US11625036B2
Techniques are described herein for providing information regarding one or more actions an autonomous vehicle management system is planning to perform. The autonomous vehicle management system can also provide information indicative of one or more reasons for a planned action. This information can be provided through a user interface that displays an indication of the action together with an indication of the reason for the action. The information provided through the user interface can improve the user's trust in the safety of the autonomous vehicle, provide the user with context for evaluating the decisions made by the autonomous vehicle management system, and allow the user to decide for himself or herself whether the actions planned by the autonomous vehicle make sense.
US11625029B2
A manufacturing condition setting automating apparatus includes: a quality judging unit that computes a present process quality from facility data at predetermined time intervals, and judges whether or not it is in a quality tolerance range; a manufacturing condition candidate creating unit that computes a feature quantity, searches a database for condition change cases having similar feature quantities, tabulates condition change cases basis on whether the condition change cases are successes or failures, and outputs manufacturing condition candidates in descending order of rates of successes; an imbalance-preventing manufacturing condition candidate creating unit that changes scores that decide ranks of manufacturing condition candidates, and creates a ranking of manufacturing condition candidates; and a manufacturing condition output unit that outputs a set value of a condition change of a top manufacturing condition candidate to the manufacturing facility, and registers a new condition change in the condition change history.
US11625027B2
A plurality of hierarchy information management devices include a first hierarchy information management unit managing first hierarchy information in which information on instruments is represented in a hierarchy structure, and each hierarchy information management device manages the first hierarchy information of a different one of the instruments. A monitoring device includes: a second hierarchy information management unit generating second hierarchy information based on a plurality of different pieces of the first hierarchy information acquired from the hierarchy information management devices, the second hierarchy information being hierarchy information in which the first hierarchy information is connected in a hierarchy structure; a display unit displaying information; and a display processing unit performing a process of switching between a plurality of different monitoring screens for display on the display unit, the different monitoring screens corresponding to different layers in the second hierarchy information and showing the operating state of the monitoring targets.
US11625019B2
An automated computer-implemented method for generating commands for controlling a computer numerically controlled milling machine to fabricate a machined object from a workpiece, the machined object being configured to facilitate subsequent finishing into a finished object, the method including defining a surface of the finished object, defining an offset surface defining an inner limiting surface of the machined object, defining a scallop surface defining an outer limiting surface of the machined object and calculating a tool path for the milling machine which produces multiple step-up cuts in the workpiece resulting in the machined object, wherein surfaces of the machined object all lie between the inner limiting surface and the outer limiting surface and the number of step-up cuts in the workpiece and the areas cut in each of the step-up cuts are selected to generally minimize the amount of workpiece material that is removed from the workpiece.
US11624992B2
According to an embodiment, a heating device includes a cylindrical belt, a heater, a press roller, and a holder. The heater is disposed on an inner surface of the belt. The press roller rotates and is configured to contact an outer surface of the belt at a position opposite the heater to form a nip. The end portions of the press roller project by a first amount in a radial direction more than the central portion of the press roller. A holder has a first surface supporting the heater to face the cylindrical belt. The holder has a second surface that is opposite of the first surface with a center portion projecting in a direction orthogonal to the first surface more than the end portions of the second surface by a second projection amount that is greater than the first projection amount.
US11624987B2
A liquid developer comprising: a toner particle containing binder resin; a carrier liquid; and a basic toner particle dispersing agent, wherein the basic toner particle dispersing agent is a primary amine, an acid value of the binder resin is at least 10 mg KOH/g, an acid value of a component having a molecular weight of not more than 2,000 contained in the binder resin is not more than 5 mg KOH/g, and a hydroxyl value of the component having a molecular weight of not more than 2,000 contained in the binder resin is not more than 10 mg KOH/g.
US11624986B2
A toner is provided, which has a toner particle containing a binder resin including a first resin and a second resin, wherein the first resin is a crystalline resin, the second resin is an amorphous resin, the first resin contains a specific amount of a first monomer unit having a specific structure, an acid value of the first resin and an acid value of the second resin are within specific ranges, a domain-matrix structure formed of a matrix containing the first resin and domains containing the second resin appears in cross-sectional observation of the toner, the toner particle contains a multivalent metal element, the multivalent metal element is at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Al, Fe and Zn, and a total content of the multivalent metal element is within a specific range.
US11624985B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods for defect inspection. After pattern features are formed in a structure layer, a dummy filling material having dissimilar optical properties from the structure layer is filled in the pattern features. The dissimilar optical properties between materials in the pattern features and the structure layer increase contrast in images captured by an inspection tool, thus increasing the defect capture rate.
US11624972B2
The present disclosure relates to a projection display, wherein the projection display comprises a support on which a projector lens array with a plurality of projector lenses is arranged, wherein on a side of the support facing away from the projector lens array, an object structure array with a plurality of object structures is arranged, wherein at least one projector lens is associated with one object structure, such that the projections of the object structures superpose through the projector lenses to form a full image.
US11624971B2
In a projector system including a plurality of projector apparatuses each projecting a picture onto a curved screen of transmissive type having a convex rear side as viewed from a user, a control unit divides an input picture into a plurality of pictures, providing an overlapping region between pictures, and supplies a plurality of divided pictures to the plurality of projector apparatuses, respectively. Optical axis of light projected by the plurality of projector apparatuses intersect at a position farther than a central point of the curved screen, as viewed from the plurality of projector apparatuses.
US11624966B2
A digitally controlled lens system is disclosed. In some embodiments, the lens system includes a controller and an electro-optic lens electrically connected to the controller. The electro-optic lens includes a first substantially transparent substrate; a first electrode layer disposed on the first substantially transparent substrate, the first electrode layer including a plurality of electrodes; a second substantially transparent substrate; a second electrode layer disposed on the second substantially transparent substrate; and a liquid crystal layer located between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The controller is configured to generate a refractive index pattern of liquid crystal layer by controlling voltage applied on the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.
US11624957B2
An electro-optical panel including a display region includes a first terminal group including a plurality of first terminals arranged along a first side of a liquid crystal panel; and a second terminal group disposed between the first terminal group and the display region and including a plurality of second terminals arranged along the first side, in which the number of the plurality of second terminals is smaller than the number of the plurality of first terminals.
US11624943B2
A LIDAR system includes a light source configured to output a source signal. The LIDAR chip is also configured to output a LIDAR output signal that exits from the LIDAR chip. The LIDAR system also includes an isolator adapter that includes an optical isolator configured to receive an adapter signal. The adapter signal includes light that is from the source signal and that has exited from the LIDAR chip before being received by the optical isolator. The isolator is configured to output light from the adapter signal in an isolator output signal. Additionally, the LIDAR output signal includes light from the isolator output signal.
US11624942B2
Described herein are methods, systems, and apparatuses to utilize an electro-optic modulator including one or more heating elements. The modulator can utilize one or more heating elements to control an absorption or phase shift of the modulated optical signal. At least the active region of the modulator and the one or more heating elements of the modulator are included in a thermal isolation region comprising a low thermal conductivity to thermally isolate the active region and the one or more heating elements from a substrate of the PIC.
US11624936B2
An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a fixed portion, a movable portion, and a driving assembly. The movable portion is movably connected to fixed portion, wherein the movable portion is used for connecting to an optical element having a main axis. The driving assembly is disposed on the fixed portion or the movable portion to move the movable portion relative to the fixed portion.
US11624929B2
An open cell foam is used to create a seal between a camera and a shell piece. The shell piece, camera, seal and a transparent window form a closed front cavity. Because the cavity is closed, dust can remain away from a lens of the camera.
US11624921B2
A head mounted display system to display an image, the head mounted display system comprising a display engine to generate light for a display, the system configured to color specific settings to one or more colors of the light. In one embodiment, the color specific settings comprises one or more of: colors having different resolutions, different focal distances, and different fields of view.
US11624914B2
A system includes a minimally intrusive display system (MIDS) configured to be disposed on an eyewear. The MIDS includes a display system and a sensor system configured to provide for a sensor data. The MIDS further includes a processor configured to process the sensor data to derive an activity metric. The processor is further configured to display, via the display system, the activity metric, wherein the display system is disposed in the eyewear so that the activity metric is only viewed when a user of the eyewear turns the user's pupil towards the display system at angle α from a forward direction.
US11624910B2
Provided is a head up display (HUD) device in which occurrence of postcard can be reduced. The HUD device causes an image to be visually recognized as a virtual image. The HUD device is provided with: a projector 100 that emits projection light including light indicating an image; a screen 60 which the projection light reaches; and a light shielding part S that shields at least a part of the projection light excluding the light indicating the image. The screen 60 has a display possible region Rc that is a range which the projection light can reach, and a display region Ra to which the image is projected.
US11624909B2
Head-mounted display systems with power saving functionality are disclosed. The systems can include a frame configured to be supported on the head of the user. The systems can also include a head-mounted display disposed on the frame, one or more sensors, and processing electronics in communication with the display and the one or more sensors. In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame is in a certain position (e.g., upside-down or on top of the head of the user). In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame has been stationary for at least a threshold period of time.
US11624907B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for acquisition of a metric of an eye (1) located in an acquisition space (29). The device comprises at least one light source (11) configured to emit light towards the acquisition space, a camera (15) configured to receive light from the acquisition space to (29) generate image data, and an analyzing unit (14) configured to extract at least one metric from the image data. The camera (15) is configured to receive light from the acquisition space via at least two light paths (17, 19) which are differently angled with respect to the optical axis of the camera, the light of at least one path being received via a first mirror (21). The camera receives light from an overlapping portion of the acquisition space via the first and second paths, as to allow the camera to receive at least two representations of a single eye. This metric may be used for e.g. eye tracking or autorefraction/accomodation.
US11624906B2
An illumination system having a reduced z-dimensional profile, which is achieved by reflecting light out of plane relative to a light source that generated the light, is disclosed herein. This illumination system includes an IR illumination device, a collimating optic, a turning optic, and a waveguide. The turning optic is specially configured to receive IR light from the IR illumination device and to reflect the IR light out of plane relative to the emission orientation of the IR illumination device. The reflected IR light is reflected towards the collimating optic. The waveguide is positioned in a fixed position relative to the collimating optic and includes an input port or grating to receive the collimated IR light. By reflecting light out of the plane, the size of the illumination system can be beneficially reduced in the z-direction.
US11624905B2
The embodiments herein use a corrector plate or a light field display in an AR/VR display device to compensate for sub-optimal collimation at the edge of the FOV. In one embodiment, the corrector plate is disposed between the collimator and the viewer so that the light at the edge of the FOV can be corrected so that the aberrations mentioned above do not occur. In another embodiment, rather than using a corrector plate, the AR/VR display device can include a light field display that can use color intensity to pre-distort emitted light to compensate for sub-optimal collimation at the edge of the FOV. In this manner, the AR/VR display device can mitigate aberrations or distortions as the user moves her eyes relative to the display device.
US11624903B2
A light deflector includes a reflector having a reflecting surface, a movable part coupled to the reflector, a drive circuit configured to cause the movable part to deform so as to oscillate the reflector, a supporting unit having an opening in part; and a spring having a bending structure. The spring is disposed between the movable part and the supporting unit, the spring coupled to each of the movable part and the supporting unit.
US11624898B2
The invention discloses a lamp with a zoom lens, which comprises the zoom lens and a lamp body, the lamp body is connected with the zoom lens, the zoom lens comprises: a rear fixed group, comprising a first biconvex lens; a zooming group, comprising a first concave-convex meniscus lens and a plano-convex lens; a compensating group, comprising a biconcave meniscus lens and a second concave-convex meniscus lens; and a front fixed group, comprising a second biconvex lens. The four groups are sequentially arranged in the direction of an optical axis; and the lamp realizes zooming by movement of the zooming group and the compensating group in the direction of the optical axis. A change of a pattern or a beam size is realized; the number of lenses is reduced; zooming of the zoom lens is realized only by movement of the zooming group and the compensating group.
US11624897B2
An optical-lens-set includes a first lens element of a concave image-side surface near its optical-axis, a sixth lens element of negative refractive power and of a concave image-side surface near its optical-axis to go with a fifth lens element of a concave object-side surface near its optical-axis or with a seventh lens element of negative refractive power. The Abbe number υ1 of the first lens element, the Abbe number υ3 of the third lens element, the Abbe number υ4 of the fourth lens element, the Abbe number υ5 of the fifth lens element, the Abbe number υ6 of the sixth lens element and the Abbe number υ7 of the seventh lens element together satisfy 5≤5υ1−(υ3+υ4+υ5+υ6+υ7).
US11624891B2
There are provided a lens guide device, a lens moving device, and an imaging apparatus that can accurately position a lens frame regardless of an attitude, such as an imaging direction. A first-rail supports a first-rolling-body so as to allow the first-rolling-body to be rollable in a first-direction parallel to an optical-axis of a first-focus-lens. A second-rail supports a second-rolling-body so as to allow the second-rolling-body to be rollable in the first-direction. A biasing-mechanism supports the first-rolling-body so as to allow the first-rolling-body to be movable in the first-direction, and biases the first-rolling-body toward the first-rail. A third-rail is provided in parallel with the second-rail. The third-rail supports the second-rolling-body so as to allow the second-rolling-body to be movable in the first-direction. Since the first-rail and the second-rail are moved and guided in a first direction by the first-rolling-body and the second-rolling-body, a lens frame is not inclined.
US11624888B2
A high density fiber enclosure system includes a chassis, cassette trays, an optional unification clip, cassettes, and an optional trunk cable management system. The chassis, cassette trays, and cassettes are configured such that individual cassettes may be installed, removed, and otherwise positioned for easy access by a user. The unification clip allows two adjacent cassette trays to be connected to one other such that cassette trays move as one unit. The trunk cable management system is designed to organize trunk cables and trunk cable furcation legs as well as relieve strain on the trunk cables and trunk cable furcation legs.
US11624881B2
A host device configured to receive a pluggable optical module, the host device includes circuitry configured to, subsequent to insertion of the pluggable optical module, access an early management interface on the pluggable optical module, prior to the pluggable optical module being fully booted, and, subsequent to the pluggable optical module being fully booted, access a complete management interface on the pluggable optical module. The early management interface provides responses to simple queries, allowing access to one or more registers on the pluggable optical module.
US11624872B2
An exemplary multi quantum well structure may include a silicon platform having a pit formed in the silicon platform, a chip positioned inside the pit, a first waveguide formed in the chip, and a second waveguide formed in the silicon platform. The pit may be defined at least in part by a sidewall and a base. The chip may include a first side and a first recess in the first side. The first side may be defined in part by a first cleaved or diced facet. The first recess may be defined in part by a first etched facet. The first waveguide may be configured to guide an optical beam to pass through the first etched facet. The second waveguide may be configured to guide the optical beam to pass through the sidewall. The second waveguide may be optically aligned with the first waveguide.
US11624869B2
An optical device comprises a waveguide plate, which in turn comprises: an in-coupling element to form first guided light and second guided light by diffracting input light, first expander element to form third guided light by diffracting the first guided light, second expander element to form fourth guided light by diffracting the second guided light, and an out-coupling element to form first output light by diffracting the third guided light, and to form second output light by diffracting the fourth guided light, wherein the out-coupling element is arranged to form combined output light by combining the first output light with the second output light, wherein the in-coupling element has a first grating period for forming the first guided light, and wherein the in-coupling element has a second different grating period for forming the second guided light.
US11624867B1
The present disclosure provides a keycap, including: a light-guiding microstructure layer made of a first material, the light-guiding microstructure layer including a base layer and a plurality of microstructures disposed on a lower surface of the base layer; and a light-transmitting layer disposed over the light-guiding microstructure layer and in contact with the base layer, the light-transmitting layer being made of a second material different from the first material. The present disclosure further provides a method of manufacturing the above-mentioned keycap and a key structure including the above-mentioned keycap.
US11624864B2
An optical element is provided. The optical element includes an optical film including a birefringent material having a chirality. Optically anisotropic molecules of the birefringent material disposed adjacent a first surface of the optical film are configured with a first pretilt angle in a range of greater than 10° and less than 80°, or in a range of greater than −80° and less than −10°. Optically anisotropic molecules of the birefringent material disposed adjacent a second surface of the optical film opposing the first surface are configured with a second pretilt angle in the range of greater than 10° and less than 80°, or in the range of greater than −80° and less than −10°.
US11624858B2
Provided is an antireflective member that has a water- and oil-repellent layer on a multi-layered antireflective layer and is capable of exhibiting excellent surface lubricity, water- and oil-repellent properties, and durability. The surface of the multi-layered antireflective layer on a base material has a root-mean-square surface roughness of 0.8 nm to 2.0 nm. The water- and oil-repellent layer has a thickness of 1 to 30 nm and is a cured product of water- and oil-repellents having as principal components a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer modified organosilicon compound with the numerical average molecular weight of 4,500 to 10,000 of a fluoropolymer part and/or partial hydrolysis condensate thereof.
US11624853B2
Embodiments of an invention disclosed herein relate to methods for performing formation evaluation of a formation or formation's surrounding to identify and characterize the abundance and morphology of non-ionic conductor grains, “c-grains”, within the formations that are evaluated by formation evaluation (FE) tools. The methods and related systems as disclosed herein are directed to correcting any existing FE logs that can be adversely affected by the presence of c-grains in the detection volume of FE tools, and/or obtaining new FE information that is unavailable by the application of existing FE methods.
US11624847B2
A method for deployment of a geophysical sensor includes moving a ram having a ground penetrating bit at a movable end thereof to a selected geodetic position. The ram and the ground penetrating bit are extended to create a hole in a ground surface while measuring extension of the ram. The ram is retracted, and if the measured extension of the ram indicates successful creation of the hole, then the geophysical sensor is moved to a position beneath the ram and the ram is extended to urge the geophysical sensor into the hole.
US11624833B2
Provided are embodiments including a system for automatically generating a plan of scan locations for performing a scanning operation where the system includes a storage medium that is coupled to a processor. The processor is configured to receive a map of an environment, apply a distance transform to the map, wherein the distance transform determines a path through the map, wherein the path comprises a plurality of points, and identify a set of candidate scan locations based on the path. The processor is also configured to select scan locations from the set of candidate scan locations for performing 3D scans, and perform the 3D scans of the environment based on the selected scan locations. Also provided are embodiments for a method and computer program product for automatically generating a plan of scan locations for performing a scanning operation.
US11624830B2
Systems, methods, and devices for laser mapping and color imaging with increased dynamic range are disclosed. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation, wherein the pixel array comprises a plurality of pixels each configurable as a short exposure pixel or a long exposure pixel. The system includes a controller comprising a processor in electrical communication with the image sensor and the emitter. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises a laser mapping pattern.
US11624829B2
In one aspect, a system for determining soil clod size distribution as an agricultural implement is being towed across a field by a work vehicle may include a vision-based sensor provided in operative association with one of the work vehicle or the agricultural implement. As such, the vision-based sensor may be configured to capture vision data associated with a portion of the field present within a field of view of the vision-based sensor. Furthermore, the system may include a controller configured to receive vision data from the vision-based sensor. Moreover, the controller may be further configured to analyze the received vision data using a spectral analysis technique to determine a size distribution of soil clods present within the field of view of the vision-based sensor.
US11624824B2
An optoelectronic sensor (10) for detecting objects in a monitoring region (20), the sensor (10) having a scanning unit (12, 58) movable about an axis of rotation (18), a plurality of scanning modules (22) for periodically scanning the monitoring region (20) and for generating corresponding received signals, and an evaluation unit (48) for obtaining information about the objects from the received signals, the scanning modules (22) comprising at least one light transmitter (24) for transmitting several light beams (28) separated from one another and at least one light receiver (36) for generating the received signals from the light beams (32) remitted by the objects, wherein at least one scanning module (22) is at least one of tilted by a tilt angle (β) relative to its main viewing direction and rotated by a rotation angle (γ).
US11624820B2
An RF PNT system may include LORAN stations. Each LORAN station may include a LORAN antenna, and a LORAN transmitter coupled to the LORAN antenna and configured to transmit a series of LORAN PNT RF pulses having a time spacing between adjacent LORAN PNT RF pulses. One or more of the LORAN stations may include a message embedding generator coupled to the LORAN transmitter and configured to generate message RF bursts based upon an input message, and with each message RF burst being in the time spacing between respective adjacent LORAN PNT RF pulses.
US11624817B2
The present disclosure provides a method for conformal array pattern synthesis based on a solution space pruning particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO), the method comprises taking a suppression index of a peak side lobe level (SLL) as a first index, obtaining the first array element excitation satisfying the first index under the constraint of the dynamic range ratio (DRR) of the array element excitation amplitude through iterations; obtaining a second array element excitation satisfying the multiple optimization objectives under the constraint of the DRR of the array element excitation amplitude by a solution algorithm according to the first array element excitation.
US11624814B2
Through discrimination of the scattered signal polarization state, a lidar system measures a distance through semi-transparent media by the reception of single or multiple scattered signals from a scattered medium. Combined and overlapped single or multiple scattered light signals from the medium can be separated by exploiting varying polarization characteristics. This removes the traditional laser and detector pulse width limitations that determine the system's operational bandwidth, translating relative depth measurements into the conditions of two surface timing measurements and achieving sub-pulse width resolution.
US11624800B1
The systems, devices, and processes described herein may identify a beam of a voice-controlled device that is directed toward a reflective surface, such as a wall. The beams may be created by a beamformer. An acoustic echo canceller (AEC) may create filter coefficients for a reference sound. The filter coefficients may be analyzed to identify beams that include multiple peaks. The multiple peaks may indicate presence of one or more reflective surfaces. Using the amplitude and the time delay between the peaks, the device may determine that it is close to a reflective surface in a direction of the beam.
US11624788B2
The present application relates to the field of display technology, and discloses a display module test platform, including a core processor. The core processor is capable of supporting installation of a terminal operating system. A display output terminal of the core processor is connected to a display module to be tested. The display module to be tested includes a touch structure. The touch structure and the core processor communicate with each other via an Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) bus.
US11624777B2
Various implementations described herein are related to a method for constructing integrated circuitry and identifying input signal paths, internal signal paths and output signal paths associated with the integrated circuitry. The method may include generating a timing table for slew-load characterization of the input signal paths, the internal signal paths and the output signal paths. The method may include simulating corner points for the timing table, building diagonal points for the timing table based on the simulated corner points, and building remaining points for the timing table based on the simulated corner points and the diagonal points.
US11624761B2
A method of detecting a fault in a device is described. The method comprises receiving an energy consumption signal for the device, the energy consumption signal indicating a varying energy consumption of the device over time during operation of the device. A basis function is selected, the basis function defining a signal pattern associated with a known fault type. A correlation between the basis function and the energy consumption signal is evaluated. Presence of an operating fault in the device is determined in dependence on the correlation, and an output is generated based on the determination.
US11624760B2
A measurement device that performs a predetermined measurement task together with a plurality of other measurement devices is provided. This measurement device is provided with a sampling phase generator for generating a sampling phase for instructing a timing of sampling, and a communication unit for communicating with at least one of the plurality of other measurement devices. The communication unit transmits the sampling phase generated by the sampling phase generator to at least one of the plurality of other measurement devices. The sampling phase generator is configured to generate a third sampling phase, using an operation that is based on a generated first sampling phase and a second sampling phase received by the communication unit from at least one of the plurality of other measurement devices.
US11624753B2
A rotational speed sensor, a manufacturing method thereof, a driving method thereof, and an electronic device are provided. The rotational speed sensor includes liquid crystal cell, rotational speed sensing module and rotational speed determining module; rotational speed sensing module is configured to convert rotational speed into voltage signal and apply voltage signal to liquid crystal cell; and at least a part of optical signal propagation module of rotational speed determining module is located in liquid crystal cell. Spectrum drift time of optical signal propagated in optical signal propagation module is variable as refractive index of liquid crystal molecules in liquid crystal cell changes; optical signal transmitting module in rotational speed determining module transmits optical signal to optical signal propagation module; optical signal receiving module in rotational speed determining module receives optical signal propagated by optical signal propagation module and analyzes spectrum to determine rotational speed.
US11624735B2
A method performed in a liquid chromatography system includes a metering device pushing a sample into a trap column. The metering device sucks in the sample from a sample reservoir, wherein the sucking in the sample from a sample reservoir precedes the step of pushing the sample into the trap column. The liquid chromatography system also includes a trap column and a metering device, wherein the system is adapted to assume a configuration allowing the metering device to push a sample into the trap column and wherein the metering device is adapted to push the sample into the trap column in this configuration, wherein the system is adapted to assume a configuration allowing the sample to be sucked into the system by means of the metering device. Furthermore, the invention relates to a use of the liquid chromatography system for liquid chromatography, in particular of high-pressure liquid chromatography.
US11624734B2
A system capable of performing both single and multidimensional liquid chromatography includes a solvent delivery system, a sample injection system, a first dimension column path configured to perform a separation process in a first dimension, a second dimension column path configured to perform a separation process in a second dimension that is different than the first dimension, a valve system; and a sample injection system fluidically connected to the valve system. The valve system is configured to direct flow from a sample injection system to a first dimension column path when the valve system is in a first position, and to direct flow from the sample injection system to the second dimension column path without the flow path flowing through the first dimension column path in the chromatography system when the valve system is in a second position.
US11624729B2
A method for inspecting a weld of plastic pipes by means of a data processing device, comprising: capturing and storing documents; monitoring and recording the installation and the implementation of the weld of the joint; producing a welding report, or adopting a welding report from the welding machine; testing the weld ultrasonically, wherein the test detects and stores the defects that are in the weld; wherein software is used to capture and store the documents, the welding report and the defects, more specifically the data on said defects, wherein an algorithm of the software is used to evaluate the stored documents, reports, defects and data on said defects, and to classify the welded joint as compliant or non-compliant with the requirements.
US11624724B2
Gas-based method and device for diagnosing lung cancer using light-regulated electrochemical sensors
The present invention provides methods and devices for detecting and distinguishing various types of gas molecules or volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the methods and devices have enhanced sensing ability; namely response magnitude, sensitivity, detection limit and selectivity (i.e., classification capability). In one embodiment, the present invention provides methods and devices for diagnosing a disease in a subject or a health status of a subject through the detection of VOCs indicative of the disease or health status in question from breath of the subject. In one embodiment, the present invention provides methods and devices for detecting the existence of lung cancer or the stage of lung cancer in a subject through the detection of VOCs indicative of the existence of lung cancer from breath of the subject.
US11624722B2
Described herein are dielectric fluid testers for determining dielectric breakdown of fluid samples, systems comprising such testers, and methods using thereof. A dielectric fluid tester comprises a container and two electrodes. The test heads of these electrodes protrude inside the container and face each other, forming a gap. In some examples, one or both electrodes are movable for adjusting the gap and/or the volume inside the container available for a fluid sample. For example, the container includes two internal seals, one of which has a fixed position and is slidably coupled to a respective electrode. The other seal is slidably coupled to the container and moves together with the corresponding electrode. The container comprises an access port, providing a fluid communication between the fluid sample and an external pressure-controlling source. In some examples, the access port is used to deliver and remove the fluid sample from the container.
US11624714B2
A visual inspection device including a pinhole lens optically coupled to a sensor is provided. The pinhole lens has a pinhole placed at the distal end of the lens to capture the rays from an object to be inspected, a front optical group receiving the rays which cross the pinhole, and a rear optical group. The front optical group is configured to focus, on the rear optical group, the rays which cross the pinhole. The rear optical group is configured to focus, on the sensor, the rays received from the front optical group.
US11624698B2
A gas sensing element that reflects light incoming along an optical path on a sensing face, where the light reflected by the gas sensing element changes depending on a quantity of a specific gas that is in contact with the gas sensing element, and where each of a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber bends the optical path. The gas sensing element, a light source, a photodetector, and a magnetic field applicator are disposed on a same side with respect to a virtual plane that is perpendicular to an incident plane of the incoming light to the sensing face of the gas sensing element and includes a point on the optical path where light goes out from the first optical fiber and a point on the optical path where light enters the second optical fiber.
US11624688B2
Disclosed is a testing device for measuring interfacial shear properties between fibers and media, including a main body, which is a rectangular plate-like structure with L-shaped plates provided at the bottom ends of the main body, a connecting rod provided at a top right of the main body, a groove provided at the top of the main body; and four rotating grooves are provided inside the groove. The rotating grooves are cylindrical structures with raised centers at both ends; and a mounting piece is installed above the left end of the main body; a magnet of a displacement micrometer is connected to a tension trolley, a high-definition camera is turned on, weights are added into a loading bucket and the fiber movement is observed until the fiber is pulled out or sliding friction occurs, and then the camera is stopped and accurate data is tested.
US11624685B2
The present disclosure provides methods of preparing a biological specimen for imaging analysis, comprising fixing and clearing the biological specimen and subsequently analyzing the cleared biological specimen using microscopy. Also included are methods of quantifying cells, for example, active populations of cells in response to a stimulant. The present disclosure also provides devices for practicing the described methods. A flow-assisted clearing device provides rapid clearing of hydrogel-embedded biological specimens without the need of specialized equipment such as electrophoresis or perfusion devices.
US11624677B2
Disclosed herein is a system, apparatus and method directed to detecting damage to an optical fiber of a medical device. The optical fiber includes one or more core fibers each including a plurality of sensors configured to (i) reflect a light signal based on received incident light, and (ii) alter the reflected light signal for use in determining a physical state of the multi-core optical fiber. The system also includes a console having non-transitory computer-readable medium storing logic that, when executed, causes operations of providing a broadband incident light signal to the multi-core optical fiber, receiving reflected light signals, receiving reflected light signals of different spectral widths of the broadband incident light by one or more of the plurality of sensors, identifying at least one unexpected spectral width or a lack of an expected spectral width, and determining the damage has occurred to the optical fiber based on the identification.
US11624676B2
A blowby gas treatment device includes a pressure control valve, a fresh air induction pipe, a first blowby gas pipe, a second blowby gas pipe, a shutoff valve, a one-way valve, and a PCV valve. A leak diagnosis includes a first-stage diagnosis to determine whether or not falling of a pressure in a crank case after closing of the shutoff valve under a non-supercharging condition is normal. A second-stage diagnosis is implemented by moving the pressure control valve from a fully opened state into a fully closed state, and determining whether an intake air quantity in each state is equal to each other. When the intake air quantity in each state is equal to each other, presence of an in-system leak is determined. When a fully closed state intake air quantity is different from a fully opened state intake air quantity, presence of an out-of-system leak is determined.
US11624675B2
Provided is a water leakage detection method for detecting water leakage of a water pipe by a water leakage detection apparatus that includes a processor and a display device. The method includes: a first procedure of the processor acquiring a water leakage detection result of the water pipe in a district metered area, the district metered area being a range to be measured by a flow meter; a second procedure of the processor acquiring a water leakage detection result of the water pipe obtained based on measurement data of a vibration sensor terminal attached to the water pipe; and a third procedure of the processor outputting, a screen for displaying the water leakage detection result obtained based on the measurement data of the flow meter together with the water leakage detection result obtained.
