured to generate heat when being electrified, and fixed to the vehicle.
US11584193B2
A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to heat a passenger cabin of a vehicle, suppress a climate control limiter that prevents an air blower of a climate control component from operating when an engine coolant temperature exceeds a temperature threshold, and actuate a motor on an air pump to introduce air external to the vehicle to the passenger cabin.
US11584188B2
A stabilizer unit for a vehicle and a method for manufacturing such a stabilizer unit, the stabilizer unit comprising a stabilizer bar, at least one bearing including a flange, made of plastic material, including at least one retaining portion and one groove including a cradle portion, wherein the stabilizer bar passes through the groove of the flange and is secured to the flange by means of a vulcanized elastomer layer.
US11584187B2
A vehicle suspension system comprising a hydropneumatic strut comprising a fluid interface, where supply of hydraulic fluid to the strut via the fluid interface causes the overall length of the strut to increase, and withdrawal of hydraulic fluid via the fluid interface causes the overall length of the strut to decrease, a first displacement system in fluid communication with the fluid interface, capable of supplying and withdrawing fluid to and from the strut as well as measuring the volume of fluid supplied or withdrawn from the strut, a second displacement system in fluid communication with the fluid interface, and a hydraulic fluid source for selectively supplying or withdrawing hydraulic fluid from the hydropneumatic strut via either of the first or second displacement systems.
US11584173B2
A system for tire inflation including a drive mechanism defining a rotational axis, including an eccentric mass that offsets a center of mass of the drive mechanism from the rotational axis along a radial vector; a pump arranged radially distal the rotational axis of the drive mechanism, including a chamber defining a chamber lumen, and a reciprocating element arranged at least partially within the chamber lumen and translatable along a pump axis; a drive coupler coupled between the drive mechanism at a first position and the reciprocating element at a second position fixed to the reciprocating element; a torque regulation mechanism; and a controller, communicatively coupled to the torque regulation mechanism; wherein the system is operable between at least a first mode and a second mode by the torque regulation mechanism in cooperation with the controller.
US11584159B2
A vehicle wheel has a Helmholtz resonator (sub-air chamber member) mounted thereon with an adhesive material, and a thickness of the adhesive material on a part (adhesive strength increasing part) of the Helmholtz resonator on which centrifugal force acts strongly during rotation of the wheel is set to be thicker than a thickness of the adhesive material on other parts (regular part) of the Helmholtz resonator. When the thickness of the adhesive material is increased, peel strength of the adhesive material is enhanced accordingly.
US11584151B2
Provided is an information display medium that can enhance a forgery prevention effect. An information display medium (100) includes a light reflection layer (20) made of a metal or a metallic oxide and partially or fully placed on one surface of a substrate, and the light reflection layer (20) includes a first region (30) where first information is displayed by either of or a combination of an outline shape and a shape of an uneven region, and a second information display region (21a) where identification information formed by partial material removal of the light reflection layer (20), the second information display region being set to partially or fully overlap with the light reflection layer (20) where the first information is displayed in the first region (30).
US11584150B2
A printing system includes a book body printing section including a book body printing machine and outputting book bodies sequentially, and a cover printing section including a cover printing machine and outputting covers sequentially. The book body printing machine and the cover printing machine respectively receive printing order data indicating a printing order with regard to a plurality of jobs from a print control apparatus, and perform printing in the printing order indicated by the printing order data. The print control apparatus generates the printing order data, so that an inserting order in unit of job to a bookbinding machine of the book bodies output from the book body printing section coincides with an inserting order in unit of job to the bookbinding machine of the covers output from the cover printing section.
US11584148B2
A motor control apparatus configured to control a motor, includes: a drive circuit of the motor including a semiconductor device and being installed on a different substrate from a substrate of the motor; a load switching unit configured to set a load of the motor in a first state as a first load, and set a load of the motor in a second state as a second load that is smaller than the first load; and a control unit configured to control the drive circuit and the load switching unit, wherein the control unit is configured to control the drive circuit to start rotation of the motor when the load switching unit is in the second state.
US11584145B2
In example implementations, a printing device is provided. The printing device includes a printer module, a first driver roller, and a second drive roller. The printer module includes a single set of print bars. A first side of the single set of print bars is to print on a first side of a continuous web of print media and a second side of the single set of print bars is to print on a second side of the continuous web of print media. The continuous web of print media travels over a common set of idler rollers. The first driver roller is to control an amount of tension of the continuous web of print media on a first side. The second drive roller is to control an amount of tension of the continuous web of print media on a second side. The amount of tension of the continuous web of print media on the second side is greater than the amount of tension of the continuous web of print media on the first side.
US11584143B2
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a conveying part configured to convey a medium in a conveying direction. A discharge head is configured to discharge a droplet onto a medium carried by the conveying part. A heating part is arranged at the downstream of the discharge head and configured to heat a medium while contacting with the medium attached with a droplet discharged by the discharge head. The heating part is arranged at a position contacting with at least part of the droplet present on the surface of the medium.
US11584139B2
A printing apparatus includes a carrying platform on which a substrate is placed, a cartridge configured to store and supply ink, and a print head configured to atomize the ink into ink droplets and deposit the ink droplets on a printing region of the substrate.
US11584131B2
The present disclosure provides an inkjet assembly, an inkjet printing apparatus and an inkjet printing method for use in preparation of a display component. The inkjet assembly is for use in an inkjet printing apparatus, including a jet printing member having a first surface. A main inkjet channel, a liquid-phase channel in communication with the main inkjet channel, and a gas-phase channel in communication with the main inkjet channel are formed in the jet printing member. An axial direction of the liquid-phase channel intersects an axial direction of the main inkjet channel, and an axial direction of the gas-phase channel intersects the axial direction of the main inkjet channel. An end opening of the main inkjet channel is formed as a nozzle on the first surface.
US11584120B2
A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store uniformity compensation logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the uniformity compensation logic to receive print image measurement data corresponding with each of a plurality of pel forming elements, generate a first set of intermediate images based on the print image measurement data, determine whether historical sets of intermediate images are available, generate first transfer functions corresponding to each of the pel forming elements based on the first set of intermediate images and the historical sets of intermediate images upon a determination that the historical sets of intermediate images are available and transmit the first transfer functions for each of the pel forming elements.
US11584119B2
A control board connectable to a liquid ejection head includes a power supply circuit outputting a first voltage, a connector connectable to a cable through which the first voltage is input and a second voltage is output, and a processor detecting a connection error of the cable using a difference between the first and second voltages, and control the circuit to turn off upon detection of the error. The connector includes first, second, and third terminals adjacent to each other and arranged along a direction in this order and fourth, fifth, and sixth terminals adjacent to each other and arranged along the first direction in this order. The first voltage is input to the second terminal, the second voltage is output from the fifth terminal, and the first, third, fourth, and sixth terminals are ground terminals. The second and fifth terminals are short-circuited in the liquid ejection head.
US11584117B2
A manufacturing line for manufacturing layered products, comprising a plurality of manufacturing stations disposed along a transportation track of a transportation system. The plurality of manufacturing stations includes a number of layer dispensing stations, the transportation system comprising a plurality of product holders that are each arranged to be moved individually along the transportation track to visit manufacturing stations along the transportation track. The product holders are arranged to hold a stack of layers, and the transportation track includes a loop and a router. The router is arranged to route product holders to revisit manufacturing stations via the loop in the transportation track.
US11584113B2
A composite article includes a multilayer barrier assembly bonded to a substrate, and a top polymer layer bonded to the multilayer barrier assembly opposite the substrate. The multilayer barrier assembly comprises a base polymer layer and a base inorganic barrier layer. The base polymer layer comprises a polymerized reaction product of polymerizable components comprising at least one di(meth)acrylate represented by the formula: Formula (I) Each R1 independently represents H or methyl; each R2 independently represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; x=0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; and z=0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, with the provisos that at least one of x and z is not zero and 1≤x+z≤4. Methods of making the same are also disclosed.
US11584105B2
Disclosed is a flame protection fabric provided for vehicle cushions, in particular for aircraft cushions, the flame protection fabric including the following layers: at least one first abrasion-resistant layer as an abrasion layer including at least one textile material with high abrasion resistance of at least one fiber type, and at least one second layer as a barrier layer including at least one fibrous fleece of at least one flame-proof fiber type. The at least one abrasion layer is provided as a first layer on at least one side of the at least one barrier layer as a second layer.
US11584103B2
A multi-layered product having an embossed interior layer is disclosed along with a method of making the product. The multi-layered product has a first layer with an interior surface, a second layer with an interior surface, and a third layer sandwiched between the first and second layers. The third layer has a first surface and a second surface, and has a thickness there between. The third layer is embossed into a waffle pattern having a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses. Each of the plurality of protrusions and recesses is adjacently aligned and horizontally offset from one another. The plurality of protrusions form a horizontal plane, at the first surface, which is positioned above a horizontal plane formed by the plurality of recesses, at the first surface. The product also has an adhesive which secures the three layers together.
US11584092B2
Such internal decoration is implemented that an object looks a target color as viewed in any direction, and that the object is colored and has image depiction in any cross-section. A method is provided for producing a three-dimensional object by extruding a build material to form a layer corresponding to each of cross-sections obtained by slicing a target object by a plurality of parallel planes, and depositing such layers in sequence so as to form the three-dimensional object. A white material 15 and one or two or more decoration materials 13 of colors other than white, which solidify wider a predetermined condition after extruded from nozzles, are used as the build material. The decoration materials 13 and the white material 15 are mixed to form the layer.
US11584073B2
An additive manufacturing machine (900) includes a build unit (904) that is supported by an overhead gantry (918). The build unit (904) includes a powder dispenser (906) including a vibration mechanism (922) and a scan unit (908) including a powder fusing device (910) for fusing or binding portions of a layer of additive powder. A vibration isolation device (932), such as a passive rubber damper (940) or an active vibration canceling mechanism (960), is positioned between the powder dispenser (906) and the scan unit (908) to prevent vibrations in the powder dispenser (906) from causing operational issues with the scan unit (908) and inaccuracies in the additive manufacturing process.
US11584070B2
A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object, which is a method of shaping a three-dimensional shaped object using a cutting tool configured to cut a first length in a cutting direction, includes: a first portion shaping step of stacking a shaping material to shape a first portion having a length in the cutting direction shorter than the first length; a first portion cutting step of cutting the first portion in the cutting direction by the cutting tool; and a second portion shaping step of stacking the shaping material to couple to a first end surface of the first portion in a direction opposite to the cutting direction, and to shape a second portion having a length in the cutting direction shorter than that of the first portion.
