US11768365B2
An optical element support system and a method of supporting an optical element are provided. The optical element includes an optical axis, an arcuate front surface, and a back surface. The optical element support system includes an axial support system that provides axial support to the optical element in a direction parallel to the optical axis of the optical element, and further includes a lateral support system that provides lateral support to the optical element in one or more directions perpendicular to the optical axis of the optical element that is offset from a center-of-gravity of the optical element.
US11768363B2
A method and apparatus for microscopic imaging is provided. The method includes: illuminating the sample with illumination radiation to stimulate the detection radiation; capturing the detection radiation from the sample; with the intensity data of the detection radiation from the sample; applying the calibration algorithm to the captured image(s) to acquire the processed second image; the resolution of the processed second image is higher than the acquired first image.
US11768358B2
A high etendue modular finite conjugate lens assembly has a zooming component with multiple lens groups, including four lens groups that each feature a doublet, and a lens attachment lens assembly comprising a fifth doublet, wherein the lens assembly is configured to exhibit between 0.45 and 4.65 mm2sr of etendue, and a ratio of highest to lowest magnification between 5.5:1 and 16:1, and a magnification of at least 2× at one or more points of a zoom range.
US11768351B2
An optical lens assembly is provided. The optical lens assembly includes first, second, third and fourth lens elements having refracting power arranged along an optical axis in a sequence from a light output side to a light input side. The first lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a fourth order from the light input side to the light output side. The second lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a third order from the light input side to the light output side. The third lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a second order from the light input side to the light output side. The fourth lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a first order from the light input side to the light output side.
US11768349B2
A four-piece optical image capturing system is disclosed. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system along the optical axis includes a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; and a fourth lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the four lenses are aspheric. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
US11768347B2
The first embodiment of the present invention relates to a lens driving device comprising: a cover including an upper plate and a lateral plate extending from the upper plate; a bobbin arranged to move in a first direction within the cover; a coil arranged at the bobbin; a magnet which is arranged at the cover and faces the coil; and a base which is arranged below the bobbin and coupled to the cover, wherein the bobbin includes: a first surface facing the upper plate of the cover; a second surface which faces upwards and is arranged lower than the first surface; a first protrusion which is arranged at the first surface of the bobbin and overlapped with the upper plate of the cover in a first direction; and a groove concavely formed downwards on the second surface of the bobbin.
US11768341B2
There is provided a highly convenient package for an optical module in which a device can be mounted as it is even when the number and mounting position thereof are different according to the device to be mounted. The package includes a base plate having a top surface on which devices are assembled, an optical fiber mounting component mounted on the top surface of the base plate, a direct current electrical interface component and a high frequency electrical interface component mounted on the top surface of the base plate. The optical fiber mounting component and the electrical interface components are separately manufactured, separately assembled on the top surface of the base plate, and fixed in different modes. The optical fiber mounting component is fixed by fastening with screws and fixed by soldering, and the electrical interface components are fixed by fastening with the screw.
US11768334B2
The present disclosure relates to lensed optical fiber connector ferrule end faces having molded contact surfaces. The contact surfaces reduce ferrule end face contact area and thereby reduce the influence of trapped dust and debris on lens angular misalignment.
US11768331B2
A fiber optic connector includes a ferrule, an insert body, a tail sleeve and two core heads. The ferrule includes an outer frame, and an operating handle extending rearwardly from the outer frame. The outer frame is formed with an inserted opening open along a front-rear direction and two limiting slots open along a left-right direction and spaced apart from each other along the left-right direction. The insert body is detachably inserted into the ferrule and includes two protrusion units protruding away from each other along the left-right direction and respectively movable in the limiting slots.
US11768329B2
A device includes an integrated structure of an input fiber, a first output fiber, an input splitting/combining device, a first output splitting/combining device, an input rotation device, a first output rotation device, a first lens, an isolator core, a second lens, a second output rotation device, a second output splitting/combining device, and a second output fiber. With the integrated structure, the device integrates functions of an optical isolator and an optical splitter. As an optical splitter, input of an optical signal into the input fiber are distributed to the two output fibers for output. As an optical splitter, the device can isolate light in opposite directions and can reduce damage to a light source at the input. In a system, the device can replace two conventional optical isolators and optical splitters and effectively reduce space, simplify the assembly process, and facilitate miniaturization and integration for systems.
US11768326B2
A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a back cover, a support plate, a plastic frame, an engaging member, and a film assembly. The back cover includes a bottom cover and a side cover. The side cover is connected with a periphery of the bottom cover. The side cover and the bottom cover cooperatively define an accommodation space. The support plate is connected with the side cover. The plastic frame includes a side wall and a top wall. The side wall is connected with a periphery of the top wall. The engaging member is located between the support plate and the top wall, and connected with the support plate or the top wall. The film assembly is mounted in the accommodation space. The film assembly includes a film assembly body and a tab.
US11768319B2
The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof: (I) wherein X, L, V, R1, R2, R3 and R4, are as defined herein. These compounds are inhibitors of 11-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11-HSD-2) and are used to treat hyperkalemia.
US11768316B2
A new ocular contact lens has been designed to increase the amount of light reaching the retina. The contact lens edge is chamfered to redirect and increase the light reaching the retina. A light source encircles and contacts the straight or curved chamfered edge. Additionally, a reflective cylinder and its top wall encircle the lens to block any loss of light. This distal edge of the contact lens may be rounded to increase the angle of retina visible. A new ocular imaging camera has a low-light camera subassembly with server, a photosensor next to low-light camera, a short cylindrical housing, a space between the camera subassembly and the housing, an internal program in server to detect good or poor image quality and an alarm for poor image quality, wherein an operator recaptures the image. A system has a highly efficient method to screen and diagnose a large number of patients using the new ocular contact lens and ocular imaging camera. The system receives and processes the photographs. The photographs are transmitted to eye care specialists' smart phone, tablet or virtual reality device for evaluation. As specified, the eye care specialist separates normal from abnormal, diagnoses the abnormality, and may even provide detailed information, such as the grade of the abnormality. The server receives this information and automatically generates the suitable report for the healthcare professional. The server also processes payment to the eye care specialist.
US11768314B2
The invention provides a projection method and system. The method includes providing a first sensing group sensing a space and generating a first sensing result to determine whether a user is in an entering or exiting state relative to the space; providing a second sensing group sensing a first or second object in the space according to the first sensing result and generating a second sensing result; and generating a prompt information according to the second sensing result and displaying the prompt information. The system includes a first sensing group, a second sensing group, and a display device. The method and system of the invention sense the space according to the entering and exiting state of the user to effectively reduce the inspection steps of the user for the space, thereby effectively improving the safety of the space, and improving the operating convenience of the user of the space.
US11768313B2
The present application is directed toward cargo scanning systems having scanners, each arranged to scan a respective object and generate a set of scan data, processors arranged to process each set of scan data to determine whether it meets a predetermined threat condition, workstations, and data management system arranged to direct data that meets the threat condition to one of the workstations for analysis.
US11768309B2
Magnetism detection apparatus for underwater unexploded ordnance and method for controlling the same
A magnetism detection apparatus includes a detection device, at least one first locating device, and a central control device. The detection device includes an array of detection assemblies arranged in a same plane. The array of detection assemblies is configured to detect magnetic fields and output magnetic field signals corresponding to locations of the detection assemblies. The at least one first locating device is disposed on one of the detection assemblies to locate this detection assembly and output a first coordinate signal corresponding to this detection assembly. The central control device is communicatively and respectively connected to each of the detection assemblies and the at least one first locating device, and configured to process the magnetic field signals and the first coordinate signal.
US11768307B2
Various aspects described herein relate to a machine learning based detecting of fracture hits in offset monitoring wells when designing hydraulic fracturing processes for a particular well. In one example, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a set of features for a first well proximate to a second well, the second well undergoing a hydraulic fracturing process for extraction of natural resources from underground formations; inputting the set of features into a trained neural network; and providing, as output of the trained neural network, a probability of a fracture hit at a location associated with the set of features in the first well during a given completion stage of the hydraulic fracturing process in the second well.
US11768295B2
A method is provided for detecting a property of a gas comprising: emitting a light, comprising a plurality of wavelengths covering a plurality of absorption lines of the gas, along a first axis, the light being scattered by particles of the gas resulting in a scattered light, generating a sensor image using a detection arrangement configured to receive the scattered light and comprising: an optical arrangement having an optical plane and being configured to direct the scattered light on to a light sensor, the light sensor having at least one pixel columns, wherein the pixel columns are aligned to an image plane and configured to output a sensor image, wherein the first axis, the optical plane, and the image plane intersect such that a Scheimpflug condition is achieved, determining, from the sensor image, properties of the gas at a plurality of positions along the first axis.
US11768280B2
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system includes an optical source to emit an optical beam, where a local oscillator (LO) signal is generated from a partial reflection of the optical beam from a partially-reflecting surface proximate to the first focal plane, and where a transmitted portion of the optical beam is directed toward a scanned target environment. LIDAR system to focus the LO signal and a target return signal at a second focal plane comprising a conjugate focal plane to the first focal plane. The system may also include a photodetector with a photosensitive surface proximate to the conjugate focal plane to mix the LO signal with the target return signal to generate target information.
US11768279B2
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system and apparatus including a photonics chip mounted to a substrate, the photonics chip including one or more optical components and one or more electrical components and one or more integrated circuit (IC) chips mounted to the photonics chip to process an electrical signal generated by the one or more optical components and the one or more electrical components, wherein the one or more IC chips are physically separated from the substrate to reduce crosstalk on the LIDAR apparatus.
US11768275B2
A Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) system includes one or more emitter elements configured to emit optical signals responsive to respective emitter control signals, one or more detector elements configured to detect incident photons for respective strobe windows of operation between pulses of the optical signals and at respective delays that differ with respect to the pulses, and at least one control circuit. The at least one control circuit is configured to generate the respective emitter control signals to differently operate the one or more emitter elements based on the respective strobe windows of operation of the one or more detector elements.
US11768270B2
According to a radar system according to these embodiments, by mounting a radar antenna, an RF device, and a controller on an upper face and a lower face of a circuit board, the size and the cost can be reduced by decreasing the number of constituent components, and the reliability and the durability can be improved by discharging heat generated in the circuit board to the outside.
US11768268B2
Systems and methods for mobile platform localization for a mobile platform. The system includes three independent ultra-wideband (UWB) sensors mounted on the mobile platform and a UWB localization module operationally coupled to the first UWB sensor, the second UWB sensor, and the third UWB sensor, and programmed by programming instructions to: identify first beacon UWB transmissions from a first beacon external to the mobile platform and generate a spatial location of the first beacon; identify second beacon UWB transmissions from a second beacon external to the mobile platform and generate a spatial location of the second beacon; identify third beacon UWB transmissions from a third beacon located external to the mobile platform; and generate a spatial location of the mobile platform, as a function of the spatial location of the first beacon, the spatial location of the second beacon, and the spatial location of the third beacon.
US11768260B2
A method for detecting a magnetic field using an apparatus including a plurality of magnetic field sensitive devices each having at least three terminals and grouped into N groups, with N>1, wherein each group k includes 2k-1 magnetic field sensitive devices, for 1≤k≤N, wherein the plurality of magnetic field sensitive devices are coupled such that, for 1
US11768259B1
A multichannel magnetic field sensor including a plurality of magnetic field sensing elements includes a multiplexed signal path. A front end amplifier is coupled to receive a first magnetic field signal during a first time interval and a second magnetic field signal during a second time interval. A first low pass filter processes the amplified signal during the first time interval and a second low pass filter processes the amplified signal during the second time interval. A sinc filter is coupled to receive the first low pass filtered signal during the first time interval and the second low pass filtered signal during the second time interval. A Schmitt trigger circuit includes a comparator to process the sinc filter output signal and to generate a first comparator output signal during the first time interval and a second comparator output signal is provided during the second time interval.
US11768253B1
A Universal Serial Bus Type-C (USB-C) controller with a floating ground architecture for fault detection is described. A USB-C controller includes a floating ground circuit and a fault detection circuit coupled to a power converter. The floating ground circuit provides a floating ground voltage based on a supply voltage of the power converter. The fault detection circuit includes a comparator with power rails coupled to the supply voltage and the floating ground voltage. The fault detection circuit measures a differential signal across a first terminal and a second terminal, the differential signal representing a current of the power converter. The fault detection circuit compares the differential signal against a threshold using the comparator and outputs an indication of a fault condition in response to the differential signal satisfying the threshold.
US11768249B2
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving the estimation of battery life. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring electrochemical data of a battery cell associated with an electrochemical reaction triggered by a test during a diagnostic cycle. The method also includes determining a feature associated with the degradation of the battery cell from the electrochemical data. The method also includes predicting an end-of-life (EOL) of the battery cell by using the feature in a machine learning (ML) model.
US11768244B2
A method for monitoring battery safety is provided and includes the following operations. Duration of a constant-voltage charging stage when a terminal device is charged is acquired. A battery of the terminal device is determined to be abnormal, when the duration is longer than or equal to a preset time period.
US11768238B2
This disclosure describes a reduced pin bus that can be used on integrated circuits or embedded cores within integrated circuits. The bus may be used for serial access to circuits where the availability of pins on ICs or terminals on cores is limited. The bus may be used for a variety of serial communication operations such as, but not limited to, serial communication related test, emulation, debug, and/or trace operations of an IC or core design. Other aspects of the disclosure include the use of reduced pin buses for emulation, debug, and trace operations and for functional operations.
US11768237B2
This document describes techniques and systems for leakage screening based on power prediction. In particular, the described systems and techniques estimate, during a silicon manufacturing process, use-case power (e.g., low power, ambient power, high power, gaming power) to apply leakage screening for apart (e.g., a chip package). In some aspects, measurable silicon parameters (e.g., leakage values, bin values, processor sensor values) may be used for use-case power prediction. Using the described techniques, a maximum allowable predicted use-case power can be determined and used for leakage screening regardless of an individual rail leakage or voltage bin assignment.
US11768231B1
This application provides a current measurement circuit including: an amplification unit, configured to amplify an electrical signal from the sensor unit; a comparison unit, configured to obtain an initial pulse signal based on a voltage signal output by the amplification unit and a preset voltage; a delay unit, electrically connected to the comparison unit and configured to delay an output of the initial pulse signal to obtain a target pulse signal; a resistance unit, wherein two terminals of the resistance unit are electrically connected to an input terminal of the amplification unit and an output terminal of the delay unit respectively, and the resistance unit is configured to charge and discharge the amplification unit based on the target pulse signal; and a calculation unit, electrically connected to the delay unit and configured to calculate a target current based on the target pulse signal output by the delay unit.
US11768229B2
A packaged current sensor integrated circuit includes a primary conductor having an input portion and an output portion configured to carry a current to be measured by a magnetic sensing element supported by a semiconductor die adjacent to the primary conductor. The primary current path contains a mechanical locking feature. The thickness of the molded body of the package is reduced to improve vibration immunity.
US11768224B2
A system and method introduce a variable thermal resistance to test and burn in apparatus. The system and method provide an efficient design for more accurate temperature control of integrated circuits. A system for testing integrated circuit (IC) packages comprises a plurality of IC testing socket bases arranged on a testing board and configured to receive a plurality of IC packages. A plurality of IC testing socket lids are arranged to attach to the testing board. Each IC testing socket lid comprises a temperature sensor to thermally contact the IC package and measure a surface temperature of the IC package, a heat sink is placed into either proximity to or directly in contact with the IC package, and an electronic controller to receive signals from the temperature sensor. A variable thermal resistance is introduced in the thermal conductive pathway formed from the device under test (DUT), the DUT contact and the heat sink such that the heat introduced into the system can be controlled and the adverse effects of unwanted cooling can be mitigated.
US11768222B2
A portable connector assembly includes a belt having a clasp for creating a closed loop with the belt. A receiver has port and control electronics. A battery is removably securable in the port of the receiver. The assembly also includes an industrial connector electrically connected to the receiver for electrically connecting the control electronics with a product connector.
US11768221B2
A micromechanical sensor, including a micromechanical chip having a first micromechanical structure, a first evaluation chip, having a first application-specific integrated circuit, and a second evaluation chip having a second application-specific integrated circuit. The first evaluation chip and the micromechanical chip are situated in a stacked manner, the micromechanical chip being directly electrically conductively connected with the first evaluation chip and the first evaluation chip being directly electrically conductively connected with the second evaluation chip. The first application-specific integrated circuit primarily includes analog circuit elements and the second application-specific circuit primarily includes digital circuit elements.
US11768217B2
A measurement data acquisition section acquires the measurement data indicating at least one from among the position, the orientation, the velocity, the acceleration, the angular velocity, and the angular acceleration measured by the sensor. A measurement-data-with-settings generation section generates measurement data with settings including the measurement data and coordinate system setting data indicating settings for a coordinate system used for expressing at least one from among the position, the orientation, the velocity, the acceleration, the angular velocity, and the angular acceleration indicated by the measurement data. A measurement-data-with-settings output section outputs the measurement data with settings.
US11768187B2
A harvester that determines whether edible crowns are ready to be harvested and selectively harvests the edible crowns that are ready for harvesting. The harvester may include sensors, such as an imaging system, for detecting the edible crowns of individual broccoli plants. Image data from the imaging system may be provided as an input to a machine-learning model to determine a maturity (or immaturity) of the edible crowns. If the edible crowns are ready for harvesting, mechanical pickers harvest the edible crowns. For example, the harvester may include robotic arms having end effectors that cut the edible crowns from a remainder of the broccoli plant. The harvester may be configured to continuously harvest the edible crowns as the harvester moves about a field. In some instances, the harvester may include any number of robotic arms for harvesting the edible crowns across multiple rows of broccoli plants.
US11768176B2
In a system for processing gas, a gas analyzer in a gas analyzer chamber measures a quantity of ions generated from a gas. An ionization source includes an ionization chamber and an electron source for generating ions for the gas analyzer. The ionization chamber encompasses an ionization region in which particles of the gas are charged to form the ions. A channel directs the gas from a gas source into the ionization chamber, and the channel extends to a surface of the ionization chamber. An ionization source vacuum pump is in gaseous communication with the ionization chamber via a substantially large opening, and operates to draw gas from the ionization chamber.
US11768175B1
The present disclosure provides electrophoretic systems, methods and compositions for spatial analysis, which can serve to magnify or demagnify spatial resolution of analytes of interest that are captured using electrophoresis. Some implementations can use a diverging or converging electric field in an electrophoretic capture system. Such a divergent or convergent electric field, as opposed to a parallel electric field, can be generated by, for example, utilizing different sizes of electrodes associated with or imbedded in substrates. Also provided herein are electrophoretic systems, methods and compositions for spatial analysis, which can serve to selectively migrate one or more analytes from a region of interest in the biological sample for capture using electrophoresis.
US11768166B2
A system and a method for measuring a void fraction of an inside of a heat conduction member are provided. The system is used to measure the heat conduction member and includes: a heating device configured as a heat source to heat an evaporation end of the heat conduction member; a cooling device configured for cooling a condensation end of the heat conduction member; at least one pair of electrode pads respectively attached to two opposite surfaces of the heat conduction member; and an LCR meter electrically connected to the at least one pair of the electrode pads for measuring impedances of the heat conduction member. Each of the impedances is converted into the void fraction that corresponds to a measured position of the heat conduction member.
US11768162B2
Low-cost devices for measuring radar transmission and/or reflectance of coated articles are provided. An exemplary low-cost radar transmission and reflection measurement device includes a radar transmitter that emits a radar signal, a radar target to which the radar signal is directed, and a radar receiver that receives the radar signal. Further, the exemplary low-cost device includes a sample holder located between the radar transmitter and the radar target and between the radar target and the radar receiver. The sample holder receives a sample including a coating. The low-cost device also includes a controller connected to the radar transmitter and radar receiver. The controller measures a radar signal loss due to the coating.
US11768160B2
A multiparameter standard solution for verifying and calibrating water quality sensors containing an aqueous pH buffer, a xanthene dye, and distyryl biphenyl (DSBP) is provided. The standard solution provides a safe, quick, easy, and stable field standard to simultaneously conduct calibration analysis for several sensors at once. The standard solution is stable when stored and can be safely disposed of in the field. Methods of calibrating sensors used in water quality analysis using the multiparameter standard solution are also provided.
US11768152B2
An information processing system includes a storage, an interface device, and a computing circuit. The storage stores a database, in which spectrum data concerning light from a light source and a measurement condition data at a time of measurement of the light are associated with a plant status data concerning growth of a plant and/or a harvest data concerning a harvest of the plant. The interface device receives an input of a user measurement condition which is to be applied at a time of measurement of the plant by a user and which includes data concerning angles at the time of measurement and data concerning a plant status and/or a harvest to be predicted. The computing circuit determines at least two wavelengths contained in the light from the light source to be measured under the user measurement condition by referring to the database based on the user measurement condition.
US11768140B2
A vehicle windshield testing assembly includes a test table, a plurality of supports, a vehicle windshield, and a testing fixture. The test table is configured to be adjustable about a first axis and a second axis. The plurality of supports is movably connected to the test table. The vehicle windshield is supported by the plurality of supports. The testing fixture supported by the plurality of supports. The testing fixture includes a plurality of hollow sleeves configured to receive a testing object. Each of the hollow sleeves has an opening facing the vehicle windshield.
US11768133B2
A testing device for testing the level of a selected chemical in central heating system water in a central heating system circuit comprises: a sample chamber for holding a sample of central heating system water, the sample chamber being connected to the central heating system circuit; means for controlling filling of the sample chamber with central heating system water from the central heating system circuit, and emptying of the sample chamber; at least one valve for isolating the sample of central heating system water from the heating circuit during testing; and optical testing apparatus including a light source and a detector, for measuring an optical property of the sample of central heating system water isolated within the sample chamber and thereby making a determination as to whether or not the level of the selected chemical in the water is greater than a predetermined threshold level.
US11768130B2
A microtome comprises a support assembly; an actuator, mounted to the support assembly; a pair of oscillating flexure assemblies, held by the support assembly and each of which being located on one side of the actuator and oscillated by the actuator; and a blade assembly, mounted to each of the oscillating flexure assemblies so as to move in a direction same as the oscillating flexure assemblies.
US11768127B2
In some examples, fiber optic virtual sensing may include generating, by a virtual sensor generator that is operatively connected to a device under test (DUT), at least one virtual sensor along the DUT. A DUT interrogator may be operatively connected to the DUT to transmit a stimulus optical signal into the DUT. The DUT interrogator may analyze reflected light resulting from the transmitted stimulus optical signal. The DUT interrogator may determine, based on the analysis of the reflected light, an attribute of the DUT sensed by the at least one virtual sensor.
US11768126B2
The present disclosure discloses a method of ship ice resistance model experiment based on non-refrigerated model ice, including the following steps: determining the overall length L1, breadth B and scale ratio λ of a selected ship model; determining the size A1 of an experimental area for placing broken ice in the ship ice resistance model experiment; determining the characteristic length of model ice; determining the quantitative proportion of the model ice for each size under the target coverage ratio c of the model; obtaining the number of the model ice for each size under the target coverage ratio according to the quantitative proportion of the model ice for each size under the target coverage ratio c and the total area A2 of the model ice; determining the geometrical shape and parameters of each size under the target coverage ratio c of the model ice. The present disclosure solves the problems of poor economy and poor operability in a freezing model ice experiment of an ice basin, and provides a design method for carrying out a ship ice resistance model experiment in a towing tank.
US11768120B2
An improved diaphragm vacuum gauge including a sensor chip that includes a first electrode provided on a base and a second electrode provided on a diaphragm so as to face the first electrode, the diaphragm and the base being disposed with a gap therebetween, and in which a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode changes in accordance with displacement of the diaphragm caused by pressure of a measurement target medium. The diaphragm vacuum gauge further includes an operational amplifier that converts a current output from the first electrode to a voltage and amplifies the voltage, and a coaxial cable that connects the first electrode and the operational amplifier with each other. Further, the first electrode is connected to a virtual ground of the operational amplifier by a core wire of the coaxial cable.
US11768109B2
The spectroscopic measuring instrument includes: a spectrometer to make measurement of a reflection spectrum of an object relative to a light source and output measurement information representing a result of the measurement; a shadow projector including obstacle(s) to allow light from the light source to cast shadow(s) on an object surface; an imaging device to output image information representing an image of an imaging area including the object surface; a storage interface removably connectable to a computer readable medium; and a processing device. The processing device is connected to the spectrometer, the imaging device and the storage interface, and performs a measurement process of storing the measurement information from the spectrometer and the image information from the imaging device in the computer readable medium connected to the storage interface.
US11768103B2
A photodetector including: a case including a light receiving surface provided on an upper surface and having a first region that transmits visible light and a second region that transmits less visible light than the first region; a printed circuit board provided to face the light receiving surface; and a plurality of electronic components provided on a light receiving surface side of the printed circuit board and including a first light receiving element configured to detect visible light. The first light receiving element is disposed at a first position of the printed circuit board exposed to the visible light transmitted through the first region. The number of mounted electronic components disposed at the first position is smaller than the number of mounted electronic components disposed at a second position of the printed circuit board other than the first position.
US11768101B2
Described is a weighing luggage rack having a rack portion with a top section and a bottom section, and a platform portion connected with the top section of the rack portion. In use, the platform portion is stacked on top of the rack portion. The weighing luggage rack further includes a weighing mechanism, and an electronic display configured to display a weight of an object placed thereon. Further embodiments include a weighing luggage rack with only a rack portion and a weighing luggage rack with only a platform portion.
US11768097B2
A liquid extraction control method includes: acquiring a current temperature value of liquid to be extracted; determining whether the current temperature value is within a predetermined temperature value range; opening a liquid flow channel when the current temperature value is within the predetermined temperature range, and closing the liquid flow channel when the current temperature value is outside the predetermined temperature range. The temperature range of the liquid to be extracted can therefore be controlled, reducing probability of injuries caused by overly hot or cold liquid through a straw, and facilitating control of the temperature and extraction amount suitable for users, so as to achieve smart and quantitative fluid extraction.
US11768095B2
A measured fluid dispenser for dispensing fluid from a storage container includes a measurement chamber, a fluid flow passage fluidly connecting the measurement chamber with the storage container, and a valve that is movable between an open position in which the fluid flow passage is opened to permit fluid flow from the storage chamber to the measurement chamber, and a closed position in which the fluid flow passage is closed to prevent fluid flow between the measurement chamber and the storage chamber. The measurement chamber may be adjustable to vary a fillable volume of the measurement chamber to thereby preselect an amount of fluid to be dispensed.
US11768093B2
Methods and apparatuses associated with an example flow sensing device are provided. In some examples, the flow sensing device may include a flow cap component and a sensor component. In some examples, the flow cap component may include a heating element disposed in a first layer of the flow cap component. In some examples, the sensor component may include at least one thermal sensing element disposed in a second layer of the sensor component. In some examples, the first layer and the second layer are noncoplanar. In some examples, the flow cap component may be bonded to a first surface of the sensor component to form a flow channel. In some examples, the first layer and the second layer may be noncoplanar and separated by the flow channel.
US11768092B2
A flow rate assembly can include a housing having a measurement channel extending along the housing axis and through a portion of the housing between the first and second ends of the housing, an outer cup portion positioned at least partly within the housing, and a transducer positioned within the outer cup portion and sealed from fluid flow past the outer cup portion, the transducer having a width perpendicular to the housing axis and greater than the width of the measurement channel, the transducer configured to generate an ultrasonic signal and to direct the ultrasonic signal through the measurement channel.
US11768091B2
A process fluid temperature measurement system is provided. The process fluid temperature measurement system includes a thermowell configured to couple to a process fluid conduit and extend through a wall of the process fluid conduit. The process fluid temperature measurement system also includes a temperature sensor assembly disposed within the thermowell, the temperature sensor assembly including a sensor capsule having at least one temperature sensitive element disposed therein. The temperature sensor assembly also includes a vibration sensor coupled to the sensor capsule, the vibration sensor being configured to produce a vibration signal in response to detected vibration. The process fluid temperature measurement system further includes transmitter circuitry coupled to the vibration sensor and configured to receive the vibration signal and produce an output based on the received vibration signal.
US11768087B2
A detection device is for detecting a passage timing of a turbine blade. This detection device is provided with: a sensor including a magnet and a coil that is disposed at a position subject to magnetic flux generated by the magnet and is configured to detect an induced electromotive force based on a change in the magnetic flux accompanying passage of the turbine blade; and an analyzer configured to detect the passage timing of the turbine blade, on the basis of an integrated signal obtained by integrating a signal based on the induced electromotive force.
US11768085B2
A system for vehicle navigation may include a processor including a circuitry and a memory. The memory may include instructions that when executed by the circuitry cause the processor to receive navigational information associated with the vehicle including an indicator of a location of the vehicle, and determine target navigational map segments to retrieve from a map database. The map database may include stored navigational map segments each corresponding to a real-world area. The determination of the target navigational map segments may be based on the indicator of vehicle location and on map segment connectivity information associated with the stored navigational map segments. The instructions may also cause the processor to initiate downloading of the target navigational map segments from the map database, and cause the vehicle to navigate along a target trajectory included in one or more of the target navigational map segments downloaded from the map database.
US11768081B2
Hubs for social interaction via electronic devices are described. In one aspect, a data processing device includes a display screen displaying a social interaction hub, the social interaction hub including a collection of records. Each record includes a counterparty identifier identifying a counterparty of a past social interaction event, a mode indicium identifying a mode by which the past social interaction event with the counterparty occurred, and a collection of mode indicia each identifying a mode by which a future, outgoing social interaction event with the counterparty can occur. The counterparty identifier, the mode indicium, and the collection of mode indicia are associated with one another in the records of the social interaction hub.
US11768080B2
An operation method of an optimal route searching device includes: acquiring topology transformed map information; extracting a plurality of candidate routes based on the topology transformed map information; calculating a travel cost for each of the plurality of candidate routes based on a cost function; and determining a candidate route corresponding to a lowest cost one of the calculated travel costs as a travelling route.
US11768074B2
This invention relates to a positioning system and a method for navigation, in particular but not exclusively to a positioning system and a method for maritime navigation. A positioning system and method for navigation comprising a reference unit positioned on a vehicle, and a portable optical device, in communication with the reference unit, comprising sensing means to measure bearings to observed target points relative to the vehicle heading to thereby determine a position of the vehicle.
US11768069B2
Methods, systems, and devices for decoding an angle-cut key are provided. A probe is positioned at a first position relative to the angle-cut key. A first depth reading is performed on the angle-cut key. The probe is displaced to a plurality of subsequent positions and performing a plurality of subsequent depth readings on the angle-cut key. A key map of the angle-cut key is generated based on comparisons performed on a set of depth readings, the set of depth readings comprising the first depth reading and the plurality of subsequent depth readings. A signal indicative of the key map is output.