US11624671B2
In a pressure sensor, a cap-shaped shielding member (17) to block an electric field undesirable for a signal processing electronic circuit unit of a sensor chip (16) is supported by an end surface of a disk conductive plate (19) between one end surface of the sensor chip (16) in a liquid sealing chamber (13) and a diaphragm (32). The conductive plate (19) is electrically connected via a group of input-output terminals (40ai) and bonding wires (Wi), for example, and the sensor chip (16) is supported by one end portion of a chip mounting member (18) which is electrically connected via the group of input and output terminals (40ai) and the bonding wires (Wi).
US11624669B2
A pressure sensor for capturing pressures of up to 1000 bar includes a sensor assembly and a housing sleeve for accommodating the sensor assembly. Furthermore, the pressure sensor includes a membrane in mechanical connection with the housing sleeve and operative connection with the sensor assembly for transmitting a pressure. Pressure acts in an axial direction on the membrane and in a radial direction on the housing sleeve. The housing sleeve includes a constriction which locally increases an elasticity of the housing sleeve. The housing sleeve includes a reinforcement which locally reduces an elasticity of the housing sleeve. At high pressure, locally induced changes in the elasticity of the housing sleeve result in a reversible change in length of the housing sleeve, both in the radial direction and in the axial direction.
US11624659B2
This invention discloses a probe structure and a thermometer, simply-structured but easy to use for users in a dark environment. The technique solution adopted in this invention is a probe structure, including a probe main body, a temperature sensor module and an optical assembly. The probe main body includes a detection end and a configuration end. The detection end is configured for touching or approaching an object. The configuration end is configured for connecting to an external thermometer body. The probe main body has a chamber for storing the temperature sensor module. The optical assembly is positioned at the configuration end. The optical assembly includes at least one lamp, a lamp panel and a light transmitting component. The at-least-one lamp is positioned at the lamp panel and the light transmitting component is disposed at the periphery of the lamp panel. Light emitted by the lamp passes through the light transmitting component.
US11624652B2
A method for approximating spectral data, the method comprising using at least one hardware processor for: providing a digital image comprising data in a first set of spectral bands; providing a dictionary comprising (a) signatures in a second set of spectral bands and (b) values in said first set of spectral bands, wherein said values correspond to the signatures, and wherein said first and second sets of spectral bands are different; and approximating, based on the dictionary, data in said second set of spectral bands of said digital image.
US11624649B2
An inertial measurement system includes three acceleration sensors detecting along three orthogonal axes, a display having several display areas, and a processor programed to perform a process. The processor calculates frequencies and spectral intensities of vibrations based on detected time series accelerations by three acceleration sensors and obtains relationship values between the calculated frequencies and the calculated spectral intensities. The processor causes the display to successively display an N-th value, intermediate values, and an (N+1)-th value of the relationship values at one display area in time series.
US11624644B2
The present invention provides an animal harness comprising a harness body and a scale. The scale is secured to the harness body by a securement means. The harness can be utilized by a user to provide a specific amount of assistance to an animal using the harness because the scale will provide the user with the exact amount the animal weighs and how much assistance the user is providing the animal.
US11624641B2
What is disclosed in the present invention is to provide a quantitative transfer pipette structure, wherein an anti-backflow compartment is configured in the first bulb. The dimensions and locations of the first bulb, the second bulb and the third bulb are specifically configured to aspirate and transfer a specific volume of the liquid to a container, mix the liquid with the substance in the container by pressing and releasing the specific bulbs, so as to achieve the effects of precise quantification and sufficient mixing.
US11624639B2
Embodiments include a novel, easy to install, non-intrusive, ultrasonic water flow meter with a self-calibrating three-piezoelectric transducer configuration attached externally to a water pipe, that allows for accurate measurement of water flow, and can provide the flow data to a remote system for billing and further analysis. The water flow data can further be analyzed for water consumption by individual fixtures, in support of conservation and usage management efforts.
US11624633B2
An inductive sensing-based user interface device which includes a conductive barrier with at least one aperture, a magnetic flux modifier attached to a rotary member on one side of the barrier and an inductive structure on an opposed side of the barrier aligned with the aperture, magnetically coupled to the flux modifier, wherein a change in sensed inductance is used to determine rotational input.
US11624625B2
A system and method for evaluation of a route score for an electric vehicle are disclosed. The system includes a route path characteristic score computation subsystem configured to compute a route path characteristic score of one or more routes between two or more distant locations based on one or more topological parameters and one or more scheduled activity parameters, a traffic score computation subsystem configured to compute a traffic score in real-time, an environment score computation subsystem configured to compute an environment score in the real-time, an overall route score computation subsystem configured to compute an overall route score in the real-time, a vehicle-level route score computation subsystem configured to compute a vehicle-level route score for a particular electric vehicle, an overall fleet-level route score computation subsystem configured to compute an overall fleet-level route score after aggregating the vehicle-level route score.
US11624624B2
The present disclosure relates to a concept for machine-learning-based prediction of a destination for a user. Based on historic search data associated with the user, at least one candidate destination is determined based on the user and a given context. A plurality of embedding vectors are determined from an embedding matrix, wherein the embedding vectors are associated with the at least one candidate destination, the user, and the given context. The embedding matrix comprising embedding vectors for different components of the historic search data. The plurality of embedding vectors are fed into one or more first neural network layers to generate a semantic embedding for the candidate destination. The semantic embedding is into one or more second neural network layers to generate a probability score for the candidate destination.
US11624613B2
A gyroscope which comprises first and second proof masses aligned on a first lateral axis, third and fourth proof masses are aligned on a second lateral axis, and central and peripheral anti-phase coupling structures which synchronize a first and a second oscillation mode in this four-mass system. Each central x-axis anti-phase structure and each central y-axis anti-phase structure comprises an in-plane seesaw with a central elongated bar which is suspended from at least one central anchor point with at least one central seesaw suspender which allows the central elongated bar to rotate in the device plane about an axis which is perpendicular to the device plane.
US11624609B1
A foldable horizontal ruler, comprising a ruler body having at least two or more ruler units, wherein a connecting end is arranged on the ruler unit, a connecting block is arranged between the ruler units, and the connecting end forms a rotating kit with the connecting block so that the adjacent ruler units can be folded. The connecting end, arranged on the ruler unit, is provided with a connecting block, and the adjacent ruler units can be folded through the connecting block. The ruler body can be folded in multiple segments by designing more than one set of ruler body units, which makes the storage or carrying become more convenient. The magnet is arranged on the rotating shaft and the fixed pin, and the end of the ruler unit exposed. The magnet forms adsorption with the measured object, which reduces long-time lifting and reduces the user's level of fatigue.
US11624604B2
An example of a concentric probe includes an outer shroud having a bore that extends through the outer shroud, an inner shroud located within the outer shroud and having a bore that extends through the inner shroud, the inner shroud joined to the outer shroud via brazing, an annulus defined by a space between the inner shroud and a wall of the bore of the outer shroud, a plenum defined by a space between the inner shroud and the wall of the bore of the outer shroud, the plenum being in fluid communication with the annulus, and a transducer disposed within inner shroud.
US11624603B2
A coordinate positioning machine includes a drive frame and a metrology frame. The drive frame includes a drive arrangement for moving a structure around a working volume of the machine. The metrology frame includes a metrology arrangement for measuring the position of the structure within the working volume. The metrology arrangement is a hexapod metrology arrangement and the drive arrangement is a non-hexapod drive arrangement. The metrology frame has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is lower than that of the drive frame. The drive frame is coupled to the metrology frame via a coupling arrangement which prevents at least some distortion associated with any extra thermal expansion and contraction of the drive frame from being transferred to the metrology frame. The drive arrangement moves the structure around the working volume, and the metrology arrangement measures the position of the structure within the working volume.
US11624598B2
An apparatus for correcting an aberration in a bullet casing's neck, the apparatus incorporating a support frame; a collet chuck and collet sleeve combination whose collet chuck presents a circumferential array of jaws having longitudinal ends, wherein the collet chuck further has a throat extending longitudinally from the jaws' longitudinal ends; a bullet ogive centering annular land fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the collet chuck, the bullet ogive centering annular land being positioned at an oppositely longitudinal end of the throat; rotatable mounting conical bearings and bushings which attach the collet chuck and collet sleeve combination to the support frame; and a turn wheel connected operatively to the collet chuck and collet sleeve combination.
US11624594B1
A system, device and method provide a glide kit that can attach to a conventional mortar round to create a glide-enabled round. The glide-enabled round can fit within a mortar tube. When the munition exits the mortar tube, it sequentially deploys wings and canards to initiate the glide maneuver and increase the mortar range. A state estimator subsystem can be employed with a canard control subsystem to actively guide the mortar to a fixed location. The combination of the estimator and canard control subsystems improves the tracking precision of the mortar round.
US11624592B2
Embodiments include a method of forming an initiator. The method includes placing an energetic powder in a container. A solvent is added to the container and the solvent and energetic powder are mixed to form a slurry mixture. The slurry mixture is filtered. The filtered slurry mixture is placed in a transfer tube. The slurry mixture is applied to a bridge wire. The slurry mixture applied to the bridge wire is then dried.
US11624588B2
A guided munition system includes a munition body including at least one fluid dynamic control for changing course of the munition body in flight. A seeker onboard the munition body is operatively connected to control the at least one fluid dynamic control. The seeker includes a coded aperture imaging device facing outward from the munition body for image based control for guiding the munition body in flight.
US11624585B2
An electronic weapon accessory system includes an electronic weapon accessory, such as a light, and a detachable mount with an integrated control switch. The electronic weapon accessory includes an electronic component, such as an LED, and a power source disposed within a housing. The electronic component and the battery are electrically connected with a circuit having electrical contacts exposed on an outer surface of the housing. The mount has a body with a clamp structure, a dome switch disposed on an outer surface of the mount body and a circuit having electrical contacts exposed on the outer surface of the mount body. Fasteners removably secure the mount body and accessory housing in assembled relation. When the electronic weapon accessory and mount are assembled, the accessory electrical contacts physically and electrically engaging the mount electrical contacts to complete an electronic control circuit and provide integrated control and operation of the electronic accessory.
US11624579B2
A device for the protection of a handgun carried in an open top holster includes a hood having a slot extending from the mouth of the hood up one side of the hood so that the device can be slid over a handgun carried in an open top holster to protect the handgun from elements such as rain and dust.
US11624575B2
The present disclosure provides systems, devices, and techniques that can be implemented at a gun, such as an electromechanical gun. The gun may include a barrel located within a slide and a cylindrical spring enveloping the barrel. The barrel may be configured to act as a guide rod for the cylindrical spring, and the cylindrical spring may be configured to bias the slide in a forward battery position. The gun may include an electronic component such as an energy store, a processor, or a circuit board, located under the barrel and forward of the trigger when the gun is in an upright position. The gun may include a physical transmission medium that electronically couples the electronic component with an additional electronic component located rearward of the trigger, and the physical transmission medium may be at least partially encapsulated by a trigger guard.
US11624553B2
A storage plate arrangement for installation in a household refrigeration appliance has a first storage plate and a second storage plate, which is separate from the first storage plate, and a carrier frame. The first storage plate and the second storage plate are arranged on the carrier frame. The carrier frame has a guiding arrangement and a storage plate can be displaced by the guiding arrangement relative to the carrier frame and to the other storage plate. The carrier frame is embodied as open when viewed in the peripheral direction. The carrier frame has a first side limb and an opposite-lying second side limb that is separate from the first side limb and the side limbs are connected to a connecting limb that is in turn separate from the side limbs. The connecting limb is a profile rail that is embodied from metal.
US11624551B2
A drainage assembly for an insulated structure includes a flexible body that has a plurality of flexures and defines an opening and notches that extend radially from the opening. A first drainage tube extends through the opening and includes receiving flanges disposed within the notches defined by the flexible body. A second drainage tube is in fluid communication with the first drainage tube. The second drainage tube includes engagement flanges disposed within the receiving flanges of the first drainage tube.
US11624550B2
A vacuum adiabatic body and a refrigerator are provided. The vacuum adiabatic body includes a support that maintains a vacuum space between a first plate and a second plate, and a heat resistance unit comprising at least one radiation resistance sheet that blocks radiation heat transfer in the vacuum space so as to reduce heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate. The support includes two support plates, and the at least one radiation resistance sheet is supported by at least one support protrusion provided on a bar, which couples the two support plates to each other, to maintain an interval between the first plate and the second plate.
US11624541B2
An ice maker assembly includes an ice maker that has a mounting plate that includes an engagement feature with an engagement surface. An ice storage bin is configured for insertion into an ice maker receiving space of the ice maker. The ice storage bin includes a retention surface configured to engage with the mounting plate when the ice storage bin is inserted into the ice maker receiving space and an ice bin base that defines a track system configured to move the ice storage bin both vertically and horizontally. The track system includes an elongate portion configured to move the ice storage bin horizontally and a widened portion configured to facilitate vertical movement of the ice storage bin.
US11624537B2
A system includes a heat-pump circuit and a heating-fluid circuit. The heat-pump circuit includes a compressor and a first condenser conduit. The heating-fluid circuit includes first, second, and third flow-paths. The third flow-path selectively communicates with the first and second flow-paths. The first flow-path includes a first valve. The first valve moves between an open position allowing fluid flow through the first flow-path and a closed position restricting fluid flow through the first flow-path. The second flow-path includes a second condenser conduit and a second valve. When the second valve is open, fluid flows through the second flow-path. In the closed position, the second valve restricts fluid flow through the second flow-path. The third flow-path includes a heat exchanger receiving fluid from the first flow-path when the first valve is in the open position and receiving fluid from the second flow-path when the second valve is in the open position.
US11624529B2
Methods and related systems for operating a furnace are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes activating a burner assembly and a first fan of the furnace to combust fuel and air and circulate combustion gases along a flow path extending through a heat exchanger of the furnace. In addition, the method includes operating a second fan of the furnace to circulate air across an external surface of the heat exchanger of the furnace and produce a conditioned airflow. Further, the method includes monitoring one or more parameters of a motor of the second fan indicative of an airflow rate of the conditioned airflow, and deactivating the burner assembly, whereby combustion of the fuel and air in the furnace ceases, in response to the one or more parameters indicating that the airflow rate is less than a minimum airflow rate.
US11624526B2
A heat exchanger includes: a casing into which heating gas is supplied; and a plurality of heat transfer tubes which are arranged in the casing, wherein the plurality of heat transfer tubes are set in a posture in which a plurality of straight tube portions are arranged in a direction intersecting a heating gas flow direction, are stacked a plurality of stages in the heating gas flow direction, and are distinguished into first and second heat transfer tubes respectively located on an upstream side and a downstream side in the heating gas flow direction, and wherein the second heat transfer tube is formed so that an outer diameter of the tube and an arrangement pitch of the plurality of straight tube portions are smaller than those of the first heat transfer tube.
US11624517B2
Methods and systems are provided for air conditioning, capturing combustion contaminants, desalination, and other processes using liquid desiccants.
US11624514B2
A window air conditioner includes an indoor heat exchanger, a water receiving pan below the heat exchanger, and a filter screen. The water receiving pan includes mounting portions for connecting to heat exchanger flanges. At least one mounting portion has a slot to cooperatively receive a filter screen fitting portion.
US11624509B2
A convertible guard device for a fire heating appliance. The guard device having a plurality of panels and a base portion, wherein the panels may be configured to be arranged in a guard configuration and a tabletop configuration. The base portion may define a fire area and have an upper surface configured to receive the panels arranged in the guard configuration, and an inner surface having a ledge extending therefrom, the ledge configured to receive a perimeter edge of the panels when the panels are arranged in the tabletop configuration.
US11624507B2
Food cooking unit composed of gas burners (1), regulation electrovalves (3) of the supplied gas; an infrared sensor (5) focused towards the cooking zone; a thermocouple (6) in thermal contact with the flames and in connection with a safety electrovalve (4) through a relay (10) and an electronic control device (7) connected to said infrared sensor (5), to said at least one regulating electrovalve (3) and the relay (10) and that stores different regulation programs and that regulates the regulating electrovalve (3) and/or interrupts the thermocouple connection with the safety electrovalve in response to the signals obtained from the infrared sensor (5) and/or the thermocouple (6), and issues warnings in response to signals from the thermocouple (6).
US11624488B1
A lighting assembly for use with a vehicle includes a light bar having a one or more circuit boards positioned within one or more housings wherein each circuit board includes light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted to a surface thereof. The light bar may be divided into portions wherein each portion has its own housing. The light bar is operationally connected to an electronic control unit (ECU), wherein the ECU controls operation of the light bar and its components. The ECU is operationally connected to an electrical system of the vehicle such that the ECU can receive signals, commands, and/or information from the vehicle. The ECU is adapted to control the light bar, including illumination of LEDs thereon, based on the signals, commands, and/or information from the vehicle. The ECU is further adapted to emit and/or control audio output based on the signals, commands, and/or information from the vehicle.
US11624485B1
An illumination set has a plurality of alphabet lamps and a plurality of connectors. Two of the alphabet lamps are connected by one of the connectors. Each alphabet lamp has a bottom casing, a top cover, an illumination circuit board, and a slide. The top cover is mounted on the bottom casing. The illumination circuit board is mounted in the bottom casing and between the top cover and the bottom casing. The illumination circuit board has an illumination component and a plurality of sockets. The slide is detachably mounted on the bottom casing. The top cover is located between the slide and the bottom casing. A pattern is formed on the slide. Because the slide of the alphabet lamp is detachable, the pattern on the alphabet lamp can be changed.
US11624479B2
A quantity of gas is introduced into a gas reservoir via a filling station provided with a filling line. The quantity is measured. A signal is generated indicating a corrected quantity of transferred gas. The signal is obtained by adding a predetermined, positive or negative, corrective amount to the measured quantity of gas transferred.
US11624478B2
A head mounted device includes a ring-shaped mount unit for mounting the head mounted device on a head of a user, the ring-shaped mount unit including a first housing having a band portion on each of both sides thereof and a second housing having an engagement portion to be engaged with the band portion, and the ring-shaped mount unit being formed in a ring shape that enables enlargement and reduction of a circumference thereof by engagement of the band portion with the engagement portion. The head mounted device further includes a circumference holding unit, such as a torque limiter, configured to generate a holding force at least in a circumference enlargement direction of the ring-shaped mount unit.
US11624474B2
The disclosed invertible structures rely on combinations of translational movements to effect inversion. An exemplary invertible structure includes a track operable to be slidably coupled to a connector element of a longitudinal structure. In an embodiment, the connector element may include at least two connectors at least partially disposed in a slot defined in the track, which may have a plurality of translational axes for translational movements of the connectors of the longitudinal structure that would effect the inversion of the longitudinal structure.
US11624448B2
Check valve assemblies for fluid flow sets and devices are provided. The check valve assembly includes an inlet body including a fluid inlet, first and second seal beads, and a central channel. An outlet body includes a fluid outlet and a stem having a centering post, the centering post received by the central channel of the inlet body. A seal includes inner and outer rings, wherein the inner ring is configured to engage with the first seal bead and the outer ring is configured to engage with the second seal bead in a fully sealed position of the check valve assembly. Fluid flow sets and methods for manufacturing check valve assemblies are also provided.
US11624446B1
A valve used in combination with a vessel containing fluid in the interior and a parameter measuring device. The valve allows the device to be exposed to the fluid in the interior of the vessel. The device may be installed into the valve, and the valve may be fitted to the side of the vessel. The valve improves upon other prior art by providing provisions for purging air trapped in the internal cavity of the valve. The valve includes a purge position, which provides a smaller opening from the interior of the vessel to the internal cavity and an air path to the external atmosphere. Fluid may fill the valve pushing trapped air out of the valve until the majority of the trapped air is expelled.
US11624437B2
A transmission for a vehicle includes a transmission shift unit that receives a shift command of the vehicle, a driving unit that generates a driving force for causing the transmission shift unit to be switched between positions, and a controller configured to control the driving unit for causing the transmission shift unit to be switched between the positions depending on whether a preset condition is satisfied. In particular, the driving unit includes a first stator to generate magnetic flux, a first rotor including first inner permanent magnets and second inner permanent magnets and configured to be rotated by the magnetic flux transmitted to the first inner permanent magnets, outer permanent magnets, a second rotor disposed between the second inner permanent magnets and the outer permanent magnets, and a clutch unit disposed between the first rotor and the second rotor.
US11624436B2
A vehicle has an engine; a drive pulley connected to and driven by a crankshaft of the engine; a driven pulley; an output shaft connected to and driven by the driven pulley; a belt looped around the pulleys; and a cover connected to the engine. The cover and the engine define a volume therebetween. A baffle disposed in the volume separates the volume in first and second chambers. The first chamber is disposed between the baffle and the engine. The second chamber is disposed between the baffle and the cover. The pulleys are disposed in the second chamber. The baffle defines first and second apertures fluidly communicating the first chamber with the second chamber. An air inlet is fluidly connected to the first chamber. An air outlet is fluidly connected to the second chamber.
US11624425B2
A laundry treatment apparatus includes an outer tub to receive wash water, a driving motor having a stator fixed to the outer tub, and a rotor rotated relative to the stator, a washing shaft rotated together with the rotor, and a rotatable spin-drying shaft spaced apart from the rotor. The laundry treatment apparatus also includes an inner tub disposed in the outer tub, a pulsator provided in the inner tub at a lower portion thereof, and a clutch assembly. The inner tub is rotated together with the spin-drying shaft and the pulsator is rotated by the washing shaft. The clutch assembly selects one of a plurality of modes including i) at least one restriction mode of restricting the spin-drying shaft to the rotor or the outer tub and ii) a free mode of not restricting the spin-drying shaft to the rotor and the outer tub.
US11624411B2
A non-backdrivable clutched module for a bi-directional actuator such as actuators used for active aerodynamics on vehicles. The module has both a stopper mode and a clutch mode. During the stopper mode a back-driving force gets diverted away from the actuator using a locking bearing member. If the force is too great a clutch mode will disengage the back-driving force completely from the shaft connected to the actuator, thereby preventing damage to the actuator.
US11624400B2
A foldable device includes a flexible display including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion; a body including a first support portion which supports the first portion of the flexible display, a second support portion which supports the second portion of the flexible display, and a third support portion which supports the third portion of the flexible display; a hinge including a first rotation axis which connects the first support portion to the third support portion, and a second rotation axis which connects the second support portion to the third support portion; and at least one slot hole which shifts the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis along an inner surface of the at least one slot hole when the first support portion and the second support portion rotate.
US11624399B2
The present invention relates to a mechanical system (1), comprising a bearing (4) and a shaft (10) coupled to the bearing (4), especially for an internal combustion engine, being subjected to average contact pressures of less than 200 MPa. The shaft (10) has at least one area (12) provided with an anti-seizing surface coating (20), having a surface hardness at least twice that of the bearing (4), and a microtexturation (30) comprised of a set of individual microcavities (31), distributed in said area (12). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such a mechanical system (1).
US11624390B2
A hook mounting system of a unibody structure with three platforms that face an angled hole. The hook system includes nails adapted to be particularly suitable for mounting the hook and platform deformable inserts to receive the nails. The system is adapted for a rod hanging assembly. The system includes a nail having a non-circular shank portion and a head portion.
US11624371B2
A hidden fan and a fan lamp are disclosed. The hidden fan includes a turntable assembly and a plurality of fan blade assemblies arranged at the turntable assembly, the turntable assembly has a turntable and a limit wheel configured to rotate relative to the turntable, the turntable has a plurality of fan blade fixing portions, and the plurality of fan blade fixing portions are annularly arranged around a center of the turntable, at least one of the fan blade assemblies has a fan blade and a return elastic component, the fan blade has a fixed portion and a linkage portion arranged at a side of the fixed portion, the fixed portion is arranged at the corresponding fan blade fixing portion, the linkage portion is connected with the limit wheel.
US11624363B2
A fluid pumping system comprises a housing, an electric motor, a rotatable first input, a rotatable second input driven by the electric motor, a gerotor including an inner rotor, an outer rotor; and a cam ring in sliding receipt of the outer rotor. The cam ring is selectively rotatable by one of the first input and the second input. The inner rotor is rotatable by the other of the first input and the second input. The housing includes a first fluid inlet passage on a first side of the cam ring and a second fluid inlet passage on an opposite side of the cam ring. Fluid entering a cavity between the inner rotor and the outer rotor flows parallel to the axis of rotation of the first input. The cam ring includes a radially extending outlet port and pumped fluid flows radially out of the cavity.
US11624349B2
A method and an apparatus for controlling noise of a wind turbine. The method includes: determining a noise-influencing sector of the wind turbine based on a position of the wind turbine and a position of a noise-influencing site; acquiring a current wind direction; determining whether the wind turbine under the current wind direction operates in the noise-influencing sector; and limiting output power of the wind turbine, and increasing, after the wind turbine goes out from the noise-influencing sector and the output power reaches a rated power, the output power, in a case that the determination is positive.
US11624342B2
A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery. The surgical frame includes a main beam that can be rotated, raised/lowered, and tilted upwardly/downwardly to afford positioning and repositioning of a patient supported thereon. The main beam is capable of be reconfigured between a left configuration and a right configuration to support the patient in different positions thereon.
US11624341B2
A system and method of integrating an engine having dynamic skip fire control with an exhaust gas recirculation system in a turbocharged internal combustion engine is described. An engine control system determines an appropriate firing pattern based at least in part on a desired exhaust gas recirculation flow rate. Signals from sensors in the intake manifold and exhaust system may also be used as part of a feedback loop to determine a desired exhaust gas recirculation flow rate.
US11624340B2
The present disclosure relates to hydrocarbon emission control systems. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to substrates coated with hydrocarbon adsorptive coating compositions and evaporative emission control systems for controlling evaporative emissions of hydrocarbons from motor vehicle engines and fuel systems. The hydrocarbon adsorptive coating compositions include particulate carbon having a BET surface area of at least about 1300 m2/g, and at least one of (i) a butane affinity of greater than 60% at 5% butane; (ii) a butane affinity of greater than 35% at 0.5% butane; (iii) a micropore volume greater than about 0.2 mug and a mesopore volume greater than about 0.5 ml/g.
US11624337B2
Two-cycle engine includes cylinder block formed with a cylinder and crank chamber. The cylinder block includes: an exhaust passage leading to a combustion chamber in the cylinder through an exhaust port opened to an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder; a scavenging port opened to the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder; a communication passage extending from the scavenging port in a radial direction of the cylinder; and a scavenging passage extending in an axial direction of the cylinder, communicating with the crank chamber, and having an opening portion formed in a bottom surface of the communication passage. A ceiling surface of the communication passage is inclined toward a cylinder head with increasing distance from a scavenging passage side thereof toward the scavenging port. A bottom surface of the communication passage is inclined toward the crank chamber with increasing distance from a scavenging passage side thereof toward the scavenging port.
US11624320B2
A booster splitter for a gas turbine engine and a method of additively manufacturing the booster splitter are provided. The booster splitter includes an annular inner wall defining a radially outer boundary of a compressor flow path defined through a compressor section of the gas turbine engine, an annular outer wall spaced apart from the annular inner wall along the radial direction, the annular outer wall adjacent to the annular inner wall at a forward end, the forward end defining an inlet to the compressor flow path, an annular bulkhead spanning between the annular inner wall and the annular outer wall substantially along the radial direction, the bulkhead defining an inlet port, and a passageway defined within the annular outer wall, the passageway extending from the inlet port, into the bulkhead, radially outward to the outer wall, and through the annular outer wall towards the inlet defined by the forward end.
US11624317B2
Supercritical fluid systems and aircraft power systems are described. The systems include a compressor, a turbine, and a generator. A primary working fluid flow path has a primary working fluid that passes through the compressor, a separator, the turbine, and back to the compressor. A secondary working fluid flow path having a secondary working fluid that passes through the generator, the compressor, the separator, and back to the generator. The primary working fluid and the secondary working fluid are compressed and mixed within the compressor to form a mixture of the two fluids and the separator separates the mixture of the two fluids to direct the primary working fluid back to the turbine and the secondary working fluid to the generator.
US11624312B2
A reservoir tank includes a tank portion having a cover coupled to an upper portion thereof, and having coolants with different temperatures supplied thereto, a heat exchange reduction portion partitioning an internal space of the tank portion into a first accommodation space and a second accommodation space, and having the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space formed to be spaced from each other, and a discharge portion formed in the heat exchange reduction portion and formed to allow coolant flowing into the heat exchange reduction portion to be discharged back to the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space, respectively.
US11624301B2
A controller includes: a control unit configured to detect, based on information from a sensor mounted on a vehicle, a first event indicating that engine oil is discharged from an engine of the vehicle, or a second event indicating that the engine is replenished with engine oil; and a storage unit configured to store the result of detection by the control unit as a history of oil change.
US11624300B2
A valve system/method suitable for an internal combustion engine (ICE), compressor pump, vacuum pump, and/or reciprocating mechanical device is disclosed. The system/method is optimized for construction of a two-stroke ICE. The rudimentary system incorporates an intake engine block cover (IEC) and exhaust engine block cover (EEC) that enclose an intake rotary valve cylinder (IVC) and exhaust rotary valve cylinder (EVC) that control intake/exhaust flow through a respective intake rotary valve port (IVP) and an exhaust rotary valve port (EVP) into and out of a combustion cylinder that provides power to a piston and crankshaft. Intake/exhaust multi-staged valves (IMV/EMV) provide intake/exhaust flow control for the IVC/IVP and EVC/EVP. An enhanced system may include a variety of intake/exhaust port seals (IPS/EPS), forced induction/discharge (FIN/FID), centrifugal advance (CAD/ICA/ECA), and/or cooling channel spool (ICS/ECS).
US11624294B1
A method for assembling a plug assembly for plugging one or more ports of a gas turbine engine including that a first arm is inserted into a sheath through-passage of a sheath. The method includes a second arm is inserted into the sheath through-passage of the sheath. The method further includes a separating mechanism is inserted into the sheath through-passage between the first arm and the second arm, a biasing mechanism is installed, and a top housing is slid over the biasing mechanism such that the biasing mechanism is located in a cavity defined within the top housing. The biasing mechanism being configured to apply a force to the first arm and the second arm when the biasing mechanism is located in the cavity. The method may also include that the top housing is secured together with the sheath.