US11584064B2
Provided is a method for producing a high-pressure tank that is capable of suppressing entry of a resin in a stiffener layer into the boundary between a liner body and a mouthpiece, and also offers excellent productivity. The method for producing a high-pressure tank includes disposing a resin sheet on a liner body having a mouthpiece, the resin sheet covering a gap between an outer circumferential portion of the mouthpiece and the liner body, and heating the resin sheet and welding the resin sheet to the mouthpiece and the liner body, to make a liner; and forming a fiber layer around the outer circumference of the liner, the fiber layer being impregnated with a resin, and curing the resin, wherein the softening point of a material constituting the resin sheet is higher than the maximum temperature that is reached by the liner due to heating of the resin.
US11584062B2
A system for controlling the temperature of a film before and/or during application, the system including: a heat source for heating a film; and stretch rollers; wherein the heat source heats the film from an ambient temperature to a temperature from about 2° C. to about 40° C. above the ambient temperature, wherein the film is heated prior to or simultaneous to being stretched by the stretch rollers, and wherein the ambient temperature is below 15° C. The preheating system may be used to enhance binding and sealing properties of stretch films used for wrapping palletized products in a reduced temperature environment. Other embodiments of the preheating film system, and methods for its use, are described herein.
US11584053B2
Provided are an inner part and a resin molded article according to which it is possible to mitigate the concentration of stress at a distal end of a melt rib. An inner part, around which an outer portion is to be arranged through integral molding, includes a main body portion made of resin, and a melt rib provided protruding outward from the main body portion. The melt rib is formed such that a height of the melt rib is greater than a thickness of the melt rib, the thickness decreases from the main body portion to a distal end of the melt rib, and the melt rib includes a melting portion configured to partially melt during molding of the outer portion.
US11584039B2
A power saw machine for cutting a work piece includes a supporting frame, a cutting blade, and an environment control arrangement which includes a cutting table base, a sliding vacuum hood, and an outlet. The cutting table base is slidably supported by the supporting frame for supporting the work piece. The sliding vacuum hood has a narrow collecting chamber with a continuous inlet for directly contacting with the work piece to omit a spatial gap between the narrow collecting chamber and the work piece, wherein during the cutting process, a cutting portion of the cutting blade is entered into the narrow collecting chamber through the continuous inlet for cutting the work piece. The outlet is provided at the sliding vacuum hood for sucking residual debris of the work piece within the narrow collecting chamber during the cutting process.
US11584037B2
A wire saw apparatus including: a plurality of wire guides; a wire row formed of a wire which is wound around the plurality of wire guides and configured to reciprocatively travel in an axial direction; a nozzle configured to supply a coolant or slurry to the wire; a workpiece-holding portion configured to suspend and hold a workpiece plate having a workpiece bonded thereto with a beam interposed therebetween; a workpiece-feeding mechanism configured to press the workpiece against the wire row; and a mechanism configured to adjust a parallelism of axes of the plurality of wire guides around which the wire row is formed. Thereby, a wire saw apparatus and a method for manufacturing a wafer are provided which enable manufacturing of a wafer having any warp shape by controlling a warp in a wire travelling direction of a sliced workpiece.
US11584035B2
A padding system mountable on a working surface of a die press device to provide a cushion for die cutting includes one or more padding blocks, each of the one or more padding blocks including a backing layer and a padding layer. The backing layer is composed of a flexible magnetic material and the padding layer is composed of a soft cushion material. The padding layer is bonded to the backing layer.
US11584034B2
A perforating apparatus has a base having at least one counter component. The counter component has a length, Lcc, and a nonlinear repeat length. A support is operatively engaged with the base. A blade having a length, LB, is disposed on the support so as to cooperate in interacting relationship with the counter component. The blade has a plurality of teeth. A web material is perforated as it passes between the base and the support and the blade cooperates with the counter component. A drive is associated with one of the support and the base to reciprocally shift the one of the support or the base for a distance, D, in a shifting direction.
US11584031B2
The package opening device generally comprises a body portion, neck portion, and cutting member. In a preferred embodiment, the body portion comprises an elongated ovular configuration. The body portion comprises an upper surface and a lower surface. Adjacent to a distal end of the body portion is a through opening penetrating the upper and lower surfaces. Adjacent to a proximal end of the body portion, the upper surface comprises a recessed area. The neck portion extends from the proximal end of the body portion. Extending downward from a neck portion proximal end is the cutting member. The cutting member comprises a tapered tip.
US11584027B2
A housing of a joint of a collaborative robot, where at least part of the material of the housing is configured to include a plurality of lattice structure units. Since the at least part of the material of the housing is configured to include the plurality of lattice structure units, the weight of the joint may be reduced with respect to a completely solid housing. Further disclosed is the joint of the collaborative robot.
US11584013B2
Disclosed herein is a device, system and method for determining error in robotic manipulator-to-camera calibration. The method includes detecting a test object by a camera coupled to a robotic manipulator. One or more test points are identified on the test object based on a CAD model and pre-defined contact points corresponding to the test object. Arm poses are determined for the robotic manipulator to reach the test points on the 3D test object by using current robotic manipulator-to-camera calibration. While driving an end effector of the robotic manipulator based on the arm poses, any contact of the end effector on the 3D test object is recorded upon receiving a feedback from the 3D test object. An error is determined in the current robotic manipulator-to-camera calibration based on current position of the end effector relative to the one or more test points on the 3D test object.
US11584010B2
Techniques for corrugate and chipboard knocked-down case inspection and assembly are described herein. In one example, the disclosed techniques include a method to inspect and assemble a knocked-down case. In the example, a measurement of at least one aspect of the knocked-down case is obtained. A difference is determined between the obtained measurement and a standard measurement and/or a range of standard measurements. Programming of a case-handling tool is executed that is based at least in part on the determined difference. In an example, the programming is configured to adjust for and/or compensate for differences between the actual knocked-down case and a knocked-down case that is within a specification. A case-handling tool is operated responsive to the executed programming to at least partially erect the knocked-down case into an erected case.
US11583995B2
The invention relates to a portable device for marking a surface, including a casing (2) having a front face (6) having a rectangular opening (6A) for the passage of a marking member, the front face (6) of the casing being provided with a stiffening frame (15) surrounding the passage opening (6A), this stiffening frame (15) being provided with an indexing system (18) adapted to cooperate with a complementary indexing system (19) equipping each of the tooling of a series of removable tooling (20A, 20B, . . . ) for positioning the device on the surface to be marked, each removable tooling (20A, 20B, . . . ) of the series and the stiffening frame (15) including at least one of the elements of a magnetic fastening system with two elements, namely a magnet (21A) and a ferromagnetic material (21B).
US11583994B2
A dustproof structure of a hand tool includes a tool body and a dustproof element. The tool body has a shank. A predetermined portion of the shank is concavely provided with a through hole. The dustproof element is flexible, is provided at the through hole of the shank, and can be opened and closed. The dustproof element closes the through hole when not subjected to an applied force and is elastically deformed to render the through hole into an open state when subjected to the applied force. In normal conditions, therefore, the dustproof element can block foreign matter from entering the through hole. When it is desired to perform a lubricating or adjusting operation on a component in the through hole of the hand tool, the operation can be carried out after directly applying a force to, and thus deforming, the dustproof portion, without having the dustproof element removed.
US11583993B2
An axe including: a lever axe head having a cutting edge, the lever axe head being configured to generate a torque and to rotate upon one of the cutting edge striking a material and the cutting edge penetrating a predetermined distance into the material; a handle having a first portion attached to the lever axe head and a second portion to be gripped by a user; and one or more springs disposed between the first portion of the handle and the lever axe head for biasing the lever axe head and handle relative to each other such that first portion of the handle and the lever axe head rotate relative to each other to absorb at least a portion of the generated torque from being transmitted to the user.
US11583988B2
A hammer drill comprises a drive mechanism including a spindle, a first ratchet coupled for co-rotation with the spindle, a second ratchet rotationally fixed to the housing, and a hammer lockout mechanism adjustable between a first mode and a second mode. The hammer drill further comprises a clutch adjustable between a first state and a second state. The hammer drill further comprises a collar rotatably coupled to the housing and movable between a first rotational position in which the hammer lockout mechanism is in the first mode and the clutch is in the first state, a second rotational position in which the hammer lockout mechanism is in the second mode and the clutch is in the first state, and a third rotational position in which the hammer lockout mechanism is in the second mode and the clutch is in the second state.
US11583986B2
An air-path structure of a pneumatic nail gun includes a main chamber formed in a gun body, a piston driving chamber and a timekeeping chamber that continuously releases pressurized air to the outside. The gun body is equipped with a trigger valve and a bar valve, and a security chamber and an auxiliary chamber are formed in the trigger valve; the trigger valve controls the pressurized air in the piston driving chamber to be discharged to the outside; and the bar valve controls the pressurized air in the main chamber to go into the piston driving chamber, the timekeeping chamber and the auxiliary chamber. The security chamber is permanently connected to the main chamber for concentrating upon the pressurized air, and the bar valve controls the pressurized air in the main chamber to be discharged into the timekeeping chamber, so as to improve the safety of pneumatic nail gun when used.
US11583980B2
An improved open-ended wrench that is adaptable for engaging hexagonal head nuts with non-specific engagement surfaces. The wrench provides a handle with an open working end having opposed flat jaw working surfaces with a positional work piece engagement cavity there between. A contact enabling contoured notch cutout in each flat inside working surface with corresponding standard and non-standard support and torque engagement surface respectively inwardly from the junction of the concave cavity portion.
US11583975B2
A dresser includes a main body having a stepped surface comprising a plurality of steps, wherein a thickness of the main body at a first step of the plurality of steps is a largest thickness of the main body, and a thickness of the main body at a last step of the plurality of steps is a smallest thickness of the main body; and a plurality of superhard particles disposed on each of the plurality of steps of the stepped surface. The plurality of steps of the stepped surface are different in area, and particle diameters of the superhard particles increase stepwise from the first step of the plurality of steps to the last step of the plurality of steps.
US11583972B2
Methods and apparatus for a vibration dampening system having an adaptor with a user contact surface and a power tool contact surface. The adaptor can include a core to reduce vibration transfer from the tool to the hands of a user. In embodiments, the core comprises a viscoelastic material that lightens a base elastomer to form liquid-filled closed cells structures.