US11768068B2
Some embodiments are directed to a technique having an off-axis interferometric geometry that is capable of spatially multiplexing at least six complex wavefronts, while using the same number of camera pixels typically needed for a single off-axis hologram encoding a single complex wavefront. Each of the at least six parallel complex wavefronts is encoded into an off-axis hologram with a different fringe orientation, and all complex wavefronts can be fully reconstructed. This technique is especially useful for highly dynamic samples, as it allows the acquisition of at least six complex wavefronts simultaneously, optimizing the amount of information that can be acquired in a single camera exposure. The off-axis multiplexing holographic system of some embodiments provide an off-axis holography modality that is more camera spatial bandwidth efficient than on-axis holography. Moreover, the off-axis interferometric system allows simple simultaneous acquisition of at least six holographic channels, making it attractive for imaging dynamics.
US11768064B2
The herein described Table Top Priming Machine for Small Caliber Ammunition provides a simple, safe, and more precise means to produce reliable ammunition than other priming machines in the prior art. The Table Top Priming Machine uses a unique rotary disk assembly to hold cases as the machine installs primers into the cases. Gravity assists with securing cases in the disk assembly and promotes ejection of the finished cases. The compact construction of the machine makes the machine accessible for individuals or manufactures with limited space to create consistent ammunition at high speeds with limited space. Furthermore, the machine's design allows for any end user to assemble and maintain the machine with general hand tools, which obviates the need for specialized maintenance from the manufacturer.
US11768063B2
An arrow with a first body having a cylindrical member with a first outside diameter, a first outer surface, a first inner diameter, a first proximate end, and a first distal end, where the first proximate end is configured to accept an arrowhead, a second body having a hollow cylindrical member, where the second distal end is configured to accept fletching, and a nock, and a connecting means to couple the first body to the second body, wherein the arrowhead is a hollow coring arrowhead configured to cut a volume of material through a target, and where mass and fluid passes through the coring arrowhead to the first body, and where one or more rods are positioned within the second body, where the rods are exposed to the target after the first body detaches from the second body.
US11768053B1
A pre-charged pneumatic air gun includes a barrel, a firing valve, a trigger assembly, a compressed gas storage tank, a first chamber, a larger second chamber and a compression piston movable within the first chamber and the second chamber. The compression piston is operable to increase a pressure in the first chamber to a final first chamber pressure greater than an initial first chamber pressure by sequentially opening a first fill valve with the second fill valve closed to allow compressed gas to flow into the first chamber then opening a second fill valve to allow the compressed gas to flow into the second chamber, thereby displacing the compression piston and further compressing the compressed gas in the first chamber to achieve the final first chamber pressure.
US11768045B2
A magazine caseless weapon is disclosed and can be used for shooting using the caseless ammunition. The weapon includes a handguard or handguard with bipods, or gunstock, magazine, barrel, barrel latch, multifunctional cartridge, conical bushing of a receiver, the receiver, safety spring, safety, trigger guard with magazine box, trigger bar, trigger bar spring, magazine latch, axis, firing pin, spring of firing pin latch, firing pin latch, conical bushing of the bolt, bolt body, firing hammer, mainspring, mainspring latch, hunting or skeletal buttstock, threaded bushing for back plate screw, back plate or adjustable back plate, threaded bushing of bipods, cross screw, cross screw nut, upper screw, lower screw, caseless ammunition, dowel screw, dowel screw nut, latch of adjustable back plate, adjustable cheek piece, latch of adjustable cheek piece, stop, stop lock, threaded bushing of stop lock, lower part, upper part and screw of muzzle break, folding adjustable bipod, and bipod latch.
US11768039B2
Recovery system for the recovery of thermal energy from waste water from building, which system comprises a heat pump adapted to absorb thermal energy from a non-freeze liquid circulating through the heat pump and arranged to deliver thermal energy to water flowing through the heat pump, a heat exchanger device that is in contact with said waste water, and a pipeline system disposed between the heat pump and the heat exchanger device, and in which non-freeze liquid can circulate. The heat exchanger device is designed so that the non-freeze liquid passes through the heat exchanger device, whereby the non-freeze liquid is able to absorb thermal energy from the waste water. Further, the system comprises a collector tank, and a pipeline system for supplying waste water to the collector tank. The heat exchanger device is disposed in the collector tank, wherein the non-freeze liquid can absorb thermal energy from waste water in the collector tank.
US11768034B2
An industrial oven includes an oven chamber configured to receive a plurality of work pieces. A heater box of the oven has a heating element therein operable to heat air for delivery to the oven chamber. A circulation system of the oven is operable to force hot air from the heater box into the oven chamber. The circulation system includes a delivery manifold extending from the heater box to the oven chamber. A duct has an inlet coupled with an outlet of the delivery manifold, and the duct has a plurality of hot air outlet apertures therein for expelling hot air into the oven chamber. The duct is constructed of fabric sheet and suspended within the oven chamber.
US11768033B2
A dryer attachment for a vehicle, including: a coupler adapted to engage a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) duct of the vehicle; a flexible conduit coupled to the coupler; and a nozzle coupled to the flexible conduit opposite the coupler; wherein the coupler, the flexible conduit, and the nozzle are collectively adapted to deliver an air flow from the HVAC duct of the vehicle to an object disposed adjacent to a port of the nozzle. The coupler is adapted to engage a vent of the HVAC duct of the vehicle. Alternatively, the coupler is adapted to replace a vent of the HVAC duct of the vehicle. Alternatively, the coupler is adapted to engage a dedicated port of the HVAC duct of the vehicle.
US11768030B2
A smart, movable closure system that allows access to the interior from the exterior of the cabinet, is disclosed. In some embodiments, the movable structure may be coupled with a cabinet interior that is adapted to be kept at a temperature cooler than the exterior cabinet ambient temperature, for example, to store perishable consumer goods in a retail setting. In particular, the smart, movable closure system may include electronic components that display graphical renderings corresponding to one or more products stored in the retail product container. In addition, the smart, movable closure system may include a controller that that determines an inventory status of products in the closure system, and based on the determined inventory status, controls the graphical renderings.
US11768018B2
Double hybrid heat pumps, systems, and methods of operation that provide increased efficiency in both heating and cooling modes, heated water, and other advantages. The system includes a compressor for compressing low-pressure vapor phase refrigerant to high-pressure vapor phase refrigerant, a refrigerant condensing heat exchanger to heat water and cool the refrigerant to a high-pressure liquid refrigerant, which is provided to a refrigerant cooling heat exchanger in which any remaining high-pressure vapor phase refrigerant is condensed and the high-pressure liquid refrigerant is further cooled. The high-pressure cooled liquid refrigerant is passed through an expansion valve to drop the pressure of the cooled liquid to yield a low-pressure cooled liquid refrigerant or low-pressure cooled two-phase refrigerant. The low-pressure cooled liquid or two-phase refrigerant is then evaporated in a refrigerant evaporating heat exchanger to produce the low-pressure vapor refrigerant that is returned to the compressor.
US11768011B2
Tubing structures are connected to each other to form a tubing assembly having one or more fluid pathways from a fluid entrance to a fluid exit. A heating device is bonded to the tubing structures along a length of the tubing assembly. The heating device has a flexibility to follow along one or more bends present along the length of the tubing assembly. The heating device includes one or more heater traces embedded within an encasing material. The encasing material is thermally conductive and electrically insulative. The one or more heater traces are formed of a material that generates heat in the presence of an electrical current. The heating device has a continuous and unbroken structure along the length of the tubing assembly. An encapsulation layer of thermal insulating material is disposed over the tubing assembly and covers the heating device.
US11768007B2
A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes a terminal unit. The terminal unit includes a housing having a first panel bordering a return airflow path, a second panel bordering an additional airflow path, and a separating wall disposed between and bordering the return airflow path and the additional airflow path. The terminal unit also includes a sound attenuator formed by the first panel and the separating wall.
US11768006B2
A control system is provided for controlling heating and/or cooling with a conditioning load such as fan coils and chilled beams. Based on user input and ambient conditions, the control system determines a desired temperature for the liquid entering the load and combines fresh supply liquid (e.g., from a chiller or boiler) with a portion of the liquid that has passed through the load, to achieve the target load input temperature for the liquid. A recirculation pump may be used to return a portion of the liquid exiting the load for mixing with the fresh supply liquid and a control valve may be used to adjust the ratio of fresh supply liquid and recirculated liquid to achieve the targeted temperature. The control systems can be compatible with a variety of liquid supply systems such as two- and four-pipe systems.
US11768003B2
A controller for a building control system includes processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processors, cause the processors to perform operations including identifying zones within a building, analyzing data associated with the zones, and generating zone groupings based on the data associated with the zones. Each of the zone groupings define zone groups and specify which of the zones are grouped together to form each of the zone groups. The operations also include identifying a particular zone grouping from zone groupings based on the data associated with zones and using the particular zone grouping to generate control signals to operate equipment of the building control system to provide heating or cooling to the zones.
US11768001B2
A ventilator having a rotor is mounted in a rotatable manner around an axis of rotation. The rotor includes a plurality of blade-like rotor blades arranged around the axis of rotation. The ventilator includes a sensor device for detecting an object approaching one of the plurality of rotor blades, and a control device that receives signals from the sensor device. The control device extrapolates a trajectory of the object from a position x and a speed v of the object, and adjusts an angular position or rotational speed n of the rotor to allow the object to continue moving along its trajectory without colliding with one of the plurality of rotor blades.
US11768000B2
A controller for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system is configured to detect an input voltage received as a power supply by the HVAC system, determine the input voltage exceeds a threshold value, and identify a voltage variation event based on determining that the input voltage exceeds the threshold value.
US11767998B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a system including a first active control device, comprising: a flow control element; one or more sensors; a network interface configured to connect to a mesh network; a memory comprising computer-executable instructions; and a processor configured to: execute the computer-executable instructions; receive local sensor data from the one or more sensors; receive remote sensor data from a remote sensing device; control a position of the flow control element based on one or more of the local sensor data or the remote sensor data; store the local sensor data and remote sensor data in the memory; and transmit the local sensor data and the remote sensor data to a second active control device via the mesh network.
US11767992B2
An air conditioner includes an airflow path configured to direct an airflow in a direction. The air conditioner also includes an evaporative cooling membrane panel disposed within the air flow path and including a face disposed at an oblique angle relative to the direction. The face is defined by microporous fibers of the evaporative cooling membrane panel. Each microporous fiber is configured to receive liquid in a fluid flow path of the microporous fiber such that the air flow over the microporous fiber generates a vapor. Each microporous fiber is also configured to release the vapor into the air flow via pores of the microporous fiber.
US11767990B2
A facade panel conditioning system for installation on a new or existing building is disclosed. The system includes modular panels, a structural anchor, hydronic piping, and ductwork. The panels attach to each other around the exterior of the building forming an insulated shell. The anchor attaches the panels to the building structure forming an air cavity between each individual panel and the exterior. The hydronic piping transfers heat to the air cavity and individual units of the building. The ductwork delivers ventilated air and exhaust air to the air cavity and individual units. The hydronic piping of a panel connects to the hydronic piping of an adjacent panel forming a hydronic piping system that distributes heat or cool throughout the shell. The air duct of a panel connects to the air duct of an adjacent panel forming an air duct ventilation system that distributes air throughout the shell.
US11767983B2
An automatic oven having a controller and a sensor assembly for automatically determining a food type for a food item placed in a cooking chamber of the automatic oven, and cooks the automatically determined food item according to a cooking profile selected based on the determined food type, while optionally accommodating a user input on the determining of the food type, and the cooking profile, including an optional degree of doneness.
US11767976B2
The instant disclosure described a system and method to prevent the oxidizer overheating using cold side bypass for a VOCs treatment system with series rotor, which may be used in an organic waste air treatment system. The system is equipped with a Thermal Oxidizer (TO), a First Heat Exchanger, a Second Heat Exchanger, a third heat exchanger, a First Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, a First Adsorption Rotor, a Second Adsorption Rotor, and a Chimney. There is a Cold-Side Proportional Damper installed between the First Desorption-Treated Air Pipeline and the First Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, or it is installed on the First Desorption-Treated Air Pipeline. When the VOCs concentration becomes higher, the Cold-Side Proportional Damper can regulate the airflow to adjust the heat-recovery amount or concentration, when treating the organic waste air, it can prevent the TO from being overheated due to high oxidizer temperature, and protect it from Thermal Oxidizer shut-down.
US11767973B2
Spray heads for use with desuperheaters and desuperheaters including such spray heads. One example of a spray head includes a main body having an exterior surface and defining a central passage, the main body adapted for connection to a source of fluid, at least one entrance port formed in the main body along the central passage, and at least one spray nozzle arranged adjacent the exterior surface of the main body. The spray head also includes a plurality of flow passages, each of the plurality of flow passages providing fluid communication between the entrance port and an exit opening of the spray nozzle. A first one of the plurality of flow passages follows a first non-linear path and has a first distance, and a second one of the plurality of flow passages follows a second non-linear path and has a second distance different from the first distance.
US11767970B2
An electrical and receptacle and fixture system that provides a simple, safe and quick mechanical electrical connection for mounting electrical fixtures to a receptacle box and connecting electrical equipment. The connection system has dedicated fixture and receptacle as well as conversion adapters for existing electrical connections. An LED integral light and switch assembly is adaptable to connect system providing self-contained point of use switchable LED lighting as required.
US11767969B2
A fixture can include a frame having a central portion that is open and unobstructed. Magnets can be coupled to the frame. An adhesive can be configured to bond the frame to a surface. A decoration can have a metal frame that is configured to detachably couple to the magnets of the frame. The decoration can detachably extend from the frame and the surface, such that it is secured to the frame only by magnetic force.
US11767968B2
A bundle beam UV LED ultraviolet light sweeping method includes: activating electrical power to input into a PCB to light up a bundle beam UV LED ultraviolet light bead and driving a motor to cause a polygonal multiple-reflective-surface aluminum mirror to rotate, ultraviolet light from the UV LED being projected toward the reflective surface, and reflected by the reflective surface to change light direction for successive back-and-forth home-position-returning sweeping, the light converting from lines into sectorial shapes that are connected to form a large ultraviolet light operation region. The device includes a rotating device having a motor of which a spindle is mounted with a polygonal multiple-reflective-surface aluminum mirror; an UV LED bundle beam light source assembly having a bundle beam UV LED ultraviolet light bead fixed on a PCB; and a fixing base having a main body and a plurality of mounting braces.
US11767965B2
Optics (20) for an illumination device (1), as well as an illumination device (1) comprising such optics. The optics comprise at least one lens (30) with a light entry surface (31) and a light exit surface (32). A stepped lens structure (321), such as a Fresnel structure, is formed on the light exit surface. A recurring surface structure, such as periodically arranged prominences (311) and deepenings (321), are formed on the light entry surface (31).
US11767961B2
A headlamp device includes a headlamp, an object detector, and a controller. The headlamp is mounted on a vehicle and includes a light emitting unit composed of multiple light emitting cells. The object detector detects an object around the vehicle and generates an object detection signal including object coordinates corresponding to a location of the detected object. The controller controls light of the headlamp based on information on the object coordinates. The controller may control the light emitting unit such that at least some light emitting cells are turned off according to an object detection signal. Each of multiple light emitting units includes a circuit board, the multiple light emitting cells separated from each other on the circuit board, a molding member formed between the light emitting structures, and a protective member formed on the molding member to surround sides of the multiple wavelength conversion members while filling a gap between the multiple wavelength conversion members.
US11767950B2
A compressed gas energy storage system may include an accumulator for containing a layer of compressed gas atop a layer of liquid. A gas conduit may have an upper end in communication with a gas compressor/expander subsystem and a lower end in communication with accumulator interior for conveying compressed gas into the compressed gas layer of the accumulator when in use. A shaft may have an interior for containing a quantity of a liquid and may be fluidly connectable to a liquid source/sink via a liquid supply conduit. A partition may cover may separate the accumulator interior from the shaft interior. An internal accumulator force may act on the inner surface of the partition and the liquid within the shaft may exert an external counter force on the outer surface of the partition, whereby a net force acting on the partition is less than the accumulator force.
US11767947B2
Provided is a support leg connecting structure for a tripod. The tripod includes a central tube, three support legs, three braces, and an upper tripod unit. The support leg connecting structure includes: a flat fixing portion formed at an appropriate portion of an outer wall of each of the support legs by pressing and recessing, and provided with a piercing hole; a recessed curved surface disposed between the flat fixing portion and an undeformed portion of the support leg; a curling portion formed on one end of each of the braces by curling, and having a through hole, the curling portion surrounding a periphery of the through hole; and a fastening part. The piercing hole corresponds to the through hole, the fastening part is inserted through the piercing hole and the through hole, the support leg and the brace are pivotally connected to each other around the fastening part.
US11767941B2
Apparatus for hydrostatic testing of items having a flanged opening, such as flanged pipe sections, which apparatus contains a actuator having a actuator shaft attached to a blind flange, which actuator can be powered from a power source on a remotely operated vehicle, which items include those items located on land as well as subsea. Also provided is a remotely operated vehicle having a power source such as a hydraulic system that is used to operate the actuator on the hydrostatic testing apparatus.
US11767940B2
A seal for a pipe coupling can include an outer gasket defining a radially inner surface defining a plurality of grooves; and an inner gasket separably joined to the outer gasket and defining a radially outer surface, the radially outer surface defining a plurality of ridges extending radially outward and including: a first ridge, each of first and second side surfaces of the first ridge angled in cross-section with respect to a radial direction of the inner gasket towards a first axial end of the inner gasket when in an uncompressed state; and a second ridge, each of first and second side surfaces of the second ridge angled in cross-section with respect to the radial direction towards a second axial end of the inner gasket when in the uncompressed state; wherein the radially outer surfaces of the inner and outer gaskets contact each other.
US11767938B2
A compression fitting includes a nut with a threaded end for receiving a threaded tube and a receiving end for holding a plunger head; and a plunger with an inner bore for receiving a capillary tube and the plunger head for engaging a ferrule positioned within the receiving end between the plunger head and the threaded tube, the plunger slidingly engaged with the nut to force the ferrule from the nut.
US11767928B2
A solenoid valve having an explosion-proof structure, a fuel feeding system, and a method of manufacturing the solenoid valve having an explosion-proof structure are provided. The solenoid valve having an explosion-proof structure includes: a body including a channel through which a fluid flows; a housing connected to the body and having one surface opened; a solenoid assembly arranged inside the housing and electrically connected to a controller; an armature, at least a portion of which is arranged in the channel and which opens or closes the channel by moving relative to the solenoid assembly by a magnetic field generated by the solenoid assembly; and a cover plate arranged on the one surface of the housing to face the armature.
US11767903B2
An actuator module for a driveline assembly includes, among other things, a cover housing and a fork driving unit supported by the cover housing. The fork driving unit includes a fork driver and a pusher assembly coupled to the fork driver by spaced apart pusher ends. The fork driving unit also includes a drive assembly carried by the pusher assembly to translate the fork driver relative to the cover housing. The fork driving unit further includes a spring that biases the pusher assembly and fork driver to a neutral position.
US11767901B2
A transmission includes a transmission case provided with an internal gear an inner wall thereof and a multistage planetary gear mechanism housed in the transmission case. Each stage of the multistage planetary gear mechanism includes a retainer, a sun gear and a plurality of planetary gears mounted on the retainer. The plurality of the planetary gears in the last planetary gear stage of the multistage planetary gear mechanism includes four planetary gears annularly arranged between the corresponding sun gear and the inner gear in an uneven manner.
US11767898B2
A valve mechanism includes: a cylindrical body; a plurality of valve bodies; and a drive valve. The drive valve includes a shaft portion having a flow path penetrating in the axial direction, and a first step portion extending from an outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion to a radial outside of the shaft portion. The shaft portion has a protrusion portion protruding further toward the cylindrical body side than the first step portion and a base portion extending to a side opposite to the protrusion portion with respect to the first step portion. A gap between the valve bodies is changed by elastically deforming an inner peripheral portion of the valve body, which comes into contact with the drive valve moved in a direction approaching the valve body, in a direction approaching the cylindrical body with respect to an outer peripheral portion of the valve body.
US11767897B1
A symmetric governor spring includes a first ring and a second ring coaxial with the first ring. The symmetric governor spring also includes two or more inclined braces connecting the first ring to the second ring. The first ring, the second ring, and the two or more inclined braces are integrally formed.
US11767893B2
Methods and systems are provided for sensing a clutch position. In one example, a method may include generating a single output signal by combining at least an output of a first sensor and an output of a second sensor output, the first sensor and second sensor connected in parallel, and the first sensor and the second sensor sensing a common moving element of a clutch. In one example, the method may further include a first sensor output and a second sensor output provided on a common sensor bus. As another example, the first sensor output may be a master pulse width modulation output, and the second sensor output follows a modulation frequency of the first sensor output.
US11767882B2
A motion guide apparatus which prevents a retainer from falling-off. A motion guide apparatus includes a track member having a rolling element rolling portion; a movable member having a loaded rolling element rolling portion facing the rolling element rolling portion of the track member; a return path; and a turn-around path connected to a loaded path and the return path; a plurality of rolling elements placed in the loaded path, the return path, and the turn-around path; and a retainer configured to hold at least one of the plurality of rolling elements. Grooves into which an end of the retainer in a width direction thereof enters are formed in the loaded path, the return path, and the turn-around path. A width of the grooves in at least a part of the turn-around path and/or in the return path is greater than a width of the groove in the loaded path.
US11767880B2
A bearing includes a plurality of rolling elements (26) spaced around a three-hundred and sixty degree circumferential extent of the bearing. An odd, non-singular number of high-points are positioned as near to evenly as possible about the circumferential extent of the bearing, the high-points defined by locations at which rolling elements with the largest diameters are positioned. An odd, non-singular number of low-points are positioned as near to evenly as possible about the circumferential extent of the bearing, the low-points defined by locations at which rolling elements having the smallest diameters are positioned. The odd, non-singular number of high-points is the same as the odd, non-singular number of low-points, and each low-point is positioned as near to evenly as possible between two adjacent high-points.
US11767878B1
Aspects of the disclosure provide a flex connection for high altitude balloon applications. During operation flex connection allows a payload of a high-altitude balloon to remain level when an envelope of the balloon is tilted, in order to change the direction of the balloon. As an example, a system may include a balloon envelope, a payload, a cable between the balloon envelope and the payload, and a flex connection on the cable. The flex connection enables the payload to remain level relative to the ground when the balloon is in flight and the balloon envelope is tilted relative to the payload. The flex connection includes a top portion, a plurality of discs, and a bottom portion.
US11767875B2
A torque transmitting shaft includes a first member and a second member. The first member extends along an axis and has an inner surface extending between a first end and a second end. The inner surface defines a plurality of first engagement elements disposed proximate the first end. The second member extends along the second axis and has a first end portion and an intermediate portion extending from the first end portion. An end of the intermediate portion is fixedly attached to the second end. The first end portion has a first spline portion and each member of the first spline portion is received within corresponding engagement elements of the plurality of first engagement elements.
US11767861B2
A sensor unit for a fluidic cylinder having a base carrier on which a circumferential seal is formed, so that an interior of the fluidic cylinder is sealable, and having a position sensor for detecting a position of the piston, and having a pressure sensor for detecting a pressure in the interior.
US11767858B2
A pump, in particular for a fluid circuit in a vehicle, for example a coolant pump with a multi-part housing which has a pump chamber and a motor chamber, wherein an impeller is disposed in the pump chamber which is driven by a rotor arranged in the motor chamber, and wherein the rotor has a rotor shaft and a rotor body through which the rotor shaft is guided, wherein the rotor has through holes, which interconnect a space of the motor chamber on a first side of the rotor and a space of the motor chamber on a second side of the rotor.
US11767838B2
A compressor includes a shell assembly, a compression mechanism and a suction fitting. The shell assembly defines a chamber. The compression mechanism is disposed within the chamber of the shell assembly and includes a suction inlet. The suction fitting is attached to the shell assembly and extends at least partially into the chamber of the shell assembly. The suction fitting defines first and second openings. The suction fitting directs working fluid through the first opening towards the compression mechanism and the suction fitting directs working fluid through the second opening away from the compression mechanism.
US11767833B2
The present disclosure relates to an axial piston machine, such as a pump or motor. The axial piston machine, in on example, includes a pivotable displacement adjustment plate, the displacement adjustment plate having a first side supported by a first hydrostatic support arrangement and a second side supported by a second hydrostatic support arrangement. Further, in the axial piston machine one or both of the hydrostatic support arrangements include a large area support and a small area support which can be fluidly separated from each other.
US11767829B2
Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide methods for driving shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator wires in a more power-efficient manner.
US11767828B2
A light turbine, turbine, and turbine housing are described, in which the turbine housing can include a main housing and a chimney. The main housing and chimney define a circular path within which vanes located on the ends of spokes can move. Movement of the vanes can cause rotation of a shaft attached to the spokes. The chimney can be removably attached to the main housing to allow access to the vanes, which can be removably attached to the spokes. The turbine housing and turbine can be configured such that various compositions and/or configurations of vanes can be evaluated in conjunction with one or more forms of energy sources, such as an electromagnetic radiation source. The turbine housing can enable selective evaluation within ambient air, a partial vacuum, and/or the like.
US11767818B2
A blade for a rotor of a wind turbine having a longitudinal direction with a tip end and a root end and a transverse direction, comprising: a profiled contour that when impacted by an incident airflow, generates a lift, wherein the profiled contour is divided into: a root region having a substantially circular or elliptical profile closest to the hub, an airfoil region having a lift-generating profile furthest away from the hub, and a transition region between the root region and the airfoil region, the transition region having a profile gradually changing in the radial direction to the lift-generating profile of the airfoil region, and further comprising a shoulder, wherein the shoulder is located in the airfoil region, thus yielding a slender and relative thick blade maximizing energy output, reducing bearing loads and facilitating transportation.
US11767812B1
An intake manifold for an engine includes an air inlet port and a false wall. The air inlet port has an interior surface partially defining a channel. The false wall also partially defines the channel. The false wall is flush with the interior surface. A chamber is defined on an opposing side of the false wall relative to the channel. A gap is defined between outer edges of the false wall and the interior surface. The gap establishes fluid communication between the chamber and the channel. The air inlet port defines an orifice configured to establish fluid communication between a fuel evaporative recovery system and the chamber.
US11767808B2
A nacelle rear assembly of a nacelle of a turbojet engine of an aircraft extends along a longitudinal central axis (A) and includes a sliding cascade thrust reverser. The cascade thrust reverser includes at least one sliding cowl, a deflection cascade including a plurality of rows of vanes that each extend around the longitudinal central axis (A) and that are longitudinally arranged from a first front row of vanes up to a last rear row of vanes, each row of vanes including at least one deflection vane for deflecting the airflow toward the outside of the rear assembly of the nacelle, the deflection cascade being movably integral with the sliding cowl, wherein the deflection cascade includes at least one additional neutral row of vanes that is interposed between the last row of vanes and the sliding cowl and that includes at least one neutral vane.
US11767798B2
An engine including a main fuel injection valve, a pilot fuel injection valve, a liquid fuel supply rail pipe, and a pilot fuel supply rail pipe. The main fuel injection valve supplies liquid fuel from the liquid fuel supply rail pipe to a combustion chamber during combustion in a diffusion combustion system. The pilot fuel injection valve supplies pilot fuel from the pilot fuel supply rail pipe to the combustion chamber in order to ignite gaseous fuel during combustion in a premixed combustion system. The liquid fuel supply rail pipe is disposed at one side of an imaginary vertical plane including an axis of a crank shaft. The pilot fuel supply rail pipe is disposed at the side of the imaginary vertical plane at which the liquid fuel supply rail pipe is disposed.
US11767787B2
An ECM executes a catalyst early activation control at cold start of an engine such that the activation of a catalyzer is promoted by opening a WGV. Further, the ECM performs a diagnosis process of, during execution of the catalyst early activation control, repeating opening and closing of the WGV with a given period and diagnosing whether or not the WGV is stuck, based on whether or not a fluctuation component with the same period as the period of the opening and closing of the WGV is included in output from an intake manifold pressure sensor during the repetition.
US11767778B1
A urea solution mixing chamber for a diesel vehicle that increases a purification rate of NOx by increasing a vaporization rate of a urea solution by use of a urea solution vaporization component, includes a flow guide configured to guide a flow of exhaust gas while collecting the flow of the exhaust gas toward a catalyst, a urea solution injector disposed rearward of the flow guide and configured to distribute and inject a urea solution, an impactor provided on an internal surface of the flow guide configured to collect the exhaust gas, the impactor being configured to atomize the urea solution injected from the urea solution injector, and vaporization fins configured to vaporize the atomized urea solution by bringing the atomized urea solution into contact with the vaporization fins and mix the vaporized urea solution with the exhaust gas.
US11767769B2
Methods and systems for testing a sensor of a propeller blade angle position feedback system are described. A sensor signal is received from a sensor at a known position relative to a feedback device, the feedback comprising a ring and at least one pair of position markers spaced from one another around a circumference thereof, the sensor configured for successively detecting passage of the position markers as the feedback device rotates at a known rotational speed and an axial distance between the sensor and the feedback device varies. From the sensor signal a measured position of the sensor relative to the feedback device and a measured rotational speed of the feedback device are determined. The measured position and the measured rotational speed are compared to the known position and the known rotational speed to determine a sensor accuracy.
US11767762B2
A rotor (10) for a hydro-powered electricity generator. The rotor (10) includes a hub (12) and a plurality of blades (16). The hub (12) has a circular cross sectional shape and a longitudinal rotational axis (14). The plurality of blades (16) each have proximal root (16a) and a distal tip (16b). Each of the blade roots (16a) are mounted to the hub (12) at the widest part thereof (D1). The ratio between the diameter of the tips (16b) of the blades to the diameter of the widest part (D1) of the hub (12) is less than about 2:1.
US11767758B2
Provided are a fluid circulation system and a method for operating same, a computer-readable medium, and a controller. The fluid circulation system comprises: a scroll expander, and an external fluid circulation path, which comprises a high-pressure fluid pipe and a low-pressure fluid pipe. The operation method comprises the following steps: before fluid is supplied to the scroll expander, making the fluid pressure in the high-pressure fluid pipe higher than the fluid pressure in the low-pressure fluid pipe by a pre-determined pressure difference; and after the pre-determined pressure difference is realized, starting the scroll expander and supplying fluid to the scroll expander. According to the present disclosure, the technical problem of a scroll expander being unable to be normally started and work can be avoided, and the invention is simple, practical, convenient, and easily implemented.
US11767757B2
A conduit segment casting mold system includes at least one inner mold; at least one outer mold configured as at least two outer mold sections of opposed shapes that define a cavity between the at least two outer mold sections that is sized to at least partially enclose the at least one inner mold, each of the at least two outer mold sections including a respective mating surface, each of the at least two outer mold sections including at least one hole sized to receive a cable, and the at least one hole of a particular one of the at least two outer mold sections is aligned with the at least one hole of another particular one of the at least two outer mold sections when the mating surfaces of the particular one and the another particular one of the at least two outer mold sections are mated; and a mold base.
US11767753B2
Method for flow profiling using transient active-source heating or cooling and temperature profiling
A method and apparatus are provided for determining movement of a fluid into or out of a subsurface wellbore, to thereby enable accurate allocation of fluids being produced by or injected into each of several zones of the wellbore. A temperature change is effected in the fluid in a semi-continuous or pulsed manner at one or more locations in the wellbore. A temperature of the fluid is measured at one or more sensing locations downstream of the location of the temperature change. A time of flight model is used to determine, for a plurality of points of interest, a fluid flow direction, bulk flow rate and/or a cumulative flow rate contribution.