US11624290B2
An aspirating face seal between high and low pressure regions of a turbomachine at a juncture between rotatable and non-rotatable members of turbomachine includes gas bearing rotatable and non-rotatable face surfaces. Primary and starter seal teeth and optional deflector seal tooth are mounted on seal teeth carrier on rotatable member. Non-rotatable face surface is mounted on an annular slider on the non-rotatable member. A pull-off biasing means urges the annular slider away from the rotatable member and the non-rotatable face surface away from the rotatable surface. A secondary seal is in sealing engagement with the annular slider in the low pressure region and the pull-off biasing means is located radially outwardly of the annular slider in the high pressure region. Biasing means may include coil springs within spring chambers of circumferentially spaced cartridges. Tongues extend inwardly from spring chambers into grooves in slider.
US11624283B2
High cycle fatigue (HCF) in a turbine wheel of a sector-divided dual volute turbocharger, particularly a turbocharger where the tongue-to-blade gap is as small as from 1-3% of the wheel diameter, is reduced, and energy extraction is optimized, using a turbine wheel with (blade stiffness/backwall stiffness×100) between 41 and 44.
US11624277B2
Techniques for determining a fracture driven interaction include identifying pressure response data from one or more pressure sensors that are in direct fluid communication with a fluid at least partially enclosed within one or more monitor wellbores formed from a terranean surface to one or more subterranean formations; calculating at least one pressure response value from the pressure response data; determining the fracture driven interaction between the treatment wellbore and at least one of the one or more monitor wellbores based at least in part on the calculated at least one pressure response value; and preparing a graphic representation of the determined FDI for display on a graphical user interface.
US11624271B1
A liquid phase huff and puff method of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applied to multiple groups of existing horizontal or vertical wells in a shale or tight rock reservoir resulting in additional oil recovery. The method utilizes a pumping phase for a chosen pumped well group, and a production phases for the remaining well groups. The production phases typically last longer than the pumping phases. The method operates such that while one of the well groups is pumping, the remaining well groups are producing, A new pumped well group is chosen from the production well groups upon completion of each pumping phase, with the previous pumped well group being converted to a producing well group.
US11624265B1
A downhole autonomous jet cutting tool includes a main body with a generally cylindrical configuration. The main body includes a locking unit actuable to engage the tool to an inner surface of the pipe, a hydraulic motor with a rotor and a stator, and a rotatable jet cutting nozzle assembly operable to emit a stream of fluid to cut the pipe. The tool also includes a sensor module to detect interactions between the pipe and walls of the wellbore and a control unit in electronic communication with the sensor module and the locking unit. The control unit can identify, based on output of the sensor module, a location where interaction between the pipe and the walls of the wellbore limits downhole movement of the pipe, actuate the locking unit to engage the tool in the inner surface of the pipe, and initiate the stream of fluid from the nozzle assembly.
US11624261B2
System and method of intelligent electrical completion in reservoirs that allow open-hole completion
The present invention relates to a system and method to be applied to multiple inflow and outflow control zones in an open-hole uncoupled completion. The invention can handle, for example, the complexities and limitations of hydraulic control found in carbonate reservoirs in the Brazilian Pre-Salt, which are characterized by high pressures and flows, large vertical extensions of the reservoir, high scaling potential, and high potential for losses during drilling and completion operations.
US11624256B2
A downhole packer assembly includes a body part, an expandable tubular packer element surrounding the body part, and a first end and a second end of the expandable tubular packer element are fixedly connected with the body part, providing an expandable space fillable with liquid during expansion, and a metal sleeve surrounding the expandable tubular packer element. A restriction unit has an axially movable part movable between a first axial position in which the axially movable part at least partly overlaps the expandable tubular packer element and a second axial position in which the axially movable part has been axially displaced in relation to the body part away from the expandable tubular packer element.
US11624254B2
An accumulator system that includes a housing. The housing defines a function chamber and a balance chamber. A piston moves axially within the housing. The piston separates the function chamber from the balance chamber. An electric actuator couples to and drives the piston within the housing to compress and drive a first fluid out of the function chamber.
US11624251B2
The present disclosure describes methods and systems for downhole well integrity reconstruction in a hydrocarbon reservoir. One method for downhole well integrity reconstruction in a hydrocarbon reservoir includes: positioning, a laser head at a first subterranean location, wherein the laser head is attached to a tubular inside of a wellbore; directing, by the laser head, a laser beam towards a leak on the wellbore; and sealing the leak using the laser beam.
US11624242B2
A system for monitoring borehole parameters and switching to millimeter wave drilling based on the borehole parameters is provided. The system can include a mechanical drilling apparatus for forming a first portion of a borehole of a well. The first portion of the borehole can be formed based on a permeability of the first portion of the borehole and a temperature within the first portion of the borehole. The system can also include a millimeter wave drilling apparatus configured to inject millimeter wave radiation energy into a second portion of the borehole of the well via a waveguide. The second portion of the borehole can be formed via the millimeter wave drilling apparatus in response to determining the permeability of the first portion of the borehole is below a permeability threshold value and the temperature within the first portion of the borehole exceeds a temperature threshold value.
US11624241B2
A method for monitoring and controlling a downhole pressure of a well during formation of a borehole of a well is provided. The method can include monitoring a downhole pressure of a well during formation of a borehole of the well using a millimeter wave drilling apparatus including a waveguide configured for insertion into the borehole. The monitoring can include determining the downhole pressure. The downhole pressure can include an amount of pressure present at a bottom of the well. The method can also include determining a lithostatic pressure of rock surrounding the well at the bottom of the well. The method can further include controlling the downhole pressure relative to the lithostatic pressure of the rock surrounding the well at the bottom of the well. Related systems performing the methods are also provided.
US11624237B2
A rotary steering tool includes a steering member configured to move between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. The rotary steering tool also includes a pump configured to pump a fluid, a power source independent of the downhole motor, the power source configured to power the pump, and a piston in fluid communication with the pump. The piston is configured to apply a force to the steering member to move the steering member from the retracted configuration to the extended configuration when the pump pumps the fluid at an operating system pressure. The rotary steering tool includes a controller to operate the pump at a range of operating system pressures, and a variable pressure control valve. The variable pressure control valve adjusts the operating system pressure between the range of operating system pressures to adjust the force applied to the steering member.
US11624233B2
A self-locking balance weight-type insulated glass assembly has two panes of glass with an inner cavity and a blinds assembly therein. The blinds assembly comprises a head rail, a slat assembly hung on the head rail, a bottom rail, a privacy fascia and a hollow side rail. The head rail has a hollow inner cavity with a rotary rod assembly and a rotary rod locking device therein. The slat assembly, the bottom rail and the rotary rod assembly are connected through a pull cord for controlling slats to rise or fall and a ladder cord for controlling the slats to turn. The rotary rod locking device has an end connected to the rotary rod assembly and an end connected to a gear box. An external magnetic operator is magnetically coupled to an internal magnetic operator arranged outside the inner cavity formed by the panes of glass.
US11624229B2
A vehicle control device includes image capturing units, control equipment that extracts at least one living body from image information captured by the image capturing units and performs processing, and a door operating system capable of unlocking the doors of a vehicle and executing an opening operation for the doors. When a user of the vehicle is included among a plurality of the extracted living bodies and it is estimated that a predetermined type of living body is in contact with the user, the control equipment causes the doors to be operated in a first mode. When the user is included among the plurality of the extracted living bodies and it is estimated that the predetermined type of living body is not in contact with the user, the control equipment causes the doors to be operated in a second mode that differs from the first mode.
US11624224B2
An automotive lift-off hinge joint to rotationally connect an automotive door and body comprises first and second door side hinge brackets and a body side hinge bracket. A detent shaft is provided with an interiorly threaded intermediate portion adapted to receive a removable threaded fastener and with a shaped detent shaft feature adapted to engage a similarly shaped pyramidal portion of a guide pin fastened to the body side hinge bracket. The detent shaft is rotationally mounted within a cylindrical check mechanism and secured in relation to the first and second door side hinge brackets. Bushings in door side hinge bracket apertures allow rotation of portions of the detent shaft extending through the apertures. The pyramidal shaped portions are preferably square.
US11624221B1
A hinge includes: a base seat; two slide seats that are mounted on the base seat, that are movable between an inner position and an outer position, and that each have a slide rail portion; two rotary members that each have a slide portion being in sliding contact with the slide rail portion of a respective slide seat, and that are respectively rotatable relative to the slide seats; and two coupling mechanisms that are connected between the rotary members and the slide seats, such that rotations of the rotary members drive the slide seats to move between the inner position and the outer position. A distance between the slide seats decreases when the slide seats move from the outer position to the inner position.
US11624220B2
A security device can be provided to selectively restrict or prevent the opening of a sliding door, sliding window, or other sliding panel or other closure. For example, the security device can include a base plate that selectively engages a barricade member (or lock rail). While the barricade member is engaged with the base plate (in a locked state), the barricade member and base plate cooperate to restrict or prevent the sliding door, window, panel or other closure from moving to an open position (or moving out of a closed position). The barricade member can be moved relative to the base plate (to an unlocked state) to allow unrestricted movement of the sliding door, window, panel or other closure. The security device can include stop members that may restrict or prevent complete removal of the barricade member from the base plate.
US11624214B2
A system for passive locking and unlocking a vehicle is described that includes a memory for storing executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to unlock the vehicle using a time of flight to transmit the trigger request between the vehicle and the first key fob. The processor receives, from a first key fob, a trigger request to unlock the vehicle, and determines, based key fob identifiers that identify the first key fob and a second key fob that is also near the vehicle, that the first and second key fobs are associated with a vehicle. The processor selects the first key fob based on a key fob characteristic. The processor evaluates the time of flight using the first key fob, and unlocks the vehicle based on the time of flight satisfying a threshold for signal transmission flight time.
US11624208B2
A locking mechanism is provided for a portal closure that includes a first side, and a second side The portal closure including a latch movable into and out of engagement with a latch receiver and a latch driving device coupled to the latch for moving the latch into and out of engagement with the latch receiver The latch driving device includes a controllable lock member movable between a locked position where the latch is fixedly positioned in the latch receiver and an unlocked position where the latch is capable of being disengaged from the latch receiver and a second side latch driving device mover disposed on the second side of the portal closure. The locking mechanism includes a first side latch driving device mover disposed on the first side of the portal closures, and coupled to the latch driving device for moving the latch driving device to cause the latch to move into and out of engagement with the latch receiver. A signal generator is provided for generating a human detectable signal. A lock actuator is coupled to the controllable lock member for moving the locking mechanism between a first normal position wherein the second side lock driving device is capable of being moved between an unlocked position to permit the latch to be disengaged from the latch receiver and a locked position where the latch is prevented from being disengaged from the latch receiver; and a second emergency position wherein the second side lock driving device is in the locked position, and the signal generator is actuated to generate a human detectable signal. A power source is provided for powering the signal generator when the locking mechanism is in the second emergency position. A switch is coupled between the power source and the signal generator for controlling the flow of current between the power source and the signal generator.
US11624205B2
An exemplary lockset includes a mortise case, a magnet assembly mounted in the mortise case, and a manual actuator operable to move the magnet assembly between a coupling position in which a first magnet of the magnet assembly is aligned with a reference point and a decoupling position in which the first magnet is misaligned with the reference point. In certain embodiments, the magnet assembly further includes a second magnet having an opposite polarity as the first magnet, and the second magnet is misaligned with the reference point when the magnet assembly is in the coupling position and is aligned with the reference point when the magnet assembly is in the decoupling position.
US11624203B2
Here is provided a device for securing a standard deadbolt lock in a locked orientation so that the deadbolt lock cannot be unlocked by an intruder. The device disclosed includes an elongated member pivotally coupled to a base member by a pivotal joint. The base member is securely mounted to a housing of the deadbolt lock and the protruding member has an elongated groove dimensioned and configured to receive the latch of the deadbolt lock and secure it within the groove such that the latch cannot be rotated to unlock the deadbolt lock. The protruding member is pivotally movable between a closed position wherein the latch is contained within the groove and an extended position wherein the protruding member is positioned away from the latch.
US11624199B2
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a telescopic mast. In some embodiment, the telescopic mast includes at least two telescope members with parallel walls. One of the at least two telescopic members including at least two adjoining telescopic sections, with one of the at least two adjoining telescope sections being thinner than the others of the at least two adjoining telescope sections, so that a telescope section can be passed respectively into and out of a telescope section positioned round it in a telescope member. This telescope section positioned round it can be passed into and out of a further telescope section in a further telescope member. The telescopic mast further including elastic elements/actuators fitted between the adjacent telescopic sections, the elastic elements/actuators equalize and bear the dead weight and the useful load on the telescopic mast.
US11624188B2
Implementations described and claimed herein provide for modular snow and ice retention and mounting systems. In various embodiments, a bracket may comprise a mounting strap, a hybrid pad, a bracket assembly and a rod. The hybrid pad may comprise a face portion and a support portion. The face portion and the support portion may be operatively coupled together. The hybrid pad may be operatively coupled to the mounting strap. The face portion may comprise a stiffening rib. The stiffening rib may be defined in a front surface of the face portion. The stiffening rib may define a first load plane. The face portion may also define a first rod notch. The first rod notch may be defined on a first side of the face portion. The face portion may also define a second rod notch. The rod may be mountable to the hybrid pad.
US11624185B2
A penetration part fireproof covering material used when a penetration part covered for fireproof is formed in a fireproof beam that is a fireproof constructional member that constitutes a wooden building, wherein the penetration part fireproof covering material is formed to have a tubular shape by stacking a plurality of gypsum board pieces (13a) formed from gypsum boards in a thickness direction and unitarily connecting the plurality of gypsum board pieces. The penetration part fireproof covering material is formed to have the tubular shape by stacking the plurality of gypsum board pieces that preferably have an annular shape and are cut out from commercially available gypsum boards having thicknesses of 9.5 mm to 25.5 mm while fixing the plurality of gypsum board pieces to each other preferably using metal fasteners such as staples, and unitarily connecting the plurality of gypsum board pieces.
US11624180B1
A drain protector having a flexible adsorbent pad, a raised insert, and a cover is described. The pad and the insert each includes aligned apertures. The raised insert is positioned over the flexible adsorbent pad or within the aperture of the flexible adsorbent pad. The cover is connected to the flexible adsorbent pad, a raised insert, forming a space over the insert. The drain protector is made from adsorbent material for blocking sediment, collecting contaminants and filtering water into a drain. The cover of the drain protector reinforces the sheet and insert to protect against damage from traffic over the drain protector.
US11624174B2
A combined shower includes a wall-mounted supporting arm, an over-head shower, and a hand-held shower. The over-head shower is fixed on the wall-mounted supporting arm. The hand-held shower is detachably fixed on the over-head shower through a hose. A switching button is provided on the over-head shower, and the switching button is configured to selectively switch on the over-head shower or the hand-held shower through a handle. Additionally, the over-head shower is provided with a mounting ring, the hand-held shower is provided with a central hole, and the hand-held shower is sleeved outside the mounting ring through the central hole, which ensures that the hand-held shower can be stably fixed on the over-head shower and can also be freely taken and used.
US11624173B2
A dual-outlet faucet and a dual-outlet faucet system are disclosed. The dual-outlet faucet has two water channels to output two different types of water flows, which is convenient for the user to use. The dual-outlet faucet system includes the dual-outlet faucet and a water treatment apparatus. The dual-outlet faucet system can output the normal water and the water processed by the water treatment apparatus, which is convenient for the user to use.
US11624170B2
A drive assembly for a work vehicle has a drive housing including at least one housing element forming a reaction member, a drive shaft rotatable about a drive axis, and a planetary gear set coupled to the drive shaft and configured to selectively rotate an output element. The drive assembly also includes at least one clutch arrangement having at least one clutch ring configured to selectively interact with the planetary gear set to effect a rotation speed of the output element. At least one actuator is configured to axially drive the clutch ring along the drive axis. A retention mechanism is configured to retain the clutch ring at an axial position along the drive axis. The retention mechanism includes a detent ball, a detent groove and a resilient member configured to urge the detent ball into the detent groove to retain the clutch ring at the axial position.
US11624165B2
An electrical power generating apparatus for generating electrical power using a generator connected directly or indirectly to a flywheel is disclosed. The apparatus comprises items such as platforms, protrusions, generators, flywheels and other components. The platforms are configured to be laid on a surface and easily allow an object, e.g., a vehicle to traverse over the platforms. Each protrusion is configured to move downward and upward through apertures located in a top portion of the platform. The protrusions may interact with reset members. The protrusions move in a linear/angle downward/downward-upward motion when the object pushes/strikes/depresses the protrusions. Each protrusion can be connected in an operative manner to a shaft via a gear, and/or to a lever which is connected in an operative manner to shaft, thereby rotating the shaft by converting linear motion to rotational motion. A generator, flywheel, and gearbox can be coupled to one or more shaft.
US11624155B2
In the porous substrate loaded with porous nano-particles structure and one-step micro-plasma production method thereof, since the micro-plasma system enhances the electron density and promotes reaction speed in the reaction without generating thermal effect, the method may be performed at an atmosphere environment. The nano-particles also can be quickly obtained by aforementioned micro-plasma system. The electromagnetic field generated by the micro-plasma can drive the nano-particles to be loaded onto the porous substrate in a one step, rapid and low cost process to improve the conventional techniques which require a relatively long procedure time and a complicated process.
US11624154B2
A method for preparing unbleached biomechanical pulp from straw. A straw is used as a raw material, which is treated with alkaline biological enzymes, heated with hot alkali steam, refined, and washed. The mechanical pulp prepared by the method of the present invention has significantly improved ring-crush strength, can be used to prepare corrugated paper or cardboard paper, and can significantly improve the compressive strength of the carton.
US11624149B2
The invention relates to a portable device (1100) comprising a bottom surface (BS) intended to be in contact with a textile (TXT). The portable device comprises an image sensor (5) for taking an image of a textile, and an illumination system (6) for illuminating a portion of the textile when said image is being taken. The portable device also comprises a control unit (8a) for executing an algorithm stored in the portable device, using the taken image as an input of said algorithm, to obtain a classification of the textile. The image sensor and the control unit are integrated within the portable device. The image sensor has an active surface sensitive to light, which is oriented compared to said bottom surface (BS), with an absolute value of the orientation angle being in the range 15-70 degrees; and/or the illumination system (6) has a light source oriented compared to the said bottom surface (BS), with an absolute value of the orientation angle being in the range 15-70 degrees.
US11624146B2
The present disclosure relates to a clothing treating apparatus comprising: an outer case which includes a first opening formed at the front side thereof; an inner case which is provided inside the outer case and has a space formed therein to receive clothes; an inner case bottom surface which forms the bottom of the inner case; a first penetrating part which extends through the inner case bottom surface; and a first machinery room forming surface which forms a machinery room disposed under the inner case and separated from the inner case, and provides a holding surface that protrudes to enable a steam nozzle to be installed thereon.
US11624143B2
A washing feeding device includes a water box, and a feeding box installed in the water box; at least one feeding chamber is arranged in the feeding box. A baffle board is pivoted and installed in the feeding chamber for preventing water from flowing to a water outlet. A gap portion is formed on the baffle board, and an inlet water flow of the water box flows to the gap portion of the baffle board that is open when the baffle board is pivoted, and the inlet water flow washes a bottom wall of the feeding chamber below the baffle board after passing through the baffle board from the gap portion, and opening the baffle board. Via the above arrangement, residue of washing powder at the water outlet of the feeding chamber shielded by the baffle board is prevented.
US11624136B1
A small, flat and elongated tool is provided, with a hook at its distal end, for inserting between stitches and sliding under the threads of a serged sewing seam. The tool, held between the thumb and finger of a user, is effective to grab the tail threads from the serger seam and to pull them back into the seam.
US11624135B2
A sewing machine includes a bed, a feed unit, a sewing unit, a projector, and a controller. The projector is configured to project a projection image to the bed. The controller is configured to, where the feed unit and the sewing unit do not perform sewing, execute a first control in which the controller causes the projector to project a first image to the bed, the first image including a first object and a second object, the first object indicating a planned sewing position, the second object indicating a reference position to position the workpiece. The controller is configured to, where the feed unit and the sewing unit perform sewing, execute a second control in which the controller causes the projector to project a second image to the bed, the second image including the first object and not including the second object.
US11624130B2
Some aspects of this disclosure relate to systems, apparatuses, compositions (e.g., isolated nucleic acids and vectors), and methods for improving the stability and/or solubility of proteins evolved using phage-assisted continuous evolution (PACE). In some embodiments, vectors described herein comprise nucleic acids encoding selection systems (e.g., positive and/or negative selection systems) that link expression of genes required for production of infectious phage particles to a desirable physiochemical (e.g., stability or solubility) and/or desired function of an evolved protein.
US11624125B2
A post-synthetic method for stabilizing colloidal crystals programmed from nucleic acid is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the method relies on Ag+ ions to stabilize the particle-connecting nucleic acid duplexes within the crystal lattice, essentially transforming them from loosely bound structures to ones with very strong interparticle links. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid is DNA. Such crystals do not dissociate as a function of temperature like normal DNA or DNA-interconnected colloidal crystals, and they can be moved from water to organic media or the solid state, and stay intact. The Ag+-stabilization of the nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) bonds is accompanied by a nondestructive contraction of the lattice, and both the stabilization and contraction are reversible with the chemical extraction of the Ag+ ions, e.g., by AgCl precipitation with NaCl.
US11624116B2
The present invention relates to a method for reducing or preventing the formation or activity of a corrosion-associated biofilm on a metal surface, wherein the method comprises contacting the metal surface with a liquid composition comprising biocidal preparation. The present invention also relates to a microbicidal composition comprising at least one alcohol, one liquid hydrocarbon, a bacteriophage immobilized on a magnetic nanocomposite, at least one phage releasing reagent and one stabilizer. The microbicide composition and method of the present invention reduces biofilms on surfaces, and consequently, reduces, mitigates, or eliminates MIC in internal surface of the oil transporting pipelines.
US11624111B2
A methodology for (a) the etching of films of Al2O3, HfO2, ZrO2, W, Mo, Co, Ru, SiN, or TiN, or (b) the deposition of tungsten onto the surface of a film chosen from Al2O3, HfO2, ZrO2, W, Mo, Co, Ru, Ir, SiN, TiN, TaN, WN, and SiO2, or (c) the selective deposition of tungsten onto metallic substrates, such as W, Mo, Co, Ru, Ir and Cu, but not metal nitrides or dielectric oxide films, which comprises exposing said films to WOCl4 in the presence of a reducing gas under process conditions.
US11624109B2
A method of manufacturing a transparent conductive film comprising preparing a substrate; and forming a thin film comprising—a compound of Chemical Formula 1 on the substrate: BapLaqSnmOn Formula 1 wherein p, q, m and n are atomic content ratios, p, m and n each are independently more than 0 and less than or equal to 6, and q is 0 or 1, wherein the forming of the thin film is performed by an RF sputtering process at a temperature of 250° C. or lower.
US11624104B2
A multicomponent alloy coating is provided. The multicomponent alloy coating includes a hard layer and a plurality of nickel-based particles dispersed in the hard layer. The composition of the multicomponent alloy coating is represented by the following formula (I): AldCoeCrgFehNiiSijCkOm formula (I), wherein 1
US11624100B2
An aspect of the present invention relates to a cold-rolled steel plate for hot forming, which is excellent in corrosion-resistance and spot-weldability, contains, by weight %, C: 0.1-0.4%, Si: 0.5-2.0%, Mn: 0.01-4.0%, Al: 0.001-0.4%, P: 0.001-0.05%, S: 0.0001-0.02%, Cr: 0.5% to less than 3.0%, N: 0.001-0.02%, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, satisfying formula (1) below, and includes an Si amorphous oxidation layer continuously or discontinuously formed at a thickness of 1 nm-100 nm on the surface thereof. Formula (1): 1.4≤0.4*Cr+Si≤3.2 (wherein element symbols denote measurements of respective element contents by weight %).
US11624098B2
There is provided a precipitation hardening steel with the composition: C: 0.05-0.30 wt %, Ni: 3-9 wt %, Mo: 0.5-1.5 wt %, Al: 1-3 wt %, Cr: 2-14 wt %, V: 0.25-1.5 wt %, Co: 0-0.03 wt %, Mn: 0-0.5 wt %, Si: 0-0.3 wt %, and remaining part up to 100 wt % is Fe and impurity elements, with the additional proviso that the amounts of Al and Ni also fulfil Al=Ni/3±0.5 in wt %. There is the possibility to have very low amounts of cobalt, well below 0.01 wt %. The precipitation hardening steel displays, low segregation, high yield strength at elevated temperatures, high resistance against corrosion, and can also suitably be nitrided. The precipitation hardening steel is more economical to manufacture compared to steel according to the state of the art with the same strength at elevated temperatures.
US11624091B2
Nucleic acid molecule analysis systems are described. The system may include a nucleic acid molecule attached to a particle with a characteristic dimension. The system may also include an aperture defined by a first electrode, a first insulator, and a second electrode. The aperture may have a characteristic dimension less than the characteristic dimension of the particle. The system may further include a first power supply in electrical communication with the first electrode and the second electrode. In addition, the system may include a second power supply configured to apply an electric field through the aperture. In some embodiments, the aperture may be defined by a first insulator. A portion of the first electrode may extend into the aperture. A portion of the second electrode may extend into the aperture.
US11624089B2
The invention provides a novel class of cyanine dyes that are functionalized with sulfonic acid groups and a linker moiety that facilitates their conjugation to other species and substituent groups which increase the water-solubility, and optimize the optical properties of the dyes. Also provided are conjugates of the dyes, methods of using the dyes and their conjugates and kits including the dyes and their conjugates.
US11624087B2
The present invention relates to a composition for detecting nucleic acid comprising duplex molecular beacon and graphene oxide and a colorimetric signal enhancement method of detecting nucleic acid using the same. According to the composition, kit and method for detecting nucleic acid of the present invention, a complex can be formed by adsorbing a single strand having a DNAzyme sequence dissociated from the conjugate of a duplex molecular beacon and a target nucleic acid to the graphene oxide surface, and separated, and a colorimetric signal amplified therefrom can be induced, so that a very low concentration of target nucleic acid can be detected with high efficiency and the target nucleic acid can be detected quickly and easily in seconds. Therefore, a new colorimetric target nucleic acid detection system capable of point of care testing (POCT) can be provided.
US11624084B2
Presented herein are methods and compositions for enhancing specific enrichment of target sequences in a nucleic acid library. Off-target hybridization probes may be used to reduce binding and/or capture of off-target regions of a nucleic acid library in a targeted sequencing workflow. The off-target hybridization probes may be specific for locations known to generate off-target sequencing reads for a particular set of hybridization probes.
US11624082B2
The present invention relates to a method for monitoring kinase activity or activation in a sample, the method comprises the steps of a) providing a sample comprising a kinase, b) incubating the sample with a protease to cleave the kinase provided in step a) into protease specific proteolytic peptides, c) applying phosphopeptide enrichment to the sample, d) analysing the sample obtained in step c) via liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, and e) detecting phosphorylations of the kinase provided in step a), wherein the detection of step e) is performed only in case a proteolytic peptide associated with the activation region of the kinase is identified.
US11624078B2
The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for altering expression of target gene sequences and related gene products. Provided are structural information on the Cas protein of the CRISPR-Cas system, use of this information in generating modified components of the CRISPR complex, vectors and vector systems which encode one or more components or modified components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors and components. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system. In particular the present invention comprehends optimized functional CRISPR-Cas enzyme systems, wherein the guide sequence is modified by secondary structure to increase the specificity of the CRISPR-Cas system and whereby the secondary structure can protect against exonuclease activity and allow for 5′ additions to the guide sequence.
US11624072B2
Materials and methods for creating canola (e.g., Brassica napus) lines having oil with increased oleic acid content are provided herein.
US11624070B2
Compositions and methods for modifying genomic DNA sequences are provided. The methods produce double-stranded breaks (DSBs) at pre-determined target sites in a genomic DNA sequence, resulting in mutation, insertion, and/or deletion of DNA sequences at the target site(s) in a genome. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising nucleotide sequences that encode a Cms1 protein operably linked to a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest. The DNA constructs can be used to direct the modification of genomic DNA at pre-determined genomic loci. Methods to use these DNA constructs to modify genomic DNA sequences are described herein. Additionally, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of genes are provided. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest operably linked to nucleotide sequences that encode a mutated Cms1 protein with an abolished ability to produce DSBs, optionally linked to a domain that regulates transcriptional activity. The methods can be used to up- or down-regulate the expression of genes at predetermined genomic loci.
US11624066B2
The invention relates to neurodegenerative disorders, and in particular to novel oligonucleotides for treating such conditions, for example Alzheimer's disease. The invention provides novel antisense oligonucleotides, and compositions comprising such oligos, and therapies and methods for treating neurodegenerative disorders. The invention includes genome editing techniques for achieving similar results as using the novel antisense oligonucleotides.
US11624064B2
Provided herein are methods of enriching mutated cell free nucleic acids for detection and diagnosis of cancer. Also provided are methods using a CRISPR-Cas system to target and deplete unwanted more abundant cell free nucleic acid sequences thereby enriching for less abundant sequences.
US11624058B2
Engineered CRISPR-Cas9 nucleases with altered and improved PAM specificities and their use in genomic engineering, epigenomic engineering, and genome targeting.
US11624056B2
The present invention relates to a method for inducing differentiation, into chondrocytes, of cord blood mononuclear cell-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. In a case where a chondrogenic pellet produced by the method of the present invention is transplanted into a cartilage damage area in vivo, regeneration of cartilage can be effectively exhibited by differentiated chondrocytes. In such a case, an effective cartilage regeneration capacity can be exhibited as compared with a case where chondrocytes produced by differentiation induction with the addition of a recombinant growth factor are transplanted. Thus, the present invention can be usefully used for tissue engineering therapies.
US11624053B2
The present invention provides a method of culturing corneal endothelial cells. More specifically, the present invention provides a composition for culturing or growing corneal endothelial cells, comprising at least one agent consisting of laminins and fragments thereof which express in corneal endothelial cells. Specifically, the present invention can comprise laminin 511 (alpha5 beta1 gamma1) and laminin 512 (alpha5 beta2 gamma 1). The present invention further provides a culture container for corneal endothelial cells, which is coated with the composition of the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for culturing corneal endothelial cells comprising the step of using the composition or the container of the present invention to culture the corneal endothelial cells.
US11624050B2
Disclosed is the design, fabrication, and characterization of a novel system comprising a parallel set of nanopore microneedles (NPMs) for cell transfection through controlled nanoelectroporation (NEP) and electrophoretic insertion of genetic materials.
US11624049B2
Provided is a cell suspension culturing apparatus suitable for large-scale culture of cells, the cell culturing apparatus comprising a culture solution aspirator having a double-tube structure comprising an outer tube and an inner tube inserted in a lumen of the outer tube, and a suspension culture vessel, wherein in the culture solution aspirator, the outer tube comprises a filter through which a culture solution is passed, the inner tube comprises a suction port for the culture solution passed through the filter, and an air hole which communicates the lumen of the outer tube with the outside is disposed distally in a direction of insertion of the outer tube into the suspension culture vessel.