US11583970B2
A system for reprofiling a wheel set of a railway vehicle allows the center of rotation of the wheel set to move relative to supporting rollers. A cutting tool used to reprofile the wheel profile on a wheel set is moved relative to the center of rotation of the wheel set to maintain a constant distance between the center of rotation and the cutter. The rollers are maintained in a fixed position during the cutting process. The system avoids mechanically forcing a constant location of the wheel set relative to the center of rotation.
US11583965B2
A system for supporting workpieces during machining. The system comprises one or more adjustable workpiece support assemblies and a robotic unit. Each workpiece support assembly comprises a pedestal and a rotatable fixture element. The robotic assembly comprises means of mobilizing and immobilizing each support assembly, so that the fixture element may be secured in a particular orientation. The robotic unit moves along a frame, and manipulates and fixes the position of the fixture elements to match the contour of a workpiece. Vacuum forces may be applied through the workpiece support assemblies to secure the workpiece against the fixture elements.
US11583958B2
A method for inspecting a joint of an assembly, in particular an assembly of a motor vehicle, consisting of two components joined together by a joining process, includes the method steps of: orienting an inspection device with respect to at least one region of the joint to be tested, imaging an actual image of the joint to be tested on a display device; and displaying joint information relating to the joint to be tested of the assembly via the display device.
US11583956B2
A method for the additive construction of a structure for a component includes the following steps: providing a prefabricated component for the component on a building board, wherein the component has a separating plane, providing a powder bed from a base material for the structure, moving the building board closer to a coating device, aligning a processing surface and the separating plane of the component for preventing adhesion between the component and the coating device, and optically measuring a surface of the powder bed.
US11583947B2
The present method for machining a part includes wire electro-discharge machining the part to create a recast layer, and then removing a zinc content of the recast layer without substantially altering the remainder of the initial composition make-up of the recast layer. The final composition make-up of the recast layer is substantially identical to the initial composition make-up except for the removed zinc content.
US11583942B2
In a cutting tool rotatable about a tool axis, a reversible cutting insert is removably secured in a tool body. The cutting insert has opposing top and bottom end surfaces interconnected by a peripheral surface, and a median plane located therebetween. The peripheral surface includes four side surfaces alternating with four corner surfaces, the side and corner surfaces intersecting the top surface to form top major cutting edges and top corner cutting edges, respectively. Each side surface has a median surface and a top major relief surface. Each top major relief surface forms an acute internal top major relief angle with the median plane, and the median plane intersects the four median surfaces to define an imaginary median square. In a top end view of the cutting insert, the four top major cutting edges define an imaginary top major square rotationally offset from the imaginary median square.
US11583927B2
A jetted binder printing system includes a carrier substrate configured to travel along a longitudinal direction thereof, an adjustable binder printer configured to deliver an adjustable binder to the carrier substrate, a dispensing module located downstream from the adjustable binder printer on the longitudinal direction of the carrier substrate, the dispensing module including at least one powder container, the dispensing module being configured to dispense powder onto the carrier substrate, and a primary binder printer located downstream from the compaction module along the longitudinal direction of the carrier substrate. The primary binder printer includes a print head configured to print a primary binder on the dispensed powder according to a desired pattern. The primary binder is printed on a surface of the powder that is opposite a surface on which the adjustable binder is printed. The primary binder is printed to match the pattern of the adjustable binder.
US11583921B2
Disclosed are a method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy clad section, and an aluminum alloy clad section manufactured by the method. The method includes preparing a composite powder by ball-milling aluminum powder and carbon nanotubes, preparing a billet from the composite powder, and subjecting the billet to direct extrusion using an extrusion die. The method is simple in procedure and uses simple equipment because it is based on direct extrusion which is suitable for mass production. Thus, the method is capable of producing a lightweight high-strength functional aluminum alloy clad section having a competitive advantage in terms of price over conventional aluminum alloy clad sections.
US11583918B2
A rivet tape joining clip (302) comprising an elongate body provided with a plurality of projections (310) which extend from one side of the elongate body, wherein the projections are provided with laterally projecting lips. The invention further relates to different apparatuses and methods used for the joining of rivet tapes.
US11583915B2
A crimping method including providing a coupling including a sidewall and a ribbed stem having a plurality of radial valleys, the ribbed stem defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the first sidewall extends radially to the axis, and providing a die including a stop and a channel extending through the stop, the channel having a ribbed section with a plurality of ribs. The ribbed stem is inserted through the first stop, into the first channel and into the end of a hose. With a ferrule arranged between the ribbed section and the hose and the sidewall pressed against the stop, the die is used to compress the end of the hose between the ferrule and the ribbed stem with the plurality of radial valleys radially aligned with the plurality of ribs. The couplings are selected from a medical gas medical gas outlet rough-in and a medical gas nut nipple.
US11583913B2
A tool for the internal high-pressure shaping of a workpiece, in particular for producing a tubular structural component for a motor vehicle, is provided. The tool includes at least three movable tool segments, which bound a shaping cavity for accommodating and shaping the workpiece. The movable tool segments, at least in some sections, completely form the shaping cavity in a closed state of the tool. A method for shaping a workpiece by internal high-pressure shaping is also provided.
US11583912B2
A connection rod coupling assembly includes a settable shape mounting second component having a lateral, primary axis and a bearing assembly including a bearing assembly body. The bearing assembly body includes a substantially cylindrical outer surface and a center axis. The bearing assembly body is coupled to the settable shape mounting second component in a non-aligned configuration. That is, the bearing assembly body center axis is offset from the settable shape mounting second component primary axis. Thus, the position of the bearing assembly body center axis is adjustable by repositioning the settable shape mounting second component relative to a settable shape mounting first component on a swing lever. The adjustment of the bearing assembly body, in turn, adjusts the range of the ram assembly and the ram assembly body.
US11583911B2
The present invention discloses a method for coreless spinning of a large-ratio multi-variable-diameter hollow shaft, belonging to the field of spinning. The present invention includes following steps: S1: clamping a blank in a lower die unit, driving the workpiece to rotate, causing a rough spinning wheel and a fine spinning wheel to be in contact with the workpiece for staggered spinning, and performing curved reciprocating feed spinning via point contact to form a roughly-spun blank; S2: shifting the rough spinning wheel and the fine spinning wheel, causing shaping spinning wheels to be in contact with the workpiece for shaping spinning, and subjecting the shaping spinning wheels to linear contact shaping and fine spinning only in a radial direction, to obtain a finely spun blank. The present invention solves the problems of high machining difficulty and poor molding quality of hollow shafts in the prior art.
US11583901B2
An appliance and a method for removing deposits from interiors of receptacles or facilities by way of explosion technology. The appliance includes a supply device for providing an explosive mixture or its starting components, as well as a transport conduit that is connected to the supply device and serves for transporting explosive mixture to a cleaning location. The transport conduit is designed at least in sections as a transport hose.
US11583895B2
Disclosed is a connection device for piezoceramics of an ultrasonic transducer, comprising a nut (1), an ultrasonic transducer (5) having a screw structure and to be used with the nut (1), and a plurality of piezoceramics (3) and a plurality of metal sheets (4) fitted on an outer circumference of the screw of the ultrasonic transducer (5) and arranged at intervals. The connection device for the piezoceramics of the ultrasonic transducer further comprises a washer (2) located between the nut (1) and the piezoceramics (3), and the washer (2) is provided with a through hole through which the screw passes. The connection device has high connecting precision, strong working stability, and high working reliability.
US11583894B2
A method of forming an ultrasonic transducer device includes forming and patterning a film stack over a substrate, the film stack comprising a metal electrode layer and a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) stop layer formed over the metal electrode layer; forming an insulation layer over the patterned film stack; planarizing the insulation layer to the CMP stop layer; measuring a remaining thickness of the CMP stop layer; and forming a membrane support layer over the patterned film stack, wherein the membrane support layer is formed at thickness dependent upon the measured remaining thickness of the CMP stop layer, such that a combined thickness of the CMP stop layer and the membrane support layer corresponds to a desired transducer cavity depth.
US11583893B2
A system for buoyant particle processing includes: a reaction vessel, a stirring mechanism, a set of one or more pumps, and a filter. The system can additionally or alternatively include a set of pathways and/or any other suitable component(s). A method for buoyant particle processing includes: stirring the contents of a reaction vessel; washing a set of buoyant particles; and filtering the contents of the reaction vessel. Additionally or alternatively, the method can include any or all of: preprocessing the set of buoyant particles; adding a set of inputs to the reaction vessel; washing the set of buoyant particles; repeating one or more; and/or any other suitable process(es).
US11583889B2
An apparatus and method for application of a line of resin along a crease line of a garment for increasing the life of the crease line. The apparatus in one embodiment allows a simultaneous application of lines of resin along respective crease lines of one or more garments to provide an increase in productivity. The apparatus and method allows the operation of a source of a pressurised fluid source used in dispensing of the resin from one or more cartridges held on mounting apparatus to be achieved by an operator's hand which, at the same time, is used to hold gripping portion on the mounting apparatus to move the cartridges and mounting apparatus with respect to the crease line to apply the resin.
US11583883B2
The disclosure relates to a device that saves water, energy, and money and may record the savings with a software analytics dashboard. The device allows cold water to flow out when the shower is first turned on and slows or shuts water flow once the water is heated and the shower is unoccupied. After the presence of the user is detected, the shower flow may resume.
US11583882B2
A system for controlling a ground speed of an agricultural sprayer includes a boom and a nozzle mounted on the boom. The nozzle, in turn, is configured to dispense a fan of an agricultural fluid as the agricultural sprayer travels across a field. Additionally, the system includes a sensor configured to capture data indicative of a spray quality parameter associated with the dispensed fan of the agricultural fluid. Furthermore, the system includes a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. As such, the controller is configured to receive the captured data from the sensor as the agricultural sprayer travels across the field. Moreover, the controller is configured to determine the spray quality parameter based on the received data. In addition, the controller is configured to control a ground speed of the agricultural sprayer based on the determined spray quality parameter.
US11583866B2
Method and apparatus for fracturing particulates during an air mill process. In some embodiments, a disc assembly is rotated within a housing about a central axis. The disc assembly includes a horizontally extending annular ring with opposing innermost and outermost edge surfaces. A retention flange extends adjacent the outermost edge surface of the annular ring. Spaced apart impellers project from an upper surface of the annular ring for movement in a direction of rotation of the annular ring to form an inner zone of lower pressure surrounded by an outer zone of higher pressure. During air mill processing, an inlet stream of particulates is introduced to the inner zone to induce collisions among previously introduced particulates into the inner zone. Reduced-sized fractured particulates are removed from the inner zone using a negative pressure supplied via a vacuum line.