US11767747B2
The present invention provides a drain apparatus (200) for use in a subsea pipeline to remove liquid from a multiphase flow in the subsea pipeline. The drain apparatus comprises a first channel (20) for carrying a multiphase flow comprising liquid and gas phases; and liquid extraction means (11, 12, 14, 18) for extracting the liquid phase from the multiphase flow in the first channel (20). The internal diameter of the first channel (20) is substantially the same as an internal diameter of a subsea pipe arranged to carry the multiphase flow in the subsea pipeline, such that a pig travelling along the subsea pipe can pass through the first channel (20). The present invention also provides a subsea pipeline comprising a subsea pipe for transporting a multiphase flow subsea; and at least one drain. The at least one drain is disposed partway along a gradient in the subsea pipe to reduce liquid holdup.
US11767746B2
An integrated wellhead device for filtering injected and produced gases is provided. The wellhead device comprises a horizontal tank body that is internally provided with an injected gas filtering system and a produced gas filtering system. The injected gas filtering system is internally provided with an oxygen removal chamber. A gas inlet of the injected gas filtering system is connected with an injected high-pressure gas source, and a gas outlet of the injected gas filtering system is connected with a gas injection well casing of Christmas tree. The produced gas filtering system is internally equipped with an oxygen removal chamber, a sulfur removal chamber and a carbon dioxide removal chamber. A gas inlet of the produced gas filtering system is connected with a gas production tubing of the Christmas tree, and a gas outlet of the produced gas filtering system is connected with a produced gas transmission pipe.
US11767741B2
An electrical submersible pump (ESP) including a motorized pump having a motor and a pump and that may be employed in a wellbore. The pump rotor has vanes and the pump stator has vanes. The pump rotor is integrated with the motor rotor, wherein the pump rotor and the motor rotor rotate together.
US11767734B2
A method includes setting a tubular above a bottom of the well. The tubular having a float shoe attached to a distal end of the tubular and a controllable port penetrating a wall of the float shoe. The method further includes isolating a section of the annulus, opening the controllable port, and pumping cement through the controllable port into the section of the annulus to cement the annulus of the well.
US11767728B2
A plug for displacing cement in a downhole environment comprising a seal surface having at least one profile. The seal surface, in response to applied pressure, creates a hydraulic seal with another device. The seal surface can be made of molded rubber and the profile formed thereon can be formed from the molded rubber and during the molding process. The profile can be a semicircular profile or multiple semicircular profiles. The profile or profiles can be one or more semicircular profiles and one or more line profiles. The plug can be a bottom plug and the seal surface can be an upstream seal surface and the other device can be a float collar. The plug can be a top plug and the seal surface can an upstream seal surface and the other device can be a bottom plug.
US11767724B2
A valve element selectively opens and closes a radial aperture and an axial hole in a drilling element for drilling mud circulation. The valve element includes a fixing portion allowing the valve element to sealingly fix to the drilling element at the radial aperture. A body has an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, and a duct for putting the apertures in communication with each other, defining a path for the drilling mud. A plug selectively seals the inlet aperture. A first sealing element is positioned in a housing formed in the axial hole of the drilling element. A shutter pivoted to the body includes a second sealing element to selectively and sealingly close the outlet aperture. The shutter selectively and sealingly closes the axial hole by abutting against the first sealing element. The valve element is adapted to keep the outlet aperture of the body normally closed.
US11767721B2
Present embodiments relate to a riser bolt torque device that is configured to couple a first riser joint to a second riser joint to form a riser of a subsea drilling system. The riser bolt torque device includes a first arm and a second arm, multiple torque tools supported on the first arm and the second arm, and one or more actuators configured to drive the first arm and the second arm to pivot relative to one another from an open configuration to a closed configuration to enable alignment between the multiple torque tools and a flange of the first riser joint.
US11767720B2
A tubular gripping tool for gripping a tubular includes a housing; a mandrel disposed in the housing; a plurality of slips movable along the mandrel; and an engagement member disposed in the housing and movable relative to the mandrel, wherein the engagement member is configured to apply a force against the tubular.
US11767719B2
A system including a pipe handler that can include a base, a support rotatably attached to the base at one end of the support, a first actuator configured to telescopically extend the support into engagement with a rig and telescopically retract the support to disengage from the rig, and a pipe handler mechanism rotatably attached to the support proximate an opposite end of the support, with the pipe handler mechanism being configured to grip and transport an object from a pick-up location to a delivery location and a system including a pipe handler that can be fixedly mounted to a rig floor with a pipe handler mechanism rotatably attached to the support, with the pipe handler mechanism being configured to grip and transport an object from a pick-up location to a delivery location.
US11767715B2
The present disclosure relates to an underreamer. In one aspect, the underreamer comprises a body, the body comprising at least one pocket therein, the underreamer further comprising at least one cutter secured with respect to the body, at least one actuating mechanism for moving the cutter between a retracted position in the pocket, and an extended position in which only the cutter projects from the body. In one aspect, the or each actuating mechanism comprises a piston for driving extension of the cutter, and a linkage to a cutter arm with respect to which the cutter is mounted, and a return spring for biasing the cutter to the retracted position.
US11767713B2
A top drive for well operations having a gearbox, a traction motor connected to the gearbox so that a motor shaft of the traction motor extends into the gearbox, a quill extending into the gearbox, a gear train positioned within the gearbox and mechanically connected between the traction motor shaft and the quill, and a connector positioned in the gear train, wherein in a coupled configuration the connector communicates torque through the gear train, and wherein in a decoupled configuration the connector does not communicate torque through the gear train. A method for operating a top drive by applying a first torque to a quill with two traction motors, disconnecting one of the traction motors from the quill, and applying a second torque less than the first torque to the quill with the non-disconnected traction motor.
US11767708B1
A gate apparatus having an automatically returning gate, an upper latch operated by an upper button, and a lower latch operated by an upper finger handle. Each of the latches must be opened to open the gate. The gate returns without the aid of a spring to a position close to the closed position or to the closed position by the structure of a pivot or hinge connection between the gate and the frame of the gate. Gate tubes are rectangular in section for their entire length. Wood panels are included in the gate and excluded from other portions of the gate apparatus to make the gate stand out to the user seeking to open the gate.
US11767705B2
A glass panel unit manufacturing method includes a bonding step, an insertion step, an evacuation step, and a sealing step. The bonding step includes bonding a first substrate having an evacuation port and a second substrate together with a bonding material provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and having a frame shape to form an internal space. The insertion step includes inserting a sealing material into the evacuation port. The evacuation step includes evacuating the internal space through the exhaust passage. The sealing step includes deforming the sealing material by heating while an evacuated state in the internal space is maintained. In a state where the sealing material blocks ventilation between the evacuation port and the internal space, gas is supplied through the exhaust passage toward the evacuation port.
US11767689B2
A lock mechanism is provided for use with a door assembly. The lock mechanism includes a lock bracket configured to connect to a door or hatch; a lock pin can be selectively moved between an engaged position in which the lock pin engages the lock bracket and a disengaged position in which the lock pin does not engage the lock bracket; and a linkage assembly connected to the lock pin and configured to be actuated to reversibly move the lock pin between the engaged position and the disengaged position, and a door or hatch release device can switch the lock pin from the engaged position to the disengaged position if the door or hatch release device is actuated after the linkage assembly has moved the lock pin into the engaged position.
US11767688B2
A door latch device includes a latch mechanism, an inner lever having a connection lever and an actuation lever, and a lock mechanism switching between unlocked and locked state. The lock mechanism includes a connection member capable of transmitting operation of the connection lever to the actuation lever, a first rotating lever rotated by a motor to first and second working positions, a second rotating lever rotatable to a first rotation position where the connection member is moved to an unlock position and a second rotation position where the connection member is moved to a lock position, a connection spring connecting the first rotating lever and the second rotating lever while allowing relative rotation of them, and a holding spring having a biasing force stronger than a biasing force of the connection spring and holds the first rotating lever at the first and second working positions.
US11767676B2
A method of painting metal coil for use in forming panels includes placing indicia on opposite sides of an image on the metal coil. The individual sections of the metal coil that include the image can be rotated 180° to create two different looking panels out of the same image on the printed metal coil.
US11767675B1
A customizable cladding system is provided. The customizable cladding system includes one or more base plates designed to be attached to a support structure (e.g., a fence post, wall, etc.). The base plates include attachment mechanisms extending outward from their front surfaces. Cladding plates, including corresponding attachment mechanisms on their back sides, are then removable coupled to the base plates to form a customizable cladding. The structure of the customizable cladding may be modified at any time by removing the cladding plates and reconfiguring them with the base plates as desired.
US11767664B2
A drain stopper apparatus is disclosed and configured for being installed within a drain hole of a fixture, for preventing any buildup of hair or other materials within an associated drainpipe of the fixture. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus provides a stopper body sized and shaped for being positioned within the drain hole of the fixture, in contact with an inner surface of a basin of the fixture. A stopper tailpiece is engaged with a bottom of the stopper body. A stopper is positioned within the stopper body and configured for selectively moving between one of an open position and a closed position. A drive coupler interconnects a lower end of the stopper tailpiece with an upper end of the drainpipe, the drive coupler providing a drive mechanism positioned and configured for selectively actuating the stopper between the open and closed positions.
US11767662B1
An anti-backflow plumbing fitting (10) includes an annular body (12) which bounds an interior area (20). The body includes a body outlet (28) and a plurality of cup portions (40) each of which includes an inlet opening (46). An annular body side wall (22) includes at least one radially extending side wall air gap (36). Each cup portion further includes a pair of angularly disposed cup air gaps (54). An inlet end wall (30) includes a plurality of body flow inlets (52) which are each associated with a respective cup portion. Each body flow inlet underlies a respective cup portion and is elongated in aligned relation with each cup air gap, to enable liquid to flow from the respective inlet opening of a cup portion into the interior area. The inlet end wall is sloped and includes a plurality of drain holes (66, 68) therein. A plurality of vanes (60) extend in the interior area intermediate of immediately adjacent body flow inlets.
US11767652B2
A device and a method for securing a connection to be formed between a leg of a marine structure and a pile of a fundament fastened in a seabed. The connection has the leg partly inserted into an opening of the pile. The device is configured to be firmly connected to the leg. The device comprises a sleeve element configured, together with the leg of the marine structure, to be brought to vicinity of an upper portion of the pile. The device further has a clamping arrangement attached to the sleeve element comprising at least one clamping device configured to form an attachment between the sleeve element and the upper portion of the pile.
US11767634B2
A sprayable and hygroscopic ink for a digital printing process on a fabric includes 3.0 parts by weight to 6.0 parts by weight of a colorant, 0.5 parts by weight to 2.0 parts by weight of a hygroscopic agent, 0.5 parts by weight to 1.0 part by weight of a surfactant, and a balance of a solvent, in which a pH value of the hygroscopic agent is between 6.0 and 8.5 at 25° C., and a particle diameter D90 of the sprayable and hygroscopic ink is between 180 nm and 220 nm.
US11767623B2
This invention relates to a process and a device for manufacturing cellulose-based webs which are directly formed from lyocell spinning solution and in particular for the washing of directly formed cellulose webs.
US11767620B2
This application describes a braided cord containing a braided sheath and optionally a core surrounded by the braided sheath. The braided cord has changing cross-sectional area ranging from 0.0004 mm2 to 30 mm2 and contains one or more sections having a tapering angle ranging from 1° to 60° when observed in one direction along the cord axis. The change in the cross-sectional area of the cord can be achieved by changing the thickness of the braided sheath and/or changing the cross-sectional area of the core when the core is present. The thickness of the braided sheath can be adjusted by changing the size and/or twist level of one or more sheath strands, changing the pick count of the braided sheath, and/or using one or more shaped sheath strands. This application also describes a process of producing the braided cord with changing cross-sectional area.
US11767619B2
A method of making a loop fastener product features knitting, such as by circular knitting, a pile yarn and one or more ground yarns to form a stretchable knit fabric having loops of the pile yarn extending from a knit ground, with the ground yarns including polymers of differing melt temperatures. The knit fabric is then held in a desired state while the fabric is set by first applying sufficient heat to cause the lower melt temperature resin to flow into interstices of the fabric ground, and then allowing the fabric to cool. The cooled fabric ground is less stretchable in two orthogonal directions after setting than before setting, has a greater air permeability after setting than before setting, and has hook-engageable pile loops extending from bound interstices.
US11767606B2
The present invention relates to a copper oxide solid for use in plating of a substrate using an insoluble anode. Further the present invention relates to a method of producing the copper oxide solid. Further the present invention relates to an apparatus for supplying a plating solution in which the copper oxide solid is dissolved into a plating tank. A copper oxide solid (CS) to be supplied into a plating solution for plating a substrate (W) includes a copper oxide powder and a liquid as a binder to solidify the copper oxide powder.
US11767601B1
A rapid method of synthesizing nanoflowers made of nanoflakes of nickel molybdate (NiMoO4) directly on nickel foam (NF) through an aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition (AACVD) process is disclosed. The nickel molybdate nanoflowers were grown on NF by varying the deposition time for 60 and 120 min at a fixed temperature of 480° C. and their efficiency was investigated as oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts in 1 M KOH electrolyte. The NiMoO4 nanoflowers of NF obtained after 60 minutes of AACVD process showed OER performance with lowest overpotential of 320 mV to reach standard current density of 10 mA cm−2. The catalyst continuously performed the OER for 15 h, signifying its prominent stability under electrochemical conditions.
US11767598B2
An electrochemical cell has a membrane located between two flow field plates. On a first side of the membrane, there is a porous support surrounded by a seal between the membrane and the flow field plate. There is a gap between the porous support and the seal at the surface of the membrane. On a second side of the membrane, there is a seal between the membrane and the flow field plate located inside of the gap in plan view. The electrochemical cell is useful, for example, in high pressure or differential pressure electrolysis in which the second side of the membrane will be consistently exposed to a higher pressure than the first side of the membrane.
US11767589B2
A substrate processing device with improved exhaust efficiency and process reproducibility includes: a plurality of reactors; a plurality of exhaust ports in communication with the plurality of reactors and symmetrically arranged with respect to the reactors, respectively; and a plurality of exhaust channels in communication with the plurality of exhaust ports, wherein each exhaust channel includes a plurality of exhaust channels including a first channel extending in the first direction and a second channel extending in a second direction different from the first direction, wherein the plurality of exhaust channels extend through components supporting at least a portion of the plurality of reactors.
US11767584B2
Provided is soft magnetic powder containing an amorphous metal particle having a composition expressed by a compositional formula Fe100-a-b-c-d-e-f-gCraSibBcCdAleTifCog. Here, a, b, c, d, e, f, and g are that express atom %, 0
US11767574B2
Disclosed is an ultrahigh-strength maraging stainless steel with multiphase strengthening and a preparation method thereof. The stainless steel has a composition in mass percentage as follows: 1.0-5.0% of Co, 6.0-10.0% of Ni, 11.0-17.0% of Cr, 0.3-2.0% of Ti, 3.0-7.0% of Mo, 0.08-1.0% of Mn, 0.08-0.5% of Si, 0.02% or less of C, 0.003% or less of P, 0.003% or less of S, and Fe as a balance.
US11767572B1
Disclosed are an alloy steel including boron (B) to provide improved hardenability, cobalt (Co) to provide improve strength, and the method of preparing the alloy steel. In particular, components of the alloy steel composition are appropriately mixed to form 100 vol % of tempered martensite as a constituent structure, thereby exhibiting excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance and strength.
US11767569B2
There is provided a precipitation hardening stainless steel with the composition: C: 0.05-0.30 wt %, Ni: 9-10 wt %, Mo: 0.5-1.5 wt %, Al: 1.75-3 wt %, Cr: 10.5-13 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/4±0.5 in wt %. Further Creq is in the interval 11-15.4 wt % and Nieq is in the interval 10.5-15 wt %. There is the possibility to have very low amounts of cobalt, well below 0.01 wt %. The precipitation hardening stainless steel displays, low segregation, high yield strength at elevated temperatures, and can also suitably be nitrided. The precipitation hardening stainless steel is more economical to manufacture compared to stainless steel according to the state of the art with the same strength at elevated temperatures.
US11767561B2
The present invention encompasses methods and kits employing pattern recognition receptor expression as a measure of systemic health in a subject afflicted with an oral health condition. In particular, the present invention is directed to methods involving measurement of the expression levels of one or more Pattern Recognition Receptors including but not limited to Toll-Like Receptors, myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88), and Nucleotide Binding oligomerization domain containing protein 1 (NOD1), in a companion animal, e.g., a dog or a cat, afflicted with an oral health condition. The described methods enable evaluation of the systemic health of the animal afflicted with an oral health condition by measuring expression levels of the indicated genes as compared to suitable controls.
US11767557B2
Modifications to both hardware and enzymatic reactions used in single cell analyses such as but not limited to Seq-well that enable significant increases in the yield of transcripts per cell, portability and ease of use, increased scalability of the assay, and linkage of transcript information to other measurements made in the picowell arrays are disclosed.
US11767552B2
The present disclosure provides devices, systems, methods for processing and/or analyzing a biological sample. An analytic device for processing and/or analyzing one or more biological samples may be electronically and/or physically configured or programed to activate one or more features/operations of the analytic device. The analytic device can be configured or programed by one or more instructions received from a cooperating electronic device or a remote server. The analytic device may comprise a moving carriage. The analytic device may be portable. The analytic device may receive instructions for performing an assay from a mobile electronic device external to a housing of the analytic device.
US11767550B2
The present invention provides assays and assay systems for use in spatially encoded biological assays. The invention provides an assay system comprising an assay capable of high levels of multiplexing where reagents are provided to a biological sample in defined spatial patterns; instrumentation capable of controlled delivery of reagents according to the spatial patterns; and a decoding scheme providing a readout that is digital in nature.
US11767546B2
The present invention relates to an enzyme-catalyzed process for producing UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc) from low-cost substrates uridine monophosphate and N-acetyl-D glucosamine in a single reaction mixture with immobilized or preferably co-immobilized enzymes. Uridine may be used as starting material instead of uridine monophosphate as well. Further, the process may be adapted to produce GlcNAcylated molecules and biomolecules including saccharides, particularly human milk oligosaccharides (HMO), proteins, peptides, glycoproteins, particularly antibodies, or glycopeptides, and bioconjugates, particularly carbohydrate conjugate vaccines and antibody-drug conjugates.
US11767543B2
Processes for transesterifying wax esters. Implementations may include providing a feedstock including wax esters, introducing into the feedstock an alcohol with a carbon number ranging from 1 to 34 carbons where the alcohol is selected from the group consisting of a straight chain alcohol, a branched chain alcohol, any combination of straight chain alcohols, any combination of branched chain alcohols, and any combination thereof. The process may include contacting the feedstock with a lipase, and catalytically transesterifying the wax esters in the feedstock with the lipase to form a transesterified product. The enzymatically transesterified product may be adapted to produce a finished product having a certain formula that has a viscosity that substantially matches a viscosity of a finished product having the same certain formula including chemically catalyzed transesterified wax esters.
US11767541B1
Provided is an adeno-associated virus (AAV) complex for expression of an RUNX3 gene including an asymmetrically modified inverted terminal repeat (ITR). The AAV complex has asymmetric ITRs in which one of the two ITRs is modified, thereby increasing self-replication efficiency in host cells and increasing expression efficiency of a delivered gene, and therefore, compared to existing AAV complexes, the AAV complex has an advantage of improved productivity and gene expression efficiency.
US11767538B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods, in particular to methods based on systemic injection of rAAV, for delivering genes to cells of the central nervous system in mammals, such as brain neurons or glial cells, and in particular to motor neurons or glial cells of the spinal cord The invention also relates to methods of treating motor neuron disorders in mammals by expression of therapeutic genes. The invention stems from the unexpected discovery that peripheral injection of AAV vectors leads to a bypass of the blood brain barrier and a massive infection of motor neurons. The invention may be used in any mammal, including human subjects.
US11767528B2
This disclosure provides compositions and methods of using these compositions to mediate a targeted trans-splicing event on a pre-mRNA in a cell.
US11767525B2
Provided are a genome editing system CRISPR-C2c1 for site-specific modification of target sequences in a cell genome and the use thereof, wherein the system comprises a C2c1 protein or variants thereof and a guide RNA. Also provided are a method for site-specific modification of target sequences in a cell genome using the genome editing system CRISPR-C2c1, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the genome editing system CRISPR-C2c1.
US11767524B2
Disclosed is a product and process, wherein one adds a N-terminal Histamine-Maltose Binding Protein (“MBP”) tag to endonucleases, including restriction endonucleases like Hind III, and binds the tagged fusion protein to a solid support, preferably beads, once the enzyme has digested oligonucleotides in solution, in order to arrest further digestion. Preferred beads for binding the tagged enzyme are magnetic beads, which can easily be removed from solution by binding to a support and then removing it, or can be accumulated by magnetic attraction in a particular region. More preferred are magnetic beads bound to iminodiacetic acid or nitrilotriacetic acid.
US11767518B2
The present invention provides several non-naturally occurring sulfotransferase enzymes that have been engineered to react with aryl sulfate compounds as sulfo group donors, instead of the natural substrate 3′-phosphoadenosine 5′-phosphosulfate (PAPS), and with heparosan-based polysaccharides, particularly heparan sulfate, as sulfo group acceptors. Each of the engineered sulfotransferase enzymes have a biological activity characterized by the position within the heparosan-based polysaccharide that receives the sulfo group, including glucosaminyl N-sulfotransferase activity, hexuronyl 2-O sulfotransferase activity, glucosaminyl 6-O sulfotransferase activity, or glucosaminyl 3-O sulfotransferase activity. Methods of using the engineered sulfotransferases to produce sulfated heparosan-based polysaccharides, including polysaccharides having anticoagulant activity, are also provided.
US11767515B2
Disclosed herein are methods for the in vitro differentiation of a precursor cell into definitive endoderm, which may further be differentiated into a human colonic organoid (HCO), via modulation of signaling pathways. Further disclosed are HCOs and methods of using HCOs, which may be used, for example, for the HCOs may be used to determine the efficacy and/or toxicity of a potential therapeutic agent for a disease selected from colitis, colon cancer, polyposis syndromes, and/or irritable bowel syndrome.
US11767514B2
Provided herein are methods and systems for bio-printing of three-dimensional organs and organoids. Also provided herein are bio-printed three-dimensional organs and organoids for use in the generation and/or the assessment of immunological products and/or immune responses. Also provided herein are methods and system for bio-printing three-dimensional matrices.
US11767500B2
Devices, systems, and methods can be used for the automated production of dendritic cells (DC) from dendritic cell progenitors, such as monocytes obtained from peripheral blood, and the automated generation of immunotherapeutic products from those dendritic cells, all within a closed system. The invention makes it possible to obtain sufficient quantities of a subject's own DC for use in preparing and characterizing vaccines, for activating and characterizing the activation state of the subject's immune response, and to aid in preventing and/or treating cancer or infectious disease.
US11767494B2
The present application provides binary azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions comprising perfluoroheptene and an additional component, wherein the additional component is present in the composition in an amount effective to form an azeotrope composition or azeotrope-like composition with the perfluoroheptene. Methods of using the compositions provided herein in cleaning and carrier fluid applications are also provided.
US11767493B2
The present invention relates to compounds which form, under perhydrolysis conditions, certain cationic organic peracids, to the use of said compounds for activating peroxygen compounds in the context of bleaching stains when washing textiles and cleaning hard surfaces, and to washing and cleaning agents that contain said compounds.
US11767486B2
In metalworking, the amount of sulfur supplied is stabilized in wide temperature and pressure ranges and under an external force, such as a shear force. Thus, a stable iron sulfide film can be formed on the metal surface, and lubricity can be maintained for extended periods. Furthermore, a bulky sulfurized fat or oil with a high molecular weight can be used to form a rigid lubricating oil film with a large oil film thickness on the metal surface and thereby prevent metals from approaching each other. A sulfur-based extreme-pressure agent containing a polysulfide (a) and a sulfurized fat or oil (b) at a mass ratio in the range of 1:0.1 to 1:10. A metalworking fluid containing the sulfur-based lubricating oil composition is also related to.
US11767482B2
High quality coke products made in horizontal ovens such as heat recovery, non-recovery or Thompson ovens from an optimized coal blend. The coke products have unique properties such as an oblong shape and improved Coke Strength after Reaction (CSR) and Coke Reactivity Index (CRI) properties.
US11767477B2
Systems and methods are provided for partial upgrading of heavy hydrocarbon feeds to meet transport specifications, such as pipeline transport specifications. The systems and methods can allow for one or more types of improvement in heavy hydrocarbon processing prior to transport. In some aspects, the systems and methods can produce a partially upgraded heavy hydrocarbon product that satisfies one or more transport specifications while incorporating an increased amount of vacuum gas oil and a reduced amount of pitch into the partially upgraded heavy hydrocarbon product. In other aspects, the systems and methods can allow for increased incorporation of hydrocarbons into the fraction upgraded for transport, thereby reducing or minimizing the amount of hydrocarbons requiring an alternative method of disposal or transport. In still other aspects, the systems and methods can allow for reduced incorporation of external streams into the final product for transport while still satisfying one or more target properties.
US11767473B2
Provided are compositions that include a nematic colloid, the nematic colloid comprising a nematic liquid crystal and a key colloid; and a lock colloid, the lock colloid optionally having at least two arms extending therefrom, the lock colloid being configured for assembly with the key colloid of the nematic colloid, the assembly optionally being mediated by a dipole interaction between the colloid and the lock colloid, by a disinclination line of the nematic colloid, or any combination thereof. Also provided are related methods. The disclosed compositions and methods can be used to, e.g., assemble chain and lattice structures from the key colloids by exploiting disinclination lines and dipole defects of the components of the compositions.
US11767470B2
A lighting device for adjusting the color temperature of white light emitted by a luminescent material is disclosed. The lighting device comprises: a luminescent material configured to emit white light when being exposed to electromagnetic radiation of a preselected wavelength range; at least one excitation unit configured to expose the luminescent material to electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength range selected from the range of 230-330 nm; at least one excitation unit configured to expose the luminescent material to electromagnetic radiation of a second wavelength range, different from the first wavelength range, selected from the range of 300-600 nm; a metering unit configured to adjust the ratio of the irradiances of electromagnetic radiation of first wavelength range and of electromagnetic radiation of second wavelength range that is exposed on the luminescent material.
US11767468B2
Optical tags provide a way to identify assets quickly and unambiguously, an application relevant to anti-counterfeiting and protection of valuable resources or information. The present invention is directed to a tag fluorophore that encodes multilayer complexity in a family of heterometallic rare-earth metal-organic frameworks (RE-MOFs) based on highly connected polynuclear clusters and carboxylic acid-based linkers. Both overt (visible) and covert (near infrared, NIR) properties with concomitant multi-emissive spectra and tunable luminescence lifetimes impart both intricacy and security. Tag authentication can be validated with a variety of orthogonal detection methodologies. The relationships between structure, composition, and optical properties of the family of RE-MOFs can be used to create a large library of rationally designed, highly complex, difficult to counterfeit optical tags.
US11767436B2
Tunable thermoplastic polymer powder feedstock formulations and tunable conductive thermoplastic polymer powder feedstock formulations are disclosed for delivery to a high-velocity sprayer, along with tunable coatings made from the disclosed formulations and methods for coating installed fasteners, and fasteners, fastener/substrate interfaces and substrates coated with the tunable thermoplastic polymer coatings.
US11767435B2
Provided is an anti-reflection coating composition. The anti-reflection coating composition includes an active component and a solvent B. The active component includes a matting resin A, a catalyst C, and a crosslinking agent D. The weight average molecular weight of the matting resin A is less than or equal to 20000. Also provided is use of the anti-reflection coating composition.
US11767434B2
A composition for a stainless coating according to the present disclosure includes a sodium silicate, a lithium silicate, a polysiloxane, ethanol, and a residual solvent. The composition may be uniformly and smoothly coated on a curved, stainless steel surface, cleaning may be easier, and yellowing may be reduced or prevented.
US11767422B2
A rABS/PBT/ASG composite material and a preparation method thereof utilize the characteristics of rABS with carboxyl and hydroxyl groups, wherein rABS are pre-blended with ASG to increase the viscosity, so that the epoxy groups on the ASG molecules react with the hydroxyl groups and the carboxyl groups on the rABS, and the acrylonitrile-styrene segments in ASG and rABS are thermodynamically miscible, followed by reacting and blending with PBT to prepare the rABS/PBT/ASG composite material. ASG acts as a chain extender and solubilizer in the mixture. The mixture prepared in this way have good compatibility, and the tensile strength, impact strength and elongation at break of the composite material are comprehensively improved. The composite material obtained has the advantages of both ABS and PBT materials, which has broad application prospects in the field of ABS plastic recycling.
US11767413B2
The present invention relates to a composition comprising one or more (co)polymers and one or more phosphonite compounds that contain cardanol moieties. Moreover, the present invention also refers to the use of the phosphonite compounds as process stabilizers, in particular refers to the use of such compounds for stabilizing and/or reducing the Yellowness Index of a (co)polymer composition exposed to heat and/or mechanical stress.
US11767410B2
To provide a fluorinated copolymer composition capable of forming a crosslinked rubber having favorable rubber properties and excellent metal adhesion, and a metal rubber laminate using the crosslinked rubber. A fluorinated copolymer composition comprising a copolymer having units based on tetrafluoroethylene and units based on propylene, a copolymer having units based on tetrafluoroethylene and units based on a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), or a copolymer having units based on hexafluoropropylene and units based on vinylidene fluoride, hydrophilic silica, and an acid acceptor.
US11767404B2
A masterbatch of a liquid additive is provided, the resin composition for the masterbatch comprising (a) a block copolymer or a hydrogenated product thereof, the block copolymer containing a polymer block having a vinyl aromatic compound as a main component and a polymer block having a conjugated diene compound as a main component, and 40 to 100 parts by mass of a polyolefinic resin and 100 to 150 parts by mass of an ethylene·α-olefin copolymer with respect to 100 parts by mass of the (a) component, wherein the kinematic viscosity at 100° C. is 10 to 5,000 mm2/s; the ethylene molar content is in the range of 30 to 85 mol %; and the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) for the molecular weight measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) with reference to polystyrene is not more than 2.5.
US11767394B2
Polyurethane foam-forming compositions, methods of producing polyurethane foams, polyurethane foams produced from such compositions made by such methods, as well as isocyanate-reactive compositions. The polyurethane foam-forming compositions include a polyol blend, a blowing agent composition, and a polyisocyanate. The polyol blend includes an aromatic amine-initiated polyether polyol, a saccharide-initiated polyether polyol, and an aromatic polyester polyol and has a content of —C2H4O— units of 3 to 6% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyurethane foam-forming composition. The blowing agent composition includes a hydrochlorofluoroolefin and a carbon dioxide-generating chemical blowing agent.