US11624045B2
The present invention relates to a method, apparatus and universal container for natural carbonation of beverages, which will be used in the food industry, in particular in the production of beer, sparkling wines and carbonated fruit drinks. The method of naturally occurring carbonation of beverages involves the operations of feeding with fermenting substrate, adding water, adding yeast, fermenting the resulting liquid mixture. The fermentation is carried out in a specialized container at an optimum temperature of 8° C. to 23° C., depending on the yeast species. The fermentation process lasts for 3 to 4 days and is accompanied by an increase in container pressure to 2 bar.
US11624041B2
The invention provides surfactant compounds of formulas I-IX, which can be used in methods for aiding the solubilization, digestion, preparation, analysis, and/or characterization of biological material, for example, proteins or cell membranes. The compounds can also aid in the recovery of peptides generated during protein digestion, particularly for in-gel digestion protocol. Additionally, the compounds can improve enzymatic protein deglycosylation without interfering with downstream sample preparation steps and mass spectrometric analysis. The compounds can be specifically useful as digestion aids that can be decomposed by an acid, by heat, or a combination thereof. Decomposition of the surfactants allows for facile separation from isolated samples, and/or allows for analysis of the sample without interfering with the sensitivity of various analytical techniques.
US11624040B2
Provided are a remote controllable auto-ignition candle and a control system thereof, and more particularly, a remote controllable auto-ignition candle including a wick portion performing combustion after ignition and including a wick made of a conductive material; a first communication unit communicating with a user terminal in a wired or wireless manner; a control unit controlling an ignition state of the wick portion according to a control signal received through the first communication unit; and an ignition means generating a discharge to the wick so that the wick portion is ignited according to a control of the control unit.
US11624035B2
The invention relates to a gas scrubbing process and plant for purifying raw synthesis gas by physical absorption in methanol. A raw synthesis gas stream which includes hydrogen and carbon monoxide as desired constituents and water and acid gases as undesired constituents is admixed with methanol and subsequently cooled below the freezing point of water. According to the invention a liquid phase including methanol and water is separated from the cooled raw synthesis gas stream. Acid gases are removed from the remaining gaseous phase by physical absorption in methanol at elevated pressure. Separating the water from the raw synthesis gas stream before the absorption of the acid gases prevents larger amounts of water passing into the methanol circuit of the gas scrubbing process. This achieves savings in resources and certain plant parts may be smaller than is customary.
US11624032B2
The present invention relates to the extraction of gasoline from a gas G, with (a) a step of extracting gasoline from the gas to be treated comprising methanol GM obtained from step (d), (b) a step of separating said fluid GL1 partially condensed in step (a), producing a first aqueous liquid phase A1, a first liquid phase H1 of hydrocarbon(s) a gaseous phase G1 obtained from the gas G; (c) a step of contacting a portion of the gas G to be treated with said first aqueous liquid phase A1, producing a second aqueous liquid phase A2, a gaseous phase of gas to be treated comprising methanol GM′; (d) a step of mixing said gaseous phase of gas to be treated comprising methanol GM′ with the remainder of the gas G to be treated, producing a gas to be treated comprising methanol GM, (e) a step of stabilizing said first liquid phase H1 of hydrocarbon(s).
US11624031B2
A screen cloth for use in a screening device for screening out oversize objects, including oil sand lumps and rocks, is disclosed comprising a supporting structure comprising two mutually opposing lateral attachment elements and a plurality of transverse stiffeners extending therebetween; and a plurality of screen segments, each screen segment having a plurality of openings, and each screen segment comprising a steel base and a plurality of anti-wear tiles attached thereon; whereby the plurality of screen segments are attached to the support structure to form a screening portion of the screen cloth.
US11624024B2
A thermochromic polymer composition including a base polymer material; a temperature sensitive material, which changes a color of the thermochromic polymer composition in response to a temperature change; and a stabilizer, which enhances stability performance of the thermochromic polymer composition. The thermochromic polymer composition which has a good thermochromic performance and good thermal performance and thus could provide a visible indication of the overheat condition. An electrical device is formed from the thermochromic polymer composition. A further embodiment of the process for preparing the thermochromic polymer composition and forming the electrical device.
US11624019B2
Compositions with modified tannins can be used in wellbore operations. A composition can include an oil, a modified tannin, a dimer fatty acid, an aqueous liquid, and an emulsifier, where the material is injectable into a wellbore. The modified tannin may be treated with a primary amine, secondary amine, tertiary amine, or quaternary amine. The compositions may be used as drilling fluids having enhanced yield point and fluid loss control properties.
US11624012B2
Epoxy adhesives are made using core-shell rubbers and small amounts if any of other elastomeric materials. The epoxy adhesives contain a mixture of latent curing agents and/or high levels of calcium oxide. The adhesives exhibit excellent bonding properties even when an open or closed bead is exposed to humid air for prolonged periods before the epoxy adhesive is cured.
US11624005B2
A printed linerless face laminate includes a release layer including a release agent, a second layer including a thermoplastic polymer, a second adhesive layer, a first layer including a thermoplastic polymer or fiber-based material, and a first adhesive layer including a pressure sensitive adhesive, wherein the print is on one or more printable surface(s) between the first layer and the second layer. A method for producing the printed linerless face laminate is also described.
US11623979B2
Polyolefin compositions comprising i) a polyolefin, ii) one or more phosphorus—containing benzofuranone compounds and iii) one or more hindered amine light stabilizers are provided excellent protection against discoloration and enhanced thermal stability during melt processing as exhibited by improved retention of molecular weight and maintenance of polymer molecular architecture.
US11623978B2
A method of forming a composite material includes disposing dried plant material, nanoparticles, and a supercritical fluid in a vessel. A cellular structure of the dried plant material expands when disposed in the supercritical fluid and the nanoparticles migrate into and are embedded within the expanded cellular structure of the disposed dried plant material. The disposed dried plant fibers with embedded nanoparticles are removed from the vessel and mixed with a polymer to form a polymer-nanoparticle mixture. A chemical additive can be added to the supercritical fluid and the chemical additive can remove at least one of hemicellulose, lignin and pectins from the dried plant material.
US11623976B2
A process for the production of a thermoplastic elastomer containing hard segments (a) of a polyester and soft segments (b) containing repeating units derived from an aliphatic carbonate, in which process a precursor thermoplastic elastomer is subjected to solid state post condensation at a temperature between 140 and 170° C. Also claimed is the thermoplastic elastomer.
US11623969B2
A method for producing a water/oil repellent composition can produce an article which is excellent in the oil repellency while maintaining the water repellency and the heavy-rain durability. The method includes mixing an emulsion of a polymer having from 10 to 50 mass % of units based on a monomer having a perfluoroalkyl group per all units and an emulsion of a monomer component containing at least 80 mass % of a monomer having a perfluoroalkyl group so that the proportion of the mass of the polymer will be from 50 to 99 mass % per the sum of the mass of the polymer and the total mass of the monomer component and then polymerizing the monomer component. The monomer component includes emulsified particles in the emulsion of the monomer component. The emulsified particles have an average particle size of from 50 to 600 nm.
US11623966B2
A novel dry mill process for producing pure starch, which can be used as a feed stock for bio tech processes. Corn feedstock is sent through a particle size reduction device, such as a hammer mill, to produce corn flour. The corn flour is screened into a small particle portion (which mainly contains “free” starch from the floury endosperm) and a larger particle portion (which mainly comprises the horny endosperm, germ pericarp and tip cap). The small particle potion is sent to a liquefication and a saccharification process to produce high Be corn syrup. A mud phase (mixture of oil, germ, and any light solid) is centrifuged. The light phase is sent to precoat drum filtration to produce clean corn syrup. Further, a novel wet mill process to produce starch and alcohol is disclosed. A three-section paddle screen can be used to separate starch from grit and fiber.
US11623965B2
A prodrugged antibody has a blocking moiety attached to a Cys on its heavy or light chain via a linker having a cleavable moiety. The blocking moiety inhibits binding of the antibody to its antigen. Cleavage of the cleavable moiety releases the blocking moiety and restores ability of the antibody to bind to its antigen.
US11623963B2
A specific antigen-binding member (ABM) comprising a specific antigen-binding moiety and an antibody Fc region comprising a CH2 domain, which is engineered for a cysteine substitution at position 108 and/or 113, wherein numbering is according to the IMGT, and wherein the antibody Fc region does not comprise an antigen-binding CH3 domain; and an ABM conjugate (ABMC) comprising the ABM and at least one heterologous molecule covalently conjugated to one or both of the cysteines at positions 108 and 113 of the CH2 domain.
US11623961B2
Provided herein are BCMA-binding molecules, including anti-BCMA antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof such as heavy chain variable (VH) regions and single-chain antibody fragments, and chimeric receptors comprising the anti-BCMA binding molecules such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). In some embodiments, the anti-BCMA antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof specifically bind to BCMA-1. Among the anti-BCMA antibodies are human antibodies, including those that compete for binding to BCMA with reference antibodies, such as a non-human reference antibody. Also provided are genetically engineered cells expressing the CARs or BCMA-binding molecules and uses thereof such as in adoptive cell therapy.
US11623955B2
The present invention is directed to anti-PVRIG antibodies and methods of using same.
US11623939B2
The present invention is directed to a process for purifying natamycin, to an all-trans polyene amphoteric macrolide, to a composition comprising said polyene amphoteric macrolide and to a process for preparing said polyene amphoteric macrolide.
US11623936B2
A neutral Ir compound having a first ligand LA of Formula I is disclosed. The Ir compound having azaperylene moieties are useful as emissive dopants in OLED devices for improving the device performance.
US11623924B2
Novel compounds, compositions, and methods of using and preparing the same, which may be useful for treating alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD).
US11623923B2
Provided are a uracil compound represented by Formula (IV) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutical composition of the same. Also provided is a use thereof as a c-MET/AXL inhibitor in preparing a c-MET/AXL-inhibiting drug or a drug for treating a tumor.
US11623920B2
The present disclosure relates to a process for preparing pitolisant hydrochloride of Formula-(I) and solid-state forms thereof.
US11623917B2
The present invention is directed to multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitor compounds. The present invention is further directed to compositions comprising those compounds. Finally, the present invention is directed to methods of treating eye conditions including, but not limited to, diabetic background retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, diabetic proliferative retinopathy, diabetic macular edema with proliferative retinopathy, proliferative fibrovascular disease, diabetic macular edema with proliferative fibrovascular disease, retinopathy of prematurity, dry macular degeneration, dry macular degeneration with drusen and wet macular degeneration, using compounds and compositions of the invention.
US11623912B2
The invention relates to triesters of cyclohexanetripropionic acid, preparation thereof and use thereof as plasticizers for polymers wherein examples of the triester of cyclohexanetripropionic acid include tri(nbutyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(methylpropyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(npentyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(isopentyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(2-methylbutyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(3-methylbutyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(nhexyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(isohexyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(nheptyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(isoheptyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(noctyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(isooctyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(2-ethylhexyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(nnonyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(isononyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(ndecyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, tri(isodecyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate, and tri(2-propylheptyl) cyclohexane-1,2,4-tripropionate.
US11623905B2
Cannabis plant material is extracted with a solvent matrix consisting of one or more organic solvents and optionally water. The cannabis plant material is agitated in the solvent matrix and then removed by filtration or centrifugation. Following extraction, the plant material is separated from the solvent matrix by centrifugation. The resulting extract is clarified by membrane filtration which also removes most of the water and water-soluble impurities. The resulting extract is dewaxed using membrane filtration and/or liquid-liquid extraction. Excess solvent and terpenoids are removed by means of molecular weight cutoff membrane filtration and the resulting cannabinoid solution is decarboxylated catalytically. Seed crystals are added to crystallize the cannabinoids.
US11623892B2
A strongly scattering optoceramic converter material having a density of less than 97% is provided, as well as a method for producing such an optoceramic material. By appropriately choosing in particular the composition, blending method, and sintering conditions, the production method permits to produce converter materials with tailored properties.
US11623878B2
The present invention relates to a multipurpose tool that is configured to collect seaweed and other debris from the edges of a body of water and from shorelines. The tool has an elongated handle having an ergonomic grip, a head portion, a plurality of tines extending from the head portion, and a removably attached net-like filter. Each tine has an elongated length with a downwardly extending distal portion and is supported by a curved brace, wherein the curved brace extends laterally across the tines for providing mechanical support to the tines. The tines are oriented in a tapered manner having less spacing between the tines near the head portion and more spacing between the tines at the distal end which allows the width of the tines to be larger at the distal end than near the head portion.
US11623872B2
Provided are a device and a method for synthesis of a gallium-containing garnet-structured scintillator polycrystalline material. The synthesis device includes a polycrystalline material synthesis chamber (7) made of a thermal insulation material (1); a crucible (3) arranged at the center of the bottom of the polycrystalline material synthesis chamber; an induction coil (2) annularly arranged outside the polycrystalline material synthesis chamber at a position with a height corresponding to that of the crucible; an arc heating device (4) arranged on a central axis of the induction coil in the polycrystalline material synthesis chamber, so as to heat and melt raw materials at the center of the crucible by means of the high temperature generated by arc discharge; the induction coil is connected to a RF induction power supply.
US11623861B2
A micromechanical component for a sensor device including a substrate having a substrate surface, at least one stator electrode situated on the substrate surface and/or on the at least one intermediate layer covering at least partially the substrate surface, which is formed in each case from a first semiconductor and/or metal layer, at least one adjustably situated actuator electrode, which is formed in each case from a second semiconductor and/or metal layer, and a diaphragm spanning the at least one stator electrode and the at least one actuator electrode, including a diaphragm exterior side directed away from the at least one stator electrode, which is formed from a third semiconductor and/or metal layer, a stiffening and/or protective structure protruding at the diaphragm exterior side being formed from a fourth semiconductor and/or metal layer.
US11623847B2
The disclosure provides a sling including a sleeve, a first eye formed by a first splice, and a second eye formed by a second splice. The sleeve includes braided strands and has a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion between. The sleeve also defines a hollow inner volume. The first splice is made by the first end portion extending into and along part of the hollow inner volume proximate the first eye. The second splice is made by the second end portion extending into and along part of the hollow inner volume proximate the second eye. A hollow load bearing portion is defined in the intermediate portion between the first splice and the second splice.
US11623845B2
An elevator system includes an elevator car that is movable in an elevator shaft in the vertical direction, a closed support belt guided about a lower deflection roller and an upper deflection roller and a drive machine driving the support belt. A drive connection is made between the support belt and the elevator car with a coupling device arranged on the elevator car that is coupled to a coupling element of the support belt. The coupling element is a connection element that connects two free ends of the support belt together.
US11623831B2
A medium conveying apparatus includes a moving mechanism to move the set guide, a guide pair including a first guide having a first opening and a second opening, and a second guide to regulate a vertical direction of the medium conveyance path, a light emitting element and a light receiving element located on an outside of the medium conveyance path with the first guide in between, and on the downstream side of the first opening and the second opening so as to be apart from the moving mechanism by a predetermined distance or more in the medium conveying direction, a first light guide which is bent so as to guide a light emitted from the light emitting element to the first opening, and a second light guide which is bent so as to guide the light incident from the second opening to the light receiving element.
US11623822B2
An automated storage and retrieval system including at least one autonomous transport vehicle, a transfer deck that defines a transport surface for the vehicle, at least one reciprocating lift, a first and second pickface interface station connected to the deck and spaced apart from each other, each station forming a pickface transfer interfacing between the vehicle on the deck and the lift at each station so that a pickface is transferred between the lift and the vehicle at each station, wherein the vehicle is configured to pick a first pickface at the first station, traverse the deck and buffer the first pickface, or at least a portion thereof, at the second station so that the second station has multiple pickfaces buffered on a common support in an order sequence of pickfaces according to a predetermined case out order sequence of mixed case pickfaces.
US11623818B2
The present disclosure relates to a trash bag retaining apparatus and system that secures a trash bag inside a trash receptacle and enables a sliding motion for subsequent removal of the secured trash bag. In particular, the apparatus includes a proximal end insertable into a support arm of a trash receptacle. The distal end includes a slide stop in addition to an abutment face that abuts the support arm upon insertion of the proximal end into the support arm. The abutment face is sized and shaped to match a size and shape of the support arm. Further, the distal end also includes one or more surfaces defining an inlet, positioned between the slide stop and the abutment face, where the trash bag retaining apparatus can secure a portion of the trash bag to the support arm.
US11623815B2
A threaded valve for an aerosol container. The threaded valve comprises a housing, a moving assembly disposed in the housing, threads suitable for threadable onward attachment onto a complementary neck of an outer container for an aerosol dispenser and a plurality of pawls and/or ratchets disposed on and extending from the housing. The pawls and/or ratchets allow onward rotation of the valve onto the complementary neck and impeding rotational detachment of the valve in a reverse direction.
US11623811B2
A packaging part (1) for securing an item to be packaged in an outer packaging, has at least one supporting body (2, 16) that acts as a decoupling element. The supporting body is formed as a hollow body and projects from a bearing base. The supporting body (2, 16) has a base with a relatively large cross-section in the area of the bearing base and tapers in a direction away from the bearing base. The supporting body (2, 16) further has in its shell surface at least one line of weakness (14) that divides the supporting body into an upper part and a lower part. The upper part of the supporting body (2, 16) can be pressed along the line of weakness (14), preferably completely, into the lower part under load.
US11623807B2
To provide a pouring spout that allows a nozzle of a packaging container to be accurately inserted into a pouring spout of a refill container. The above-described problem is solved by a pouring spout (10) provided to a refill container (1) for pouring contents into a packaging container, and for pouring out the contents stored in the refill container (1). The pouring spout (10) comprises at least a bonded part (11) bonded to a pouch main body part of the refill container, a tubular part (12) for pouring out the contents, a flange part (13) jutting outward at a boundary between the bonded part (11) and the tubular part (12), a channel (14) for passing the contents from an inside to an outside of the refill container, and a closing member (20) for opening and closing the channel (14). Both end portions of the flange part (13) separated farthest in a horizontal direction jut slightly outward from an area facing a peripheral wall part of the pouring unit constituting the packaging container.
US11623803B2
A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels including at least one central panel, at least one attachment panel, at least one side panel, and at least one top panel, the at least one attachment panel configured receive a portion of one or more containers of the plurality of containers, and at least one reinforcement panel positioned between the at least one attachment panel and the at least one top panel. The at least one central panel is for being positioned between and attached to adjacent containers of the plurality of containers.
US11623801B2
A tie post for use with a reusable twist tie, the tie post including: a first end being configured for removable attachment to the reusable twist tie; a post extending in a longitudinal direction from the first end configured for wrapping an elongated portion of the reusable twist tie around the post; and a second end having a surface for preventing the wrapped elongated portion of the reusable twist tie from moving in the longitudinal direction off of the post. The tie post can also be integrally formed on one of first and second end caps provided on the reusable twist tie.
US11623796B2
An insulating container having a base and a lid is provided. In some examples, the insulating container further includes a pressure regulation device. In other examples, the insulating container may include latching devices comprising an elastomeric latch upper and a semi-rigid latch lower configured to engage an insulating container keeper when the lid is in a closed and a secured position. In still other examples, the latch upper and the latch lower are configured in a recessed position, and flush with a front side of the insulating container lid and flush with a front side of a bottom portion of the insulating container when the latches secure the lid in a closed position.
US11623791B2
A container lid and a container are provided. A container lid for sleeving on a drink bottle, comprising an annulus-shaped lid body and a flexible snap ring, and the lid body includes a pilot hole, which penetrates through the lid body; the flexible snap ring comprises an assembly portion and a clamping portion, wherein the assembly portion encircles around an outer surface of the lid body, and a part of the flexible snap ring is extended along a radial direction of the lid body to define the clamping portion, and the clamping portion is capable of penetrating through the pilot hole from the outer surface of the lid body, and abutting against an outer surface of the drink bottle.
US11623782B2
A retail-ready container includes internal corner supports. The container is erected from a preassembly formed from a combination including a primary blank and a secondary blank. The primary blank includes a side panel, a bottom panel, and a top panel. The secondary blank is selectively adhered to the side panel of the primary substrate. Each of the side panel and the secondary blank include a plurality of sections connected by respective fold lines. Fold lines of the side panel are laterally offset from fold lines of the secondary blank so that unfolding of the preassembly yields the container with internal corner supports.
US11623780B2
In a system for building labels, such as adhesive-backed labels or tags produced on rolls or sheets for printing, an image or graphic of an arrangement of labels is displayed to a user and continuously updated in real time as parameters relating to construction of the labels are provided by the user in order to provide real time feedback. In one aspect, a user can be guided by the system to make various selections and/or inputs, such as selecting between rolls or sheets, types of material, size/measurements, shape(s), color(s), and the like, in progressing stages of a customized label build, with a displayed graphic of a corresponding arrangement of labels being continuously updated instantly at each stage to visually reflect the user's input. Upon completion, the system can communicate with an industrial machine to build the labels for the user consistent with the input as depicted by the graphic.
US11623777B2
A packaging system includes a first transfer station to receive a plurality of products thereon, a staging station comprising a track and a plurality of shuttle members configured to move along a path defined by the track, and a second transfer station comprising a robotic arm coupled to a plurality of gripping members. The plurality of gripping members can be configured to pick up the plurality of products from one or more of the plurality of shuttle members.
US11623774B2
A tray (100) for accommodating a coiled medical device, such as a catheter assembly (700), includes a first compartment (101), a second compartment (102), and a third compartment (103). The catheter assembly (700) and devices associated with a catheterization procedure, such as syringes (701,702) containing sterile water and lubricating jelly and a specimen container (703) can be disposed within the tray. Printed instructions (1001) can be included with the tray (100). One or more layers of wrap material (2200) can be folded about the tray (100) to enclose the tray (100) and other items, such as an additional layer of wrap material (2701), packaged liquid hand sanitizer (2401), and packaged gloves (2402). When a health care services provider (3101) unfolds the wrap material, the same can be used to create a sterile field beneath a patient (3201).
US11623772B2
The present invention relates to an elastic metamaterial for reducing vibrations of a flexible structure such as a main cable of a tether system for controlling an orbit of a satellite revolving around a planet, and a method for improving a vibration reduction performance thereof, and more particularly, to an elastic metamaterial having an improved precision, in which a ratio of a cross-sectional area of a pendulum ring may be adjusted to maintain a frequency characteristic other than a band gap generated due to the elastic metamaterial even in a state where a mass of the pendulum ring is not changed, and a band gap (R_ring) generated due to the pendulum ring of the elastic metamaterial and a band gap (R_beam) generated due to the elastic beams may be combined into one band gap to expand a vibration damping range, and a method for improving a vibration reduction performance thereof.
US11623764B2
Example moveable mounting structures and methods are described. In one implementation, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a body and a moveable mounting structure coupled to the body. The moveable mounting structure can move between a stowed position and a deployed position without interfering with a payload carried by the UAV. A camera is mounted to the moveable mounting structure.
US11623762B1
The system and method for actuator monitoring of an electric aircraft is illustrated. The system includes a plurality of flight components, a computing device attached to each rotor component, and a flight controller. The plurality of flight components are coupled to the electric aircraft. A computing device is communicatively coupled to each rotor component and is configured to detect an input health datum associated with each rotor component of the plurality of flight components and transmit the input health datum to a flight controller. The flight controller is communicatively connected to the computing devices and is configured to receive the health datum from the computing devices, generate an updated health datum as a function of the input health datum, and transmit the updated health datum to each rotor component of the plurality of flight components.
US11623754B2
A number of devices are provided for detecting presence of ice in an airstream. In some examples such device includes a housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber, and a partition wall separating the first chamber and the second chamber. The first chamber has at least one inlet opening on a front housing wall facing the airstream, and at least one outlet opening, smaller than the at least one inlet opening. The second chamber is configured for being operatively coupled to at least one electromagnetic (EM) system that is configured for transmitting EM energy to the first chamber at least via the partition wall, which is transparent and/or translucent with respect to the EM energy, the EM energy being configured for melting ice that can accrete with respect to the inlet opening. The device is configured for being operatively coupled to at least one air pressure sensor in fluid communication with the first chamber for detecting at least pressure changes in the first chamber responsive to ice accretion on the inlet opening.
US11623736B2
An aircraft includes an electronically controlled engine (ECE) and a first and a second throttle control assembly. The first throttle control assembly includes a first throttle fly button configured to command a FLY mode and a first throttle idle button configured to command an IDLE mode. The second throttle control assembly includes a second throttle fly button configured to command the FLY mode and a second throttle idle button configured to command the IDLE mode.
US11623731B2
Aircraft, aircraft wings and associated shear ties are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first panel coupled to a second panel to define a wing box; a rib disposed chordwise within the wing box; and a stringer disposed spanwise within the wing box immediately adjacent at least one of the first panel or the second panel, the rib including a shear tie including first and second legs extending in opposite directions, the first and second legs to be coupled to at least one of the first panel, the second panel, or the stringer.
US11623729B2
A method for producing a crossmember for a vehicle prepares a workpiece having different thicknesses and a preliminary contour from a metal sheet of uniform thickness by flat roll forming to achieve different local thicknesses. The method cuts out the workpiece, and bending roll forms the workpiece to form a crossmember with a cross section having at least two flanges opposite one another, and a web situated between said flanges. The distance between the flanges is not constant along a longitudinal extent of the crossmember, and a thickness profile at least of the web is determined by the flat roll forming. The local thicknesses and the preliminary contour are such that a geometrical shape of the crossmember corresponds to a predetermined geometrical shape with different thicknesses and heights of the web and differently shaped regions of the flanges along the longitudinal extent of the crossmember.
US11623728B2
A network system for monitoring and storing data of aircraft intelligent windows or windshields to provide useable life of, provide real life performance of, and/or measure characteristics and/or properties of, the windshields forwards the data from sensors mounting the windshield to a window sensing hub having a microprocessor programed to receive and process the data to determine the performance of the windshield and formatting the data in accordance to a preset program, wherein the program includes providing data from the sensors that measures characteristics and properties of the windshield that are active during the period in which the data is taken. An aircraft central maintenance system connected to the window sensing hub receives the formatted information from the window sensing hub and unfiltered or unformatted information, wherein the unfiltered information from the windshield is acted on by the central maintenance system to provide an estimated useable life of the windshield.
US11623727B2
An aircraft-fuselage structure with an external skin and reinforcement structure, supporting the external skin and includes transverse reinforcement elements and longitudinal reinforcement elements. A door opening is in the external skin, between two transverse reinforcement elements and between two longitudinal reinforcement elements, and a door arrangement is installed therein, the door arrangement having a door frame fastened in the door opening and a door panel fastened on the door frame. The door frame and/or the door panel have/has an outer surface directed towards the surroundings and having a curvature differing from curvature of the external skin adjacent to the door opening, and an adapter arrangement is on the outer surface of the door frame and/or of the door panel and, on a side directed towards the surroundings, has at least one surface element which steadily continues the curvature of the external skin adjacent to the door opening.
US11623725B2
A towed atmospheric balloon system includes an atmospheric balloon including a quantity of lift gas and a neutral buoyancy towing system coupled with the atmospheric balloon. The neutral buoyancy towing system includes one or more towing thrusters configured to move the towed atmospheric balloon system in a neutrally buoyant condition between altitudes, and a power source operatively coupled with the towing thruster. Wherein a composite mass of the towed atmospheric balloon system includes component masses of the atmospheric balloon and the neutral buoyancy towing system, and the composite mass is static and neutral buoyancy is maintained with movement between altitudes. At differing altitudes the composite mass of the towed atmospheric balloon system is static and the and the system remains neutrally buoyant.
US11623723B2
Aspects of the technology relate to a propeller blade assembly that is used in lateral propulsion systems for lighter-than-air high altitude platforms designed to operate, e.g., in the stratosphere. During operation, the propeller of the assembly is pointed along a specified heading and rotates at a selected velocity (e.g., hundreds or thousands of revolutions per minute). Power is supplied to the propeller as needed during lateral propulsion to move the platform along a particular trajectory or to remain on station over a given geographic location. In certain circumstances, the propeller may become damaged. This can include one or more blades breaking or shattering, which can result in failure of the propeller and potentially the entire LTA platform. The technology provides blades that are sufficiently flexible to avoid breakage or shattering due to debris impact or envelope entanglement, or otherwise shed a load. This can avoid catastrophic failure during stratospheric operation.
US11623712B2
A mechanism and method for externally adjusting the mid-valve stiffness is described and enables adjustment of a mid-valve functionality without disassembly of a suspension system incorporating the invention. The effect of this adjustment on the damping curve is far greater than either low-speed compression adjusters or conventional high-speed compression adjusters. The apparatus combines the valve-stiffening system of a high speed compression adjuster with the sensitivity of the mid-valve. Externally accessible adjustment members are operatively coupled to the mid-valve components located internally in a fork so that manipulation of the adjustment members causes adjustment of the mid-valve and the damping force created by the mid-valve. The apparatus may be utilized in closed cartridge suspension forks (CCSF) and open cartridge suspension forks (OCSF) and other shocks or suspension dampers.
US11623711B2
The present invention relates to a seat rail structure for a motorcycle having a seat rail on a vehicle body. In this structure, the seat rail has a side member being a bent product of continuous fiber reinforced resin, the side member has: a side wall at an outer end in a width direction of a vehicle body; and an upper flange at an upper end of the side wall to protrude from the side wall inward in the width direction, the side wall has an upper fastening portion at an upper end section of a front end region, fastened to a main frame, the upper fastening portion has an upper corner edge portion straddling front edge and upper edge portions, the upper corner edge portion is arcuate, and a rear end of the upper corner edge portion is frontward relative to a front edge portion of the upper flange.
US11623705B2
A system and method for determining alignment of a first part relative to a second part includes an alignment gauge body including a first portion for resting against the first part and a second portion for positioning juxtaposed to the second part and a measuring device fixedly coupled to the alignment gauge body. The measuring device generates a distance signal corresponding to a distance between a first face of the first part and the second face of the second part. A controller coupled to the gauge device and a memory. The controller is programmed to store a vehicle identification number (VIN) in the memory and compare the distance. The controller associates the VIN and the distance in the memory. The controller compares the distance to a threshold and setting a flag in response to comparing. A display coupled to the controller displays an indicator corresponding to the flag.
US11623701B2
A vehicle spat device includes: a spat that rotatably supported by a first rotation shaft and configured to be displaced between a deployment position and a storage position; and a link unit transmitting power of an actuator to the spat. The link unit includes a drive link rotating integrally with a drive shaft when the actuator is driven, and an intermediate link connected to the spat via a second rotation shaft and connected to the drive link via a third rotation shaft. The drive link rotates around the drive shaft between a first position where the spat is disposed at the storage position and a second position where the spat is disposed at the deployment position. In the drive link, the first position is a position rotated from a first neutral position in a first rotation direction.