US11583862B2
A thermal block assembly for use in a biological analysis system includes a sample block, a heating and cooling element, a heat sink including a surface, the surface including a plurality of projections for engaging the heating and cooling element to hold the heating and cooling element on the heat sink. A thermal block assembly for use in a biological analysis system includes a heating and cooling element, a sample block including a lower surface configured to be thermally coupled to the heating and cooling element, one or more temperature sensors configured to extend through the one or more slots of the lower surface of the sample block, and one or more thermal pads between the one or more temperature sensors and heating and cooling element.
US11583849B2
A disposable cartridge for mitigating cross-contamination of fluid sample reagents. The disposable cartridge includes a cartridge body defining a syringe barrel having an barrel port operative to inject and withdraw assay fluids in response to the displacement of a syringe plunger. Furthermore, the disposable cartridge includes a rotor defining a plurality of assay chambers in fluid communication with the barrel port through one of a plurality of rotor ports disposed about the periphery of the rotor. Finally, the disposable cartridge includes a flow control system between the barrel and rotor ports which prevents cross-contamination of fluid sample reagents from one assay chamber to another assay chamber.
US11583848B2
The present invention discloses a nanoparticle control and detection system and operating method thereof. The present invention controls and detects the nanoparticles in the same device. The device comprises a first transparent electrode, a photoconductive layer, a spacer which is deposed on the edge of the photoconductive layer and a second transparent electrode. The aforementioned device controls and detects the nanoparticles by applying AC/DC bias and AC/DC light source to the transparent electrode.
US11583842B2
An amide/iminium zwitterion catalyst has a catalyst pocket size that promotes transesterification and dehydrative esterification. The amide/iminium zwitterions are easily prepared by reacting aziridines with aminopyridines. The reaction can be applied a wide variety of esterification processes including the large-scale synthesis of biodiesel. The amide/iminium zwitterions allow the avoidance of strongly basic or acidic condition and avoidance of metal contamination in the products. Reactions are carried out at ambient or only modestly elevated temperatures. The amide/iminium zwitterion catalyst is easily recycled and reactions proceed in high to quantitative yields.
US11583836B2
The present invention relates to a process for deparaffinning a middle distillate feedstock, to convert, in good yield, feedstocks having high pour points into at least one cut having an improved pour point. Said process is performed with at least one catalyst comprising at least one hydro-dehydrogenating phase containing at least one metal from group VIB and at least one metal from group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and a support comprising at least one IZM-2 zeolite, a zeolite of WI framework type code and at least one binder.
US11583833B2
Disclosed herein are a calcium salts-supported metal catalyst, a method for preparing the same, and a method for the hydrodeoxygenation reaction of oxygenates using the same. The catalyst, in which a metal catalyst is supported on a carrier of a calcium salt, for example, calcium carbonate, has the effect of increasing the efficiency of hydrodeoxygenation reaction of oxygenates.
US11583832B2
Disclosed herein are a catalyst composition, catalyst devices, and methods for removing formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, and other pollutants from an air flow stream. The catalyst composition including manganese oxide, optionally one or more of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, zinc, iron, binder, an inorganic oxide, or carbon.
US11583831B2
The present invention relates to a mixed oxide of aluminium, of zirconium, of cerium, of lanthanum and optionally of at least one rare-earth metal other than cerium and lanthanum that makes it possible to prepare a catalyst that retains, after severe ageing, a good thermal stability and a good catalytic activity. The invention also relates to the process for preparing this mixed oxide and also to a process for treating exhaust gases from internal combustion engines using a catalyst prepared from this mixed oxide.
US11583830B2
A process for recovery of lithium ions from a lithium-bearing brine includes contacting the lithium-bearing brine with a lithium ion sieve (where that LIS includes an oxide of titanium or niobium) in a first stirred reactor to form a lithium ion complex with the lithium ion sieve, and decomplexing the lithium ion from the lithium ion sieve in a second stirred reactor to form the lithium ion sieve and an acidic lithium salt eluate.
US11583827B2
The contacting device for countercurrent contacting of fluid streams and having a first pair of intersecting grids of spaced-apart and parallel deflector blades and a second pair of intersecting grids of spaced-apart and parallel deflector blades. The deflector blades in each one of the grids are interleaved with the deflector blades in the paired intersecting grid and may have uncut side portions that join them together along a transverse strip where the deflector blades cross each other and cut side portions that extend from the uncut side portions to the ends of the deflector blades. At least some of the deflector blades have directional tabs and associated openings to allow portions of the fluid streams to pass through the deflector blades to facilitate mixing of the fluid streams.
US11583824B2
A system and method for producing hydrogen from hydrocarbon and steam, including a membrane reformer with multiple membrane reactors each having a tubular membrane. The bore of the tubular membrane is the permeate side for the hydrogen. The region external to the tubular membrane is the retentate side for carbon dioxide. A sweep gas flows through the bore to displace hydrogen in a direction countercurrent to flow of hydrocarbon and steam in the region external to the tubular membrane. The method includes discharging hydrogen as permeate with the sweep gas from the bore, and discharging carbon dioxide in the region external to the tubular membrane as retentate from the membrane reactor.
US11583821B2
A device for measuring the internal temperature of a reforming tube including a first structure having an axial part of tubular shape positioned in the lengthwise direction of a reforming tube and a radial part projecting radially towards the central axis of the reforming tube, a second structure of oblong shape having at least one thermocouple made of welded Nicrosil/Nisil conductors arranged longitudinally against the axial part and radially against the radial part, and an outer sheath enveloping the first structure and the second structure.
US11583819B2
Nano- to microscale liquid coacervate particles are provided. The liquid coacervate particles are produced by a process including stimulating a population of liquid droplets containing one or a mixture of components to induce a phase separation point of a first component, and maintaining stimulation at the phase separation point to form a coacervate domain of the first component within each of the droplets to form the liquid coacervate particles. The self-assembled nano, meso, micro and macro liquid coacervate particles and related coated substrates can have utility in drug delivery, bioanalytical systems, controlled cell culture, tissue engineering, biomanufacturing and drug discovery.
US11583804B2
A nanocarbon separation method includes a step of preparing a dispersion liquid having nanocarbons dispersed therein; a step of injecting a liquid including the dispersion liquid into an electrophoresis tank so that a pH of the liquid increases from a bottom to a top in a direction of gravitational force; and a step of applying a direct current to electrodes disposed in an upper part and a lower part of the electrophoresis tank.
US11583803B2
A reducing agent supply device for supplying a reducing agent to a portion of a passage for a flue gas upstream of a SCR catalyst includes at least one header pipe extending in the passage and configured to allow the reducing agent to pass through; a plurality of injection nozzles disposed on the header pipe at intervals along an extension direction of the header pipe and configured to inject the reducing agent into the passage; a heat shield plate disposed on an upstream side of the header pipe with respect to a flow direction of the flue gas and having a longitudinal direction along the extension direction of the header pipe; and at least one fixing part contacting each of the heat shield plate and the header pipe and fixing the heat shield plate to the header pipe.
US11583802B2
A filter configured to photocatalytically oxidize target compounds in an air stream includes a support structure having an air permeability greater than approximately 155 CFM/ft2 and a photocatalyst supported by the support medium.
US11583793B2
A gas trap system for metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) exhaust abatement operations is provided. The gas trap system may include a housing including an inlet configured to receive exhaust gas and an outlet. The gas trap system may also include a conical inlet shield positioned within the housing. The conical inlet shield may form a first path between the housing and the conical inlet shield, wherein the first path receives the exhaust gas from the inlet. The conical inlet shield may also cool the exhaust gas and cause the exhaust gas to be uniformly distributed in the first path. The gas trap system may also include a filter configured to receive the exhaust gas from the first path and to filter the exhaust gas, wherein the filtered gas exhaust is provided to the outlet.
US11583786B2
A separation system includes an elongated separator vessel having an inlet, a heating section which is located downstream of the inlet, an oil accumulation section which is located downstream of the heating section, and an oil outlet which is connected to the oil accumulation section. The heating section includes an immersed plate heater which is fluidly connected to a heating medium heater that is located externally of the separator vessel. In operation, a heating fluid which is heated in the heating medium heater is circulated through the immersed plate heater to heat the multiphase fluid.
US11583784B2
A play system, comprising: one or more toys comprising one or more electrically conductive parts, the one or more conductive parts defining a spatial pattern, the one or more toys having a physical configuration that is modifiable by a user, the spatial pattern being dependent on the physical configuration of the one or more toys, the one or more toys including a first toy; a magnetic field generating device arranged to generate a magnetic field for inducing an eddy current in one or more of the electrically conductive parts; a sensor configured to detect the induced eddy current; and a data processor; wherein the first toy and at least one of the magnetic field generating device and the sensor are movable relative to each other; wherein the sensor is configured to detect the induced eddy current during relative movement between the first toy and at least one of the magnetic field generating device and the sensor, and wherein the data processor is configured to: receive sensor data from the sensor, the sensor data being indicative of the eddy current detected during relative movement between the first toy and at least one of the magnetic field generating device and the sensor, detect the spatial pattern of the electrically conductive parts based at least in part on the received sensor data, determine the physical configuration of the one or more toys based on the detected spatial pattern.
US11583783B1
A method of ornamentializing an inflated balloon with a plurality of ribbon strands secured by knotting in the neck of the inflated balloon, and disclosed apparatus for ornamentializing an inflated balloon using a balloon tying station holding a plurality of spools of ribbon for selectively dispensing longitudinally across an extending cantilever to underlie a neck portion of the inflated balloon, which neck portion extends stretchingly around the cantilever and looping over and under for pulling off the cantilever and catching the ribbons to tie the knot and secure the ribbons therein, the ribbons having first and second strands cut to a selected length and secured in the knot. An apparatus for ornamentalizing an inflated balloon for a balloon bouquet is disclosed.
US11583782B2
A modular wing, adapted to be used on a flying device such as a toy airplane, drone, or other small fixed wing flying device, or form a part of a wind turbine or any other apparatus that requires a wing or blade, that is compatible with all block-based toy systems such as LEGO®, DECOOL® or KAZI®. The modular wing is comprised of a series of modular aerodynamic surfaces that may be suitable for manufacture by a low-cost method such as molding or additive manufacturing such as 3D printing, typically but not necessarily from plastic, to form wing sub elements which, when assembled together, form a wing or blade such as an airplane wing or turbine blade. The modular wing may comprise cambered or symmetric wing shapes. The modular wing may be used in a static display model fully flying aerodynamic aircraft, sailing hydrodynamic boat, or aerodynamic functioning turbine.