US11767393B2
Polymers are formed by the condensation of bis(hydroxycarbyl)-aminophenolic compounds with aldehydes. The condensation polymers include one or more repeat units having bis(hydroxycarbyl)amino functionality. The polymers are useful as antifoulants, antipolymerants, rheology modifiers, dehazers, polymerization retardants, surfactants, or a combination of these in one or more industrial process streams.
US11767388B1
The compatibility between silica fillers and synthetic rubbers which are synthesized utilizing lanthanide-based catalyst systems, such as neodymium catalyst systems can be improved by terminating the polymerization with a vinyl silane terminating agent. In doing so the vinyl silane is allowed to react with the polymer chain ends of the neodymium rubber to functionalize the chain ends of the polymer chains with silicon containing groups. This results in the rubber having better characteristics for utilization in tire rubber formulations, such a tire tread formulations, that exhibit improved wear characteristics and lower rolling resistance. The process for the synthesis of such functionalized polydiene rubber comprises (1) polymerizing a diene monomer in the presence of a lanthanide-based catalyst system, and (2) terminating the polymerization with a vinyl silane terminator. The functionalized polydiene rubber composition made by this method is comprised of a polydiene rubber which is functionalized at its chain ends with a silicon containing group.
US11767374B2
A preparation of a homogeneous polysaccharide from a Radix Puerariae aqueous extract is provided and the lipid-lowering activity of the polysaccharide is studied. It is proved through in vivo experiments that the homogeneous polysaccharide QL extracted from Radix Puerariae (a genuine medicinal material in Jiangxi Province) in the present disclosure has significant lipid-lowering activity, can significantly reduce a serum triglyceride content and a liver index, and can be used to develop a potential safe and effective lipid-lowering drug.
US11767368B1
The present application relates to an antigen-binding protein and use thereof, wherein the antigen-binding protein comprises a VH and a VL, wherein the VH comprises an HCDR1, an HCDR2 and an HCDR3, wherein the HCDR1 comprises an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 10, the HCDR2 comprises an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12, the HCDR3 comprises an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 14; and the VL comprises an LCDR1, an LCDR2 and an LCDR3, wherein the LCDR1 comprises an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, the LCDR2 comprises an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4, and the LCDR3 comprises an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6. The present application also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antigen-binding protein and use thereof for the treatment of a cancer.
US11767353B2
Fusion polypeptides with modified multimerization domains that provide high expression, solubility, stability, and low immunogenicity to the fusion polypeptides have been developed. TRAIL compositions with the modified multimerization domains show improved physico-chemical and biological properties relative to TRAIL compositions with unmodified multimerization domains. The TRAIL compositions also have lower immunogenicity in the mammalian host when compared to that of TRAIL compositions with unmodified multimerization domains. The TRAIL compositions induce apoptosis of cancer cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts in vivo, reducing tumor size.
US11767350B2
Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated toxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:5-26, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1-4, as well as variants and fragments thereof.
US11767334B2
The present invention relates to compounds and methods useful as inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) for the treatment or prevention of inflammatory diseases and other diseases involving elevated levels of cytokines and proinflammatory mediators.
US11767332B2
This invention relates to glucose-sensitive albumin-binding diboron conjugates. More particularly the invention provides novel diboron compounds, and in particular diboronate or diboroxole compounds, useful as intermediate compounds for the synthesis of diboron conjugates.
US11767324B2
Provided is a compound of Chemical Formula 1: wherein: one of A1 and A2 is a substituent of Chemical Formula 2: and the other one is a cyano group; R3 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group; R4 to R7 are each independently a hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted: silyl, alkyl, amine, arylamine, alkylamine, aryl, or heteroaryl group; R1 and R2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group; and (1) at least one of R1 to R3 is a substituted phenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group or C10 or higher aryl group; or (2) R7 is deuterium and d is 1 or greater, and an organic light-emitting device comprising the same.
US11767314B2
New nicotinic acid glycerol ester compound(s) (NAEs); topical personal care compositions containing NAEs; and methods for modulating or activating cellular AMPK levels; and for increasing skin cellular bioenergetics are described. Use of one or more of the nicotinic acid glycerol ester compounds for modulating or activating cellular AMPK levels; and for increasing skin cellular bioenergetics are described. Use of a skin benefit agent comprising certain nicotinic acid glycerol ester compounds in the manufacture of a topical personal care composition for modulating or activating cellular AMPK levels; and for increasing skin cellular bioenergetics are described.
US11767309B2
The present disclosure provides methods of synthesizing a compound of Formula (P)-I. The method proceeds through several different pathways including several novel chiral separations, a Sonogashira coupling, a zinc mediated reductive cyanation, as well as through various halide containing intermediates. Also disclosed is the multi-kilogram preparation of several novel intermediates.
US11767304B2
The present invention discloses a system and a method for continuously preparing furfural using lignocellulosic raw material. The system comprises an acid solution output unit, a raw material mixing unit, a feeding unit, a main reaction unit, a discharging unit, a stripping reaction column, a separation unit, and a purification unit. The method comprises an acid solution output step, a raw material mixing step, a feeding step, a hydrolysis reaction step, a discharging step, a stripping reaction step, a separation step, and a purification step. The present invention is a genuine continuous production system, which achieves continuous acquisition of products in terms of time, reduces labor intensity, and improves production efficiency. The whole process has a reasonable design, high furfural yields and low unit energy consumption.
US11767303B2
The present disclosure relates to a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present disclosure further relates to methods of inhibiting viral replication including contacting one or more cells that have been infected with a virus with an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the virus comprises a flavivirus. Also disclosed is a method of treating and/or preventing a flavivirus infection and/or a condition resulting from a flavivirus infection including administering an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof under conditions effective to treat and/or prevent a flavivirus infection and/or a condition resulting from a flavivirus infection.
US11767296B2
Provided herein are compounds of formula (I) having activity on a receptor protein tyrosine kinase, wherein R1, R2, R3, A, Q, Z, X and W are set forth in the description, as well as solvates, hydrates, tautomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US11767295B2
Disclosed is a compound of formula (I) and a stereoisomer thereof: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the present disclosure.
US11767285B2
The present disclosure provides a method of preparing a catalyst for synthesizing dimethyl ether or methylacetate from synthetic gas that includes preparing a nanosheet ferrierite zeolite (FER), and co-precipitating the nanosheet ferrierite zeolite and a precursor of a Cu—Zn—Al-based oxide (CZA) to obtain a hybrid CZA/FER catalyst.
US11767283B2
Synthetic kava analog compounds of formula I are disclosed. Specifically, kava analogs of the structural type 3-oxoclclohex-1-en-1-yl benzoates, and corresponding benzamides are disclosed. The compounds of the within invention are useful in the inhibition of cytokine TNF-α, the management of chronic inflammation such as but not limited to Porphyromonas gingivalis induced periodontitis, and in infective arthritis, either as compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts (when appropriate), pharmaceutical composition ingredients, whether or not in combination with other anti-inflammatory active pharmaceutical ingredients. Methods of treating chronic inflammation such as periodontitis and infective arthritis are also disclosed.
US11767281B2
A process for manufacturing Pure Propofol with a purity of more than 99.90% is disclosed, said process comprising dissolving Crude Propofol in a solvent in which it is soluble to form a solution, treating the solution with aqueous alkali to form an aqueous alkali layer and a solvent layer, separating the aqueous alkali layer from the solvent layer using a phase separation technique, distilling off the solvent from the solvent layer, and distilling a residue of the solvent containing Propofol using steam or boiling water in a presence of dilute alkali and antioxidant like metabisulfite, under normal pressure or mild vacuum.
US11767275B2
Systems and methods include providing a gaseous alkane input stream and metal sulfide (MSx) particles that can react with an alkane in the gaseous alkane input stream to generate an alkene, a reduced metal sulfide (MSx−1) particle, and at least one of: hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and at least one sulfur containing compound selected from: S2, CS, and CS2. A product stream can be collected that includes the alkene and at least one of: hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and the at least one sulfur containing compound. A reduced metal sulfide (MSx−1) particle reacts with sulfur in a sulfur stream and can generate the metal sulfide (MSx) particle and hydrogen (H2).
US11767271B2
A porous material including a composite oxide body containing calcium oxide, iron oxide, and silica, and a plurality of inter-connecting microchannel structures is provided. A preparing method of porous material is further provided. With the inter-connecting microchannel structures of the porous material and the advantages of high porosity and large specific surface area, the porous material has a bright prospect in the fields of catalysts, filters, adsorption materials, and fuel carriers.
US11767265B2
An additive formulation for reduction or prevention of microbially induced corrosion in concrete, cementitious material (such as mortar or grout), or a combination thereof. The additive formulation comprises a Quat Silane and a fungicide, wherein the ratio of the Quat Silane to the fungicide in the formulation is in a range of about 10:1 to about 1:10, preferably in a range of about 5:1 to about 1:5.
US11767263B2
Provided is a method for altering properties of tension programmed fibrous shape memory polymer. The method can include applying a protective coating to the tension programmed shape memory polymer, then applying a supportive coating to the tension programmed shape memory polymer to form a coated fiber. The protective coating avoids contact between the shape memory polymer and chemicals used in the supportive coating that can decompensate the shape memory polymer.
US11767258B2
Glass-based articles that include a compressive stress layer extending from a surface of the glass-based article to a depth of compression are formed by exposing glass-based substrates to water vapor containing environments. The methods of forming the glass-based articles may include elevated pressures and/or multiple exposures to water vapor containing environments.
US11767256B1
A method of making a ceramic glaze additive formulation having an antimicrobial property for use with a ceramic article is provided. The method comprises fritting an antimicrobial formulation in a flux frit, providing a silver carrier in a glass matrix, combining the flux frit and the silver carrier in the glass matrix to form the ceramic glaze additive formulation, wherein the silver carrier is combined at an addition rate of at least 2 weight %, based on a dry weight basis of the ceramic glaze formulation. The flux frit is present in the ceramic glaze additive formulation in a range of 94 weight % to 99.5 weight %, based on a dry weight basis of the ceramic glaze additive formulation. A ceramic glaze additive formulation and a ceramic glazed article comprising a ceramic glaze additive formulation are also provided.
US11767250B2
A method of forming a 3D mirror for a heads-up display (HUD) system includes providing a glass-based preform having a first major surface, a second major surface, and a minor surface connecting the first and second major surfaces, and further includes disposing the glass-based preform on a mold having a concave surface such that the first and second longitudinal side surfaces are adjacent to a longitudinal wall of a housing. The longitudinal wall extends from the concave surface to at least a height of the second major surface of the glass-based preform. The method further includes supplying a vacuum and conforming the second major surface to the concave surface of the mold using the vacuum. The first and second transverse side surfaces have a curved shape corresponding to a curve of the concave surface a remain coincident with the concave surface during the conforming of the second major surface.
US11767244B2
A reactor for the biological treatment of wastewater, includes a chamber capable of containing a mixture of wastewater and sludge comprising various levels, each level being defined by a sludge concentration and/or density; means for determining a minimum level and a maximum level of sludge extraction in the chamber, comprising: measurement means capable of measuring the sludge concentration and/or density at various levels of a mixture of wastewater and sludge; selection means capable of selecting a maximum sludge concentration and/or density value and a minimum sludge concentration and/or density value; deduction means capable of deducing a minimum extraction level corresponding to the maximum concentration value selected and a maximum extraction level corresponding to the minimum concentration value selected; extraction means capable of extracting sludge at variable levels between the minimum extraction level and the maximum extraction level.
US11767239B2
To provide a filter capable of efficiently removing metal ions in a treatment liquid, and capable of easily obtaining a solution having an extremely low metal ion content. A depth filter includes a porous molded article. The porous molded article is a sintered material of mixed powder or a swollen material of the sintered material. The mixed powder contains dried gel powder and thermoplastic resin powder. The dried gel powder contains an ion exchange resin including a sulfonic acid group, and a nitrogen-containing chelating resin.
US11767237B2
The invention relates to a method for preparing amorphous molybdenum oxide adsorption material and an application thereof. The invention aims to solve the technical problem of low recovery efficiency of silver ions in coexisting silver-containing wastewater in the prior art. The method of the present invention includes:1) preparation of electrolyte; and 2) subjecting to cyclic voltammetry. The amorphous molybdenum oxide adsorption material prepared by the present invention is used as an adsorbent for adsorbing and reducing silver ions in wastewater. The invention successfully prepares amorphous molybdenum oxide (MoOx) by cyclic voltammetry, which has a highly selective reduction adsorption for Ag+. Silver ions and the adsorbent MoOx could be subjected to redox reaction to remove silver ions in water. The removal efficiency of the silver ions in wastewater by the amorphous molybdenum oxide prepared by cyclic voltammetry of the invention is up to 99.85%.
US11767236B2
Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to a system and method to remove hydrogen sulfide from sour water and sour oil. Particularly, hydrogen sulfide is removed from sour water and sour oil without the need for special chemicals, such as catalyst chemicals, scavenger chemicals, hydrocarbon sources, or a large-scale facility. The system and method in the present invention is particularly useful in exploratory oil and gas fields, where large facilities to remove hydrogen sulfide may be inaccessible. The present invention addresses the need for safe and cost-effective transport of the deadly neurotoxin. Particular embodiments involve a system and method that can be executed both on a small and large scale to sweeten sour water and sour oil.
US11767225B2
A method, comprising i) contacting an aqueous solution of an organic ligand salt of the formula AX(L−X) with a mesoporous material (MPM) to form an impregnated mesoporous salt material of the formula AX(L−X)/MPM, ii) treating the impregnated mesoporous salt material with an aqueous acidic solution to form an impregnated mesoporous acid material of the formula HX(L−X)/MPM, iii) contacting an aqueous solution of a metal precursor of the formula M+y(B)y with the impregnated mesoporous acid material to form an impregnated mesoporous metal organic framework precursor of the formula [M+y(B)y][Hx(L−x)]/MPM, and iv) at least one of 1) heating the impregnated mesoporous metal organic framework precursor in the absence of a solvent or 2) exposing the impregnated mesoporous metal organic framework precursor to a volatile vapor in the absence of a solvent such that the heating or the exposing forms a hybrid material of the formula (M+yL−x)/MPM, wherein the hybrid material comprises a nano-crystalline metal organic framework (MOF) embedded within the mesoporous material.
US11767221B2
Provided is a method of producing isolated graphene sheets directly from a carbon/graphite precursor. The method comprises: (a) providing a mass of halogenated aromatic molecules selected from halogenated petroleum heavy oil or pitch, coal tar pitch, polynuclear hydrocarbon, or a combination thereof; (b) heat treating this mass at a first temperature of 25 to 300° C. in the presence of a catalyst and optionally at a second temperature of 300-3,200° C. to form graphene domains dispersed in a disordered matrix of carbon or hydrocarbon molecules, and (c) separating and isolating the planes of hexagonal carbon atoms or fused aromatic rings to recover graphene sheets from the disordered matrix.
US11767214B2
A system and method for dispensing fluids is introduced. A preferred embodiment comprises a sealed tank, a bag containing fluid inside the sealed tank, an outlet for dispensing the liquid in the bag, and a pressure generating device to create pressure in the sealed tank.
US11767212B2
Apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to open and discharge the contents of a packet or sachet. In some embodiments, a portable dispensing device includes a housing, an opening mechanism, and a discharging mechanism. In some configurations, the device includes a rotatable axle, a rotatable cap disposed at an end of the housing, and a roller element (coupled to the axle) that is configured to rotate with manual rotation of the rotatable cap, and a slot in the housing that permits at least a portion of the packet to advance through, wherein the slot and housing assists with pressing opposing packet walls together to discharge the contents of the packet. In some configurations, the opening mechanism also includes another housing slot where a corner of the packet may be fed and a knife element disposed to facilitate removal of the corner to thereby open the packet.
US11767202B2
A transportable lifting device (10) comprising: an upright (12); an arm (13) connectable to the upper end of said upright (12); a diagonal (14) for connecting said arm (13) and said upright (12); characterized in that said arm (13) is fixed to said upright (12) by means of a first joint (30, 35); said diagonal (14) is fixed to said upright (12) by means of a second joint (32, 41); said diagonal (14) is fixed to said arm (13) by means of a third joint (36, 40); said first joint (30, 35), said second joint (32, 41) and said third joint (36, 40) are of the type with double tenon and mortise; said first joint (30, 35) comprises: two hooks (35) placed at the end of the arm (13); two vertical slots (30) placed on the upright (12).
US11767198B2
Sling bars, lift systems, and methods of attaching a subject sling to a sling bar are disclosed. A sling bar includes a bar extending in a longitudinal direction, a protrusion extending from an upper part of the bar, a sling attachment portion extending to define a receiving aperture, a terminus of the sling attachment portion facing the protrusion, defining an opening into the receiving aperture, the protrusion defining an undercut portion of the receiving aperture, a retention latch pivotally coupled to the protrusion and defining an engagement face that selectively interfaces with a stop surface at the terminus in a closed position to cover the opening, the retention latch being constrained to pivot to an open position whereby the retention latch ceases to interface with the stop surface at the terminus, and a biasing mechanism coupled to the retention latch to force the retention latch toward the closed position.
US11767195B2
A safety inspection system of an occupant evacuation elevator capable of having a laser range finder installed on each of an elevator rope and an elevator guide rail of the occupant evacuation elevator of a skyscraper and checking a length and verticality of each of the elevator rope and the elevator guide rail measured from the laser range finder to monitor slight distortion or location variation in real time, and accordingly, capable of easily performing a safety inspection of the occupant evacuation elevator, capable of performing the safety inspection of the occupant evacuation elevator in real time to operate the occupant evacuation elevator again in an operation mode of the occupant evacuation elevator according to an occurrence of a disaster situation in the skyscraper, and accordingly, capable of safely and quickly evacuating occupants and a method thereof are provided.
US11767182B2
An electric paper tray includes a base, a paper holding element pivotally mounted to at least one side of the base, a power unit arranged at the base, and a lifting module connected between the paper holding element and the power unit. The lifting module is movably mounted under the paper holding element. When the lifting module is driven by the power unit to move to a first position, with respect to the base, the lifting module drives the paper holding element to make the paper holding element rotate to a closed position, when the lifting module is driven by the power unit to move to a second position, with respect to the base, the lifting module drives the paper holding element to make the paper holding element rotate to an opened position.
US11767180B1
Systems and methods are disclosed for shuttle turning systems having linear synchronous motors. In one embodiment, an example system for shuttle transportation may include a first linear synchronous motor arranged in a first orientation, a second linear synchronous motor arranged in a second orientation that is transverse to the first orientation, and a shuttle. The shuttle may have a first permanent magnet coupled to the shuttle and a second permanent magnet coupled to the shuttle, where the first permanent magnet is arranged parallel to the first orientation and the second permanent magnet is arranged parallel to the second orientation. The shuttle may be configured to be propelled in a first direction via the first linear synchronous motor and the first permanent magnet, and to be propelled in a second direction via the second linear synchronous motor and the second linear synchronous motor.
US11767177B2
The invention relates to a transfer device for transferring products in an industrial processing line for the in-line processing of products, between a collecting surface and a transit zone running alongside the collecting surface, said transit zone comprising at least two longitudinal conveyors spaced away from a slider bed and each intended to transport a file of products, said device comprising said collecting surface, said transit zone, and a transfer tool transferring between the collecting surface and the transit zone, equipped with at least three longitudinal vertical walls, and intended to push, transversely, longitudinal rows of products which rows are each positioned between two walls. This device is wherein at least one wall of the transfer tool is mounted with the ability to move translationally on said tool in a transverse direction, for a movement of pushing said products. Other subjects of the invention are corresponding methods.
US11767167B2
An automated storage and retrieval system including a storage structure with storage racks having a seating surface configured to support case units where a position of each case unit is nondeterministic for each storage location on the storage racks, each case unit has a predetermined storage position and a controller is configured to determine the predetermined storage position, a picking aisle configured to provide access to the case units within the storage structure, and a seismic disturbance restorative system including seismic disturbance motions sensors disposed on the storage racks, a seismic disturbance control module in communication with the seismic disturbance sensors and configured to identify a seismic disturbance, and an automated case mapper configured to traverse the picking aisle, the automated case mapper being in communication with and initialized by the seismic disturbance control module to identify a seated position of at least one case unit within the storage structure.
US11767161B2
An Adjustable Lift Bar System for roll off containers and other applications used to enable a roll off to be compatible with a lift bar hoist system set at various heights; the system includes a lift bar having a crown; a pair of lift bar flanges and mounting flanges with a set of holes to receive removable fasteners and mounting flanges; a long spreader tube between the mounting flanges; a pair of short spreader tubes, bolt plates with a series of holes, the pair of vertical supports, and fasteners to adjustably secure the pair of the mounting flanges of the lift bar assembly to the pair of the bolt plates.
US11767144B2
The present invention regards a container comprising a support having a base, a lateral wall and an abutment flap emerging from the lateral wall. The container comprises a closure system movable between a closed condition and open condition, a first coupling portion carried by the closure system and a second coupling portion defined on the abutment flap. The first coupling portion is movable between a first operating position in which it is disengaged from the second coupling portion and a second operating position in which it is engaged with said second coupling portion. The first coupling portion comprises a central body from which a tab emerges that is engageable with the second coupling portion; the first coupling portion defines a removable portion configured for being separated from the closure system following a first opening of the container following an engagement between said first and second coupling portions.
US11767140B2
A container, comprising a container body and a container cover frame which are injection molded as a whole. The container body and the container cover frame are connected by means of breaking points; during sealing, the container body and the container cover frame are separated during the process of covering the container cover frame with a container cover film. The material cost is reduced, and the container can be used for multiple times; the provision of an anti-opening member on the container cover frame can prevent opening and avoid secondary sealing; by providing a sealing structure on the container body and the container cover frame, the container has a good sealing effect when reused for multiple times.
US11767134B2
For power-enhanced slew maneuvers, a method determines a power collection function for a satellite. The method determines a power cost function for the satellite. The method calculates a power enhanced slew maneuver based on the power collection function and the power cost function.
US11767130B2
A system for deploying and retrieving an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a UAV carrier including a UAV bay, where the system includes a UAV pad including a UAV pad base and a UAV pad coupler to couple the UAV to the UAV pad base; a mechanical arm including a first end configured to couple to the UAV carrier, and a second end configured to couple to the UAV pad; and a controller configured to determine a deployment position for the UAV pad, determine a retrieval position for the UAV pad, control the UAV pad, and control the mechanical arm.
US11767128B2
The embodiments described herein provide for lightning protection in aircrafts constructed with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP). In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) panel, a second CFRP panel that overlaps with the first CFRP panel in a vertical direction, and a fastener to join the first CFRP panel with the second CFRP panel, the fastener extending in the vertical direction in an area where the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel overlap. The apparatus further includes a plurality of electrically conductive pins in each of the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel, wherein the pins extend in the vertical direction proximate to the fastener to electrically connect the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel in the area where the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel overlap.
US11767120B2
A passenger seat assembly includes a riser attached to an upper surface of a floor of the vehicle, a seat attached to an upper surface of the riser, and at least one shell portion attached to the upper surface of the riser. The riser includes at least one door for accessing an interior volume of the riser. At least a portion of the interior volume of the riser is a luggage storage volume.
US11767111B1
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a fuselage body having a cavity that forms a cargo bay for transporting a payload; an access opening positioned in the cargo bay adapted to receive the payload; a winch system positioned in an upper portion of the fuselage body above the cargo bay, the winch system configured to suspend the payload within the cargo bay; wherein a tether has a first end attached to the winch system and a second end attached to a payload coupling apparatus that includes a downwardly extending slot positioned above a lip of the payload coupling apparatus, the lip of the payload coupling apparatus is configured to extend through an opening in the handle of the payload to secure the payload to the handle of the payload; and wherein the upper portion of the fuselage body includes a vertical handle slot for receiving the handle of the payload.
US11767108B2
The present invention relates to the field of heavier-than-air aircraft, such as airplanes and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and, in particular, to emergency rescue systems. The technical objective is accomplished by providing an aircraft, such as a drone, including a powerplant, a parachute, and a body. In particular, the parachute has a fixed shape, it is permanently in an opened state and is connected to the body by rigid braces, while the aircraft center of gravity is located below the aircraft aerodynamic center.
US11767107B2
A vibratory motion reduction system for a pylon assembly includes an inner member having an opening extending therein that receives a first end of the pylon assembly, an outer member moveably attached to the inner member, a tuning mass attached to the inner member and the outer member such that a vibratory motion of the pylon assembly accelerates the tuning mass, a spring member that couples to a second end of the pylon assembly, and the spring member and the tuning mass reduce the vibratory motion of the pylon assembly.
US11767106B1
An aircraft includes an airframe, and a coaxial main rotor assembly including a static mast and an upper rotor assembly and a lower rotor assembly rotatable about a main rotor axis defined by the static mast. The upper rotor assembly and the lower rotor assembly are independently rotatable about the static mast. A propulsion system includes at least one propulsion source for directly driving at least one of the upper rotor assembly and the lower rotor assembly and a flight control system is operably coupled to the propulsion system. The flight control system is operable to independently control a rotational speed of the upper rotor assembly and the lower rotor assembly relative to the static mast.
US11767096B2
A system for initiating a canopy release signal for a canopy of an aircraft includes a first striker secured to the canopy, and a first initiator assembly secured to a fuselage of the aircraft. The first initiator assembly has a protrusion. The first striker is configured to be rotated against the protrusion of the first initiator assembly. The canopy release signal is output in response to the first striker rotating against the protrusion of the first initiator assembly.
US11767093B2
A control device of a marine propulsion device, which has an engine and a propeller and is mounted on a hull. The control device includes a processor, and a non-transitory storage medium having program instructions stored thereon. The execution of the program instructions by the processor causes the control device to acquire a rotation speed of the engine or a rotation speed of the propeller, acquire a torque of the engine, acquire a speed of the hull, and determine whether a ventilation of the engine has occurred based on at least two among the acquired rotation speed, the acquired engine torque, and the acquired hull speed.
US11767087B2
A system and method for automatically joining a cut blank has a mandrel and clamps to conform the cut blank to the mandrel. The clamps include band clamps and pad clamps that pivot about axes that are obliquely angled with respect to the centerline of the mandrel. The clamp axes on one side of the centerline are a mirror image to the clamp axes on the other side. The cut blank has a line of symmetry and is clamped to the centerline of the mandrel with a locator bar. The clamps are then moved to a clamped position. In the clamped position, one edge of the cut blank meets another edge, and a robotic welder joins the edges.
US11767078B2
A drive arrangement for a bicycle may be provided with various interactive components configured to reliably and repeatably engage and disengage with one another both when new and after a period of wear. The drive arrangement may include a drive sprocket assembly connected to a driven sprocket assembly with a chain movable by a gear changer.
US11767076B2
A vehicle includes at least one of an electric vent valve configured to open and close an outside-air-introduction passage of a canister or an electric suction pump configured to suck gas in a gas passage through which the gas flows. The canister and at least one of the vent valve or the suction pump are disposed such that at least one of a virtual-left-right-center plane that includes a center in a left-right direction and is perpendicular to the left-right direction, a virtual-front-rear-center plane that includes a center in a front-rear direction and is perpendicular to the front-rear direction, or a virtual-up-down-center plane that includes a center in an up-down direction and is perpendicular to the up-down direction is located between a gravity center of the canister and at least one of a gravity center of the vent valve or a gravity center of the suction pump.
US11767074B2
A two-wheeled vehicle is provided including a frame, front and rear ground-engaging members each supporting the frame, a straddle-type seat, a handlebar for steering the vehicle, at least one light device configured to operate in a hazard mode, an engine supported by the frame and operably coupled to the ground-engaging members, a tilt sensor, and a vehicle control unit in communication with the tilt sensor. The vehicle control unit is operative to detect a tilt angle of the vehicle based on output from the tilt sensor. The vehicle control unit is operative to determine a tip-over condition of the vehicle based on the detected tilt angle exceeding a threshold tilt angle. The vehicle control unit activates the hazard mode of the at least one light in response to the determination of the tip-over condition.
US11767073B2
A dropper post assembly for supporting a bicycle seat may include an outer tube extending along a post axis and an inner tube configured to be axially slidable within the outer tube by a travel distance that is at least 200 mm between a retracted and an extended position. The inner tube may have an outer diameter that is between 25.5 mm and 30 mm, and when the inner tube is in the extended position a moment of inertia (Ix) taken adjacent the seat collar is at least 11,000 mm4. A spring cartridge may have an unlocked configuration in which the spring cartridge exerts an extension force (FE) on the inner tube that biases the inner tube toward the extended position, and a locked configuration in which the spring cartridge is operable to generate a degassing force (FD) of between about 90 lbs and about 140 lbs to resist movement of the inner tube toward the retracted configuration. An actuator may be operable to change the spring cartridge between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration.
US11767072B2
A method for mounting vehicle elements of a motor vehicle rear end of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle has a body on which a rear-end covering, rear lights and a trim are mounted. The mounting sequence is chosen in such a way that first of all the rear-end covering is arranged and fastened on the body, then the rear lights are arranged with orientation on the rear-end covering and then the trim is arranged with orientation on the rear-end covering and on the rear lights.
US11767065B2
A vehicle floor assembly having a floor panel and a pair of elongated members disposed along opposing sides of the floor panel. A central tunnel extends longitudinally between the pair of elongated members and has an upper surface elevated vertically from a planar extent of the floor panel. A crossmember beam is coupled to and spans between the pair of longitudinal members. The crossmember beam has a cross-sectional shape extending continuously along a length of the crossmember beam. The crossmember beam includes a curved shape along at least a section of the length of the crossmember beam that positions a lower surface of the crossmember beam above the upper surface of the central tunnel.
US11767056B2
The autonomous LC control is started in response to receiving a start instruction of autonomous lane change. When the driver performs a steering intervention in a same direction as a direction of steering requested by the autonomous LC control, and establishment of a stop condition of lane change is not recognized, during execution of the autonomous LC control, the autonomous driving control is continued. When the steering intervention in the same direction is performed, and establishment of the stop condition is recognized, during execution of the autonomous LC control, termination of the autonomous driving control is announced.
US11767050B2
An intermediate shaft assembly and method of assembly thereof. The intermediate shaft assembly includes a first shaft extending between a first end and a second end. The first shaft has a tubular wall portion with an inner surface bounding a hollow bore extending into said first end. The inner surface has a plurality of female splines and the tubular wall portion has at least one through opening. A second shaft extends between a coupling end and a connection end. The connection end has an outer surface sized for a clearance fit within the hollow bore. The outer surface has a plurality of male splines configured for an interdigitated fit with the female splines. The interdigitated fit establishes a clearance gap between the male splines and the female spines. A polymeric material at least partially fills the clearance gap and extends into the at least one through opening.
US11767041B2
A method of railroad track control includes partitioning a physical track block into a plurality of virtual track blocks, the physical track block defined by first and second insulated joints disposed at corresponding first and second ends of a length of railroad track. The presence of an electrical circuit discontinuity in one of the plurality of virtual track blocks; is detected and in response a corresponding virtual track block position code indicating the presence of the discontinuity in the one of the plurality of virtual track blocks is generated.