US11623697B2
A vehicle front structure includes: a pair of left and right front pillars; a front wall portion provided between the pair of left and right front pillars and forming a front end of the vehicle interior; a lower wall portion extending rearward from a lower end of the front wall portion; a tunnel member formed at a middle portion of the lower wall portion in a vehicle width direction and having an upward convex shape; and a reinforcing portion laminated on and fixed to the front wall portion or the front wall portion and the lower wall portion, in which the reinforcing portion is provided so as to be inclined downward from the front pillar toward the tunnel member and forms a thick plate portion in collaboration with the front wall portion or the front wall portion and the lower wall portion.
US11623690B2
The present disclosure is directed to a truck including a cargo box coupled to a first rail and a second rail with a first cross member and a second cross member. The first and second rail are coupled to, and extend transverse to, the first and second cross members. A bed floor of the cargo box is physically separated from the rails by the cross members.
US11623686B1
Techniques for diagnosing and disambiguating a bias in one or more axels of a bidirectional four-wheel drive vehicle. In some examples, the diagnostics system may diagnose and disambiguate the bias in the two axles by collecting data related to the movement of the vehicle while the vehicle traverses a zero curvature path in a forward direction. The diagnostics system may then determine a bias in an axle acting as the rear axle based on the collected data. The bias in the axle acting as the front axle may then be determined based on the collected data and the bias in the rear axle.
US11623679B2
A steering column assembly includes an upper jacket. The steering column assembly also includes a lower jacket that the upper jacket is telescopingly coupled to. The steering column assembly further includes an energy absorbing strap operatively coupled to the upper jacket and the lower jacket, the energy absorbing strap having a first leg, a second leg and a U-shaped portion connecting the first leg and the second leg. The steering column assembly yet further includes a pin located within a slot defined by the first leg and the second leg of the energy absorbing strap.
US11623675B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for monitoring vehicles traversing a dedicated roadway that includes an at-grade crossing. In some implementations, a system includes a central server, a gate system, and sensors. The gate system provides access to an at-grade crossing for vehicles. The sensors are positioned in a fixed location relative to a roadway, the roadway including the at-grade crossing. Each sensor can detect vehicles on the roadway. For each vehicle, each sensor can generate sensor data and observational data from the generated sensor data. Each sensor can determine a likelihood that the detected vehicle will approach the at-grade crossing by comparing the likelihood to a threshold. In response, each sensor can transmit data to the gate system that causes the gate system to allow the autonomous vehicle access to the at-grade crossing prior to the autonomous vehicle reaching the gate system.
US11623674B2
A rail vehicle system, a rail vehicle, and a visual sensing device are provided. The rail vehicle system includes a system control device, a rail, and a rail vehicle. The rail vehicle includes a processing device and the visual sensing device. In a process where the rail vehicle travels along the rail, the visual sensing device captures images in front of the rail vehicle, and the visual sensing device emits a laser beam toward a front side of the rail vehicle. The visual sensing device receives the reflected laser beam to generate a laser sensing data. The processing device determines whether or not to change at least one of a travel direction and a travel speed of the rail vehicle according to the images captured by the visual sensing device and the laser sensing data.
US11623670B2
A train control method is provided for a vehicle on-board controller (VOBC) configured on one end of a train. The method includes: performing a train awakening process; acquiring a running plan sent by an automatic train supervision (ATS) system after the train is successfully awakened; setting, according to a direction indicated by the running plan, a running direction of the train to be downward or upward; when the running direction is set to downward, using, as a head for train positioning, one end of the train not configured with the VOBC, to acquire positioning information of the train; when the running direction is set to upward, using, as the head for train positioning, one end of the train configured with the VOBC, to acquire the positioning information of the train; and controlling, according to the positioning information of the train, the train to pull out of a parking garage.
US11623666B2
A drive includes at least one motor with a drive shaft and at least one output shaft which is in particular mechanically connected to a gear. The drive shaft and the output shaft are aligned substantially axially. The drive shaft and the output shaft each have a coupling portion through which a torque can be transmitted from the drive shaft to the output shaft by mechanical coupling. Each coupling portion is connected to the shaft thereof for rotation therewith and the coupling portions can be mechanically coupled by being axially plugged together.
US11623655B1
Systems and methods for restricting the use of vehicle operator's electronic device are provided. In a method by a telematics server, the server determines that a vehicle's engine is running and that the operator registered with the vehicle is in the driver's seat. In response, the server sends a message to the vehicle operator's electronic device for disabling at least one feature thereof. In a method by a vehicle operator's electronic device, the electronic device determines that the vehicle is running and that the operator is in the driver's seat. In response, the electronic device disables at least one feature thereof. The systems and methods can be used to discourage or restrict the use of electronic devices by drivers sitting in a vehicle with the engine running in accordance with laws in certain jurisdictions.
US11623650B2
A system is provided for vehicle range prediction. The system determines a change in mass to a vehicle while driving. Additionally, the system calculates a vehicle load in response to determining the change in mass and adjusts a vehicle range in response to calculating the vehicle load. The vehicle range is indicative of a distance in which the vehicle is predicted to travel with a remaining fuel. The adjusted vehicle range is based on the vehicle load.
US11623642B2
A travel controller includes: an information acquisition part configured to acquire braking state information of a braking device brake state, travel road information, and an ACC-ECU configured to perform travel, based on a set vehicle speed, and follow-up travel control under which the subject vehicle follows another vehicle traveling ahead thereof. After canceling activation of the travel control during the activation of the travel control, when the information acquisition part acquires travel road information showing that a travel road on which the subject vehicle is traveling is not a downhill road any longer, even if a braking performance index based on the braking state information acquired by the information acquisition part is not increased with respect to a second reference threshold, then the ACC-ECU allows the travel control activation to be resumed.
US11623623B2
A stoke simulator operable by an operation of a brake operation member that is operated by a driver, including: a housing: a movable member held by the housing so as to be movable relative to the housing, the movable member being connected to the brake operation member; a volume change chamber disposed forward of the movable member in the housing; and a plurality of elastic members disposed in the volume change chamber and capable of generating an elastic force in accordance with a movement of the movable member, at least one of the plurality of elastic members being a rubber-like member.
US11623622B2
Aspects concern a method for controlling a braking of a vehicle. The method including detecting a braking situation, determining a classification of the braking situation, selecting a braking profile based on the determined classification, and applying a deceleration based on the selected braking profile to maintain a safety distance based on the selected braking profile.
US11623615B2
Liquid spraying wiper frame for motor vehicle windows, and optimisation of the sealing of this frame
The invention relates to a wiper frame (10) comprising a device (24), in particular an aerodynamic deflector, for dis-pensing and/or spraying liquid, comprising at least one liquid flow channel (26), a longitudinal end (27) of which opens on an end face (28) of the device (24), a plug (40) for closing off the longitudinal end (27) of the liquid flow channel (26), which is inserted inside a longitudinal end section (27) of said channel (26), and a tip (30) arranged opposite the end face (28) of the device (24), characterised in that the closing plug (40) is a separate component from the tip (30), such as a spherical ball, such that the tip (30) and the plug (40) together ensure the closing off of the longitudinal end (27) of the liquid flow channel (26).
US11623606B2
The invention relates to a motor vehicle steering wheel comprising a device for removably mounting an airbag module on the steering wheel, the mounting device comprising at least two hooks linked to either the airbag module or the steering wheel, first portions extending into the interaction zones to form the means for holding the hooks guiding elements forming two distinct removal paths for guiding a removal tool, the steering wheel comprising a single removal opening for insertion of the removal tool along the two removal paths.
US11623604B2
A roof airbag arrangement includes an airbag, first and second guide rails, at least one first sliding member and at least one second sliding member. The airbag longitudinally extends along a length between first and second longitudinal sides and laterally extending along a width between first and second lateral sides. The first and second guide rails are on laterally opposite sides of the airbag, and define first and second channels, respectively. The at least one first sliding member is mounted within the first guide rail for translation within the first channel. The at least one second sliding member is mounted within the second guide rail for translation within the second channel. First and second pluralities of tethers connect the first lateral side of the airbag with the at least one first sliding member and the second lateral side of the airbag with the at least one second sliding member, respectively.
US11623601B2
A head protection airbag device includes an airbag including a front seat protection portion, and an end side expansion portion, and a partition closing portion. The airbag is configured to be provided with a single receiving area where the head which moves diagonally forward at the time of an oblique collision or an offset collision of the vehicle is received by the front seat protection portion, and a collaborative receiving area where the head is received by the front seat protection portion and the end side expansion portion. The partition closing portion is linearly provided to be inclined forward and downward in a state where the airbag is viewed from a side when the expansion of the airbag is completed. The collaborative receiving area includes vehicle inner side surfaces of the end side expansion portion and the front seat protection portion with the partition closing portion interposed therebetween.
US11623595B2
A vehicle cushioning member includes first and second bending portions including first and second convex-bending portions, and first and second concave-bending portions. The first and second convex-bending portions and the first and second concave-bending portions are formed perimetrically while switched from each other between the adjacent side walls. When a length from a top surface of the top plate to a flange portion is 100%, a length from the top surface to the first bending portion is 24% or more and 47% or less, a length from the first bending portion to the second bending portion is 34% or more and 49% or less, and a length from the second bending portion to a top-plate-side surface of the flange portion is 13% or more and 33% or less, concerning a height direction along the axis of a substantially polygonal tube.
US11623586B2
A vehicular camera assembly includes a camera housing, a circuit board having an imager and a first electrical connector. A rear portion of the camera housing includes an attachment portion having an aperture, and includes a first electrically conductive element at the aperture. A second electrical connector is attached at the rear portion of the camera housing. The second electrical connector includes (i) a connector portion for connecting to a vehicle wire harness, (ii) a connecting end for connecting to the first electrical connector, and (iii) a second electrically conductive element for electrically connecting to the first electrically conductive element. As the second electrical connector is attached at the rear portion of the camera housing, the first electrically conductive element engages the second electrically conductive element to establish and maintain electrically conductive connection between the first and second electrically conductive elements.
US11623583B2
A structure for mounting an electronic sound generator (ESG) in a vehicle includes: an ESG located inside a cowl space of a vehicle body; and a mounting bracket formed to fix the ESG to members defining the cowl space. In particular, the mounting bracket includes a plurality of fixation parts fixed to the members defining the cowl space and a mounting part to which the ESG is fixed.
US11623577B1
A garment rack for a vehicle. The rack includes a horizontal rod for clothes hangers. The front end of the horizontal rod is pivotally supported on the upper end of a vertical rod positioned behind the front seat of the vehicle. The upper end of the vertical rod is secured behind the headrest of the front seat, and the rear end of the horizontal rod is removably attached to the top of the headrest of the rear seat. The horizontal rod is adjustable telescopically so that, as the front or rear seat is moved forward or backward, the rod extends and retracts automatically. The height of the vertical rod also is adjustable.
US11623573B2
A device for a high-clearance motor vehicle is provided. Preferably, the device comprises a linear actuator, a hollow tube having a first helix and a second helix; a step arm connected at a distal end to the linear actuator such that when the linear actuator applies a linear force to the step arm, the step arm rotates. A first end portion of a distal end of the step arm inserted in the hollow tube extends through the first helix and a second end portion of the distal end of the step arm inserted in the hollow tube extends through the second helix. When the device is operated, depending on user selection, the device can serve as a vehicle step, protect the vehicle door(s), or be in a retracted position.
US11623557B2
A structure such as a recreational vehicle includes a guide member coupled to a wall of the structure, a carriage member slidingly coupled to the guide member, a mounting bracket, and a bed coupled to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes a support base configured to be coupled to the carriage member and a support arm rotatably coupled to the support base. The support arm is configured to rotate between a first position where the support arm extends horizontally from the support base and a second position where the support arm extends vertically from the support base.
US11623554B2
A storage device for a vehicle has a guide unit and a hinge element, which can be guided on the guide unit and which is guided for sliding in the manner of a drawer along the guide unit. The hinge element has a contact surface and at least one side wall angled thereto. The side wall has a plurality of fold regions, such that a first hinge part and a second hinge part are formed between the fold lines in such a way that the storage device, in a usage position, forms a stable base surface for objects.
US11623540B2
An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a charging station, a grade associated with an operation of a transport and allowing, by the charging station, a recharging level related to the grade and an environmental impact of the recharging level.
US11623538B1
An ejector can be used to automatically eject charging connectors of electric vehicle chargers. The ejector can be configured to be secured to any of a variety of charging connectors for electric vehicles. The ejector can include an ejector mechanism that is configured to force the charging connector out from the charging port. The ejector can also include circuitry by which the ejector mechanism can be controlled via a wired and/or wireless interface.
US11623532B2
A holding assembly for holding an electrical charging device includes: a base plate having an upper side and at least one latching hook which extends from the upper side of the base plate and which latches with a latching contour of the charging device; and a securing frame which is attached to the base plate so as to be movable between a first position and a second position and clamps the latching hook in an open state in the first position and to secure the latching hook in a closed state in the second position.
US11623528B2
A motor driving control method for controlling a motor speed so that a speed measured value of a motor follows a speed command value is provided. The method includes driving the motor by repeating an on section where a torque is generated in the motor and an off section where a torque is not generated in the motor at a regular period, based on the speed command value, wherein the driving includes applying a phase voltage to only one of multiple phases of the motor in the on section by a pulse width modulation scheme.
US11623524B2
A transparent pixel matrix, a screening layer, and a control circuit are included in a display apparatus. The control circuit displays a graphic object on the pixel matrix. The screening layer includes individually switchable segments arranged behind the pixel matrix and the segments are switchable with respect to their transparency between a minimum value and a maximum value. The control circuit selects the graphic object based on an input by the user. The control circuit signals the graphic object is selected by operating a first segment among the segments arranged behind the selected graphic object as a selection segment, with the minimum value of transparency or with the maximum value of transparency, and by operating a second segment among the segments as a background segment in a complementary fashion with respect to the selection segment, with the maximum value of transparency or the minimum value of transparency.
US11623523B2
A status indication system for conveying status information concerning a movable vehicle includes: an interface system configured to receive perception information concerning one or more objects proximate the movable vehicle; a processing system configured to process the perception information to generate proximate object display information; and a visual display system configured to render the proximate object display information.
US11623514B2
The invention relates to a control device for controlling an engine driven transport apparatus. The control device comprises a fitness apparatus having a base part and at least one movable part movable with respect to the base part for enabling a user to perform a physical exercise. The control device further comprises a sensor device for sensing a degree of physical exercise. The control device is arranged for controlling engine power of an engine of the transport apparatus at least partly based on the sensed degree of physical exercise. The fitness apparatus comprises a flywheel rotatably connected to the base part. The fitness apparatus is arranged for setting the flywheel into motion by means of at least one of the one or multiple movable parts. The sensor device is arranged to sense the degree of performed physical exercise at least partly by sensing a degree of motion of the flywheel.
US11623508B2
A drive train (1) for a motor vehicle (100) has an electric machine (2) with a rotor (3), a stator (4) and an air gap (5) between the rotor (3) and the stator (4). The drive train (1) also has a transmission (6) and a cooling circuit (7) for conducting a coolant through the electric machine (2) and the transmission (6). The coolant is provided for lubricating and cooling the transmission (6) and for directly cooling electrical conductors of the stator (4). The cooling circuit (7) is provided in such a way that the coolant does not enter the air gap (5).
US11623505B2
An electric work vehicle includes: a carrier 32 in which a battery can be stored and a support portion 40 is provided; a carrier storage portion provided in a vehicle body and capable of holding the carrier 32; a guide portion 21, 22 that is capable of supporting, via the support portion 40, the carrier 32 operated so as to be lifted from the ground, in a state in which the carrier is lifted from the ground, and guiding the carrier 32 toward the carrier storage portion; and a positioning portion 42 configured to, when the carrier 32 placed on the ground is operated so as to be lifted and the support portion 40 has reached a position at which the support portion 40 can be supported by the guide portion 21, 22, stop the operation of lifting the carrier 32.
US11623501B2
A drive system including a guide rail assembly fixed to a roof module and including a control mechanism movable in the guide rail assembly and operatively connected to the roof part in order to move the moveable roof part between a closed position, a ventilation position, and an open position. The control mechanism has a drive slide connected to a drive transmission section. A tilting claw is provided on the drive slide, and a wall section of the guide rail assembly is provided with at least one latching profiled section positioned in the region of the guide rail assembly and facing the drive slide. The drive slide is positioned in the guide rail assembly region in the open position of the moveable roof part, and interacts with the tilting claw in a form-fitting manner when the drive slide is tilted.
US11623500B2
A panel assembly for a vehicle made of different materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes: an external panel 10, an internal panel 20 having the circumference bonded to the circumference of the external panel 10, and made of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion different from a coefficient of thermal expansion of the external panel 10, and at least one deformation absorption panel 30, 40 connected to at least one of the external panel 10 and the internal panel 20 on the circumferences of the external panel 10 and the internal panel 20, and for absorbing an amount of thermal deformation according to a change in temperatures of the external panel 10 and the internal panel 20 when the external panel 10 and the internal panel 20 are thermally deformed.
US11623496B2
The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle having a cover of an improved structure which can prevent foreign matters from being introduced into a sliding door driving part and also prevent the introduced foreign matters from being stuck in the driving part. The air conditioner for a vehicle, which includes an air-conditioning case having a heat exchanger, and a first door and a second door disposed in the air-conditioning case to adjust the degree of opening of an air passageway, further includes: a plurality of driving parts for interlocking and operating the first door and the second door; and a cover part for fixing the driving part to the air-conditioning case. The cover part covers at least one among the plurality of driving parts.
US11623492B2
A fluid suspension system for a land vehicle is provided with an actuator connected to a chassis and an axle of a land vehicle spaced apart from a pivotal connection of the axle. A fluid pressure circuit is in cooperation with the at least one actuator. A controller is in operable communication with the fluid pressure circuit and is programmed to receive input indicative of a travel speed of the land vehicle. The fluid pressure circuit is adjusted to limit fluid flow rate or reduce fluid pressure at a low speed travel range to permit the axle to pivot in response to variations in an underlying support surface. The fluid pressure circuit is adjusted at a higher speed travel range for selective actuation of the at least one actuator or for a higher fluid pressure actuation of the at least one actuator, in response to variations in the underlying surface.
US11623489B2
A suspension device includes a damper. The damper includes: a ball screw; a ball screw nut screwed with the ball screw; a bearing that rotatably supports a nut unit (nut assembly) provided with the ball screw nut; and a housing that houses the bearing inside. A part between the housing and the bearing in an axial direction is provided with an elastic body.
US11623486B2
The present invention provides an apparatus, method and system for utilizing commercial cargo containers. The present invention utilizes containers made autonomous by coupling a container with a detachable propulsion system, having a motor and navigation and steering controls, permitting the rapid, controlled, efficient and safe delivery of cargo containers individually by water. Ballast units, deployment systems and control via remote units are also disclosed. The containers, utilizing their inherent buoyancy, can move autonomously according to a preplanned or remote controlled route to a specific location.
US11623483B2
The present invention relates to display means for systems for guiding a trailer while backing, and in particular to graphical display means to provide information to an operator who is steering, and controlling the accelerator and brakes by suggesting the amount of steering to apply to the towing vehicle to cause the trailer to be directed to where the operator wants the trailer to go.
US11623482B2
This disclosure relates to systems and methods of towing, hitching, and connecting devices. In particular, this disclosure relates to tow devices, hitches, and connections for towing item containers behind vehicles, both autonomous and manually guided.
US11623480B2
The tire is provided which has secured a traction performance in the side surface of the tire while showing a cut resistance property on the side surface of the tire. The tire includes a side block arranged on a side surface of the tire. The side block includes: a first block 11 formed on the side surface, the first block protruded from a tire surface 5 at a first height; a second block 12 formed on the side surface, the second block protruded from the tire surface at a second height different from the first height; a third block 13 formed on the side surface, the third block protruded from the tire surface at a third height different from the second height; and a fourth block 14 formed on the side surface, the fourth block protruded from the tire surface at a fourth height different from the third height.
US11623464B1
A system that combines an integrated circuit, sensors, and a detectable material on a device. The sensors are generally capable of detecting the presence of multiple substrates as well as their orientation relative to each other. In example embodiments, the sensors can also detect the velocity and direction of motion of the detectable material. In an example mode of use, the system is installed in a children's device, such as an interactive book. The detectable material is embedded in each page of the book such that the sensors can determine which page the book is open to the user. The integrated circuit can process the page open information to produce an output, such as a sound from a speaker.
US11623460B2
A cutting device, having a supporting base, a cutter section, a protrusive part, is provided. The supporting base has a first area, in which a tape is placeable, and a second area on a surface thereof. The surface is formed of a resin coating layer in the first area alone between the first area and the second area. The cutter section has a blade and is movable to approach and separate from the surface. The protrusive part protrudes from the cutter section in a direction, toward which an edge of the blade points. When the cutter section approaches the surface of the supporting base, with the protrusive part contacting the surface of the supporting base in the second area, the blade cuts the tape located between the surface of the supporting base in the first area and the blade partly in a direction of thickness of the tape.
US11623459B2
A recording apparatus includes a recording unit configured to perform recording on a medium, a sheet ejection unit configured to eject the medium after the recording, a loading unit configured to load the ejected medium, a first contact member configured to make contact with a position of an upstream end of the medium in an ejection direction and operate in conjunction with a displacement of a load amount of the medium, a second contact member configured to make contact with a downstream position of the medium in the ejection direction with respect to the first contact member and operate in conjunction with the displacement of the load amount of the medium, one detection auxiliary member configured to make a displacement in conjunction with a displacement of the first contact member and the second contact member, and a detection unit configured to detect the displacement of the detection auxiliary member.
US11623452B2
An apparatus controller performs: updating a number of mounting stored in an apparatus memory when a new consumable is mounted on an image processing apparatus; updating a life stored in the apparatus memory in response to execution of image processing; and transmitting, at a particular timing, the number of mounting and the life to a server. A server controller performs: in response to receiving the number of mounting and the life, not placing an order for the new consumable when the number of mounting is larger than a number of orders or the life is longer than or equal to a particular value, and placing the order for the new consumable when the number of mounting is smaller than or equal to the number of orders and the life is shorter than the particular value; and when the order is placed, updating the number of orders in a server memory.
US11623445B2
In some examples, a printing press includes a printing unit with at least four nozzle bars, each including a print head. At least one nozzle bar has a printing position and at least one service position. For instance, in a first service position, the at least one nozzle bar has a first distance to the transport path of a printing substrate, and in a second service position the at least one nozzle bar has a second distance to the transport path. The printing unit includes at least one cleaning device and/or cleaning system that is selectively arranged in an area between the at least one nozzle bar and the transport path. The at least one service position may be arranged in vertical direction above the printing position, and the second distance of the second service position of the nozzle bar may be less than in the first service position.
US11623430B2
A bonded part includes: a substrate including a polymer matrix material; a metal layer; a layer of adhesive between the substrate and the metal layer; and a layer of smut between the layer of adhesive and the metal layer.
US11623426B2
An interior material of a vehicle includes: a fabric layer made of a tricoat fabric, a foam layer disposed on a lower surface of the fabric layer, and an antifouling layer disposed at least between an upper surface of the fabric layer or the fabric layer and the foam layer. The tricoat fabric includes a combination of at least one of a polyurethane yarn, a high-elongation polyester yarn, or a polyester yarn.
US11623419B2
A method of producing a photochromic resin body includes a first step, a second step and a third step. In the first step, a sublimable photochromic dye having sublimability is applied to a base body so as to obtain a function-adding base body. In the second step, the function-adding base body obtained in the first step is set to face a resin body, the function-adding base body is heated to sublimate the sublimable photochromic dye applied to the function-adding base body, and the sublimable photochromic dye is deposited on the resin body. In the third step, the resin body on which the sublimable photochromic dye is deposited in the second step is heated to fix the sublimable photochromic dye on the resin body.
US11623412B2
Process for manufacturing thermoplastic polymer composite parts, and object obtained by said process
The invention relates to a process (100) for manufacturing an object (1) made of thermoplastic polymer composite from at least two parts (10) made of thermoplastic polymer composite, said thermoplastic polymer composite comprising a fibrous reinforcement and a thermoplastic polymer matrix, said process comprising the steps of: arranging (120) the two parts (10) made of thermoplastic polymer composite adjacently or overlapping at an assembly interface zone (11), and heating (130) to melt the thermoplastic polymer matrix at said assembly interface zone (11), so as to form an object (1) made of thermoplastic polymer composite comprising a welded interface (12).
US11623408B2
A method and apparatus for identifying porosity in a structure made by an additive manufacturing process in which a laser is scanned across layers of material to form the structure. Pyrometry data comprising images of the layers acquired during additive manufacturing of the structure is received. The pyrometry data is used to generate temperature data comprising estimated temperatures of points in the layers in the images of the layers. The temperature data is used to identify shapes fit to high temperature areas in the images of the layers. Conditions of the shapes fit to the high temperature areas in the images of the layers are identified. Outlier shapes are identified in the shapes fit to the high temperature areas in the images of the layers using the conditions of the shapes.
US11623398B2
An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a vat with multiple chambers and at least one of the chambers is a resin chamber configured to receive a radiant-energy-curable resin. A build surface is defined by the resin chamber within the vat, wherein at least a portion of the build surface is transparent. The additive manufacturing apparatus includes a stage that is positioned facing the vat and the build surface and the stage is configured to hold a stacked arrangement of one or more cured layers of the radiant-energy-curable resin.
US11623395B2
An apparatus and device for creating a vertical strengthening feature within a 3D printed article of manufacture for improving mechanical performance in the Z-direction. Fill material is deposited in voids vertically crossing multiple layers during the build of 3D printing. The device includes a penetrating extension that fits within the void to create a vertical strengthening feature via heat and/or extruded fill material. The size and/or movement of the heated extension can impact the void side walls to reflow the build material and blend the layers together within the void side walls.
US11623394B2
A compactor is disclosed for use with an additive manufacturing print head. The compactor may include a housing connectable to the additive manufacturing print head. The compactor may also include a compacting wheel, and at least one spring disposed in the housing and configured to exert an axial force on the compacting wheel. The compactor may further include a piston moveable to adjust a distance between the housing and the compacting wheel.
US11623377B2
A dialyzer housing manufacturing system includes a molding device configured to mold a dialyzer housing, and a tool coupled to a robotic arm and configured to retrieve the dialyzer housing from the molding device after the dialyzer housing is molded. The tool includes a frame, a first suction cup connected to a first portion of the frame, and a second suction cup connected to a second portion of the frame, the second suction cup being oriented about 70 degrees to about 110 degrees relative to the first suction cup.
US11623374B2
A resin impregnation measurement device includes a jig and a resin impregnation sensor. The jig is formed into an inner surface shape of a protrusion of a stringer. The jig includes outer surfaces including a facing surface that is to face an inner surface of the protrusion. The resin impregnation sensor is disposed on the facing surface of the jig.
US11623372B2
A monolithic thermocasting system for thermocasting polymer and solid material and method of use having an internal frame system; an external frame system disposed external to the internal frame system; a mold cavity formed between the internal frame system and the external frame system, the mold cavity sized to receive the polymer and solid material and shaped to form an architectural member; a duct; and a heater element disposed in the duct for outputting thermal energy to the mold cavity to heat the polymer and solid material, the thermal energy being sufficient to thermocast the polymer and solid material to a combined building material.
US11623371B2
A UV (ultraviolet) curing apparatus for a contact-lens polymerization process is provided. A UV curing module is equipped for the mold cavities of contact-lens curing molds, including a plurality of first UV light sources arranged above the mold cavities and a plurality of second UV light sources arranged below the mold cavities. A plurality of light output areas of a first light guide device guides the light beams emitted by the first UV light sources to illuminate upper light receiving surfaces of the molds. A plurality of reflecting plates of a second light guide device reflects and scatters the light beams emitted by the second UV light sources to lower light receiving surfaces of the molds. Thereby, the contact-lens polymer inside the molds is uniformly cured, and the yield is raised.
US11623355B2
The invention relates to a method and to a device for producing a robot with a robotic arm. Said method can be carried out using an assembly robot wherein first housing segments are arranged in an intended sequence for the robotic arm, drive units are inserted into the first housing segments and the respective complimentary second housing segments are placed on the first housing segments comprising the drive units.
US11623353B2
A gripping mechanism includes a holder, a gripping roller, and a downward pushing section. The holder houses the gripping roller. The downward pushing section pushes downward on an object gripped between the holder and the gripping roller. Preferably, the downward pushing section has a first downward pushing mechanism, a second downward pushing mechanism, and a third downward pushing mechanism. The first downward pushing mechanism protrudes from a ceiling surface among inner surfaces of the holder. The second downward pushing mechanism and the third downward pushing mechanism protrude from respective surfaces opposite to the object among outer surfaces of the holder.
US11623350B2
A gripping device includes: a gripping portion configured to be displaced between a closed position in which a workpiece is grasped and an open position in which the workpiece is released; a holding portion configured to hold the gripping portion; a shaft portion that extends from the holding portion; a support portion configured to support the shaft portion such that the gripping portion faces the workpiece; a driving unit configured to displace the gripping portion between the closed position and the open position; and a moving mechanism configured to move the support portion in an axial direction of the shaft portion, in which the support portion is configured to support the shaft portion such that when a load acts on the shaft portion in the axial direction, the shaft portion is slidable relative to the support portion.
US11623349B2
Systems and methods for gas detection within vehicles are disclosed herein. An example method includes monitoring background gas concentrations in a vehicle using a robot having a gas module having a non-selective sensor and a selective sensor, determining a concern index based on output of the gas module, determining when the concern index exceeds a threshold which indicates presence of a non-atmospheric gas, causing the robot to traverse an operating area when the concern index exceeds the threshold to search for a source of the non-atmospheric gas by measuring gas concentration gradients, classifying the non-atmospheric gas using the selective sensor of the gas module and identifying a location of the source of the non-atmospheric gas in the vehicle based on the gas concentration gradients.
US11623347B2
A monitor is installed in an eye of a robot, and an eye image is displayed on the monitor. The robot extracts a feature quantity of an eye of a user from a filmed image of the user. The feature quantity of the eye of the user is reflected in the eye image. For example, a feature quantity is a size of a pupillary region and a pupil image, and a form of an eyelid image. Also, a blinking frequency or the like may also be reflected as a feature quantity. Familiarity with respect to each user is set, and which user's feature quantity is to be reflected may be determined in accordance with the familiarity.
US11623344B2
A system and method for autonomously defining regions of interest for a container are provided. The system comprises a platform for supporting the container, a detector for capturing feature data of the container while on the platform, and a computer system. The computer system is in communication with the detector and platform. The computer system is programmed to locate features of the container from the captured feature data, and define the regions of interest for the container based on the located features.