US11583781B2
A ride vehicle system includes a ride track and a ride vehicle. The ride track includes a vehicle rail and an accessory rail. The ride vehicle includes a ride vehicle base, a show element coupled to the ride vehicle base, and a mechanical linkage. The ride vehicle base is configured to interface with the vehicle rail of the ride track and to move along the vehicle rail of the ride track. The show element coupled to the ride vehicle base is configured to actuate with respect to the ride vehicle base. The mechanical linkage includes a first end coupled to the show element and a second end coupled to the accessory rail of the ride track. The mechanical linkage is configured to move along the accessory rail and to actuate the show element based at least in part on a position of the accessory rail with respect to the vehicle rail.
US11583775B1
A system and related methods for allowing a player or user to load personalized or player-created content (such as graphics, sounds, and the like) into a game on a machine specifically for gaming, including, but not limited to, gambling or casino gaming. The player creates and uploads content to a remote content server, which reviews the content for acceptability, quality, and other standards, converts and scales the content to appropriate file types or standards, and stores it for later use. The player, when accessing a compatible machine, can request that the player-created content be downloaded into or otherwise available to the machine, where it replaces some or all of the standard content for a particular game.
US11583770B2
The disclosed systems and methods provide for generating real-time egress plans for users in a building, based on the users' current locations. As the users' current locations change, egress plans associated with the users can be dynamically modified in real-time. The egress plans can also be generated, modified, and/or trained based on inputted information about the user. The disclosed technology can include a mobile application for presenting, in a centralized interface, information about user-specific egress plans, training the user for different emergency scenarios, improving or changing features in the building to improve safety, and user profiles. The mobile application can include training simulation games to help prepare the users to safely egress during an emergency. The disclosed technology can also predict building component and structure emergency risk levels. The disclosed technology can also designate zones in the building based on possible egress routes.
US11583765B2
New application sessions can be placed on reclaimable resource capacity that can be provided at lower cost than dedicated capacity, but with risk that the capacity might be reclaimed before completion of the session. A number of instance types can be determined that are capable of hosting a new session. Risk scores can be calculated for the instance types, as well as the cost of instances of each type. An instance type can be selected for the session using the risk scores and cost information, where the instance type will have relatively low risk with a relatively low cost for the instance. Once an instance type is selected, a resource pool can be selected from which to provide the resource instance of the selected type. The instance can then be allocated and caused to host the session or perform related functionality.
US11583764B2
User action data characterizing action by a player in a game environment executing at a user client is received at a server. The game environment is created by the user client separate from the server. Data characterizing a selected viewing position is received. The selected viewing position is different than a player viewing position. The selected viewing position characterizes a viewing location within the game environment. A recreated game environment is generated from the user action data at the server. A video stream of the recreated game environment is generated. The video stream includes video from a perspective of the selected viewing position. The video stream is transmitted to a viewing client. Related apparatus, systems, articles, and techniques are also described.
US11583763B2
This disclosure relates to unlocking game content for users of an online game. In implementations, affiliations between users may be established, and content may be made available to users individually based on the number of users within an affiliation. Content made available to a first user of the affiliation may be made available to the first user individually and independently from other users included in the affiliation.
US11583760B1
Techniques for a controller mode for a mobile device are described and may be implemented to enable a mobile device to implement a controller mode. In the controller mode a controller graphical user interface is presented on the mobile device and is utilized to receive input to interact with application content communicated from the mobile device to a remote display device. Generally, the described implementations enable multiple controller triggers to be utilized to trigger a controller mode on a mobile device.
US11583751B2
The diagnosed soft tissue or brain injury component of concussions is generally defined by the symptoms of the temporal lobe manifestations. However, there is an undiagnosed structural fractured component of concussions occurring within the jaw joint complex which is the focus of this invention. A precise imaging technique and the powerful 3D Cone beam scanning technology, together, have revealed fractures in temporal bones of the jaw joint space which supports the temporal lobe of the brain. These fractures are the results of the lower jaw impact forces that cause concussions and this mechanism account for a large percent of the concussions arising in sports and military operations. These fractures have never been considered, diagnosed, or treated in the management of concussions. Fracturing temporal bones in the jaw joint that supports the temporal lobe will certainly produce the symptoms of temporal lobe manifestations. With early detection, these fractures can be more rapidly healed, eliminating many temporal lobe symptoms of concussions. The device of the present invention reduces the risk of the lower jaw impact concussion and temporal bone fractures, while enhancing the ability to speak and orally communicate.
US11583747B2
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to devices, systems, and methods for implementing drills and providing coaching instructions to users. Embodiments may load a drill, measure values obtained from one or more sensors installed on a player's tennis racket and/or worn on the player's body, and use those values to detect various parameters, such as the physical impact of a ball at the player's racket. Embodiments may then output a coaching instruction to the user. Embodiments may also include adding customized coaching instructions to a drill.
US11583744B1
A system for absorbing and redirecting impact including a plates assembly and a damping assembly is disclosed herein. The plates assembly includes a first plate being attached to a wall. The first plate and a second plate having a plurality of openings. The openings receive straps to tether the second plate to the first plate. The damping assembly includes a padding being attached to a front side of the second plate. A plurality of angled members are attached to a rear side of the second plate and to a front side of the first plate. The plurality of angled members receive shock absorbers therein. The damping assembly is configured to absorb and redirect impacts.
US11583735B2
A cue ball used for practice and play in pool or billiards. The cue ball is made with a plurality of concentric sphere layers or shells starting with a centermost opaque ball, followed by two or three spheres of differently colored semi-transparent polymer resins; then an outermost clear layer of polymer.
US11583729B2
The present embodiments provide systems and methods for aggregating measurements captured by different technologies during a golf swing. By capturing measurements using different technologies, more accurate measurements may be provided to a user by selecting from the measurements, offsetting measurements based on the technologies used, and aligning measurements between devices. Further, by aggregating measurements received from different devices, additional features and functionality may be provided to the user that is absent from any one device used alone. Additionally, by storing the aggregated measurements, users, club fitters and instructors may access and leverage larger databases of measurements to better understand the user's golf swing and to provide better recommendations and instruction to the user.
US11583700B2
Systems and methods for implementing an adaptive therapy workflow that minimizes time needed to create a session patient model, select an appropriate plan for the treatment session, and treat the patient.
US11583697B2
A system with integrated tracking includes a procedure-specific hardware component (112 or 116) disposed at or near a region of interest. A field generator (114) is configured to generate a field with a field of view covering the region of interest. A mounting device (115) is connected to the field generator and is coupled to the procedure-specific hardware. The field generator is fixedly positioned by the mounting device to permit workflow access to the region of interest without interfering with the field generator and to provide a known position of the field generator relative to the region of interest. A tracking device (110) is configured to be inserted in or near the region of interest to be tracked within the field of view of the field generator to generate tracking data.
US11583687B2
Techniques are disclosed for monitoring a patient for the occurrence of a cardiac arrhythmia. A computing system generates sample probability values by applying a machine learning model to sample patient data. The machine learning model determines a respective probability value that indicates a probability that the cardiac arrhythmia occurred during each respective temporal window. The computing system outputs a user interface comprising graphical data based on the sample probability values and receives, via the user interface, an indication of user input to select a probability threshold for a patient. The computing system receives patient data for the patient and applies the machine learning model to the patient data to determine a current probability value. In response to the determination that the current probability exceeds the probability threshold for the patient, the computing system generates an alert indicating the patient has likely experienced the occurrence of the cardiac arrhythmia.
US11583681B2
A leadless pacemaker, and method for storing event data therein, comprising a central processing unit, a first logic circuit configured to generate event data based on a first event occurring during operation of the leadless pacemaker, a first hardware event counter configured to be incremented if specific event data are generated by said first logic circuit, a first memory unit comprising a first bit configured to be set if said first hardware event counter is incremented to a first maximum number of counts, a second memory unit communicating with said first memory unit, wherein said central processing unit is configured to transfer said first bit to said second memory unit, a first RAM event counter in a random access memory of said leadless pacemaker, wherein said central processing unit is configured to increment said first RAM event counter if said first bit is transferred to the second memory unit.
US11583671B2
At least some embodiments of the disclosure may advantageously limit bleeding and the occurrence of blood leaks after heart pump implantation. In some embodiments, a base may be provided that includes a flexible layer mechanically coupled with a conduit. The flexible layer may be coupled with the proximal end of the conduit. The conduit may be configured to receive a cannula of the heart pump therethrough. The outer surface of the conduit may be configured to engage a surface of the heart formed after coring the heart. The conduit may be metal and may have a flared and/or beveled distal end. The conduit may be a flexible material. A distal flexible layer may be provided at a distal end of the conduit that is configured to engage with an inner surface of the heart.
US11583668B2
Fluid communication devices and supporting structures may be provided for use with intraosseous devices. Apparatus and methods may also be provided to communicate fluids with an intraosseous device.
US11583666B2
A disposable device for treating a condition of a ureter or kidney having a cylindrical body about 1-2 mm in diameter by about 5 to 10 mm in length and having a top and bottom end. The body is made of absorbent material that expands upon contact with pharmaceutical agent and bodily fluids and includes a string connected to the bottom end of the body for removing the device. The device can be used to treat a condition of the ureter or kidney by inserting into the ureter or kidney, delivering a pharmaceutical agent, and removing the device after it has been impregnated with fluid. The device can be included in a kit with an insertion device and/or appropriate pharmaceutical agents.
US11583661B2
An apparatus includes a catheter, an introducer, and an actuator. A distal end portion of the introducer is configured to couple to an indwelling peripheral intravenous line. The actuator is movably coupled to the introducer and is configured to move the catheter between a first position, in which the catheter is disposed within the introducer, and a second position, in which a distal end portion of the catheter is distal to the introducer. A first portion of the actuator is disposed outside of the introducer and in contact with an outer surface of the introducer such that (1) a longitudinal axis defined by a second portion of the actuator is nonparallel to a longitudinal axis defined by the introducer and (2) the second portion of the actuator exerts a force on a proximal end portion of the catheter operable to increase an internal stress with in a portion of the catheter.
US11583657B2
A catheter system is disclosed that includes a catheter with an elongated, flexible tube having an entry end, an exit end, and a control valve. The control valve controls the flow of fluids through the catheter tube. The exit end or control valve also includes a coupler which is utilized to allow the catheter to be moved between a stowed condition coupled to a flexible belt and an in-use condition uncoupled from the belt.