US11767035B2
A control system for parking a vehicle uses a directed graph representing a traffic network within parking space to determine a coarse path subsequently refined to control the vehicle according to refined path. The directed graph includes waypoints connected by edges, a waypoint defines a position and an orientation, while edge defines a collision free path for the vehicle. The coarse path is selected as a shortest route of waypoints connecting an initial waypoint on the directed graph closest to the initial state of the vehicle with a target waypoint on the directed graph closest to the target state of the vehicle. The refined path is a path on a tree constructed to reduce a deviation of a cost of a motion defined by a refined path connecting the initial node with the target node of the tree from a cost of the coarse path defining the route of waypoints.
US11767033B2
A system for avoiding a collision based on a vision includes a camera for filming a region ahead of a vehicle, a path generating device that sets a travelable region where the vehicle may travel by avoiding an obstacle in a vision of the region ahead of the vehicle filmed by the camera, and generates one or more travel paths in the travelable region, and a motion controller that selects one optimal path from the travel paths to perform a longitudinal control or a lateral control of the vehicle such that the vehicle travels along the optimal path.
US11767032B2
A system comprises a lead autonomous vehicle (AV), a control device associated with the lead AV, and a following AV. The control device receives a command to navigate the lead AV to avoid an unexpected road condition. The control device receives sensor data from a sensor of the lead AV, comprising location coordinates of objects ahead of the lead AV. The control device accesses environmental data associated with a portion of a road between the lead AV and following AV. The environmental data comprises location coordinates of objects between the lead AV and following AV. The control device determines whether an object in the sensor data or environmental data impedes performing the command by the following AV. The control device updates the command, if the control device determines that an object impedes performing the command by the following AV, and communicates the updated command to the following AV.
US11767029B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bend driving control method for an autonomous vehicle, a device and a storage medium, and relate to a field of perception and autonomous driving technologies. The method includes: obtaining an occupancy width of an autonomous vehicle on a target bend when the autonomous vehicle drives on the target bend; detecting location information of an obstacle on the target bend; and controlling a driving route of the autonomous vehicle on the target bend based on the occupancy width and the location information of the obstacle.
US11767013B2
A vehicle for predicting a risk of collision includes a controller configured to: calculate distances between the vehicle and left and right lines of a first lane, respectively, using a position of the vehicle and first lane width information of the first lane, calculate distances between the surrounding vehicle and left and right lines of a second lane, respectively, using a position of the surrounding vehicle and second lane width information of the second lane, calculate a second distance between the vehicle and the surrounding vehicle by reflecting the calculated distances between the vehicle and the left and right lines of the first lane or the calculated distances between the surrounding vehicle and the left and right lines of the second lane to a first distance, and predict a risk of collision between the vehicle and the surrounding vehicle based on the second distance.
US11767010B2
A driving assist system executes risk avoidance control for reducing a risk of collision with a target existing ahead of a vehicle. A vehicle state parameter includes imaginary relative position and velocity of the vehicle. A target state parameter includes expected direction and speed of movement the target. A risk value is expressed by a function of an estimated collision speed between the vehicle defined by the vehicle state parameter and the target defined by the target state parameter. The driving assist system sets multiple patterns of the target state parameter and sets a probability of each target state parameter. A partial risk value is the risk value when each target state parameter is used. A final risk value applied to the risk avoidance control is a sum of products of the probability and the partial risk value with respect to the multiple patterns of target state parameter.
US11767006B2
A rotor assembly for generating thrust for a vehicle. The rotor assembly includes a rotor hub and a plurality of rotor blade assemblies coupled to the rotor hub. Each rotor blade assembly includes a metallic bearing race, a composite rotor blade and a metallic coupling assembly. The composite rotor blade has a root section with a radially outwardly tapered outer surface. The metallic coupling assembly has a radially inwardly tapered inner surface that receives the radially outwardly tapered outer surface of the root section of the rotor blade therein to provide a centrifugal force seat for the rotor blade. The coupling assembly includes at least two circumferentially distributed coupling members. The coupling assembly is configured to couple the rotor blade to the bearing race and to provide a centrifugal force load path therebetween.
US11767001B2
A method for operating a brake system. A brake request signal is generated, and a setpoint brake pressure required in an active circuit is ascertained. An actual brake pressure is set according to the setpoint brake pressure. A wheel brake actuated by the active circuit is hydraulically decoupled from the pressure generation device by closing an isolation valve, which is situated between the pressure generation device and the wheel brake, the isolation valve is preloaded to a closed state counter to an inflow direction of a volume flow into a brake-side section between the isolation valve and the wheel brake. A hydraulic recoupling of the wheel brake takes place by opening the isolation valve in that the actual brake pressure is set according to the setpoint brake pressure and an opening force is simultaneously applied to the isolation valve such that a compensation of a closing force takes place.
US11766994B2
In a defroster structure, a first guide member is provided further toward a vehicle front side than a front-rear partitioning wall and at a vehicle transverse direction outer side, at an interior of a blow-out port. A second guide member is provided further toward a vehicle rear side than the front-rear partitioning wall and at the vehicle transverse direction outer side, at the interior of the blow-out port. The first guide member and the second guide member respectively extend toward the vehicle transverse direction outer side from a vehicle lower side toward a vehicle upper side.
US11766993B2
A power door system for a vehicle including a plurality of power-operated doors is provided. The system includes a passive remote entry device configured to emit a signal to one or more cooperating vehicle receivers and a controller configured to cause the power door system to open the at least one power-operated door when the passive remote entry device signal is received and an individual is detected in a predefined activation zone for a predetermined period of time. The system further includes a vehicle-mounted user detection device. The passive remote entry device may be selected from the group consisting of a key fob, a smart key, a key card, a cellular telephone or smartphone configured with a phone-as-a-key function, a Bluetooth®-activated and vehicle-recognized cellular telephone, a Bluetooth®-activated and vehicle-recognized smartphone, and a Bluetooth®-activated and vehicle-recognized smartwatch. Methods for controlling a power door system for a vehicle are described.
US11766988B2
The invention relates to a hybrid gas generator (10) which comprises a compressed gas chamber (20) and an igniting unit (30), wherein the compressed gas chamber (20) is closed by a first igniter-side bursting membrane (21) and a second bursting membrane (22). According to the invention, a first, rapidly burning-off pyrotechnic agent (51) and a second pyrotechnic agent (52) burning off slowly in comparison to the first pyrotechnic agent (51) are located in the hybrid gas generator (10), wherein the second bursting membrane (22) is openable by positive pressure which can be generated in the compressed gas chamber (20) and the first pyrotechnic agent (51) is separated from the second pyrotechnic agent (52) in such a manner that the positive pressure in the compressed gas chamber (20) for opening the second bursting membrane (22) can be generated by the first pyrotechnic agent (51).
US11766987B2
An OPW airbag has warp and weft threads woven together in a lower fabric layer, an upper fabric layer and a middle fabric layer arranged therebetween. The airbag has, arranged along a longitudinal axis, front, middle and rear portions. A generator mouth and an inflow region are in the front portion. Upper and lower main chambers are in the middle portion. A first plurality of lower stiffening chambers is in the rear portion between the middle and lower fabric layers. A second plurality of upper stiffening chambers is in the rear portion between the middle and upper fabric layers. At least one upper stiffening chamber, which is narrower compared to the lower stiffening chamber, is associated with each lower stiffening chamber. The lower stiffening chambers are each spaced apart by lower woven seams. Bridge chambers, which cover the lower woven seams, are arranged between the middle and upper fabric layers.
US11766986B2
Disclosed is a far-side airbag. Each section of the far-side airbag introduced in the present specification deploys in a different direction. That is, the far-side airbag introduced in the present specification comprises: a first inflation section that deploys in a reference direction; and a second inflation section that is connected to the first inflation section and deploys in a direction inclined by a set angle from the reference direction. This far-side airbag manufactured in such a configuration sufficiently supports occupants and does not rotate, and can thus safely protect the occupants.
US11766981B2
An occupant protecting device provided inside or below a seat cushion of a vehicle seat, containing: an airbag cushion capable of expanding and deploying to push up a seat surface of the seat cushion; and an inflator that supplies gas for expansion and deployment into the airbag cushion in the event of a vehicle emergency. The airbag cushion has front attaching points and rear attaching points attached to the vehicle seat side, and an expanding and deploying part that is expanded and deployed by the gas from the inflator. At least a portion of the expanding and deploying part overlaps itself in an up-down direction by folding between front attaching points and rear attaching points in a condition prior to expanding and deploying.
US11766976B2
A hybrid bumper assembly for a vehicle includes a steel reinforcement beam and aluminum crush cans attached to end portions of the steel reinforcement beam. The reinforcement beam has a multi-tubular shape that is formed by a high-strength steel sheet that is roll formed to provide at least two tubular portions. A crush can has an interfacing portion that is coupled to an end portion of the reinforcement beam. The end portions of the reinforcement beam and the interfacing portion of the crush cans may be configured to attach together using a select joining technology in a manner that minimizes or eliminates bimetallic or galvanic corrosion between the reinforcement beam and the crush cans.
US11766975B2
Controlling a vehicle comprises: providing, from an activation port, an activation signal for activating control of at least one of one or more electronically controllable devices during a high-speed activation time interval; and managing power consumed by an integrated circuit that includes two or more processor cores during the high-speed activation time interval. The managing includes: receiving the activation signal from the activation port, in response to the activation signal, executing at least a portion of stored code by a first subset of fewer than all of the processor cores at a first power level, and after the high-speed activation time interval, executing at least a portion of the stored code by a second subset of one or more of the processor cores at a second power level lower than the first power level.
US11766973B2
There is provided a panel capable of assembling a first member and a second member in a small space while suppressing the influence of dimensional variation. Panel 11 is attached to attachment section 15. Panel 11 includes first member 20 formed in an elongated shape. Panel 11 includes second member 21 fixed to a back side of first member 20. Panel 11 includes locking section 24 formed on either first member 20 or second member 21 and locked to attachment section 15. Panel 11 includes positioning section 22 that positions first member 20 and second member 21 relative to each other. Panel 11 includes fixing section 23 that fixes first member 20 and second member 21 to each other. Locking section 24, positioning section 22, and fixing section 23 are arranged side by side in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of first member 20.
US11766968B2
A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mounting structure and a mirror head pivotally mounted at the mounting structure via a pivot joint. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a display and mirror assembly, which includes a frame portion, a video display screen at a front side of the frame portion, and a mirror reflective element at a front side of the video mirror display screen. The mirror reflective element includes a variable reflectivity liquid crystal (VRLC) stack of layers, which have a liquid crystal (LC) layer disposed between a rear glass substrate and a front glass substrate. The front and rear glass substrates are integrated in the VRLC stack of layers. With the mounting structure mounted at an interior portion of a vehicle, the video display screen is operable to display video images derived from video images provided by an ECU of the vehicle.
US11766967B2
A display apparatus used for a vehicle is provided. The display apparatus may include a display unit configured to show an external environment around the vehicle and having flexibility, and a housing configured to support the display unit, in which the display unit is folded when the display apparatus is not used, the display unit is unfolded when the display apparatus is used, and an operation of the display unit is performed by a drive unit embedded in the housing.
US11766957B2
A seatback adjustment assembly may include a recliner heart, an attachment plate, and a lever. The recliner heart is operable in an unlocked state permitting relative rotation between a seatback and a seat bottom and a locked state preventing relative rotation between the seatback and the seat bottom. The attachment plate is rotationally fixed to the recliner heart. The lever is rotatable between a first state in which the lever is engaged with the attachment plate and a second state in which the lever is disengaged from the attachment plate. When lever is in the first state and the recliner heart is in the unlocked state, rotation of the recliner heart causes corresponding rotation of the seatback relative to the seat bottom. However, the seatback is configured to rotate relative to the seat bottom without causing corresponding rotation of the recliner heart when the lever is in the second state.
US11766955B1
A vehicle occupancy alarm assembly includes an alert unit that has an input port which is compatible with an on board diagnostic port thereby facilitating the alert unit to be placed in electrical communication with a computer system of a vehicle. The alert unit is actuatable into a first condition to emit an audible alert when the alert unit detects that a rear seat belt is coupled thereby alerting a driver of the vehicle that a passenger is buckled into the rear seat belt. The alert unit is actuatable into a second condition to emit an audible alert when the alert unit detects that the driver's side door is ajar thereby alerting the driver to check for a passenger in the rear seat. The alert unit is actuatable into a third condition to emit an audible alert when the alert unit detects that the vehicle transmission has been placed in a parking gear thereby alerting the driver to check for a passenger in the rear seat.
US11766954B2
A control method and system of neutral section passing of multi-locomotive short broke trains. Distance traveled by a train after a primary multiple unit enters a neutral section is calculated in real time, so that a neutral section passing procedure of a secondary multiple unit is effectively controlled, thereby solving the problem that when the multi-locomotive short broke trains operate with double-raised pantographs, if the distance between the two pantographs is shorter than the length of a neutral zone of a neutral section and longer than the length of a no-electricity zone of the neutral section, when the two pantographs pass through the neutral sections, the two pantographs will span the two neutral sections and generate an interphase short circuit. The method improves safety of the EMU when it passing neutral section and ensure that the EMU can reliably pass through the neutral section with double-raised pantographs. The present invention has the advantages of being safe, reliable, easy to implement and convenient to promote and apply.
US11766953B2
This disclosure details thermal management systems for thermally managing electrified vehicle components. An exemplary thermal management system may be configured to direct a coolant through a battery bypass loop that bypasses a traction battery pack based on an amount of heat rejection into the coolant from a water charge air cooler.
US11766951B2
A through the road (TTR) hybridization strategy is proposed to facilitate introduction of hybrid electric vehicle technology in a significant portion of current and expected trucking fleets. In some cases, the technologies can be retrofitted onto an existing vehicle (e.g., a truck, a tractor unit, a trailer, a tractor-trailer configuration, at a tandem, etc.). In some cases, the technologies can be built into new vehicles. In some cases, one vehicle may be built or retrofitted to operate in tandem with another and provide the hybridization benefits contemplated herein. By supplementing motive forces delivered through a primary drivetrain and fuel-fed engine with supplemental torque delivered at one or more electrically-powered drive axles, improvements in overall fuel efficiency and performance may be delivered, typically without significant redesign of existing components and systems that have been proven in the trucking industry.
US11766943B2
A drive system includes a first drive train and a second drive train coupled by a differential assembly. Each drive train include a motor, an output gear, and a clutch assembly that engages and disengages the output gear from respective halfshafts. The differential assembly is configured to couple the first and second halfshafts, and connect/disconnect the first output gear and the first halfshaft. The differential assembly includes, for example, side gears, a spider gearset, and an actuator for engaging and disengaging the differential casing from the first output gear. A control system is configured to actuate actuators of clutch assemblies and/or a differential assembly to achieve one or more drive modes for each drive axis. The control system determines the first drive mode, controls the clutch assemblies and differential assemblies, and controls one or more motors. The drive modes include, for example, torque vectoring, fully locked, single motor, and neutral.
US11766932B2
An off-road vehicle includes a frame, a front suspension, and a rear suspension. In some examples of the off-road vehicle, the rear suspension includes trailing arms with are pivotally attached to the frame rearward of an operator area. Further, the frame can include a front subframe assembly and a rear subframe assembly which are easily removable from the main frame of the vehicle to permit access to various components of the off-road vehicle.
US11766931B2
A car having: a frame; two rear drive wheels; two rear suspensions, which support the two rear wheels; a drivetrain having two axle shafts, which transmit the motion to the rear drive wheels; a rear subframe, which is fixed to the frame in four fixing points through the interposition of elastic isolating elements, directly supports at least part of the drivetrain, and provides a coupling for the rear suspensions. The four fixing points are substantially arranged at the same vertical height. The frame has two “C”-shaped elements, each having its two ends in the area of two fixing points. Two stiffening beams are provided, each arranged longitudinally and screwed to the frame in the area of the ends of a corresponding “C”-shaped element.
US11766927B2
A vehicle includes: a low voltage battery constituted by a lithium-ion battery, the low voltage battery supplying an electric power to an electric component mounted to a vehicle; a high voltage battery constituted by a lithium-ion battery, the high voltage battery having an output voltage higher than an output voltage of the low voltage battery; a first rotating electrical machine that operates by an electric power supplied from the high voltage battery, the first rotating electrical machine generating a torque for driving the vehicle; and a second rotating electrical machine for starting the engine. The second rotating electrical machine operates by an electric power supplied from the high voltage battery.
US11766924B2
Provided is a power supply apparatus that can be disposed below a floor panel of a vehicle, including: a wiring structural body that is disposed below the floor panel, and is routed such that a first high-voltage wire harness, a second high-voltage wire harness, and a low-voltage wire harness extend along the wiring structural body; a high-voltage electricity storage device disposed below the wiring structural body; a first low-voltage electricity storage device and a second low-voltage electricity storage device that are disposed below the wiring structural body; and a 100-V charger, a first DC/DC converter, and a second DC/DC converter that are disposed below the wiring structural body.
US11766916B2
A device for mounting an air-conditioner compressor on a vehicle body of a motor vehicle, having a retaining unit, which is mounted by at least two bearing elements on the vehicle body and to which the air-conditioner is attached. The retaining unit is arranged on a driven axle of the motor vehicle. In addition to the air-conditioner compressor, a drive assembly of the motor vehicle is attached to the retaining unit. The drive assembly is mounted by at least two further bearing elements on the vehicle body.
US11766908B2
A retractable wheel and/or track drive assembly for an amphibian comprising an actuator, a retraction linkage assembly movable between a protracted position and a retracted position, a suspension assembly at least partially connected to the retraction linkage assembly and movable between a protracted position and a retracted position, and at least one wheel and/or track drive, wherein when the retraction linkage assembly and the suspension assembly are protracted then the retraction linkage and/or suspension assembly supports and/or holds at least one wheel and/or track drive in a ground engaging position for use on land.
US11766904B2
A pin assist device that eliminates the need to use a separate tool to insert and/or extract a cotter, or other fastening, pin. The pin assist device allows the user to easily insert or extract a pin in locations that are difficult to reach, in all types of weather and virtually all conditions. Related pin assist devices, hitch pins, and hitch pin assemblies are also disclosed.
US11766900B2
A tire includes at least one annular structure configured to interface with a wheel. The tire also includes a circumferential tread disposed in a crown region of the tire and an intermediate elastomeric layer having a conductive bleeder cord. The conductive bleeder cord extends from the annular structure to at least a middle third of a tread width and includes a metallic component that conducts electric charge and a textile component that permits gas evacuation.
US11766897B2
Tread of a tire for an agricultural vehicle having each lug (3) extending over a radial height H in a radial direction (ZZ′) from a bottom surface (5) to a contact face (6), extending over an axial width L in an axial direction (YY′) from an axially inner end face (7) to an axially outer end face (8), and extending over a mean thickness E in the circumferential direction (XX′) from a trailing face (9) to a leading face (10). The leading face (10) of each lug (3) comprises a discontinuity (11) that extends circumferentially in the direction of the trailing face (9), axially inwards from the axially outer end face (8) and radially inwards from the contact face (6). The discontinuity (11) on the leading face (10) of each lug (3) is continued by a recess (12) formed in the bottom surface (5).
US11766896B2
A pneumatic tyre includes a tread portion including a shoulder land portion having a tread edge. The shoulder land portion is provided with shoulder lateral grooves extending inwardly in a tyre axial direction from the tread edge so as to define shoulder block elements therebetween, and at least one protrusion protruding from an outer surface in the tyre axial direction of the respective shoulder land portion. The protrusion includes first portions provided on the respective shoulder block elements and extending in a tyre radial direction, and a second portion located inwardly in the tyre radial direction of one of the shoulder lateral grooves and extending in a tyre circumferential direction to connect inner portions of at least two first portions.
US11766891B2
A pneumatic tire includes an innerliner and a tie rubber. A rubber composition for an innerliner constituting the innerliner includes from 25 to 75 parts by mass of a carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area from 25 to 95 m2/g, from 1 to 13 parts by mass of a resin, and from 0.1 to 1.8 parts by mass of zinc oxide, per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber containing from 50 to 100 parts by mass of halogenated butyl rubber, and the dynamic storage modulus at −45° C. of the rubber composition is not greater than 600 Mpa.
US11766885B2
A security document has a carrier element which has a surface with a principal plane and a personalization region. A personalization layer is applied to the surface, such that the surface of the carrier element in the personalization region is configured with a plurality of structure elements uniformly aligned with each other and raised with respect to the principal plane. The structure elements of the plurality of structure elements are configured immediately adjacent to each other and the structure elements are configured with a center distance between vertical axes of the respective structure elements of less than 250 μm.
US11766884B2
A main frame extending in a first direction, a side frames extending in a second direction that intersects with the first direction, the side frames being fixed to the main frame, and a supported member extending in the first direction and supported by the side frame are included, wherein the side frame includes a first frame portion extending in the second direction and a second frame portion extending from the first frame portion in the first direction, the second frame portion being in surface contact with the main frame, and in plan view from the second direction, an abutting portion that abuts the main frame is provided at the first frame portion and a fixing portion is provided at the second frame portion, the fixing portion being fixed to the main frame at a position where the second frame portion overlaps with the first frame portion.
US11766880B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided a printer including a print head, a platen roller, a sheet position sensor, an antenna, and a movable portion. The print head is configured to print on a strip-shaped sheet. The platen roller is configured to move the sheet pinched between the platen roller and the print head along a longitudinal direction of the sheet. The sheet position sensor is provided on a substrate disposed on an upstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the sheet, and is configured to detect a position of the sheet. The antenna is provided on the substrate and is configured to write information to a wireless tag provided on the sheet. The movable portion is configured to move the substrate along a width direction of the sheet.
US11766875B2
A three-dimensional object printing apparatus includes a liquid discharge head having a nozzle surface provided with a nozzle array including a plurality of nozzles for discharging a liquid, a moving mechanism that changes a position of the liquid discharge head with respect to a three-dimensional workpiece, and a sensor that detects a positional relationship of the liquid discharge head with respect to the workpiece, in which when an axis parallel to a normal line of the nozzle surface is set as a first axis, an axis parallel to the nozzle surface and intersecting an extending direction of the nozzle array is set as a second axis, and an axis that intersects both the first axis and the second axis is set as a third axis, the sensor detects a relative positional relationship of the liquid discharge head with respect to the workpiece in a direction along the third axis.
US11766854B2
The invention relates to a composite material for shielding electromagnetic radiation, a raw material for additive manufacturing methods and a product comprising the material as well as a method of manufacturing the product. The composite material according to the invention can serve as a material protecting electronic elements, electronic devices or living organisms from electromagnetic radiation in the microwave and terahertz range (0.3-10000 GHz).
US11766847B2
A multilayer plate with composite material and a method thereof are described. The multilayer plate includes an aluminum-based thin sheet and a composite material layer. The aluminum-based thin sheet includes a first passivation layer, an aluminum-based metal layer, and a second passivation layer sequentially. The aluminum-based thin sheet includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first and second surfaces are set with micro holes. A diameter of the micro holes in the second surface is ranging from 0.5 μm to 10 μm. The composite material layer includes a thermoplastic polymer and a fiber material. The composite material layer has a third surface and a fourth surface opposite each other. The second surface is adjacent to or connected to the third surface. At least one portion of the thermoplastic polymer fills into the micro holes in the second surface.
US11766831B2
An additive fabrication approach involves fabricating a platform on a build plate. The fabrication system is then calibrated based on the fabricated platform, and an object is then fabricating on the fabricated platform according to the calibration.
US11766825B2
A three-dimensional printing system includes a build platform, a movement mechanism, a coating module, a consolidation module, and a controller. The controller is configured to (1) operate the movement mechanism and the coating module to deposit a new powder layer over an upper surface of the build platform or powder, (2) operate the consolidation module to selectively consolidate the new powder layer, and (3) repeat (1) and (2) until a three-dimensional article is fabricated from a plurality of layers. Step (1) includes, at least one of the plurality of layers (a) operate the movement mechanism and the coating module to deposit a first sublayer of powder having a thickness T1 over the upper surface, and (b) operate the movement mechanism and the coating module to deposit a second sublayer of powder having at thickness T2 over the first sublayer of powder. T2 is less than 20% of T1.
US11766823B2
A method or apparatus for creating a three-dimensional tissue construct of a desired shape for repair or replacement of a portion of an organism. The method may comprise injecting at least one biomaterial in a three-dimensional pattern into a first material such that the at least one biomaterial is held in the desired shape of the tissue construct by the first material. The apparatus may comprise an injector configured to inject at least one biomaterial in a three-dimensional pattern into a first material such that the at least one biomaterial is held in the desired shape of the tissue construct by the first material. The first material may comprise a yield stress material, which may be a material exhibiting Herschel-Bulkley behavior. The tissue construct may have a smallest feature size of ten micrometers or less.
US11766815B2
An injection molded component includes a wall that has an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface. A sensor is molded into one of the inner wall surface and the outer wall surface. A channel is at least partially surrounding the sensor.
US11766812B2
An injection molding system includes an extruding system. The extruding system includes a mixing unit configured to receive the polymeric material from the melting unit and configured to mix a polymeric material with a blowing agent and to form a mixture, wherein the mixing unit includes a mixing rotor disposed in a hollow mixing cartridge, and a ratio of a shortest distance between an inner sidewall of the hollow mixing cartridge and the mixing rotor to a diameter of the mixing rotor is in a range of 1:1500 to 1:4500. The injection molding system further includes a discharging channel communicable with the extruding system, a molding device configured to receive the mixture from the discharging channel, and a supporting device configured to facilitate an engagement of the discharging channel and the molding device, the supporting device includes a first element protrudes from the extruding system and a second element disposed on the molding device.
US11766784B1
The invention provides a motion capture method of a robotic arm, including: fastening a visual sensor on a robotic arm to acquire data as a source domain, fastening an inertial sensor on a corresponding human arm to acquire data as a target domain, and establishing a state space expression of a system; setting an optimal unknown state observed joint distribution by using a total probability theory and an observed prediction distribution of the source domain as a condition, decomposing a conditional joint observed distribution model, and solving an optimal distribution using KL divergence; and transferring knowledge of the source domain measured by the visual sensor into the target domain measured by the inertial sensor based on a Kalman filter and the total probability theory, performing data fusion based on Kalman filtering, and predicting a state of the system at a next moment to implement motion capture of the robotic arm.
US11766776B2
Embodiments of the present application provide a method based on an optical fiber communication network for controlling a robot, a storage medium and an electronic device. The method includes: converting an acquired electrical control signal of the robot to an optical control signal; broadcasting the optical control signal over a downlink of the optical fiber communication network; filtering the optical control signal based on a port identifier to obtain an optical control signal corresponding to the port identifier; converting the optical control signal corresponding to the port identifier to an electrical control signal; and sending the electrical control signal to an actuator of the robot. According to the embodiments of the present application, the number of wirings inside the robot is reduced, the wiring complexity is reduced, and the bandwidth for communication and anti-electromagnetic interference capabilities in the control system are improved.
US11766771B2
A clinch fastener mechanism including a pivoting base configured to be pivotally connected to a pneumatic fastener tool. The clinch fastener mechanism further includes a clinch arm pivotally connected to the pivoting base at a proximal end of the clinch arm; and a clinch plate disposed on a distal end of the clinch arm, wherein tool operates within three pressure zones. The system may also include a two-valve system which works by moving pressure throughout three specific zones. The first pressure zone has pressure introduced to it by the user attaching the tool to a pressure delivery source, such as a compressor, or other source. The second pressure zone may be used to operate the clinch arm or a safety mechanism. Mechanical safeties may be configured to prevent accidental or double firing of the tool.
US11766764B1
A retrievable shaft locking mechanism for axial and rotational locking on smooth round shafts with a lever providing tensioning of the clamping ring and vectorially supporting a clamping action through a horizontal dowel pin.
US11766762B1
A workholding system includes an adjustable vise, a fixed vise, and a fixture plate. The adjustable vise and the fixed vise are secured to the fixture plate using a T-slot and a fastener. The system includes multiple precision locating surfaces, including interchangeable precision locating surfaces, to secure a working part. In one embodiment, a T-slot fastener facilitates the creation of an entire workholding system that facilitates the rapid installation of studs into receiving members. The fastener includes a quarter turn fastener used in workholding applications to quickly hold and release components of the system, such as tooling, parts, and plates. The compact design of the system makes possible the ability to insert the quarter turn fastener into a device that can fit into a T-slot and still have considerable holding power. The system is lower in cost than other solutions.
US11766759B2
Embodiments relate to a porous polyurethane polishing pad for use in a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process of semiconductors and a process for preparing the same. According to the embodiments, the size and distribution of the plurality of pores contained in the porous polyurethane polishing pad can be adjusted. Thus, it is possible to provide a porous polyurethane polishing pad that has enhanced physical properties such as a proper level of withstand voltage, excellent polishing performance (i.e., polishing rate), and the like.
US11766755B2
It is possible to improve workpiece machining efficiency by efficiently receiving and delivering a workpiece from/to each workpiece holder and shortening a time required for workpiece conveyance. A workpiece conveyance system is a workpiece conveyance system that receives and delivers workpieces W to be machined to n spindles (workpiece holders, where n is an integer satisfying n≥2) that hold and rotate the workpieces W, and includes a main loader including n+m main loader chucks (where m is an integer satisfying m≥1) that receive and deliver workpieces from/to the n spindles or n relay loaders disposed corresponding to the n respective spindles to receive and deliver the workpieces W from/to the main shafts.
US11766754B2
A conveyance apparatus includes two clamp mechanisms. Each of the clamp mechanisms is configured to freely change its state among a fully clamping state, a semi-clamping state, and a non-clamping state. When an object is delivered from a first clamp mechanism that is holding the object to a second clamp mechanism, the second clamp mechanism is brought into the semi-clamping state to temporarily hold the object. Then, the first clamp mechanism is brought into the non-clamping state and the second clamp mechanism is brought into the fully clamping state.
US11766753B2
The disclosure provides a milling system and method under different lubrication conditions. The system uses a tool to mill the workpiece, a force measuring system to measure the milling force, a tool change system to replace the tools, a tool storage to store the tools. It can store the tools, provide the lubricating oil to the milling surface, select different tools according to different processing conditions, select the best angle differences of the unequal spiral angle tools according to different conditions comprising dry cutting, casting-type lubrication, minimal quantities of lubrication or minimal quantities of nanofluid lubrication, and/or choose the optimal tool according to different cutting parameters in order to obtain the minimum milling force.
US11766751B2
Provided is a laser machine which achieves an enhanced durability against laser beam irradiation. A workpiece transfer device for carrying a workpiece into and out of a workpiece machining chamber, has a turntable device and a partition wall. The partition wall is secured to the top surface of the turntable device, partitioning the top surface of the turntable device into a plurality of workpiece mounting tables on which workpieces can be mounted. The partition wall has: a first plate forming one surface of the partition wall and formed of aluminum alloy; a second plate forming the other surface of the partition wall and formed of aluminum alloy; and a frame for securing the first plate and the second plate in a spaced apart relationship.
US11766747B2
A surface cooler configured to be operably coupled to an aircraft fan casing includes a body having a first surface configured to confront the aircraft fan casing and a second surface opposite the first surface, multiple fluid passages located within the body, and a set of fins located on at least the second surface of the body.