US11623336B2
An impact tool is provided with vibration isolators to reduce vibrations felt by the operator gripping the handle of the tool. The impact tool has a hammer and an anvil that impact against each other during use. The impacts create undesirable vibrations in the tool housing and noise in the work area. The isolators are useful in minimizing such vibrations and noise.
US11623330B2
A driving tool without necessary to secure an arrangement space dedicated to an actuator is provided. A driving tool includes: a striking unit movable to strike a fastener; a housing for supporting the striking unit; a trigger provided in the housing; a push lever provided in the housing, and a trigger valve, and the driving tool further includes: a slide member provided in the trigger; and a solenoid provided in the trigger and configured to move the slide member.
US11623327B2
A ratchet wrench handle includes an operation piece which is composed of two partial members including a claw member and a receiving member. The ratchet wrench handle is configured such that, when positive rotation-aimed operation teeth of the claw member are engaged with ratchet teeth of a rotation member, a wedge effect produced by the positive rotation-aimed operation teeth of the claw member and a positive rotation-aimed sloping face of the claw member is configured to make the rotation member stop rotation, which allows an adapter to be rotated in a positive direction.
US11623324B2
Methods of making polymer bond abrasive articles and their precursors using powder bed jetting are disclosed. Polymer bond abrasive articles prepared by the method include abrasive articles having arcuate or tortuous cooling channels, unitary structured abrasive discs, abrasive segments, shaped abrasive particles, and abrasive wheels.
US11623322B2
A grinder tool with blind mounting of a disc includes a center alignment mechanism having a first contact and a second contact and a rotational device including an axle that is movable with respect to the center alignment mechanism. A hub is mounted to the axle including a first coupling interface. The disc has a second coupling interface for mating with the first coupling interface. The center alignment mechanism is movable a mounting distance relative to the hub and contacts the disc with the first contact and the second contact to center align the first coupling interface with the second coupling interface. The rotational device is to slowly rotate the hub to angle align the first coupling interface with the second coupling interface to allow the disc to mate and attach to the hub.
US11623320B2
A carrier head for chemical mechanical polishing includes a housing for attachment to a drive shaft, a membrane assembly beneath the housing with a space between the housing and the membrane assembly defining a pressurizable chamber, and a sensor in the housing configured to measure a distance from the sensor to the membrane assembly.
US11623318B2
A method implemented by computer for processing an unfinished optical lens member for manufacturing an optical lens, the unfinished optical lens member having an unfinished surface and an aspherical finished surface having a first reference system with a first reference point, and the optical lens to be manufactured including first and second surfaces, the first surface including a second reference system with a second reference point and included in the aspherical finished surface of the lens member, the method including: providing an unfinished optical lens member data; providing an optical function; providing a reference point position; providing an optical lens parameter; determining a reference system; determining a first surface dataset; and determining a second surface dataset.
US11623316B2
A testbed device includes high performance actuators, a video microscopy system and a plurality of high resolution, throughput sensors adapted or configured for collecting data that may be used in predictive modelling of machine processes.
US11623308B2
Disclosed is an automatic pressing jig apparatus including a plurality of pressing units configured to simultaneously press a plurality of bus bars provided in the battery module, the plurality of pressing units pressing an end portion of a lead assembly from an upper portion of the bus bar so that the lead assembly does not protrude through a lead slit of a bus bar among the plurality of bus bars; a support plate connected to one end portion of the plurality of pressing units to support the plurality of pressing units; and a distance adjusting unit connected to the support plate to move the support plate so that the plurality of pressing units are moved away from or closer to the battery module.
US11623295B2
A portable welding system casing includes front, rear, top and bottom portions. First and second side members can each have a plurality of fastening lug portions. The first and second side members may each have a recess so that the recess of the first side member receives a first perimeter edge of the front, rear, top and bottom portions and the recess of the second side member receives a second perimeter edge of the front, rear, top and bottom portions. A plurality of handle members can be coupled between associated fastening lug portions of the first and second side member. First and second foot members coupled to respective surfaces of the front, rear and bottom portions. The resulting casing has improved structural strength and rigidity.
US11623289B2
A gear machining support device supports machining when a tooth of a gear is machined on a workpiece by relatively moving the workpiece and a machining tool while synchronizing rotations of the workpiece and the machining tool around respective center axis lines thereof. The gear machining support device includes: a target modification amount storage unit configured to store target modification amounts of at least two of modification elements of a tooth surface shape of the tooth of the gear, the modification elements including crowning, bias, a helix angle, a pressure angle, and a tooth profile roundness; and a correction amount determination unit configured to determine a correction amount of a machining control element during a machining operation such that the at least two of modification elements approximate the respective target modification amounts stored in the target modification amount storage unit.
US11623278B2
An expeditionary additive manufacturing (ExAM) system for manufacturing metal parts includes a mobile foundry system configured to produce an alloy powder from a feedstock, and an additive manufacturing system configured to fabricate a part using the alloy powder. The additive manufacturing system includes a computer system having parts data and machine learning programs in signal communication with a cloud service. The parts data can include material specifications, drawings, process specifications, assembly instructions, and product verification requirements for the part. An expeditionary additive manufacturing (ExAM) method for making metal parts includes the steps of transporting the mobile foundry system and the additive manufacturing system to a desired location; making the alloy powder at the location using the mobile foundry system; and building a part at the location using the additive manufacturing system.
US11623277B2
The present invention relates to a foam material comprising:—a structural matrix (1),—at least one guest phase (2), and—a fluid, the material being characterised in that the structural matrix (1) comprises a plurality of interconnected pores (3), the one or more guest phases (2) are accommodated inside at least one pore (3) of the structural matrix (1) and the fluid is accommodated inside the pores (3). The present invention further relates to the process for preparing the foam material according to the present invention and to the various uses of the foam material according to the present invention.
US11623269B2
The invention relates to a joining unit (10, 40) for an articulated arm robot (12, 44) for joining a component (24, 58) with a joining element (28, 60) by applying an axial force. The joining unit (10, 40) comprises a base element (14, 42) for connecting to an articulated arm robot (12, 44). The base element (12, 42) is connected to an advancing unit (13, 46), which can be moved relative to the base element (14, 42) in an axial direction in and against a setting direction. The advancing unit (13, 46) is connected to a setting device (16, 54), which can be moved together with the advancing unit (13, 46). Furthermore, a pressure piece (26, 50) mounted for movement relative to the advancing unit (13, 46) in and against the setting direction is connected to the advancing unit (13, 46) by means of a coupling unit (17, 48). The invention is distinguished in that the coupling unit (17, 48) comprises a blocking unit (18, 56), which, starting from a predefined axial blocking position, prevents motion of the pressure piece (26, 50) relative to the advancing unit (13, 46) against the setting direction so long as the advancing force is less than the set blocking force. The blocking unit comprises a release device (20, 62), by means of which the relative motion of the pressure piece (26, 50) against the setting direction is enabled.
US11623263B2
A bending apparatus for coiled tubing protects the entire path of coiled tubing from the reel to the injector, while still protecting a main controlled bend from the reel to the injector. The bending apparatus includes a conduit having a bend portion and a flexible portion. The main controlled bend is isolated in the bend portion, while a smaller adjustment bend is designed for the flexible portion. The changes in the upright angle from dispensing coiled tubing from different levels of the reel no longer cause damage. The changes in the lateral angle from dispensing coiled tubing from both sides of the reel no longer cause damage. A table mount can also be added to allow more adjustment for changes in the lateral angle.
US11623261B2
Hot-stamping formed article, vehicle member, and manufacturing method of hot-stamping formed article
A hot-stamping formed article is formed of a single steel sheet, and includes: a top sheet portion; a pair of standing wall portions; and a protrusion portion which connects the top sheet portion to the standing wall portion and protrudes outward from the top sheet portion, in which the protrusion portion includes an inner wall portion which stands upright from the top sheet portion, and an outer wall portion which is folded outward from an end edge of the inner wall portion, and an angle between the top sheet portion and the protrusion portion is 80° to 90°.
US11623257B2
A method for biological hydrosynthesis, energy generation and storage and/or topsoil restoration comprising the steps of: undertaking a primary amendment of a site with a first catalyst and a second catalyst, wherein the first catalyst and the second catalyst are applied to at least a portion of the site such that a matrix of biological energy generation points are constructed on about 5% of the site by area; undertaking a secondary amendment of the site with the first catalyst and the second catalyst, wherein the first catalyst and the second catalyst are applied to at least a portion of the site such that a matrix of biological energy generation points are constructed on about 20% of the site by area, and undertaking a tertiary amendment of the site with the first catalyst and the second catalyst, wherein the first catalyst and the second catalyst are applied to at least a portion of the site such that a matrix of biological energy generation points are constructed on about 75% of the site by area, wherein the primary amendment, the secondary amendment and the tertiary amendment of the site are each conducted at least once.
US11623240B2
Methods of applying a polymeric coating to a rear face surface of golf club heads with variable face thickness are disclosed herein. The coating, which preferably comprises polyurea, improves the durability of the face and reduces the hits to failure ratio of the golf club head. The coating improves the performance of the golf club head because it allows for reduction in overall face thickness and easy post-process manipulation to allow for fine-tuning of mass properties after production. The reduction in thickness leads to overall weight reduction, because the polymer is roughly a quarter of the density of titanium or stainless steel, and also reinforces the face, thereby increasing the lifespan of the club.
US11623235B2
A water spray gun includes a main body, an operating member and a switch part. The main body includes a handle portion and a tube portion extended from the handle portion and provided with a spray head. A control assembly is enclosed in the main body for control of water outflow and adjustment of the amount of the water outflow. The operating member is pivotally connected to the position where the handle portion meets the tube portion. The switch part is arranged at the operating member and is engaged with the control assembly. The amount of water outflow is controlled by relative movement between the switch part and the operating member.
US11623231B2
An electrostatic fluid delivery system is configured to deliver fluid, such as a disinfectant fluid, onto a surface by electrically charging the fluid and forming the fluid into a mist, fog, plume, or spray that can be directed onto a surface, such as a surface to be cleaned. The system atomizes the fluid using a high-pressure fluid stream and passes the fluid through an electrode of a nozzle assembly to charge droplets of the atomized fluid.
US11623230B2
Voltage application device includes voltage application circuit. Voltage application circuit applies a voltage to load including discharge electrode that holds liquid, voltage application circuit generating discharge in discharge electrode. During a drive period, voltage application circuit periodically changes a magnitude of the voltage applied to load at a drive frequency within a predetermined range including a resonance frequency of liquid, voltage application circuit mechanically vibrating liquid.
US11623221B1
An in-feed roller for a wood chipper and a process of making thereof. The roller has seven, eight, or nine perimetric planar sides. It is made by providing a plurality of curved plates equal to the number of sides and a pair of end plates having a plurality of perimetric edges equal to the number of sides. Each curved plate has a side portion for extending between respective edges of the end plates, a knife portion, and a junction portion at the junction of the side portion and the knife portion. First tab and slot connections attach the side portions of the curved plates to the edges of the end plates respectively. Second tab and slot connections attach the terminal edges of the side portions of the curved plates to the junction portions of adjacent curved plates respectively.
US11623216B2
A sample testing apparatus for characterizing at least one target molecule in a testing sample includes a substrate and at least one detection device over the substrate. Each detection device includes a plurality of electrodes, a plurality of data lines, and a probe. Each electrode is configured, upon reaction of the probe with one of the at least one target molecule, to sense an electrical signal, and then to transmit the electrical signal via the one data line. Each data line includes a first film layer and at least one other film layer disposed over the first film layer. The first film layer can be at a substantially same layer, and have a first composition substantially same, as the electrodes. One or more of the at least one other film layer can have a composition having a relatively lower electric resistance than the first composition.
US11623214B2
A fluidic card assembly (1) comprises an inlet (20) for introducing a fluid to the fluidic card assembly (1), a turbulent flow portion (30) downstream of the inlet (20), the turbulent flow portion (30) comprising a widening fluid channel (31) whereby a fluid introduced via the inlet (20) channel undergoes turbulence, and a laminar flow portion (40) downstream of the turbulent flow portion (30). The laminar flow portion (40) is configured to allow fluid passing from the turbulent flow portion (30) into the laminar flow portion (40) to establish a laminar flow pattern, and is configured to house a biochip (44) such that a fluid in the laminar flow portion (40) may be in contact with the biochip (44).
US11623203B2
Embodiments describe a method of depositing an MOF, including depositing a metal solution onto a substrate, spinning the substrate sufficient to spread the metal solution, depositing an organic ligand solution onto the substrate and spinning the substrate sufficient to spread the organic ligand solution and form a MOF layer.
US11623196B1
A universal chemical processor (UCP) including a reactor vessel having a central longitudinal axis and main chamber comprises a first inlet port for a main feedstock, a second inlet port for a fluidizing medium and a third inlet port for one or more reactants. The UCP also includes a reactive radioactive chemical processor (R2CP) that contains a radioactive element positioned extending along the longitudinal axis in the main chamber. In operation, a fluidized bed can be supported in the main chamber when a fluidizing medium and feedstock are supplied to the main chamber through the first and second inlet ports and the radioactive element of the R2CP emits ionizing radiation that is capable of ionizing feedstock and reactants, inducing chemical reactions, and sterilizing and decomposing any organic materials within a radiation zone.
US11623195B2
Provided are an apparatus and a method for reaction for use in a co-precipitation reaction for preparing a catalyst or a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, which injects a raw material (a solution) at least between impellers according to the solution level in a vessel, thereby making a stirring speed uniform and, in particular, minimizing a concentration difference between solutions. The apparatus for the reaction may comprise: a reaction vessel; a stirring means provided inside the reaction vessel and having multistage impellers; and a raw material injecting means, comprising at least one injection nozzle connected to the reaction vessel, for injecting a raw material at least between impellers.
US11623191B2
A system for applying a building material, including: a first component of the building material, including a first constituent and a second constituent; a second component of the building material; a first mixer for mixing the first constituent and the second constituent; a supply device for supplying the first constituent to the mixer; a movement device for modifying a site of application in a space; and a second mixer for mixing the first component and the second component.
US11623181B2
An apparatus for a gas turbine power plant that uniquely configures emission control equipment such that the plant can extend the emissions compliant operational range, the apparatus including a plurality of oxidation (CO) catalysts arranged in series.
US11623176B2
A closed-loop nitrogen transport system including a first transfer line configured for nitrogen pressure conveyance of a polymer fluff from at least one upstream vessel to at least one downstream vessel, a second transfer line configured to return a nitrogen gas stream comprising primarily nitrogen from the at least one downstream vessel to the at least one upstream vessel, a conveyor blower operable to provide flow throughout the closed loop, and a treatment unit operable to remove hydrocarbons from at least a portion of the nitrogen gas stream comprising primarily nitrogen, to provide a purified nitrogen stream.
US11623175B1
The present disclosure provides an apparatus for trapping of a reaction by-product having a self regenerating function for a used inner collecting tower, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide the reaction by-product trapping apparatus configured such that the trapping apparatus positioned between a process chamber and a vacuum pump or between the vacuum pump and a scrubber stops operating during a semiconductor manufacturing process when a trapping reaction of trapping a reaction by-product reaches a saturated state during a trapping operation, and the trapping apparatus removes the reaction by-product produced in an inner collecting tower through a heating reaction, such that the inner collecting tower is regenerated to enable an additional trapping reaction to be performed.
US11623172B2
An air filter cartridge includes a coiled media pack with inlet flutes and outlet flutes. The coiled media pack has first and second rounded ends with at least a first straight side and a second side. The coiled media pack has: (i) a length extending along a straight line from a center of the first rounded end to a center of the second rounded end; (ii) a first width between the first straight side and second side; the first width being perpendicular to the length; and (iii) a second width thereacross; the second width being perpendicular to the length. The first width is narrower than the second width.
US11623171B2
A filter system for adsorbing an odor of a gas flow in an industrial process includes a filter module (1) with a layer (11) containing active adsorbent (3). The layer (11) includes a plurality of active adsorbent containing permeable bags (2) arranged in close proximity to each other.
US11623164B2
A separator for separating wellbore emulsions into liquid and gaseous components has helical emulsion preheat coils encircling a single-cylinder, dual chamber firetube disposed inside a horizontal separator vessel. In use, emulsion enters the preheat coils before entering the separator vessel. The flow of emulsion through the helical coils promotes initial separation of the emulsion by means of heat transfer and centrifugal flow. Resultant centripetal force separates lighter gaseous and liquid particles toward the inside of the helical coils, while heavier emulsion fractions condense toward the outside of the helical coils. The use of helical preheat coils and a single-cylinder, dual-chamber firetube eliminate or minimize abrupt changes in emulsion flow direction that are characteristic of prior art separators, resulting in reduced wear in both the coils and the firetube.
US11623161B2
This invention is a tubular shaped flying toy comprised of a polypropylene (foam) main cylindrical body with a heavy plastic ring supported front end. The main foam body is held in place to the plastic ring support with the help of rubber bracelet bands that stretch around the outside of the front end of the toy where the foam body stretches onto the hard plastic ring. The toy is thrown with a baseball type throwing motion, and provides a graceful, smooth flight.
US11623154B2
A method is provided, including the following operations: monitoring gameplay activity in a plurality of game sessions, wherein the monitoring includes, for each game session, analyzing the gameplay activity in said game session to predict future gameplay activity in said game session; identifying one or more characteristics of a plurality of spectators interacting with a virtual character, wherein each of the spectators interacting with the virtual character accesses, over a network, a channel that is attributed to the virtual character; through the channel, providing access to the spectators to spectate a selected game session that is one of the plurality of game sessions, selected based on the predicted future gameplay activity and based on the characteristics of the plurality of spectators.
US11623150B2
A rendering method for a drone game includes the following steps. Firstly, a drone, a control device, a display device and an information node are provided. The drone includes a plurality of cameras. Then, a plurality of images acquired from the plurality of cameras of the drone are stitched as a panoramic image by the control device, and the panoramic image is displayed on the display device. Then, a ready signal is issued from the information node to the display device, and the control device accesses the drone game through an authorization of the information node in response to the ready signal. Then, at least one virtual object is generated in the panoramic image. Consequently, the sound, light and entertainment effects of the drone game are effectively enhanced, and the fun and diversity of the drone game are increased.
US11623149B2
A method of performing data analytics for daily fantasy sports games comprises collecting sets of predictions from a multitude of online players prior to the start of a game period. Each set includes numerical predictions of performances of different athletes at different positions in different performance categories in at least one sporting event. The predictions are locked at a predetermined time prior to the start of the game period. The method further comprises visually displaying statistics of the predictions to all of the online players after the predictions have been locked, but prior to the start of the game period.
US11623147B2
The present disclosure describes methods, devices, and storage medium for displaying an azimuth in a virtual scene, which belongs to the field of computer technologies. The method includes obtaining, by a device, an orientation azimuth of a virtual object in a virtual scene. The device includes a memory storing instructions and a processor in communication with the memory. The method further includes obtaining, by the device, a plurality of azimuths, angles between the plurality of azimuths and the orientation azimuth being no larger than a preset angle, the plurality of azimuths comprising first azimuths and second azimuths. The method also includes symmetrically distributing, by the device, the first azimuths and the second azimuths centered and on two sides of the orientation azimuth to obtain a target horizontal bar dial; and displaying, by the device, the target horizontal bar dial in a visual field image of the virtual object.
US11623144B2
An intervention server according to an aspect of the present invention includes a receiver, a filter, and an intervener. The receiver receives pieces of first user input information from a plurality of audience terminals to which a live play video of a game is distributed. The filter filters the pieces of the first user input information. The intervener intervenes in a progress of the game based on the filtered pieces of the first user input information.
US11623141B2
A method for streaming gameplay of a cloud video game is provided, including: executing the cloud video game to generate gameplay video; streaming the gameplay video over a network to a client device, the gameplay video being presented by the client device on a display; during the streaming of the gameplay video, transmitting one or more assets over the network to the client device, the assets being cached by the client device; wherein the cached assets are processed by the client device and utilized in the gameplay video before being presented on the display, wherein streaming the gameplay video includes identifying a given one of the cached assets that was transmitted over the network to the client device and identifying where in the gameplay video the given cached asset is to be utilized.
US11623131B2
A sports ball rebound and boundary system including at least one portable post portion, configured to in use stand upright unsupported, and a barrier portion. The post portion and the barrier portion are configured for mutual releasable connection so that at least part of the barrier portion is extendible from the post portion to form a substantially vertically aligned planar barrier extending upwards from substantially ground level. The barrier portion is further configured to in use remain under sufficient tension to cause a ball or similar to rebound when striking the barrier.
US11623113B2
A workout apparatus having a crossbar with a first end and a second end, with each end of the crossbar engaging a pivot mount. The workout apparatus having four legs, with each pivot mount further engaging two legs therefore allowing the legs to be selectively rotatable around each of the pivot mounts in both a lateral axis and longitudinal axis of the crossbar. The workout apparatus having a first position where each pair of legs engaging each pivot mount at an angle greater than zero relative to each other and supporting the crossbar. The workout apparatus having a second position where the four legs are adjacent to the crossbar and positioned within the longitudinal plane of the crossbar.
US11623111B2
Disclosed is a rescue robot for searching trapped persons for firefighting, including a mobile base. Mobile rollers with self-locking mechanisms are mounted at a bottom of the mobile base, a machine mounting seat is fixed to the mobile base, a rotating column is arranged at the top of the machine mounting seat, a driving motor is mounted at a bottom of an inner cavity of the machine mounting seat, a right output end of the driving motor is sleeved with a driving bevel gear, a bottom of the rotating column penetrates through a top of the machine mounting seat and is sleeved with a driven bevel gear, the driving bevel gear and the driven bevel gear are mutually meshed, a portion of an outer wall of the rotating column is fixedly sleeved with a fixed seat, left and right sides of the fixed seat are symmetrical bridge cranes.
US11623110B2
A method of additively manufacturing a fire and overheat detection system (FODS) clamp onto a rail tube is provided. The method includes building a base of a clamp body on the rail tube, sequentially building portions of a locking feature and holders of the clamp body on the base and sequentially building remaining portions of the holders and flanges forming grooves at each of the holders of the clamp body on the base.
US11623108B2
In an illustrative embodiment, systems and methods for verifying safety compliance of a worker positioned on a building structure utilize a motion detector module (MDM) for attaching to a wearable safety harness, where the harness has a lifeline attachment feature for connecting the safety harness to a lifeline anchored to the building structure. The MDM may include a motion sensor for detecting movement of the worker and processing circuitry for detecting, from signals provided by the motion sensor, significant movement indicative of the safety harness being properly worn by the worker and/or proper attachment of the safety harness to a lifeline, and translating the significant movements into compliance information. The MDM may include a proximate sensor for detecting contact between the attachment feature on the harness and a fastener on the lifeline for verifying the compliance information.
US11623095B2
A system can utilize interleaving periods or waveforms to stimulate patient tissue and sense signals using the stimulation electrodes. For example, the system can utilize alternating therapeutic periods and sensing periods. As another example, the system can alternate between biphasic waveforms having opposite temporal orders of positive and negative phases. As another example, waveforms that differ in a parameter, such as amplitude or pulse width, can be interleaved to provide different information in the respective sensed signals.
US11623094B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method and apparatus for measuring a bioimpedance and performing an electrical stimulation. The method includes generating a first current corresponding to a first high-frequency, generating a second current corresponding to a second high-frequency, generating a low-frequency current based on a beat phenomenon of the first current and the second current, and calculating an impedance of a target part based on a voltage induced to the target part by a high-frequency current corresponding to at least one of the first current and the second current and the low-frequency current.
US11623093B2
Neuromodulation is used to enhance left ventricular relaxation and/or left ventricular contractility, during contemporaneous use of a mechanical circulatory support device to increase cardiac output or aid in unloading the heart. An exemplary neuromodulation system includes a therapy element positionable in proximity to at least one nerve fiber, and a stimulator configured to energize the therapy element to delivery therapy to the at least one nerve fiber such that left ventricular relaxation and left ventricular contractility are contemporaneously enhanced.
US11623092B2
A system for stimulating a tissues to obtain therapeutic effects, such as pain relief. The system can include stimulating leads that are operably coupled to a control unit. The control unit can include processors for generating desired waveform pattern of electrical pulses. The system can further include magnetic sensors to measure the magnetic fields generated by action potentials in the excited tissue and using the measured magnetic field to optimize the neurostimulation pattern.
US11623091B2
The present disclosure is directed to a portable system and method for modulating targeted neural and non-neural tissue of a nervous system to block nerve conduction for the treatment of pain. A high-efficiency portable electrical stimulation system is provided that allows a user to carry the system and move around freely while continuously receiving therapy. The electronic control system is configured to deliver high-frequency electrical stimulation at a therapeutic level, for an intended duration (e.g., up to 24 hours or more) at a manageable and/or comfortable weight for a person, to the target nerve.
US11623089B2
Apnea events may be detected based on a primary biomarker, e.g., respiration, in the one or more physiological signals. The apnea events may be characterized as one of an obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) event, a central sleep apnea (CSA) event, or a combination OSA/CSA event based on a secondary biomarker, e.g., a frequency spectrum or a morphology of the respirations in the one or more physiological signals. A first electrical stimulation may be provided to treat OSA in response to a first one or more of the apnea events being characterized as OSA events. A second electrical stimulation may be provided to treat CSA in response to a second one or more of apnea events being characterized as CSA events. A third electrical stimulation may be provided to treat combination OSA/CSA in response to a third one or more of the apnea events being characterized as combination OSA/CSA events.
US11623086B2
Disclosed is a system for stimulation of a subject. The stimulation may be to provide therapy to treat the subject. Stimulation may be of selected muscle groups and/or portions.
US11623083B2
A method for aesthetic soft tissue treatment includes placing at least one applicator in contact with the patient's body. The applicator has at least one electrode. Electrotherapy and radio frequency therapy are provided to the soft tissue, optionally with overlay or sequentially. A handheld applicator may be used, with the applicator moving during the therapy, which may provide muscle stimulation in the patient, or provide an analgesic effect during the treatment. A spacing object may be positioned between the skin of the patient and the applicator.
US11623077B2
An implantable pump system is provided, including an implantable blood pump suitable for use as a partial support assist device, the system further including an extracorporeal battery and a controller coupled to the implantable pump, and a programmer selectively periodically coupled to the controller to configure and adjust operating parameters of the implantable pump. The implantable pump includes a flexible membrane coupled to an electromagnetic actuator including a magnetic assembly and electromagnetic assembly, so that when the electromagnetic assembly is energized, the electromagnetic assembly causes wavelike undulations to propagate along the flexible membrane to propel blood through the implantable pump. The controller may be programmed by a programmer to operate at frequencies and duty cycles that mimic physiologic flow rates and pulsatility while operating in an efficient manner that avoids thrombus formation, hemolysis and/or platelet activation.
US11623076B2
The present invention includes a medicated dental floss and a method of making a medicated dental floss comprising: stretching a dental floss; dipping the dental floss in a biocompatible polymer—solvent bath to coat the braided dental floss; drying the coated braided dental floss; dipping the coated dental floss in a medicated solution comprising an encapsulated medicament; and drying the medicated encapsulant on the coated dental floss.
US11623071B2
An intraluminal guide wire may include an elongated shaft extending between a distal and a proximal end. The guide wire may include a user actuation segment positioned proximal to the proximal end of the shaft and configured for movement relative to the shaft. The guide wire may include a core wire affixed to the user actuation segment and the distal end of the shaft. The guide wire may also include an inner member having a proximal end situated at least partially within and fixed relative to the user actuation segment and a distal end situated partially within the shaft, the core wire passing through the inner member. The guide wire may be configured with a distal segment of the inner member within the shaft exhibiting a friction-based restraint on movement within the shaft. The friction-based restraint on movement may be a frictional force between the inner member and the shaft.
US11623068B2
An introducer sheath assembly having a handle portion including a distal end and a proximal end, and an introducer sheath extending outwardly from the distal end of the handle portion, the introducer sheath including a device lumen configured to slidably receive a corresponding device, a guidewire lumen configured to slidably receive a corresponding guidewire, and at least one steering cable disposed within at least one steering cable lumens that are disposed radially outwardly from the device lumen, and the handle portion including at least one steering assembly for modifying the tension of at least one of the at least one steering cables.
US11623056B2
A fan unit that forms part of a gases supply unit used as part of a breathing assistance system for providing heated gases to a user. The fan has an impeller surrounded by an upwardly sloped surface to facilitate improved airflow performance under surge conditions.
US11623051B2
An automatic injection device including a housing element, at least one resilient element arranged to be located within the housing element, a syringe including at least one syringe piston, a needle guard adapted for selectable positioning with respect to the housing element and a selectable driving element adapted, when actuated, to be driven by the at least one resilient element for initially displacing the syringe relative to the housing element from a non-penetration position to a penetration position and thereafter displacing the at least one syringe piston in the syringe to effect drug delivery and displacing the needle guard into a needle guarding position.
US11623040B2
A catheter system may include a catheter lumen, first and second electrodes, and a sensor in communication with the first and second electrodes. The sensor may be configured to detect at least one of: a bulk volume of blood within a blood vessel and extravasation of a drug from the blood vessel into soft tissue adjacent the blood vessel. Other catheter systems may include a catheter lumen and a sensing chip coupled to the catheter lumen. The sensing chip may be configured to detect at least one of: a bulk volume of blood within a blood vessel and extravasation of a drug from the blood vessel into soft tissue adjacent the blood vessel.
US11623039B2
Negative pressure wound therapy apparatuses and dressings, and systems and methods for operating such apparatuses for use with dressings are disclosed. In some embodiments, controlling the delivery of therapy can be based on monitoring and detecting various operating conditions. An apparatus can have a controller configured to monitor the duty cycle of a source of negative pressure and, based on the monitored duty cycle, determine whether a leak is present. The controller can be configured to provide an indication that a leak is present. For example, the controller can be configured to suspend and/or pause the delivery of therapy, and to restart the delivery of therapy due to a timeout, request from a user, etc. In addition, the controller can be configured to pause and/or restart the delivery of therapy upon a request from the user, such as in response to the user operating a switch.
US11623033B2
A blood component separation device for separating a plurality of blood components from blood sampled from a blood donor, and collecting platelets, includes: an operation unit that calculates a predicted platelet recovery rate from a hematocrit value of the blood and a platelet concentration of the blood, and calculates a recommended processing amount of the blood recommended for collecting a target number of units of platelets on the basis of the calculated predicted platelet recovery rate, wherein the operating unit sets the predicted platelet recovery rate calculated from any the hematocrit value and any the platelet concentration to be smaller by a predetermined value a when the blood donor is female than that when the blood donor is male.