US11583650B2
A cannula for providing respiratory therapy to a patient includes a first nasal prong having a proximal end attached to a cannula body and a distal end for insertion into a nare of the patient. The first nasal prong defines a lumen for a flow of breathing gas from a source of breathing gas to the nare of the patient, and the first nasal prong has a variable geometry such that a cross-sectional area of the lumen at the distal end of the first nasal prong varies with a flow rate of the breathing gas. Varying the cross-sectional area of the first nasal prong lumen with the flow rate of the breathing gas enables the first nasal prong to maintain a high velocity flow to the nare for effective flushing of the patient's airway.
US11583634B2
The present specification relates to a plunger configured to transmit a force from an energy source to a piston of a primary container, the plunger comprising a plunger rod configured to be subjected to the force from the energy source, the plunger rod having an inner surface forming a cavity, wherein a support element adapted to constrain the energy source within the cavity protrudes radially inwards from the inner surface into the cavity.
US11583633B2
Systems and methods for delayed delivery of a drug are disclosed. A drug delivery system may include a delivery member for insertion into a patient and a reservoir configured to receive a volume of a drug. An energy source may be activatable by the patient to actuate the reservoir to deliver the drug to the patient as a single bolus. A lockout system may be configured to have a locked state, wherein the lockout system prevents movement of the delivery member and/or activation of the energy source, and an unlocked state, wherein the lockout system permits movement of the delivery member and/or activation of the energy source. The lockout system may be configured to automatically change from the locked state to the unlocked state after a preselected time period has elapsed. An output element may generate a detectable output after the preselected time period has elapsed for notifying the patient.
US11583631B2
Disclosed is a method of controlling operation of a medical device that regulates delivery of a fluid medication to a user. The method receives meter-generated values that are indicative of a physiological characteristic of the user, and are produced in response to operation of an analyte meter device. The method obtains sensor-generated values that are indicative of the physiological characteristic of the user, and are produced in response to operation of a continuous analyte sensor device, different than the analyte meter device. The medical device is operated in different modes when: a valid meter-generated value is available; a valid meter-generated value is unavailable and a current sensor-generated value satisfies first quality criteria; or a valid meter-generated value is unavailable and the current sensor-generated value satisfies second quality criteria but does not satisfy the first quality criteria.
US11583629B2
A red, green, and blue values for a fluid are received. A standard red, green, and blue values for the fluid are determined. A tolerance red, green, and blue values are determined for the fluid based on the standard red, green, and blue value for the fluid. An updated red, green, and blue values for the fluid are received. Whether any of the updated red, green, and blue values for the fluid are outside of the associated tolerance red, green, and blue values for the fluid is determined.
US11583628B2
A medical fluid therapy system having a multi-state alarm feature is disclosed. An example medical fluid therapy system includes a pumping apparatus configured to pump a medical fluid from a fluid container. The example system also includes a processor configured to generate a first alarm signal associated with a first low level event of the medical fluid in the fluid container, generate a second alarm signal associated with a second low level event of the medical fluid in the fluid container, and receive an activation of a snooze element for deactivating the first alarm signal after the first low level event has occurred and enabling the second alarm signal to be activated upon occurrence of the second low level event. The system further includes a server configured to receive and route at least one of the first alarm signal or the second alarm signal for display at a user device.
US11583620B2
The present invention generally relates to a process suitable for extracorporeal lung support. The process comprises contacting blood with a dialysis liquid separated by a semipermeable membrane. Oxygen is introduced into blood and/or into the dialysis liquid prior to contacting blood and dialysis liquid being separated by the semipermeable membrane. The process is versatile and allows for blood oxygenation as well as removal of at least one undesired substance occurring in the blood, selected from carbon dioxide, bicarbonate and hydrogen cations, from blood. Thereby, the present invention takes advantage of the Haldane effect in the extracorporeal contacting step. The undesired substance can be efficiently transported across a semipermeable membrane to the dialysis liquid. In contrast to extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal methods of the prior art (ECCCbR), the present invention employs a versatile dialysis liquid that allows to adjust the pH and buffering capacity of the dialysis liquid, to add fluids to the dialysis liquid and/or to the blood and to remove substances from the blood in the extracorporeal circuit, depending on the conditions and needs. The present invention also provides regeneration and recycling of the dialysis liquid, and thus for its repeated use. The present invention is suitable for treating human or animal subjects suffering from lung failure or lung disorders.
US11583614B2
A hydrotherapy device for treating a wound on a surface of a patient's body is provided. A body of the hydrotherapy device includes a wall having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a chamber defined by the inner surface. The wall further includes an internal void, a first port extending fully through the wall and in communication with the void, a second port extending from the outer surface partially through the wall and in communication with the void, and a plurality of channels, each extending from the void to the inner surface. A central axis of each channel forms an angle at the inner surface.
US11583609B2
The present disclosure describes a medical construct. The medical construct includes a first layer comprising an array of collagen fibers, the first layer forming a core of the medical construct, and a second layer comprising a plurality of braided collagen fibers, wherein the second layer surrounds the core of the medical construct. In some embodiments, the medical construct may further include a third layer comprising a plurality of braided collagen fibers, wherein the third layer surrounds the second layer. Methods of manufacturing a medical construct also provided.
US11583602B2
An irradiation system is provided which comprises a cabinet housing one or more X-ray tubes providing an irradiation source for a biomass contained within a cylindrical container arranged on a rotating device. The X-ray tubes generate directional X-ray beams and are provided in ultra-close proximity to the container, and the X-ray tubes can be configured to traverse the container. The rotational movement and traversal during the irradiation process ensure a more even irradiation of the entire biomass in the container.
US11583590B2
The present invention provides a novel antibody-pyrrolodiazepine derivative and a novel antibody-pyrrolodiazepine derivative conjugate using the same, and a novel CLDN6 and/or CLDN9 antibody.
US11583580B2
A heat-resistant H1N1 subtype influenza virus mutant strain rPR8-HA-N5 has been preserved at China Center for Type Culture Collection, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China with the preservation number of CCTCC No. V202043.
US11583572B2
An insulin composition comprises an insulin analogue and polymer blend. The insulin analogue contains cysteine substitutions at positions B4 and A10 (to form cystine B4-A10), and one or more additional substitutions selected from the group consisting of: a connecting domain of 5-11 amino acids between insulin A- and B domains; a non-beta-branched amino-acid substitution at position A8; a non-beta-branched acidic or polar side chain at position A14; a halogenic modification of PheB24 at the ortho position; and substitution of lysine at position B29 by Glu, Ala, Val, Ile, Leu, amino-propionic acid, amino-butryic acid, or Norleucine. The insulin analogue is compatible with a process of manufacture that includes one or more steps within the temperature range 90-120° C. The encapsulated insulin analogue may optionally contain free PEG or be PEGylated. The insulin analogue-encapsulated polymer blend may be cast as a microneedle patch for topical administration or as micropellets for subcutaneous injection.
US11583568B2
The present disclosure relates to the use of angiotensin II, angiotensin III, or angiotensin IV in therapeutic methods for the treatment of hypotension, especially catecholamine-resistant hypotension.
US11583563B2
Adeno-associated liquid and lyophilized pharmaceutical compositions are provided herein. In exemplary aspects, the pharmaceutical compositions comprise about 5 mM to about 25 mM L-histidine, about 0 mM to about 150 mM sodium chloride, about 0.001% (w/v) to about 0.01% (w/v) polysorbate 80 (PS80), and about 1% to about 10% (w/v) sucrose, trehalose, or combination thereof to AAV. In exemplary aspects, the pharmaceutical compositions further comprise glycine or mannitol. Methods of preparing a pharmaceutical composition comprising AAV, methods of treating a bleeding disorder in a subject, and methods of storing AAV compositions are also provided.
US11583553B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods for preparing high optical density solutions of nanoparticle, such as nanoplates, silver nanoplates or silver platelet nanoparticles, and to the solutions and substrates prepared by the methods. The process can include the addition of stabilizing agents (e.g., chemical or biological agents bound or otherwise linked to the nanoparticle surface) that stabilize the nanoparticle before, during, and/or after concentration, thereby allowing for the production of a stable, high optical density solution of silver nanoplates. The process can also include increasing the concentration of silver nanoplates within the solution, and thus increasing the solution optical density.
US11583545B2
This invention relates to compositions for combating ectoparasites and endoparasites in animals, comprising eprinomectin and praziquantel in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and optionally an antioxidant. This invention also provides for an improved methods for eradicating, controlling, and preventing parasite infections and infestations in an animal comprising administering the compositions of the invention to the animal in need thereof.
US11583544B2
The present invention provides liposome compositions containing sparingly soluble drugs that are used to treat life-threatening diseases. A preferred method of encapsulating a drug inside a liposome is by remote or active loading. Remote loading of a drug into liposomes containing a transmembrane electrochemical gradient is initiated by co-mixing a liposome suspension with a solution of drug, whereby the neutral form of the compound freely enters the liposome and becomes electrostatically charged thereby preventing the reverse transfer out of the liposome. There is a continuous build-up of compound within the liposome interior until the electrochemical gradient is dissipated or all the drug is encapsulated in the liposome. However, this process as described in the literature has been limited to drugs that are freely soluble in aqueous solution or solubilized as a water-soluble complex. This invention describes compositions and methods for remote loading drugs with low water solubility (<2 mg/mL). In the preferred embodiment the drug in the solubilizing agent is mixed with the liposomes in aqueous suspension so that the concentration of solubilizing agent is lowered to below its capacity to completely solubilize the drug. This results in the drug precipitating but remote loading is capability retained. The process is scalable and the resulting drug-loaded liposomes are characterized by a high drug-to-lipid ratios and predictable drug retention when the liposome encapsulated drug is administered in patients.
US11583539B2
Provided herein are methods for treating progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) with an ileal bile acid transport (IBAT) inhibitor such as odevixibat, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Such methods can include reducing mean pruritus score, mean serum bile acid concentration, increasing height, normalizing weight, improving sleep, and improving liver parameters.
US11583535B2
Methods for treating eye diseases associated with inflammation and/or vascular proliferation in subjects are disclosed. The methods include administering therapeutically effective amounts of a tranilast compound, in particular (E)-2-[[3-(3-Methoxy-4-propargyloxy)phenyl)-1-oxo-2-propenyl]amino]benzoic acid or (E)-2-[[3,4-Bis(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)-1-oxo-2-propenyl]amino]benzoic acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof.