US11766746B2
A method for processing a transparent workpiece that includes directing a laser beam the transparent workpiece. The laser beam incident to the impingement surface has an oblong angular spectrum and portion of the laser beam directed into the transparent workpiece is a laser beam focal line and generates an induced absorption to produce a defect within the transparent workpiece. The laser beam focal line includes a wavelength λ, a spot size wo, a Rayleigh range ZR that is greater than F D π w o 2 λ , where FD is a dimensionless divergence factor comprising a value of 10 or greater, and an internal beam angle of greater than 10° relative to a plane orthogonal to an impingement surface at an impingement location, such that the defect has a defect angle within the transparent workpiece of greater than 10° relative to a plane orthogonal to the impingement surface at the impingement location.
US11766745B2
An additive manufacturing system includes one or more processors configured to determine one or more geometrical characteristics of each of multiple segments of a build part at a candidate position of the build part relative to an additive manufacturing instrument. The one or more geometrical characteristics include an angle of incidence between a beam line extending from an electromagnetic energy source of the additive manufacturing instrument and a surface normal of a respective skin of the corresponding segment proximate to the beam line. The one or more processors are configured to determine, based on one or more geometrical characteristics of the segments at the candidate position, one or more locations of support material to be formed adjacent the build part during a build process of the build part.
US11766739B2
A laser machining system for machining a workpiece uses a laser beam, preferably for cutting or welding a workpiece using a laser beam. The laser machining system includes a machining head with a housing having an opening for emitting the laser beam from the machining head, a measuring device configured to direct an optical measurement beam through the opening, and an optical unit for aligning the laser beam and the optical measurement beam, the optical unit being settable to adjust the laser beam and the optical measurement beam perpendicular to the optical axis of the machining head in the region of the opening. The measuring device is further configured to determine a setting of the optical unit corresponding to the central alignment of the laser beam on the basis of measurement values based on reflections of the optical measurement beam for different settings of the optical unit.
US11766738B2
A method of friction-stir welding, FSW, a joint J, for example a T joint and/or a lap joint, between a first workpiece W1 and a second workpiece W2, is described. The method comprises: performing a first pass P1 of FSW of the joint J by moving therealong a first tool (10), comprising a first probe (100) rotating in a first rotational direction RD1, in a first movement direction MD1 defining a first line L1, on a first side S1 of the joint J, comprising: inserting the first probe (100) to a first depth D1, thereby providing a first welded region WR1; withdrawing at least partially the first probe (100), thereby providing a first partially welded and/or unwelded region PWUR1; and fully withdrawing the first probe (100), thereby resulting in a first exit hole EXH1; performing a second pass P2 of FSW of the joint J by moving therealong a second tool (20), comprising a second probe (200) rotating in a second rotational direction RD2, in a second movement direction MD2 defining a second line L2, on the first side S1 of the joint J, comprising: inserting the second probe (200) to a second depth D2, thereby providing a second welded region WR2; optionally withdrawing at least partially the second probe (200); and fully withdrawing the second probe 200, thereby resulting in a second exit hole EXH2; wherein the second welded region WR2 includes the first exit hole EXH1; and wherein the second exit hole EXH2 is included in the first welded region WR1.
US11766733B2
In certain embodiments, a system includes a welding-type system including circuitry configured to receive direct current (DC) power directly from a distributed DC bus, to generate a current using the received DC power, and to isolate the welding-type system from the distributed DC bus.
US11766732B2
An automated welding system includes a welding robot and control circuitry. The welding bug robot includes a welding torch. The welding bug robot is configured to move on a track disposed around a circumference of a first pipe and perform a root pass welding operation at a joint between the first pipe and a second pipe. The control circuitry is configured to control movement of the welding bug robot around the circumference of the first pipe, apply a high energy welding phase via the welding torch to establish a first root condition, and apply a low energy welding phase via the welding torch to establish a second root condition.
US11766728B2
A manufacturing method of a textured and coated electrode wire, comprising: selecting a copper-zinc alloy as a core material, preparing, by means of electroplating/hot-dipping, a metal zinc coating on a surface of the wire material, then performing pre-treatment on the coated electrode wire by means of discontinuous diffusion annealing to obtain a coated electrode wire material having a multi-layer structure of Zn/β-brass & γ-brass/α-brass, and then using multiple cold drawing treatments and a stress-relief annealing treatment to modify the electrode wire and obtain a textured and coated electrode wire material. Compared to conventional copper alloy electrode wires and zinc-coated electrode wires, the material has advantages of a fast cutting speed, low cutting cost, low environmental pollution, etc., wherein the cutting speed increases by 12% or more when compared with copper alloy electrode wire, the wire breakage rate during cutting processes decreases by 30%, and the replacement time interval of an ion-exchange resin filter for cooling water increases by 10%.
US11766710B1
A multi-size adjustable mouth, expanding device comprises a machine frame; a lower spindle module having s a lower spindle and a first gear, the periphery of the front end of the lower spindle is configured with a mouth expanding convex ring to enlarge the tube mouth; an upper spindle module, which includes an upper spindle, a second gear, and an expanding concave wheel, the upper spindle front end is mounted on the front end of the machine frame in a form that it can be displaced upward and downward, the periphery of the expanding concave wheel is configured with a mouth expanding groove, and the mouth expanding groove is placed on the upper side of the mouth expanding convex ring; a driving device, which is connected on the rear end of the lower spindle, and which is used to drive the lower spindle to rotate.
US11766709B2
A forming die includes a first die component with a male bead and a second die component with a female bead. The male bead and the female bead form a bead with a reverse bead geometry with the male bead having a groove and the female bead having a protrusion complimentary with the groove such that the protrusion is aligned with the groove when the male bead extends into the female bead. The male bead includes a push surface, a pair of sidewalls extending from the push surface to a main surface of the first die component, and the groove extends inwardly into the rib. And the female bead includes a stop surface and a pair of sidewalls extending from the stop surface to a main surface of the second die component, and the protrusion extends outwardly from the stop surface into the female bead.
US11766708B2
In a method for producing a cooling plate, a workpiece in the form of a flat material blank with uniform material thickness is precisely centered in a tool. A substantially radially extending flat peripheral edge of the workpiece is formed by an outer punch of the tool, as the workpiece is held down by an inner punch of the tool and the outer punch is pressed against the peripheral edge to thereby reduce the material thickness of the peripheral edge. Pins are formed on a coolant-swept effective surface of a base of the workpiece by the inner punch through pressing in cooperation with pin forming openings of the tool as the outer punch is held down, such that the pins protrude approximately perpendicular beyond the base and are surrounded by the peripheral edge.
US11766707B2
A threading die (100) for cold-drawing a metal wire (4) is described; the threading die comprises a hole (103) for the inlet of the wire to be drawn and the hole comprises a conical part (106) for drawing the metal wire and a truncated-cone shaped part (105) which precedes the conical part in the advance path of the metal wire and wherein no decrease in the diameter of the metal wire occurs; the base with the greater diameter (111) of the truncated-cone shaped part precedes the base with the shorter diameter (112) in the advance path of the metal wire.
US11766694B2
An adhesive dispensing system for applying liquid adhesive to a substrate using different nozzles with the same manifold is disclosed. The adhesive dispensing system includes a manifold having a body, a first clamp configured to engage the body of the manifold, a second clamp configured to engage the body of the manifold, and a nozzle. The first and second clamps secure the nozzle to the body of the manifold. The body of the manifold has a first contact surface that engages the first clamp and a second contact surface that engages the second clamp and the nozzle, where the second contact surface is angularly offset from the first contact surface.
US11766692B2
A device for applying a viscous material to workpieces includes a housing, an application channel extending in the housing up to an outlet opening, and a needle valve for opening and closing the application channel at a valve seat. An actuating element is mounted in the housing for rotation about a rotational axis extending parallel to a longitudinal direction in which the valve needle of the needle valve is movable relative to the housing. The actuating element has, in the radial lateral surface thereof, a guide groove extending circumferentially all around and curved in the axial direction in which at least one pin extending in the radial direction engages. The valve needle is connected to the actuating element or the at least one pin so that rotation of the actuating element about the rotational axis causes movement of the valve needle relative to the housing in the longitudinal direction.
US11766688B2
A set including a pump dispenser for discharging pharmaceutical or cosmetic liquids and an external evaluation unit, which is designed to be exchangeable so that, after the pump dispenser has been emptied, the evaluation unit can be attached to a new pump dispenser. The evaluation unit can be attached to the discharging head of the pump dispenser such that the evaluation unit detects an actuation button and can be partially displaced with same. The evaluation unit can alternatively have a receiving container which is open on at least one side and into which the pump dispenser can be inserted and the force application of which is detected on actuation.
US11766684B2
A fan-shaped air suction spray nozzle automatically adjusting an air suction speed is provided in the present invention, which includes a spray nozzle body and a liquid channel, the spray nozzle body being provided with a liquid channel in communication with a nozzle hole, and further includes a pressure groove and an air intake channel, wherein an inlet section of the liquid channel is in communication with the pressure groove, and the air intake channel is in communication with the liquid channel after penetrating through the pressure groove; an air intake orifice plate is installed in the pressure groove through an elastic damping apparatus, and a change of the pressure at an inlet of the liquid channel causes the air intake orifice plate to move between the pressure groove and the air intake channel; the air intake orifice plate is provided with several through holes of the same or different sizes, which are configured to change the air intake volume in the liquid channel as the air intake orifice plate moves in the pressure groove.
US11766674B2
A tumble trimmer system having a tumbler barrel with a perforated axle adapted for introducing a freezing agent such as liquid carbon dioxide or other liquefied gas adapted to flash freeze the plant material when infused into the mesh tumbler barrel, the mesh tumbler barrel adapted with mesh netting or screening for trimming and/or separating plant material enclosed therein, and with an open funnel or chute positioned below the tumbler barrel adapted to catch and direct trimmed and/or separated plant material exiting the tumbler barrel into a bin or container positioned under the funnel or chute, wherein the perforated axle comprises a plurality of perforations positioned around a circumference of and along an entire length of the axle.
US11766668B2
Molecular sieves comprising intergrowths of cha and aft having an “sfw-GME tail”, at least one structure directing agent (SDA) within the framework of the molecular sieve, an intergrowth of CHA and GME framework structures, cha cavities, and aft cavities are described. A first SDA comprising either an N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylpiperidinium cation or a N,N-diethyl-2,6-dimethylpiperidinium cation is required. A second SDA, which can further be present, is a CHA or an SFW generating cation. The amount of the second SDA-2 used can change the proportion of the components in the cha-aft-“sfw-GME tail”. Activated molecular sieves formed from SDA containing molecular sieves are also described. Compositions for preparing these molecular sieves are described. Methods of preparing a SDA containing JMZ-11, an activated JMZ-11, and metal containing activated JMZ-11 are described. Methods of using activated JMZ-11 and metal containing activated JMZ-11 in a variety of processes, such as treating exhaust gases and converting methanol to olefins are described.
US11766664B2
Disclosed herein are a dehydrogenation catalyst having single-atom cobalt loaded onto a silica support that has undergone pretreatment including a thermal treatment and a high-temperature aqueous treatment (reaction), a preparation method therefor, and a method for producing olefins by dehydrogenating corresponding paraffins, particularly light paraffins in the presence of the dehydrogenation catalyst.
US11766652B2
A device for processing a flow of particulate material by contact with a gas flow includes a housing defining a processing chamber. This chamber includes a gas distribution plate having openings. The gas distribution plate separates a lower gas plenum from a solid-gas contact zone. The contact zone has at least one cylindrical partition upstanding from the gas distribution plate dividing an inner section from an adjacent annular outer section. The at least one partition is provided with a transfer opening for the particulate material. The housing is also provided with an inlet for supplying particulate material to the inner section and an outlet for discharging processed particulate material from the annular outer section.
US11766651B1
A sealed, passively pumped, polycrystalline ceramic vacuum chamber and method for fabricating the chamber are disclosed. The body of the vacuum chamber is made from a polycrystalline ceramic, for example, alumina. The vacuum chamber includes one or more windows made from a transparent ceramic, for example, sapphire, to accommodate optical access, while remaining amorphous-glass free to minimize or eliminate helium permeation. The vacuum chamber components are joined via laser welding or furnace brazing and the completed chamber is bakeable at temperatures up to 400° C. The vacuum chamber can operate at high or ultra-high vacuum pressures for an extended period through the use of one or more getter-based pumps. The vacuum chamber may include one or more atomic sources depending upon the application.
US11766649B2
A process for coating carrier particles with inhalable drug guest particles, the process including providing an apparatus including a processing vessel having solid walls defining a chamber for receiving the particles and adding the particles to the chamber. Next, the cylindrical processing vessel is rotated about an axis to impart a centrifugal force of between 10 and 2100 g on the particles. Further a process coats carrier particles with guest particles, wherein the carrier particles include a material or a drug and wherein the guest particles include a solubility/dissolution controlling agent.
US11766645B2
Mixing device (1) and fluid mixing method, by means of successive transfers between syringes. The mixing method comprises placing a pair of syringes (2, 3) in the mixing device (1), adjusting a variable fixing element adaptable to the pair of syringes (2, 3) and selecting and running a mixing programme, being the mixing force, the speed and the range and the number of transfers adjustable. The mixing device comprises a mobile carriage (7) longitudinally movable and fixing elements (8, 9) with an adjustable distance between them. The invention allows for the mixing or emulsifying of blood fluids with different viscosity, particularly a protein gel and a platelet-rich plasma, for the preparation of dermatological formulations, in a versatile, hygienic and effective manner.
US11766638B2
The present disclosure provides an ion-exchange membrane that includes a supporting substrate impregnated with an ion-exchange material. The supporting substrate includes an imprinted non-woven layer, and the imprinting includes a plurality of deformations at a surface density of at least 16 per cm2. The supporting substrate may lack a reinforcing layer. In some examples, the supporting substrate may include only a single layer of the imprinted non-woven fabric.
US11766637B2
A process and apparatus for producing pure hydrogen from a syngas generated by the high temperature gasification of municipal, agricultural or industrial derived wastes. The process is able to make pure hydrogen to be further reacted with nitrogen to make ammonia and urea.
US11766634B2
An adsorptive gas separation apparatus and method is disclosed. An adsorbent structure may include a first adsorbent layer having at least a first adsorbent material, a second adsorbent layer including at least a second adsorbent material, and a barrier layer, where the barrier layer is interposed between the first adsorbent layer and the second adsorbent layer. A parallel passage contactor including a plurality of adsorbent structures each comprising a barrier layer, and arranged to form first and second fluid passages is also disclosed. An adsorption process for separating at least a first component from a multi-component fluid stream using the adsorbent structure is also provided.
US11766630B2
A mobile phase including a lithium salt flows through a stationary phase including an oxygenated metal compound with affinity to the lithium salt through a Lewis acid-Lewis base interaction so that the oxygenated metal compound captures the lithium salt through the Lewis acid-Lewis base interaction. An eluent flows through the stationary phase to release the lithium salt captured by the oxygenated metal compound into the eluent. The eluent includes a Lewis base or a Lewis acid that disrupts the Lewis acid-Lewis base interaction between the lithium salt and the oxygenated metal compound. The eluent including the released lithium salt is collected after the eluent flows through the stationary phase.
US11766627B2
Described are a high pressure carbamate condenser, urea plant, and urea production process. The high pressure carbamate condenser as described is of the shell-and-tube heat exchanger type with a tube bundle and has a redistribution chamber connected to tubes of the tube bundle and to a duct. The duct extends between the redistribution chamber and the shell.
US11766621B2
A magnet holder insert comprising a magnet and magnet holder housing designed with internal wall features capable of keeping the magnet properly positioned in the holder device, and external wall features capable of keeping the magnet holder device securely mounted in the finished part. The internal and external fastening elements of the magnet holder housing are designed in such a way as to promote rapid and secure assembly of both the magnet device and the finished part. The exposed surface of the magnet holder device can be configured with flat or dome shaped exposed contact surfaces, depending on how secure or flexible the magnetic joining feature is intended, capable of attaching to another magnet device or a material susceptible to magnetic attraction.
US11766620B2
The present invention relates to a toy vehicle assembly. The assembly includes a first toy vehicle and a second toy vehicle. Furthermore, the assembly includes a connector for connecting the toy vehicles. Advantageously, the toy vehicles may be connected together so that a player may play with both vehicles at the same time with one hand only to thereby significantly enhance the playing experience.
US11766618B2
Computer-implemented systems and methods for providing contextual game guidance are described herein. An example method includes determining based on contextual information regarding an application an objective of the user; automatically deriving based on the contextual information and the objective contextual guidance to assist the user; generating a user interface having the contextual guidance; and transmitting the user interface to a client device.
US11766612B2
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a gaming system that cooperates with a graphical user interface to enable user modification and enhancement of one or more audio streams associated with the gaming system. In embodiments, the audio streams may include a game audio stream, a chat audio stream of conversation among players of a video game, and a microphone audio stream of a player of the video game. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US11766600B2
A ski equipment securement device having a body formed by a C-shaped member is adapted for removable engagement to a pair of snow skis and the poles used with the skis. A strap is engageable around the skis and to both ends of the body forming the C-shaped member to hold the skis adjacent and in a connection to the securement device. An opening in the body of the C-shaped member is sized to hold one or both ski poles and forms a handle to carry the engaged ski equipment.
US11766596B2
Embodiments of headcovers having a headcover body that includes a detachable pull strap with a plurality of leg portions that connect to the headcover body and methods to manufacture such headcovers are generally described herein. Other embodiments of the headcovers may be described and claimed.
US11766593B1
An iron type golf club head, including a body including a striking face, a topline located at a top of the striking face, a leading edge located at a bottom of the striking face, a body sole surface extending rearward from the leading edge, a hosel located at a heel side of the golf club head, a toe side opposite the heel side, a sole plate rotatably coupled to the body, wherein the sole plate comprises an adjustment member located between the body and the sole plate, wherein the adjustment member is adjustable between a maximum bounce position and a minimum bounce position.
US11766584B2
A machine for gymnastic exercises includes a gripping element which can be gripped by a user, and a first motor and a second motor able to be commanded independently from each other and each configured to generate respective loads suitable to define a resistant force perceived on the gripping element during a traction exerted on the latter by a user. The machine also includes a sliding guide and a slider installed slidingly on the sliding guide.
US11766581B2
A sprinkler includes a frame, a deflector member, a sealing assembly, and a releasing mechanism for a controlled actuation. The releasing mechanism includes a hook member, a strut member, a load member, a link member, and an actuator. The link member surrounds or frames the strut and hook members and holds the members in a static relationship of an unactuated configuration. A preferred link member includes a single central slot through which each of the hook member and the strut member extend. The actuator is arranged with respect to the link member to separate the hook and strut members and break the link member upon operation of the actuator.
US11766579B2
An aircraft fire suppression system includes a container filled with gases in both a liquefied state and a compressed gas state. The container includes a first tube positioned in the liquefied gas section configured to expel a regulated amount of liquefied gas into the fire suppression system. The container also includes a second tube positioned in the compressed gas section configured to expel a regulated amount of compressed gas into the fire suppression system.
US11766572B2
Disclosed herein is an implantable electronic device. The device includes a housing and a header connector assembly coupled to the housing. The header connector assembly includes a DF4/IS4 assembly and a header including a bore. The DF4/IS4 assembly is locked within the bore via a locking datum arrangement that exists between the DF4/IS4 assembly and the header.
US11766570B2
Embodiments described herein relate to implantable medical devices (IMDs) and methods for use therewith. Such a method includes, during each of a plurality of message alert periods during which a communication capability of the IMD is enabled, determining whether a valid message is detected. In response to determining that no valid message was detected during a message alert period, the communication capability of the IMD is temporarily disable for a disable period. A length of the disable period may be increased in response to no valid message being detected during two consecutive message alert periods. A length of the disable period may be dependent on an operational mode of the IMD, such that the length of the disable period differs for different operational modes. The IMD may also enter a noise state, and remain in the noise state until the IMD receives a specified number of valid messages.
US11766568B2
An implantable pulse generator that includes a current source/sink generator is disclosed herein. The current source/sink generator includes a current drive differential amplifier. The current driver differential amplifier is configured to selectively source current to, or sink current from a target tissue. The current drive differential amplifier includes an inverting input and a non-inverting input. One of the inputs of the current drive differential amplifier is connected to a virtual ground, and the other is connected to a current command. A stimulation controller can supply a voltage to the other of the inputs of the current drive differential amplifier to select either current sourcing or current sinking.
US11766567B2
A stimulation device includes an adaptor component. The adaptor component couples a percutaneous lead to the stimulation device. The stimulation device may apply a stimulation signal to target tissue via the adaptor. A surgeon may place the stimulation device in a container and the adaptor component may be disposed outside of the container. Methods describe prolonged stimulation of target tissue via a stimulation device. The prolonged stimulation may be applied during and after a surgical procedure.
US11766559B2
A method of providing therapy to a patient according to one embodiment includes generating an electrical noise signal by at least one noise generator controlled by a controller of a tunable noise system, partitioning the electrical noise signal into a plurality of discrete frequency bands, each of the discrete frequency bands having a corresponding bandwidth, delivering the electrical noise signal through one or more electrodes to the patient to target at least one of neural tissue or non-neural tissue of the patient, adjusting an amplitude of one or more of a voltage or current of the electrical noise signal within a selected frequency band of the plurality of discrete frequency bands to generate an adjusted electrical signal based on feedback received from the patient, and delivering the adjusted electrical signal through the one or more electrodes to provide therapy to the patient.
US11766557B2
A neck-hanging massaging device includes an elastic arm, a first handle, a second handle, an electrode assembly and an electric pulse generating device. The first handle and the second handle are fixedly connected to the two sides of the elastic arm. The electrode assembly is arranged on the elastic arm. The electric pulse generating device is electrically connected with the electrode assembly. The electric pulse generating device is arranged in the first handle.
US11766552B2
A conduit connector for an enteral feeding pump includes a fluid inlet portion that has an inlet axis and a fluid outlet portion that has an outlet axis that is parallel to and laterally offset from the inlet axis. The fluid inlet portion defines an elongated side slot extending parallel to the inlet axis for receiving tubing therethrough. The conduit connector further includes a bridge portion that extends between and connects the fluid inlet portion and the fluid outlet portion.
US11766549B2
A wearable device 100 for managing alcohol-driven violence is disclosed. The device 100 comprises a capsule C1 adapted to sense sweat of wearer and detect a level of alcohol in the sweat, a capsule C3 adapted to convert a data detected by the capsule C1 to generate signal activating a capsule C4, a capsule C2 adapted to provide power to the capsule C3, and a capsule C5 adapted to detect a muscle activity of the wearer, wherein the capsule C4 is adapted to inject a drug into the body of the wearer, when activated, and wherein the capsule C5 alerts authorities when no muscle activity is detected.
US11766547B2
An oral disposable apparatus to deliver a fluid, e.g., pharmacological agent to a patient in a one handed easy to use and sanitary manner. The apparatus includes a container capable of holding the fluid. The container is hermetically sealed with a specified quantity of fluid. A nozzle is coupled to the container. The nozzle is configured to permit comfortable insertion into a patient's mouth. An integral valve is coupled to the container and the nozzle. The valve is configured to be activated via rotation of the nozzle, thereby releasing the fluid.
US11766524B2
A system of needles having rudders or keels is provided having perforations, such as kerfs, to allow the needles to be bent by the manipulations of wires imbedded within the needle body. The pulling or pushing of the embedded wires, or stylets, causes the needle tip to be bent, while within the body, to allow the needle to be steered past impediments towards the target necessitating treatment. Wires can be pulled or pushed and in some instances both a push and pull wire are provided to give the needle precision steerability. The needles are provided with a keel or rudder, or can be shaped such as with a teardrop cross-section, to give a degree of stabilization to the course the needle, and attendant tubing, takes within the patient. The kerf cut section of the needle, which can be on one side, two sides or all about the circumference of the needle, allows the needle to be bent one way and then, as needed, another way to allow the needle to be steered within the body.
US11766522B2
An activation assembly for a medicament delivery device is presented having a delivery member cover provided with legs and configured to be biased in a proximal direction, a movable sleeve configured to be received between the legs, and an activation sleeve configured to be biased in the proximal direction, wherein the delivery member cover is configured to be moved in an axial direction between a first position and a second position, wherein movement of the delivery member cover from the first position to the second position causes movement of the movable sleeve from a first movable sleeve position to a second movable sleeve position. The delivery member cover axially displaces the activation sleeve in a distal direction when the delivery member cover moves towards the second position, thereby causing a first actuation of a sensor. The activation sleeve is configured to move in the proximal direction when the delivery member cover returns from the second position to the first position, thereby providing a second actuation of the sensor.
US11766518B2
A blood glucose control system is configured to modify therapy provided to a subject. The system can cause first therapy to be delivered by the blood glucose control system to a subject during a first therapy period. The first therapy can be delivered based at least in part on a first value of a control parameter used by a control algorithm to generate a dose control signal. The system can determine a first effect corresponding at least in part to the first therapy and autonomously generate a second value of the control parameter. The system can cause second therapy to be delivered by the blood glucose control system to the subject during a second therapy period, wherein the second therapy is delivered based at least in part on the second value of the control parameter.
US11766513B2
Systems and methods according to present principles meet the needs of the above in several ways, and in particular provide a product that can continuously monitor and remove air from the stomach without removing liquid from a premature neonate's stomach. The device works by providing suction pressure of, e.g., 10±0.1 mmHg through the feeding tube to continuously remove air from the stomach. In this way the device prevents the problem of gastric distension all together. The pressure may be regulated by using an electronic control valve.
US11766509B2
A container system configured to transfer heat to a fluid contained within the container system, such as dialysate. The container system may be configured to fluidly couple to a medical machine. The container system includes a flexible material comprising a wall of the container system. In examples, the flexible material defines a container volume configured to contain the fluid. The flexible material mechanically supports a circuit configured to generate and transfer heat to the fluid. The circuit is configured to flex and/or bend when the flexible material flexes and/or bends. In examples, the container system includes control circuitry configured to cause the circuit to generate heat based on a temperature of the fluid.
US11766503B1
The invention is a disinfecting HVAC system that combines thermal displacement ventilation technology with UV-C light technology to isolate, concentrate, and/or kill harmful microorganisms (such as SARS-Cov-2) present in enclosed spaces. The system includes a single manifold collection pipe placed adjacent to the ceiling (e.g., about 12-14 feet above the floor). The collection pipe has a high collection efficiency when connected to an HVAC air handler and booster fan tandem. In the air handler, the warm air is cooled and treated with a sufficient dose of UV-C light to inactivate any microorganisms within a short amount of time. The UV-C treated air is then returned to the enclosed space through a plurality of low velocity diffusers.
US11766494B2
A sterilizing method for sterilizing a sterilization object housed in a chamber 11 includes a first vapor injection step S502 for injecting vapor produced from a first aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide to an inside of the chamber 11, an ozone injection step S505 for injecting ozone gas to the inside of the chamber 11 after the first vapor injection step S502, and a second vapor injection step S507 for injecting vapor produced from a second aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide to the inside of the chamber 11 after the ozone injection step S505. A total amount of the hydrogen peroxide included in the second aqueous solution is smaller than or equal to a total amount of the hydrogen peroxide included in the first aqueous solution.
US11766485B2
The present invention relates to a nanoliposome-microbubble conjugate, in which a complex of a Cas9 protein, a guide RNA inhibiting SRD5A2 gene expression and a cationic polymer is encapsulated in a nanoliposome, and to a composition for the amelioration or treatment of hair loss containing the same. Currently, drugs used for the treatment of hair loss cause serious side effects such as loss of libido or erectile dysfunction, and hair loss progresses again when drug treatment is stopped. However, when the nanoliposome-microbubble conjugate of the present invention is used, the expression of SRD5A2 inducing hair loss can be fundamentally suppressed, and the treatment of male hair loss can be performed very effectively.
US11766483B2
The invention relates to novel compounds with the ability to link an immune response to a defined therapeutic target, to the use of said compounds in treating cancer and infectious diseases, to compositions containing said compounds, processes for their preparation and to novel intermediates used in said process.
US11766482B2
The present invention relates to the fields of molecular medicine and targeted delivery of therapeutic or diagnostic agents to cells outside the vascular system and into the parenchymal tissue of organs within the body. More specifically, the present invention relates to the methods used to identify membrane receptors or transporters capable of carrying cargo specifically targeted to the parenchymal tissue of the brain and to in vivo enrichment methods for selecting peptides that are transported across the blood-brain barrier (“BBB”), or analogously, across other membrane containing organs or structures, such as liver, spleen, kidney and tumors.
US11766476B2
Provided herein are details on the construction of a recombinant African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) live attenuated vaccine for prevention of ASF caused by various strains of ASFV, such as the highly virulent Georgia 2007 isolate (“ASFV-G”). An exemplary vaccine comprises a deletion of multiple genes allowing for industrial-scale growth in stable cell lines.
US11766471B2
The invention provides methods and compositions for inducing brown fat cell differentiation through modulation of both Prdm16 and C/EBPβ activity and/or expression. Also provided are methods for preventing or treating obesity or an obesity related disorder in a subject through stimulation of both Prdm16 and C/EBPβ expression and/or activity. Further provided are methods for identifying compounds that are capable of modulating both Prdm16 and C/EBPβ expression and/or activity.
US11766463B2
Genetically engineered bacteria, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of modulating and treating diseases associated with hyperphenylalaninemia are disclosed.
US11766459B2
A device that allows for either fat graft preparation or cell fraction harvest is disclosed. The device includes a first centrifuge tube configured to receive and process a biological substance, the first centrifuge tube comprising an upper cylindrical portion and a lower conical portion, a sterile tissue inlet fitting, at least one sterile processing fluid inlet fitting, a sterile suction fitting, and at least one sterile extraction port connected to a first extraction tube. The first centrifuge tube further includes an internal space including a screen being positioned therein, the screen being configured to divide the internal space in half, and a filter positioned therein, the filter being positioned below the screen in the lower conical portion of the first centrifuge tube. The device may further include a second centrifuge tube configured to receive and further process the biological substance from the first centrifuge tube. The second centrifuge tube has at least one sterile fitting, wherein the second centrifuge tube is releasably connected via the at least one sterile fitting to one of the at least one sterile extraction ports of the first centrifuge tube.
US11766458B2
The present invention provides a method and a dietary composition for prevention and regulation of obesity capable of obtaining efficacy such as required appetite suppression or satiety by having a positive effect on concentrations of neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, and GLP-1 which are the principle of a mechanism of appetite inhibitory drugs without prescription of medicines (Phentermine, Prozac, Saxenda, etc.) and further being used as an alternative diet and supplying a protein that is the most lack ingredient during diet. The dietary composition includes tryptophan, which is one amino acid, tyrosine, which is the other amino acid, arginine, which is another amino acid, and a whey protein as active ingredients.
US11766456B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing natural killer cells using T cells, and more particularly, to a method for producing natural killer cells, which comprises culturing seed cells using CD4(+) T cells as feeder cells. The method for producing natural killer cells using T cells according to the present invention is a method capable of producing natural killer cells by selectively proliferating only natural killer cells from a small amount of seed cells while maintaining the high killing activity of the natural killer cells. The method of the present invention can produce a large amount of natural killer cells that can be frozen, and thus is useful for commercialization of cell therapeutic agents.