US11623032B2
Techniques and apparatus for de-priming processes are described. For example, in one embodiment, an apparatus may include at least one processor and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory may include instructions that, when executed by the processor, may cause the at least one processor to determine a priming volume of a primer fluid infused into a priming system associated with the patient during a priming phase of the dialysis treatment, cause an ultrafiltration rate of an ultrafiltration pump of the dialysis machine in fluid communication with the patient to be changed from a treatment ultrafiltration rate to a de-priming ultrafiltration rate to remove the priming volume over a de-priming time period, and cause, after the de-priming time period, the ultrafiltration rate of the ultrafiltration pump to be changed back the treatment ultrafiltration rate. Other embodiments are described.
US11623021B2
Hydrodynamic methods for conformally coating non-uniform size cells and cell clusters for implantation, thus preventing immune rejection or inflammation or autoimmune destruction while preserving cell functionality. A method for conformally coating cells and c clusters with hydrogels that are biocompatible, mechanically and chemically stable and porous, with an appropriate pore cut-off size. The methods of the invention are advantageously reproducible and result in a relatively high yield of coated versus non-coated cell clusters, without compromising cell functionality. Conformal coating devices configured to perform the methods of the invention, methods of optimally utilizing said devices and purifying the coated islets, and coated biomaterials made by said methods.
US11623019B2
Various aspects described herein relate to compositions comprising silk fibroin particles and methods of using the same, as well as devices and methods of delivering such compositions. The compositions described herein are suitable for injection into a site of defect in a soft tissue to provide bulking and/or augmentation effect to the soft tissue.
US11623014B2
A gastrin analogue shows high uptake in CCK-2 receptor positive tumors and simultaneously a very low accumulation in the kidneys. This is achieved by a mini-gastrin analogue PP-F11 having the formula: PP-F11-X-DGlu-DGlu-DGlu-DGlu-DGlu-DGlu-Ala-Tyr-Gly-Trp-Y-Asp-Phe-NH2, wherein Y is an amino acid replacing methionine and X is a chemical group attached to the peptide for diagnostic and/or therapeutic intervention at CCK-2 receptor relevant diseases. Very suitable compounds with respect to a high tumor to kidney ratio are mini-gastrin analogues with six D-glutamic acids or six glutamines. These compounds still possess a methionine which can be oxidized easily which is a disadvantage for clinical application under GMP due to the forms which may occur. The elimination of the methionine leads to a lower affinity to oxidation which in general favors the tumor-kidney-ratio. Ideally, the methionine is replaced by norleucine. This PP-F11N mini gastrin exhibits currently the best tumor-kidney-ratio and is the most promising candidate.
US11623005B2
The invention provides a method of treating a patient having target cells that express FcγRIIb, the method comprising administering (i) an antibody molecule that specifically binds a surface antigen of the target cell, which antibody molecule has an Fc domain capable of binding FcγRIIb; in combination with (ii) an agent that prevents or reduces binding between the Fc domain of the antibody molecule and FcγRIIb; characterized in that the patient is selected on the basis that their target cells express an elevated level of FcγRIIb.
US11623003B2
Vaccines for preventing or treating diabetes, obesity and complications thereof are provided. The vaccines comprise at least one active agent such as attenuated Porphyromonas gingivalis, inactivated Porphyromonas gingivalis, a subunit of Porphyromonas gingivalis, a recombinant or isolated immunogenic polypeptide or peptide from Porphyromonas gingivalis or a cDNA from Porphyromonas gingivalis.
US11622999B2
Provided are compositions and methods for use in selectively killing one or more of C. perfringens, C. sordelli and C. histolyticum. The compositions include lysin PlyCP025, as well as catalytically active fragments thereof, and variants thereof that retain killing activity. Methods for reducing one or more of C. perfringens, C. sordelli or C. histolyticum bacteria are provide and involve contacting such bacteria with a composition that contains PlyCP025 or an enzymatically active fragment or variant thereof, which can be provided as recombinant polypeptides. The composition and methods are useful for human and veterinary purposes. Diagnostic approaches are also included by contacting a sample obtained or derived from an animal, with a recombinant polypeptide, and detecting binding of the polypeptide to bacteria in the sample if said bacteria that are bound to the polypeptide are present in the sample. The polypeptide may thus be detectably labeled to produce a detectable signal.
US11622996B2
The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a GLP-1 agonist and a salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid. The invention further relates to processes for the preparation of such compositions, and their use in medicine.
US11622985B2
A method and formulation for delivering a motion sickness antidote in a vaporized state using low temperatures to vaporize the formulation. The formulation contains an inert non-reactive compound that lowers the heat of vaporization of the formulation, and the motion sickness antidote. The formulation may optionally contain glycerin, alcohol, and/or water. Examples of inert non-reactive compounds that can sufficiently lower the heat of vaporization of the formulation include propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin and polysorbate. The formulation can be vaporized using a hand-held low temperature vaporizer or atomizer.
US11622982B2
In preferred embodiments the invention is directed to ocular compositions for the treatment of dry eye, methods for making such compositions, and suites comprising a plurality of different ocular compositions each having a defined composition. In preferred examples, the invention is directed to compositions comprising at least one natural oil, wherein a first member of the suite of compositions is effective in treating dry in in a first patient having a particular set of symptoms and a different second member of the suite of compositions is effective in treating dry in in a second patient having a different set of symptoms. The invention is also directed to methods of making and using the compositions, and to skin care compositions for use around the eye, such as the upper and lower eyelids having a lubricating, non-irritating base composition comprising at least one natural oil.
US11622979B2
A composition for the treatment of wounds includes demineralized bone fibers (DBF) derived from allogeneic or xenogenic cortical bone and/or polymeric fibers made from resorbable and/or non-resorbable polymer, and the composition may also include an oxygen-generating material and/or an oxygen carrier.
US11622971B2
Described herein are neurotrophic and nootropic compositions and methods for treating subjects with such compositions. In one aspect the composition comprises one or more tryptamines or in pure form or extracts from psilocybin containing mushrooms, or combinations thereof optionally combined with one or more phenethylamines or amphetamines in pure form or extracts from a plant or mushroom, or combinations thereof, optionally one or more erinacines or hericenones in pure form, extracts from Hericium mushroom species (e.g., H. erinaceus, H. coralloides, H. ramosum) or combinations thereof, optionally one or more cannabinoids in pure form or extracts from Cannabis sativa, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, optionally, one or more adversive compounds, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
US11622966B2
The present invention relates to a new inhibitor chemotype 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-(2-morpholinopyrimidin-4-yl) isoxazol-5-amine (BO-264) targeting TACC3 protein with high potency as a mitotic blocker for the treatment of breast and potentially other cancers.
US11622965B2
The present disclosure provides methods of treating lymphoid malignancies such as B cell malignancies using a BTK inhibitor in the described therapeutic regimens.
US11622958B2
A first aspect of the invention relates to novel compounds and more precisely to novel bifunctional prodrugs and drugs. An additional aspect of the invention relates to antibody compound conjugates, wherein the compound is a claimed compound, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound or antibody compound conjugate. The invention lastly relates to the use of this compound or antibody compound conjugates according to the invention in order to treat tumour diseases, particularly in mammals.
US11622954B2
Provided are compounds and methods for treating neurodegenerative diseases and conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, using an estrogen receptor-β ligand (ERβ ligand).
US11622947B2
The present embodiments are directed to compositions comprising quillaja extract and at least one active ingredient such as nutritional supplement, dietary ingredient, medicine, and food additive, and methods for preparations and use thereof.
US11622933B2
According to various embodiments of this disclosure, pharmaceutical formulations comprising solubilized estradiol are provided. In various embodiments, such formulations are encapsulated in soft capsules which may be vaginally inserted for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy.
US11622929B2
Provided herein long lasting cosmetic compositions and markers for selecting the same.
US11622920B2
The present invention belongs to the area of cosmetics, especially to a delivery system for actives to the skin, such as face masks and facial masks. Particularly, the present invention refers to a delivery system consisting of a basic body comprises nonwoven fibrous materials and an active-substance preparation which is an o/w emulsion or w/o emulsion, and a wetting liquid that comprises one or more actives to activate the delivery system.
US11622919B2
A water disposable nonwoven web having good MD and CD strength is provided. The nonwoven web is obtained by hydroentangling an airlaid web of no less than 50% by weight of natural cellulose fibers having a fiber length of no more than 3.5 mm and no more than 50% by weight staple fibers having a fiber length of no less than 8.0 mm. The nonwoven web contains no adhesive, binder or thermal bonding fibers. Products containing the disposable nonwoven web meet municipal guidelines for flushability.
US11622912B2
An apparatus and method for aseptically filling a container utilizing an adaptor formed of severable and heat-sealable material connected to a tube and container. The adaptor includes a membrane which is unsealed to allow filling by a known filling machine. Once the adaptor tube and container is formed as a unit, it is sterilized. The adaptor is then severed and sealed, creating a usable aseptic liquid product.
US11622908B2
A walking aid that assists a user in walking in an upright position. The walking aid may include a rear lower frame structure, a front lower frame structure, a first front wheel coupled to a first front lower frame member, a second front wheel coupled to a second front lower frame member, a first rear wheel coupled to the first rear lower frame member, a second rear wheel coupled to the second rear lower frame member, an upper frame structure comprising a first upper frame member, a second upper frame member, a first forearm support, and a second forearm support, a first pivot and latch mechanism pivotally coupling the first upper frame member and the first rear lower frame member together, and a second pivot and latch mechanism pivotally coupling the second upper frame member and the second rear lower frame member together.
US11622901B2
Module for housing electronic and electromechanical medical equipment including a portable digital camera and processing circuitry with machine vision and machine learning software for automatically documenting healthcare events and healthcare equipment operations in the electronic health record.
US11622900B2
Module for housing electronic and electromechanical medical equipment including a portable digital camera and processing circuitry with machine vision and machine learning software for automatically documenting healthcare events and healthcare equipment operations in the electronic health record.
US11622896B2
A body support system, method and apparatus is described, for preventing and treating a disease or injury by optimization of sleep posture and assisted rollovers. A body support device comprises two or more extendable, retractable support walls, for supporting various parts of a user as a cradle of the body support device is rotated into various positions.
US11622895B2
A sanitary pad system includes a first pad and a second pad. The first pad has a first set of fastening tabs and the second pad has a second set of fastening tabs. The two sets of fastening tabs are offset so that, when the two pads are stacked in overlapping relationship on an undergarment, both pads are directly attached to the undergarment with the associated fastening tabs.
US11622888B2
Devices, systems, and methods for performing an ophthalmic procedure in an eye are disclosed. The devices include a hand-held portion and a distal, elongate member coupled to the hand-held portion having a lumen operatively coupled to a vacuum source. A drive mechanism operatively coupled to the elongate member is configured to oscillate the elongate member. When in use, the device is configured to aspirate ocular material from the eye through the lumen. The drive mechanism retracts the elongate member with a retraction speed profile and advances the elongate member with an extension speed profile. The retraction speed profile is different from the extension speed profile.
US11622887B2
Devices, systems, and methods for performing an ophthalmic procedure in an eye are disclosed. The devices include a hand-held portion and a distal, elongate member coupled to the hand-held portion having a lumen operatively coupled to a vacuum source. A drive mechanism operatively coupled to the elongate member is configured to oscillate the elongate member. When in use, the device is configured to aspirate ocular material from the eye through the lumen. The drive mechanism retracts the elongate member with a retraction speed profile and advances the elongate member with an extension speed profile. The retraction speed profile is different from the extension speed profile.
US11622881B2
Devices, systems, and methods herein relate to cooling a head of a patient. These systems and methods may comprise a cooling cap assembly comprising a heat exchanger configured to be wrapped around a head of a patient and a compression assembly releasably coupled to the heat exchanger. The compression assembly may comprise an enclosure and an inflatable member coupled to an internal surface of the enclosure. When coupled, the inflatable member may be positioned between the enclosure and the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may be separate from and moveable relative to the inflatable member.
US11622867B2
Disclosed herein is a spinal implant with a solid frame and a porous inner layer. The implant may have a cavity defined by the porous inner layer. The solid frame may have one or more ribs extending from a medial wall to a lateral wall. The thickness of the porous layer may vary relative the thickness of the solid frame at various locations. An inserter to place a spinal implant and a method to perform same are also disclosed.
US11622858B2
A system including a self-expanding prosthesis configured to foreshorten during deployment thereof and a delivery device configured to percutaneously deliver the self-expanding prosthesis. The delivery device includes a handle having an actuator thereon, an outer sheath including a proximal end coupled to the handle and a pusher shaft slidingly disposed within the outer sheath. The pusher shaft has a proximal end coupled to the handle and a distal end configured to releasably couple to the self-expanding prosthesis such that the self-expanding prosthesis axially moves therewith. The inner shaft has a distal portion of the inner shaft that is configured to receive a self-expanding prosthesis thereon. The outer sheath and the pusher shaft are configured to simultaneously move in opposing axial directions via actuation of the actuator on the handle to compensate for the foreshortening of the self-expanding prosthesis during deployment.
US11622856B2
A percutaneous heart valve prosthesis including a collapsible valve body frame has a first end and a second end. The valve body frame is formed by a plurality of sub-frame members, each sub-frame member having a general form of a diamond with acute-angled vertices and oblique-angled vertices, wherein adjacent sub-frame members are joined at the oblique-angled vertices. A flexible skirt made from pericardial material extends around a periphery of the valve body frame. A one-way valve including a plurality of flexible valve leaflets is positioned within the valve body frame. The first end of the valve body frame is sized to pass through a valve orifice associated with a heart valve to be replaced and the second end of the valve body frame is sized so as not to pass through a valve orifice.
US11622851B2
There is provided a toric intraocular lens which improves the visibility of a toric axis. The toric intraocular lens is a toric intraocular lens including a lens body provided with an astigmatic axis. A mark indicating the astigmatic axis is formed at an optical surface of an outer rim portion of the lens body, and a length in a radial direction of the lens body and a length in a circumferential direction of the lens body of external dimensions of the mark are different from each other in top view of the optical surface.
US11622847B2
A composite scaffold having a highly porous interior with increased surface area and void volume is surrounded by a flexible support structure that substantially maintains its three-dimensional shape under tension and provides mechanical reinforcement during repair or reconstruction of soft tissue while simultaneously facilitating regeneration of functional tissue.
US11622838B2
Disclosed herein is a preliminary guide including an impression resin and a guide tray. The guide tray includes an impression resin accommodation part, a jig fastening part, a protective cover part, and a grip part.
US11622833B2
A holding device for human-medicine or veterinary-medicine applications having: a joint between a proximal holding segment and a distal holding segment; wherein one axially displaceable thrust element, in each case is arranged in the holding segments; wherein the joint has a tightening bolt, which defines the pivoting and tightening axis, and has deflection elements, by means of which a thrust force, acting relative to the axis, of the proximal thrust element is deflectable to lock the joint onto the tightening axis and to displace the distal thrust element; and wherein the deflection elements include at least one ramp system with a wedge body. A holding system including the specified holding device and a method for locking the joint of the specified holding device.
US11622830B2
In some embodiments, an apparatus can include a robotic arm cart for transporting, delivering, and securing robotic arms to a surgical table having a table top on which a patient can be disposed. The arm cart can include an arm container and a base. The arm container can be configured to receive and contain one or more robotic arms. The arm cart can include a first coupling member configured to engage with a second coupling member associated with a surgical table such that, when the first coupling member is engaged with the second coupling member, the one or more robotic arms can be releasably coupled with the surgical table. The arm cart can provide for movement of the one or more robotic arms in at least one of a lateral, longitudinal, or vertical direction relative to the table top prior to the securement of the one or more robotic arms to the surgical table.
US11622829B2
A surgical drape is disclosed herein that is to be used for medical procedures in order to ensure sterile portions are not contaminated. The surgical drape can be configured to be placed around a surgical site where an operative procedure is to be conducted. The surgical drape includes a u-shaped opening, at least one sleeve, and at least one flap on its proximal end. The at least one sleeve and the at least one flap extend outwardly from a top surface of the drape. The at least one flap includes adhesive components on one side that allow the at least one flap to be folded back on to itself to provide additional protective harder from contamination.
US11622827B2
A robotic surgical tool includes a drive housing having first and second ends, at least one spline extending between the first and second ends and including a drive gear that rotates with rotation of the spline, and a carriage mounted to the spline. A closure tube extends from the carriage through the first end and has an end effector arranged at a distal end. An activating mechanism is housed in the carriage and includes a driven gear coupled to the drive gear such that rotation of the drive gear rotates the driven gear, and a carrier arranged at a proximal end of the closure tube and coupled to the driven gear such that rotation of the driven gear moves the carrier and the closure tube axially along a longitudinal axis of the closure tube. Moving the closure tube along the longitudinal axis closes or opens end effector jaws.
US11622826B2
Co-manipulation robotic systems are described herein that may be used for assisting with laparoscopic surgical procedures. The co-manipulation robotic systems allow a surgeon to use commercially-available surgical tools while providing benefits associated with surgical robotics. Advantageously, the surgical tools may be seamlessly coupled to the robot arms using a disposable coupler while the reusable portions of the robot arm remain in a sterile drape. Further, the co-manipulation robotic system may operate in multiple modes to enhance usability and safety, while allowing the surgeon to position the instrument directly with the instrument handle and further maintain the desired position of the instrument using the robot arm.
US11622825B2
Various embodiments of tool assemblies are provided having at least one rotary input coupling and at least one linear input coupling for allowing either a rotary output or a linear output (e.g., from a tool driver on a surgical robot) to activate at least one mechanism of the tool assembly. For example, mechanisms of the tool assembly can include a clamping assembly, a firing assembly, an articulation assembly, and a roll assembly. The clamping assembly can open and close jaws of an end effector, the firing assembly can translate a knife assembly through the end effector to fire staples and cut tissue, the articulation assembly can articulate the end effector, and the roll assembly can rotate the elongate shaft and/or the end effector.
US11622816B2
Disclosed herein is a system, apparatus and method directed to detecting malposition of a medical device within a vessel of a patient, such as an Azygos vein. The medical device can include a multi-core optical fiber including a plurality of core fibers, where each of the plurality of core fibers includes a plurality of sensors is configured to reflect a light signal based on received incident light, and change a characteristic of the reflected light signal for use in determining a physical state of the multi-core optical fiber. The system can include a console having non-transitory computer-readable medium storing logic that, when executed, causes operations of providing a broadband incident light signal to the multi-core optical fiber, receiving reflected light signals, processing the reflected light signals, and determining whether the medical device has entered the Azygos vein of the patient based on the reflected light signals.
US11622807B2
An esophageal ablation system including a positioner, an elongated, flexible shaft extending from the positioner, and a microwave emitter, assembly disposed near the distal end of the shaft. The emitter assembly includes one or more microwave antennas and a balloon for spacing the antennas relative to target tissue. The device may have an inner balloon for deploying the antenna. The systems, devices and methods disclosed are useful for treating Barrett's Esophagus, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, and Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
US11622802B2
Innovative orthopedic implant assemblies, devices, and methods are provided. One example assembly includes two implant devices. An example implant device includes two ends oppositely located with a bulbous portion located at one end and a screw portion located at the opposite end. An example second implant device includes two ends oppositely located with a looped portion defining an aperture located at one end and a nail portion located at the opposite end. The nail portion can include a tip and a smooth or substantially smooth portion. The second implant device can be implanted into a bone by striking the looped portion to facilitate the tip and at least part of the nail portion penetrating the bone.
US11622801B2
A fixation plate for securing an opening formed in a bone is provided. The fixation plate includes: a body securable to the bone, the body having a bone interface side and an outward facing side; and a wedge element extending from the bone interface side of the body for inserting into the opening formed in the bone. The wedge element is shaped to conform to contours of the opening formed in the bone. In some embodiments, the wedge element is provided with an evolutive canal. A corresponding method for designing a patient-specific fixation plate is also provided.
US11622799B2
A femur plate is provided, the femur plate comprising a first end portion anatomically pre-formed to conform to a trochanter region of the femur and a second end portion anatomically pre-formed to conform to a condyle region of the femur, wherein the second end portion comprises at least one first opening configured to receive a bone fastener. The femur plate further comprises an elongate shaft extending from the first end portion to the second end portion, the elongate shaft comprising at least one second opening configured to receive a bone fastener. Furthermore, a periprosthetic implant system comprising the femur plate and a method of implanting the femur plate are provided.
US11622797B2
A method of preparing a metatarsophalangeal joint for fusion may involve surgically accessing the metatarsophalangeal joint and separating the metatarsal from the opposed proximal phalanx at the joint. The technique may involve preparing an end of the metatarsal and preparing an end of the opposed proximal phalanx for fusion. With or without the aid of a bone positioner, the metatarsal may be moved in one or more planes, such as the frontal and transverse planes. The proximal phalanx may also be moved in one or more planes, for example relative to the moved metatarsal. Subsequently, a bone fixation device can be applied across or through the metatarsophalangeal joint separating the metatarsal from the opposed proximal phalanx.
US11622788B2
Ultrasonic surgical instrument having a handle assembly, a waveguide extending distally from handle assembly, an end-effector at distal end of the waveguide, and a clamp assembly removably mounted to the handle assembly. The clamp assembly includes a pivotally mounted clamp arm for pivotal movement with respect to the end effector, and is removably mounted to the handle assembly by axially aligned first and second bayonet mounts. Each of the bayonet mounts includes a female bayonet coupling having at least one bayonet slot configured to matingly receive a bayonet mounting pin of a male bayonet coupling, wherein the bayonet slots extend circumferentially about the longitudinal axis of the waveguide. A method of removing the clamp assembly of the ultrasonic surgical instrument is also provided, as well as an ultrasonic surgical shears instrument and a clamp assembly.
US11622786B2
Disclosed herein is a medical device. The medical device includes an outer tubular member and an inner tubular member. The outer tubular member has a distal end, an open window disposed at the distal end, and one or more dimples. The inner tubular member has a distal tip and one or more axial grooves. The inner tubular member is configured to be received within the outer tubular member. The one or more axial grooves and the one or more dimples are configured to align the distal tip of the inner tubular member with the open window of the outer tubular member. The open window of the outer tubular member and the distal tip of the inner tubular member are configured to cut tissue.
US11622785B2
A staple cartridge comprising a cartridge body, staples, a first staple driver, a second staple driver, and a third staple driver is disclosed. The cartridge body comprises a knife slot and staple cavities defined in the cartridge body and arranged in an inner longitudinal row of staple cavities, a middle longitudinal row of staple cavities, and an outer longitudinal row of staple cavities on one side of the knife slot. The staples are removably stored within the staple cavities. The first staple driver is configured to eject a first quantity of staples from the staple cavities. The second staple driver is configured to eject a second quantity of staples from the staple cavities which is different than the first quantity of staples. The third staple driver is configured to eject a third quantity of staples that is the same as the first quantity of staples.
US11622781B2
An apparatus for neurovascular endoluminal intervention, in particular for the treatment of ischemic stroke, is provided. The apparatus comprises a catheter (2) for insertion into the circulatory system (CS) of a patient, in order to aspirate one or several clots (C) present in the circulatory system (CS). A distal outer section (22) of the catheter (2) comprises an unexpanded state, in which the diameter (D2) of the distal outer section (22) is smaller than the diameter (D1) of a proximal outer section (21) of the catheter (2), in order to facilitate navigation of the catheter through the circulatory system, and a radially expanded state, in order to facilitate aspiration of the one or several clots (C) through the catheter (2). Furthermore, a method for applying such an apparatus is provided.
US11622766B2
A surgical device for clipping tissue can include a replaceable cartridge comprising a stack of clips contained therein and a firing drive configured to reciprocatingly eject, or deploy, the clips from the cartridge. After the clips have been deployed from the cartridge, a blocking member can be positioned to impede or block the firing drive. In at least one embodiment, the cartridge can include a biasing member configured to bias the blocking member into a firing chamber defined in the cartridge and/or surgical device. The surgical device can also include a crimping drive configured to deform a clip after it has been ejected from the cartridge. The blocking member can also be configured to impede or block the crimping drive after all of the clips from the cartridge have been used.
US11622763B2
A surgical instrument can comprise a handle, a motor, and a shaft extending from the handle. The handle and/or the shaft can define a longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument can further comprise a fastener cartridge comprising a plurality of fasteners removably stored therein, an anvil configured to deform the fasteners, a closure drive configured to move the anvil toward and away from the fastener cartridge which is rotatable about the longitudinal axis, and a firing drive configured to deploy the fasteners from the fastener cartridge which is rotatable about the longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument can further comprise a transmission comprising a first operating configuration which connects the motor to the closure drive and a second operating configuration which connects the motor to the firing drive.
US11622748B2
An ultrasound diagnostic device includes: a probe including plural elements that generate and transmit ultrasound waves and receive ultrasound waves reflected from an inspection target; a transmission unit that transmits ultrasound waves from the plural elements so as to transmit an ultrasound beam by forming a transmission focus in a first direction set in advance; and a second reception focusing unit that performs reception focusing for each reception signal received by each element of the probe according to reflection on a path in a second direction other than the first direction, among transmission wave paths of the ultrasound beam transmitted into the inspection target by the transmission unit.
US11622746B2
An intraluminal imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a lumen within a body of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a longitudinal axis; an imaging assembly coupled to the flexible elongate member, the imaging assembly comprising: a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements disposed around the longitudinal axis of the flexible elongate member; a plurality of controllers configured to control the plurality of ultrasound transducer elements to obtain imaging data associated with the lumen; and a plurality of electrical wires extending between the plurality of the ultrasound transducer elements and the plurality of controllers and configured to facilitate communication between the plurality of the ultrasound transducer elements and the plurality of controllers.
US11622740B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for taking X-ray images. The method may include obtaining reference data associated with an object, the reference data including at least one of height data or historical data. The method may also include determining at least one of a start point or an end point of an imaging region associated with the object based on the reference data. The method may further include causing to take an X-ray image of the imaging region based on at least one of the start point or the end point.
US11622736B2
A breast compression paddle includes a bracket, a rigid substrate, and a foam compressive element. The bracket removably secures the breast compression paddle to an imaging system. The rigid substrate is secured to the bracket and includes a first edge and a second edge disposed opposite the first edge. The foam compressive element is slidably secured to the rigid substrate.
US11622729B1
A system, method and article of manufacture are presented for assisting the fields of health care, kinesiology, and sports medicine. More specifically the method of the system measures the dynamics of the biomechanics of motion of a human patient or athlete and quantitatively determining the presence or absence of biomechanical abnormalities, classifying abnormalities that are present, developing or critiquing one or more diagnoses in terms of the biomechanics evidence supporting the classification, recommending an appropriate training or treatment regimen based on the diagnoses, and monitoring progress while the individual is under the training or treatment regimen.
US11622727B2
Various methods and embodiments of the present technology generally relate to neural spike sorting in real-time. More specifically, some embodiments relate to a real-time neural spike sorting process using distributed nodes and edges to form clusters in the vector space to learn the neural spike data distribution adaptively for neural spike classification in real-time. The state of the brain or the onset of a neurological disorder can be determined by analyzing the neural spike firing pattern, and the first stage of the neural data analysis is to sort the recorded neural spikes to their originating neurons. Methods that can sort the recorded neural spikes in real-time with low system latency and can be implemented with resource limited digital electronic hardware, including a Field-Programming Gate Array (FPGA), an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit and an embedded microprocessor, are beneficial in understanding neuronal networks and controlling neurological disorders.
US11622721B1
An athletic performance streaming system comprises a sensor system configured to removably attach to an article of clothing worn by an athlete and one or more external devices. The sensor system comprises one or more sensors configured to measure one or more athletic performance parameters for the athlete and a computing unit configured to monitor and transmit the one or more athletic performance parameters. The one or more external devices is remote from the article of clothing. The sensor system is configured to stream the one or more athletic performance parameters in real time to the one or more external devices.
US11622718B2
A wearable device and methods for providing a wearable device are disclosed. In a first aspect, the wearable device comprises at least one power source, one computer controller and a plurality of instruments that when worn on a user access physiological data from at least the user axilla. The wearable device monitors one or more or a combination of body temperature, pulse, R-R interval, respiration rate, pulse ox (SpO2), sleep, movement included fall detection. The device stores, processes and communicates collected or processed data to an external computer system. A software system provides summary information, reporting and alarms based on data collected by the one or more instruments.
US11622716B2
A physiological monitoring system can use physiological wearable monitors to collect and/or detect various parameters, such as cough, wheeze, heart rate, skin temperature, activity, respiration rate, skin impedance, electro-cardiogram data, blood pressure, galvanic skin response, and the like. One or more of these parameters, or other such parameters, may be used in methods in the fields of lung cancer, physiotherapy, monitoring disabled or challenged individuals, monitoring end of life conditions, monitoring breathing gas usage, monitoring patients and individual wellness, data acquisition, athletic sports monitoring, athletic sports entertainment, virtual reality feedback, telemedicine, hospital aid, illness detection and its severity, and public service, as examples. Such methods can use data from one or more wearable devices with the appropriate data processing to present the user or healthcare provider with the appropriate analysis.
US11622714B2
Methods and apparatuses for characterizing life quality of a living entity via hyper-spectral imaging and analysis, and applications thereof, such as managing life quality of a living entity. Includes acquiring hyper-spectral imaging data and information of: anatomical features of the living entity, and substances consumable by the living entity; generating and maintaining a living entity-specific database containing data and information about the living entity; processing acquired living entity anatomical feature and consumable substance hyper-spectral imaging data and information, and living entity data and information; using processed data and information to generate living entity life quality data and information characteristic of life quality of the living entity. Applicable to any living entity (human, animal, plant). Applicable to integrated microelectromechanical (MEM) [chip level] components in desk top devices or miniature smart/intelligent devices. Applicable to generating, processing, or/and utilizing demographic data and information about living entities and consumable substances.
US11622710B2
In some embodiments, techniques capable of obtaining high-quality fetal ECG (fECG) information using as few as two composite (maternal and fetal) maternal abdominal ECG (aECG) signals to derive the fetal ECG information are provided. In some embodiments, maternal ECG information and fetal ECG information are both obtained from the aECG signals, and are either presented or stored. The techniques may use novel proposed diffusion-based channel selection criteria. To validate the proposed techniques, analysis results of two publicly available databases are described, and compared with other available techniques in the literature.
US11622699B2
The navigation systems and methods facilitate aligning a tool in relation to a trajectory in real-time to receive input data from a pre-operative plan image, at least one multi-modal image, and at least one real-time multi-modal image; interactively track at least one neural fiber, whereby interactively tracked fiber data is obtainable; automatically generate output data by way of data transformation using the input data and the interactively tracked neural fiber data; and transmit the output data to at least one of: at least one display device for rendering at least one real-time interactive navigation display for facilitating neural navigation, and at least one drive device for positioning at least one tracking device in relation to the tool in real-time, whereby real-time alignment data is achievable, and whereby at least one neurological structure is preservable.