US11583534B2
An enhanced caffeinated beverage composition includes a caffeinated drink combined with an effective blend of methylliberine and theacrine providing increased mood, energy, alertness, focus, motivation, and/or decreased fatigue without adversely affecting heart rate or blood pressure.
US11583528B2
The instant invention provides methods and compositions related to discovery of Free Fatty Acid Receptor 1 (FFA1) as a therapeutic target for treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders of neurons that are characterized by angiogenesis, or of vascular diseases of the eye, retinal degeneration and/or tumors more generally. Therapeutic and/or prophylactic uses and compositions of known FFA1 inhibitors, including small molecules and nucleic acid agents, are described. Methods for identification of novel FFA1 inhibitors are also provided.
US11583525B2
A method is disclosed for treating a cancer in a subject that involves administering to the subject a therapeutically affective amount of a geranylgeranyltransferase I (GGTase I) inhibitor, such as GGTI-2418, wherein the cancer comprises a defective PTEN, a hyperactivated FBXL2, or a low level of IP3R3. In some embodiments, the method further involves administering to the subject a therapeutically affective amount of an Akt inhibitor.
US11583523B2
Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating or preventing edema, using an anti-T cell agent, an anti-TGF-β1 agent, or an anti-angiotensin agent, preferably a combination of at least two such agents. The pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated for systemic or local administration, and are preferably administered topically.
US11583522B2
The invention relates to a method of treating or preventing Parkinson's disease in a subject comprising administering a compound of Formula I wherein, R1 is —NHC(O) C3-6 cycloalkyl and R2 is hydrogen; or R1 and R2 along with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a six membered aromatic ring, wherein the ring is substituted with one or more groups selected from hydrogen, halogen and C1-6 alkyl; R3 and R4 are independently selected from group comprising hydrogen, halogen, C1-3 alkyl, OC1-3 alkyl, NO2, SC1-3 alkyl, C1-3 haloalkyl, OC1-3 haloalkyl, and SC1-3 haloalkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11583515B2
A composition and method for rapidly inducing a state of endogenous ketosis, the composition including: about 26.66-28.57 percent by mass of alpha lipoic acid; about 0.01-0.02 percent by mass of chromium picolinate; about 47.61-49.99 percent by mass of L-arginine; and, about 23.33-23.81 percent by mass of calcium carbonate. The method includes restricting carbohydrate consumption to a maximum dosage of about 20 grams prior to consumption of the composition and wherein consumption of the composition is on an empty stomach. About thirty minutes after consumption of the composition the user performs moderate intensity exercise. About three hours after consuming a first dose the user tests for a presence of ketones in urine utilizing at least one sodium nitroprusside urine ketone reagent strip.
US11583513B2
The invention provides novel compositions comprising semifluorinated alkanes and at least one compound sensitive or prone to oxidation. The compositions can be used as medicines that are topically administered to an eye or ophthalmic tissue. The invention further provides kits comprising such compositions.
US11583510B1
Provided herein are methods of administering a once-nightly dosage of gamma-hydroxybutyrate after a high-fat meal.
US11583503B2
The present disclosure relates to a composition sustainable-releasing hydrogen sulfide for promoting wound healing and the method for preparing the same. The composition for promoting wound healing comprises a carrier and a plurality of hydrogen sulfide sustained releasing microspheres, wherein the hydrogen sulfide sustained releasing microspheres comprise a hydrophobic polymer, a surfactant and sodium hydrosulfide.
US11583499B2
Disclosed are combination therapy methods useful for the therapeutic treatment of cancer by combining local administration of compositions containing antineoplastic particles, such as taxane particles, with systemic administration of compositions containing immunotherapeutic agents. Local administration methods include topical application, pulmonary administration, intratumoral injection, intraperitoneal injection, and intracystic injection.
US11583495B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for delivering a mucoadhesive composition to the oral cavity of a subject. The mucoadhesive composition comprises one or more active agents, a mucoadhesive polymer, and water. The present disclosure is further related to a method for treating a disease, disorder, or condition, such as pharyngitis, aphthous stomatitis (canker sore), bacterial infection, radiation-induced mucositis, fibromyalgia, and diabetes, comprising administering the mucoadhesive composition to the oral cavity of a subject. The present disclosure is also related a mucoadhesive composition comprising one or more active agents, a mucoadhesive polymer, and water.
US11583492B2
A Macadamia integrifolia whitening extract and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The preparation method includes: S1: carrying out a hot extraction on a crushed Macadamia integrifolia green peel using an ethanol solution as an extraction solvent to obtain a crude green peel extract; then enzymatically treating the crude green peel extract using a snailase to obtain a enzymatic hydrolysate; finally extracting the enzymatic hydrolysate using a petroleum ether, and taking an aqueous phase to obtain a green peel extract; S2: carrying out a hot extraction on crushed Sichuan lovase rhizome decoction pieces using an ethanol solution as an extraction solvent to obtain a Sichuan lovase rhizome extract; S3: dispersing the green peel extract and the Sichuan lovase rhizome extract in water to obtain a whitening extract.
US11583489B2
A single or multi-ply flushable and dispersible wet wipe including a wet laid fibrous web imprinted using a structuring fabric, a binder composition comprising poly(vinyl) alcohol, poly(vinyl) acetate, poly (ethylene) (vinyl) alcohols, poly (ethylene) (vinyl) acetate, copolymers of vinyl acetate-ethylene, or combinations thereof, and one or more additives. In an exemplary embodiment, the fibrous web is wetted by a wetting solution comprising 0.1% to about 10% by weight of one of the following: (1) boric acid; and (2) boric acid and a mono or divalent salt.
US11583477B2
A pill dispensing apparatus includes a carousel with at least one removable bin for storing pills, a vision system for identifying pills within the bin, a vacuum nozzle for removing one or more pills identified by the vision system, and a dispensing area for receipt of the removed pills.
US11583476B1
The present disclosure provides an intelligent pill box, including a pill box main body, an alarm, and a vibration sensor. The pill box main body is configured to store pills. The alarm is disposed in the pill box main body, and the alarm is configured to remind a user to take the pills. The vibration sensor is disposed on the pill box main body, and the vibration sensor is configured to turn off the alarm when the vibration sensor detects that the pill box main body is rotated. The intelligent pill box may intelligently turn off the alarm, which is convenient for a user to use.
US11583475B2
A medicine dispensing device, configured to contain a liquid medicine to be dispensed by the medicine dispensing device and having a plurality of dosing indicia spaced apart from each other around and in relation to a circumference of a surface of the medicine dispensing device, each dosing indicia being of a different height relative to a reference level and corresponding to different dose of the liquid medicine.
US11583470B2
A device and method for loosening mucous secretions from a subjects lungs including a vest-like garment having enclosures thereon, the enclosures containing one or more sonic transducers, the output face of which is arranged to face the subject's body, the sonic transducers configured to repeatedly emit sonic bursts having a duration of about 10 to about 50 milliseconds at one or more frequencies ranging from 100 Hz-400 Hz, at a rate of about one to about four bursts per second.
US11583466B1
A walker caddy device for carrying items while using a walker and lighting a path in front of a user of the walker includes a caddy defining an interior space and having a support clip coupled to a back wall of the caddy. The support clip is configured to couple to an upper cross member of a walker with the caddy being supported by a lower cross member of the walker. The caddy has a light source coupled to a front wall powered by a power module for selectively lighting an area in front of the walker.
US11583459B2
Modules for housing electronic and electromechanical medical equipment including a system to measure and record administration of one or more IV medications or fluids for IV administration.
US11583455B2
An apparatus includes a hydraulic circuit that is configured to selectively open fluid communication between one portion of the hydraulic circuit and another portion of the hydraulic circuit, such as a reservoir, based on the flow of the hydraulic fluid in the one portion. When the flow of hydraulic fluid exceeds a selected threshold in the one portion of the hydraulic circuit, the flow of fluid urges the opening of a hydraulic component of the hydraulic circuit to allow fluid communication between the one portion and the reservoir to discharge fluid from the one portion.
US11583447B2
The invention relates to an apparatus for protecting eyes from radiation, in particular for protecting the lenses of the eyes of medical personnel from x-ray radiation or other ionizing radiation during medical examinations. The apparatus is easy to handle and ensures shielding of the eyes from x-ray radiation, but nonetheless offers the best working and viewing conditions for the wearer. This is achieved by a housing made of a shell-type frame, which encloses the eye area and laterally the temples of the wearer, and a support device for placement on the head and with a nose rest for positioning on the bridge of the nose. The frame includes a frontal opening, in which a shield opaque to x-ray radiation is fitted, and at least one video playback device is arranged on the rear side of the shield, facing toward the eyes, inside the frame, and being coupled to an optical recording device or a camera, which is arranged on the side of the shield that faces away from the wearer.
US11583442B2
Medical devices and methods for removing a predetermined portion of soft tissue from a target tissue layer, thereby creating a channel between two side walls of the target tissue layer, are described. The medical device is a cutting tool comprising: an elongated round body extending along a longitudinal axis and having a uniform outer cross-section at a proximal side thereof; a cutting portion at a distal side of the elongated body, comprising at a distal end thereof a cutting edge of a first cross-section being smaller than said outer cross-section, and a distally and continuously decreasing outer cross-section; and a chamber extending along the longitudinal axis inside the cutting tool from said cutting portion, the chamber having dimensions enabling storing of the removed soft tissue portion inside the chamber thereby providing a validation to the channel creation.
US11583433B2
Provided herein are systems, methods and apparatuses for a Menstrual disc.
US11583429B2
A leg strap assembly is provided for supporting a urine bag on a user's leg. The leg strap assembly includes a pair of straps selectively couplable with the urine bag, wherein each strap of the leg strap assembly includes a central band and a pair of outer bands extending outward from each end portion of the central band. The central band has a larger width than the each of the outer bands to provide comfort to the user.
US11583419B2
A spine implant for a TLIF surgical procedure is configured to be guided into place during implantation in conjunction with a complementary insertion instrument. The cage of the implant is constrained to a limited range of rotation about a pivoting post carried by the cage. The insertion instrument is configured to hold the post while controllably rotating the cage relative to the post in order to angularly position the implant during implantation. Range of rotational motion is controlled by the configuration of an opening in and end of the cage and a groove in the pivot post. A retaining pin of the implant extends from the cage into the groove of the post to rotationally connect the cage to the post.