US11766455B2
This disclosure is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprises tumor inhibiting cells (TICs) and a method for producing the TICs. The tumor inhibiting cells can be derived from immune cells including T cells, NK cells, or a combination thereof, modified to have inactivated Cbl-b gene alleles and free from Cbl-b bio-function (Cbl-b−/− TICs). The Cbl-b−/− TICs are free from deoxyribonucleic acids exogenous to the immune cells. The immune cells can be isolated using a portable cell isolation and modification device. This disclosure is further directed to a method for treating tumorous conditions in subjects. The pharmaceutical composition can provide a subject-specific tumor treatment.
US11766445B2
Provided is an oral soft gel capsule that includes a psychedelic compound. Also provided is a method of treating in a subject a disease or disorder ameliorated by a psychedelic compound, that includes orally administering to a subject an oral soft gel capsule that includes a therapeutically effective amount of the psychedelic compound. Also provided is a method of orally administering to a subject an oral soft gel capsule that includes a therapeutically effective amount of the psychedelic compound. Also provided is a method of orally administering to a subject an oral soft gel capsule that includes a low dose (e.g., microdose or sub-therapeutic dose) of the psychedelic compound.
US11766439B2
Methods of treating a head and neck cancer are disclosed.
US11766438B2
The present invention relates to liquid pharmaceutical compositions of tofacitinib or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, suitable for oral administration, that are stable under varying storage conditions for extended periods of time. The present invention also relates to methods of treating auto-immune disorders using the stable liquid pharmaceutical compositions of tofacitinib. A stable liquid pharmaceutical composition of tofacitinib according to the invention comprises of (a) tofacitinib at a concentration of about 1 mg/mL or more; (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid vehicle; (c) at least one anti-oxidant; and (d) optionally one or more other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
US11766436B2
Provided herein are KRAS G12C inhibitors, composition of the same, and methods of using the same. These inhibitors are useful for treating a number of disorders, including pancreatic, colorectal, and lung cancers.
US11766433B2
A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, according to formula I: R20—(Z)b—(Y)c—(R21)a—(X)d—R22—R23 wherein R20 is aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a thio-containing group, or a seleno-containing group; Z is alkanediyl, substituted alkanediyl, cycloalkanediyl, or substituted cycloalkanediyl; Y is S, O, S(═O), —S(═O)(═O)—, or NR10, wherein R10 is H or alkyl; R21 is alkanediyl, substituted alkanediyl, cycloalkanediyl, substituted cycloalkanediyl, alkadienyl, substituted alkadienyl, cycloalkenediyl, substituted cycloalkenediyl, alkatrienyl, substituted alkatrienyl; X is —C(═O)—, —S(═O)(═O)—, or —N(H)C(═O)—; R22 includes at least one divalent amino radical; R23 is aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a thio-containing group, or a seleno-containing group; a, b, c, and d independently are 0 or 1.
US11766429B1
A method of treating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), otherwise known as COVID-19, infection by administering nicotinic receptor antagonists and/or PPAR-γ agonists is presented. A combination of mecamylamine, or an isomer thereof, and pioglitazone synergistically reduces replication of SARS-CoV-2 in virus-infected cells and also synergistically reduces inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, IL-β, and TNFα, which have been associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
US11766428B2
Provided is a topical pharmaceutical gel composition of an amlodipine salt and methods for its use in the treatment of anorectal disease.
US11766427B2
The present invention relates to agents and compositions for the modification of the growth of bacterial cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of a disease in a subject. In particular, the present invention relates to the field of repurposing pharmaceutical compounds for treatment strategies of infectious diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, inflammatory diseases, proliferative diseases, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and immunological diseases. Some of the compounds of the present invention demonstrate high specificity in inhibiting the growth of single bacterial species. Such compounds enable narrow-spectrum antibacterial therapies, constituting a major effort of current and future drug development strategies in order to reduce side effects of antibacterial treatment plans. Particularly interesting compounds of this invention are effective against pathobiological species such as Clostridium difficile, Clostridium perfingens, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and an enterotoxigenic strain of Bacteroides fragilis. Other compounds of the present invention reveal a strong inhibitory effect on a broad spectrum of bacterial species. Such compounds are useful for broad-spectrum antibiotic therapies of infections with unknown causative infecting bacterial species. Both types of compounds, especially the ones with narrow-spectrum antibacterialactivity, can further be used for modulating the microbiome composition and targeting species associated with dysbiosis and disease.
US11766426B2
The instant invention relates to a semi-solid topical composition containing Pirfenidone and an antimicrobial/antiseptic agent such as Modified Diallyl Disulfide Oxide (M-DDO) and its preparation process, offering advantages compared to other pharmaceutical forms of topical administration known in the state of the art, useful as antifibrotic, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic agent in the prevention, treatment and reversion of acne and post acne lesions. Said compositions is also useful for reducing skin redness, detaining the formation of new acne outbreaks, reversing already existing outbreaks and regenerating skin damage caused by acne.
US11766425B2
The invention provides antibiotic combination therapies for treating an A. baumannii infection in a subject. The combination therapies include rifabutin and a second antibiotic, such as colistin and cefiderocol.
US11766424B2
There is provided a compound of formula I or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof for use in a method of treating Hodgkin lymphoma in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of said compound of formula I or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: a combination of said compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof with Brentuximab Vedotin and said combination for use in a method of treating Hodgkin lymphoma in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of said combination.
US11766421B2
Pharmaceutical compositions are described, the compositions comprising therapeutically effective quantities of compounds (such as mycophenolic acid or cyclosporine) that are capable of treating, preventing, and/or or alleviating an ocular surface disease. Methods for fabricating the compositions and using them are also described.
US11766417B2
Methods of treating anxiety disorders or reducing anxiety-related behaviors. The methods include administering a therapeutically effective amount of ketone supplementation, such as butanediol, ketone esters (e.g., 1,3-butanediol-acetoacetate diester) and/or ketone salts (e.g., beta-hydroxybutyrate-mineral salt), chronically, sub-chronically, or acutely, with or without admixture with a medium chain triglyceride or in combination. It was determined herein that ketone supplementation reduced anxiety in rats on elevated plus maze as measured by less entries to closed arms, more time spent in open arms, more distance travelled in open arms, and delayed latency to entrance to closed arms, when compared to control. Along with reducing anxiety-related behavior, the chronic, sub-chronic, and acute ketone supplements also caused significant elevation of blood βHB levels and changed blood glucose levels.
US11766415B2
The invention relates generally to the field of medical treatment. More particularly, the invention relates to treating a subject in order to reduce levels of triglycerides or cortisol by the administration of pharmaceutical formulations.
US11766411B2
The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for the reduction of total convulsive seizure frequency in the treatment of “treatment-resistant epilepsy” (TRE). In particular, the disclosure relates to the use of CBD of treating TRE when the TRE is Dravet syndrome; myoclonic absence seizures or febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES). The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).
US11766409B2
A method of forming a core-shell polymer nanoparticle encapsulating an active agent is disclosed, including the use of a multi-solvent system in which to dissolve the active agent and a polymer prior to their precipitation using an antisolvent. The preferred use of an organic solvent system comprising two or more organic solvents allows for a high degree of control, as compared with the use of a single solvent, and enables the active agent to be precipitated more or less simultaneously with, or just prior to, the polymer.
US11766407B2
A process is provided for encapsulating glutathione (GSH), 3,3′-diindolylmethane (DIM), coenzyme-Q10 (CoQ10), and other hydrophobic antioxidant compounds by using whey proteins which may be polymerized in a particular manner. Further, compositions comprising polymerized whey protein (PWP) encapsulated glutathione, polymerized whey protein (PWP) encapsulated CoQ10, and polymerized whey protein (PWP) encapsulated DIM are provided.
US11766405B2
A process is described for the preparation of freeze-dried pharmaceutical compositions of mitomycin C, which are characterized by high stability and can be rapidly reconstituted to form solutions.
US11766404B2
A particulate form of dithiocarbamate-metal complex and at least one blood protein. The particulate form is obtained by a process having a sequential or simultaneous addition of individual components, resulting in their self-assembling. The aqueous dispersion of the particulate form is suitable for parenteral, oral and topical administration and for therapy and visualization of cancer.
US11766403B2
The present invention relates in part to compositions for targeted delivery of an agent and agent delivery systems comprising a novel tissue-targeting peptide ligand (CKPFDRALC) (SEQ ID NO: 1) named ART-2. In certain aspects, the ART-2-coated liposomes encapsulating an agent, such as a therapeutic agent, diagnostic agent, imaging agent, or any combination thereof, were more effective in inhibiting, diagnosing, or imaging a disease or disorder, such as an arthritis progression, than control, despite a comparable safety profile.
US11766402B2
Provided herein are methods of manufacturing clinical grade exosomes derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Further provided are methods of loading the exosomes with therapeutic agents, such as siRNA. Also provided herein are methods of treating diseases by administering the clinical grade exosomes.
US11766391B2
Disclosed herein are hair care compositions and methods of using same. The compositions may be substantially anhydrous, and optically clear. The hair care compositions, when mixed with water, create an exothermic reaction, for example, when mixed with hair that has been pre-wetted. The mixture with water further causes the composition to become opaque, much like a traditional conditioning agent. The compositions may be left on the wetted hair and subjected to heat for enhanced treatment of the hair.
US11766390B2
A process and a kit-of-parts for dyeing keratinous material such as human hair are provided. An exemplary process includes applying an agent (a) to the keratinous material. The agent (a) includes (a1) at least one organic silicon compound. The method further includes applying an agent (b) to the keratinous material. The agent (b) includes (b1) at least one coloring compound comprising at least one effect pigment comprising a substrate platelet and a coating. The coating includes at least one layer wet-chemically prepared using a metal alkoxide and an organosilicon compound having a basic group. The agent (b) further includes (b2) at least one film-forming polymer.
US11766385B2
There is provided feeding tubes including an electromagnetic sensor including a sensor body comprising a core positioned at a distal end of the sensor lumen, and a wire extending along the length of the feeding tube, wherein an RF induced heating of the feeding tube in an MRI environment is below 5 degrees.
US11766383B2
An apparatus for rinsing sinuses or eyes, comprising a hand crushable container containing saline solution, and a dispenser configured to make a liquid tight seal with the container at one end, and a liquid tight seal with a nostril or an eye socket at the other end.
US11766374B2
A funerary method includes disposing a deceased adult human body in supine position on an insert constructed of paper material having side walls and end walls. The method further includes providing the insert on a tray having two end panels and a plurality of side panels affixed to a bottom panel, and inserting a first edge of a first fabric segment between a side panel of the tray and a side wall of the insert. The first fabric segment is used to cover at least a portion of a top edge of at least the first side wall of the insert and at least a portion of the deceased human body, such that the deceased human body is sufficiently visible for identification. Thereafter, the insert and the deceased human body are removed from the tray.
US11766370B2
This document describes accessory devices for wheelchairs. For example, this document describes wheelchair accessory devices that include a wheel and foot pedals so that a wheelchair user can use his/her legs to propel the wheelchair by pedaling.
US11766368B2
A protecting element for wounds includes a rigid or semi-rigid substantially concave covering portion adapted to be anchored so as to face a wound and to be spaced therefrom, and anchoring members of the covering portion adapted to be anchored to the skin surrounding the wound to be protected. In particular, the anchoring members include at least one pair of movable fins that are independent from each other and are rotatably coupled to the covering portion.
US11766367B2
A patterned apertured web is disclosed. The patterned apertured web includes a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web and a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web. At least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures. The patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 3% to about 30%, according to the Aperture Test herein. The patterned apertured web has a plurality of Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances have a distribution having a median and a mean. The plurality of apertures include a first set of apertures defining a first shape and a second set of apertures defining a second shape.
US11766365B2
Disclosed embodiments relate to apparatuses and methods for wound treatment. In certain embodiments, a negative pressure wound therapy apparatus can include a spacer layer with an upper portion and a lower portion. The spacer layer can be configured to be wrapped around at least one edge of the absorbent layer with the upper portion of the spacer layer being above the absorbent layer and the lower portion of the spacer layer being below the absorbent layer. In some embodiments, a negative pressure wound therapy apparatus can include a first and second spacer layer and an absorbent layer. The first spacer layer can be positioned below the absorbent layer and the first spacer layer can have a perimeter larger than a perimeter of the absorbent layer. The second spacer layer can be positioned above the absorbent layer. The second spacer layer can have a perimeter larger than the perimeter of the absorbent layer.
US11766353B2
An inflatable therapy band with pocket comprises a circular band configured to removably be secured about a head. The band comprises four pockets for an ice pack and four inflatable air bladders. The pocket for the ice packets and air bladders alternate about the length of the band. An air pump is provided on the band which is in pneumatic communication with the air bladders.
US11766348B2
The invention relates to a system to assist walking in spinal cord injured people, who preserve hip flexion capacity, comprising a pair of KAFO-type orthoses with: (a) an angular actuator (5) in each knee; (b) an orientation and acceleration sensor (6) on each leg; (c) a power supply and control system (7) to which all the sensors and actuators are connected; (d) a control algorithm deciding when to flex or extend the knee depending on the walking cycle, using information from the sensors.
US11766345B2
A balloon for medical treatments such as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), delivery of a vascular stents or stent grafts, employs reinforcement materials that are patterned so as to promote consistent folding of the balloon. Also disclosed are methods and apparatus for biocidal treatment using a balloon, including balloons with fiber fabric reinforcements.
US11766339B1
An implantable medical device, such as an intervertebral spacer, may comprise a polymeric component and a metallic component. The metallic component can contain both porous metal and substantially-solid metal. The polymeric material can contain particles of an osseointegrative material. The metallic component can be more protruding toward bone than the polymeric component while having a smaller dimension of roughness than the polymeric component. In embodiments, the pin may press-fit against substantially solid metal. The porous metal may surround solid metal which in turn may surround the pin. The pin may have a press-fit with metal and a looser fit with polymeric component, if the metal components and polymeric components are trapped. A pin may connect superior and inferior metal components by a press-fit. The central opening may be exposed to porous metal and also to substantially-solid metal and to polymer. Specific geometries of implants are disclosed.
US11766331B2
An assembly for reshaping a cardiac ventricle in a patient comprising an implantable device for reshaping a ventricle comprising a tether, a non-implantable tool which is detachably connectable to said implantable device and has a proximal portion and a distal portion opposite to said proximal portion; the implantable device further comprises an active anchor adapted to be detachably connected to the distal portion of the tool; the active anchor comprises an abutment portion adapted to abut against a structure of the ventricle; the active anchor of the implantable device comprises an adjustment device adapted to adjust the tensional state of the tether; the distal portion of the tool comprises an adjustment key adapted to cooperate with the adjustment device of the active anchor; the proximal portion of the tool comprises a maneuvering interface which is operatively connectable to said adjustment key for adjusting the tensional state of the tether by acting on the maneuvering interface of the proximal portion of the tool.
US11766322B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to “wet” transcatheter prosthetic heart valve or other implant packaging and assemblies in which a prosthetic heart valve or other implant is loaded into a first portion of a delivery device and positioned within a container in which sterilizing fluid is retained to sterilize inside of the container as well as provide moisture to prevent the implant from drying out. The disclosure also relates to methods of sterilizing the disclosed assemblies. Some disclosed methods include at least two sterilizing steps and adjustment of a shaft seal or formation of multiple seals maintaining sterilizing fluid within the container so that areas underneath the shaft seal(s) can also be sterilized.
US11766306B2
The present disclosure relates to an intracranial guide for use in a medical procedure, such as to evacuate a subdural hematoma or to relieve an intracerebral hemorrhage. The intracranial guide generally includes a guide cannula to be received within a portion of a cranial port. The cranial port is configured to be anchored in a burr hole to be formed in the patient's cranium. The guide cannula includes at least one channel that may be used to guide a catheter to a targeted portion of the patient's anatomy or to apply a suction force within the patient's cranium.
US11766305B2
Device for folding an instrument tray into a packaging material, comprising a supporting surface for supporting the instrument tray during folding of the instrument tray into the packaging material, a first folding plate and a second folding plate, a movable folding aid for fixing the packaging material over a predefined line portion before and/or during the making of a fold, at least one movable clamp for gripping and moving the packaging material, a control unit for controlling the movement of the first folding plate between its respective first and second positions, the movement of the second folding plate between its respective first and second positions, the movement of the folding aid, and the movement and clamping and release of the at least one clamp.
US11766303B2
Techniques for active and semi-active damping include a system including a processor and a linkage having a first link, a second link, and a damper coupling the second link to the first link. The processor is configured to receive a movement command for moving the linkage; determine one or more first vibrations expected to occur in the linkage as a result of performing the movement command; determine a movement profile for moving the linkage to reduce the one or more first vibrations; and drive, using a drive component, the linkage to move according to the movement profile.
US11766302B2
A robotic surgical tool includes a drive housing having first and second ends, a carriage movably mounted to the drive housing, and a shaft extending from the carriage and penetrating the first end, the shaft having an end effector arranged at a distal end. An activating mechanism is secured to the carriage and includes a transmission link pivotably coupled to the carriage, a transmission drive gear rotatably mounted to a transmission link, a drive gear rotatably mounted to the carriage and operatively coupled to the transmission drive gear, and a transmission driven gear rotatably mounted to the transmission link and driven by rotation of the transmission drive gear. The transmission link is pivotable between a first and second positions to actuate the activating mechanism to perform first and second functions, respectively, of the end effector.
US11766300B2
A system and method may use a robotic arm to perform a range of motion test for use in generating information related to kinematic alignment in a total or partial knee arthroplasty. A method may include controlling a robotic arm to move a tibia throughout a range of motion for a knee. A series of measurements of gap distance for the knee may be used to determine a tibial resection location for the tibia. The method may include updating a plan (e.g., 3D, preoperative) for an orthopedic procedure on the knee with the tibial resection location.
US11766296B2
Apparatus and methods are described including tracking a tool portion and a patient marker from a first line of sight, using a first tracking device disposed upon a first head-mounted device that includes a display. The tool portion and the patient marker are tracked from a second line of sight, using a second tracking device. When a portion of the patient marker and the tool portion are both within the first line of sight, an augmented reality image is generated upon the first display based upon data received from the first tracking device and without using data from the second tracking device. When at least the patient marker portion and the tool portion are not both within the first line of sight, a virtual image of the tool and anatomy of the patient is generated using data received from the second tracking device. Other applications are also described.
US11766294B1
A system to estimate consequences of an explosion includes a scenario generator to generate a scenario based on user input and scenario parameters; an explosive device model generator to generate an explosive device model based on the user input and explosive device parameters; a propagation of hazards modeler to model propagation of hazards into the scenario based on the user input and hazard parameters; an injury modeler to model injuries corresponding to modeling propagation of hazards into the scenario based on injury parameters; and an iteration and output generator to iterate by using additional iterative subsets of the parameters to generate the scenario, generate the explosive device model, model propagation of hazards, and model injuries, until parameter spaces of the parameters are covered. The iteration and output generator generates an injury record based injury outcomes from the modeling of injuries corresponding to the iterating.
US11766291B2
An arthroscopy system includes both a motorized handpiece and a detachable probe. The motorized handpiece includes a rotating driver which is configured to engage a rotatable drive coupling within a hub of the probe. The probe has a shaft with an articulating distal region, and the rotatable drive coupling is configured to convert the rotary motion of the rotating driver to an articulating motion within the articulating region of the probe.
US11766284B2
Device for bone fixation with a head portion (5), a tapering front portion (8) and a shaft (3) between said head portion (5) and said tapering front portion (8), said shaft (3) having a distal portion (3a) adjacent to said tapering front portion (8) and a proximal portion (3b) adjacent to said head portion (5); whereby said distal portion (3a) being provided with a thread and having a constant outer diameter DA and an inner core diameter DI; at least the proximal portion (3b) of said shaft (3) has a core (2) consisting of a biologically non-degradable material with degradation rate BND and having a diameter d≤DI; a sleeve (9) surrounding said core and consisting of a biologically degradable material with degradation rate BD, whereby BD>BND and said sleeve (9) being fixed to said core in a non-rotatable manner.
US11766277B2
An access device for placing a medical article within a body space includes a needle, a dilator, and a medical article. The needle can include an elongated needle body with a distal end and a hub from which the needle body extends. The elongated needle body can include at least one side fenestration and an outer diameter. The dilator can be slideably disposed on the needle body and include a dilator hub and an elongated dilator shaft that extends from the dilator hub. The dilator shaft can include at least one side fenestration in communication with the needle side fenestration. The dilator shaft can also include an inner diameter that is less than the outer diameter of the needle. The medical article can include a tubular section and a hub. The tubular section can be disposed on the dilator and define a space between the medical article and the dilator in communication with the needle side fenestration through the dilator side fenestration. At a least portion of the medical article can be configured to allow visual determination of the presence of a body fluid within the space.
US11766276B2
An ultrasonic surgical blade includes a body having a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer surface. The distal end is movable relative to a longitudinal axis in accordance with ultrasonic vibrations applied to the proximal end. At least a portion of the outer surface of the body comprises a lubricious coating adhered thereto. The lubricious coating has a coefficient of friction that is less than the coefficient of friction of the outer surface of the body.
US11766271B2
Described herein are shock wave devices and methods for the treatment of calcified heart valves. One variation of a shock wave device includes three balloons that are each sized and shaped to fit within a concave portion of a valve cusp when inflated with a liquid and a shock wave source within each of the three balloons. Each balloon is separately and/or independently inflatable, and each shock wave source is separately and/or independently controllable. Methods of treating calcified heart valves using a shock wave device can include advancing a shock wave device having one or more balloons and a shock wave source in each of the balloons to contact a heart valve, inflating the one or more balloons with a liquid such that the balloon is seated within a concave portion of a valve cusp, and activating the shock wave source.
US11766270B2
Various surgical devices and methods are disclosed herein. Also disclosed is multi-component prosthesis, which can be used as an ankle prosthesis. One of the disclosed surgical alignment systems includes a guide arm, a ratchet arm frame configured to be coupled slidably to the guide arm, a ratchet arm configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm frame, and a sagittal sizing guide body configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm. The sagittal sizing guide body includes a first radiopaque object disposed at a first position and a second radiopaque object disposed at a second position that is spaced apart from the first position.
US11766267B2
A surgical instrument for releasable connection to a surgical tool having two or more sections that are able to articulate 360 degrees in differing increments and directions. The articulation of the sections allows for the distal end to be spatially offset from the proximal, yet maintain parallel longitudinal axes. The surgical instrument includes a force disc at the proximal end upon which a surgeon can exert a linear force which is transmitted to the distal end having a second tool such as a broach firmly attached thereto.
US11766258B2
A surgical stapling anvil is disclosed comprising an anvil body including a tissue-facing surface, a plurality of staple forming pockets, and a longitudinal slot. The longitudinal slot comprises a first portion configured to receive a cutting edge of a firing member therethrough and a second portion configured to receive an anvil-camming portion of the firing member therethrough. The anvil further comprises an anvil cap welded to the anvil body, wherein the anvil cap comprises a welded portion and a non-welded portion, wherein the non-welded portion comprises a non-welded width, and wherein the non-welded width is less than or equal to about 105% of the width of the second portion.
US11766256B2
A surgical stapling device includes a tool assembly having an anvil, a cartridge assembly movable in relation to the anvil between open and clamped positions, a drive member, and a biasing mechanism or member. The biasing mechanism or member is configured to urge the cartridge assembly in relation to the anvil assembly to its fully open position to provide access to tissue during a surgical procedure.
US11766254B2
A three-dimensional thread making method using ultrasonic waves is provided. The method includes inserting a yarn into a position corresponding to an engraved pattern of a mold base between an ultrasonic wave generator and the mold base at positions adjacent to each other, applying ultrasonic waves to the yarn while the ultrasonic wave generator pressurizes the yarn, and injecting a medical anti-loosening member made in a form of the engraved pattern due to the ultrasonic waves. The medical anti-loosening member includes a medical three-dimensional thread formed to have a plurality of protrusions facing each other on both sides and a medical anti-loosening screw.
US11766251B2
Devices and methods are provided for identifying a location of a bore in bone when inserting a suture anchor into bone. One exemplary embodiment of a suture anchor includes an elongate cylindrical body having a proximal terminal end surface, a distal terminal end surface, a lumen extending from the proximal terminal end surface to the distal terminal end surface, at least one bone engaging feature formed on an outer surface of the body, and a bore identification feature incorporated as part of the body. In some instances, the bore identification feature results from opposed sides of an outer surface having disparate lengths, with the side having the longer length serving as the bore identification feature. In other instances, the bore identification feature includes a protrusion that extends from, or is part of, the distal terminal end surface. Other exemplary embodiments, as well as methods for identifying a bore in bone, are also provided.
US11766250B1
A wound anchor sterile pen (WASP), and a system and method for administering to wounds of mass casualties using multiple WASPs. This system has tactical, EMS, Mass Casualty, disaster, lay-responder and self-use in mind. It is also designed to allow tracking using RFID tags and Blockchain technology. It is a needed product for treating mass casualties in combat as well as in shooting situations such as those that have recently occurred at schools, night clubs and other large gatherings. The device can assist in stopping blood flow from wounds and give the injured person more time to obtain hospital treatment to hopefully preserve the person’s life.
US11766246B2
An acoustic wave diagnostic apparatus 1 includes a display unit 7, an operation unit 16, a user identification information acceptance unit 15 that accepts user identification information, a measurement item designation acceptance unit 13 that accepts a measurement item, a detection and measurement algorithm setting unit 9 that sets a detection and measurement algorithm from the measurement item, a position designation acceptance unit 14 that accepts designation of a measurement position from the operation unit 16, a measurement unit 8 that performs detection and measurement of a measurement target using a scan range on the basis of the measurement position and the detection and measurement algorithm and causes the display unit 7 to display a measurement result, a scan range modification unit 10 that modifies the scan range, and a scan range memory 11 that stores the modified scan range for each piece of user identification information, and the measurement unit 8 detects the measurement target using the modified scan range from the next measurement.
US11766237B2
Multi-mode capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer (CMUT) and associated devices systems, and methods are provided. In an embodiment, an intravascular device includes a flexible elongate member having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a first sensor assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The first sensor assembly comprising comprises a first array of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs). The first sensor assembly comprises at least two of a pressure sensor, a flow sensor, or an imaging sensor. In some embodiments, the intravascular device further includes a second sensor assembly comprising a second array of CMUTs.
US11766223B1
Systems and methods for predicting a risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) from one or more fundus images are disclosed. Fundus images associated with an individual are processed to determine whether fundus images are of sufficient quality. The fundus images of sufficient quality are processed to identify fundus images belonging to a single eye. A plurality of risk contributing factor sets of CNNs (RCF CNN) are configured to output an indicator of probability of the presence of a different risk contributing factor in each of the one or more fundus images. At least one of the RCF CNNs is configured in a jury system model having a plurality of jury member CNNs, each being configured to output a probability of a different feature in the one or more fundus images. The outputs of the jury member CNNs are processed to determine the indicator of probability of the presence of the risk contributing factor output by the RCF CNN. An individual feature vector is produced based on meta-information for the individual, and the outputs of the RCF CNNs. The individual feature vector is processed using a CVD risk prediction neural network model to output a prediction of overall CVD risk for the individual. The model is configured to determine a relative contribution of each of the risk contributing factors to the prediction of overall CVD risk. The overall CVD risk is reported, together with the relative contribution of each of the risk contributing factors to the overall CVD risk.
US11766215B2
Arousal events can be determined for a user associated with a wearable device, such as a user wearing a wearable computing device including one or more sensors. The one or more sensors may obtain EDA information that may determine a sympathetic nervous system response of the user, which may be responsive to an arousal event or an activation. Detection of events that increase the EDA response may provide information to the user regarding arousal events and provide recommendations to the user to address the arousal events to decrease their response.
US11766212B2
A system for accessing a patient's uterine cavity and detecting perforations in the uterus includes an elongated probe having a flow channel extending to a terminal outlet in a distal region of the probe. A fluid source is coupled to the flow channel, and a seal on the probe is positionable in an endocervical canal. The probe may be trans-cervical inserted into the uterine cavity, and a fluid may be introduced through the channel to flow outwardly from the terminal outlet into the uterine cavity. A parameter of said fluid flow is monitored to detect a perforation in the uterus.
US11766211B2
The present invention provides a uterus OCT catheter, comprising: a catheter body; the catheter body comprises an outer sleeve, an OCT imaging catheter and a Luer connector; the outer sleeve is provided with an exit window; the reflecting surface of the reflecting prism in the OCT imaging catheter faces the exit window. The present invention further provides a uterus OCT equipment with pull-back function, comprising a pull-back device and the catheter body, the pull-back device comprises a first housing, a driving connector, a fixing sleeve and a catheter fixing tube. The invention adopts the way that the outer sleeve wraps the OCT imaging catheter to increase the overall strength and diameter; a pull-back device is adopted, the pull-back process is stable and in uniform speed, and can effectively prevent complications during human operation and damage to human tissue during pull-back process.
US11766210B2
A device can screen swallowing safety and swallowing efficiency. The device includes a processor configured to receive accelerometry data, determine a an A-P and S-I signal summed spectrogram from the accelerometry data, and perform one or more of identifying a missing swallow, identifying that the data was clipped from the start, identifying that the data was clipped from the end, or identifying that the data contains noise. The device can have a user interface configured to provide one or more outputs including at least one of audio or graphics based on these identifications. If the data does not contain these signal quality issues, the device can compare the data against preset classification criteria defined for each of swallowing safety and swallowing efficiency and thus classify each of the swallowing events with a swallowing safety classification and a swallowing efficiency classification.
US11766209B2
A cognitive function evaluation device includes: an obtainment unit configured to obtain speech data indicating speech uttered by a subject; a calculation unit configured to extract a plurality of vowels from the speech data obtained by the obtainment unit, and calculate, for each of the plurality of vowels, a feature value based on a frequency and an amplitude of at least one formant obtained from a spectrum of the vowel; an evaluation unit configured to evaluate a cognitive function of the subject from the feature value calculated by the calculation unit; and an output unit configured to output an evaluation result of the evaluation unit.
US11766198B2
The present disclosure describes example systems, methods, apparatuses, and medical devices for obtaining physiological parameter data from a wearable patient monitoring device. An example patient monitoring device can include an emitter and a detector. The emitter can emit light through tissue of a patient. The detector can sense the light after it passes through and is attenuated by the tissue and can generate a signal indicative of the sensed light. When the patient monitoring device is attached to or worn by the patient, the emitter and detector are aligned such that the light from the emitter travels through an opening between a first bone and a second bone of the patient prior to being sensed by the detector.
US11766191B2
A tremor suppression device includes a garment wearable on an anatomical region and including electrodes contacting the anatomical region when the garment is worn on the anatomical region, and an electronic controller configured to: detect electromyography (EMG) signals as a function of anatomical location and time using the electrodes; identify tremors as a function of anatomical location and time based on the EMG signals; and apply neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) at one or more anatomical locations as a function of time using the electrodes to suppress the identified tremors.