US11622688B2
A device of an embodiment includes: an optical mechanism; a control computation unit that controls driving of the optical mechanism, acquires a tomographic image of skin by processing an optical interference signal from an optical system, and calculates a network of blood vessels on the basis of the tomographic image; and a display device that displays an image of the network of blood vessels. The control computation unit sets a reference profile obtained by function approximation of an intensity profile in a depth direction of the acquired tomographic image, calculates a difference between an intensity value on the reference profile and an actual intensity value as an outlier V, the intensity values being those in the depth direction in the tomographic image, determines, as blood vessels or blood vessel candidates, coordinates with the outliers V within a predetermined blood vessel determination range, and calculates the network of blood vessels.
US11622682B2
Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for making a determination about an eye in ambient lighting conditions comprising detecting ambient light reflected out of an eye of a subject from a retina of the eye of the subject and making a determination about the eye of the subject based upon the reflected ambient light, wherein the ambient light is adjusted for color temperature when making the determination about the eye.
US11622674B2
An articulated tip part for an endoscope, and an endoscope, including segments including a distal end segment having an outer wall defining an inner spacing adapted to accommodate a camera assembly therein and a proximal wall having a proximal surface, the distal end segment having an outer surface, wherein adjacent of the segments are interconnected by at least one hinge member to enable bending of the articulated tip part; and an insertion guide adapted to guide a steering wire and including an entry provided in the outer surface of the distal end segment, the insertion guide also including an exit fluidly coupled with and leading to the inner spacing of the distal end segment, whereby an end of a steering wire can be guided into the inner spacing of the distal end segment via the entry of the insertion guide.
US11622673B2
Provided is an endoscope allowing two operating methods, that is, a surgeon's own manual operation and an operating method using a hand other than the surgeon regarding a hardness adjusting operation. An endoscope includes an insertion part having a flexible part; an operating part continuously provided on a proximal end side of the insertion part; a hardness adjusting mechanism serving as a first driving force input member that is provided from the operating part to the flexible part and adjusts the hardness of the flexible part; an operating ring that is provided in the operating part and is manually operated and inputs a driving force to the hardness adjusting mechanism; and a shaft serving as a second driving force input member that is provided separately from the operating ring and inputs a driving force to the hardness adjusting mechanism.
US11622663B2
A nonwoven sheet, having a first outwardly facing surface and a second outwardly facing surface. Wax is disposed in a wax pattern on the first surface; and oil is disposed in an oil pattern on the second surface. The oil pattern is not coincident the wax pattern so that wax blocks the oil from permeating through to the first surface. The first surface may be textured with peaks and valleys, having wax disposed on the peaks. This arrangement keeps the oil from contacting the target surface and leaving residue, while allowing the oil to collect and retain debris. The sheet may be executed as a dry sheet for cleaning surfaces such as floors or as a duster.
US11622655B2
A reinforced punch-free arcuate shower curtain rod includes a base, a sleeve, a short tube, an inner tube, an outer tube, and a pressing member. A double-sided adhesive is disposed on a bottom surface of the pressing member. A positioning block is disposed on the pressing member. The base can be maintained in contact with a wall surface by means of the friction force between the PVC gasket and the wall surface and the adhesive force of the double-sided adhesive. In addition, the positioning block of the pressing member is inserted through the base to be pressed against and in contact with a cambered surface of a front end of the sleeve.
US11622648B2
Disclosed are cooking methods using inspection systems including: a distance sensor and a digital optical recognition device. The distance sensor detects the position of the food product placed in the cooking device and the digital optical recognition device captures a series of images for the purpose of food product recognition. Once the food product is recognized, the operator is provided with the correct cooking cycle/program for the position and type of food product placed in the cooking device. The methods also ensure that the food product has been properly cooked at the end of the cooking cycle/program. The methods ensure: (1) the food product is correctly recognized; (2) the cooking cycle/program is correctly selected; (3) the correct cooking cycle/program is followed to completion; and (4) the quality of the cooked food product meets expected standards.
US11622645B2
A beverage making machine may include a cartridge holder to hold a cartridge used to form a beverage. The cartridge holder may include a lower portion arranged to receive and hold the cartridge and a movable upper portion arranged to clamp the cartridge in place. The cartridge holder may be arranged to hold upper and lower compartments of the cartridge in spaces having a different pressure, e.g., an upper compartment of the cartridge may be held under relatively high pressure, and a lower compartment may be held in a space at ambient pressure. The cartridge holder may pierce upper and/or lower compartments of the cartridge to introduce activating fluid and/or receive carbonating gas from the upper compartment, and/or to introduced pressurized air into the lower compartment to force beverage medium to exit.
US11622640B2
A wrinkle pillow, comprising two lobes each comprising a top, a bottom, and a side; a tapered indentation joining the two lobes, wherein the two lobes and the tapered indentation form an exterior comprising an hourglass shape, and further wherein the tapered indentation comprising a top, a bottom, and a side; and a filling.
US11622639B2
An adjustable hanger assembly having a fixed holder base mountable to a substantially planar structure such as a wall and a movable hook assembly slidably insertable into a cavity within the fixed holder base A actuator disposed in the fixed holder base in contact with the movable hook assembly causes the movable hook to move upward or downward in relation to the fixed holder base to a desired position of an item for hanging.
US11622631B1
An apparatus/method for assembling a modular ergonomic chair without using fasteners including a seat support structure that includes a plurality of recesses, wherein each recess includes a releasable latch mechanism (RLM); a vertical seat shaft; a pedestal; a first and second arm rest each of which include an arm rest connecting member, wherein the arm rest connecting member has a cavity to receive a RLM latch member of the seat support structure; and a back support, which includes a connecting member, wherein the connecting member also has a cavity to receive the latch member of another RLM of the seat support structure. The back support, first arm rest, and second arm rest are removably coupled to the seat support structure to permit easy assembly and interchanging of seat components. A reclining back support embodiment is also provided using a RLM latch spring with a corresponding connecting member in the seat support structure.
US11622630B2
A height adjustable chair is disclosed. The chair is provided with a foldable seat and a base unit supporting a foldable seat. The base unit contains a column enclosing a hydraulic pump and a pair of collars attached to the hydraulic pump. The chair further contains a number of legs attached to one of the collars.
US11622626B2
Briefly stated, an example of a visual-display screen lift comprises a base and a lower support member attached to the base. An upper support member has an upper end portion and a lower portion telescopically engaged with the lower support member. A visual-display-screen support member is pivotably connected to the upper end portion of the upper support member for pivotably supporting a visual display screen thereon. The visual-display-screen support member has a home position aligning the visual-display-screen support member at a selected angular orientation with respect to the upper support member. A drive mechanism is operatively connected to the upper support member for raising and lowering the upper support member. A sensor is configured to detect an angular position of the visual-display-screen support member. The sensor is operatively connected to the drive mechanism such that operation of the drive mechanism depends upon the angular position of the visual-display-screen support member.
US11622606B1
A buckle assembly is formed by a male portion, a female portion and a rotor. The male portion has a base body, and at least one locking leg having a first latching element. The female portion has a base body with an interior cavity and at least one guide slot. The rotor is seated in the interior cavity and has an actuation surface, a second latching element for engagement with the first latching element, and an actuating mechanism that orients the rotor in a locked position in a resting state of the buckle assembly. The male portion is locked to the female portion by inserting the locking leg into guide slot until the first latching element engages the second latching element. The male portion is released from the female portion by pressing the actuation surface to rotate the rotor until the latching elements are disengaged from each other.
US11622601B2
An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole, and an outsole, where the midsole is located between the outsole and the upper. A wedge is located between the outsole and the midsole and is preferably made of a material that is less compressible than the midsole. A flexible cage is located on the exterior surfaces of the upper and midsole. In embodiments, the flexible cage is designed to limit the outward expansion of the midsole when the midsole is compressed under load, and thus effectively stiffen the midsole. The total compression of the midsole of the article of footwear is based, at least in part, on a desired orientation of the ankle, knee, and hip joints of a user.
US11622599B2
An article of footwear comprising a sole and an upper on the sole. The sole comprises a dandelion latex foam material. The dandelion latex foam material comprises dandelion latex and at least one other natural or synthetic polymer. The dandelion latex foam material is between 20% and 80% dandelion latex.
US11622596B2
A force absorbing device for a footwear appliance includes a shoe upper and a shoe sole having a planar sole surface, such that forces between the shoe upper and planar sole surface in ground contact are absorbed by force mitigation assemblies disposed in the shoe sole. A force mitigation assembly adapted for an athletic shoe includes a linkage to a wearer interface responsive to movement based on activity of the wearer. An attachment to a sole surface receives ground forces transmitted from frictional contact between the sole surface and a surface against which the sole is disposed, such as for running, turning, etc. A force mitigation assembly absorbs these forces received from the sole surface for directing the received force in a controlled manner. An elastic field in the force mitigation assembly is defined by a resilient material adapted to deform in response to the received force.
US11622595B2
Golf shoes having improved outsole constructions are provided. The golf shoes include upper, midsole, and outsole sections. The outsole includes a first set of arc pathways extending along the outsole in one direction. A second set of arc pathways extend along the outsole in a second direction. When the first and second arc pathways are superposed over each other, four-sided tile pieces are formed, and these tiles contain protruding traction members. Different traction zones containing different traction members are provided on the outsole. These zones provide improved all surface traction and there is no channeling and no trenching of the golf course turf. There is less damage to the golf course for a given amount of traction.
US11622590B2
A helmet accessory mount system may include a shroud configured to be coupled to a helmet and an arm assembly having a first arm configured to rotatably couple to the shroud. The system may also include an accessory interface configured to coupled to an accessory and configured to engage the arm assembly. The arm assembly may be configured to move from a deployed position to at least one storage position. The accessory may be configured to be positioned between the accessory interface and the helmet when the arm assembly is in the at least one storage position.
US11622586B2
A face mask which displays information to another person. The facemask can display medical information. Specifically, the medical information displayed can be the vaccination status of the wearer, where the vaccination status of the wearer relates to the number of doses received for a vaccine regime of the vaccine which is used to prevent the spread of an infectious disease causing a pandemic. Markings on the outer surface of the face covering structure of the face mask convey the information.
US11622585B1
Disclosed are embodiments of a swaddle wrap that can, in some embodiments, include a first portion having a backing layer, a front layer, and a first enclosure between the backing layer and the front layer, and a second portion coupled with the first portion, the second portion having a backing layer, a front layer, and a second enclosure between the backing layer and the front layer of the second portion. In some embodiments, the swaddle wrap can be configured to be moved from a first state to a second state, the first enclosure can be configured to receive therein at least both feet of a baby in the second state, and the second enclosure can be configured to receive therein at least both feet of the baby in the second state to secure the swaddle wrap to the baby without the use of any fasteners or ties.
US11622582B2
Provided is a device including: a battery configured to supply power; a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material by receiving power from the battery; a sensor; at least one output unit; and a controller, wherein the controller detects a user's puff by using the sensor and controls at least one output unit based on puff characteristic data based on a result of the detection.
US11622581B2
A cartridge is selectively usable with a personal vaporizer. The cartridge may include a chamber for holding a vaporizing medium such as a liquid solution. The cartridge may also include an atomizer that can be manufactured as a unit with the chamber. The cartridge can be attached to a vaporizer structure such as a battery assembly. A cartridge cover fits over and encloses the cartridge therewithin. The cartridge cover can employ decorative aspects that match or complement decorative aspects of the battery assembly.
US11622580B2
Provided is an aerosol generation device including: a case into which a cigarette is insertable; a heater arranged in the case and configured to heat the cigarette inserted into the case; a mainstream smoke passage connecting an internal end portion of the cigarette to the outside; and a vaporizer configured to heat a liquid composition to generate aerosol and deliver the aerosol to the mainstream smoke passage, wherein at least a portion of the mainstream smoke passage extends in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the cigarette.
US11622578B2
An aerosol-generating device may include a housing defining at least one internal compartment. The housing may be waterproof. The aerosol-generating device may further include a power supply, an electric heater, and/or a haptic feedback device. Each of the power supply, electric heater, and/or haptic feedback device may be positioned within one or more of the at least one internal compartment.
US11622575B2
A container configured to hold one or more units of a product is provided. The container may comprise a lid and a base. The lid and/or the base may be constructed from a pulp derived from a plant material. For example, the pulp derived from the plant material may be a wood pulp material. A related method is also provided.
US11622572B2
The machine for integral processing of fruits with a hard or soft shell disclosed herein comprises a feed hopper and at least a first receptacle having a first end for connection to said hopper and a second opposite end. The receptacle is positioned horizontally according to the longitudinal direction of the machine and comprises in its interior a central shaft positioned in accordance to the longitudinal direction of the machine and connected at one end to a rotating element.
US11622571B2
Methods of manufacturing inositol-stabilized arginine-silicate (“ASI”) complexes with reduced or eliminated clumping and with increased solubility.
US11622557B2
Articles, compositions, and methods for treating textiles and other materials with an antimicrobial compound during laundry and/or drying cycles are described. The articles and compositions include a metal ion having antimicrobial efficacy. Methods include the use of the articles and compositions in laundry and/or drying cycles to provide antimicrobial treatment of the textiles and materials.
US11622554B2
An integral bird anti-migration panel is provided, which is conformed by a plurality of arches in a stepped pyramidal shape, spaced apart equidistantly from each other; a plurality of crossbars integrally joined to the sides of said plurality of arches to form a single element, wherein the union of said arches and crossbars form reticles of different dimensions, wherein the reticle of smaller dimension is located at the bottom of said panel and is designed to prevent small birds from entering inside said panel, and wherein the upper crossbar is ondulated to prevent the perching or resting of the birds thereon; and wherein the union of the lower crossbar and the lower ends of the arches forms a support base for the anti-migration panel; and wherein said lower cross member comprises a plurality of projections, which are configured to be buried in the ground and prevent the anti-migration panel from moving out of place.
US11622548B2
A technological line for rearing and/or breeding of flightless insects and/or larval forms of insects includes at least one level, being an autonomous conveyor belt with lateral sidewalls on both sides. The sidewalls have upper edges curved inwardly at least once, with a bending angle not less than 30°. Transverse brackets extend generally perpendicularly to and connect the sidewalls, and support the belt. The sidewalls are structural elements supporting edges of the belt, so that both the conveyor belt and the lateral sidewalls form a trough profile, and the pressure of the mass of the insects, which are on the surface of the belt and potentially additionally of the feed and/or excrement of insects press down on the edges of the belt against the sidewalls. The brackets and the sidewalls are made of a material with efficient heat conducting properties. A modular system and a method utilize the technological line.
US11622542B2
A poultry container side panel for releasable connection to a container for holding live poultry. The poultry container has a rectangular screen with aperture, a sideward protruding foot, and at least one coupling. The coupling features a stationary support connected to the rectangular screen and a displaceable locking element moveable between a coupling position and a release position. The poultry container provides a side wall with a rectangular aperture for receiving a poultry container side panel as well as for the assembly of such poultry container side panel and such poultry container.
US11622533B2
In one aspect of a livestock device, the livestock device may be configured with two opposed and corresponding door frames. A neck bar may be engaged with each door frame via an upper extension arm and a lower extension arm. The door frames may be selectively moved between an open and closed position with respect to one another. The neck bars may be selectively moved between a retracted and extended position with respect to the door frames. The livestock device may be configured to secure the position of, restrain, and/or properly orient an animal, and/or to secure the position of, restrain, and/or properly orient a portion of an animal (e.g., its head, neck, etc.) with respect to another portion of the animal.
US11622532B2
The present invention provides methods and systems for a retainer apparatus that includes a scoop having an exterior surface and an interior surface with a central opening and a predetermined length. A retention device has a base with a length greater than the length of the central opening of the scoop and a flange portion extends upwardly from the base portion and contains at least one opening.
US11622527B2
A soybean cultivar designated 03080207 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 03080207, to the plants of soybean cultivar 03080207, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 03080207, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 03080207. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 03080207. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 03080207, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 03080207 with another soybean cultivar.
US11622524B1
A novel maize variety designated X08R866 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08R866 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08R866 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08R866, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08R866 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08R866 and methods of using maize variety X08R866 are disclosed.
US11622512B2
The present invention relates to a system and method for farming. In particular, there is a system for indoor farming comprising at least one growth rack, the at least one growth rack comprises a plurality of cells; a plurality of farming modules, each farming module configured to be stored in a cell, each farming module configured to grow at least one type of plant; a machine arranged to move each of the plurality of farming modules in/from each of the corresponding cell; wherein each of the plurality of farming module comprises one or more self-contained nutrient tray portion specific to the type of plant, and wherein each farming module is independent with respect to other farming modules.
US11622507B2
A hedge trimmer includes a blade assembly having a first blade and a second blade, a housing, a prime mover, and a transmission device. The first blade includes a first body portion and a plurality of first tooth portions, and the second blade includes a second body portion and a plurality of second tooth portions. The first blade includes a first connection assembly including a first driving portion and a first connecting portion, and the second blade includes a second connection assembly including a second driving portion and a second connecting portion. The first connecting portion and the first body portion form a detachable connection, the second connecting portion and the second body portion form a detachable connection, and the first connecting portion is at least partially located outside the housing.
US11622506B2
The invention provides a lawn mower, which comprises a driving assembly, an impact protection assembly, a transmission assembly and a cutting assembly. The driving assembly comprises a motor. The impact protection assembly comprises a pressing member and an elastic piece. The pressing member presses the elastic piece towards the transmission assembly to drive the transmission assembly and the cutting assembly to synchronously rotate with the motor shaft. When the resistance of the cutting assembly is greater than a predetermined value, A relative rotation is generated between the transmission assembly and the motor shaft. According to the lawn mower, the impact protection assembly is arranged between the driving assembly and the transmission assembly, when the reaction force upon the cutting assembly from external obstacles is greater than the friction force of the impact protection assembly, the transmission assembly and the motor shaft rotate relatively, and the transmission assembly is protected.
US11622504B2
An agricultural production machine, such as a combine, forage harvester or tractor, is disclosed. The agricultural production machine includes a drive assembly with an internal combustion engine, an electric energy supplying system having an electric auxiliary machine, and a driver assistance system with a control system that is configured to control the internal combustion engine, the electric auxiliary machine, and at least one power consumer that can be driven by the drive assembly. The internal combustion engine operates at the lowest possible rotational speed, with the electric energy supplying system configured to support the internal combustion engine by connecting the electric auxiliary machine at this lowest possible rotational speed when connecting a load.
US11622502B2
A rod mechanism for a garden tool having a main body includes a first rod pivotally connected to the main body and movable between an in-use position and a storage position. A locking component engages the main body to lock the first rod in one of the in-use position and the storage position. An actuator moves between a released position and a triggered position, the actuator when in the triggered position unlocking the locking component from the main body, the actuator when in the released position orienting the locking component so as to be lockable to the main body. A second rod connected to the first rod moves to a preset position allowing the actuator to move to one of the triggered position or the released position. A position sensor on the main body generates a sensing signal when the first rod pivots to at least one of the in-use position and the storage position.
US11622500B2
A power tool includes a motor and a power supply for supplying power to the motor. A driving circuit is connected to the motor. A voltage detection unit is used for detecting the voltage of the motor. A controller is configured to perform the following operations: if the motor voltage is greater than or equal to a preset voltage, the driving circuit will apply a voltage to the motor with a second slope, wherein the value range of the second slope is from 0 to 0.3. The disclosure also discloses a control method for starting under load of a power tool.
US11622495B2
Provided is a method of automatically combining a farm vehicle with a work machine including confirming a current position of the work machine, moving a farm vehicle into a range having a predetermined radius around the current position, and controlling the farm vehicle, on the basis of a current position and direction of a first coupling unit included in the work machine, so that the first coupling unit and a second coupling unit included in the farm vehicle are coupled to each other.
US11622494B2
A control system for a tillage implement broadly includes front and rear sensors, a leveling assembly, and a controller. The front sensor is positioned on a front of a central section, wherein the front sensor is configured to obtain height information indicative of a height of the front of the central section above a ground. The rear sensor is positioned on a rear of the central section, wherein the rear sensor is configured to obtain height information indicative of a height of the rear of the central section above the ground. The leveling assembly is configured to adjust a front to rear orientation of the central section. The controller is configured to receive the height information from the front sensor and the height information from the rear sensor, and to provide instructions to the leveling assembly to adjust the front to rear orientation of the central section based on the received height information.
US11622492B2
A system and method are disclosed for cutting and increasing surface area of surface stubble material while contemporaneously cutting and aerating the soil. A discoidal coulter blade is configured with a plurality of circumferential teeth for cutting the surface stubble as well as reducing the downward pressure required for the blade to enter the type and depth of soil desired. The circular coulter blade is configured with a plurality of inserts oriented normal to the rotational movement of the blade as the blade cuts the soil. Each insert is shaped to aerate a specific type of soil anticipated by an operator. The inserts are positioned on the blade for desired impact with the soil and angled in placement on the blade to maintain the desired effect on the soil.
US11627688B2
A charger is provided with an intake hole through which outside air may flow into the interior of and through the body of the charger, and an exhaust hole from which the outside air is discharged through by the driving a cooling fan. A first vertical wall that surrounds the intake hole or a region exposed to water that drops down the intake hole in a fence-shaped manner, and a second vertical wall that surrounds the exhaust hole or a region exposed to water that drops down the exhaust hole in a fence-shaped manner are provided on a bottom plate of the housing. An electrical circuit board is disposed outward of an area where the first vertical wall surrounds the intake hole and also disposed outward of an area where the second vertical wall surrounds the region exposed to water that drops down the exhaust hole etc.
US11627685B2
An immersion system includes an immersion tank configured to store a coolant liquid and contain an electronic device, a heat exchanger coupled to the immersion tank through first piping, a first pump provided in the first piping and configured to circulate the coolant liquid between the immersion tank and the heat exchanger, a tank coupled to the immersion tank through second piping, a second pump provided in the second piping and configured to move the coolant liquid between the immersion tank and the tank, a level sensor provided in the immersion tank and configured to detect a liquid level in the immersion tank, and a controller configured to control the second pump in accordance with a detection signal of the level sensor.
US11627683B2
Embodiments of an enclosure assembly to enhance cooling of a hydraulic fracturing direct drive unit (DDU) during operation are included. The enclosure assembly may include an enclosure body extending at least partially around an enclosure space to house the DDU for driving a fluid pump. The enclosure assembly may include one or more heat exchanger assemblies connected to the enclosure body for cooling a process fluid associated with one or more of the DDU and the fluid pump, and which may be configured to draw air into the enclosure space from and external environment, toward one or more radiator assemblies to cool the process fluid, and along an airflow path through the enclosure space. One or more outlet fan assemblies may be operative to discharge air from the enclosure space to the external environment to maintain a desired temperature of the enclosure space.
US11627678B2
A lid structure capable of preventing a lid member from being opened due to a jet stream by using a simple structure is provided. A lid structure includes a lid member configured to cover a housing part of a housing container, and a protrusion disposed near an end of an opposing surface of the lid member, the opposing surface being located on a side of the lid member that is opposed to the housing part when the lid member covers the housing part. The protrusion is disposed in a position that is located outside the housing part when the lid member covers the housing part. The protrusion includes an inclined surface inclined from a direction perpendicular to the opposing surface toward the end of the opposing surface.
US11627674B2
A housing with an inner lining, made of an open-pore material, preferably covering at least two sides of the housing, for the reduction of internal explosion pressure. In addition, or alternatively, a molded body made of the open-pore material, for example a bonded fibrous material, may be arranged in the housing.
US11627669B2
The present invention relates to a housing (10) with one first housing part (12) and one second housing part (14), which are reliably locked by an internal locking arrangement. The locking arrangement is suitable for various types and sizes of housings, particularly for the housings of electronic and display devices. The locking mechanism comprises a first locking element (30) being arranged moveably along an axis on the first housing part (12) and comprises a first engaging portion (32) that forms an engaged or disengaged state with a second engaging portion (42), which is arranged on the first housing part (12). A third engaging portion (52) arranged on the second housing part (14) is locked-in in the engaged state leading to a reliable locking of the first housing part (12) and second housing part (14), whereby the change between the engaged and disengaged state is realized by a movement of the first locking element (30).
US11627668B2
A circuit board includes a circuit substrate, a solder, and a surrounding portion. The circuit substrate includes a connecting pad. The solder is formed on a surface of the connecting pad. The surrounding portion is formed on the surface of the connecting pad and cooperates with the connecting pad to form a groove receiving the solder. The surrounding portion surrounds the solder and is spaced from the solder. A method for manufacturing a circuit board is also provided.
US11627666B2
An electronic device is provided, the electronic device includes a driving substrate (13), the driving substrate includes a plurality of circular grooves and a plurality of rectangular grooves, and a plurality of disc-shaped electronic components, at least one disc-shaped electronic component is disposed in at least one circular groove, an alignment element positioned on a top surface of the at least one disc-shaped electronic component, a diameter of the at least one disc-shaped electronic component is defined as R, a diameter of the alignment element is defined as r, a width of at least one rectangular groove among the rectangular grooves is defined as w, and a height of the at least one rectangular groove is defined as H, and the disc-shaped electronic component and the rectangular groove satisfy the condition of (R+r)/2>(w2+H2)1/2.
US11627662B2
In an exemplary embodiment, a passive component, which is a surface mounting component, includes: a substrate body having insulating property; an internal conductor built into the substrate body; and at least one external electrode provided on a planar mounting face of the substrate body and electrically connected to the internal conductor; wherein the external electrode has a face parallel with the planar mounting face of the substrate body, and a concaved part which is inwardly concaved relative to the parallel face toward the substrate body and is located, as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the parallel face, inside the parallel surface so as to be surrounded by the parallel surface.
US11627659B2
A printed circuit board includes a first insulating layer; a first wiring layer having at least a portion buried in one surface side of the first insulating layer and having at least a portion of one surface exposed from the one surface of the first insulating layer; a metal post disposed on the exposed one surface of at least the portion of the first wiring layer; and a second wiring layer disposed on the other surface of the first insulating layer. A width of a first surface, connected to the exposed one surface of at least a portion of the first wiring layer, of the metal post, is greater than a width of a second surface of the metal post opposing the first surface.
US11627656B2
A radio frequency (RF) circuit is provided and includes an antenna, a printed circuit board and a RF chip. The printed circuit board includes a stack of layers. The stack of layers includes a grounded layer. The grounded layer includes a slit, a dielectric area, a first grounded area and a second grounded area. The dielectric area includes dielectric material and is disposed between the first grounded area and the second grounded area. The antenna is edge mounted to the ground layer adjacent the dielectric area and offset from a centerline of the ground layer. The second grounded area is disposed between the dielectric area and the slit. The RF chip is mounted to the stack of layers and connected to the antenna via a transmission line and configured to transmit and receive RF signals via the antenna.
US11627646B2
The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a display device. The method includes: providing a substrate; forming an electroluminescence element on the substrate; forming a partition structure on the electroluminescence element, the partition structure including an opening; forming a light conversion element in the opening; and forming an optical element on the light conversion element.
US11627643B2
An induction cooking system in accordance with the principals of the present invention includes an induction cooking appliance and custom cookware. The induction cooking appliance includes a cooktop surface, an induction heating system contained below the cooktop surface, and a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor sensing temperature above the cooktop surface. The induction heating system includes a coil positioned immediately below the cooktop surface. The coil is configured to produce an electromagnetic field when the coil is energized. The custom cookware is configured to be placed on the cooktop surface above the coil. The custom cookware includes an inner shell and an outer shell. The inner shell is comprised of a metallic material to heat a food material. The outer shell is comprised of a thermally insulative material that is substantially transparent to magnetic flux. The outer shell includes an underside configured to rest on the cooktop surface above the coil during cooking. The underside defines a thermal-insulation aperture through which the temperature sensor extends temperature sensing above the cooktop surface to the inner shell.
US11627642B2
A flexible heating apparatus can heat a heated body. The flexible heating apparatus includes a flexible carrier, a heating unit and a control module. The heating unit is at least one layer arranged inside the flexible carrier. The control module is arranged inside the flexible carrier and is electrically connected to the heating unit. Moreover, the control module is connected to an external electric apparatus, and is controlled by the external electric apparatus to control the heating unit to proceed a heating control to the heated body.
US11627638B2
An integrated system is described. This integrated system includes: a radio node that communicates using a cellular-telephone communication protocol; and an access point that communicates using an IEEE 802.11 communication protocol. Moreover, the integrated system includes a housing between the radio node and the access point, where the housing provides mechanical coupling and electrical coupling between the radio node and the access point, and the housing provides electrical power and data to the access point from the radio node. For example, the housing may provide the electrical power and the data using a PoE cable. In some embodiments, the radio node dynamically modifies the electrical power provided to the access point or receives, from a controller, an instruction specifying the electrical power to be provided to the access point.
US11627632B2
A wireless device, in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state or RRC inactive state, transmits, to a base station, a message. The message comprises first data associated with a small data transmission (SDT) procedure and an RRC request message. While the wireless device is in the RRC idle state or RRC inactive state, the wireless device receives, from the base station, an indication of an uplink resource, transmits, via the uplink resource, second data associated with the SDT procedure, and receives, from the base station and after the transmitting the second data, an RRC release message.
US11627628B2
A packet transmission method, including receiving, by a session management function network element, first access network tunnel information and second access network tunnel information that correspond to a first service, and sending a downlink forwarding rule to a user plane function network element, where the downlink forwarding rule includes the first access network tunnel information and the second access network tunnel information, and the downlink forwarding rule indicates the user plane function network element to replicate a received downlink packet of the first service, and send downlink packets of the first service through two paths respectively corresponding to the first access network tunnel information and the second access network tunnel information.
US11627618B2
A system uses signals received from actual user equipment (UE) to build in real time a reception pattern for base stations in a cellular communication system. Each UE is assigned a unique tone to broadcast so that a controller can analyze radio coverage by analyzing which base stations received signals from each UE in a coverage area. Cellular base stations necessarily have overlapping coverage and are assigned unique channel access values to avoid repeating values from overlapping cell sites. As overlaps change in real time, in response to live events, traffic jams, site outages, and new sites, signals received from UEs in the coverage area provide a real time view of system coverage. This allows better allocation of channel access values than prior art historical performance indicators using base station and controller call errors.
US11627607B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may provide information identifying a first time offset between a first time associated with a measurement performed by the user equipment and a second time associated with a measurement gap or a time value of a serving cell of the user equipment, receive information identifying a second time offset between the second time and a third time, wherein the second time offset is based at least in part on the first time offset, and/or transmit a random access message at the third time based at least in part on the second time offset. A scheduling entity may coordinate a random access procedure associated with the random access message based at least in part on the second time offset. Numerous other aspects are provided.