US11583417B2
An inclination guide for use with an implant insertion tool during a surgical procedure includes a unitary body having a clip configured to be coupled to a mounting surface of the implant insertion tool, an elongated riser extending from the clip, and an elongated indicator extending from the elongated riser to a distal end. Such a design allows for an inexpensive and lightweight inclination guide that may be easily and quickly adjusted after assembly.
US11583416B2
A bone graft delivery system can include an elongate tube and a handle having a trigger and a ratcheting mechanism. The trigger is actuated to deliver bone graft material through the tube. The bone graft delivery system can further include a distal tip at a distal end of the tube. The tip has one or more openings to deliver the bone graft material to a desired location and includes a surface suitable to act as a rasp for decorticating bone. A method for delivering bone graft material to a desired surgical location includes providing a bone graft delivery device, positioning the device adjacent the surgical location, decorticating bone, and delivering bone graft material to the surgical location.
US11583414B2
A bone fusion device provides stability to bones during a bone fusion period. The bones include, for example, the vertebrae of a spinal column. The bone fusion device comprises one or more extendable tabs attached to the bone fusion device by associated rotating means. The bone fusion device is preferably inserted by using an arthroscopic surgical procedure. During arthroscopic insertion of the device, the tabs are pre-configured for compactness. In this compact configuration, the tabs are preferably deposed along and/or within an exterior surface of the bone fusion device. After the bone fusion device has been positioned between the bones, one or more tab(s) are extended. In the preferred embodiment, the position of each tab is related to a positioning element and extending blocks. Typically, the tabs advantageously position and brace the bone fusion device in the confined space between the bones until the bones have fused.
US11583412B2
A surgical implant system includes an implant and a fixation member for securing the implant to tissue. The implant and the fixation member together comprise a single monolithic structure. The implant includes an insertion instrument. The implant, the fixation member, and the insertion instrument together comprise a single monolithic structure and are constructed from a single material. The implant is monolithically connected to the fixation member at a first frangible connection and is monolithically connected to the insertion instrument at a second frangible connection. Each of the frangible connections can be broken when force is applied.
US11583406B2
A femoral hip implant includes a first end, a second end, and a collar with a porous surface, all fabricated from a single piece of material. The entire area of the collar is porous, and the collar elastically deflects under load to promote bone ingrowth.
US11583403B2
A bone implant holding and shaping tray is provided. The tray includes a first segment having a distal end and a first surface sized to hold and shape at least a portion of the bone implant with bone material. The tray includes a second segment having a second surface sized to hold and shape at least a portion of the bone implant with bone material, the second segment having a proximal end configured to be coupled to the distal end of the first segment so as to extend the first surface to hold and shape the bone implant. Methods of making and using the bone implant holding and shaping tray are also provided.
US11583398B2
A modular prosthetic valve device for implantation in a patient and a system for and method of delivering such a modular valve device and assembling it in vivo are disclosed. The valve device is designed as two or more modules to be delivered unassembled, spatially separate, and combined into an assembled valve device in the body at or near the site of implantation. The valve device of the invention is deliverable as modules, providing a smaller delivery diameter than pre-assembled percutaneous valves, permitting use of a delivery device of reduced diameter, and increasing the flexibility of the valve device during delivery, compared to percutaneous valve devices in the art. The modules of the valve device may be connected by pull wires for delivery sequentially, and then assembled by remote manipulation using the pull wires. Various locking mechanisms are provided for attaching the device modules together.
US11583396B2
A prosthetic apparatus for implantation in a native heart valve includes a main body for placement within the native annulus. The main body is compressible to a radially compressed state for delivery into the heart and is self-expandable from the compressed state to a radially expanded state for implantation. A valve structure is mounted within a lumen of the main body and preferably forms three leaflets made of pericardium. Ventricular anchors are coupled to a ventricular end portion of the main body. The ventricular anchors are adapted to be straightened for delivery to the native heart valve and are biased to spring back to a pre-formed bent shape for capturing the native heart valve leaflets between the main body and the ventricular anchors. An atrial sealing member may be provided along an atrial portion of the main body for impeding the flow of blood between the main body and the native annulus.
US11583394B2
According to an aspect of some embodiments of the invention, there is provided a method of deploying an expandable prosthetic mitral valve in a subject, the method comprising: deploying a first component of the prosthetic mitral valve in a left atrium; deploying a second component of the prosthetic mitral valve in a left ventricle; and approximating the first and the second components so that leaflets of a native mitral valve are trapped between the first and the second components.
US11583391B2
An artificial eye lens having an integral optical part which has, viewed in the direction of an optical principal axis of the eye lens, a first optical side and an opposite, second optical side. The optical part is formed with a structure having birefringence, where the birefringent structure in the integral optical part is formed as a laser structure. A method for producing an artificial eye lens, where the birefringent structure is produced with a laser apparatus, and a pulsed laser beam having a pulse length of between 100 fs and 20 ps, a wavelength of between 320 nm and 1100 nm, a pulse repetition rate of between 1 kHz and 10 MHz, a focus diameter of less than 5 μm, and a power density of greater than 106 W/cm2.
US11583388B2
Systems and methods for improving vision of a subject implanted with an intraocular lens (IOL). In some embodiments, a method includes applying a plurality of laser pulses to the IOL. The laser pulses can be configured to produce, by refractive index writing on the IOL, a predetermined change in phase profile of the IOL to increase spectacle independence.
US11583374B2
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a glass-ceramic blank for dental purposes with lithium silicate as crystal phase, in which lithium silicate blanks that are no longer required and in particular residues thereof are used as starting material and which allows the production of a homogeneous starting glass within a short time.
US11583373B2
The invention relates to a coloured curable composition for use in an additive manufacturing process, the composition comprising a curable resin composition comprising radiation curable components, a photo initiator, a dye composition comprising a dye D1 and a dye D2, dye D1 having a light absorption maximum within a wave length range from 400 to 530 nm, dye D2 showing a light absorption maximum within a wave length range from 540 to 650 nm. The invention also relates to a 3-dim composite article obtained by processing the curable composition in an additive manufacturing process.
US11583371B1
The present invention relates to a system and method for dental implant and restorative services. By locating the key functions at one physical location, dental implant services are efficiently provided to patients. These functions include a treatment coordinator, a direct marketer, a restorative doctor/prosthodontist, a surgeon, an imaging area, and a dental laboratory, Further, services for dentate patients are improved by utilizing advanced dental implant methods and systems. These methods and systems include both model-based services and CT (computed tomography) guided surgery services. Using these services, improved surgical guides for dental implants are constructed.
US11583367B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a guided bite splint for a supporting jaw comprising at least one guide for an opposing jaw. A 3D model of an upper jaw and/or a 3D model of a lower jaw are available, wherein the 3D models of the upper jaw and the lower jaw are arranged relative to one another in an occlusal position and integrated into a virtual articulator model which simulates an articulation movement of the lower jaw relative to the upper jaw, wherein a 3D model of the bite splint is constructed using the 3D model of the upper jaw and/or the 3D model of the lower jaw, wherein the at least one guide for the opposing jaw is constructed automatically on the 3D model of the bite splint with the aid of a computer.
US11583365B2
A system includes a plurality of tooth models each including computer code controlling its movement. The system also includes a tooth movement control system (TMCS) with a processor executing a dental manager module and with memory scoring a different tooth movement plan for each of the tooth models. In practice, the tooth movement plans are stored in the memory of each of the tooth models (e.g., a different tooth movement plan for each tooth model). Then, during tooth movement operation, each of the local control modules independently controls the tooth model to execute the tooth movement plan stored in the memory of the tooth model.
US11583363B2
A mechanism for holding surgical instruments includes a carrier mounted on a machine tool and multiple holding modules mounted on the carrier. At least one of the holding modules is selected to be used during surgical operation. A swing element of the selected holding module enables a guidance sleeve to be swung to allow a guidance hole on the guidance sleeve to face toward a surgical operation region. The guidance sleeve is provided to hold one surgical instrument for surgical operation.
US11583356B2
A controller includes an attachment member and an interface. The attachment member is configured to secure the controller to a hand of a clinician. The interface includes a first controller that is configured to operate an imaging device of a surgical system. The controller can secure about a finger of a clinician and be engagable by a thumb of the same hand of the clinician. Alternatively, the controller can be disposed in a palm of a hand of a clinician and engaged by a finger of the hand.
US11583355B2
There is provided a system for cardiac electromagnetic/magnetic catheterization for diagnosing and treating blood vessels of a patient. The system having at least one electromagnetic intraluminal capsule able to force its way through a narrowing blood vessel, the capsule carrying a camera allowing visualization of blood vessels of a patient. There is a portable electromagnetic tip, where the tip pulls the electromagnetic capsule by electromagnetic force, and when the magnetic tip moves along a body of a patient and pulls the intraluminal electromagnetic capsule along with it towards a narrowing blood vessel visualized by the camera, so that the capsule then treats the narrowing site and clears the blood vessel from coronary plaque. In addition working capsule can replace diseased valve in any cardiac position for either temporary or permanent needs.
US11583353B2
A method of continuously registering a model of anatomic passageways to a patient space includes: collecting a set of measured points along a flexible catheter as the catheter is inserted into the passageways, the measured points based on a shape of the catheter; assigning each measured point to a respective subset of a plurality of subsets based upon a depth of each measured point within the passageways; comparing the plurality of subsets to identify a first optimal subset; registering the model to the patient space based on a set of model points and the first optimal subset; collecting additional measured points; updating the plurality of subsets by assigning each additional measured point to a respective subset; comparing, after the updating, the plurality of subsets to identify a second optimal subset; and registering the model to the patient space based on the set of model points and the second optimal subset.
US11583348B2
Provided is a medical robot arm apparatus including a plurality of joint units configured to connect a plurality of links and implement at least 6 or more degrees of freedom in driving of a multi-link structure configured with the plurality of links, and a drive control unit configured to control driving of the joint units based on states of the joint units. A front edge unit attached to a front edge of the multi-link structure is at least one medical apparatus.
US11583338B2
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for thermal therapy, especially to detection-guided, -controlled, and temperature-modulated interstitial thermal therapy. Thermal therapy may be used to treat the tissues of a patient. In the case of interstitial thermal therapy, energy is applied to generate heating of the tissue to affect treatment, such as, for example, thermally inducing tissue damage (e.g. thermally-induced tissue necrosis), which may be useful in treating tumors and/or other diseased tissues. Since targets for thermal therapy are internal to the patient, the use of detection guidance may be useful in locating and monitoring treatment of a target tissue.