US11766179B2
A method and a method for determining flow speed based on photoacoustic imaging or sensing. The method includes receiving multiple photoacoustic signals from a sample in response to transmission of multiple laser pulses of different wavelengths to the sample, and processing the photoacoustic signals based on a flow model that relates photoacoustic signals with flow speed to determine a flow speed of a liquid flow in the sample.
US11766161B2
A container holder for a dish basket of a household dishwasher includes a holding device, which has a holding position for holding a container and a downwardly inclined position relative to the container. The holding device is designed to move out from the holding position into the inclined position when a vertical, downwardly directed force is exerted on the holding device and exceeds a threshold value.
US11766155B2
A toilet seat apparatus for use outdoors includes a toilet seat and a clamp assembly attached to the toilet seat via hinges. The clamp assembly includes two jaw members for exerting a compressive clamping force on a tree to support the toilet seat above the ground. The clamp assembly also includes a drive mechanism to control the distance between the two jaw members and the clamping force. The major components of the clamp assembly are coplanar with one another so that when the clamp assembly is rotated about the hinges, the dimensions of the toilet seat apparatus are substantially minimized.
US11766152B2
A cooking system includes a housing having a hollow interior and food is receivable within said hollow interior. A heating element is associated with the housing and a support body supports food within the hollow interior. The support body includes a body having a plurality of diffuser ribs. A plurality of channels is formed between the plurality of diffuser rib and at least one of the plurality of diffuser ribs and the plurality of channels is operable to deflect a relatively downward flowing fluid relatively horizontally across said support body.
US11766150B2
A fluid separation apparatus includes a container for capturing liquid juice separated from blended juice. The fluid separation apparatus also includes a filter basket supported by the container. The filter basket includes an upper portion that engages with the container and a cylindrical extension portion that extends from the upper portion. The fluid separation apparatus also has a filtering device that can extend into and through the filter basket. The filtering device is supported by the filter basket at a top end and has a bottom end that extends past the cylindrical extension portion of the filter basket. The fluid separation apparatus has a press assembly having a rod element with a handle disposed on a first end of the rod element and a press disposed on a second end of the rod element.
US11766145B1
A reusable container holder is provided. In some embodiments, the container includes a recyclable can and the holder includes a housing in which the can is held. The assembly also includes a locking assembly designed to lock the can within the holder until intentionally removed, and a sealing assembly designed to ensure that the interface between the can (when opened) and the holder is fluid-tight. In use, a can of fluid (e.g., liquid detergent) is first opened and then inserted into the reusable container holder. Once placed in its proper position within the holder, the can is automatically locked and sealed in place. The holder includes a removable top cap that once removed allows the fluid from the can to be poured. When the can is empty, the can is release from the holder so that a new can may be inserted.
US11766140B1
A multi-interface apparatus includes a crossbar to which a plurality of accessories using different mechanical interfaces may be attached and detached. Accessories such as wire hooks, shelves, bins, and so forth may be used. The different mechanical interfaces may include slatwall, pegboard, and saddle mount. Multiple accessories with different types of mechanical interfaces may be supported simultaneously by the crossbar. The crossbar may be instrumented. For example, load cells may be used to determine the weight on the crossbar.
US11766137B2
A child carrier includes a booster seat and a leg assembly. The leg assembly is detachably installed on the booster seat. The leg assembly includes an upper support and a lower support. The upper support is detachably installed on the booster seat. The lower support is detachably installed on the upper support. The child carrier is in a high chair mode when the lower support and the upper support are respectively installed on the upper support and the booster seat to connect the leg assembly to the booster seat, the child carrier is in a youth chair mode when the upper support is installed on the booster seat and the lower support is detached from the upper support, and the child carrier is in a booster mode when the upper support is detached from the booster seat to separate the leg assembly from the booster seat.
US11766135B2
Reinforcement straps are used to hold a mattress system in place and keep it from bowing outwards when used. The mattress system can include a layer and a rail structure attached to the layer. The layer can have a layer top and a layer bottom opposite to the layer top. The layer can extend between a first layer edge and a second layer edge.
US11766132B2
An adjustable bed includes a bed frame supporting a plurality of platforms having at least a head platform and a back platform, a back lifting assembly, a foot lifting assembly, a base frame pivotally and detachably connected to the bed frame, a bed frame tilting actuator pivotally connected to the bed frame and the base frame for operably adjusting the bed frame from the horizontal position to the sloping position relative to the base frame, or vice versa. The adjustable bed also includes a head platform tilting actuator pivotally connected to the head platform and the back platform for operably adjusting the head platform in a tilting position or a flat position relative to the back platform.
US11766128B2
A seating furniture with a base member, an armrest member and first and second mounting devices that fix the armrest member to the base member in a horizontal direction. The first mounting device is slidable in parallel to an inner surface of the armrest member between an upper position and a lower position. When positioned in the upper position, an angled part of the first mounting device is rotatable relative to the armrest member between a locking position and a release position. In the locking position a first flange portion of the first mounting device is positioned such that an upper edge of the base member may be received into a gap between the first flange portion and the inner surface of the armrest member, whereas in the release position the first flange portion is positioned to release the upper edge of the base member from the gap.
US11766126B1
The present disclosure provides a highly steady rotary chair, and relates to the technical field of rotary chairs, which solves the technical problems that in the rotary chair in the prior art, a fully-welded base plate causes a product to have an extremely large packaging volume and higher production and sales cost. The highly steady rotary chair includes a rotary chair body and a rotary chair base. The rotary chair base includes a bottom ring, a supporting rod, a rotating shaft tray, a rotating shaft, a rotating shaft connector, and a chair seat connecting steel plate which are detachably connected in sequence from bottom to top; and the rotary chair body and the rotary chair base are detachably connected through the chair seat connecting steel plate. The present disclosure is used to provide the highly steady rotary chair with a detachable base plate and has the advantages of reducing the packaging cost and improving the product loading capacity.
US11766125B1
A folding chair including holders for stacking and connection of multiple chairs to each other is provided. Each folding chair includes a back support member pivotally connected to a seat member, front and rear leg frames pivotally connected proximal to front ends and rear ends of opposing side bars of the seat member, respectively, and arm rests pivotally connected to opposing side bars of the back support member. The folding chair includes one or more first and second holders operably attached to the back support member and the rear leg frame, respectively. Using the first and second holders, the folding chair is connectable to another folding chair and in turn to another folding chair(s) to form a connected stack of folding chairs that can be carried and transported by a user.
US11766120B2
A holding device including a fastening device for fixing the holding device to a front panel or to a drawer rear wall, and at least two mutually spaced holding limbs between which a decorative plate can be partially received. The at least two holding limbs are part of a clamping device for applying a clamping force to the decorative plate received between the at least two holding limbs in a direction extending transverse to a longitudinal direction of the decorative plate. The clamping device includes at least one adjustment device for adjusting the clamping force that can be applied to the decorative plate between the at least two holding limbs.
US11766106B2
A folding wheelchair comprising a luggage compartment, a collapsible frame and wheels, the wheels being mounted to a chassis of the collapsible frame for supporting the folding wheelchair in use, the collapsible frame having a first support pivotally mounted to the chassis at a first end of the first support, the first support and chassis being configured to rotate relative to one another between a stowed position, in which the chassis and the first support are adjacent, and an erect position in which the first support extends away from the chassis to support a seat and handles for pushing the folding wheelchair.
US11766094B2
Methods of using a foot device are disclosed herein. The foot device includes a generally U-shaped portion having an arcuate portion and first and second legs extending from the arcuate portion. Each leg has an end and a relief area disposed adjacent the respective end. A method of using the foot device comprises engaging the arcuate portion with a heel of a foot to form a first point of contact; positioning the relief area of the first leg proximate a fifth metatarsal head of the foot such that the fifth metatarsal head drops to form a second point of contact; and positioning the relief area of the second leg proximate a first metatarsal head of the foot such that the first metatarsal head drops to form a third point of contact, wherein the first, second, and third points of contact form a triangle-shaped contact surface.
US11766079B2
A face mask includes a piece of fabric including a main body portion, a first leg extending from first side of the main body portion, and a second leg extending from a second side of the main body portion. A first plurality of slots are arranged along a first side perimeter of the main body portion, and a second plurality of slots are arranged along a second side perimeter of the main body portion. At least one first fold in the piece of fabric extends between the first plurality of slots and at least one second fold extends between the second plurality of slots. The first plurality of slots are aligned and the first leg extends through the first plurality of slots. The second plurality of slots are also aligned and the second leg extends through the second plurality of slots.
US11766071B2
A method for producing vaporizer units as a component of inhalers includes the steps: a) providing a flexible circuit board material with sites for individual vaporizer units, the material optionally prestructured with conductor paths and/or pre-punched areas predetermined in terms of position/course for each site; b) providing and placing a heating element which may be electrically connected to the conductor paths; and c) at least partial covering each site with a sealing material for the formation of a partial sheathing for each vaporizer unit. The sealing material is applied such that the sheathing covers an edge region of the heating element while keeping open a heating surface on an upper side of the circuit board material. At least the outer surfaces of the sheathing pointing away from the circuit board material form sealing surfaces. Vaporizer units, vaporizer assemblies, vaporizer cartridges and inhalers with such vaporizer units are also provided.
US11766062B2
A D-allulose syrup including, besides D-allulose, a D-allulose dimer mass content, expressed in terms of dry mass, lower than 1.5%. Also, a method for producing the syrup and to the use thereof for producing food or pharmaceutical products.
US11766061B2
Provided herein is a salt-free or low-salt soy sauce-like liquid seasoning having a desirable flavor and desirable functionality with no contamination by microorganisms. A method for producing such a sauce-like liquid seasoning is also provided. The salt-free or low-salt soy sauce-like liquid seasoning having a desirable flavor and desirable functionality is obtained by inoculating raw material grains of primarily soybean or wheat with a koji mold to prepare a solid koji, adding salt-free or low-salt water for brewing to the solid koji to prepare a moromi, pasteurizing the moromi, and fermenting the moromi with yeast in a container adapted to reduce entry of harmful microorganisms.
US11766056B2
Methods and systems for sanitization of liquid solutions and food products are provided. In some embodiments, methods are provided for treating a food product or food product preparation or packaging surface to reduce microbial content, comprising contacting the food product or food product preparation or packaging surface with a chlorinated nanobubble solution comprising electrolyzed water. In some embodiments, methods are provided for reducing the growth of bacteria and reversing the growth of biofilm in a water system, comprising chlorinating source water and passing the chlorinated source water through a low zeta potential crystal generator. In some embodiments, methods are provided for purifying water, comprising chlorinating the water and passing the chlorinated water through a low zeta potential crystal generator.
US11766053B2
Rapidly dissolving flavoring composition concentrates are provided. The flavoring composition concentrates have a flavor, a solvent system, a flavor carrier system, and a densifier. The densifier is an acid modifier present in an amount such that it optimizes the rate of dispersion of the concentrate in water.
US11766043B2
The present disclosure relates to methods for administering vaporized antimicrobial compounds to inhibit pathogens of agricultural crops.
US11766039B2
The present invention relates to a method of freezing of biological material and a freezing apparatus for freezing of biological material.
US11766038B2
An apparatus for perfusing an organ or tissue includes a perfusion circuit for perfusing the organ or tissue; an oxygenator for oxygenating perfusate that circulates through the perfusion circuit; and an oxygen supply device such as an oxygen concentrator or an oxygen generator configured to supply oxygen to the oxygenator. A method of perfusing an organ or tissue includes producing oxygen from a device such as an oxygen concentrator and an oxygen generator; supplying the produced oxygen, preferably as the oxygen is produced, to a perfusate to oxygenate the perfusate; and perfusing the organ or tissue with the oxygenated perfusate. The produced oxygen preferably has a concentration greater than the oxygen concentration in air.
US11766034B2
An outrigger assembly includes an outrigger tube with a longitudinal axis. A swivel ring is disposed on the outrigger tube. The swivel ring is rotatable with respect to the outrigger tube about the longitudinal axis. The swivel ring has a line guide for guiding an outrigger rigging line in a direction along the longitudinal axis.
US11766033B2
A nonhuman animal cancer model is described. The animal model includes an animal of the genus Peromyscus and xenograft cancer cells implanted in the animal. Methods for utilizing the animal model can include evaluation of growth and development of cancer cells, as well as evaluation of known and potential cancer treatment therapies. The animal model can be utilized to examine the efficacy of an anticancer therapy at the preclinical stage, can be utilized to screen potential cancer treatments in an individualized cancer treatment protocol, and can be utilized for identification of biomarkers associated with particular cancers and/or particular anticancer therapies, among other beneficial uses.
US11766023B2
A bulk feed tank has a boot unloader through which feed is directed into a supply system having at least one conveyor housing an auger. The boot unloader includes an unloader body formed of front, rear and opposing side panels forming a rectangular receiving portion. An auger mounting plate is mounted to the front panel and mates with the conveyor. A bearing assembly is secured to the rear panel and rotatably mounts the auger such that the auger passes through the receiving portion. A clear access door is attached to at least one of the opposing side panels. A wear plate assembly is attached to an. The wear plate assembly is fastened to the front, rear and side panels under the boot unloader body and can be removed without unfastening the side panels from the front panel and the rear panel or removing the auger from the receiving portion.
US11766004B2
A drip irrigation apparatus and system. The drip irrigation apparatus includes a flow channel body and an elastic body. The elastic body is mounted on the outer circumference of the flow channel body and fitted in a spontaneous state to the outer circumference of the flow channel body. The flow channel body includes an energy dissipation body. The first drainage channel is formed in the energy dissipation body, the first drainage channel is connected to both ends of the energy dissipation body. The first drainage channel is connected at both ends of the first drainage channel to the inner wall of the elastic body forming a radial drainage channel.
US11766003B2
The present disclosure concerns a tree felling head for mounting to a tree-cutting carrier, the tree felling head comprising a bottom saw housing defining a saw-receiving cavity and comprising a peripheral border at least partially bordering the saw-receiving cavity; and an excavating assembly comprising a scraping portion extending outwardly past the peripheral border at least along a section thereof. It also concerns such an excavating assembly.
US11770986B2
A resistive switching memory stack, comprised of a bottom electrode, an oxide layer located on the bottom electrode; and a top electrode located on the oxide layer. The top electrode is comprised of a first layer, an intermediate layer located directly on the first layer, and a top layer located on top of the intermediate layer. Wherein the intermediate layer is comprised of a doped carbide active layer.
US11770981B2
Provided are a magnetoresistance effect element and a magnetic memory having a shape magnetic anisotropy and using a recording layer having an anti-parallel coupling. A first magnetic layer (3) and a second magnetic layer (5) of the magnetoresistance effect element include a ferromagnetic substance, have a magnetization direction variable to the direction perpendicular to a film surface and are magnetically coupled in an anti-parallel direction, and a junction size D (nm), which is a length of the longest straight line on an end face perpendicular to the thickness direction of the first magnetic layer (3) and the second magnetic layer (5), a film thickness t1 (nm) of the first magnetic layer (3), and a film thickness t2 (nm) of the second magnetic layer (5) satisfy relationships D
US11770972B2
Provided herein are multifunctional photoresponsive compositions that can undergo conversion from an aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) state to an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) state and macroscopic actuation and systems comprising the same and methods of use thereof.
US11770941B2
A method of producing a film having excellent external quantum efficiency when used in a light emitting layer of a light emitting device is provided. A method of film production includes preparing an ink containing a specific metal complex, storing the ink for 3 days or more under light shielding, and forming a film by using the stored ink. The total content of metal complexes having a molecular weight larger by 16, 32 or 48 than that of the specific metal complex according to an area percentage value determined by liquid chromatography is 0.6 or less when the content of the specific metal complex is taken as 100.
US11770920B2
Disclosed is an EMI shielding material. The EMI shielding material includes a resin material and metal particles mixed with each other, and the surface of the metal particles has an insulating protective layer. Further disclosed is a communication module product, including a module element arranged on a substrate, and the periphery of the module element that requires EMI shielding is filled with said shielding material. Further disclosed is an EMI shielding process, including the following steps: a. preparing a communication module on which a module element is provided; and b. applying said shielding material to a region of the module element that needs to be EMI shielded on the communication module. The shielding material shields a chip region in a wrapping manner, that is, the shielding material wraps and shields all six surfaces or six directions of the chip, and provides shielding between chips.
US11770916B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus having a band including a high thermally conductive material is disposed at least partially around an inductor.
US11770913B2
A heat-dissipating component for a mobile device includes a case body, a micro pump, and a heat dissipation tube plate. The case body has a vent hole and a positioning accommodation trough. The bottom of the positioning accommodation trough is in communication with the vent hole. The micro pump is disposed in the positioning accommodation trough and corresponds to the vent hole The heat dissipation tube plate has cooling fluid inside. One end of the heat dissipation tube plate is fixed on the positioning accommodation trough and contacts a heating element of the mobile device. The gas transmitted by the micro pump forms gas flow so as to perform heat exchange with heat absorbed by the heat dissipation tube plate, and the gas flow is discharged out through the vent hole.
US11770908B2
A display device and an assembling method thereof are provided. The display device includes a display including an annular body, two flexible screens and a circuit board assembly disposed on the annular body. The two flexible screens are attached on an outer surface of the annular body, and opposite first ends of the two flexible screens are spliced with each other. The circuit board assembly is disposed in a mounting groove provided on the annular body and positioned between second ends of the two flexible screens. The circuit board assembly is electrically connected to both of the two flexible screens, and can drive the two flexible screens to display independently.
US11770899B2
An electronic circuit board includes a printed circuit board and first and second electronic components. The printed circuit board includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer attached to the first insulating layer and in which is formed an open cavity, and a second conductive layer attached to the second insulating layer. The second conductive layer is treated to form a surface solder pad. The first electronic component is housed in the open cavity of the second insulating layer. The second electronic component is placed on the second insulating layer without overlapping with the open cavity. The first electronic component and the second electronic component each include a termination soldered on the surface solder pad, the surface solder pad being shared by the first and second electronic components.
US11770893B2
A display device includes: a display panel including a bending area; and a first passivation film and a second passivation film disposed on a first surface of the display panel to be spaced apart from each other. The second passivation film includes a first flat portion and a first stepped portion overlapping the bending area, and a thickness of the first stepped portion is less than a thickness of the first flat portion.
US11770892B2
The high-frequency amplifier assembly for a high-frequency generator, in particular for a high-frequency generator for operating a plasma generator, is provided with a signal generator for generating a high-frequency signal; a first amplifier transistor for amplifying the signal generated by the signal generator; an output terminal for outputting the amplified signal to an external load; an input network arranged between the signal generator and the first amplifier transistor for providing the high-frequency signal at the input of the amplifier transistor; an output network arranged between the amplifier transistor and the external load for providing a desired load impedance for the amplifier transistor; and an electronic voltage-limiting assembly arranged at the output terminal for limiting the output voltage at the output terminal.
US11770887B2
A method of controlling a plurality of light sources based on a source image is disclosed. The method comprises controlling a first light source according to a first light setting based on a first color of the source image, receiving an input indicative of a change of the first light setting of the first light source, determining a color of the changed first light setting, modifying the source image by modifying the first color in the source image based on the color of the changed light setting, and rendering the modified image on a display.
US11770884B2
Daisy-chained connected light emitting diode (LED) devices for an automotive direct backlight system are presented herein. Such system can include a group of LED devices communicatively coupled with respective LED devices of the group of LED devices in a daisy-chained manner via serial communication interfaces between the respective LED devices. A host device of the system is directly connected, via a serial peripheral interface, to a foremost device of the respective LED devices, and is communicatively coupled, via the foremost device, to successive devices of the respective LED devices in the daisy-chained manner. The host device synchronizes generation of light by the respective LED devices based on defined timing information, and sends, via the foremost device, respective optical and electrical characteristic data to each of the LED devices to facilitate modification, via LED drivers of the LED devices, of operating characteristics of respective LED chips of the LED devices.
US11770873B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging an IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to an intelligent service (e.g. a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, a retail business, a security and safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. The present disclosure provides a method wherein, after a MICO mode terminal establishes a connection and transmits data, the MICO mode terminal can be kept in a connected mode state, rather than entering an idle mode, in order to provide for a case where slightly delayed response traffic occurs according to the type of application or service.
US11770864B2
A Connector for establishing a connection to a wireless network in accordance with device provisioning protocol (DPP) and information for establishing a connection to a wireless network in accordance with a protocol different from the DPP are held. In a case where the held Connector is provided to another communication apparatus, information for establishing a connection to a wireless network that is connectable by using the Connector is held, the Connector and the held information are provided to the other communication apparatus in accordance with the DPP.
US11770863B2
Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for wireless communication of analyte data. In this regard, in embodiments, a mobile includes a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals. The mobile device includes circuitry operatively coupled to the transceiver. The mobile device also includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium operatively coupled to the circuitry and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the mobile device to perform a number of operations. One such operation is to obtain a derivative of a first signal received via a first link. Another such operation is to obtain a derivative of a second signal received via a second link; and. Yet another such operation is to generate a selection for connection to an analyte sensor system, based on a comparison of the derivative of the first signal and the derivative of the second signal.
US11770855B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed to design of random access channel (RACH) procedures. For example, certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes receiving an indication of a RACH procedure capability of a network entity, and selecting a first RACH procedure or a second RACH procedure, based on the indication. The UE may then communicate one or more messages with the network entity based on the selected first RACH procedure or the selected second RACH procedure.
US11770849B2
A random access method, a base station, and a user equipment (UE) are disclosed. The random access method includes: transmitting a first message for random access for the UE, the first message including a preamble message and a signal message; receiving a second message and a fourth message for random access for the UE at a time and determining random access for the UE is successful upon receiving the second message and the fourth message; and upon reception of a second message configured to request the UE to transmit the signal message, transmitting a third message comprising the signal message, receiving the fourth message in response to the third message, and determining random access for the UE is successful upon receiving the fourth message.
US11770839B2
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). Next generation of wireless cellular operation is expected to be deployed in higher frequency above 6 GHz (eg. 10 GHz˜100 GHz, also called mmWave and/or cmWave) due to availability of large amount of spectrum bandwidths. The physical layer of wireless cellular system in both DL and UL operating in mmWave/cmWave would be based on new air-interface different from that of LTE-A air-interface because the radio characteristics is different for mmWave/cmWave bands. The wireless system deployed in mmWave/cmWave system is expected to employ DL beam sweeping on broadcast control information to provide cell coverage to the UE which would result in excessive signaling overhead.
US11770837B2
Systems and methods for wireless communications are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a base station configures a first uplink resource. The first uplink resource is defined using configuration parameters including at least one of a time-domain starting point of the first uplink resource, a time-domain duration of the first uplink resource, or a frequency-domain range of the first uplink resource. The base station transmits to a wireless communication device an indication that uplink transmission on a second uplink resource within the first uplink resource is canceled. The wireless communication device cancels the uplink transmission on the second uplink resource.
US11770835B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may transmit a configured grant that indicates time-frequency resources for a user equipment (UE) to use to transmit sidelink or uplink messages in a wireless communications system. To reduce the amount of low priority traffic that may interfere with higher priority traffic, the base station may configure a threshold probability to allow high priority sidelink transmissions and to cancel low priority transmissions. The base station may transmit a cancellation indication that includes a priority indication instructing the UE to cancel transmissions having a priority less than a priority threshold during the allocated time-frequency resources. Based on transmitting the cancellation indication, the base station may cancel transmissions that have low priority, and the UE may determine whether to transmit (or to refrain from transmitting) one or more messages based on the priority of the message.
US11770834B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data transmission method and a network device. The method includes generating, by a network device, a slot format indicator (SFI). The SFI is used to indicate one or more slot format indices. The one or more slot format indices are used to determine a slot format in a time unit based on a first correspondence relationship. The first correspondence relationship is a relationship between a slot format index and a slot format. The method also includes sending, by the network device, the SFI to a terminal device. The method further includes sending, by the network device, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to the terminal device according to the slot format corresponding to the one of the one or more slot format indices indicated by the SFI. The SFI is carried in downlink control message (DCI), and the DCI is scrambled by using a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI).
US11770833B2
This application provides a communication method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method performed by a terminal device includes: determining N resource areas, where N is a positive integer; detecting, downlink scheduling information in M resource areas, where the downlink scheduling information includes resource indication information of P resource areas; and determining based on the resource indication information of the P resource areas, a resource for transmitting downlink data, where the M resource areas are M of the N resource areas, the P resource areas are P of the N resource areas, M is a positive integer less than or equal to N, and P is a positive integer less than or equal to N.
US11770830B2
A method, wireless device and network node are configured to generate or process a control channel, having two multiplexed sequences based on a base sequence. In some embodiments, a method includes sampling even samples of the base sequence and modulating the sampled even samples to create a first control channel sequence. The method includes performing a second sampling of odd samples of the base sequence to create a second control channel sequence. The method also includes frequency division multiplexing the first and second control channel sequences to produce the control channel.
US11770828B2
Aspects described herein relate to generating a configuration indicating whether a minimum communication range parameter in sidelink control information (SCI) corresponds to a location-based value or a signal strength-based value, and transmitting the configuration to one or more UEs.
US11770827B2
Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method comprising the steps of: receiving information indicating a demodulation-reference signal (DM-RS) port related to transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and transmitting the PUSCH and a DM-RS on the basis of the information. Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the method comprising the steps of: receiving information indicating a demodulation-reference signal (DM-RS) port related to reception of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); and receiving the PDSCH and a DM-RS on the basis of the information. On the basis of a determination about a frequency domain orthogonal cover code (OCC) being not applied to the DM-RS port indicated by the information, the DM-RS may be transmitted after a change operation for the DM-RS port.
US11770822B2
This document describes techniques and apparatuses for managing scheduling requests in an unlicensed frequency band. These techniques include a user equipment receiving first and second configuration messages allocating radio resources for first and second logical channels, respectively, at a scheduling request (SR)-transmission occasion on first and second multiple-access (MA) channels, respectively, in the unlicensed frequency band (402, 404). In aspects, the user equipment detects that the first MA channel is busy and the second MA channel is idle (406). The user equipment transmits a scheduling request via the second radio resource (408) and initiates a timer for the second logical channel to prohibit transmission of an additional scheduling request via the second radio resource until expiration of the timer (410). The user equipment also determines whether to initiate another timer for the first logical channel based on a priority level of the first logical channel (414).
US11770815B2
For efficient communication in 5G and 6G, transmission beams are to be aligned with each user device as soon as possible during the initial access procedure. Prior-art procedures for downlink beam alignment consume large amounts of power and resources. Therefore, low-complexity formats and procedures are disclosed for a new user device to indicate its angular position relative to the base station upon entering the network. In one embodiment, the SSB message is broadcast isotropically, along with test signals which are transmitted in different directions. The user device indicates which test signal is best received, thereby indicating its angular direction. In a second embodiment, the test signals and feedback messages are appended to various entry messages after initial contact. Using either method, the base station and user device can then aim their beams toward the other, for enhanced signal quality thereafter.
US11770814B2
A method and apparatus, a gateway, a terminal, an adjustment system, and a storage medium are provided. The method may be applied to a gateway. The gateway may determine position information of at least one terminal through at least three ultra-wide band modules. The at least one terminal may be within a network coverage range of a gateway. The gateway may include the at least three ultra-wide band modules. The gateway may adjust a lobe direction of an antenna based on the position information of the at least one terminal to achieve shaped beam coverage for each terminal.
US11770813B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be configured to receive a downlink control information (DCI) message including an indication to update a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state associated with a communications channel between the UE and a base station. In some examples, the indication may trigger the UE (e.g., implicitly or explicitly) to participate in a beam management procedure involving one or more beams associated with the TCI state. As such, the UE may participate in the beam management procedure with the base station, where the beam management procedure may include the transmission of reference signals (e.g., sounding reference signals (SRSs), the reception of reference signals (e.g., channel state information (CSI) reference signals (RSs)), or a combination thereof.
US11770809B2
A radio frequency (RF) unit and method of operation of the RF unit are disclosed herein. The RF unit comprises an antenna array, and the antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements. A first set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to operate in a first mode and a second set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to operate in a second mode. In the first mode, the first set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to transmit and receive. In the second mode, the second set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to only receive.
US11770802B2
Methods, systems, and devices for reducing latency for closed loop sidelink communications for non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are described. In some examples, a first user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a network entity, a message requesting an allocation of sidelink resources for the first UE and an allocation of sidelink resources for a second UE. The first UE may receive, from the network entity in response to the request message, an indication of a first set of sidelink resources for the first UE. In some examples, the first UE may transmit one or more data messages to the second UE, including an indication of a second set of sidelink resources, an indication that the network entity may directly allocate the second set of sidelink resources, or both. In some example, the first UE may receive one or more data messages from the second UE on the second set of sidelink resources.
US11770794B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a first device may be in communication with a second device and may receive, from the second device, DCI in a downlink control channel and a message in a downlink shared channel. The message in the downlink shared channel may include an indication of a system information update that is relevant to the first device and may include information relating to one or more system information parameters that are updated. The first device may determine the system information update based on the DCI and the indication in the message and may acquire system information accordingly. The first device may update the system information of the first device based on the acquired system information update and may communicate with the second device using the updated system information.
US11770789B2
This application provides a radio frame sending method and apparatus, and a radio frame receiving method and apparatus. First information for identifying a first MLD in an MLE is included in a radio frame, so that a receiver of the radio frame obtains information of the first MLD from the MLE based on the first information after receiving the radio frame. In the method, a first AP generates the radio frame including the MLE, the MLE carries the information of the first MLD, the MLE includes the first information, and the first information identifies the first MLD; and the first AP sends the radio frame. This application is applied to a wireless local area network system supporting next-generation Wi-Fi protocols of IEEE 802.11ax, for example 802.11be (or referred to as the EHT protocol) and other 802.11 family of protocols.
US11770788B1
Systems and methods are disclosed for a decentralized electronic subscriber identity module (dSIM) and an intelligent multi-chain offloading platform to leverage a plurality of decentralized blockchain-based cellular networks. In one embodiment, an AI-enabled offloading gateway can interconnect a plurality of mobile network operators with said decentralized blockchain-based cellular networks using a dSIM profile. The dSIM profile may contain symmetric and/or asymmetric network access applications, Proof-of-Coverage, and Quality-of-Service applications. The offloading gateway may include of various server nodes exposing network access and blockchain interfaces to mobile operators' systems and subscriber equipment containing dSIM profiles inside embedded or integrated universal integrated circuit cards (eUICCs/iUICCs).
US11770784B2
A multi-member Bluetooth device for communicating data with a source Bluetooth device acting as a master in a first piconet. The multi-member Bluetooth device includes a main Bluetooth circuit acting as a slave in the first piconet and as a master in a second piconet, and an auxiliary Bluetooth circuit acting as a slave in the second piconet. The main Bluetooth circuit generates a first slave clock and a second main clock according to a first main clock generated by the source Bluetooth device, with which both the first slave clock and the second main clock are synchronized. The auxiliary Bluetooth circuit generates a second slave clock and a third slave clock according to the second main clock, with which both the second slave clock and the third slave clock are synchronized. The auxiliary Bluetooth circuit sniffs Bluetooth packets transmitted through the first piconet from the source Bluetooth device.
